Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

06/06/2026 Sportsbet Longreach



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 SIMSTOCK RURAL - VALE SHANE MCGOVERN Maiden Plate 1200M
Are Ya There Inconvenienced on jumping. Hung out rounding the turn. Shifted out passing the 250m. Rider reported that the was inclined to race greenly throughout. Tambo 30/05/2026
Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Rider reported that the gelding raced greenly throughout. Blackall 18/04/2026
Lock In Bumped heavily on jumping and lost ground. Ridden forward from the wide alley in order to secure a position near the lead. Leaving the 400m, was inconvenienced and steadied. A post race vet exam revealed no abs. Sunshine Coast 28/11/2025
Bumped near the 300m. Sunshine Coast 04/11/2025
Rise And Resist Over raced in the middle stages. Sunshine Coast Poly Track 01/05/2026
Over raced early. Sunshine Coast 25/04/2026
Boom Flyer Slow into stride. Laid in under pressure over the final 200m . Tambo 30/05/2026
Stood flat footed at the start. Warning on the horse. Improved into the race from the 400m and ran on well over the final stages. Quilpie 09/05/2026
Triple Jab Reluctant to leave the mounting yard. Stood flat footed when the start was affected. Trainer was advised the mare would be required to trial. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
 
Race 2 BRETT BROWNE ELECTRICAL Class 4 Plate 1000M
Peninsula Blundered on jumping and was bumped shortly after. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Rapids Rider advised that the gelding had derived fitness benefit from previous run and was able to travel well and was suited to today’s track conditions. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Laid in under pressure approaching the 200m. Sportsbet Longreach 25/04/2026
Terambi Slow to begin. Raced wide without cover for the majority. Chinchilla 16/05/2026
Rdr could offer no explanation for disappointing performance. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs Birdsville 05/09/2025
Perdition Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Artie Pantz Raced wide throughout. Laid in home straight. Rider reported the mare was slow into stride and resented the kickback. Blackall 22/11/2025
Shifted wider passing the 400m to improve. Laid out under pressure over the concluding stages. Sportsbet Longreach 08/11/2025
Love Child (NZ) Began awkwardly. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Raced keenly approaching the 600m. Armidale 29/03/2026
Superstitious Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Hung in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Spec Of Silver Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Inconvenienced shortly after the start. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Windorah Laid out under pressure approaching the 100m before being straightened. Barcaldine 04/04/2026
Raced wide without cover throughout. Moranbah 28/03/2026
Blanc De Noir Fractious in the barriers and was slow to begin. Rider explained that after missing the start her mount settled further back than anticipated and this was a negative factor for the mare's performance. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Untold Story Raced wide throughout Tambo 30/05/2026
On jumping bumped. Walcha 07/02/2025
 
Race 3 O'BRIEN'S GARAGE QTIS BENCHMARK 55 Handicap - Base Rating 44 1400M
Shoalwater Bay Began awkwardly and raced at the rear whilst wide for the majority. Quilpie 09/05/2026
Slow to begin. Shortly after the start commenced to over-race before being steadied off the heels. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Call Out Began awkwardly. Raced wide for the majority. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Outback Step Raced keenly in the early stages. Raced wide in the early stages until obtaining the lead near the 1000m. Emerald 16/05/2026
Tahkian Bubbles – Raced wide majority, Shifted out marginally over the concluding stages. Julia Creek 30/05/2026
Restrained from an outside barrier to obtain a position closer to the inside rail. Held up for clear running down the home straight. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Zoustrong Jumped in abruptly at the start. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Final Comment Shifted in passing the 200m to obtain clear running. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Panda Drum Crowded for room on jumping, then bumped with ALLEZIZZY on several occasions shortly after. Lost contact with the field in the early stages when beaten for speed. Gregory Downs 02/05/2026
Lost contact with the field in the early stages and despite rider Cecily Eaton’s urgings, settled some distance from the leaders. However, after leaving the 600 metres PANDA DRUM commenced to recover the ground lost, and finished the race off well. Sportsbet Mount Isa 18/04/2026
Final Mission Began awkwardly. Carried inwards marginally near 1200m. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Failed to go the early and raced at the rear until approximately the 400m and then began to improve into the race finishing off the event strongly. Quilpie 09/05/2026
Holy Holy Holy Began awkwardly and was slow into stride. Laid in under pressure over the final 200m. Sportsbet Longreach 25/04/2026
Run Freda Run Fractious in the barriers. Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Had difficulty obtaining clear running in the home straight. Laid in on a number of occasions in the home straight resulting in the rider having to stop riding and straighten. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Began awkwardly and shifted out shortly after the start. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Flop Turn River Jumped outwards at the start. Raced keenly in the early stages. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Over-raced in the early and middle stages. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Monday Choice Crowded and taken inward shortly after jumping and was bumped. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
 
