Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

04/02/2023 Eagle Farm



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 RACECOURSE VILLAGE QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap 1000m
Bedaub Hampered on jumping. Momentarily inconvenienced approaching the 800m when racing in restricted room to the inside of FIVE STAR VIXEN. Doomben 21/01/2023
Began awkwardly. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Glass Of Rose Slow to begin. Had difficulty obtaining clear running between the 300m and 100m. Ipswich 18/01/2023
Surreal Ascot Began awkwardly. Laid in under pressure in the straight and on passing the 100m had to be corrected by its rider. Apprentice J. Lloyd reported his mount raced greenly. Doomben 21/01/2023
Mishani Ambitious Slow to begin. Raced greenly rounding the home turn. Ipswich 18/01/2023
Revitup Charlie Raced greenly when placed under pressure in the home straight. Sunshine Coast Poly Track 23/10/2022
 
Race 2 XXXX DRY BENCHMARK 78 Handicap 2200m
Head Of State Jumped away awkwardly. Over raced during the early and middle stages. Doomben 21/01/2023
Began awkwardly. Raced three-wide with cover throughout. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Military Gambler Laid out under pressure over the concluding stages Doomben 21/01/2023
Raced four-wide without cover for the majority. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Bernie's Tiger Approaching the 200m improved onto heels of THINK I'M READY which was tiring from that point of the home turn. As a resulting the gelding clipped heels with the rider almost being dislodged. Dalby 20/01/2023
When passing the winning post on the first occasion was tightened for room and had to ease as a result from a shift from the runners to the inside. Raced wide for the majority of the event. Warwick 14/01/2023
Guts 'N' Glory Held up for a run when entering the home straight. Warwick 26/12/2022
Star Smash Raced wide and without cover in the early and middle stages. Approaching the finish shifted out taking a runner wider. Lismore 15/01/2023
Thatfridayfeeling (NZ) Slow to begin. Doomben 21/01/2023
 
Race 3 GALLOPERS SPORTS CLUB BENCHMARK 72 Handicap 1600m
A Fighting Fury Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Rockhampton 19/01/2023
Dis Go Boom Over-raced in the lead during the middle stages. Ipswich 14/01/2023
Miss Baltimore Bumped at the start. Doomben 25/01/2023
Red Bloom K Wilson-Taylor, rider of second placegetter RED BLOOM, pleaded guilty to a charge under AR211(1) for returning to scale in excess of half a kilogram overweight and was fined $1000. In assessing penalty Stewards considered the half neck margin between first and second. Sunshine Coast 06/01/2023
Vaccine Became awkwardly placed inside heels of TIM’S PRINCIPAL passing the 1100m. Laid out over the concluding stages. Doomben 21/01/2023
Champagne Pop Began awkwardly. Held up for clear running from the entrance to the home straight until a point leaving the 200m. Sunshine Coast 20/01/2023
Held up upon entering the home straight until passing the 300m. Eagle Farm 28/12/2022
 
Race 4 SKY RACING BENCHMARK 85 Handicap 1500m
Animate Passing the 1000m, was hampered when racing in restricted room. Aquis Park Gold Coast 19/01/2023
Tears Of Love Slow to begin. Eagle Farm 17/12/2022
Rock Amore Raced three-wide without cover throughout. Momentarily placed in restricted room whilst tiring over the final 200m. Apprentice K Wilson-Taylor reported that the gelding failed to travel strongly on the bit at any stage during the event and failed to quicken when placed under pressure. Apprentice Wilson-Taylor added that in his opinion the gelding also was not suited by the firm racing surface. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Wairere Falls (NZ) Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Doomben 21/01/2023
Alburq Jumped away awkwardly. Doomben 21/01/2023
Approaching the 1200m, was obliged to steady when taking evasive action to avoid heels. Laid in on entering the home straight. Eagle Farm 17/12/2022
Akihiro From wide barrier was shifted behind rnrs in early stages. Held up for clear running between 200m & 100m. When qst re settling back, rdr std with a good pace anticipated & with mnt drawing near to the outside, he said whilst he had the option to allow mnt to race prominently if it began particularly well, it was more likely he would have to find cover behind midfield. Added on jumping he elected to steady mnt & shift across behind rnrs in early stages. Tnr confirmed rdr had option of racing forward, but he felt this may have been a difficult task due to number of on-pace rnrs drawn inside. Royal Randwick 21/01/2023
The Tyler Slow to begin. Ballina 13/01/2023
Began awkwardly. Raced wide, without cover, throughout the early and middle stages. Ballina 16/12/2022
The Cullinan Passing the 150m, when attempting a narrow run to the inside of FIELD REGIMENT, brushed with the hindquarters of FIELD REGIMENT resulting in FIELD REGIMENT being turned in and making heavy contact with the gelding resulting in THE CULLINAN becoming extremely unbalanced and contacting the running rail losing considerable ground. Doomben 21/01/2023
Laid in under pressure over the concluding stages. Eagle Farm 28/12/2022
 
