INNISFIAL TURF CLUB – Saturday 7th May 2011

WEATHER - FINE TRACK RATING – GOOD 3 RAIL - TRUE

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – H Warren
Stewards – F Mallyon
Clerk of Scales – C Gordon
Judge – B Harrison, V Cooper, R Ballard
Veterinarian – J Bell
Swab attendants – D Zahmel
Bookmakers Supervisor – C Barba
Starter – R Gardner

Race 1: Dick Costello QTIS Maiden Plate 900m
1st – Monsoon Mist 2nd – Sequadiere 3rd – Delly’s Jet 4th – Diamond Seeker

DELLY’S JET [J Felix], CHEEKY BOOTS [K Stone] and RUMINATE [F Edwards] were all slow to begin.

TAT ZEPHYR [M Cullen] knuckled over at the start and hit the inside gate, causing jockey M Cullen to lose the use of his offside stirrup iron for the first 20 meters of the race.

DANCE DUCEY DANCE [S Kaya] hung out rounding the home turn.

CLOUDLAND [D Crossland], PYRAMID GOLD [M Elliott] and BANCOMAT [J Babarovich] raced wide rounding the home turn.

SEQUADIERE [J Stopps] drifted out under pressure in the home straight.

Trainer R Baker was fined the sum of $100 for presenting PYRAMID GOLD to race with gear other than its advertised racing gear.


Race 2: QAS Class B Handicap 900m
1st – Crafty Trick 2nd – Lyndi’s Gift 3rd – Full Moon Magic 4th - Gidley

GIDLEY [D Crossland] broke through the barriers prior to the start and after being quickly restrained was inspected by the veterinary surgeon and cleared to start.

NOTHIN’ BETTER [M Atkinson] was fractious in the barriers.

ALEX’S DRAGON [J Stopps] was slow to begin.

COSANNCO [S Kaya] was slow into stride.

SO DOTTI [M Cullen] and COSANNCO [S Kaya] raced wide rounding the home turn.

Race 3: Bookmakers Class 4 Handicap 900m
1st – General Weiland 2nd - Carvelon 3rd – Marli’s Mate 4th – Valda Therese

STRICTLY A DANGER [J Felix] was slow to begin.

BEAUTIFUL MOON [M Atkinson] threw its head up upon leaving the gates.

BEAUTIFUL MOON [M Atkinson] raced wide during the middle stages.

GENERAL WEILAND [J Stopps] hung out rounding the home corner.

Race 4: Racing Queensland Class 2 Handicap 1200m
1st – Rugged Ranges 2nd – Rattus Conatus 3rd - Startus 4th – Crestar

BRAVE ERA [R Ryan] threw its head up upon leaving the gates.

STARTUS [J Babarovich] was tightened for room at the start between RATTUS CONATUS [I Toward] which jumped in and RUGGED RANGES [J Stopps] which jumped out.

WHAT SAY YOU [K Stone] jumped in at the start.

CRESTAR [M Elliott] jumped awkwardly.

BRAVE ERA [R Ryan] raced wide throughout the race.

CRESTAR [M Elliott] began to overrace approaching the 900 meters and had to be eased off the heels of RATTUS CONATUS [I Toward].


Race 5: Innisfail Turf Club Class B Handicap 1500m
1st – Young Gunz 2nd – No Wonder 3rd – Red For Go

Trainers B. Condon and T. Rowe were interviewed as to the scratching of CROSS MEDIA and PICATUREN respectively. Mr Condon explained that CROSS MEDIA became extremely fractious when being loaded on to the float for transportation to the race meeting. As the gelding became fractious it made heavy contact with the roof of the float with its head. Due to the state CROSS MEDIA had worked itself into Mr Condon held concerns for his other runners if forced to travel in the confines of the float with CROSS MEDIA and for the welfare of CROSS MEDIA and as such elected to scratch the gelding. Acting on the advice of Mr Condon CROSS MEDIA was declared a late scratching prior to the first race. Mr Rowe explained that on Thursday morning, the morning of acceptances, PICATUREN had failed to finish its feed. As such he took some blood samples for testing, the results of which were only furnished to him after 12:00pm that same day. Mr Rowe advised that as soon as he received the results of the blood tests he elected to scratch PICATUREN. Mr Rowe has since forwarded the blood test results to Stewards for confirmation. The explanations of both Mr Condon and Mr Rowe were accepted by Stewards.

Jockey J Stopps [NO WONDER] and Jockey K Rockett [RED FOR GO] were both reprimanded for failing to ride their horses out to the line.

ALL WINNERS WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED

STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
INNISFAIL TURF CLUB
Saturday 7th May 2011

Summary of action concerning licencees

Reprimands
Race 5 J. Stopps – jockey – fail to ride mount out – AR 137 (b)
K. Rockett – jockey fail to ride mount out – AR 137(b)

Fines
Race 1 R. Baker – Trainer – Present horse with incorrect gear - $100 – AR 140B

Suspensions
Nil

Disqualifications
Nil

Race day injuries/illness
Nil

Absent jockeys
Nil

Adjourned inquiries
Nil

Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed
All Winners

Bleeders
Nil

Warnings / Bars
Nil

Falls
Nil

Summary of rider changes/Late notifications

Nil

Late scratchings

Race 5 Cross Media


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