Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

28/02/2023 Townsville



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 BECOME A MEMBER TODAY @ CLUDEN PARK Maiden Handicap 1000m
Head Bee Approaching the home turn, the bit slipped through the mouth of the filly resulting in Head Bee losing ground sharply and racing ungenerously in the home straight. Townsville 11/02/2023
Calsandria When leading overraced in the middle stages. Townsville 11/02/2023
Windpipe Trainer was advised that a warning would be placed on the filly which proved difficult to load. Raced greenly in the early stages. Grafton 12/02/2022
Donenothing Attempted a tight run near the 200m. bet365 Echuca 13/03/2022
Miss Starlette Raced wide from the 600m. Home Hill 18/02/2023
Jumped awkwardly and shifted out hampering Deep Thrillz which was taken out onto Robbery Lass. Townsville 11/02/2023
 
Race 2 MITAVITE Class 6 Handicap 1400m
Mystery 'N' Magic Jumped awkwardly outwards onto the hindquarters of Rigel. Hampered between the 300 metres and 200 metres by another runner which shifted out. Townsville 29/01/2023
Put in an awkward stride near the 1400m. Shifted out under pressure approaching the winning post Cairns 09/09/2022
Style Seeker (NZ) Shifted out and bumped Ciao Bicky on two occasions between the 250 metres and 100 metres. Townsville 29/01/2023
Validar Raced wide throughout. Townsville 21/01/2023
Mcnair (NZ) Steadied off the heels of the tiring Fingertips at the 250 meters. Townsville 27/12/2022
Light Field Lost ground at the start when bumped by another runner. Townsville 21/01/2023
Dawn Strike Jumped in at the start and brushed Perfect Quality. Raced three wide without cover. Townsville 11/02/2023
 
Race 3 BROWN BROTHERS QTIS Three-Year-Old Maiden Handicap 1200m
Conquered Journey Over raced and shifted in at the 1100 metres. Jockey A Layt was cautioned in relation to allowing sufficient room when crossing. Conquered Journey continued to race ungenerously and refused to settle in the middle stages. Townsville 21/02/2023
Harlow Queen Shifted out near the 50m Mackay 14/02/2023
Harlow Queen was steadied at the 100 metres when another runner to the inside shifted ground. Townsville 03/02/2023
Noise Works Raced wide throughout. Townsville 03/02/2023
Laid in for the majority Rockhampton 10/01/2023
Runaway Kiss Checked at the start by Minokawa which jumped out. Mishani Jet was then taken in onto Runaway Kiss by Mishani Platinum which had jumped inwards. Townsville 03/02/2023
Raced wide to the 400 metres. Townsville 21/01/2023
Verdansk Jumped awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Townsville 11/02/2023
Began awkwardly and steadied from heels. Rider could offer no explanation. Vetted, no abs. Sportsbet-Ballarat Synthetic 30/08/2022
Getonthedragon Fractious behind the barriers and was difficult to load. Slow into stride. Shifted out abruptly at the 200 meters when struck with the whip. Townsville 03/02/2023
A warning was issued to Trainer L Hatch regarding the gelding being difficult to load, delaying the start. Raced wide. Townsville 21/01/2023
Tycoon Cindy Began awkwardly and lost ground. Cairns 04/02/2023
Jumped out and collided with Redavni at the start. Townsville 21/01/2023
 
Race 4 CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES OPEN Handicap 1000m
Battle Cry Over-raced in the early stages. Cairns 12/07/2022
Mischief Managed At the 800m, shifted in and tightened the running of SHAMATON, resulting in that runner being inconvenienced. Raced four wide throughout. Eagle Farm 01/10/2022
Raced wide early. Eagle Farm 13/08/2022
Ashton Blair Approaching the 350 metres Ashton Blair had to be steadied off the heels of Kefalonia when attempting to improve. Townsville 03/02/2023
Vaporizing Slow to begin. Townsville 21/02/2023
Trainer J Hassett advised Stewards that Vaporizing would be ridden off the pace given it was dropping back in distance in this event. The gelding was ridden accordingly. Jumped out at the start colliding with Sound of Sleat which also had begun awkwardly. Raced wide. Townsville 03/02/2023
 
Race 5 HYGAIN BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 1000m
In Awe Of Me Following the event jockey L Dittman report the mare felt awkward in its action during the event. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities. Aquis Park Gold Coast 01/11/2022
Count Of Carford Slow to begin. Held up and unable to improve until the 250 metres. Shifted out at the 150 metres and hampered Anniemariah. Jockey N Day (Count of Carford) was reprimanded under the provisions of AR131(a) and advised in similar circumstances to stop riding and straighten his mount immediately. Townsville 03/02/2023
Inner Spirit Slow into stride and raced wide. Townsville 03/02/2023
Phantom Spirit Bumped heavily with LOGAN'S BLADE at the start and became unbalanced. Sunshine Coast 23/09/2022
Strathcona Began awkwardly Townsville 21/02/2023
Steadied momentarily off heels at the 900 metres. Held up for clear running until the 200 metres. Townsville 03/02/2023
Bilbao Between the 500 metres and 400 metres the gelding raced on heels, had to steadied and was unable to improve. Townsville 11/02/2023
Bones Steadied off the heels of Allanon on straightening and had difficulty obtaining clear running at the 300 metres. Again, disappointed for a run between Newitt and Winning Saga at the 100 metres. Townsville 11/02/2023
Failed to secure a clear run in the straight. Shifted in at the 100 metres when blocked for a run. Townsville 21/01/2023
Winning Saga Raced three wide for the majority. Townsville 11/02/2023
Bumped with another runner on jumping. Townsville 01/10/2021
Boomalina Raced wide with cover for the majority. The offside winker dislodged from the bridle at the 300 metres. Townsville 21/02/2023
Le Rubis Raced four wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 21/02/2023
Raced three wide and refused to settle in the early and middle stages. Overraced between the 1200 metres and 900 metres and was allowed to stride forward in an attempt to settle the mare. Townsville 03/02/2023
Cheyenne Beach Raced in restricted room over the concluding stages between SOGNI and OUR ADDICTION and was unable to be fully tested. Home Hill 18/02/2023
Raced wide throughout. Townsville 27/12/2022
 