Race 5 BRC MEMBERSHIP PLUS Class 3 Handicap 1000m
Streaka Raced extremely wide without cover for the entire event. Hung out rounding the home turn. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Buying Time Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Doomben 11/01/2023
Thatfeelsbetter Slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 06/01/2023
Zavaboom Slow to begin. When asked to comment on the performance of the gelding, apprentice K Wilson-Taylor advised stewards that he had intentions to settle in a more forward position but after being slow to begin he was obliged to settle at the rear of the field. He further added that the gelding tended to lay out during the early and middles stages of the event. Eagle Farm 04/01/2023
Phoenix River Raced wide, with cover, throughout the early and middle stages. Ballina 13/01/2023
Began extremely awkwardly, shifted in and bumped SPLASHER. Raced wide. Aquis Park Gold Coast 10/09/2022
Situation Room Raced wide throughout. Sunshine Coast 06/01/2023
Celestial Sol Over raced during the early and middle stages. Aquis Park Gold Coast 26/11/2022
Putontheredlight Raced wide throughout. Doomben 21/01/2023
Began awkwardly. Steadied from the heels of JIMMY'S DREAM approaching the 800m when that runner shifted in. B. Thompson, the rider of JIMMY'S DREAM was advised to exercise greater care. Eagle Farm 28/12/2022
Befana When the pace of the race eased near the 700m shifted out and bumped APPLE TART. Sunshine Coast 06/01/2023
Crowded on jumping. Toowoomba 17/12/2022
Starzam Slow to begin. Held up rounding the home turn. Disappointed for clear running approaching the 200m. Sunshine Coast 28/08/2022
Inasec Hampered soon after the start when WAY TO THE STARS shifted out. Doomben 31/12/2022
Sneaky Starter Contacted the barrier partition on jumping. Rider T. Brooker advised stewards that the filly felt awkward with its hindquarter action. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Sunshine Coast 02/07/2022
 
Race 6 MARGARET GREENUP QTIS Three-Year-Old BENCHMARK 72 Handicap 1400m
Tsarina Sophia Began awkwardly and shortly after was bumped. Had some difficulty obtaining clear running in the early part of the straight. Leaving the 100m was obliged to shift ground around heels to obtain clear running and then over the concluding stages was inconvenienced. Canterbury Park 01/01/2023
Hang Five Began awkwardly. Doomben 21/01/2023
Taken wider near the 900m for a short distance. Rider B Thompson reported at scale the gelding travelled well in the early and middle stages, however failed to quicken rounding the home turn when the pace quickened and didn't sprint as expected in the home straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be suffering from mild heat stress. Doomben 20/08/2022
Executive Stress Inclined to hang in from the 650m. Rockhampton 19/01/2023
Yes To Excess Had to be steadied when awkwardly placed at heels approaching the winning post. Rider B Thompson reported he was disappointed in the performance of the horse which he attributed to him being obliged to apply pressure to YES TO EXCESS in the early stages of the event in an endeavour to secure a forward position. He added in his opinion YES TO EXCESS may be better suited ridden more conservatively in the early stages of its races. Ipswich 30/12/2022
Centre Bounce Began awkwardly. Doomben 21/01/2023
Northern Pride Bumped at the start. Shifted in under pressure in the home straight and bumped SIZZLING GAL on a number of occasions. Sunshine Coast 20/01/2023
Sha Of Gomer Began awkwardly. Over raced in the early and middle stages. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. A post race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings. Doomben 21/01/2023
Over raced whilst being restrained in the early stages. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Six Sides Passing the 150m rider T Brooker lost use of her offside rein resulting in her becoming unbalanced and being placed at some disadvantage for short distance thereafter. Sunshine Coast 20/01/2023
Whistling Spirit Over-raced in the early stages of the event. Sunshine Coast 20/01/2023
Bumped with BETTERDEEL at the start Rockhampton 29/12/2022
Red Star Rubi Slow to begin. Sunshine Coast 20/01/2023
Cast its off-hind plate. Eagle Farm 04/01/2023
Spanish Angels Held up in the early stages of the home straight. Laid out under pressure in the home straight. Aquis Park Gold Coast 19/01/2023
Viminele After being loaded into the barriers, became fractious, was removed, underwent a veterinary examination, and was cleared to start. Kilcoy 12/01/2023
Near the 300m bumped by BLUE SPINEL which shifted out to improve. Raced wide throughout. Sunshine Coast 16/12/2022
Wyatt River Checked passing the 900m. K Wilson-Taylor, rider of BEAN GROOVY, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR131(a) in that passing the 900m he permitted his mount to shift in when insufficiently clear of YASMEEN which had to be steadied and continued to shift in resulting in WYATT RIVER having to be checked to avoid the heels of BEAN GROOVY. Raced greenly at various stages for the remainder of the event. The licence of K Wilson-Taylor to ride in races was suspended for a period of 9 days to commence midnight 1st February up to and including midnight 10th February 2023. Doomben 25/01/2023
umped at the start. Approaching the 1000m bumped with SIR LORD for a short distance. Eagle Farm 04/01/2023
Alfa Lily Severely hampered on jumping by BURNISH GOLD. Overraced in the middle stages and had to be restrained at the 600m after improving onto heels Doomben 21/01/2023
 
