RACING QUEENSLAND

STEWARDS REPORT

BRISBANE RACING CLUB

DOOMBEN – WEDNESDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2012


WEATHER – FINE TRACK RATING – DEAD 5/DEAD 4 (Races 3-8)
RAIL – 10M (1000m-375m) 8M (Remainder) PENETROMETER READING – 5.2

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – D. Aurisch
Stewards – J. Williamson, G. Palmer, R. McCrae
Betting Steward – W. Flynn
Clerk of Scales – S. Kelly
Judge – I. Schultz
Veterinarian – M. Lenz
Swab attendants – K. Warwick, A. Challen
Bookmakers Supervisor – D. Lonergan
Starter – M. Henderson
Stewards Secretary – W. Ostrofski

GENERAL

Apprentice T. Lovelock-Wiggins pleaded guilty to a charge under AR. 87D for having in his a possession a safety vest that had been modified and was fined $500.

Race 1: BUNDABERG DISTILLING CO F&M MAIDEN PLATE - 1200m
1st – Just Betty 2nd – Warlady 3rd – Fairy Green 4th – Queen Rose

Correct weight was delayed to enable stewards to view the stewards’ patrol footage to ascertain whether VEICO (B. Richardson) had been afforded a fair start. After viewing the relevant footage, it was established that VEICO stood flat-footed at the start and lost considerable ground. Stewards were satisfied that VEICO had been afforded a fair start and correct weight was declared on the Judge’s placings. Trainer L. Birchley was advised that he must obtain two further barrier certificates for VEICO prior to its next start.

MISQUAMICUT (L. Cheshire) was slow to begin.

LIADAIN (M. O’Brien) shifted in at the start and bumped LADY MARY (L. Cassidy).

Approaching the 600m FAIRY GREEN (B. Stewart) commenced to overrace and had to be shifted out to avoid the heels of GENEVA'S OLLIE (T. Lovelock-Wiggins).

Entering the home straight ELVINE'S ELSIE (A. Spinks) shifted out and bumped VEICO.

Near the 300m FAIRY GREEN hung in and bumped GENEVA'S OLLIE which became unbalanced.

Apprentice M. O’Brien reported that LIADAIN hung out for a major part of the race. Trainer G. Nightingale was advised that a warning would be placed on the mare for its racing manners.

When asked to explain the performance of LADY MARY, rider L. Cassidy stated that the filly made the first turn at the 800m awkwardly and when the pace slowed in the middle stages LADY MARY raced ungenerously at the heels of LIADAIN. L. Cassidy added that after being momentarily held up in the early part of the home straight the filly was inconvenienced near the 250m when WARLADY (P. Hammersley) shifted in slightly and following this LADY MARY did make some ground over the final 200m. L. Cassidy further added that in his opinion LADY MARY was not suited to the slow tempo of the race in the early and middle stages and would be better suited in races of a longer distance than today’s event.

JUST BETTY (T. Bell) and LADY MARY both lost their near fore plates in running.

Race 2: RACING RETRO C,G&E MAIDEN PLATE - 1200m
1st – Athabasca 2nd – Stradon 3rd – Year Of The Tiger 4th – Show Of Strength

CINTA MERAH KAVIAR (N. Thomas) was slow to begin.

SHOW OF STRENGTH (C. Munce) and ATHABASCA (P. Hammersley) made contact at the start.

For some distance passing the 800m LONHROAD (K. Matheson) overraced and had to be steadied from the heels of DESPERATE DAN (G. Colless).

STRADON (R. Wiggins) and YEAR OF THE TIGER (J. Byrne) shifted out over the final 100m when placed under pressure.

Following the running of this event the track was upgraded to DEAD 4.

Race 3: BRC CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP 3YO MAIDEN PLATE - 1110m
1st – Endless Shadow 2nd – Someday 3rd – Be Grand 4th – O’Grady

After being a little slow to begin AMICI'S HOPE (A. Nicholls) was inconvenienced soon after the start by ZOZUQUALO (T. Bell), which shifted out.

ZOZUQUALO (T. Bell) and DIET (G. Killen) raced wide throughout.

Approaching the 600m ENDLESS SHADOW (J. Byrne) hung in and had to be steadied to avoid the heels of O’GRADY (L. Cassidy).

BLING BLING KID (E. Wilkinson) made the home turn awkwardly and shifted out and away from SIRRUSH (P. Hammersley) and made contact with DIET.

O’GRADY was held up when unable to secure clear running rounding the home turn and in the early stages of the home straight, and near the 300m was disappointed for a run between BE GRAND (B. Stewart) and ZOZUQUALO and as a result had to be checked.

Near the 200m ZOZUQUALO shifted in and made heavy contact with O’GRADY, resulting in that runner becoming unbalanced.

A. Spinks reported that PEDIMENT hung out for a major part of the race and proved difficult to ride. A post-race veterinary examination of PEDIMENT revealed no significant abnormalities.

B. Stewart was issued with a reprimand for using the whip in a forehand manner on BE GRAND in excess of 5 times prior to the 100m.

