QUEENSLANDRACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION

STEWARDS REPORT

MOUNT ISA RACE CLUB

SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2025
 
 

WEATHER –Overcast
TRACK RATING –Sand
RAIL - True
PENETROMETER – N/A
 
OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – P. Warren
Stewards – S. Nosworthy (Cadet)

GENERAL
 
1.    The following runners were declared a late scratching at 12:00PM due to no rider being available:
 
Race 1 – No 3. THE TYLER, No 4. FIFTY CARATS
Race 2 – No 4. OUR BENEFIT, No 9. PARISIAN LADY, No 11. BASQUE
Race 4 – No 8. JAKAZONE
 
2.    Stewards permitted the following overweights:
 
Race 1 – G. Walters +0.5kg
Race 1 – J. Babarovich +0.5kg
 
Race 1: THE ISC MOUNT ISA BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 1450M
 
Race 1 was delayed 10 minutes due to the late arrival of QAS Officers on course.  
 
BENDOLIRRA – Slow into stride. Raced wide throughout.
 
THE LAST CRUSADE – Hampered on jumping. Shifted wider passing the 1000 metres to avoid kickback and raced wide thereafter.
 
GULF OF SIDRA – Slow to begin. Raced wide throughout.
 
SHE’S REWARDING – Raced wide throughout.
 
THE EIGHTH I AM – Shifted in on jumping hampering THE LAST CRUSADE.
 
BITTERBLUE (NZ) – Laid in under pressure over the concluding stages.
 
Race 2: CITY COUNTRY REALTY BENCHMARK 50 Handicap 900M

PHILADELPHIA FREE – Raced wide throughout. Laid in marginally rounding the home turn.
 
MONTREUX – Raced wide throughout. Crowded rounding the home turn and had to be steadied momentarily at that point.  
 
OHMIKKIUSOFINE – Bumped on jumping. Hung out rounding the first corner. Held up for clear running rounding the home turn.  
 
ROCKBARTON RACER – Bumped with NASA on jumping. Raced wide throughout.
 
QUINSTEP GIRL – Jumped in at the start bumping with OHMIKKIUSOFINE. Laid out marginally rounding the home turn.
 
NASA – Bumped with ROCKBARTON RACER on jumping. Raced wide throughout.
 
Race 3: KENLACH TRANSPORT QTIS Maiden Plate 900M

REGAL JUDGEMENT – Shortly after the start bumped shifted out marginally and bumped with SPOT ON SOPHIA. Jockey Matthew Gray reported to Stewards he had been hit in the mouth by a stone in running and is of the opinion that he may have chipped a tooth.
 
JIG TIME GAL – Began awkwardly. Raced wide throughout.
 
MARREW FANCY NANCY – Laid in under pressure over the concluding stages.
 
SPOT ON SOPHIA – Bumped shortly after the start. Raced wide throughout.
 
SHEEZ BRUTAFUL – Raced wide throughout.
 
Following the running of the event, in respect of the heavy persistent rainfall, all Riders met and unanimously elected to not continue riding at the meeting. Stewards subsequently abandoned the remainder of the meeting at 3:30pm.
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY

Summary of action concerning licensees

Reprimands
Nil
Fines
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Race day injuries/illness
Race 3 – Jockey Matthew Gray – Chipped Tooth.
Absent jockeys
Nil
Adjourned inquiries
Nil

Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed post-race
All winners
Warnings/bars
Nil
Bleeders
Nil
Falls
Nil
Adjourned inquiries
Nil
 
Protests
Nil

Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Nil
 
Late scratchings
Race 1 – No 3. THE TYLER – No rider available– 12:00PM
Race 1 – No 4. FIFTY CARATS – No rider available– 12:00PM
Race 2 – No 4. OUR BENEFIT – No rider available– 12:00PM
Race 2 – No 9. PARISIAN LADY – No rider available– 12:00PM
Race 2 – No 11. BASQUE – No rider available– 12:00PM
Race 4 – No 8. JAKAZONE – No rider available– 12:00PM


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.