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Darwin Turf Club: 12/06/2021

DARWIN TURF CLUB

Weather: Fine Track: Good 3 Rail: True Position

Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), S Copelin, P Carrol, B Souter (Clerk of Scales), R Shiers (assistant to the Stewards)

Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic

Number of Races: 7

Number of Runners: 60

Stakes Paid: $131,000

 

General: As jockey A Nicholls was indisposed through injury the following replacements were approved:

Race 3 - K Galdwin, Race 4 – K Gladwin, Race 5 - K Gladwin, Race 6 – K Gladwin.

Due to a flight delay jockey J Philpot did not arrive on course on time and was replaced in

Race 1 by jockey J Lyon.

As jockey P Shiers could not make the allotted weight he was replaced in Race 4 by jockey C Hunter.

 

Race 1: 0-70 1300M

LOTION (P Shiers) – Raced wide throughout.

GOOD THERAPY (A Lindsay) – Commenced awkwardly.

1ST TESTINO 2ND PATRIA 3RD GOOD THERAPY

 

Race 2: Open 1200m

TRIDENT (A Lindsay) – Lay inwards under pressure in the straight.

MONTASER (C Hunter) – Slow into stride.

1ST NOIR DE RU 2ND TRIDENT 3RD SPIELBERG

 

Race 3: 0-58 Div 1 1200m

CHOICE APPROACH (P Shiers) – After taking no competitive part in the event rider reported his mount dipped at the start and felt amiss in its action. A post race veterinary examination revealed the gelding had sustained an injury to the off fore tendon. Trainer T Harrower was advised that he must present a veterinary certificate of soundness and the gelding must barrier trial satisfactorily prior to racing again.

TACITURN (J Todd) – Slow into stride.

1ST MOSCOW MULE 2ND SOMERVELL 3RD TACITURN

 

Race 4: 0-58 Div 2 1200m

MISTER HAY ZEE (K Gladwin) – Commenced awkwardly.

TOMB RAIDER (J Todd) – Following the unplaced performance a post race veterinary examination revealed the gelding lame in the off fore leg. Trainer H Lehmann was advised she must present a veterinary clearance for the gelding prior to racing again.

1ST SOLDIEROFTHEBRAVE 2ND SHE SHINES BRIGHT 3RD SOUTHERN BOLT

 

Race 5: Maiden 1100m

MOATS CORNER (S Tsaikos) – Raced wide throughout.

LIZ DELIGHT (A Nicholls) – Bounded at the start.

NORTHERN FACTOR (C Hunter) – Impeded when carried inwards by another runner over the concluding stages.

SUPREME AWARD (D Stanley) – Raced wide throughout. Shifted inwards under pressure inside the final 75m.

GOODFORSAKES (J Philpot) - A post race veterinary examination revealed the filly had sustained an injury to the off fore tendon. Trainer P Johnston was advised that he must present a veterinary certificate of soundness and the filly must barrier trial satisfactorily prior to racing again.

SAINT OLGA (J Todd) – Commenced awkwardly.

1ST LIONEL 2ND SUPREME AWARD 3RD NORTHERN FACTOR

 

Race 6: 0-64 1100m

ROCKATOMIC (P Shiers) – Commenced awkwardly.

TORNADO OF SOULS (A Lindsay) – Raced wide throughout.

TUGGA WAR (J Todd) – Commenced awkwardly. The veterinarian reported the mare returned with an ulcerated right eye.

1ST ROCKATOMIC 2ND TUGGA WAR 3RD THE TROOPER

 

Race 7: 0-58 1600m

UNDERWORLD (J Lyon) – Fractious prior to the start. Commenced awkwardly, bumped heavily and unbalanced on jumping. Raced wide from the 600m.

ANDAI STEPPES (J Todd) – Fractious prior to the start.

LEAKED (J Philpot) – Raced wide throughout.

CASH BUNDLE (D Stanley) – Commenced awkwardly and bumped.

1ST KELLERS SHELTER 2ND TENG HUI FENG LI 3RD MOMENTUM AMETHYST

 

General

Post-race swab samples taken from all winners. Pre race samples were taken from GOOD THERAPY, KAONIC, SOMERVELL, MISTA BUSY, MOATS CORNER, THE UNKNOWN, GOODAFORSAKES, SAINT OLGA, DESERT KNIGHT, TUGGA WAR, ANDAI STEPPES & TENG HUI FENG LI.

Reprimands

Nil

Suspensions

Nil

Fines

Jockey C Hunter fined $500 for improper conduct at track work on 2 June, 2021 – AR228(b)

Race 2 – trainer N Dyer fined $100 for late notification of rider – NT 111(b)

Embargos & Warnings

Race 3 – CHOICE APPROACH - vet clearance and trial required

Race 4 – TOMB RAIDER - vet clearance required

Race 5 – GOODAFORSAKES - vet clearance and trial required

Medicals

Jockey A Nicholls – injury from trackwork

D Hensler

Chairman of Stewards