Race Day Stewards’ Report
 
Cunnamulla Thoroughbreds
Date: Friday 24th May 2019
Track: Good (Dirt)
Weather: Fine
Rail: True Entire Course
Stewards Panel: B. Cooke  (Chairman) ¦ T. Preston (800)
Officials: Dr B. Barker (Veterinarian) ¦ Club Representatives (Judge) ¦ R. Jones (starter) ¦ Dr B. Barker (Swab Official)
General
Jockey J. Watkins was absent due to personal reasons. Replacements as per stewards summary.
Race 1 - CUNNAMULLA NEWSAGENCY 'KOKODA' QTIS MAIDEN PLATE - 1000m
Brown Brown – Hung out and the 800m. Raced ungenerously for a short distance approaching the 700m.
Lenroy – Inclined to lay in throughout.
Mojo – Began awkwardly making contact with another runner to the outside.
Our Desert Rose – Raced three wide without cover throughout.
Race 2 - CUNNAMULLA BAKERY 'CHANGI' CLASS 3 PLATE – 1000m
Kuril – Began awkwardly and lost ground.
I Kan Conquer – Fractious in barriers.
Playbook – Began awkwardly.
Larbaud – Shifted out abruptly at the 800m forcing another runner to the outside to restrain.
Canalasso – Restrained for a short distance at the 800m when another runner shifted out.
Race 3 - HATCHMAN'S PETROLEUM CUNNAMULLA 'RATS OF TOOBRUK' BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP – 1200m
The declaration of correct weight was delayed to allow apprentice M. Kennedy a view of the patrol footage. After viewing the available film, Apprentice Kennedy was satisfied and stewards subsequently declared correct weight.
Duke of York – Began awkwardly making contact with the inside barrier partition.
Linked – Fractious in barriers. Began awkwardly.


Mudcrab – Hampered by runners either side shortly after the start and lost ground.
Nothing To Dance – Began awkwardly making contact with another runner to the inside.
Race 4 - WARREGO HOTEL 'ANZAC' 2019 TAB BATTLE OF THE BUSH CUNNAMULLA QUALIFIER OPEN PLATE – 1200m
Avoid The Missus - Prior to the declaration of correct weight, Jockey B. Richardson applied to have her mount declared a non runner and  as she believed the horse’s barrier gates failed to open with the remainder of the field. After viewing the video footage, Stewards agreed with Jockey Richardson’s assessment and declared the horse a non runner under AR204(1)(d). Subsequent to the event, all monies invested on the horse were ordered to be refunded with the following deductions applicable.

0 cents in the dollar on the face value of win bets
9 cents in the dollar on the face value of place bets for the win
13 cents in the dollar on the face value of 2nd place bets
13 cents in the dollar on the face value of 3rd place bets
No Further Racing Incidents.
 
Race 5 - NOEL HICKEY MEMORIAL 'BATTLE OF FROMELLE' BENCHMARK 55 HANDICAP – 1400m
Part The Sea – Began awkwardly and lost ground.
Hussons Shout – Raced wide without cover throughout.
No Other Way – Began awkwardly.
 
Swabs samples taken for analysis
All Winners
Race day Summary
 
Rider Replacements
R1 -  Mojos – D. Rewald
R3 – Another Weapon – C. Schumacher
R4 – De Villiers – C. Schumacher
R5 – Logsplitter – C. Schumacher
 
 
Thisreport 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.