Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

11/03/2025 Emerald



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 FAIRBAIRN BAKERY EMERALD Maiden Plate 1000M
Cool Man Show Slow into stride. Had to be steadied when racing onto the heels of KING ALE and had to shift wider to obtain clear racing room. Moranbah 09/11/2024
Maranoa Meteor Began awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early stages. Roma 22/06/2024
Mishani I Am Raced wide in the early stages. Emerald 01/02/2025
Regal Judgement Reared on jumping, as a result was slow to begin (5L). Barcaldine 23/11/2024
Styx River Raced wide throughout. Laid out rounding the home turn. Mackay 21/02/2025
Three Tees Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Laid in when under pressure in the home straight. Rockhampton 25/02/2025
Long Play Shifted out abruptly soon after the start. Over raced throughout the early and middle stages. Jockey W Satherley reported that the mare was inclined to race very greenly throughout. Trainer J Poots was advised that a warning would be on the mare’s record. Thangool 17/02/2025
Began awkwardly and brushed. Raced keenly in the early stages. Hung out rounding the home turn before hanging in under pressure in the home straight when giving ground and putting in a number of awkward strides near the 100m. Jockey advised that, although the gelding raced greenly throughout, it proved disappointing based on its recent barrier trial effort. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a poor post-race recovery. Rockhampton 30/01/2025
Mishani Sunset Began awkwardly. Doomben 22/11/2023
 
Race 2 MARABOON TAVERN Class 6 Plate 1000M
Felonious Blundered on jumping. Momentarily raced in restricted room passing the 800m. Travelled mid-field until passing the 400m before becoming unbalanced and lost ground when resenting the kick back Blackall 22/02/2025
Raced wide throughout. Clermont 16/11/2024
Barney Rabble Bumped on jumping. Shifted in and away from another runner leaving the 100m. Miles 08/02/2025
Cobbo Raced wide in the early stages. Inclined to lay in under pressure in the home straight. Thangool 26/01/2025
Gold Academy Raced wide in the early stages. Carried wider over the final 200m when READY TO TORQUE shifted out. Emerald 01/02/2025
Ready To Torque Jumped away awkwardly. Shifted out under pressure over the final 200m carrying GOLD ACADEMY continually wider. Emerald 01/02/2025
 
Race 3 FLEXIHIRE EMERALD BENCHMARK 68 Handicap 1615M
Free State On returning to scale Jky M Gray reported to Stewards that his mount had slipped badly in the barriers as the start was affected. This resulted in his mount racing disappointingly at today’s meeting. Stewards noted Jky Gray’s comments. Charleville 02/03/2025
Began awkwardly. Thangool 26/01/2025
New Level (NZ) Jumped away awkwardly. Raced in restricted room for some distance passing the 200m between CAVENTE and HOLY CROWN. Thangool 17/02/2025
Raced wide until the 900m. Eagle Farm 08/01/2025
Lady Townson (NZ) Slow to begin. Gatton 28/02/2025
Jumped awkwardly and bumped heavily with GIGI FILLE. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Thangool 17/02/2025
Gigi Fille Inclined to lay in under pressure over the concluding stages. Home Hill 01/03/2025
Jumped away awkwardly and made heavy contact with GIGI FILLE, resulting in its rider becoming unbalanced. Raced wide throughout. Thangool 17/02/2025
Native Bee Jumped away awkwardly. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Thangool 17/02/2025
 
Race 4 FARM & CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS RATINGS BAND 0 - 55 Handicap 1200M
Martini Moment Jumped away awkwardly. Hung in rounding the home-turn and had to be steadied off the heels of LAST LAUGH. Hung in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Trainer B Trimble was advised that the mare would have a further warning placed on its record and that stewards would monitor the rider engagement of the mare moving forward. Thangool 17/02/2025
Jumped away very awkwardly and lost ground. Raced keenly in the early stages. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Apprentice N Olzard reported in her opinion that the mare resented the tongue tie, of which it was racing with this piece of gear for the first time. She further added this contributed to her mount losing ground in the early stages. Trainer B Trimble was advised that a warning would be placed on the mare’s record for its racing manners. Emerald 01/02/2025
Shoalwater Bay Began awkwardly and lost ground in the early stages and struggled to recover any ground until passing the 600 metres Mount Isa 22/02/2025
Holy Crown Raced keenly in the early stages. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Thangool 17/02/2025
Shy Rebel Began awkwardly and slow into stride. Clermont 16/11/2024
Carrara King Jumped away awkwardly. Emerald 01/02/2025
Casa Fagliano Slow to begin. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Rockhampton 25/02/2025
Raced keenly in the early stages. Mackay 14/11/2024
Miss Teak Slow into stride. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Emerald 12/10/2024
Our Heart Throb Raced wide throughout. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Rockhampton 25/02/2025
Cantor Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Gayndah 15/02/2025
Slow to begin. Rockhampton 23/01/2025
 
