Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

15/12/2017 Sunshine Coast



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1
Lucky Captain Checked off heels near 1200m. Doomben 09/12/2017
Rosexcel Began awkwardly and struck the side of its gate. Gold Coast 02/12/2017
Weekend Saga Crowded at the start. Gold Coast 02/12/2017
Lightning Storms Checked and shifted out near 700m. Difficulty obtaining clear running in the early part of the straight. Gold Coast 29/11/2017
 
Race 2
Fast Arrow Slow into stride. Overraced in the early stages and obliged to steady away from heels near the 1600m. Shifted wider on the track and raced 4 wide without cover from that point onwards. Sunshine Coast 24/11/2017
Hi Harry Approaching winning post when laying in slightly steadied away from heels of CONGELATOR. Gold Coast 02/12/2017
Rock On Ivy Slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 24/11/2017
Toni May Slow to begin. Doomben 25/11/2017
Leprechaun Lad Rider explained instructed not to unnecessarily restrain mount and was not intention to lead however, after beginning well was of the view in early stages would have been caught 3 wide and elected to allow mount to stride forward and cross to the lead. Gold Coast 02/12/2017
 
Race 3
Midnight Curfew Slow to begin. Rockhampton 28/11/2017
Skytastic Checked from heels passing the 400m. Ballina 07/09/2017
Treasure Gallery From 400m until straightening got head up when racing in restricted room to inside of OSPACEHELLO, which shifted in. Rider comment re improved performance - of view appreciates racing with bit of room and from good barrier was able to position behind leader and in home straight had sufficient room to finish race off. Noted mare has good record at Ipswich and appreciated softer track conditions. Ipswich 25/10/2017
Get On Hampered on jumping away. Raced 3 wide with cover. Sunshine Coast 03/12/2017
Lwazi Raced wide throughout. Goondiwindi 02/12/2017
Essaka Passing the 400m shifted out under pressure and continued to do so for the remainder of the event, causing its rider to stop riding and straighten on a number of occasions. Sunshine Coast 19/11/2017
 
Race 4
Tisani Tomso Difficulty obtaining clear running approacing 100m. Doomben 25/11/2017
Invincible Express After jumping away awkwardly, then laid in throughout the event, placing its rider at a disadvantage in the home straight. Sunshine Coast 01/07/2017
I'm Alone Slow to begin. Raced keenly for a short distance passing the 900M. Toowoomba 15/04/2017
Puff's Girl Bumped heavily at the 700m. Ipswich 22/11/2017
 
Race 5
She's a Mitzy Raced 3 wide without cover throughout. Sunshine Coast 03/12/2017
Araucaria Began awkwardly. Gold Coast 27/05/2017
Love Bites Jumped away awkwardly. Sunshine Coast 23/04/2017
Cinzia Rider J. Byrne reported that the horse did not travel comfortably throughout the event and indicated that the horse was holding its breath at various stages of the event. He added that he had concerns throughout in relation to the horse’s breathing. He also advised that he recommended to connections to restrict the horse’s races to distances up to 1400m. On post-race veterinary examination the horse was found to have blood in its mouth. Trainer S. Kendrick confirmed that the horse would be sent for a spell. Sunshine Coast 23/07/2017
Fatal Rendezvous Overraced in the early and middle stages and got its head up on several occasions when being restrained. Raced 3 wide without cover throughout. Sunshine Coast 03/12/2017
Golden Rainbows Hampered between runners at the start and lost ground. Taken wider rounding the home turn. Gatton 23/09/2017
Hotsie Totsie Slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 03/12/2017
 
Race 6
Allon Zee Bumped on jumping away. Gold Coast 03/01/2015
Real Machine Raced greenly throughout, shifted out when being restrained near the 1000m and again shifted wider near the 800m. Shifted in near the 200m despite the efforts of its rider and tightened the running of another runner. Sunshine Coast 19/03/2017
Yankee Tango Jockey M. Cahill stated at no stage did his mount feel comfortable in the rain affected conditions, and did not pick up and travel at any stage of the event and was very disappointing. A post race veterinary examination failed to reveal any significant abnormalities. Sunshine Coast 14/06/2017
Eyeronic Raced three wide without cover. Checked severely after the 400m and shifted out abruptly. Ipswich 14/07/2017
Pipemajor Prior to the event, connections advised Stewards that the gelding resents being struck with the whip, and the instructions to the jockey will be to use the whip minimally over the concluding stages. Toowoomba 25/11/2017
Megashot Began awkwardly and lost some ground. Laid in under pressure after passing the 100m. Beaudesert 05/12/2017
Snooze Bumped with another runner shortly after the start. N. Thomas dropped his whip near the 300m. Sunshine Coast 26/11/2017
 
Race 7
Savwell Bumped 2 occasions soon after start. Forced wider passing 1000m then raced wide without cover for remainder. Forced wider passing 500m. Rider questioned re performance - stated after unable to obtain cover obliged to race wide throughout and after being inconvenienced by another runner approaching 1000m continued to race wide remainder, which he believed had affect on performance. Vetted - no abnormalities and routine swab sample taken. Gold Coast 05/07/2017
Hancock Shifted out abruptly at the start. Gold Coast 09/12/2017
Rippin 'n' Tearin Raced wide without cover throughout. Rockhampton 28/11/2017
Silent Flyer Tightened when MAKUBA laid in despite the efforts of its rider passing the 800m. Sunshine Coast 03/12/2017
Weekend Saga Crowded at the start. Gold Coast 02/12/2017
Custody Raced wide without cover throughout. Nanango 03/12/2017