Race 4 HOMESTEAD AGRIBUSINESS BENCHMARK 50 Handicap - Base Rating 41 1200M
Boom Boom Ray Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Checked soon after the start and rider became unbalanced and lost ground. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Maybe Inconvenienced and bumped on jumping. Blackall 18/04/2026
Blue Roman Over raced in the early and middle stages. Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Over-raced in the early stages. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Crimson Decipher Slow into stride. Mackay 17/04/2026
French Empire Bumped at the start. Augathella 06/04/2026
All Valour Inclined to lay in under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Longreach 25/04/2026
Began awkwardly and shifted in. Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Blackall 18/04/2026
Miss Highfalutin (NZ) Slow to begin. Commenced to weaken leaving the 500m. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. Official trial to Stewards satisfaction prior to racing again for disappointing performance.. Ipswich 06/04/2026
Step To Success Began awkwardly and was bumped. Raced wide for the majority. Laid in under pressure in the home straight when weakening over the final stages. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Want To Be Proud Raced wide throughout. Rider stated that the gelding failed to respond to riding throughout and didn’t appreciate today’s track. A post-race vet exam revealed no apparent abnormalities. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Bloomin' Gold Began awkwardly. Held up rounding the home turn. Shifted out across heels passing the 300m to obtain clear running. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Slow to begin. Rider reported that the mare was inclined to lay in at certain stages. Sportsbet Longreach 25/04/2026
 
Race 5 SPORTSBET 2026 BATTLE OF THE BUSH BARCALDINE QUALIFIER OPEN Handicap -Base Rating 72 (Scaled -3kg) 1200M
Han Dynasty Fractious prior to the start. Inclined to lay outwards when under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Gladstone 23/05/2026
- raced in restricted room for a short distance racing into the first turn. Sportsbet Mount Isa 25/04/2026
Caffrey (IRE) Began awkwardly. Approaching the 1000m improved onto the heels of NEW LEVEL (NZ) and had to be restrained. Emerald 16/05/2026
Slow to begin. Steadied off heels near the 800m. Held up for clear running from the 400m until the 250m. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Hurtle Buffeted on jumping between THE SQUIRE and MIMMY’S SECRET. Raced wide in the early stages. Emerald 16/05/2026
Peshwa Raced in a midfield position throughout and then from the top of the home straight began to improve strongly into the race while laying in for some distance. Quilpie 09/05/2026
Raced wide throughout. Overraced in the early stages. Thangool 18/04/2026
Victory Bay (NZ) Began to improve into the race from the 400m and ran on well over the concluding stages. Charleville 16/05/2026
Entrepreneurial When asked to comment on the performance, rider C. Meehan was of the opinion that the firmer track conditions didn’t suit his mount today. Sportsbet Nanango 23/05/2026
Began awkwardly. Laid out under pressure passing the 180m. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Fine Shot Began awkwardly and was slow to begin as a result. Over raced in the early stages. Inclined to lay inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight. Emerald 16/05/2026
Hurricane Thunder hung out throughout. Apprentice Maddie Mankelow reported that in her opinion HURRICANE THUNDER may have struck itself in the running which had contributed to its hanging tendencies, with Apprentice rider advising that she was unable to fully test the gelding in the final straight. Cloncurry 09/05/2026
Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the straight. Barcaldine 02/05/2026
Magical Slipper Began awkwardly and contacted the inside barrier partition. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Scorched Land Raced wide for the majority. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Restrained from the wide barrier. Raced wide for the majority. Doomben 06/12/2025
She Smashes Began awkwardly. Shifted wider in the middle stages to improve. Inclined to lay inwards when under pressure in the home straight. Sportsbet Gladstone 23/05/2026
Raced wide throughout. Jumped outwards at the start and was bumped. Barcaldine 07/03/2026
All England Slow to begin. Rider reported that the gelding was resuming from a spell and would benefit from the fitness gained in today’s event. Apprentice Mankelow also added that in her opinion ALL ENGLAND resented the kickback from today’s racing surface. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026
Shifted in on jumping bumping with OUR IMPACT. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Townsville 13/12/2025
Tokyo Sins Fractious in the barriers and began very awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Raced wide throughout. Blackall 18/04/2026
Bold Smuggler Began awkwardly and jumped inwards at the start. Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Moorabinda Mick Began awkwardly and was slow to begin. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Raced at the rear for the majority. Raced with its head up to avoid the kickback approaching the 600m. Rdr reported due to kickback and dust, having difficulty seeing and eased gelding out of race. Quilpie 09/05/2026
Schmoozer Raced keen in the early stages. Barcaldine 19/05/2026
Momentarily shifted out under pressure passing the 200m before being straightened by its rider. Sportsbet Longreach 10/05/2026