QUEENSLANDRACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
 
STEWARDS REPORT
 
NANANGO RACE CLUB
 
SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2022
 
WEATHER – Fine   TRACK RATING –  Soft 6, Soft 5@12pm    RAIL – True
 
OFFICIALS
 
Chairman of Stewards – K Daly
Stewards – C Fedrick
Clerk of Scales – B Webb
Judge – P Chilton
Veterinarian – Dr K Webb
Starter – K Dennien
 
 
Race 1 - BAND 0 - 50 Handicap (1000 METRES)
 
PRINCE OF DIAMONDS – Raced three wide without cover for the majority of the event.
 
INTIMIDATING – Began awkwardly and lost ground.
 
RED GADGET – Laid out rounding the home turn.
 
ULTRA INSTINCT – Crowded for room at the start and lost ground when JOUNDY ROCKET jumped in abruptly. Raced three wide without cover for the majority of the event.
 
DANCING TALES – Held up rounding the home turn.
 
KARTANUP – Shifted in abruptly shortly after the start. Hung in for the majority of the event. trainer B Phillips was advised a warning would be placed on the horse’s racing manners. Lost the off fore plate in running.
 
JONDY ROCKET – Jumped in abruptly at the start.
 
 
Race 2 - OPEN Handicap (1000 METRES)
 
ASK AUDREY – Jumped in at the start and hampered NO BETTER AFFAIRE. Raced wide throughout.
 
TA CHANSON – Passing the 100m shifted out under pressure and bumped DIGGITY.
 
DIGGITY – Bumped passing the 100m.
 
NO BETTER AFFAIRE – Hampered at the start. Laid out near the 400m resulting in DIGGITY improving to its inside. Raced wide throughout.
 
 
Race 3 - Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
 
LICENCE TO ROCK – Bumped at the start.
 
MAX’S SOURCE – Jumped out at the start and bumped LICENCE TO ROCK. Momentarily steadied near the 900m when placed in restricted room. Made the home turn awkwardly and lost ground.
 
TOFF – Slow to begin. Steadied from the heels of EAGLE VISION near the 900m when momentarily placed in restricted room. A Spinks, rider of EAGLE VISION, was advised to exercise more care in similar circumstances.
 
TRUST IN A GALE – Raced wide for the majority of the event.
 
PRINCESS POLLYANNA – Slow to begin. Raced wide for the majority of the event.
 
 
 
Race 4 - BAND 0 - 60 Handicap (1200 METRES)
 
JAMESATELLI – Began awkwardly and lost ground.
 
ASTROPHYSICS – Jumped in at the start.
 
THE MONEY SPENDER – Slow to begin.
 
 
 
Race 5 - BENCHMARK 55 Handicap (1600 METRES)
 
HAIRY LOVER – Rider N Vuille reported the horse failed to respond when placed under pressure from the 400m and did not finish the race off as strongly as expected. Trainer P Sexton advised it would now be his intention to immediately spell HAIRY LOVER.
 
MISTA BUSY – Raced wide for the majority of the event. Weakened noticeably from the 600m and finished some distance from the main body of the field. A post-race veterinary examination revealed lameness in the off foreleg. Trainer L Wanless was advised MISTA BUSY would require a veterinary clearance prior to its next race start.
 
DAULAT ULTI MAIORA – Raced wide for the majority of the event.
 
CRAIGLEA AGENA – Shifted out in the home straight when placed under pressure.
 
EVRYNOW’N’THEN – Slow to begin.
 
THE ANGELS KISS – Jumped out at the start and bumped QUARTER PAST.
 
QUARTER PAST – Bumped at the start.
 
MR INTREPID – Raced wide for the majority of the event.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
 
Summary of action concerning licensees
 
Summary of Rider changes/Late notifications
Race 1: BEGIN – Shane McGovern
Race 1: KARTANUP – Shania Willis
Race 3: TOFF – Louise Dillon
Race 4: MIDNIGHT BOOM – Chris Taylor
 
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
 
Horses swabbed post-race
All winners
 
Warnings/bars
Race 1: KARTANUP – hung out – warning only
Race 5: MISTA BUSY – Lame off foreleg leg - Vet cert
 
 
 
 
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to an internal or external review.  The outcome of any internal review is published on the Commission’s website immediately after the release of the internal review decision to the Applicant.  External reviews are managed by QCAT and are not published on the Commission’s 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.