Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

23/05/2026 Sportsbet Gladstone



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 CRAIGS BAKERY BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 850M
Clocks Ticking Slow into stride. Laid inwards when under pressure in the home straight. Yeppoon 02/05/2026
Heavenly Legend Began awkwardly and made contact with the gates after the start. APPR V SOULSBY eased the gelding out of the race from the 100m. Appr Jky Soulsby advised Stewards the horse felt fine but began weakening in the home straight. Stewards noted Ms Soulsby’s comments but were of the opinion she could have made more effort over the final stages. Acting under the provision of AR131(b) Appr Jky Soulsby was reprimanded for her failure to ride her mount out to the end of the race. A post- race veterinary examination was ordered and no abnormalities were detected. Noorama 11/04/2026
Borneo Impeded on jumping by LILY ALLEZ (NZ) which shifted outwards and COCHRANE which shifted inwards. Approaching the 600m, had to be steadied and shifted wider on the track to avoid racing onto heels of MR TANGLES. Sportsbet Gladstone 13/12/2025
Intense Steel Began awkwardly. Charleville 16/05/2026
Raced wide early and middle stages. Inclined to lay in under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Longreach 25/04/2026
Equitable Raced wide without cover for the majority. Burrandowan 09/05/2026
Slow to begin and bumped another runner. Moree 17/03/2026
Friday's Jet Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Thangool 18/04/2026
 
Race 2 HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY AMBER SMITH BENCHMARK 50 Handicap 1194M
Phil Up Raced wide in the early stages. Shifted outwards for a stride near the 150m and was immediately corrected by its rider. Brushed with LITTLE FREDDY near the 50m when that runner laid inwards. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Blame The Bubbles Slow to begin. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Little Freddy Raced wide in the early stages. Approaching the 400m, elected to shift wider in an attempt to improve. Commenced to lay inwards at a point passing the 100m and brushed with PHIL UP near the 50m, carrying that runner inwards marginally. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Spitzberg Bumped with FOUR LEAF WONDER at the start. Raced keenly in the early stages. Mackay 14/05/2026
Raced wide throughout. Raced keenly in the middle stages. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Daunting Instinct Raced wide without cover for the majority. Chinchilla 16/05/2026
Cosmic Proportions Raced wide in the early stages. Laid inwards leaving the 200m and bumped the hind quarters of ABOUT RIGHT, shortly after placed in restricted room when LA SUERTE was carried inwards by SHE’S A REVELATION, as a result had to be restrained and lost ground. Near the 50m laid inwards and had to be restrained from the heels of LA SUERTE. Wondai 25/04/2026
Slow to begin. Rdr reported mount failed to handle sand track conditions. Gympie 18/04/2026
 
Race 3 MIST PLUMBING AND GAS QTIS Maiden Plate 1000M
Gem Maker Began awkwardly and shifted outwards, bumping with OUTCRY. Mackay 14/05/2026
Slow to begin. Rockhampton 05/05/2026
Viking Sun Slow to begin. Over raced in the early stages. Inclined to lay in over the concluding stages. Rockhampton 09/10/2025
Slow to begin. Raced keenly in the middle stages. Leaving the 900m improved onto the heels and was steadied. Momentarily held up for clear running approaching the home turn. Mackay 12/09/2025
Embezzles Began awkwardly and shifted outwards, bumping TIGER JIM. Raced wide in the early and middle stages. Approaching the 600m, was momentarily inconvenienced by FIGHT EDGE which was laying outwards under riding. Mackay 02/04/2026
Power Maiden Slow to begin. Over raced early. Near the 800m when over racing was awkwardly placed at heels. Sunshine Coast Poly Track 01/05/2026
Warning for being difficult to load. Gympie 18/04/2026
Storm Surge Inclined to lay inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
 
Race 4 SPORTSBET OPEN Plate 1000M
Han Dynasty - raced in restricted room for a short distance racing into the first turn. Sportsbet Mount Isa 25/04/2026
Heat Became momentarily crowded for room over the concluding stages to the inside of SVINDAL, which laid inwards under pressure before being corrected by its rider. Apprentice Jacallen Dooley (SVINDAL) was reminded of her obligation to react more quickly in stopping and straightening her mounts in similar circumstances in the future. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Svindal Slow to begin. Raced wide throughout. Mackay 14/05/2026
Raced wide in the early stages. Laid inwards under pressure over the concluding stages, momentarily crowding HEAT, before being corrected. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
King Of The Vibe Inclined to lay inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Began awkwardly Thangool 02/03/2026
She Smashes Raced wide throughout. Jumped outwards at the start and was bumped. Barcaldine 07/03/2026
 
Race 5 GREG HOHO "THIS IS FOR YOU BUDDY" Class B Handicap 1517M
Ricallen travelled 3-wide without cover throughout. Sportsbet Mount Isa 25/04/2026
Luna Ready Bumped on jumping by MAKING HISTORY. Raced keenly in the middle stages. Yeppoon 02/05/2026
Dane Ichi Raced keenly in the early stages. Thangool 18/04/2026
Slow to begin. Flinton 04/04/2026
Magic Valour Raced wide in the early stages. Sportsbet Gladstone 09/05/2026
Tough As Tungsten Shifted outwards on jumping. Raced ungenerously in the early stages and had to be restrained from the heels of THE JEAN GINA on a number of occasions. Yeppoon 02/05/2026