QUEENSLAND RACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION

STEWARDS REPORT


BUNDABERG RACE CLUB – SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER 2019


WEATHER – FINE TRACK - SAND
RAIL – TRUE

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – P Mclean
Stewards – L Hicks, P Honeywell
Judge – A Nasso
Veterinarian – Dr R Buikstra
Starter – A Emery
Scales Clerk – M Honeywell
Swab Official – J Compton



Race 1: BYRON BAY BREWERY BENCHMARK 50 Handicap 850m

MISS LITERATI – Slow to begin.

FIRST BID – Raced 3 wide with cover.

KOBY’S STRATEGY – Shifted out abruptly on jumping away, raced 3 wide for the entire event.

NEED FINANCE – Laid in over the final stages.




Race 2: JAMES SQUIRE BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 1090m

CANDID – Slow to begin, bumped at the start.

WORTH THE TIME – Began awkwardly, was bumped and taken in by the runner to its outside.

DIA VERNON – Shifted in on jumping making heavy contact with another runner, Raced wide the entire, laid in under pressure over the final 150m.

KRUGER – Shortly after the start had to be momentarily eased when racing in restricted room.




Race 3: FURPHY QTIS Maiden Plate 1212m

BROTHER OATEL – Blundered on jumping, shifted in bumping another runner.

PLUCK A WINNER – Tightened at the start, hung out for the majority proving difficult to ride. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings.
Trainer K Afford was advised that a warning would be placed against the gelding for it’s racing manners.

DAKIEL LASS – Raced greenly over the final 150m.




Race 4: IRON JACK OPEN Handicap 1212m

THE MECHANIC – Cast an off hind plate on route to the barriers and couldn’t be reshod. Stewards permitted the gelding to race without that plate. The gelding commenced to weaken from the 600m, when asked to comment jockey P Hamblin was very disappointed in the gelding’s performance in today’s event. He was happy with the run to middle stages, then when asked for another effort of the horse it failed to respond. Trainer G. Richardson was advised should anything come to light in the coming days, which may explain the poor performance to report to stewards. A post-race veterinary examination of the gelding revealed no apparent abnormalities.

MISTA BUSY – Slow into stride, raced 3 wide without cover from the 600m.




Race 5: XXXX GOLD BENCHMARK 55 Handicap

RED HEAVY – Hampered on jumping and lost ground.

KEEP ON ROCKING – Raced wide throughout

SHINNECOCK – Slow to begin, raced very wide the entire, shifted in under pressure over the final stages.









STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY


Summary of action concerning licensees

Reprimands
NIL

Suspension
NIL

Fines
NIL

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Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed post-race
All winners

Warnings/bars
Race 3 - PLUCK A WINNER – Hung Out – Warning on racing manners

Bleeder
N/A


Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
NIL


Late scratching’s
NIL


Published subject to correction upon revision