THANGOOL RACE CLUB INC
STEWARDS REPORT – SATURDAY, 28th September, 2002

STEWARDS PANEL: P Cooper (Chairman), G Meek.

WEATHER – Fine TRACK – Fast

RACE 1: MAIDEN H'CAP – 1200 METRES (11 STARTERS)
Cathy Johnston was the replacement rider for HIGH WESTERN when the declared rider Apprentice H Watanabe was indisposed.
DASHING RED was reluctant to enter the barriers and delayed the start. Trainer Alan O’Sullivan was advised that the horse is now barred from racing until such times as the horse can successfully pass an official barrier trial.
As the start was effected ASSENTING (M Lehmann) and KINGDOM ROCK (M Unwin) were both slow into stride.
It was reported upon returning back to scale by Jockey Mark Lehmann that the inside gate of his barrier had sprung back and struck his horse.
At the jump HIGH WESTERN (C Johnston) and DASHING RED (App D Johnston) both came together.
SHAZLEE (App N Nelson) raced wide at the 1000 metre turn.
At approximately the 600 metre mark HUMBLY OURS (M Barnham) layed in momentarily and hampered the running of MIGHTY WALTZ (David Rewald).

RACE 2: CLASS 1 H'CAP – 1200 METRES (8 STARTERS)
App B Dieckmann was the replacement rider for RUSTY REGAL as the declared rider App H Watanabe was indisposed.
No incidents in running.

RACE 3: CLASS 5 H'CAP - 1200 METRES
A protest was lodged by Jockey J Marks the rider of fourth place getter ALL JAKE. The protest which alleged interference over the final 100 metres was lodged against the third place getter GOLD COUNTY (M Lehmann). After hearing the evidence from the riders and the connections of both horses and on viewing the video footage, the Stewards dismissed the protest and declared correct weight on the Judges placings.
GOLD COUNTY was inclined to lay in from the home turn to the finish post resulting in Jockey Lehmann having to stop riding and straighten his mount.

RACE 4: OPEN H'CAP – 1075 METRES (9 STARTERS)
HE’S A KWILA was a late scratching at 2.40pm by order of the Stewards when the horse failed to arrive on course.
LIGHTLY SHE GOES (Darren Rewald) was slow into stride as the start was effected.
ZUP (App D Johnston) raced wide at approximately the 800 metre mark.

RACE 5: CLASS 3 H'CAP – 800 METRES (10 STARTERS)
As the gates opened COMPACT CURVES (M Lehmann) and SPIRIT OF JACK (App L Timson) were both slow into stride.

ALL WINNERS WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED.

BOOKMAKERS – Two (2) bookmakers fielded at the race meeting.