Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

04/05/2017 Townsville



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1
Macca's Heart Slow to begin. Raced wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 21/04/2017
Sek Loso Raced wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 21/04/2017
Gunga Galunga Began awkwardly. Townsville 04/04/2017
More Than Kalookan Began awkwardly and shifted out, crowding another runner. Mackay 13/04/2017
Stormy Zuma Was fractious prior to the start and as a result was extremely slow to begin then over raced in the early and middle stages. Yeppoon 22/04/2017
 
Race 2
Cyclone Fugitive Inclined to overrace in the early and middle stages and had a tendency to hang out rounding the home turn. Mackay 20/04/2017
Abba Original On returning to scale Jockey said that in his opinion the filly was shin sore. A post-race veterinary examination revealed that the filly was shin sore. Trainer said that it will be spelled immediately. Townsville 24/10/2015
Monaco Rocket Bumped shortly after the start Yeppoon 22/04/2017
Richter Scale Began awkwardly and lost ground. Townsville 21/04/2017
 
Race 3
I'll Take the Jag Finished distant last. A post-race veterinary examination revealed that the gelding had a slower than normal recovery rate. Eagle Farm 26/11/2016
Remos Approaching the 450 metres when improving quickly had to be steadied off heels. Innisfail 08/04/2017
Lilly Kareena Bumped heavily at the start and became unbalanced. Cairns 22/04/2017
 
Race 4
Richie Rocket Began very awkwardly and made contact with the barrier partician dislodging its rider. Mackay 29/04/2017
Artibai Questioned re performance. Jockey stated that the gelding travelled well until entering the home straight where he placed his mount under pressure and the gelding failed to respond to his riding. He added as a result he elected not to continue to pressure his mount. Vetted revealed a poor recovery. Mackay 29/04/2017
Thurston Began awkwardly. Restrained near the 800m when racing in restricted room. Improved onto heels near the 700m and was restrained and then raced ungenerously for a short distance. Disappointed for a run approaching the winning post and was steadied. Townsville 21/04/2017
Glamorgan Babe Slow to begin. Shifted wider leaving the 1200m to improve and raced wide from point onwards. Home Hill 25/04/2017
 
Race 5
Maurizio Blundered at the start. Raced wide in the middle stages. Townsville 21/04/2017
Roweiner Bounded in the air at the start. Townsville 21/04/2017
Shekou Raced ungenerously in the early stages. Was wide rounding the home turn. Einasleigh 15/04/2017
Horacio Inconvenienced rounding the home turn by the riderless horse. Mackay 29/04/2017
Royal Physician Rider pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under in that near the 600m she failed to make sufficient effort to prevent her mount shifting in when insufficiently clear of another runner, which was checked and lost its rightful running. Townsville 21/04/2017
Perfect Knowledge Disappointed for a run near the 200m before shifting wider on the track to obtain clear running, and then finished the race off strongly. Townsville 21/04/2017
 
Race 6
Carlino's Way Crowded for room on jumping away. Commenced to overrace leaving the 1300m and raced 3 wide without cover from that point onwards. Townsville 21/04/2017
Beyond Slow into stride. Jockey was reprimanded for failing to ride his mount out to the end of the race. Mackay 29/04/2017
Windsor Gold Began awkwardly. When questioned regarding the improved performance, trainer advised stewards it was the horse’s first start for the stable after a long spell and she had changed its training program to work mainly off the track, which she attributed to the gelding’s improved performance. Mackay 13/04/2017
Johantee Raced wide in the early and middle stages of the race. Mackay 13/04/2017
Cashed Up Bully Raced ungenerously in the early stages of the race. Home Hill 25/04/2017
 
Race 7
Shahqa Inclined to run about under pressure approaching the winning post resulting in Jockey having to stop riding and straighten. Mackay 20/04/2017
Snappy Legend Steadied when crowded for room shortly after the start and lost ground. Rider questioned into the performance of the horse stated in his opinion it was not suited around the tight turning circuit however found the line strongly once balanced in the home straight. He further added the gelding would be better suited over a longer distance. Home Hill 25/04/2017
Dancetime Raced wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 21/04/2017
Cornish Tales Fractious in the barriers. Mackay 20/04/2017
San Vittorio Shifted in and away from another runner leaving the 800m repeatedly bumping with another runner. Severely checked near the 750m when tightened for room. Townsville 30/03/2017
Diamondnet Leaving the 800 metres shifted out and raced wide for the remainder of the race. Townsville 14/02/2017
Seektowin Over-raced in the early and middle stages of the race. Townsville 04/04/2017
Humpty Bumpty Slow to begin. Raced wide in the early and middle stages of the race. Atherton 01/04/2017