QUEENSLAND RACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION

STEWARDS REPORT
 
AQUIS PARK GOLD COAST TURF CLUB
FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2025


WEATHER – Fine
TRACK RATING – Soft 5 (Race 1), Good 4 (Race 2-8)
RAIL – +2m Entire
PENETROMETER – 4.85

OFFICIALS

Stewards – J. Adams (Chair), B. Wright, D. McMahon, A. Dowsett, T. Hendy (Cadet).
Clerk of Scales – P. Reardon

 
GENERAL
 
Stewards approved the following overweight allowance at today’s meeting:
Race 5 – ADORA DJON’S – J. Guthmann-Chester +0.5kg (55.5kg)
 
As Jockey M. Hellyer had transportation difficulties, he was replaced as per the Stewards summary.
 
 
Race 1: THE BRUNO SUITS DRESS TO IMPRESS CLASS 2 HANDICAP 2212M

SIR LAMORAK (IRE) – Laid in under pressure in the home straight and passing the 150m was obliged to stop and straighten his mount.

FARWEST – Began awkwardly and lost ground. Raced keenly in the early stages and leaving the 1600m, improved onto heels and was checked. Leaving the 700m, laid in and made contact with running rail. Passing the 200m, raced in restricted room for a short distance to the inside of THROTTLE RESPONSE which shifted in marginally. When asked to comment on the performance and its racing mannerisms in the early and middle stages, apprentice J. Franklin advised the gelding had a tendency to over race in the early and middle stages and when asked for an effort from the 700m, it became awkward in its stride and was left flat footed, which was detrimental to its finishing efforts.
 
THROTTLE RESPONSE – Brushed the running rail passing the winning post on the first occasion. Dipped passing the crossing near the 1500m. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.
 
LOVEY DOVEY – Bumped leaving the 1600m.
 
JIMMY NAILS – Checked when tightened for room shortly after the winning post when SIR LAMORAK (J. Williams) shifted in when not clear. Apprentice Williams was severely reprimanded for careless riding pursuant to AR131(a) for this incident.
 
SHEDRIVESABENTLEY – Leaving the 1600m, shifted in and bumped LOVEY DOVEY.
 
BRAVE DEEL – Began awkwardly. Shifted wider passing the 800m and raced three-wide for the remainder of the race.

Following the running of this race, the track was upgraded to a good 4.

Race 2: SOUTHPORT GOLF CLUB CLASS 5 HANDICAP 1200M

MISTER BIANCO – Bumped on jumping. Momentarily steadied from heels leaving the 1000m. After being caught three-wide in the early stages, was allowed to stride forward to obtain a position outside the leader near the 700m.
 
LADY SHOTGUN – Slow to begin.
 
BLUE SPINEL – When attempting to shift in to obtain cover passing the 1100m, became awkwardly placed at the heels of PETITE PALACE for a short distance. Held up for clear running on entering the home straight and approaching the 200m, had to be steadied after improving onto heels and shortly thereafter was obliged to shift wider to improve into clear running.
 
CUTEPI – Began awkwardly. Passing the 800m, whilst being restrained, commenced to over race for a short distance. Laid out leaving the 500m. Held up for clear running from the entrance to the home straight until passing the 200m. Passing the 50m, commenced to shift out under pressure before being corrected by its rider.
 
SHAPIN POWER – Trainer A. Plumb was reprimanded pursuant to LR67(1) for failing to declare a rider by the prescribed time.
 
STARSARISE – Held up for clear running on entering the home straight. Approaching the 200m, disappointed when attempting a run inside SHAPIN POWER and as a result commenced to shift out and was held up for clear running until leaving the 100m.
 
VOODOO LASS – Near the 900m, had to be steadied to avoid the heels of SHAPIN POWER which shifted in before being corrected by its rider. Raced in restricted room for a short distance approaching the 700m when tightened by MISTER BIANCO (J. Williams) which shifted in when insufficiently clear. Apprentice J. Williams was advised to exercise greater care when shifting ground in similar circumstances.
 
HAYAKU – Slow into stride.
 
BOOGA RAY – Bumped on jumping.


Race 3: RACE WITH SHAILER RACING OPEN HANDICAP 1100M
 
The start of this race was delayed approximately 3 minutes when SMART IMAGE proved difficult to load.

