Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

10/10/2026 Sportsbet Bowen



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 BOWEN TYRE & MECHANICAL BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 1000M
Northernontap Raced wide without cover throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. When questioned regarding the performance, rider Wanderson D’Avila stated that the gelding failed to handle the track conditions at any stage. Ewan 26/09/2026
Blundered shortly after jumping away. Townsville 18/08/2026
Coppabella Road Held up for clear running in the early part of the home straight. Laid in nearing the 200 metres across the heels of LATIN BOSS and had to be steadied. Ewan 26/09/2026
Excelboom Raced wide without cover throughout. Ewan 26/09/2026
Bumped on jumping. Inclined to lay in under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Blue Allure Hampered & forced wider near the 1000m for a short distance. Eagle Farm 12/08/2026
Properleigh – Fractious in the barriers prior to the start. Began awkwardly. Raced wide with cover throughout. Ewan 25/09/2026
Slow to begin. Raced fiercely in the early stages and as a result raced wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 31/05/2026
Mr Damage Blundered on jumping. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began awkwardly and shifted out bumping with EXCELBOOM. Raced wide in the early stages. Laid in under pressure in the early part of the home straight. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
 
Race 2 GRAND VIEW HOTEL RATINGS BAND 0 - 50 Handicap 1200M
Tarong Raced wide without cover throughout. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began awkwardly and was slow into stride. Steadied away from the heels of MONDAY CLOSE leaving the 600 metres. Townsville 08/09/2026
Boom Crusher Began awkwardly. Laid inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight. Emerald 22/09/2026
Began awkwardly. Raced keen when wide in the early stages. Mackay 17/07/2026
Holy Crown Began awkwardly and jumped inwards bumping with WATCHYA LANGUAGE. Shifted wider near the 500m to improve. Inclined to lay in under pressure in the home straight. Mackay 12/09/2026
Inala Aticus Slow to begin. Home Hill 18/04/2026
Slow to begin. Raced wide for most of the race. Townsville 15/03/2026
Spineless Raced wide with cover throughout. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began awkwardly. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Egzakly Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Ewan 26/09/2026
Began awkwardly and shifted out, taking RUBY DOREEN out onto VAGABOND PRINCE. Sportsbet Bowen 21/06/2026
Octopolis Taken in on jumping bumping with BOOMIOUS. Held up for clear running for a short distance rounding the home turn. Townsville 25/05/2026
Mr Damage Blundered on jumping. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began awkwardly and shifted out bumping with EXCELBOOM. Raced wide in the early stages. Laid in under pressure in the early part of the home straight. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
 
Race 3 HAYMANS ELECTRICAL QTIS Maiden Plate 1200M
Towers Hill Laid in under pressure in the home straight obliging rider Nathan Thomas to stop riding and straighten his mount on two occasions. Ewan 26/09/2026
Jumped in at the start tightening AUZANGATE. Raced wide without cover throughout. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Unega Wahy'a Raced wide throughout. Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 27/09/2025
Cheers Honey uncomfortable racing through the dust and kickback Twin Hills 25/09/2026
Ruby Doreen – Performed below expectations. Apprentice Jacallen Dooley reported that the mare did not travel comfortably in the significant dust and kickback. Twin Hills 26/09/2026
Toi Toi Began very awkwardly, losing ground. Briefly held up for clear running shortly upon entering the home straight. Townsville 04/10/2026
Jumped out at the start tightening AUZANGATE. Had to be steadied leaving the 200 metres when awkwardly placed at the heels of PULSATING after laying in then continued to lay in for the remainder of the event. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Van Der Woodsen Raced wide for the majority. Hung out rounding the home turn and shifted wider, then commenced to hang in under pressure for the remainder of the race. Gordonvale 03/10/2026
– Began awkwardly. Raced fiercely in the early and middle stages. Ewan 25/09/2026
Volare Shifted in on jumping bumping with POWERED RIGHT UP. Townsville 04/10/2026
Slow into stride. Raced keenly in the early stages. Townsville 08/09/2026
 
