Race 8
THE BARN FAMILY RESTAURANT BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1350m
BM65
Ipswich
Soft 7| Details | Barrier | Wgt | Margin | Time | Progression | Steward comment | Starting price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 59.0kg | - | 1-21.58 | 800m: 9th 400m: 9th | Rider E. MacPherson was reprimanded pursuant to AR 132(7)(a)(ii) for using her whip 6 times prior to the 100m. | $31 | ||
| 8 | 58.5kg | 1.80 | 800m: 12th 400m: 8th | - | $21 | |||
| 9 | 58.0kg | 1.90 | 800m: 7th 400m: 6th | Held up rounding the home turn and in the early stages of the home straight. | $3.50 | |||
| 10 | 55.5kg | 2.90 | 800m: 11th 400m: 11th | - | $31 | |||
| 11 | 59.0kg | 3.00 | 800m: 1st 400m: 1st | - | $6 | |||
| 12 | 54.0kg | 3.50 | 800m: 2nd 400m: 2nd | Raced wide early. | $31 | |||
| 1 | 57.0kg | 7.50 | 800m: 6th 400m: 7th | - | $7 | |||
| 3 | 54.5kg | 7.60 | 800m: 8th 400m: 10th | - | $41 | |||
| 2 | 54.5kg | 8.60 | 800m: 5th 400m: 4th | Shifted in under pressure approaching the 150m. Rider M. Du Plessis advised stewards that the gelding failed to handle the prevailing track conditions. | $5 | |||
| 7 | 55.0kg | 10.40 | 800m: 10th 400m: 12th | Blundered on jumping. Improved into a narrow run to the inside of AMORE PRIMUS approaching the 150m and had to be steadied when that runner shifted inward. | $11 | |||
| 5 | 56.5kg | 13.90 | 800m: 3rd 400m: 5th | - | $14 | |||
| 4 | 58.0kg | 15.20 | 800m: 4th 400m: 3rd | Nearing the 150m was tightened for racing room and had to be checked when racing to the inside of FASTNET JACK which had improve into a narrow run to the inside of AMORE PRIMUS which shifted in. M. Du Plessis the rider of AMORE PRIMUS was reprimanded pursuant AR 131(a) for this incident. In assessing penalty stewards were mindful that Jockey Du Plessis had made some effort to correct his mount. Rider M. Castle reported the mare got its tongue over the bit. | $11 | |||