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TALWOOD RACE CLUB SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST 2017
>WEATHER FINEE                   TRACK RATING GOOD 3 (DIRT))        RAIL TRUE
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OFFICIALS
>Chairman of Stewards T. Preston
Stewards B. Cooke
Clerk of Scales Club Representatives
Judge T. Biggers
Starter J. Edmonstone
Veterinarian Dr B. Hindfleish
 
Race 1: B & R WEBSTER BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP 1000m
AMARDANTE Began awkwardly. Raced wide over the concluding stages.
NOVARUPTA Slow to begin and then failed to muster early speed.
KAWANA KING Hung out rounding the 800m.
 
Race 2: LANDMARK OPEN HANDICAP 1200m
FOLKSTONE Scratched due to no rider being available.
JUST AS DAPPER Slow to begin.
WHISPERING DEATH Began awkwardly making contact with the inside barrier petition.
OUR BOY DANNY Raced wide rounding the home turn.
MORE OF THE ZAIM Began awkwardly making contact with the outside barrier petition.
GUD ONYA Jockey L. McCoy returned to scale half a kilogram overweight. After hearing Jockey McCoyys explanation, stewards accepted the explanation and took no further action regarding this matter.
 
>Race 3: B & W RURAL TALWOOD CUP BENCHMARK 65 HANDICAP 1650m
The start of race three was amended to 3:15pm at the request of club officials.
IIM NO RUBY Stewards delayed the declaration of correct weight to allow Jockey J. King to view the patrol film. After some consideration, Jockey King was satisfied with his finishing position and stewards declared correct weight.
PRICELESS DE HERO Began awkwardly.
DESTINYYS DESIRE Raced wide throughout..
 
Race 4: MCKENZIE HOME TIMBER & HARDWARE CLASS B HANDICAP
1400m
THATTS HER I THINK Began awkwardly and lost ground. Passing the 800m laid out across the heels of another runner. At the 100m, was forced to shift in across heels to obtain clear running.
MICHAUD Slow to begin
NAYTELLRHI MISS Began awkwardly. Hung out rounding the 1000m turn. Shifted out to avoid the heels of another runner at the 800m.
STRIDE OF PRIDE Laid out under pressure over the concluding stages
The declaration of correct weight was delayed as the trainer of the 3rd place horse THATTS HER I THINK, Mr Wayne Baker, sought to view the surveillance film available over the final 200m in view of lodging an objection against STRIDE OF PRIDE (Apprentice B. Rooney) being declared the winner of this event.
After viewing the film, Mr Baker and his rider Apprentice N. Morton lodged a protest alleging interference at the 100-150 meter point of this event.
Stewards heard the evidence from all parties on viewing the patrol film available to them.
Stewards, when making their decision, did acknowledge that STRIDE OF PRIDE did lay out under pressure for a short time. Stewards reasonably believe that Apprentice Morton did not have to stop and correct her mount nor lost significant ground. Stewards were of the opinion that Apprentice Morton was able to shift ground to the inside of STRIDE OF PRIDE unimpaired and finished off well.
STRIDE OF PRIDE was able to correct the minor shift and finished off the race strongly.
After considering the margin, the amount of interference, the location of the incident and the finish of both runners, Stewards could not be satisfied that THATTS HER I THINK would have beaten STRIDE OF PRIDE and therefore dismissed the protest, left the placings stand and declared correct weight.
Stewards later spoke with Apprentice B. Rooney and accepted her evidence that her mount had hung in throughout the majority of the event and that she had difficulty controlling her mount. Stewards reminded Apprentice Rooney of her obligation to correct her mount to the best of her ability and ensure that any interference to any other runner is minor and should the circumstances and margins be less of that at todayys event, the result may have been different.
Race 5: MCGREGOR GOURLAY QTIS MAIDEN PLATE 3-Y-O & Up. Set Weights 1200m
ZOOMESDAY Began awkwardly making contact with another runner to the outside.
RED GERANIUM Began awkwardly.
JARELLS DRAGON Raced wide over the concluding stages.
STARSPEED Began awkwardly and lost ground. Raced wide throughout the early and middle stages.
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
>Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
>Horses swabbed
>All Winners
R3 IIM NO RUBY
R4 MICHAUD
Late Rider Alterations
R1 BARNTOWN Melody OOBrien