Track: SLOW
Weather: OVERCAST
Rail: NEW TRACK: OUT SIX METRES FROM THE 1600 METRES TO THE 800 METRES, AND TEN
METRES FROM THE 800 METRES TO THE WINNING POSTRace
1 - MATRON BRADY SUPER VOBIS TWO-YEARS-OLD FILLIES HANDICAP – 1000 metres:
Acting on a confirmed telephone call from Mr. Brian
Mayfield-Smith, trainer of "Another Rainbow", who stated that the filly had an
elevted temperature and was unfit to run, the Stewards ordered the withdrawal of
"Another Rainbow" at 8.55 a.m. A veterinary certificate has been submitted for
the filly.
"Joy of Flight" and "Divine Grace" were
slow to begin.
Shortly after the start "Mash Minx" was tightened
for room between "Westbeach", which shifted out, and "Cassis", which
shifted in slightly.
On return to scale "Divine Magic" was found to be
lame in the near fore leg.
Race 2 - BR. P. G. NANGLE SUPER VOBIS THREE-YEARS-OLD
MAIDEN PLATE - 1600 metres:
No report.
Race 3 - PETER FARLEY MAIDEN PLATE – 2200
metres:
No report.
Race 4 - BR. T. G. O’BRIEN CLASS 1 HANDICAP - 1100
metres:
No report.
Race 5 - BR. W. T. O’MALLEY HANDICAP
– 1300 metres:
No report.
Race 6 – BR. L. U. WILLIAMS CLASS 3
HANDICAP – 1400 metres:
No report.
Race 7 - BR. J. L. KELTY CLASS 3 HANDICAP
– 1200 metres:
Shortly after the start "Make Shift"
and "Flinders Range (NZ)" came together on two occasions.
Race 8 - JOE PHYLAND CLASS 2 HANDICAP – 1600
metres:
No report.
SWAB SAMPLES were taken from
"Cassis", the winner of the Matron Brady Super Vobis Two-Years-Old Fillies
Handicap – Race 1; from "Pantani (NZ)", the winner of the Br. P. G. Nangle
Super Vobis Three-Years-Old Maiden Plate – Race 2; from "Stoic Jester",
winner of the Br. W. T. O’Malley Handicap – Race 5, and from "Gateway
Bid", the winner of the Br. J. L. Kelty Class 3 Handicap –Race 7.
Five horses were pre-race blood tested for post-race
analysis.
FINES/EXPLANATIONS: Mr. John Symons,
trainer of "Joy of Flight", was fined $50 for having failed to notify a rider
for the filly, which ran in the Matron Brady Super Vobis Two-Years-Old Fillies Handicap
– Race 1 – in accordance with the Rules.
Mr. Bill Mitchell, trainer of "Charnwood Song",
was fined $50 for the late notification of K. McEvoy as the rider of the colt, which ran
in the Peter Farley Maiden Plate – Race 3.
Mr. Matthew Ellerton, trainer of "Starkat (NZ)"
which ran in the Br. J. L. Kelty Class 3 Handicap – Race 7 – was fined $30 for
using wrong colours on the gelding. |
