Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

29/01/2023 Townsville



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 CLUDEN PARK QTIS Two-Year-Old Maiden Handicap 1000m
Turn Bird Began awkwardly. Cairns 02/01/2023
Gabby's Ready Raced three wide throughout without cover. Townsville 13/01/2023
Hit The Road Slow to begin. Raced wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 22/10/2022
Puss Boots Began awkwardly and then bumped. Raced wide without cover for the majority of the race. Townsville 22/10/2022
 
Race 2 TAB BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 1609m
Conquering Judas Raced wide throughout. Townsville 13/01/2023
Slow to begin. Raced wide from the 1200 meters. Townsville 27/12/2022
Higher Love Jumped awkwardly Townsville 07/01/2023
Raced wide from the 800 metres Townsville 10/12/2022
Side Hustle Reared as the barriers opened and was slow to begin. Raced wide for the majority and tired over the concluding stages. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Townsville 13/01/2023
Commenced to overrace in the middle stages Townsville 20/12/2022
Auron Slow to begin. Over raced during the early stages. Mackay 06/01/2023
Gaius Julius Slow into stride. Over-raced early. Mareeba 26/12/2022
Ciao Bicky Raced wide for the majority. Mackay 06/01/2023
Forseti slow to begin Mackay 06/01/2023
 
Race 3 CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES Class 3 Plate 1400m
Sharpay Ruler Overraced between the 600 meters and the 400 meters. Checked at the 200 meters. Townsville 20/12/2022
Hampered at start. Townsville 29/11/2022
Style Seeker (NZ) Hampered when under pressure at the 150 meters Townsville 20/12/2022
Anselmo Trainer T Clive advised that Anselmo was ridden forward and caught wide at its previous start and he would be instructing Jockey L Morrison from the wide barrier to ride the gelding back in the field. The gelding was ridden to these instructions. Anselmo was eased across heels at the 200 metres to obtain clear running. Townsville 21/01/2023
Slow to begin. Jockey L Morrison was questioned regarding the riding tactics she adopted on the gelding. Jockey Morrison stated that after Anselmo had missed the start, she elected to ride forward and attempt to gain a position with cover however was caught in a three wide position. Jockey Morrison stated that Anselmo had been freshened up for the race and was dropping back in distance from the geldings previous 1400 metres start to 1200 metres in this event. In the opinion of Jockey L Morrison, Anselmo is best suited over 1400 metres, or 1600 metres. Townsville 13/01/2023
Ciao Bicky Raced wide for the majority. Mackay 06/01/2023
Fandral Race wide. Jockey T Brummel was reprimanded (AR132(6)(h)) for striking the gelding with the whip on two occasions over the concluding stages when not in a position to improve. Townsville 29/11/2022
Forseti slow to begin Mackay 06/01/2023
Lightheadedness Tightened for room at the start by Prince Shuvee which jumped inwards. Townsville 13/01/2023
 
Race 4 BROWN BROTHERS Maiden Handicap 1400m
Enuff Gold Commence to hang out and race ungenerously from the 800 metres. Ran extremely wide making the home turn. Jockey Edwards stated that he had ridden the gelding in its pre-race trackwork and that Enuff Gold tended to hang out when working clockwise on the sand track. He further advised that Enuff Gold was never travelling comfortably throughout the race. Trainer Ms B Thomson was advised that Enuff Gold will be required to trial before being permitted to race again. Townsville 13/01/2023
Raced keenly in the early stages. RR he had received no specific instructions, however after beginning cleanly, the gelding was able to settle further forward than recent starts. Cranbourne 25/11/2022
Premium Star Slow to begin. Shifted out abruptly approaching the 100 metres when racing greenly. Townsville 04/08/2022
Lenny Rocket Race wide throughout. Cast a plate near the 500m. Rockhampton 19/01/2023
Miss Tittle Tat Inconvenienced on jumping and lost ground when shifted inside the line of running rail before being corrected. Atherton 17/12/2022
Jester Statement Raced wide with cover. Townsville 21/01/2023
Slow to begin. Clipped heels at the 600 metres and blundered, resulting in Jockey D. Smith being dislodged. Bowen 08/10/2022
Our Young Man Raced wide in the early and middle stages. Pentland 19/11/2022
Fractious in the barriers. Winton 05/11/2022
 