Race 4: HIDDEN DRAGON @ LYNDHURST BENCHMARK 75 H’CAP - 1660m
1st – What About Me 2nd – Bilt Leica 3rd – Alinga Star 4th – I Got One

WORLD BY NIGHT (J. Byrne) was slow to begin.

Apprentice B. Wallace reported that MUSASHI OF MIEKO races best on cushion tracks and did not stride out comfortably on today’s surface.

ROSANOV (R. Wiggins) lost its near hind plate in running.

Race 5: TICKETEK CLASS 4 H’CAP - 1040m
1st – Rioqualo 2nd – Snippets Secret 3rd – Sarah’s Secret 4th – One Outed

Trainer C. Williamson was issued with a reprimand for presenting JUST ABOUT READY (G. Killen) to race with incorrect gear.

Correct weight was delayed to allow apprentice T. Bell, the rider of 2nd placegetter SNIPPETS SECRET, an opportunity to view the stewards’ patrol footage to ascertain whether he had grounds to lodge an objection against the winner RIOQUALO (D. Griffin). After viewing the film, apprentice Bell indicated that he did not wish to proceed and correct weight was declared on the Judge’s numbers.

INVINCIBLE MATE (E. Wilkinson) was slow to begin.

BUILT TOUGH (J. Byrne) jumped away awkwardly.

BUILT TOUGH, JUST ABOUT READY and FUNNY FALVE (C. Munce) raced wide throughout.

B. Stewart, the rider of SARAH'S SECRET, was found guilty of a charge of careless riding under AR. 137(a) in that near the 600m he permitted his mount to shift in when not sufficiently clear of INVINCIBLE MATE (E. Wilkinson), resulting in INVINCIBLE MATE having to be checked to avoid the heels of SARAH'S SECRET. B. Stewart’s licence to ride in races was suspended for a period of 8 meetings, to commence at midnight on Wednesday, 7 March, and expire at midnight on Friday, 16 March 2012.



Race 6: WOOLWORTHS F&M CLASS 3 H’CAP - 1200m
1st – My Bellydancer 2nd – Our Design 3rd – Zamboni 4th – Our Triple Treat

Connections advised that from the wide barrier OUR DESIGN (G. Colless) would be ridden worse than midfield with cover if circumstances permit. The horse was ridden accordingly.

JET STAR GIRL (D. Browne) was slow to begin.

Near the 800m GONDOLA GIRL (T. Bell) had to be checked when forced across the heels of CLASSIC VUITTON (P. Hammersley) by ATTRIBUTES (J. Taylor), which hung out badly. MISS BRADBURY (J. Byrne), which was following, also had to be checked in this incident. Follwing this, MISS BRADBURY raced wide for the remainder of the event. ATTRIBUTES continued to hang out for the remainder of the event and proved difficult to ride. A post-race veterinary examination of ATTRIBUTES revealed the mare to be sore in the off foreleg. Trainer M. Jacobs’ stable representative was advised that the horse must perform satisfactorily in a barrier trial prior to its next start and a veterinary clearance must be provided.

Near the 50m OUR TRIPLE TREAT (R. McMahon) had to alter course to the outside of the heels of ZAMBONI (C. Munce) in order to improve.

J. Byrne was unable to ride MISS BRADBURY out in his normal manner due to SENSATIONAL LINE (L. Cheshire) shifting ground when weakening and RHAPSODIC (E. Wilkinson) shifting in slightly under pressure.

R. McMahon was issued with a reprimand for using the whip in a forehand manner on OUR TRIPLE TREAT in excess of 5 times prior to the 100m.

Apprentice T. Lovelock-Wiggins, the rider of 6th placegetter SHEZAMYTH, pleaded guilty to a charge under AR. 137(b) of failing to ride his mount out to the end of the race and was fined $300. In assessing penalty, stewards were not comfortably satisfied that apprentice Lovelock-Wiggins’ failure to ride his mount out had materially affected the horse’s placing in the race.

Race 7: CHANNEL SEVEN C,G&E CLASS 3 H’CAP - 1200m
1st – Altai Warrior 2nd – Fractions 3rd – Castle Express 4th – Master Fibba

D. Missen pleaded guilty to a charge under AR. 118A in that he added a breastplate to the gear of WE MADE A BLU after weighing out and was fined $300.

Connections advised that from the wide barrier OPPORTUNISTIC (G. Colless) would be ridden worse than midfield with cover if circumstances permit. The horse was ridden accordingly.

ALTAI WARRIOR (R. Wiggins) was restrained in the early stages from a wide barrier to gain a position closer to the rail.

Approaching the 800m BRIBIE (D. Browne) commenced to overrace and had to be steadied from the heels of STEPHEN GOT EVEN (C. Munce).

ORIGINATE (T. Bell), SPECIAL DRAGON (J. Taylor) and CASTLE EXPRESS (L. Cassidy) raced wide throughout.

Rounding the home turn and in the home straight until after passing the 200m TRISKELE (J. Byrne) was held up and unable to secure clear running.

