Race No.   |   Horse Name   |   Comment   |   Venue   |   Date   |
  Race  1           | ||||
Diamond On Command  | Bumped near the 100m.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Final Feliz (NZ)  | Jockey reported that the filly raced greenly in the home straight.   | Gold Coast  | 31/10/2015  | |
Harley Hog  | Bumped near the 100m.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
POETIC SHOW  | Jumped away awkwardly and lost ground. Raced wide.   | Sunshine Coast  | 1/11/2015  | |
Prince of the Turf  | Questioned re tactics adopted - rider stated instructions to take up handy position with cover. From wide barrier obliged to race wide early and near 900m attempted to restrain to obtain cover. Gelding commenced to overrace so elected to push forward and settle outside of leader at which point gelding got its tongue over the bit and race fiercely and proved difficult to ride. Noted gelding woulde benefit with addition of tongue tie. Stable rep confirmed tongue tie would be added.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
Sanguine Red  | Suffered heavy contact on jumping away when tightened for room, blundered and lost ground.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
Senorita Rosita  | Steadied passing the 700m and lost ground when placed in restricted room between runners. Raced wide.   | Sunshine Coast  | 25/10/2015  | |
  Race  2           | ||||
Chief's Fav  | Over-raced during the early stages and leaving the 1000m steadied from heels.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Diva Realia  | Shortly after the start, taken out, made heavy contact with another runner. Raced 3 wide without cover throughout. Upon straightening, bumped and taken wider on the track. App. S Eilbech reported that the mare raced greenly rounding the home turn and wanted to lay out.  | Gold Coast  | 31/10/2015  | |
Island Sunset  | Buffeted between runners at the start and lost ground. Overraced in the early stages and as a result shifted wider on the track, racing 3 wide without cover throughout the event.   |
Sunshine Coast  | 1/11/2015  | |
Little Miss Rocker  | Shifted out upon straightening and bumped RARE AIR.  | Gold Coast  | 7/11/2015  | |
Parliament House  | Blundered badly at the start and lost ground. Rider reported after blundering badly at the start he attempted to restrain his mount towards the rear of the field but when the pace steadied after passing the 900m it would not settle so he elected to ride forward in an attempt to cross CUBAN PRINCESS in the middle stages. Rider added however that PARLIAMENT HOUSE hung out badly which prevented him from clearing that runner.   | Doomben  | 3/11/2015  | |
That's Enough  | Steadied from heels over concluding stages.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Watched  | Began awkwardly.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
  Race  3           | ||||
Decibel Dan  | Shifted in when being restrained near the 1000m.  | Ipswich  | 28/10/2015  | |
Ever the Optimus (NZ)  | Upon straightening bumped.  | Gold Coast  | 31/10/2015  | |
Hope Island  | Fractious in the barriers. Slow to begin. Shortly thereafter lost ground when tightened for room. Held up approaching the home turn. Upon straightening shifted out to improve and bumped another runner.  | Gold Coast  | 31/10/2015  | |
Sammy Sparrow  | Jumped away awkwardly and lost significant ground.   | Sunshine Coast  | 23/10/2015  | |
Storm Anchor  | Jockey N. Faithful reported her mount raced greenly throughout the event.   | Toowoomba  | 7/11/2015  | |
Too Rough (NZ)  | Bumped shortly after the start.   | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Trail Buster (NZ)  | Began awkwardly. Approaching the 1200m checked when tightened for room and lost ground.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Yaba Dabl Doya  | Raced 3 wide without cover throughout.  | Doomben  | 3/11/2015  | |
  Race  4           | ||||
Crooked Stick  | Began awkwardly.  | Ipswich  | 16/10/2015  | |
Habsburg  | Bumped on 2 occasions over final 100m.  | Gold Coast  | 7/11/2015  | |
Majestic Sound  | Inclined to hang out and raced wide throughout. Raced greenly upon entering the home straight. Post race vet revealed laceration and fibrous lump on near side of mouth. Warning placed on racing manners and vet clearance required prior to next start.  | Ballina  | 13/10/2015  | |
Micken (NZ)  | Questioned re: tactics and overall performance - Rider instructed to obtain position with cover. From wide barrier and with early speed on obliged to settle further back than anticipated. Noted gelding was dropping back in distance from last start. Rounding home turn elected to ride for luck instead of shifting extremley. However became held up in early stages of home run. Attempted to shift in near 200m to obtain clear runnign but was again held up for the remaineder of the event and went to the line without being fully tested.  | Gold Coast  | 31/10/2015  | |
  Race  5           | ||||
Alfie Junior  | Had to be checked from heels after passing the 1000m.  | Sunshine Coast  | 23/10/2015  | |
Mine With Lime  | Hampered at the 800m.   | Ipswich  | 5/11/2015  | |
Rabasco  | Jockey M McGuren reported that it was not his intention to lead today, however, due to the slow tempo in the early stages and from the wide barrier, the gelding found itself in the lead where he was content to remain.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
Shantico  | Jockey M. Cahill got his whip caught in the rein from after the 200m and until approaching the 100m.   | Sunshine Coast  | 25/10/2015  | |
