Race Day Stewards’ Report
 
Mount Isa Thoroughbreds
 
Date: 15/08/2020
 
Weather: Fine
 
Track: Sand/Dirt
 
Rail: True
 
Stewards Panel: R Smith, D Lane
 
Officials: C Moore (Starter), Dr K Stretton (Veterinarian & SCO), L Winks (judge), Stewards (Clerk of Scales and Bookmakers Supervisor)
 
GENERAL
 
Race 1: - QTIS.   CLASS 3 PLATE   1450 Metres.
 
MAKATITI (NZ) – Failed to jump at start and remained in barriers and took no part in race.  Trainer T. Parry was   advised mare is to complete two satisfactory barrier trials prior to starting in a race again.
 
ECHELON ROSE – Shifted out on jumping bumping another runner.
 
ALMIGHTY GOLD (NZ) – Bumped by another runner which had shifted out on jumping. 
 
AUNTY SNOW – Raced wide in the early and middle stages.   

 
Race 2: - OPEN Handicap.  1450 Metres
 
EXPLOSIVE MISSILE  - Buffeted between runners on jumping
 
CHARLIE CAT - Buffeted between runners on jumping.
 
UNDER RESTRAINT – Raced wide for the majority of the race.
 
FIRE RANGER -  Raced wide rounding home turn. 
 
 
Race 3: - BENCHMARK 55 Handicap. 100om

WALLACH – Rider J. Esser was fined $100 for failing to make the allocated weight. Proved difficult to load. Trainer Ms S. Royes was advised that a warning would be placed on the geldings barrier manners
 
ENCORONADA – Fractious at the barriers and slow to begin.
 
ALOTAFOX – Slow into stride and shifted outwards under pressure passing the 150m
 
ORTEGA LANE – Raced in restricted room near the 600 metres. 
 
 
Race 4: - MAIDEN PLATE   1200 Metres.
 
BLACK PRINCESS -  Shifted out on jumping bumping another runner.  Restrained and lost ground near 600 metres when inconvenienced by another runner. 
 
CATE RULES – Bumped by another runner on jumping.  Stewards inquired in to an incident which occurred approaching the 600 metres where CATE RULES had commenced racing very  ungenerously and despite the efforts of the rider shifted considerably inwards pressuring the runner to its inside (BLACK PRINCESS) which had to be restrained and lost ground.  After taking evidence from all parties and viewing the patrol footage Stewards could not be satisfied that any rider was at fault and the incident was recorded as a racing incident.  Trainer T. Parry advised Stewards that CATE RULES which had raced in blinkers for the first time today would not wear blinkers in future starts. 
 
GOOD TO DREAM – Raced wide in for the majority and was pressured by another runner to the inside which was racing ungenerously in the area of the 600 metres.
 
SHOW SOME HEART - Raced wide in for the majority.

 
Race 5: - CLASS B   Handicap  1200 Metres
 
STAR SINGER – Slow to begin and raced wide all the way. 
 
DAN – Raced wide all the way. 
 
NITRO CITY – Raced wide rounding the home turn. 
 
BACCHUR – Shifted out under pressure approaching the 200 metres.    
 
 
Race 6: - BENCHMARK 69   Handicap 1200 Metres
 
LORD WINDERMERE – Raced wide in the early and middle stages.         
 
 
Race Day Summary           
 
Late Scratchings
Race .3  WORLD OF PAIN, READY ZAIM FIRE, TEMERITY and A’RICHBRUNETTE all scratched as no riders were available. 
Race 5. BELAR BLUE and NO HAT NO PLAY  both  scratched as no riders were available. 

Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 3. J, Esser rode WALLACH and S. Mossman rode ENCORONADA
Race.4  J. Esser rode TIME FOR US. 
Race 5 .R. Hancock rode SILENTUS and K. Ballard rode NITRO CITY. 
 
 
Licensee Actions
 
Fines
Race 3.  Rider J. Esser (WALLACH) was fined One Hundred Dollars for failing to make the allocated weight.  (AR 190(3).
 
 
Animal Actions
 
Warnings
Race 3.  WALLACH proved difficult to load into the barriers and Trainer Ms S. Royes was advised that a warning is being placed on the gelding re its barrier manners.
 
Bars
Race 1. MAKATITI (NZ) – Failed to jump at start and remained in barriers and took no part in race.  Trainer T.Parry  advised mare is to complete two satisfactory barrier trials prior to starting again.
 
Swabs
 
Samples taken for analysis
 
Post-race
 
All winners.
 
Thisreport 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.