Track:
Good
Weather: Overcast/Showery
Rail: Normal position
RACE 1 – SUNSMART MAIDEN PLATE:
Acting on confirmed advice that
GREG was suffering from an allergy and unfit to take its place in the field, Stewards
ordered the withdrawal of the gelding at 8.35 a.m.
JELDI JELDI (C. Buchiw) and ISSAPARDEE (S.
Camilleri) were both extremely restless in their stalls prior to the start.
TULLO (J. Maund) was slow to begin.
SHE’S POSH (J. Bowditch) jumped
outwards at the start, resulting in MOVED (Darren Holland), which had been slow to begin,
being hampered.
MR. LE CONTE (J. Potter) was slow to begin
and in the vicinity of the 800 metres had become unbalanced for no apparent reason,
resulting in the gelding losing ground.
In the vicinity of the 500 metres
SHE’S POSH (J. Bowditch) was forced to ease to avoid the heels of JELDI JELDI (C.
Buchiw).
In the vicinity of the 300 metres
SHE’S POSH (J. Bowditch) shifted in slightly, resulting in JELDI JELDI (C. Buchiw)
being inconvenienced.
A Veterinary inspection of JELDI JELDI,
subsequent to the race, revealed the mare suffered a laceration to the off side nostril
prior to the event.
RACE 2 – SMOKE-FREE DISTANCE
MAIDEN PLATE:
LIL STAR (W. Kerford) and
ZEDA’S PRIDE (J. Lorensini) were slow to begin.
In the vicinity of the 1800 metres MANILOW
(P. Gatt) became unbalanced when negotiating the crossing, resulting in the colt shifting
in slightly. In consequence PROUD GAZE (J. Holder) was forced to ease to avoid the heels
of MANILOW.
A Veterinary inspection of WILLIAM TELL
following the running of the race revealed shin soreness in both fore legs and soreness in
both hindquarters.
RACE 3 – SMOKE-FREE DISTANCE
CLASS 5 HANDICAP:
LAZEEZ (R. Faehr) became unbalanced
in the vicinity of the 600 metres for no apparent reason, resulting in the gelding losing
ground.
RACE 4 – ALCOHOL GO-EASY CLASS 2
HANDICAP:
J. Bowditch replaced J. Holder as
the declared of MISTY GALORE, due to a printing error.
KEEN ON BILL (D. Tootell) jumped away
awkwardly, resulting in the gelding shifting out and making contact with MISTY GALORE (J.
Bowditch).
TRUCENT’S TOUCH knuckled on jumping
away, resulting in that gelding’s rider, J. Holder, becoming unbalanced for a short
distance.
In the vicinity of the 1300 metres KEEN ON
BILL (D. Tootell) commenced to race fiercely.
In the vicinity of the 1200 metres PEKOE
(C. Buchiw), when being eased off the heels of MISTY GALORE (J. Bowditch) rolled in. D.
Tootell, rider of KEEN ON BILL, reported to Stewards that although receiving some
pressure, the gelding had been extremely reluctant to hold its position inside of PEKOE,
resulting on KEEN ON BILL losing considerable ground.
B. Vale, rider of SWANLEY, reported to
Stewards the mare showed a tendency to lay in throughout the event.
RACE 5 – SUNSMART CLASS 1
HANDICAP:
D. Carney replaced C. Lever as the
rider of I AM THE MAN, owing to C. Lever being indisposed through illness.
Rounding the home turn KYAKATU (W.
Kerford), after becoming unbalanced shifted out onto PATRIARCH (M. Neilson), resulting in
that gelding being taken out and making contact with KIMASH (S. Price). As a result of
this incident PATRIARCH became unbalanced for a short distance.
A Veterinary inspection and endoscoping of
PATRIARCH, following the running of the race, revealed the gelding was suffering from
pharyngitis.
RACE 6 – SMOKE-FREE CLASS 3
HANDICAP:
S. Price replaced C. Lever as the
rider of SAXONY GIRL.
FLEET DAPPER (C. Lindop) jumped away
awkwardly, resulting in that rider becoming unbalanced for a short distance.
RACE 7 – SPRING SERIES (3)
SUNSMART/SABIS FILLIES & MARES CLASS 1 HANDICAP:
SHOWERS OF GOLD was subject to a
Veterinary inspection at the start, after being kicked, and the mare was passed fit to
take its place in the field.
ROMANDRAMA (P. Gatt) jumped away awkwardly,
resulting in the filly shifting in, making contact with LOVELLE (J. Maund), resulting in
that mare being hampered for a short distance.
Racing inside the 200 metres LADYHI (C.
Symons) shifted out under riding, resulting in BLEVITA (S. Price) being taken out and
making contact with SHOWERS OF GOLD (T. Creek).
C. Symons was advised by Stewards of his
obligations when his mounts commence to shift ground.
P. Gatt, rider of ROMANDRAMA, reported to
Stewards the filly had travelled well in the early and middle stages of the event, but
when placed under pressure inside the 600 metres had failed to respond to his riding. A
Veterinary inspection of the filly revealed a poor heart rate recovery.
RACE 8 – GAWLER TAXI & HIRE
CAR SERVICE CLASS 2 HANDICAP:
D. Azis replaced S. Cahill as the rider of
GO SPIDER, owing to S. Cahill being indisposed through illness.
In the vicinity of the 1200 metres TEMPESTO
(Darren Holland) shifted in; at the same time MISS LADYBIRD (C. Buchiw) was taken in
slightly, and also shifted in and away from TEMPESTO, resulting in GREY NURSE (C. Lindop)
being tightened and taken in onto CECIL RED (L. Smith), resulting in that horse being
taken in and forced to check off the heels of JACK ‘N’ TAN (B. Neville).
C. Buchiw was reprimanded by Stewards and
advised against the practice of shifting ground under similar circumstances.
Darren Holland was advised, although only
placing minimal pressure on C. Buchiw, in future he would be required to give riders the
room to which they are entitled.
In the vicinity of the 600 metres ACCESS
POINT (P. Gatt) rolled in, resulting in TEMPESTO (Darren Holland), which had been racing
tightly on the inside of that horse, being taken in onto VICE VANITY (A. Stead), in turn
that gelding was tightened for galloping room and forced to ease and lose its position. As
a result, FINA DAZE (NZ) (B. Claridge) was forced to change direction to avoid the heels
of VICE VANITY.
Rounding the home turn B. Claridge, rider
of FINA DAZE (NZ) was forced to ease and change direction on that filly to avoid the heels
of TEMPESTO (Darren Holland).
Rounding the home turn STARLIT (T. Creek),
which became unbalanced for a short distance, shifted out, resulting in contact being made
with YOUNG SMYTZER (J. Maund), turning that horse in slightly. In consequence GREY NURSE
(C. Lindop) was hampered in avoiding the heels of YOUNG SMYTZER.
B. Neville, rider of JACK ‘N’
TAN, dropped his whip for no apparent reason, in the vicinity of the 100 metres. That
rider was advised that any future repetition could lead to disciplinary action being
taken.
D. Carney, rider of BIDDYUP, was questioned
by Stewards in relation to his riding of the gelding to the line, over the concluding
stages. After taking evidence from D. Carney, that rider was fined $100 for failing to
ride his mount out to the line, as required under ARR 137(b). |