FLEETWOOD – Began awkwardly.

HE'S HEAVEN – Began awkwardly. Raced keenly whilst being restrained in the early stages. Raced wide throughout.
 
LIQUOR – Held up for clear running from rounding the home turn until the 200m.

SMART IMAGE – Faltered in its action near the 200m, was restrained out of the race and dislodged jockey D. Thornton near the 100m. An immediate veterinary examination revealed the gelding to have sustained a significant industry to its near-foreleg. The gelding was subsequently euthanized on humane grounds and samples were taken for analysis.
 
GIVE GIGGLES (NZ) – Held up for clear running from rounding the home turn until the 150m.
 
HELL – Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. When asked to comment on the performance, apprentice E. Lang advised the gelding had to do a lot of work in the early stages to obtain a forward position and didn’t finish the race off as expected. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.

Race 4: CITY PROPERTY SERVICES BENCHMARK 68 HANDICAP 1400M

ALL'S FAIR – Raced wide for the majority.
 
I'M HEROIC – Began awkwardly and shifted out.
 
NIGHTSTICK – Near the 1000m, tightened for room and made contact with the running rail when racing inside KICKUPHIGH, which was taken in by ALL’S FAIR which shifted in before being corrected by its rider. When asked to comment on settling further back, apprentice J. Franklin advised his instructions were to be forward, but after beginning only fairly the gelding failed to muster early speed and settled further back than anticipated.
 
FIFTH FORCE – Bumped on jumping. Disappointed for a run leaving the 300m and was obliged to shift in to obtain clear running.
 
LARIDAE – Slow to begin.
 
KING OF MINTO – Bumped on jumping.

KICKUPHIGH – Slow to begin and then tightened for room and lost ground shortly after the start. Momentarily inconvenienced passing the 1000m by ALL’S FAIR which shifted in before being corrected by its rider.
 
TOROS – Shifted in on jumping. Became awkward in its stride and made contact with the running rail near the 1000m.
 
I STOLE IT – Held up rounding the home turn until leaving the 300m when shifting out to obtain clear running and bumping with ALL’S FAIR.  Shortly thereafter became awkward whilst racing in restricted room leaving the 200m and had to be restrained to avoid heels of ALL’S FAIR (J. Williams) which shifted in under riding. Apprentice J. Williams was severely reprimanded for careless riding pursuant to AR131(a) for this incident.
 
ARATIRI – Bumped on jumping.
 

Race 5: MAGIC MILLIONS THE DEBUT 2YO PLATE 1000M
 
Stewards considered an objection lodged by jockey M. Harley the rider of the second placed SAY YOU WILL against LUMBINI (T. Clark) being declared the winner, alleging interference near the 200m. Stewards after hearing evidence from the relevant parties and viewing the stewards patrol footage, were of the opinion that passing the 200m, LUMBINI shifted out to obtain clear running, contacting SAY YOU WILL, resulting in that runner becoming unbalanced and carried off its line. Stewards, bearing in mind the interference suffered to SAY YOU WILL and the 1 1/4 margin, could not be satisfied that had this incident not occurred SAY YOU WILL would have finished ahead of LUMBINI at the conclusion of the event and therefore dismissed the objection, and correct weight was given on the judges semaphored numbers.
 
ADORA DJON'S – Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Bumped and taken out at the 200m.

FEARLESS WIN – Laid out approaching and rounding the home turn.
 
LUMBINI – Began awkwardly. Raced keenly in the middle stages and steadied after improving onto heels near the 700m. Held up rounding the home turn until shifting out leaving the 200m and bumping SAY YOU WILL.

SAY YOU WILL – Co-Trainer C. Munce was advised that the filly would have a warning placed on it for being difficult to load. Began awkwardly. Shifted out whilst over racing passing the 800m, carrying SEDUCTRA out across the heels of IRANSOFAR. Had difficulty obtaining clear running rounding the home turn and was obliged to shift out to obtain clear running near the 200m. Bumped by LUMBINI near the 200m, became unbalanced and was taken off its line.
 
FACE THE WILD – Raced keenly in the early and middle stages.
 