Snapper Rocks  | Slow to begin. Jockey M Hellyer reported that his intention was to settle closer to the speed today, however, the gelding failed to muster speed in the early stages and as a result he was obliged to settle at the rear of the field. Jockey Hellyer stated that as a result the gelding was not suited by today's slow tempo.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Star Formation  | Jumped away awkwardly and lost significant ground.   | Sunshine Coast  | 1/11/2015  | |
Walwa (NZ)  | Slow to begin. Rider comment re performance - stated due to small field and slow tempo in early stages elected to push forward to settle outside leader, after which he was able to set a moderate tempo. Rider added bearing in mind the easy sectionals he was most disappointed with the filly's failure to respond when placed under pressure rounding the home turn. Rider unable to offer any tangible explanation for disappointing performance. Swab sample taken.  | Gold Coast  | 7/11/2015  | |
  Race  6           | ||||
Ekofanidea (NZ)  | Slow to begin. Over-raced in the early stages and near the 1100m improved onto heels and shifted wider. Continued to over-race to a point passing the 900m.  | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Gunsmoke  | Jockey A Allen reported that the gelding was inclined to over-race during the early stages and as a result his saddle slipped forward passing the 900m which placed him at a disadvantage for the remainder of the event.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
Lady Belladonna (NZ)  | Laid in throughout the home straight.  | Gold Coast  | 30/05/2015  | |
On Demand  | Overraced in the early stages.  | Ipswich  | 5/11/2015  | |
Tear Us Apart  | Unable to improve rounding the home turn when held up on heels.  | Lismore  | 19/10/2015  | |
True Prince  | Questioned re: disappointing performance, App. Eilbeck stated gelding travelled comfortably in early and middle stages. Leaving 500m shifted out to improve at which point gelding failed to respond and proved very disappointing. At a loss to explain disappointing performance after it had impressed her at its last start when 2nd first up from a spell. Trainer expressed dissapointment in performance and reported it had pulled up well following the event. Thought slow early tempo and sprint home did not suit gelding's style of racing. Vet exam - no abnormalities.  | Gold Coast  | 31/10/2015  | |
  Race  7           | ||||
Heartbreak Harry  | Raced wide throughout. Near the 700m steadied from heels.  | Gold Coast  | 17/10/2015  | |
It's a Thrilla  | Brushed passing the winning post.   | Ipswich  | 5/11/2015  | |
Moment of Impact (NZ)  | Held up for a short distance passing the 500m.   | Sunshine Coast  | 23/10/2015  | |
PROFILER  | When questioned regarding the performance, Jockey J Taylor stated that he was disappointed in the gelding's finishing effort today. Jockey Taylor was of the view that the gelding would derive a fitness benefit from today after resuming from a spell. Jockey Taylor was also of the view that the gelding may improve when stepped up over further distances.   | Gold Coast  | 24/10/2015  | |
Saint Hugo  | Unable to secure clear running in the home straight until approaching the 150m.  | Doomben  | 24/10/2015  | |
Scarlet Jane  | Commenced to overrace when the pace slackened leaving the 900m and continued to be checked from heels until leaving the 600m. Jockey N. Day commented that the poor performance could be attributed to the racing manners of the horse, and indicated that connections would consider sending the filly for a spell.  | Sunshine Coast  | 8/07/2015  | |
St Cajetan  | Made contact with another runner on jumping away.  | Sunshine Coast  | 25/10/2015  | |
  Race  8           | ||||
Claire Delores  | Apprentice S. Eilbeck reported at scale her mount was inclined to lay out under pressure in the home straight. When questioned regarding the improved performance, trainer G. Cousins advised that following its last start on 21 December 2014 he felt the horse was immature and as a result spelled the mare. He added that today it was having its first race start for 11 months and attributed this to the improved performance.   |
Gatton  | 29/10/2015  | |
Don't Deny Us  | Momentarily held up rounding the home turn.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
Greselin  | Jockey A Spinks reported that his intention was to take up a position closer to the speed today, however, the filly was unable to muster the necessary speed and was obliged to settle further back than anticipated. Jockey Spinks was of the opinion that the filly would appreciate a step up in distance at its next start.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
Lady Duporth  | Bumped on jumping away. Inquiry re tactics adopted in leading today, which was in contrast to its established racing pattern. Miss Harrison indicated that as horse previously had a tendency to begin poorly, pre-race discussions were had with trainer W. Hulbert and formed the view the horse would be positioned in the second half of the field with cover. However, when it began well she elected to push forward being aware that there was limited speed in the race. Trainer W. Hulbert confirmed they had not expected the horse to lead.  | Sunshine Coast  | 1/11/2015  | |
Proud Val  | Raced wide throughout.  | Sunshine Coast  | 1/11/2015  | |
Roses for Chloe  | Bumped on jumping.  | Lismore  | 19/10/2015  | |
St Remy  | Slow to begin.  | Sunshine Coast  | 1/11/2015  | |
Superior Sun  | Overraced in the early stages.   | Gatton  | 29/10/2015  | |
Ultra Ego  | Began awkwardly and shortly after the start had to be steadied when tightened for room.  | Gold Coast  | 3/11/2015  | |
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