Race 5 EMERALD FORD BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1200M
Single Honor Jumped awkwardly. Over raced in the early stages. Rockhampton 23/01/2025
Victory Bay (NZ) Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Raced wide. Mount Isa 11/11/2024
Very slow to begin and refused to stretch out in the early stages. Isisford 26/10/2024
Growl Held up for clear racing room until a point near the 300m. Momentarily inconvenienced near the 100m. Rockhampton 14/02/2025
Blundered on jumping. Held up rounding the home turn before shifting wider passing the 200 metres to gain clear running. Townsville 13/12/2024
Think High When questioned regarding the performance, jockey stated that the gelding travelled well early in the event, however he could offer no explanation for the disappointing performance when placed under pressure. Aramac 24/08/2024
Cavente Raced wide throughout. Thangool 17/02/2025
Imagine That Raced keenly in the early stages. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Thangool 17/02/2025
Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. When asked for a comment on the tactics adopted, rider reported that after beginning well and identifying that there was an apparent lack of early pace in the event, she elected to stride forward and obtain the lead. Rockhampton 09/01/2025
Flying Maple Began awkwardly before being slow into stride as a result. Over-raced throughout the early and middle stages. Raced wide throughout. Bumped near the 400m when DAIMYO shifted out abruptly. Mackay 21/02/2025
Jumped awkwardly and then impeded immediately thereafter when IMPACTFUL MISS shifted in briefly. Raced keenly in the early stages. Disappointed for a run between IMPACTFULL MISS and VAST KAMA near the 400m. Bumped with VAST KAMA on a number of occasions over the final 100m. Rockhampton 23/01/2025
Lady Masquerade Slow to begin. Over raced throughout the early and middle stages. Thangool 17/02/2025
Raced wide from the 500m. Laid in when placed under pressure over the concluding stages. Emerald 01/02/2025
 
Race 6 AB POWER Class 1 Plate 1000M
Borrelli Rdr reported concerned with action of gelding over the concluding stages and elected to not place gelding under pressure over the concluding stages. A post-race vet exam revealed a slow recovery. Doomben 08/02/2025
Raced keenly for a short distance near the 800m. Sunshine Coast 26/12/2024
Carrara King Jumped away awkwardly. Emerald 01/02/2025
Daicos Trainer reported that the gelding had pulled up with general muscle soreness the following day. Sapphire Coast 31/10/2024
Passing the 50m had to be restrained off heels of rnr after being taken in by other rnr. Queanbeyan 13/10/2024
Masali Raffa Jumped away awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early stages. Thangool 17/02/2025
Began awkwardly. Over raced in the early stages when being restrained to obtain a position closer to the rail. Raced in restricted room in the early stages of the home straight. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Rockhampton 14/02/2025
Minto's Power Began awkwardly. Blackall 22/02/2025
Silver Hammer Raced wide throughout. Emerald 01/02/2025
Slow to begin. Raced wide throughout. Mackay 03/01/2025
Bello Bello Jumped inwards and was bumped. Tailed off in the early stages before catching the field at the top of the straight and finished the race off well. Blackall 22/02/2025
On jumping away shifted out. Rider could offer no explanation for the performance of the mare. A post-race vet exam did not identify any significant abnormal findings. Sportsbet-Ballarat 24/10/2024
Our Berlinetta Trainer T Cook advised in his opinion that the mare failed to handle the firmer track conditions. Trainer Cook added he would now consider the mare’s immediate racing future, indicating that it would likely be sent for a freshen-up. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no abnormalities. Thangool 17/02/2025
Laid out under pressure over the concluding stages. Thangool 26/01/2025
Richkiss Shifted out and away from heels round home turn. Laid in under pressure in the home straight and was unable to be fully tested over the final 100m when riderless horse shifted out. A post-race vet exam revealed heat stress & received treatment. Gayndah 15/02/2025
Shifted in on jumping bumping another runner. Raced keenly in the early stages. Dalby 01/02/2025
Yemean Began very awkwardly and shifted out. Over raced during the early and middle. Raced wide throughout. Laid in near the 200m. Ipswich 07/01/2025
Zara Dansait Jumped away awkwardly. Gladstone 14/12/2024