RACING QUEENSLAND

STEWARDS REPORT


MT ISA RACE CLUB – THURSDAY 5 AUGUST 2010

WEATHER – FINE TRACK RATING – DIRT RAIL – True


OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – Kerrie McCracken
Starter – P. Inwood
Clerk of Scales – Stewards
Judge – A. Spradau
Veterinarian – Dr D. Weber
Swab attendants – Dr D. Weber
Bookmakers Supervisor – Stewards


Race 1: MARK LYMER CLASS B HANDICAP 1000m:
1st – GELATO 2nd – THEITALIANSTALLION 3rd – RORY’S PEAK 4th -- PUFFED

Jockey J. Rudd was declared as the rider of PUSHYCAT.

JORDANE (App S. Mossman) became fractious in the barriers before jumping.

RORY’S PEAK (K. Rockett) began awkwardly and shifted in onto PUSHYCAT (J. Rudd) which in turn was taken in onto LOKABRENNA (K. Ballard), causing both PUSHYCAT and LOKABRENNA to become unbalanced and lose considerable ground. Jockey Rockett was severely reprimanded for failing to take sufficient measures to prevent his mount from shifting ground and reminded of his obligations to stop riding and straighten when shifting ground.


Race 2: JIM NUTTALL CLASS 5 HANDICAP 1000m:
1ST -- THE BEAST 2nd – HARDHEADED 3rd – MORE THAN PRIMED 4th – KISSANDRA

EUROS (J. Babarovich) jumped away awkwardly and thereafter raced wide for the majority of the race.

THE BEAST (K. Ballard) was inclined to over-race shortly after jumping.

PRINCE JET (App S. Mossman) raced wide throughout.

Near the 200m THE BEAST (K. Ballard) and HARDHEADED (W. D’Avila) came together and brushed as a result of THE BEAST shifting out under pressure and HARDEADED shifting in under pressure.


Race 3: ED ZVAIGNE CLASS 2 HANDICAP 1200m:
1st –FEISTY 2nd – HAPPY RHYTHM 3rd – HE’S A HOOT 4th – VIKING STORM

Jockey T. Hill was declared as the rider of HAPPY RHYTHM.

FEISTY (A. Spradau) dipped at the start.

VIKING STORM (K. Ballard) was slow into stride. Jockey Ballard reported that VIKING STORM was reluctant to stretch out in the early stages.

Race 4: JIM LAFFEY CLASS 3 PLATE 1450m:
1st – SUPER STROP 2nd – TROUBLED 3rd -- PREMIUM VICTORY 4th – ZERO SUSPICION

SILENT MAYHEM (J. Babarovich) was slow into stride and thereafter raced ungenerously throughout.

NATIVE HUNTER (App. S. Mossman) and HEINOUS (D. Jones) raced wide throughout.

PREMIUM VICTORY (A. Spradau) returned to the mounting yard with a small amount of blood in the left nostril. A post race veterinary examination revealed the small amount of blood to be the result of an irritation from the sand track.

A. Spradau was permitted to ride 1/2kg overweight on PREMIUM VICTORY. However Trainer G. Tipping was fined $50 under the previsions of AR.7 (d)(ii) for negligently declaring A. Spradau as the rider of PREMIUM VICTORY.


Race 5: GEORGE ISAACSON OPEN HANDICAP 1450m:
1st – LONGSTREET 2nd – FAT POSSUM 3rd – ST LOUIS BLUE 4th -- FELONIOUS

ST LOUIS BLUE (M. Cummings) was slow to muster speed in the early stages.

FAT POSSUM (K. Ballard) raced wide in the early stages.

PIT LANE (W. D’Avila) raced wide in the early stages and had a tendency to lay in under pressure in the home straight.

ALL WINNERS WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED.

STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY -- MT ISA RACE CLUB, THURSDAY 5 AUGUST 2010.

Summary of action concerning licensees

Reprimands – Kerry Rockett - Careless Riding AR137(a)

Fines – George Tipping -- $50.00 -- Negligence

Suspensions – Nil

Absent jockeys – Nil


Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed – All Winners.

Bars – Nil

Warnings – Nil


Summary of rider changes/late notification

Race 1: PUSHYCAT - J. Rudd

Race 3: HAPPY RHYTHM - T. Hill


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