STEWARDS REPORT


SUNSHINE COAST TURF CLUB – SUNDAY, 9 JULY 2006

WEATHER – FINE TRACK RATING – 4M RAIL – GOOD


OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – J. Williamson
Stewards – J. Childs, G. Ireland, J. Millican, S. Fletcher
Starter – R. Huxham
Clerk of Scales – J. Wilkinson
Judge – K. Minns
Veterinarian – S. Joslyn
Swab attendants – A. Williamson, S. Lyons
Bookmakers Supervisor – D. Collingwood
Stewards Secretary – P. Carey


SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS

As A. Best and B. Johnson were ill, riding changes were made as per the Stewards’ Summary Sheet.

Race 1: Nambour Rugby Union Club 2yo Maiden H’cap – 1000m
1st – Sonja D’Oro 2nd – Xaareal 3rd – Our Special Star 4th – Shincess

Trainer L. Birchley was fined $100 for failing to declare a rider for SONJA D’ORO by the prescribed time.

Stewards accepted the explanation from trainer M. Hicks for the late declaration of A. Taylor as the rider of TOP WIN.

XAAREAL (N. Day) jumped awkwardly.

VELOZSCAY (M. Morris) jumped away awkwardly and shifted in, making contact with KONOHANA (A. Pattillo).

STARSKY (B. Pengelly) jumped away awkwardly. Shortly after, STARSKY shifted in and had to be eased from the heels of CASINO CREEPERS (O. Turpin). STARSKY then shifted out soon after and had to be eased from the heels of AIR OF MYSTERY (A. Spinks), which shifted in slightly.

SUNCOAST DIAMOND (T. Huxham), AIR OF MYSTERY (A. Spinks) and ALTA RIVA (J. Byrne) all raced wide throughout.

Race 2: Caloundra Rugby Union Club 3yo & Up Maiden Plate – 1600m
1st – Rezone 2nd – Ring Of Light 3rd – Power City 4th – Condamine Beauty

Trainer N. Petersen was fined $100 for failing to declare a rider for JUST JEDDAH by the prescribed time.

SECRET SCORE, which was kicked by another runner behind the barriers, and GREEN POLES, which reared up and made heavy contact with the barriers, were examined by the club’s veterinary surgeon and declared late scratchings on veterinary advice at 1.32 p.m.. Subsequent to correct weight, all monies invested on SECRET SCORE and GREEN POLES were ordered to be refunded, with deductions of 7 cents in the dollar on the face value of win bets, 8 cents in the dollar on the face value of place bets. SECRET SCORE will require aveterinary clearance prior and GREEN POLES a barrier certificate prior to their next race starts.

Leaving the 600m, CLEO KEVAL (T. Huxham) shifted out, becoming awkward on the heels of MUSTABEEN. CONDAMINE BEAUTY (D. Peisley), which was following, was obliged to ease from the heels of CLEO KEVAL.

POWER CITY (J. Byrne) was inclined to hang out throughout the event, and approaching the 150m shifted out and made contact with RING OF LIGHT (N. Day), which became unbalanced.

MUSTABEEN (D. Van Bekkum) raced wide throughout.

Race 3: Savills Maiden H’cap – 1200m
1st – Wait Small 2nd –Rojah Lass 3rd – Seagaze 4th – Youdidntseeme

Correct weight was delayed to enable the connections of the 2nd placegetter ROJAH LASS to view the stewards’ video footage of an incident near the 400m to ascertain if they had grounds to protest against the winner, WAIT SMALL. After viewing the film, the connections declined to proceed.

CURLY SPRING (S. Shield) shifted out at the start, taking TUTHMOSIS (D. Griffin) out on to ROJAH LASS (O. Turpin), which in turn shifted out, hampering KOKODA TRACK (M. Morris), which had been slow to begin.

PANIC STATION (A. Pattillo) shifted out at the start, forcing TWO AND A KICK (S. Drake) on to the hind quarters of RAMBRANDTS RANSOM (J. Byrne).
Approaching the 800m, RAMBRANDTS RANSOM was forced to ease from the heels of PANIC STATION (A. Pattillo), which shifted in.
Nearing the 400m, ROJAH LASS (O. Turpin) shifted out and away from WAIT SMALL (S. Katsidis), which shifted out.

Approaching the 50m, TUTHMOSIS was hampered and became awkward when tightened between CURLY SPRING (S. Shield) and REMBRANDTS RANSOM (J. Byrne), which was taken out by PANIC STATION (A. Pattillo), which shifted out under pressure.

KAVERNE (M. Hughes), which returned to scale with blood in both nostrils, was examined by the Club’s veterinary surgeon and subsequently deemed not to be a bleeder. It was assessed that the presence of blood was due to a heavy bump that KAVERNE had sustained in the barriers prior to the start. Trainer T. Miller was advised that he would be required to provide a veterinary clearance for KAVERNE prior to its next race start.

When questioned regarding the performance of REMBRANDTS RANSOM, J. Byrne stated that he was instructed to allow the horse to settle where it was comfortable. He added that after the filly received a slight tightening near the 900m, he was forced to race further back than anticipated, however REMBRANDTS RANSOM ran home strongly, and, in his opinion, the filly would be better suited over a longer distance.

Race 4: New Staff Solutions Class 1 H’cap – 100m
1st – Zara 2nd – Hidden Stash 3rd – Cota Waribl 4th – Giritale

HE’S A HARRY (S. Shield), which was slow to begin, was hampered shortly after the start by LINDMARK STAR (J. Byrne), which shifted in.