Race 7 LADBROKE IT! Class 6 Handicap 1200m
Joviality Jockey J. Orman when asked to comment on the performance of the mare reported that the mare travelled fairly in running but failed to let down in the home straight as expected and proved disappointing. Lost the near fore plate in running. Doomben 24/12/2022
Slow to begin. Eagle Farm 10/12/2022
Acrobatic Began awkwardly and shifted out. Doomben 21/01/2023
Laid in under pressure over the final 100m crowding the running of JOY TO ALL which had to be steadied. Ipswich 05/10/2022
Majestic Shot Raced wide throughout. Raced in restricted room passing the 900m to the inside of BOMBASAY. Eagle Farm 10/12/2022
Stuttering Raced wide. Aquis Park Gold Coast 19/01/2023
King Kapa Began awkwardly. Laid out rounding the home turn. Doomben 21/01/2023
Shifted out at the start. Shifted out under pressure approaching the winning post. Cast its near fore plate. Eagle Farm 04/01/2023
Tramonto Approaching the 1000m had to be eased to avoid heels. Near the 350m was bumped and taken wider by another rnr. Rosehill Gardens 14/01/2023
Safework Raced wide. Over raced in the early and middle stages Aquis Park Gold Coast 19/01/2023
At the 500m, shifted out and Doomben 24/12/2022
Maya Bay Crowded between runners at the start. Toowoomba 24/09/2022
Rhythmic Pulse Began awkwardly resulting in rider J Adams becoming unbalanced in the saddle for a short distance after contacting the offside barrier partition. Ipswich 18/01/2023
Slow to begin. Raced wide for the majority of the event. Checked passing the 150m. At a subsequent inquiry J Orman, rider of FASTCONI, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR131(a) in that passing the 150m he allowed FASTCONI to shift in under pressure resulting in BUNDYANDCOKE being taken in which resulted in VETTA VELOCITA being hampered and crowded for room and RHYTHMIC PULSE being checked and lose its rightful running. The licence of J Orman to ride in races was suspended for a period of 11 days to commence midnight 14th January up to and including midnight 25th January 202 Doomben 11/01/2023
 
Race 8 MOUNT FRANKLIN OPEN Handicap 1800m
Barade (FR) Slow to begin. Held up for clear running in the early part of the home straight and for some distance approaching and passing the 200m. Eagle Farm 08/10/2022
She's The Gift (NZ) Crowded on jumping. Royal Randwick 21/01/2023
COT: To be ridden further forward; settled on pace. Rdr reported the mare travelled satisfactorily outside the leader through the early stages, however, when a rnr improved quickly to his outside approaching the 1000m his mnt appeared to resent racing inside that rnr and soon after dropped the bit and came under pressure at the 600m to hold its position. Added mnt initially was one-paced in the straight before giving ground over the final 200m. Approaching the 300m bumped a rnr. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. Rosehill Gardens 07/01/2023
Mubariz (GB) Jockey J. Byrne commented that the gelding failed to let down on today’s firm surface. Post race veterinary examination revealed no significant finding Doomben 21/01/2023
Raced keenly in the early stages. Wyong 02/09/2022
Indian Dreamer Raced wide during the early and middle stages and then allowed to stride forward to take up a position outside the leader passing the 800m. Doomben 21/01/2023
Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Doomben 24/12/2022
Sagacious Slow to begin. Ballina 13/01/2023
Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Murwillumbah 27/12/2022
Southern Rock (IRE) Checked from heels passing the 1400m. Steadied after improving onto heels passing the 200m. Not tested over the final 100m when a beaten horse. Ballina 13/01/2023
Underwent a pre race veterinary examination as had not raced in excess of twelve months and cleared to start. Slow to begin. Doomben 31/12/2022
Trevelyan Began awkwardly. Doomben 24/12/2022
Scarlet Tufty (FR) Began awkwardly. Sunshine Coast 06/01/2023
 