Race 6 CLUDEN PARK RATINGS BAND 0 - 55 Handicap 1400m
Collombatti Hung in at the turn off the back straight. Home Hill 18/02/2023
Coco Cuber Raced wide for the majority. Cast an offside front plate during the event. Home Hill 18/02/2023
Bumped at the start by Dubai Eagle which had jumped inwards. Townsville 03/02/2023
He Will Acheev Began awkwardly. Bowen 08/10/2022
Over-raced and refused to settle in the early and middle stages despite the efforts of its rider. Townsville 30/09/2022
Forseti Slow to begin. Townsville 03/02/2023
Rugged Roy Raced wide. Townsville 03/02/2023
Raced wide throughout. Townsville 21/01/2023
Arctic Summer Began awkwardly. Rockhampton 10/02/2023
Bil Colyns Tightened at the start. Commence to overrace from the 1200 metres to the 950 metres. Steadied momentarily at the 1000 metres when crossed by Salsa Dreaming. Townsville 03/02/2023
Raced wide during the early stages. Mackay 06/01/2023
Enuff Gold Jockey C Spry could not make the weight and was replaced by Jockey N Thomas. Jockey C Spry was fined $100 under the provisions of AR190(3). In assessing penalty Stewards considered Jockeys C Spry recent record in relation to breaches of this rule. Enuff Gold was slow into stride. Townsville 21/02/2023
Hampered on jumping. Townsville 03/02/2023
Dawn Strike Jumped in at the start and brushed Perfect Quality. Raced three wide without cover. Townsville 11/02/2023
Foreverede Was fractious in the barriers. Townsville 13/01/2023
Swahili Mai Forced wide on the home turn. Townsville 11/02/2023
Raced wide for the majority and cast a near side hind plate at the 150 meters. Townsville 27/12/2022
Right Bower Jockey N. Day was questioned regarding the riding tactics he adopted in particular when at the 600m and racing in a rearward position he became pocketed when ON YOUR SKATES (P. Romeo) commenced to race forward to his outside. N. Day advised that he was held up and unable to improve until the 250m and RIGHT BOWER had run home fairly when clear. N. Day stated that he had informed trainer G. Hughes that he felt the gelding was not suited over today’s distance and required a longer journey. The explanation of N. Day was noted. Home Hill 18/02/2023
Blundered when the gates opened and lost ground. Townsville 29/01/2023
 
Race 7 NEXT RACE MEETING THURSDAY 9 MARCH Class 3 Plate 1200m
Bones Steadied off the heels of Allanon on straightening and had difficulty obtaining clear running at the 300 metres. Again, disappointed for a run between Newitt and Winning Saga at the 100 metres. Townsville 11/02/2023
Failed to secure a clear run in the straight. Shifted in at the 100 metres when blocked for a run. Townsville 21/01/2023
Fudging Raced wide throughout. Townsville 03/02/2023
Jumped in and bumped Light Field at the start. Townsville 21/01/2023
Newitt Raced three wide for the majority. Townsville 11/02/2023
Smarty Lee Slow to begin. Over racing and steadied at the 700 metres. Held up for clear running between the 300 metres and the 200 metres and had to steadied across heels to obtain clear running. Severely checked by another runner approaching the finish line. Townsville 21/02/2023
Over-raced in the early stages. Cairns 04/02/2023
Vaporizing Slow to begin. Townsville 21/02/2023
Trainer J Hassett advised Stewards that Vaporizing would be ridden off the pace given it was dropping back in distance in this event. The gelding was ridden accordingly. Jumped out at the start colliding with Sound of Sleat which also had begun awkwardly. Raced wide. Townsville 03/02/2023
Whispering Tycoon Shifted out under hard riding over the final 100 metres. Townsville 11/02/2023
Allanon Held up and unable to improve making the home turn. Townsville 11/02/2023
Castile Shifted out to improve making the home turn forcing Sirianni, Swahili Mai and Perfect Quality wide. Hampered at the 100 metres and forced wider due to Air Blue and Whispering Tycoon to the inside shifting out. Consequently, Jockey J Stanley (Castile) was unable to fully test his mount to the finish. Townsville 11/02/2023
Connections questioned. Read full report. Cairns 09/09/2022
Dark Rebel Raced wide without cover for the majority of the race. Cairns 02/01/2023
Flaming Torch (NZ) Laid in under pressure over the final 300m. Mackay 06/01/2023
Plagiarized Laid out under pressure over the concluding stages. Cairns 02/01/2023
Stifling Jumped inwards at the start checking Endorse. Shifted out to obtain clear running at the 300 metres and hampered Mystery “N” Magic which was forced extremely wide. Townsville 29/01/2023
Cat In The Raine Trainer D Amos was questioned regarding the improved performance of the mare in winning todays event in comparison to the previous start in Mackay on 6 January 2022 when finishing in 12th position. Trainer D Amos advised that Cat In The Raine has won previously on both soft and heavy rated tracks and was better suited by todays track condition. He stated that at the mare’s previous start she had been hampered in running mid race and had got back in the field. He advised the mare performs best when ridden just off the pace and he had instructed todays rider, Jockey N Thomas, to ride accordingly Townsville 13/01/2023