Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Rail: True
RACE 1 – DOMINION MINING COMPANY MAIDEN PLATE
POWER TO WIN (S. Lovegrove) jumped away awkwardly.
From the 200 metres to the 150 metres WOOD
PILE (B. Grimston) commenced to lay in onto ST. GINNY (C. Tyler), which then rolled in
onto POWER TO WIN (S. Lovegrove). B. Grimston was advised to keep his mounts under
stricter control.
Correct Weight was delayed in being
semaphored for this event to allow A. Stead, rider of the second placegetter SUN IVOR, to
view the official video tape of the race. After doing so, in conjunction with Stewards,
Correct Weight was declared.
RACE 2 – COMPLETE TYRE &
BATTERY SERVICE CLASS 4 HANDICAP
MAGIC PROSPECT (J. Marks) knuckled
on jumping away.
In the vicinity of the 150 metres TRUBRIDGE
(B. Grimston) rolled in onto MAGIC PROSPECT (NZ) (J. Marks). When questioned by Stewards
B. Grimston stated that he had momentarily lost control of his mount for a few strides. B.
Grimston was reprimanded by the Stewards and advised that in future he is to stop riding
and control his mounts and to pay more attention to his riding.
RACE 3 – TONY’S TUNA
INTERNATIONAL / SABIS TWO-YEAR-OLD CLASS D HANDICAP
HORACE HORSE (S. Lovegrove) raced
greenly for the first 150 metres of the race.
RACE 4 – SA BREWING CO. FLYING
HANDICAP
D. Wilson was fined $100 under ARR 120(b)
for being unable to make the allotted weight. He was advised that further repetitions of
this offence would incur increasing penalties.
A veterinary examination of COOL ROSALIE
following the running of the race revealed the mare had sustained a severe laceration to
the near side leg either at the gates or during the event.
RACE 5 – CEDUNA FORESHORE HOTEL
CUP
JEALTS EXPRESS (S. Lovegrove) and
POUNT SHILLING (J. Marks) were slow to begin.
B. Grimston, the rider of FOLLOW THE STARS,
was advised by Stewards that he was to show more vigor when riding his mounts out over the
concluding stages of the race and he received a severe reprimand for his actions.
RACE 6 – SEVEN CENTRAL / SABIS
CLASS D HANDICAP
In the vicinity of the 1000 metres
SPIRITUALITY (C. Tyler) commenced to throw his head about and PEARL’S IMAGE (D.
Wilson), which was racing on the outside of the mare, accidentally bumped that horse and
momentarily caused SPIRITUALITY to become unbalanced.
SWABBING:
Race 5 KOORAN KID (winner)
RIDER CHANGES:
| Race |
Horse |
Rider |
Replaced By |
Reason |
| 4 |
GIGA |
D. Wilson |
C. Tyler |
Overweight |
|
