QUEENSLAND RACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
STEWARDS REPORT
ROMA TURF CLUB
ROMA – SATURDAY 25th JUNE 2022
WEATHER – Fine TRACK RATING – Sand – Good RAIL – True
OFFICIALS
Chairman of Stewards – D Lane
Stewards – C Warren, W Glass
Clerk of Scales – Stewards
Judge – T Pulsford
Veterinarian/Sample Collection Official – Dr T McClymont
Starter – S Crouchly
Race 1: ROMA VETERINARY CLINIC Maiden Plate 1000 metres
SPIRITUAL BELIEF – Proved difficult to load. Raced wide for the majority. Trainer S Iverson was advised that a warning would be placed on the filly’s barrier manners.
RUNARD REDNUT – Bumped with SCHNITZ CREEK soon after jumping.
SCHNITZ CREEK – Began awkwardly bumping with RUNARD REDNUT soon after jumping.
CRAIG AND HOFF – Inclined to lay in from the 600m onwards.
TELL THE WORLD – Raced wide for the majority.
Race 2: THE CHURCHIE BENCHMARK 45 Handicap 1000 metres
BROKEN WINDOWS – Underwent a pre-race Veterinary examination and was cleared to start.
YALANJI – Crowded soon after jumping losing ground. Raced wide rounding the home turn.
FOX ON THE ROCKS – Raced wide for the majority. App O Webb advised that in her opinion, the mare had laboured over the concluding stages under today’s weight of 62kg and in the heavy going.
SKALD – Resented the kickback. Underwent a post-race Veterinary examination which revealed no abnormalities. Jockey S Sweedman was reminded of his obligations under AR131(b) to ensure that he ride his mounts out to the end of the race.
Race 3: ROMA GAS SUPPLIES RUGBY SLIPPER QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap 1000 metres
Race 3 was reprogrammed to the amended start time of 12:21pm.
COUNTRY BOYZ – Proved difficult to load. Trainer C Smith was advised that a warning would be placed on the gelding’s barrier manners.
CRAIGLEA AGENA – Slow into stride.
DEB’S ELLIE – Began awkwardly and was bumped soon after jumping. Inclined to lay in passing the 600m. Shifted in when placed under pressure down the running having to be corrected.
CRAIGLEA LAKI – Shifted out on jumping bumping with DEB’S ELLIE. Resented the kickback. Underwent a post-race Veterinary examination which revealed no abnormalities.
PRINCESS MARIAN – App A Donald advised that the filly failed to respond to her riding and held felt awkward in its action on pulling up. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
Race 4: NOWAK FINANCIAL SERVICES Class 4 Handicap 1200 metres
BLACK SEA – Fractious in the barrier. Raced wide for the majority.
COAT OF ARMS – Shifted out on jumping carrying BLACK SEA wider.
IMTWENTYFOURSEVEN – Was eased out of the race passing the 200m. App I Rabjones advised that she had felt something was amiss with the gelding and had elected to ease it out of the race. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed the gelding to have bled from both nostrils during the event. As this was the second bleeding episode, Trainer K Kemp was advised that the gelding would now incur a lifetime ban from racing within Australia under the provisions of AR79(6).
Race 5: TOOWOOMBA GRAMMAR SCHOOL OPEN Handicap 1200 metres
TYCOON ZIP – As Jockey S Sweedman was to be overweight, he was fined the sum of $200 under the provisions of AR190(3). Inclined to lay in down the running. Raced wide for the majority.
PIRACY – Inclined to shift in under pressure down the running.
TAPTHETILL – Raced wide for the majority.
RADIPOLE (IRE) – Jockey J Rudd advised that the gelding had never travelled comfortably on today’s track conditions.
Race 6: THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 1640 metres
SALAZAR – Slowly away.
THE CARPENTER – Shifted out abruptly on jumping.
BRAVE NICK – Shifted in on jumping bumping with JOCHBERG. Tired noticeably over the concluding stages. Underwent a post-race Veterinary examination which revealed no abnormalities.
JOCHBERG – Bumped by BRAVE NICK soon after jumping. Commenced to shift out when placed under pressure down the running.
THE KROC – Began to lose touch with the remainder of the field near the 700m tiring noticeably from then on. Jockey S McGovern advised that the gelding had failed to respond to his riding. Trainer W Pugsley advised that it is now his intention to retire the gelding from racing.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
Summary of action concerning licensees
Fines
Race 5. S Sweedman – Overweight - $200 – AR190(3).
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
Horses swabbed pre-race
BROKEN WINDOWS, SALAZAR, PACKAGE, PHYLAVE.
Horses swabbed post-race
All winners
Warnings/bars
Race 1 – SPIRITUAL BELIEF – Difficult to load – Warning.
Race 3 – COUNTRY BOYZ – Difficult to load – Warning.
Bleeders
Race 4 – IMTWENTYFOURSEVEN – Bled both nostrils – Second episode.
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to an internal or external review. The outcome of any internal review is published on the Commission’s website immediately after the release of the internal review decision to the Applicant. External reviews are managed by QCAT and are not published on the Commission’s website.
This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.