Race 9 GIRLS DAY OUT 4 MARCH BENCHMARK 72 Handicap 1300m
Rhythmic Pulse Began awkwardly resulting in rider J Adams becoming unbalanced in the saddle for a short distance after contacting the offside barrier partition. Ipswich 18/01/2023
Slow to begin. Raced wide for the majority of the event. Checked passing the 150m. At a subsequent inquiry J Orman, rider of FASTCONI, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR131(a) in that passing the 150m he allowed FASTCONI to shift in under pressure resulting in BUNDYANDCOKE being taken in which resulted in VETTA VELOCITA being hampered and crowded for room and RHYTHMIC PULSE being checked and lose its rightful running. The licence of J Orman to ride in races was suspended for a period of 11 days to commence midnight 14th January up to and including midnight 25th January 202 Doomben 11/01/2023
Fire King Blundered on jumping. Cairns 10/09/2022
Overseas (NZ) Steadied when tightened for room shortly after the start. Raced wide, with cover, throughout the early and middle stages. Carried wider passing the 200m. Ballina 13/01/2023
Subterranean Hampered near the 800m. Doomben 11/01/2023
Hampered at the start. Had some difficulty obtaining clear running in the home straight. Aquis Park Gold Coast 26/11/2022
Wolff Boss Apprentice J. Molloy was fined $200 pursuant to AR132(7)(a)(ii) in that he used his whip six times prior to the 100m, being one more than permitted. Ipswich 07/01/2023
Charge On (NZ) Began awkwardly. Raced wide. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Ipswich 14/01/2023
Jumped out at the start and bumped ASCOT EXPRESS on the hindquarters. Rider E Chaves was reminded of his obligations under AR132(6)(b) regarding raising his whip hand above shoulder height. Ipswich 30/12/2022
Pentito Obliged to shift wider on the track when entering the home straight to improve. Aquis Park Gold Coast 19/01/2023
Began awkwardly. Aquis Park Gold Coast 07/01/2023
Whitewater Shortly after the start was bumped on the hindquarters and turned inwards. Grafton 13/07/2022
Raced keenly approaching the 1200m and had to be steadied from heels. Sunshine Coast 02/07/2022
A Big Chance Slow to begin. Doomben 24/12/2022
Ned's Gully Began awkwardly and shifted out. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Post-race vet examination revealed no abnormalities. Sunshine Coast 08/01/2023
Vaccine Became awkwardly placed inside heels of TIM’S PRINCIPAL passing the 1100m. Laid out over the concluding stages. Doomben 21/01/2023
Sammy Held up from the 500m to the early stages of the home straight. Dalby 20/01/2023
Passing the 1200m commenced to overace after being carried wider by THE DARK (NZ). Eagle Farm 04/05/2022
Michigan Hampered at the start when EELLOH jumped out. Laid out at the entrance to the home straight before shifting out near the 150m before being corrected by its rider. Gatton 21/01/2023
Slow to begin and was then inclined to lay in during the early stages. Whilst laying in approaching the 1100m, clipped the heels of NED'S GULLY, which shifted out slightly, as a result of this incident G Cartwright was almost dislodged and lost both irons. Following this incident MICHIGAN did not take any further competitive part in the event. Sunshine Coast 08/01/2023
Comrade Rosa Rdr reported from a wide barrier mnt obtained a position behind midfield. Std soon after straightening, mnt became badly held up & did not secure clear running at any stage in home straight & as a consequence went to line without being tested. When qst as to whether there was an opportunity to shift to extreme outside leaving 200m, rdr advised his mnt was full of running & was at all times positioned too far up inside heels to safely manoeuvre out across heels of that rnr. Stwds accepted rdr's evidence. Warwick Farm 21/12/2022
Zadig COT: If begins well, intention to lead: Settled on pace. Was fractious in the barriers. When qst re riding in the early & mid stages, rdr std instructions to be fwd if possible. Std after a slow start tried to hold an inside pos & after 100m attempted to ease but mnt continued racing keenly. Std near 1000m struck the running rail & became unbalanced. Continued to race keen so obtained cover near 700m. Added due to racing manners gave ground under pressure in the straight & weakened from 150m. Post race vet exam rev the gelding to have a laceration to the off-hind cannon. Rosehill Gardens 03/12/2022
COT: To be ridden further forward; settled on pace. Kembla Grange 19/11/2022