QUEENSLAND RACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
STEWARDS REPORT
ROCHAMPTON JOCKEY CLUB
THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 2025
WEATHER – Overcast
TRACK RATING – Soft 7
RAIL – +6.5m Entire Course
PENETROMETER – 6.2
OFFICIALS
Stewards – S. Larkins (Chair); E. Suli, H. Gillet, G. Wust, L. De Witt – Rowson
GENERAL
Overweights permitted as per the Stewards Race Day Summary.
The start time for Race 1 was updated to 11:46am.
Race 5 - Due to Apprentice T.Orr being committed to the emergency runner MADAME MAGPIE which gained a start, stewards permitted the late rider change of G. Cartwright on AUGUST JOE.
Subsequent to the running of Race 2, there was an area power outage resulting in an indefinite delay. At 3:00pm in consultation with the Rockhampton Jockey Club, Racing Queensland, a delegation of Jockeys and the attending Veterinary Officer, when power had not been restored, races 3 – 8 were postponed to a date to be confirmed.
RACE 1: GREAT NORTHERN BENCHMARK 70 HANDICAP 1050 M
YOUR TOO GOOD - Began awkwardly, knuckled on jumping and lost ground consequently. Raced wide in the early stages.
FORTRESS AUSTRALIA – Inclined to lay in when placed under pressure over the final 300m.
LADY TOWNSON (NZ) – Began awkwardly and lost ground.
TORQUE I TEE – Began awkwardly. Over raced in the middle stages. Hung in when placed under pressure in the home straight.
PRETTY SLICK – Raced keenly in the middle stages.
RACE 2: TAB MAIDEN HANDICAP 1400 M
SHE'S GOT LYRICS – Commenced to over race passing the 1100m.
RISE AND RESIST – Shifted in at the start and impeded THE PUBLICAN. When asked to comment on the seemingly disappointing performance, Jockey R. Wiggins stated his mount travelled well throughout however in his opinion, the gelding may be better suited to races over a further distance. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.
CASH PIT – Shifted out at the start and impeded THE PUBLICAN. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages.
THE PUBLICAN – Impeded at the start between runners.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
Summary of action concerning licensees
Overweights
Race 2: 7 THE PUBLICAN – S. Cormack +1kg (55kg)
Race 3: 7 PEAKING TOM – R.S. Olivera + 1kg (55kg)
Race 7: 9 SPELLMASTER(NZ) – R.S. Olivera +0.5kg (55kg)
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
Horses sampled pre-race
Race 2: RISE AND RESIST
Race 3: PEAKING TOM
Horses sampled post-race
All winners
Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 5: 1 AUGUST JOE - Georgina Cartwright
Race 5: 10e MADAM MAGPIE - Tom Orr (a3/55kg)
Race 6: 9 ROY’S ROAD - Brooke Johnson (a3/50kg)
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.