SEDUCTRA – Began awkwardly and lost ground. Hampered and carried out across the heels of IRANSOFAR passing the 800m. Leaving the 200m, checked and shifted out to avoid the heels of ADORA DJON’S which was taken out when bumped by SAY YOU WILL which was bumped and taken out by LUMBINI (T. Clark) which shifted out when insufficiently clear. Jockey T. Clark pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding pursuant to AR131(a) in that near the 200m, he allowed his mount to shift out when there was insufficient room to improve into, carrying SAY YOU WILL out onto ADOR DJON’S which was taken into the line of SEDUCTRA which had to be checked and shifted out to avoid heels. Jockey Clark’s license to ride in races was suspended for a period of 10 days to commence midnight 20th of December 2025 and to expire midnight 30th of December 2025. When determining penalty, Stewards considered jockey Clark’s good record in relation to this rule, guilty plea and the QRIC careless riding penalty guidelines.
 
IRANSOFAR – Raced keenly in the middle stages and improved onto heels and was steadied near the 600m. Laid out leaving the 100m, obliging its rider to straighten.


Race 6: EVERGREEN TURF GC1000 3YO PLATE 1000M

BLITZBURG – Began awkwardly, bumped and tightened for room shortly after the start. When asked to comment on the performance, jockey R. Maloney advised the colt, which first up today, after receiving a bump at the start, settled further back than expected and had some difficulty obtain clear running over the concluding stages. He added that BLITZBURG was disappointing in its finishing efforts.

MANPOWER – Raced keenly in the early stages.
 
METAL MAN – Raced keenly in the middle stages. Bumped by SISSTAINABLE near the 250m.
 
SISSTAINABLE – Began awkwardly and was tightened for room shortly after the start. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages and was obliged to be steadied off heels on a number of occasions. Held up rounding the home turn until shifting out near 250m and bumped with METAL MAN.
 
VEIN GIRL – Held up rounding the home turn. Jockey M. Harley reported the filly travelled well throughout but when asked for an effort, was disappointing and didn’t let down in the home straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities. Co-Trainer C. Munce was advised to report back in the subsequent days on the filly’s condition.
 
FORGOTTEN SPIRIT – Began awkwardly, shifted in and bumped BLITZBURG. Raced wide throughout. Momentarily inconvenienced near the 500m when GET READY LASS shifted out momentarily. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Inconvenienced near the 250m.
 
SWORDPLAY – Knuckled on jumping. Raced keenly in the early stages.
 

Race 7: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLIE BENCHMARK 68 HANDICAP   1100M

RICH MINX – Raced wide in the early stages before being restrained to obtain a position with cover near the 800m. Approaching the 200m, severely hampered, had its hindquarters contacted resulting in the mare becoming unbalanced for a number of strides. Bumped with HEAVENLY IMPACT near the 150m.
 
LUMBER PUNK – Declared a late scratching at 8:32am on veterinary advice. Trainer F. Bergstrand was advised that the gelding would require a veterinary clearance prior to next racing or trialing.
 
SISTINE EXPLORER – Held up rounding the home turn. Passing the 200m, severely hampered, raced in restricted room and was carried out onto the hindquarters of RICH MINX by HEAVENLY IMPACT (B. Thornton) which shifted out when insufficiently clear. Jockey B. Thornton pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding pursuant to AR131(a) in that near the 250m, he allowed his mount to shift out when there was insufficient room to improve, resulting in SISTINE EXPLORER being carried out onto RICH MINX, and as a result RICH MINX had its hindquarters turned and became awkward in its stride and SISTINE EXPLORER became extremely awkward on heels and lost its rightful running. Jockey Thornton’s license to ride in races was suspended for a period of 10 days to commence midnight 27th of December 2025 and to expire midnight 6th of January 2026. When determining penalty, Stewards considered jockey Thornton’s record in relation to this rule, guilty plea and the QRIC careless riding penalty guidelines. When questioned regarding being in a forward position, apprentice J. Franklin stated that he was under no firm instructions, but after beginning well, he attempted to make use of its early gate speed and when attempting to restrain in the early part of the race to obtain cover, his mount commenced to over race whilst racing in restricted room.

THE LUCKY ALIEN – Raced wide throughout without cover.
 
DONT CALL ME HONEY – Slow to begin. Held up rounding the home turn. Near the 250m, disappointed for a run to the inside of DIZZY DEE, checked and shifted out. Held up from the 150m until the winning post and was unable to be fully tested to the finish.
 
