QUEENSLANDRACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
STEWARDS REPORT
 
CLERMONT RACE CLUB INC
SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER 2026
 
WEATHER – OVERCAST
TRACK RATING – DIRT  
RAIL – TRUE
 
 
OFFICIALS
 
Chairman – Ethan Suli
Steward – Hayden Gillett
 
 
GENERAL
 
Stewards approved the following overweights:
 
Race 3. Raul Silvera Olivera (HOT LUCI) +1kg
Race 4. Emma Bell (OAKLAND RAIDER) +1/2kg
Race 5. Emma Bell (PAMPUNI) +1/2kg
 
 
RACE 1: CLERMONT CONCRETE BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP (1000 METRES)
 
STORMY SWEY (NZ) – Slow into stride.
 
LUNA READY – Inclined to lay inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight.

SCARLET HAZE – Blundered at the start. Raced wide in the early stages.
 

RACE 2: CLERMONT VETERINARY SURGERY COUNTRY STAMPEDE QUALIFIER OPEN HANDICAP (1000 METRES)
 
SUNNYCOAST – Began awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Hung inwards under pressure in the home straight and had to straightened by its rider on occasions.
 
THE SQUIRE – Began awkwardly and was slow to begin as a result.
 
WRITTLE – Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Inclined to lay inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight.
 
INVICTUS LAD – Began awkwardly. Laid inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight.
 
 
RACE 3: JAN HENDERSON MEMORIAL CLASS B HANDICAP (1000 METRES)
 
KENNY THE BAKER – Bumped with EMERALD JOY at the start. Raced wide throughout.
 
SNAPPEN – Began awkwardly. Inclined to lay inwards when under pressure in the early stages of the home straight.
 
EMERALD JOY – Bumped with KENNY THE BAKER at the start. Raced wide throughout. Inclined to lay inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight.
 
HOT LUCI – Slow to begin.


RACE 4: CLERMONT RACE CLUB QTIS CLASS 4 HANDICAP (1200 METRES)
 
BETTA THAN PRESLEY – Slow into stride. Elected to shift wider in the early stages of the home straight to obtain clear running.

TRAPEZE LEGEND – Raced wide throughout. Laid outwards when placed under pressure over the final 100m.

OAKLAND RAIDER – Began awkwardly.

 
RACE 5: ALAN & CARLIE GUILFOYLE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN CLERMONT BENCHMARK 55 HANDICAP (1400 METRES)
 
BITTER SPIRIT – Shifted outwards at the start, impeding PAMPUNI. Raced keenly in the early stages.
 
JAMACRI – Apprentice Jason Miller was reprimanded under the provisions of AR143(14)(a) for failing to claim his allowance to his minimum riding weight. Overraced in the early and middle stages.
 
PAMPUNI – Impeded at the start by BITTER SPIRIT, which shifted outwards, and BOOM CRUSHER which shifted inwards.
 
BOOM CRUSHER – Shifted inwards at the start, impeding PAMPUNI. Hung inwards rounding the turn passing the 1000m before being corrected by its rider. Laid inwards when placed under pressure in the home straight.
 
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
 
Summary of action concerning licensees
 
Reprimands
Race 5. Apprentice Jason Miller – AR143(14)(a) – Fail to claim full allowance
 
 
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
 
Horses swabbed post-race
BITTER SPIRIT & BOOM CRUSHER
 
Horses swabbed post-race
All winners
 
 
Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
 
Race 1. LUNA READY – Jockey Tessa Townsend
Race 2. SUNNYCOAST – Jockey Raul Silvera Olivera
Race 3. HOT LUCI – Jockey Raul Silvera Olivera
 
 
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review.  The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews, and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.
 
This report 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.