Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

20/01/2018 Gold Coast



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1
Sogni Tightened for room near the 250m and had to be checked. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2017
 
Race 2
Caesar's Secret Overraced in the early and middle stages. Bled both nostrils. Toowoomba 10/06/2017
Rocky Nugget Slow to begin. Gold Coast 23/09/2017
Keen Instinct Slow to begin. Raced three wide in the early stages before being restrained to the rear of the field and near the 700m obtained cover. Doomben 08/12/2017
Brilliant Diva Taken wider on the home turn by another runner. Ipswich 22/12/2017
Noor Dropper Held up approaching the home turn. Taken out after leaving the 300m and had to steady away from heels. Doomben 10/01/2018
Telloff Apprentice H Phillips reported that near the 800 metres, her mount become awkward when it reacted to brushing the running rail. Calliope 26/12/2017
Last Round Slow to begin. Overraced badly during the early and middle stages. Gatton 12/01/2018
Duble Meaning Raced wide throughout. Gatton 12/01/2018
 
Race 3
Viaductress Slow to begin. Bumped and hampered near the 900m. Raced wide throughout. Doomben 30/12/2017
Desirable Miss Jockey B. Grylls was reprimanded for causing a tightening a crowding to MAKE HER OWN WHEY and ODELIA shortly after the start. Doomben 03/01/2018
Sugar Ray Red Hung out badly in the home straight and was unable to be ridden out. Doomben 20/12/2017
Temujin's Moon Began awkwardly. Trainer G Cornish reported that the mare may not have appreciated todays firm surface and would now be sent for a spell. Gold Coast 16/09/2017
 
Race 4
Grey Steyne Checked near the 100m. Gold Coast 30/12/2017
Baltic Prince Steadied near the 500m when crowded for room between INDELO, which was hanging out badly, and DAVOR, which shifted in after being bumped on the hind quarter. Hung in badly in the home straight. Ipswich 06/01/2018
Lyrids Bumped with another runner near the 450m when shifting out to obtain clear running. Sunshine Coast 07/01/2018
Tiarnan Significantly slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 07/01/2018
Tempa Mental Raced wide from the 600m. Murwillumbah 07/01/2018
Invinciboy Connections advised that the horse would be ridden more forward if circumstances permit. The horse was ridden accordingly. Sunshine Coast 07/01/2018
 
Race 5
Choistar La Vistah Checked when crowded on jumping. Gold Coast 30/12/2017
Sonic Quill Near the 200m when held up behind a tiring runner, shifted out. Gold Coast 30/12/2017
Wall of Silence Began awkwardly and hampered shortly after. Murwillumbah 07/01/2018
Xylophone Rider said in the early stages he was content with the position outside of MARINE CORPS, however that horse elected to race one off the fence and then was taken three wide when ABLE ENGINE shifted away from the rail near the 1100m. He said the gelding was inclined to lay out throughout and he was reluctant to restrain unnecessarily to get a trailing position behind ABLE ENGINE and felt the horse was comfortable racing in that position. He said the horse dropped the bit on the home turn, however finished its race off nicely, but in his opinion will be better suited by stepping up in distance. Ipswich 06/01/2018
Go Horsey Was inconvenienced by another runner after passing the 600m and again when rounding the home turn was inconvenienced and forced wider on the track. Sunshine Coast 05/01/2018
Wendouree Red Inconvenienced by another runner at the start and lost ground. Jockey L. Tarrant was questioned regarding the tactics adopted from leaving the 600m. He indicated after shifting off the fence to a position behind LEAPIN’ LENA, he was unable to shift any wider from that point as he would have caused interference to runners to his outside. He elected therefore near the 450m to shift back in an attempt to follow PRINCESS DEVINE when LEAPIN’ LENA had commenced to weaken. However after making this manoeuvre he was unable to secure clear running from that point onwards and went to the line without b Sunshine Coast 12/01/2018
Military Express Bumped on jumping. Bumped on a number of occasions over the final 100m. Murwillumbah 07/01/2018
River of Love Carried very wide passing the 600m. Murwillumbah 07/01/2018
Eyeronic Checked severely near the 1000m. Gold Coast 30/12/2017
 
Race 6
Robbers Cobber P. Hammersley reported at scale that his mount failed to handle today’s rain-affected track. Ipswich 27/12/2017
Same Old Held up rounding the home turn and in the early part of the straight. Gold Coast 30/12/2017
Mr Chow Overraced in the early and middle stages. Sunshine Coast 05/01/2018
Round Mountain Gem Raced 3 wide without cover throughout Gold Coast 30/12/2017
Awake the Stars Stewards asked jockey J. Lloyd to comment on the performance of the horse. He indicated he quite disappointed in the overall performance as the mare had enjoyed a favourable run throughout the event, however when asked to quicken after passing the 600m failed to respond and was very disappointing in the home straight. Sunshine Coast 19/11/2017
 
Race 7
Nordic Show Raced three wide without cover. Doomben 20/12/2017
Go Daisy Bumped heavily on straightening. Laid in in the straight. Gold Coast 02/12/2017
Tactical Manuever Steadied when crowded shortly after the start. Gold Coast 30/12/2017
High On You Slow to begin. Gold Coast 12/08/2017
 
Race 8
Every Single One A post race veterinary examination revealed the horse to be in a distressed state and suffering from heat stress, and that it had also cast its near fore plate. Sunshine Coast 08/10/2017
Auchentoman Began awkwardly and stumbled. Ipswich 06/01/2018
Win Tuff When quest re perf. rdr stated he rode mount along with vigour early to establish forward position however his mount was unable to muster sufficient early speed & was caught wide. Rdr stated mount commenced to weaken noticeably from 700m & he did not place it under pressure in straight due to how quickly it have given ground. A post race veterinary examination of the gelding did not reveal any abnormality. To trial PTNS. Murwillumbah 07/01/2018
Lucky Three Sevens Slow to begin. Bled from both nostrils during the event. The horse will be ineligible to race for three months and prior to racing again must perform satisfactorily in a 1000m gallop in the presence of a steward. Sunshine Coast 03/09/2017