SPIETHTACULAR – Raced wide without cover until the 500m. Jockey A. Jones advised that the mare had to do too much work in the early stages which she believes was detrimental to its finishing efforts. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the mare to have heat stress.
 
HIATUS – Held up rounding the home turn. Bumped with LA SOEUR passing the 200m.
 
LA SOEUR – Hampered and carried wider passing the 200m by HIATUS.
 
CORRUPTED – Slow to begin. Held up rounding the home turn. Inconvenienced near the 250m at the heels of DONT CALL ME HONEY (C. Sutherland) which after being disappointed for a run, shifted out. Apprentice C. Sutherland was advised to exercise greater care in similar circumstances. Held up from that point until the 50m.
 
HEAVENLY IMPACT – Slow to begin. Held up rounding the home turn, shifted out near the 250m and bumped SISTINE EXPLORER. Bumped with RICH MINX near the 150m.
 
EAGLE'S FIRE – Raced wide throughout. Jockey A. Mallyon reported that his mount hung out throughout the event, proving difficult to ride out in the home straight. Cast its off-hind plate in running. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities. Trainer S. Batten was advised that a warning would be placed on the geldings racing manners.


Race 8: ALLEGRA HOMES MAIDEN PLATE 1400M

BATTUTA – Change of tactics; to be more positive from the inside gate. Began awkwardly and lost ground. Settled in a handy position. Held up for clear running on entering the home straight, passing the 300m had to be steadied to avoid the heels of PAPER DOLL (R. Dolan) which shifted out when insufficiently clear. Jockey R. Dolan was reprimanded for careless riding pursuant to AR131(a) for this incident.
 
BLACKJACK – Bumped on jumping. Raced wide throughout.
 
CERTIFY (NZ) – Bumped on jumping. Raced keenly in the early stages.
 
MARITIMO – Began awkwardly.
 
ARTISTIC TOUCH – Restrained from the wide barrier to a rearward position with cover.
 
PAPER DOLL – Began awkwardly and bumped on jumping. Raced keenly in the early stages and was steadied from heels near the 900m.
 
POSSIBILITIES – Raced wide from the 800m.
 
SATURDAYS GIRL – Began awkwardly, bumped and lost ground. Raced keenly in the middle stages.

 
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY

Summary of action concerning licensees

Reprimands
Race 1: Apprentice J. Williams – Careless riding – AR131(a) – Severe
Race 2: Trainer A. Plumb – Failed to declare a rider by the prescribed time – LR67(1)
Race 4: Apprentice J. Williams – Careless riding AR131(a) – Severe
Race 8: Jockey R. Dolan – Careless riding – AR131(a)
 
Suspensions
Race 5: Jockey T. Clark – Careless riding – AR131(a) – 10 days commencing m/n 20/12/25, concluding m/n 30/12/25
Race 8: Jockey B. Thornton – Careless riding – AR131(a) – 10 days commencing m/n 27/12/25, concluding m/n 6/1/26

Absent jockeys
M. Hellyer – Transportation difficulties

Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses sampled pre-race
THROTTLE RESPONSE, PERRI LASS, VOODOO LASS, HELL, ALL’S FAIR, KING OF MINTO, LUMBINI, SAY YOU WILL, FACE THE WILD, VEIN GIRL, FORGOTTEN SPIRIT, SWORDPLAY, DONT CALL ME HONEY, MARITIMO, PAPER DOLL.

Horses sampled post-race
All winners, FARWEST, CUTEPI, LIQUOR, SMART IMAGE, I’M HEROIC, SAY YOU WILL, GET READY LASS, PAPER DOLL

Warnings/bars
Race 5: SAY YOU WILL – Difficult to load – Warning
Race 7: LUMBER PUNK – Late scratching (Vets advice) – Veterinary clearance required
Race 7: EAGLE’S FIRE – Hung out – Warning

Protests
Race 5 – 2nd vs 1st – Dismissed

Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 1:         8 DOWN UNDER STUNNAH - Cejay Graham (Replacing M. Hellyer)
Race 2:         5 SHAPIN POWER - Robbie Dolan
Race 7:         19 EAGLE’S FIRE - Andrew Mallyon

Late scratchings
Race 7:         2 LUMBER PUNK @8:32am – Vets advice
 

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.