Race 4 HAYES & CO Class 3 Plate 1280M
Decimus Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Townsville 04/10/2026
Raced keenly in the early and middle stages of the event. Approaching the 50m was taken wider by another runner. Vet - NVA. Bordertown 11/09/2026
Nottington Prince Shifted out on jumping, bumping with RED LIGHT POWER. Townsville 08/09/2026
Hooroo Began awkwardly and shifted outwards, bumping with TAKE THREE. Raced keenly in the early stages. Raced greenly in the home straight and shifted outwards abruptly over the final stages. Emerald 22/09/2026
South Bullaway Began awkwardly however recovered quickly. Ewan 26/09/2026
Electric Brae Very slow into stride. Struggled to regain the ground lost through the middle stages. When questioned, rider Paul Hammersley stated that the mare would derive benefit from today’s run and added that ELECTRIC BRAE would be better suited to races to a longer distance along with the addition of blinkers. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Elite Gathering Laid in under pressure through the early part of the home straight. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
 
Race 5 BROWN STOCKER GROUP BENCHMARK 55 Handicap 1470M
Airwaves Bumped with ELLES MY NAME shortly after the start. Raced wide in the preliminary stages. Ewan 25/09/2026
Raced wide rounding the first turn prior to being taken forward to lead. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Whirlwind Raced wide in the early and middle stages. Steadied away from the heels of BRITISH GEM leaving the 75 metres and shifted out, resulting in MR SUGAR DADDY having to be restrained. Townsville 18/09/2026
Bubbles'n'froth – Raced wide without cover throughout. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began awkwardly. Forced wider near the 900 metres. Townsville 18/08/2026
Redlights On Raced keenly in the middle stages. Held up for clear running rounding the home turn. Townsville 18/09/2026
Mr Sugar Daddy Had to be restrained nearing the 50 metres when BRITISH GEM shifted out. Townsville 18/09/2026
Sweetpea Moochi Inconvenienced nearing the 100 metres when TIGER ROCKET shifted in. Ewan 25/09/2026
Raced wide throughout. Prairie 05/09/2026
Magic In Me Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Mackay 12/09/2026
Mordecai Began awkwardly. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Impeded immediately after the start when JETPACK VERDI (NZ) shifted in. Mackay 17/07/2026
Khamis Laid in under pressure in the final straight. Ewan 25/09/2026
 
Race 6 FILBY'S MOTORS BOWEN CUP BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1810M
Garinion Righ Shifted out to improve leaving the 500 metres. Ewan 25/09/2026
Began very awkwardly, losing ground. When questioned regarding the performance, apprentice rider Fiona Sandkuhl stated that after beginning awkwardly and settling back in the field, she could offer no tangible explanation for the performance, other than that the mare had finished the race off only fairly and was disappointing. Townsville 08/09/2026
Fistsoffury Raced keenly in the early stages. Apprentice Rider Julie Busuttin dropped her whip leaving the 150 metres. Townsville 04/10/2026
Raced keenly in the early stages. Momentarily forced wider near the 1200 metres. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Medal (NZ) Held up for clear running rounding the home turn. Ewan 25/09/2026
Beta Better Bumped leaving the 500 metres. Townsville 04/10/2026
Raced wide in the middle stages. Townsville 18/09/2026
Eagle Warrior When questioned regarding the performance, rider Lacey Morrison could offer no tangible explanation other than that EAGLE WARRIOR failed to travel at any stage and was disappointing. Ewan 26/09/2026
Shiny Love (NZ) Raced keenly in the early stages. Laid inwards becoming awkwardly placed on the heels of EAGLE WARRIOR entering the home straight and stepped outwards abruptly as a result making contact with CHANCE which became briefly unbalanced. Laid inwards over the final 100m. Mackay 20/08/2026
Sealord (NZ) Slow to begin. Ewan 25/09/2026
Passing the 1200m, placed in restricted room and steadied. A post-race vet exam revealed bled from offside nostril. Gallop 1000m in the presence of a Steward prior to racing again. Sunshine Coast 11/09/2026
Airwaves Bumped with ELLES MY NAME shortly after the start. Raced wide in the preliminary stages. Ewan 25/09/2026
Raced wide rounding the first turn prior to being taken forward to lead. Sportsbet Bowen 15/09/2026
Convo Became briefly unbalanced nearing the 300 metres after brushing with BRITISH GEM and as a result shifted in bumping with that runner. Townsville 18/09/2026
Twin Turbo When questioned regarding the performance, rider Ben Kennedy could offer no tangible explanation other than that TWIN TURBO failed to travel at any stage and was disappointing. Ewan 26/09/2026
Gotcha Moment Had to be heavily restrained off the heels of POWER CRUISE leaving the 1100 metres when the tempo steadied and in consequence, shifted in despite the rider’s efforts, badly hampering ELLES MY NAME, which heavily contacted the running rail. Townsville 18/09/2026