Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

08/02/2017 Eagle Farm



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1
Strong I Am Raced three wide without cover. Forced wide by another runner rounding the home turn. Ipswich 14/01/2017
Unique Magic Began awkwardly, shifted out and made contact with another runner. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Toowoomba 31/12/2016
 
Race 2
Bigger Than Texas Reluctant to load. Raced three wide without cover throughout. Raced greenly approaching the 600m and hung out rounding that turn. Had a tendency to lay in under pressure in the home straight. Beaudesert 26/01/2017
Pinch Passion Slow to begin. Raced three wide without cover. Doomben 08/10/2016
Boltin' Desire Tightened for room near the 200m and lost ground. Toowoomba 24/09/2016
Dansez Severely hampered at the start and lost considerable ground. Checked and shifted wider on the track near the 300m to avoid the fallen rider. Toowoomba 24/09/2016
 
Race 3
Queen Tara Jockey J. Lloyd reported that the mare overraced in the early stages and travelled comfortably in the middle stages before weakening over the final 200m. Jockey Lloyd was at a loss to explain the disappointing performance. Trainer T. Edmonds noted that the mare may be better suited when ridden with cover. A post race veterinary examination revealed the mare to be displaying a slow post race recovery. Gold Coast 14/01/2017
Catenaccio Change of tactics. Connections advised that from the good barrier to be ridden more forward if circumstances permit. The horse settled towards the rear of the field. Doomben 01/02/2017
 
Race 4
Rock Garden Jumped away awkwardly. Jockey J. Byrne reported at scale that approaching the first turn he was unable to restrain the filly and improved to the inside of MAD MAGIC, which resulted in MAD MAGIC being steadied and forced wider. Doomben 26/01/2017
Angela's Beauty As J. Morris was indisposed, P. Romeo was substituted as the rider of the horse. Slow to begin. Hung out throughout and proved very difficult to ride out in the home straight. Jockey P. Romeo was fined $100 for returning to scale overweight. Sunshine Coast 15/01/2017
Evening Severely checked when crowded at the start. Gold Coast 28/01/2017
Sonador Angel Lost near fore plate in running. Doomben 26/01/2017
Fallacy Eased after the start from its wide draw. Geelong Synthetic 22/07/2016
Snow Drifter Slow to begin. Doomben 23/01/2016
Miss Marlo Slow to jump. Beaudesert 26/01/2017
 
Race 5
Olympic Prince Bumped on jumping away. Doomben 18/01/2017
Raja Ampat Slow to begin. Had to be steadied leaving the 400m. Sunshine Coast 22/01/2017
Engraved When asked to commend on the horse’s performance, apprentice J. Guthmann-Chester stated that despite riding vigorously in the early stages, the gelding was unable to muster early speed and whilst the horse raced tractably, was only doing its best work over the concluding stages. He added he had advised connections that the horse would be better served racing over more distance. Sunshine Coast 22/01/2017
Mohaka River Laid in near the 900m for a short distance. Jockey L. Dittman reported his mount travelled reasonably well in the early stages, however was under pressure approaching the 600m and failed to respond to his riding. Trainer J. Meagher advised following the event that he would experiment with blinkers prior to its next race start. Sunshine Coast 16/10/2016
Swiss Art Bumped by another runner on jumping. Had to be checked leaving the 400m. Sunshine Coast 22/01/2017
Ercolano Jockey R. Fradd reported his mount raced greenly throughout. Ipswich 07/10/2016
Salute the Prince Shifted in at the start and bumped SCHMIDTY. Bumped close to the winning post. Ipswich 20/01/2017
 
Race 6
Ranked Bumped on jumping. Gold Coast 25/01/2017
Bracteate P. Hammersley accidentally dropped his whip near the 150m. Eagle Farm 04/02/2017
Slydini Raced 3 wide without cover throughout. Gold Coast 25/01/2017
Winning Accord Laid in under pressure from the 400m. Sunshine Coast 22/01/2017
 
Race 7
Plan Red Began awkwardly and bounded when the start was effected. Then in the early stages when caught 3 wide in a rearward position was allowed to stride forward after the 900m until eventually racing outside the lead near the 600m whilst being 3 wide. Doomben 18/01/2017
Happy Snitzel Steadied from heels near the 800m. Gold Coast 25/01/2017
Zendaye Change of tactics. To be ridden more forward if circumstances permit. The horse subsequently raced outside the leader. Doomben 18/01/2017
Stormy Grey Whilst parading it was noted that the horse had shifted its off fore plate. Doomben 18/01/2017
 
Race 8
Dazzle Us Again Slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 08/01/2017
Emvepee Slow to begin. Rider reported to stewards that in his opinion the mare may not have handled today’s prevailing track conditions. Gold Coast 21/01/2017
Sanguine Red Crowded at the start. Doomben 18/01/2017
Coronation Benny Bumped the running rail near the 400m, became awkward and shifted wider on the track Kilcoy 26/01/2017
Spirit of Kiowa Badly tightened and buffeted on jumping away and lost ground. Sunshine Coast 22/01/2017
 
Race 9
Apoloboom eased at the 1000m away from heels-Over-raced approaching 800m and had to be checked off heels Racing.com Park Synthetic 18/09/2016
Dragon Street Jumped out at the start and made contact with LIFE’S LIKE THAT. Warwick 26/12/2016
Excelartie Taken inwards by another runner near the 800m. Doomben 02/01/2017
Golfing Pulled hard in the early stages and then raced wide without cover. Doomben 26/01/2017