STEWARDS REPORT
 
CHARTERS TOWERS JOCKEY CLUB
 
SATURDAY 27 JULY 2024
 
WEATHER – Fine
TRACK RATING –  Sand
RAIL – True Entire Course
PENETROMETER – N/A
 
OFFICIALS
 
Chairman of Stewards – S. Nosworthy (Cadet)
Stewards – R. Neal, P. Warren
 
GENERAL
Nil
 
Race 1: MILRAY CONTRACTING / RJG BUILDERS CLASS B Handicap 1000M
 
WHITTLESFORD – Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination having not raced for an extended period and was passed fit to race. Blundered on jumping. Laid in over the concluding stages.
 
EXTRA FREE – Slipped on jumping then bumped heavily shortly after the start, causing rider R. Wilson to be momentarily unbalanced. Raced wide in the middle stages. A post-race veterinary examination revealed bruising on the left front cannon bone.  
 
HARCASION – Lost its footing and blundered badly on jumping away.
 
MORE THAN YOU – Blundered badly on jumping. Raced wide in the early stages.
 
SMART THINKER – Blundered on jumping then shifted in when unbalanced bumping heavily with runners to its inside. Compounded passing the 700m and was pulled up by its rider shortly after. The gelding was attended to immediately by the on-track veterinarian with the outcome being that SMART THINKER had bled from both nostrils. Given that this was the second occasion on which the gelding has bled from both nostrils, it would now be subject to AR 79 (6) which states that if a horse has more than one attack of bleeding, then that horse in ineligible to start in any race.
 
JEWELMAE – Blundered badly as the start was affected. Finished distanced from the field. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant actions.  
 
OLD FASHIONED ROSE – Slipped on jumping. Shortly after the start, severely hampered by SMART THINKER which shifted in after becoming unbalanced, resulted in OLD FASHIONED ROSE blundering causing the mare to be taken onto and bump heavily with EXTRA FREE.
 
CARVETI - Laid in over the concluding stages.
 
RED HOT LOVE – Bounded on jumping. Raced wide throughout.
 
TORQUE NOWOR NEVER – Blundered badly on jumping.
 
When returning to scale, several riders expressed concerns about their mounts slipping as the start as affected. Concerns were also expressed regarding the amount of kickback during the race. After reviewing the vision available, it was evident that the majority of the field had experienced difficulties jumping away through losing momentum on jumping. It was also evident that the amount of kickback be thrown back throughout the race was considerable. Following representations from the riding group it was determined that the track was not suitable for racing and resultantly, the remainder of the meeting was abandoned at 2:10pm.
 
 
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
 
Summary of action concerning licensees
 
Reprimands
Nil
Fines/suspensions
Nil                              
Race day injuries/illness.
Nil
Absent jockeys
Nil
Adjourned inquiries          
Nil
 
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
 
Horses swabbed post-race.
All winners
Warnings/bars/bleeders
Race 1. SMART THINKER – Bled both nostrils second occasion – AR 79 (6)- Now ineligible to start in any race.
Falls
Nil
Adjourned inquiries
Nil
 
Protests
Nil
 
Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Nil
 
Late scratchings
Nil
 
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review.  The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews, and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.
 
This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.