Approaching the 200m ALTAI WARRIOR, which had been held up for clear running, shifted to the inside of the heels of the tiring ZIPPITY JET (G. Killen), resulting in WE MADE A BLU (D. Missen) having to be steadied to avoid the heels of ALTAI WARRIOR. Stewards advised R. Wiggins (ALTAI WARRIOR) to exercise more care when shifting ground but acknowledged that ZIPPITY JET’s compounding did contribute to this incident.

STEPHEN GOT EVEN had difficulty obtaining clear running in the home straight and as a result went to the line not fully tested by its rider.

Stewards afforded D. Browne the opportunity to comment on the performance of BRIBIE. Jockey Browne stated that in his opinion the gelding did not race comfortably between runners and did not travel comfortably at various stages of the race. He added that he had recommended to connections that blinkers be added to the horse’s gear. Trainer R. Heathcote confirmed his disappointment in the performance and advised stewards that he agreed with jockey Browne’s assessment that the horse would benefit from the addition of blinkers.

G. Killen reported that it was not his intention to lead today on ZIPPITY JET, but after being caught wide in the early stages and when the tempo of the race was slow, he allowed his mount to stride forward to the lead.

A post-race veterinary examination of ZIPPITY JET, which compounded in the home straight, revealed the gelding to be suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. Trainer C. Williamson was advised that he must produce a veterinary clearance, including the results of an ECG, and ZIPPITY JET must perform satisfactorily in a barrier trial prior to racing again.

Race 8: WWW.BRC.COM.AU 3YO H’CAP - 1350m
1st – Viking Heart 2nd – Defenceman 3rd – Empress Me 4th – Arctic

THAT'S KARMA (J. Byrne) was slow to begin.

DEFENCEMAN (D. Browne) knuckled at the start.

ZED MAN (G. Killen) was hampered at the start when tightened for room between EXCALIBRE (M. Hellyer) and TANZINA (S. Bogenhuber), both of which shifted ground.

EMPRESS ME (R. Wiggins) shifted in at the start and made contact with ARCTIC (R. McMahon).

MARKOUT (G. Geran) raced wide throughout.

When the pace steadied passing the 1000m LEICA BITA LIPPY (C. Whiteley) commenced to race fiercely and had to be checked to avoid the heels of FLINDERS COMMAND (B. Richardson). As a result of being checked, LEICA BITA LIPPY shifted out slightly and ARCTIC improved to that runner’s inside where there was insufficient room and as a result had to be steadied and shifted in slightly resulting in ZED MAN also being tightened for room and having to be eased.

VIKING HEART (C. Munce) overraced in the middle stages.

Approaching the 600m SUPERB EFFORT (D. Griffin) shifted out around the heels of DEFENCEMAN (D. Browne) and made heavy contact with FLINDERS COMMAND.

From leaving the 600m until entering the home straight LEICA BITA LIPPY hung out which resulted in MARKOUT being taken wider on the track.

LEICA BITA LIPPY hung in when placed under pressure in the home straight and as a result approaching the 200m ZED MAN and COLLECTOR (K. Wharton) had to be steadied when tightened for room. Following this incident ZED MAN was held up for a short distance before shifting to the inside of FLINDERS COMMAND inside the 100m in order to improve.

A post-race veterinary examination of LEICA BITA LIPPY revealed the filly to be lame in the off foreleg. Trainer C. Halliday was advised that she must produce a veterinary clearance for LEICA BITA LIPPY prior to its next start and that a warning was being placed on the filly for its racing manners.

J. Byrne was issued with a reprimand for failing to ride THAT'S KARMA out to the end of the race.




STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY

Summary of action concerning licensees

Reprimands
Race 3. B Stewart – use whip more than 5 times forehand prior to 100m – AR. 137A(5)(a)(ii)
Race 5. Tnr. C. Williamson – present horse with incorrect gear – AR. 140A
Race 6. R. McMahon – use whip more than 5 times forehand prior to 100m – AR. 137A(5)(a)(ii)
Race 8. J. Byrne – fail to ride mount out to end of race – AR. 137(b)

Fines
App. T. Lovelock-Wiggins - $500 – possess modified vest – AR. 87D
Race 6. App. T. Lovelock-Wiggins - $300 – fail to ride mount out to end of race – AR. 137(b)
Race 7. D. Missen - $300 – added breastplate to gear after weighing out – AR. 118A

Suspensions
Race 5. B. Stewart – careless riding – 8 mtgs. (7.3.12-16.3.12) – AR. 137(a)

Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed post-race
All winners, Warlady, Stradon, Snippets Secret, Fractions

Warnings/bars
Race 1. VEICO – stood flat-footed at start, lost considerable ground – 2 barrier certs – AR. 8(t)
Race 1. LIADAIN – hung out throughout – warning
Race 6. ATTRIBUTES – hung out throughout, lame – veterinary certificate of fitness, barrier trial – AR. 8(t)
Race 7. ZIPPITY JET - cardiac arrhythmia – veterinary clearance, ECG results, barrier trial – AR. 8(t)
Race 8. LEICA BITA LIPPY – racing manners – warning.
Race 8. LEICA BITA LIPPY – lame off foreleg – veterinary clearance – AR. 8(t)

Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 6. GONDOLA GIRL – T. Bell
Race 8. EXCALIBRE – M. Hellyer





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