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- Darwin Turf Club: 05/02/2022
Darwin Turf Club: 05/02/2022
Weather: Overcast Track: Wet Fast Rail: True Position
Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), R Hamilton, S Copelin, P Carroll, R Shiers (Clerk of Scales)
Stable compliance: R Hamilton, P Carroll
Judge/Assistant: D Garhnam, S O’Brien
Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic
Number of Races: 5
Number of Runners: 34
Stakes Paid: $91,500
Race 1: C2 1300m
REAL REASON (S Wiseman) – Commenced awkwardly.
THE ALBION (A Nicholls) – Rider permitted to weigh out 0.5kg overweight as no other rider was available to make the allotted weight.
LIONEL (J Todd) – Race wide in the early and middle stages and yielded ground in the straight. A post race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be lame in the near hind leg. A veterinary clearance will be required for the gelding prior to racing again.
ANDAMAN (W Davis) – Raced keenly for some distance leaving the 1000m.
1ST PRECAUTINARY 2ND THE ALBION 3RD MANAAJIM
Race 2: BM76 1300m
CAPTAIN HEDDERWICK (B Huppatz) – Raced keenly through the middle stages.
PEMBROKE CASTLE (S Wiseman) – Cast the off fore plate in running.
1ST WEAPON 2ND SYNCLINE 3RD BULL MARKET
Race 3: BM54 1200m
AGAINST THE TIDE (A Nicholls) – Acting under the provisions of AR204(1)(c) Stewards declared the gelding a non-starter after it was established that as the start was effected the gelding had part of its head in the adjoining barrier stall and was denied the opportunity to commence with the field. All bets placed on AGAINST THE TIDE were ordered to be refunded and the following deductions were applicable to successful bets placed prior to 4.32pm:
JET JACKSON - 24c win 17c place KAPTAN APOLLO – 27c place
OSIRIS (B Huppatz) – Lay outwards under pressure in the straight.
JET JACKSON (S Wiseman) – Bumped at the start.
DREAM DREAMER (P Denton) – Bumped at the start.
1ST JET JACKSON 2ND KAPTAN APPOLLO 3RD OSIRIS
Race 4: 0-58 1100m
HATTAN MAN (S Tsiakos) was declared a late scratching at 2.24pm on veterinary advice after the gelding sustained abrasions to the off hind leg in a mishap in the race day stalls.
WILD ROVER (A Nicholls) – Slow to muster early speed and raced wide throughout. Rider reported his mount was reluctant to stretch out in running. A post race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to have abrasions to the near hind pastern and off side knee.
MAXAWAY (W Davis) – Lay inwards in the run to the first turn and in the home straight.
NORTHERN FACTOR (P Denton) – Bounded at the start.
1ST VELA 2ND NORTHERN FACTOR 3RD TOORACK ROAD
Race 5: 0-64 1100m
YOUNG DOURO (A Nicholls) – Commenced awkwardly.
1ST MIGHTY MURT 2ND DON’T WAIT 3RD SWEET CHEVAL
General
Post-race swab samples taken from all winners. Pre-race samples were taken from LIONEL, SAVASPUR, DREAM DREAMER, AGAINST THE TIDE, VELA, & MAXAWAY.
Reprimands
NIL
Suspensions
NIL
Fines
Nil
Embargoes & Warnings
Race 1 – LIONEL vet clearance required
Medicals
Nil
D Hensler
Chairman of Stewards