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- Darwin Turf Club: 04/01/2020
Darwin Turf Club: 04/01/2020
Weather: Overcast Track: Good Rail: True Position
Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), R Hamilton, S Copelin, P Carrol (Clerk of Scales), K Hampson (Assistant to the Stewards)
Stable Compliance: S Copelin, P Carrol
Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic
Number of Races: 6
Number of Runners: 42
Stakes Paid: $126,000
General – At the request of SKY channel the following race times were amended:
R1 – 2.14pm R2 – 2.54pm R3 – 3.34pm R6 – 5.19pm
Race 1: 0-64 1000m
MOLICIOUS (P Shiers) – Slow into stride.
TWILIGHT MANEUEVER (S Wiseman) – Impeded when making ground near the 250m.
PUZZLED PRINCESS (V Arnott) – Lay inwards when tested with the whip in the straight.
1st PATRIOT DAY, 2nd TWILIGHT MANEUVER, 3rd MOLICIOUS
Race 2: Class 2 1200m
DON’T WAIT (P Shiers) – Lay outwards rounding the home turn and when ridden along in the straight.
LOVOLOGY (C Hunter) - Commenced awkwardly.
1st BIG JUAN, 2nd DONT WAIT, 3rd EXTRACTION
Race 3: 3YO 1100m
KALMAR (J Todd) – Commenced awkwardly getting its head in the air. After noting that the gelding returned to the placegetters stalls with a race plate entangled in its tail, Stewards established that it had occurred when the gelding had cast the near fore plate at the start.
SECLUSION (P Shiers) – Resented the kickback through the middle stages.
TACITUS (K Gladwin) – Slow into stride.
MISSARI (V Arnott) – Difficult to load.
WILLOW JAYE (F Bergstrand) – Commenced awkwardly.
1st KALMAR, 2nd SPEEDYCOM, 3rd SECLUSION
Race 4: WFA 1100m
BAKSLAP (V Arnott) – Cast the off hind plate in running.
EASTWOOD (P Shiers) – Shied away from the running rail at the 700m and impeded another runner. Cast the off fore and both hind plates in running.
JAVA (K Gladwin) – Raced wide throughout.
SO STOIC (S Wiseman) – Crowded and steadied near the 700m.
General – When questioned jockey P Shiers (EASTWOOD) advised that his mount shied away from the running rail for no apparent reason near the 700m and veered out resulting in SO STOIC (S Wiseman) being crowded for room and steadied.
1st THE CAPTAIN, 2nd EASTWOOD, 3rd SO STOIC
Race 5: 0-58 1100m
LOTS OF COIN (V Arnott) – Crowded at the start and again shortly after.
KNIGHT’S HELMET (P Denton) – Carried inwards and crowded shortly after the start. The veterinarian reported the gelding required treatment for a laceration to the near fore leg. Trainer K Petricks’ representative was advised that a veterinary clearance would be required for the gelding prior to racing again.
SNIPPY SKIPPY (S Wiseman) – Raced wide throughout. Following the unplaced performance a post race veterinary examination revealed the mare to have returned with an elevated heart rate.
AMIGO MIO (J Todd) – Commenced awkwardly.
1st LOTS OF COIN, 2nd TREGORIK, 3rd KNIGHTS HELMET
Race 6: 0-64 1600m
Stewards interviewed trainer G Clarke in relation to the riding instructions he intended to issue as his stable had multiple runners in this event.
PATRIA (P Shiers) – Bumped at the start.
MAKIN THE GRADE (K Gladwin) – Commenced awkwardly and bumped.
TAIPEI DANCER (V Arnott) – Veered outwards at the start. Raced wide throughout.
CLAIRVUE DIAMOND (W Kerford) – Following the unplaced performance a veterinary examination detected the gelding to be making an abnormal respiratory noise post race. Trainer G Clarke advised that the gelding would undergo an endoscopic examination and he would advise accordingly of the results.
LOOKATIM GO (C Hunter) – Raced wide throughout.
1st MAKIN THE GRADE, 2nd MOMENTUM AMETHYST, 3rd MY TRADITION
Summary
Swab samples were taken from all winners. Pre-race samples were taken from MOLICIOUS, TACITUS, WILLOW JAYE, PINZU, TREGORIK & THE AUDITOR
Reprimands
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Race 5 – Jockey F Bergstrand was fined $500 for a whip breach AR132(7)(a)(i)&(ii)
Race 6 – Jockey S Wiseman was fined $100 for a whip breach AR132(7)(a)(ii)
Embargos & Warnings
Race 5 – KNIGHT’S HELMET vet clearance required
Medicals
Nil
D Hensler
Chairman of Stewards