Race 5 TRACKSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap 1200m
Fodor After being marginally slow to begin, Fodor crossed from a wide barrier and at the 950 metres collided with Freddy Barbarossa. Fodor was further steadied shortly after off the heels of Baby Guinness which had shifted out. A post-race veterinary examination revealed Fodor had sustained dirt from kickback in both eyes. Townsville 13/01/2023
Slow to begin. Lost its off-fore plate during running. Cairns 02/01/2023
Adaminaby Checked at start by another runner. Raced wide throughout. Townsville 13/01/2023
Flaming Homer Shifted outwards at the start. Mackay 06/01/2023
Freddy Barbarossa Checked on jumping. On straightening commenced to hang out requiring Jockey C Spry to change the whip over to his left hand to straighten the gelding. Townsville 13/01/2023
Wicked Chance Held up for a clear run until inside the 200m. Mackay 06/01/2023
Soul Surfer Began awkwardly, shifting inwards abruptly. When questioned Jockey S Wilson advised that his intention was to lead but after beginning awkwardly and improving to a position behind the leader, the gelding commenced to over-race. Consequently, Jockey Wilson considered his best option was to allow his mount to stride forward. Townsville 06/08/2022
City Mission Fractious prior to the jump. Mackay 06/01/2023
Stood flat footed slow to begin. Mackay 22/09/2022
 
Race 6 MITAVITE OPEN Handicap 1400m
Inching Closer Slow to begin. Laid in under pressure over the concluding stages. Cairns 02/01/2023
Hell Of A Boy Overraced in the middle stages. Townsville 21/01/2023
Tennessee Boy Began awkwardly. Atherton 17/12/2022
Zipspur Began awkwardly. Emerald 24/01/2023
Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Mackay 06/01/2023
Buster Block Apprentice K Swaffer dropped her whip at the 200 metres Townsville 13/01/2023
Over raced in the early and middle stages and raced three wide from the 1000 meters. Townsville 07/01/2023
Sea Echo Jockey P Romeo was reprimanded for use of the whip on seven occasions prior to the 100m. AR132(7)(a)(ii). Townsville 21/01/2023
Slow to begin and threw its head in the air for distance when being urged forward. Cairns 02/01/2023
 
Race 7 HYGAIN BENCHMARK 55 Handicap 1200m
Lily Allez (NZ) Bumped at the start Mackay 06/01/2023
Glorious Express Was held up for clear running and unable to improve between the 400 metres and the 100 metres. Hampered at the 100 metres when Bones shifted in. Townsville 21/01/2023
Hung out when placed under pressure over the final 350 metres. Townsville 13/01/2023
Coco Cuber Jumped inwards at the start and collided with Ten Schilling. Townsville 07/01/2023
Held up making the home turn Townsville 20/12/2022
Sirianni Shifted inwards and bumped Whit's End shortly after the start. Townsville 07/01/2023
Bold Zip slow to begin, checked off heels near 700m when over racing, Tightened and checked near the 250m Mackay 17/12/2022
Well Charred The saddle of Well Charred shifted back from the 600 metres placing Jockey S Sheargold at an extreme disadvantage. Townsville 13/01/2023
Over-raced in the early and middle stages. Cairns 02/01/2023
Wren Plucked Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Emerald 24/01/2023
raced wide throughout Mackay 06/01/2023
Right Bower After being slow into stride was then tightened for room and lost ground due to Super Fast shifting out onto Whit's End which in turn moved wider. Simultaneously Sirianni shifted inwards causing a further tightening. Townsville 07/01/2023
Botox Lady A post-race veterinary examination revealed lacerations to its off-hind leg. Atherton 19/11/2022
Tiny Tiara The mare was inspected by the Club Veterinary Surgeon pre-race who found no abnormalities. Shifted inwards on jumping. Townsville 07/01/2023
Steadied off the heels of Bravio and held up momentarily making the home turn. Townsville 27/12/2022
 
Race 8 NEXT RACE MEETING SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY BENCHMARK 70 Handicap 1000m
Raise Da Vibration Raced wide throughout. Townsville 13/01/2023
Slow to begin. Crowded for room near the 450m. Cairns 09/09/2022
Leadership Spill Very fractious in the barriers. Mackay 06/01/2023
Jumped inwards at the start. Mackay 06/12/2022
Rigel Raced wide throughout. Townsville 13/01/2023
Slow to begin after jumping awkwardly. Townsville 27/12/2022
Endorse Bounded in the air on jumping and lost ground. Restrained off heels for a short distance leaving the 500m. Laid in under pressure in the home straight proving difficult to ride. Cairns 02/01/2023
Mystery 'N' Magic Put in an awkward stride near the 1400m. Shifted out under pressure approaching the winning post Cairns 09/09/2022
Wanna Tweet Ridden off the pace. Townsville 20/12/2022
Splendarama Slow to begin. Townsville 13/01/2023
Shifted wider near the 600m. Townsville 13/10/2022