Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
RAIL: In normal position
RACE 1 – TUMBY BAY HOTEL CLASS 4
HANDICAP:
No report.
RACE 2 – GRAND TASMAN
HOTEL/SABIS MAIDEN PLATE:
SYNCHRONICITY was a late scratching
by order of the Stewards when no rider was available.
ZETAS was a late withdrawal at 2.04 p.m.,
acting on Veterinary advice after that gelding reared in the gates and hit the ground
heavily.
Stewards ruled that all monies invested on
ZETAS be refunded. Bets made prior to the withdrawal were to be paid on the face value of
the ticket less:
Bets for a WIN - 15 cents in the dollar, and
Bets for a PLACE - 15 cents in the dollar.
SP Bets were subject to the deductions.
WOOD PILE (C. Tyler) was slow to begin.
SAMARRA LADY (J. Marks) jumped away
awkwardly and was very slow to begin.
RACE 3 – WEST END BREWERY
DISTANCE CLASS 1 HANDICAP:
B. Grimston replaced A. Stead as
the rider of ASTRO TRAVELLER, owing to A. Stead being injured.
ASTRO TRAVELLER (B. Grimston) travelled
very wide throughout the event.
Stewards questioned Ms. Annette Morrison,
Trainer of ASTRO TRAVELLER, regarding her instructions to Apprentice B. Grimston. She
confirmed her instructions that B. Grimston was to keep wide as the horse would not race
on the fence or in behind other horses. Stewards noted Ms. Morrison’s explanation.
RACE 4 – TONY’S TUNA TUMBY
BAY CUP:
The start of this race was delayed
fifteen minutes due to the track being over-watered and at the request of the Riders to
give the track time to dry out sufficiently to be safe for riding.
RACE 5 – SEA BREEZE HOTEL/SABIS
CLASS D HANDICAP:
WALK TALL (C. Tyler) showed a
tendency to hang out throughout the event.
SWABBING:
Race 4 TOP CHANCE (winner) |