ZARA (L. Hofmann) was slow to begin.

WITTENBERG (C. Eaton), which was slow to begin, shifted out abruptly shortly after the start.

HE’S A HARRY (S. Shield) was held up for clear running from the 600m until the early stages of the straight.

WITTENBERG (C. Eaton) raced greenly and was inclined to hang out throughout the event.

MICHELLE CAFEA (A. Pattillo), SOPHIE GIRL (P. Wolfgram) and HIDDEN STASH (N. Day) all raced wide throughout.

When questioned regarding the disappointing performance of SOPHIE GIRL, jockey P. Wolfgram stated that the horse had not shown its customary gate speed on jumping away and as a result was obliged to race wide, and when placed under pressure in the early stages of the straight, did not respond to his riding. He further stated that SOPHIE GIRL felt flat and, in his opinion, had not backed up well from its previous start some 9 days ago. Trainer G. Roberts stated in her opinion SOPHIE GIRL had not handled the 9 day back up from its last start and advised stewards that it was her intention to spell the horse following today’s performance. A post race veterinary examination of SOPHIE GIRL failed to reveal any abnormalities.

A post race veterinary examination of WITTENBERG failed to reveal any abnormalities.


Race 5: Key Bar Maroochydore/Maleny Stingrays Class 4 H’cap – 1000m
1st – Fleeting Echo 2nd –Giacometti 3rd – Rough Copy 4th –Perdee

Shortly after the start, PERDEE (J. Byrne) hung in, taking ROUGH COPY (M. Hughes) in on to CONISTON’S WARRIOR (D. Peisley), which in turn shifted in on to PREMEDITATE (C. Eaton), which was forced across the heels of GIACOMETTI (R. Mason).

Near the 800m, OUTBOARD (M. Morris) and CARRY ON ACE (O. Turpin) were both tightened for room between VOLCANOLOGIST (N. Day) and PERDEE (J. Byrne), which shifted out.

Race 6: Noosa Rugby Union/Dental Tech Class 2 H’cap – 1600m
1st – Hooker Road 2nd – Overtothree 3rd – Gold Gold Gold 4th – Bloomin Lovely

STAR COUNCIL (S. Bogenhuber), GOLD GOLD GOLD (M. Palmer) and DANKWILA were slow to begin.

ROYALTY MISS (M. Morris) which was slow to begin, was hampered shortly after the start by MISS EVITA (R. McMahon), which shifted in.

Approaching the 1200m, PUBHORSE (J. Byrne) had to be steadied when tightened for room between JUST PEACHES (A. Pattillo) and TIMELY GEM (G. McCarthy), which shifted in and away from HAWK WING (B. Payne).

Near the 350m, GOLD GOLD GOLD (Matthew Palmer) and TIMELY GEM (G. McCarthy) were both tightened for room between BLOOMIN LOVELY, which shifted in under pressure, and MR RUMPOLE (S. Katsidis), which shifted out to obtain clear running. Shortly afterwards, OVERTOTHREE (S. Shield) shifted out abruptly, forcing HOOKER ROAD to shift out, resulting in BLOOMIN LOVELY being forced wider on the track.

HOOKER ROAD (C. Parish), STAR COUNCIL, STROLL BY (A. Taylor) and INVERLEIGH LAD (N. Day) all raced wide throughout.


Race 7: Caboolture Rugby Union Club Class 1 H’cap – 1400m
1st – Welsh Descent 2nd – Whydinya 3rd – Stellar Dancer 4th – Jackie Ju Ju Jube

HONOUR YOUR MARKS (C. Eaton), which was slow to begin, was tightened for room shortly after the start by OUR HEART THROB (A. Pattillo), which shifted out.

VETTORI’S IMAGE (D. Griffin) was slow to begin.

Near the 600m, REGAL DESTINY (S. Katsidis) made contact with the running rail, became unbalanced and lost ground when momentarily tightened for room by STELLAR DANCER (R. McMahon), which shifted in.

Passing the 400m, AND YOU (Michael Palmer) was disappointed for a run between OUR HEART THROB and ONTHEROADTONOWHERE (J. Byrne) and was then held up for a short distance.

OUR HEART THROB, HONOUR YOUR MARKS (C. Eaton) and ONTHEROADTONOWHERE (J. Byrne) all raced wide throughout.

ALL WINNERS AND VARIOUS PLACEGETTERS WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED

STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY – SCTC – 9.7.06

Summary of action concerning licensees

Fines – Race 2. Neville Petersen – Trainer – Late rider – LR 70 –
$100
Race 1. Liam Birchley - Trainer – Late rider – LR70 - $100

Absent jockeys – A. Best – Ill – Cert. required
B. Johnson – Ill – Cert. required

Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed – All winners and various placegetters

Bars – Race 2. Secret Score – Vet. Cert. LR36(b)
Green Poles – Barrier Cert. LR36(b)
Race 3. Keverne – Vet. Cert. LR36(b)


Summary of rider changes/late notifications

Race 1. Sonja D’Oro – D. Peisley
Top Win – A. Taylor
Suncoast Diamond – T. Huxham
Race 2. Just Jeddah – S. Drake
Race 3. Tuthmosis – D. Griffin
Dragunov – Michael Palmer
Race 6. Dankwila – C. Kearney
Stroll By – A. Taylor
Race 7. Honour Your Marks – C. Eaton


Late scratchings

Race 2. Secret Score – 1.32 p.m.
Green Poles – 1.32 p.m.