Stewards Summary Ipswich 6 September 2017

Horse	Comment	Venue	Date
Race 1
Never So Sirius	When qst re mare settling further back today, rdr std, instr were to ride mount where comf, but had not anticipated taking up a fwd pos. Added, with mare coming back in distance today & when another rnr which was pos to his inside was able to go fwd, he elected to not make use of his mount & take up a trailing pos behind that rnr & consequently raced further back than anticipated.	Rosehill Gardens	12/08/2017
Haven Angel	Raced 3 wide without cover for the majority.	Toowoomba	26/08/2017
Race 2
Steal a Diamond	Declared non runner after rdr responded to false start siren malfunction and eased from off pace posn, consistent with normal racing pattern, to posn worse than midfield.	Murwillumbah	25/08/2017
Miss Arabella	Shifted out to improve rounding the home turn and made contact with another runner on a number of occasions.	Sunshine Coast	23/08/2017
Shotacross the Bow	Overraced in the early and middle stages.	Ipswich	25/08/2017
Race 3
Dee Cee Delights	Tightened for room approaching the 800m, made contact with the running rail and became unbalanced. Had to be restrained from the heels of ULTIMATE REALITY near the 500m when that runner again shifted in slightly whilst racing ungenerously.	Sunshine Coast	20/08/2017
Grand Whisper	Slow to begin.	Doomben	16/08/2017
Majestic Shadow	Began awkwardly.	Ipswich	25/08/2017
Sebring Fling	Hung in when placed under pressure in the straight.	Port Macquarie	26/08/2017
Shadow Empire	Slow into stride, and then tightened for room shortly after the start and lost ground.	Toowoomba	12/08/2017
Sidewalk Talk	Stood flat-footed at the start and lost a significant amount of ground. Connections were advised that a warning would be placed on the gelding.	Sunshine Coast	20/08/2017
Stormy Leo	Hung out rounding the first turn passing the winning post.	Ipswich	25/08/2017
The Pinkerton	Raced wide from a point passing the 700m.	Ipswich	25/08/2017
Race 4
Canungra Kid	Began awkwardly and lost some ground.	Ipswich	25/08/2017
Duke of Christophe	Apprentice S. Lacy dropped her nearside rein near the 300m and shortly afterwards the gelding shifted out and bumped another runner.	Sunshine Coast	14/08/2016
Rocky Halo	Fractious in the barriers. Shifted in under pressure over the final 100m.	Beaudesert	22/08/2017
Golden Rainbows	Overraced for a short distance in the early stages. Shifted in and made contact with the running rail and became unbalanced near the 400m when racing in restricted room to the inside of TOOGOOLAWAH TRUMP. Shifted out abruptly when racing greenly approaching the 100m, resulting in the rider having to stop riding and straighten. Bumped approaching the winning post.	Beaudesert	22/08/2017
Island Sunset	Began awkwardly. Overraced in the early stages.	Ipswich	30/08/2017
Ellersley	Overraced in the early stages when being restrained.	Gold Coast	19/08/2017
Race 5
Sneaky Sniper	L. Dittman dropped his whip at the 50m.	Ipswich	21/07/2017
Tay Swift	Raced ungenerously in the early stages whilst being restrained.	Toowoomba	22/04/2017
City Dreamer	Began awkwardly. Raced wide in the early and middle stages.	Coffs Harbour	28/08/2017
Desk Pop	Slow to begin.	Ipswich	21/07/2017
Henry's Affair	Jumped away awkwardly and made contact with another runner. Obliged to alter course to secure clear running after passing the 200m.	Sunshine Coast	27/08/2017
Splitter	Jumped away awkwardly, shifted in and made heavy contact with another runner. Raced wide without cover.	Doomben	22/04/2017
Race 6
Powerful Saga	Knuckled on jumping.	Doomben	12/08/2017
National Trail	On return to scale, Apprentice N. Keal could offer no tangible explanation for the poor performance tonight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings. Trainer T. Sears reported that when the horse returned to his stables it appeared to be distressed, and he advised that it may be the case that the horse has a virus. Mr Sears advised Stewards that he would have blood samples taken from the horse in the coming days, and would report any findings to Stewards.	Toowoomba	19/08/2017
Tarzan	Rider and trainer questioned regarding performance. Refer Stewards Report. Must trial to the satisfaction of stewards before being permitted to start again. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.	Doomben	16/08/2017
Hi Sexy	Had to be checked passing the 800m when taken out by another runner.	Doomben	12/08/2017
Race 7
Golden Command	Raced 3 wide for the majority of the event.	Toowoomba	19/08/2017
Gwapo	Pulled hard after leaving the 800m.	Doomben	19/08/2017
Natural Force	Slow to begin. Passing the 800m commenced to overrace and had to be checked away from heels. Shortly after when unable to be steadied shifted wider on the track to obtain clear running.	Ipswich	18/08/2017
Bimini Road	Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Placed in restricted room near the 1100m and had to be steadied after passing the 1000m. Held up for clear running from after passing the 600m until entering the home straight.	Sunshine Coast	27/08/2017
Crystal Amor	Raced wide without cover.	Sunshine Coast	23/08/2017
Fantastic Halo	Near the 700m after being crossed by another runner was forced to shift out to avoid heels. Rider advised in light of today's performance connections would now spell the filly.	Ipswich	19/04/2017
Hi Lizzy	Raced wide.	Sunshine Coast	23/08/2017
Race 8
Double Superlative	Began awkwardly. On return to scale jockey J. Lloyd advised that his mount travelled well in the early and middle stages however failed to respond over the concluding stages and, in his opinion, may not have handled the soft track conditions today.	Ipswich	25/08/2017
Amaryliss	Raced 3 wide without cover.	Ipswich	18/08/2017
High Africaine	Slow to begin. A post-race veterinary examination revealed that the mare had lost the off hind plate.	Toowoomba	19/08/2017
Jacqueric	Raced wide without cover.	Sunshine Coast	27/08/2017
Prince of Flinders	Ridden forward to obtain the lead, and after passing the 1000m commenced to overrace and had a tendency to lay out rounding the home turn. When questioned regarding the tactics adopted today, jockey M. Hellyer advised that his instructions were to be positive out of the barriers and attempt to obtain a forward position. Trainer Mr P. Duff confirmed the instructions, however added that as the stallion had not raced for over a month and was on the fresh side it commenced to overrace and showed more speed than he had anticipated. Whilst noting his explanation, Mr Duff was nevertheless advised	Ipswich	25/08/2017