Skip to Content search facebook instagram pinterest twitter youtube

Darwin Turf Club: 01/08/2022

Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True Position

Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), D Westover, D Borovica (RWWA), S Copelin, P Carrol, S O’Brien, R Shiers (Clerk of Scales)

Raceday compliance: R Hamilton, Dr. J Medd (RWWA Veterinarian)

Judge/Assistant: D Garnham, G Middleton

Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic

Number of Races: 10

Number of Runners:

Stakes Paid: $475000

General: All acceptors for the Darwin Cup were subject to a veterinary examination on Friday 29 July, 2022 and blood samples were collected for the purpose of out of competition testing.

 

Race 1: Schweppes 0-70 Handicap – 1200m

GLOBAL WONDER (A Nicholls) – Raced keenly for some distance leaving the 800m.

PATRIA (J Todd) – Slow into stride. Raced wide throughout.

EL MAGNIFICENCE (W Davis) – Became unbalanced after contacting the running rail on multiple occasions near the 700m.

HALGARD (NZ) (S Fawke) – Slow into stride. Racing keenly in the early and middle stages.

1ST MISTER MONARO 2ND GLOBAL WONDER 3RD HALGARD

 

Race 2: Harvey Norman TROBIS 0-58 Handicap – 1200m

AKONI (J Todd) – Knuckled at the start. Lost momentum passing the 700m when laying outwards. Faltered in its action near the 50m with the rider easing his mount. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be lame in the off fore. Trainer G Clarke was advised that he must present a veterinary clearance for the gelding prior to racing again.

FRACTION LATE (A Lindsay) – Bumped at the start. Raced wide for the majority.

NEW ROMAN (C Hunter) – Steadied back from heels from a runner yielding ground and taken outwards near the 700m.

REALLY SWISH (S Tsaikos) – Slow into stride.

RED’S MATE (P Crich) – Bumped and crowded shortly after the start.

STARLITE REBEL (J Keating) – Steadied when racing ungenerously near the 1100m.

1ST DON’T SAY IT 2ND BLUEBERRY BOY 3RD TURNSTAR

 

Race 3: TAB Handicap 0-66 – 1100m

CANTON KID (P Shiers) – Raced wide throughout.

HATTAN MAN (J Hampson) – Slow into stride.

1ST RISING SPHERE 2ND HATTAN MAN 3RD MADAM MISCHIEF

 

Race 4: Seppelt Montgomerie Lightning Plate – 1000m

IDEAS MAN (D Holland) – Raced wide throughout

KRONOS (J Keating) – Bounded on jumping

MINI BOOM (W Davis) – Lay outwards and steadied losing ground leaving the 600m.

1ST GLOCK 2ND BELMONT DAY 3RD MINI BOOM

 

Race 5: Australian Turf Club 0-58 Handicap – 1600m

WE WILL REMEMBER (J Todd) – Raced wide throughout

MANGIONE (P Denton) – Raced wide throughout. Lay inwards passing the 200m.

SIROCCO GALE (P Shiers) – A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be lame in the off fore. Trainer T Halter was advised that she must present a veterinary clearance for the gelding prior to racing again.

MARVELOUS NIGHT (S Fawke) – Commenced awkwardly.

FLOREAT PICA (J Hampson) – Bounded on jumping.

LADY TUCAN (W Davis) – Brushed the inside barrier partition on jumping.

1ST WE WILL REMEMBER 2ND SWEET CHEVAL 3RD SOUTHERN BOLT

 

Race 6: G H Mumm Handicap – 1600m

LUNCH SESSION (S Fawke) – Over-raced in the early and middle stages getting its head in the air on several occasions. As the gelding refused to settle was taken outwards at the 1000m and raced wide thereafter.

JUST HANG UP (S Wiseman) – Commenced awkwardly. Lay outwards and steadied shortly after the start.

1ST SACCHARO 2ND WOLFBURN 3RD BOOM BOOM SWEET

 

Race 7: Ladbrokes Handicap 0-62 – 1300m

BARRAGUNDA (P Shiers) – Bumped, crowded and steadied shortly after the start.

SIGNOR FANGIO (NZ) (D Holland) – Bumped at the start and crowded shortly after. Raced wide from the 600m.

BRAZILLIANT (C Hunter) – Raced wide throughout.

ZAP (S Wiseman) – Bumped at the start.

NOKONDI (W Davis) – Following the unplaced performance, a post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to have returned with an elevated heart rate.

PHANTOM COURT (P Denton) – Bumped at the start

1ST THE MISTRAL 2ND OVERRULED 3RD CAITLIN’S ANGEL

 

Race 8: Magic Millions Handicap – 1300m

Stewards interviewed trainer T Halter in relation to the riding instructions she intended to issue as the stable had multiple runners in the event.

AUTOCRATIC (J Todd) – Returned having cast the near fore plate.

KENT STREET (S Wiseman) – Bounded at the start.

WRITE YOUR NAME (S Fawke) – Carried outwards passing the 500m and raced wide from thereon.

DON’T WAIT (P Denton) – Raced wide throughout.

NOBLE WAR (J Hampson) – Brushed the running rail becoming unbalanced near the 800m.

1ST FLYING START 2ND WRITE YOUR NAME 3RD FRAGORE

 

Race 9: Silks Darwin Handicap – 2050m

HOLSTER (NZ) (A Nicholls) – Raced keenly passing the 800m. Held up for clear running between the 500m to 400m. Returned having cast the near hind plate.

MAGNOSSIVA (S Fawke) – Carried outwards passing the 1650m.

JET JACKSON (A Darmanin) – Carried outwards and impeded near the 450m.

LADY WHISTLEDOWN (S Wiseman) – Angled outwards across heels to improve near the 450m.

HANDBALL (C Hunter) – Bounded at the start. Raced ungenerously when keen in the early stages having to be shifted outwards from heels passing the 1650m.

ROYAL COURT (NZ) (J Hampson) – Commenced awkwardly. Steadied outwards from heels passing the 1650m.

1ST DESERT LASS 2ND HOLSTER 3RD LADY WHISTLEDOWN

 

Race 10: Great Northern Darwin Cup – 2050m

LIVING THE DREAM (B Rawiller) – Lay inwards from the 600m. When questioned regarding the unplaced performance rider expressed disappointment and advised that the gelding had attained a favourable position in running and was travelling comfortably however when ridden along from the 600m it commenced to lay inwards and was under pressure shortly after. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to have returned with a slightly elevated heart rate.

I AM THE FOX (P Shiers) – Steadied outwards to avoid the heels of an injured runner near the 800m. Rider advised that the gelding had not travelled well in running and after being steadied to avoid the heels of the injured runner it had failed to stretch out and did not feel comfortable in its action. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the gelding had experienced a cardiac arrythmia. Trainer T Halter was advised that the gelding was required to undergo an ECG prior to trialling and being re-examined subsequent to the trial prior to racing again. Trainer advised the gelding would also be spelled.

TRIDENT (NZ) (S Wiseman) – Mistrode near the 800m and was eased down. Sustained an injury to the near fore. Due to the extent of injury the gelding was humanely euthanised with post-mortem samples taken for analysis.

NOIR DE RUE (V Arnott) – Raced wide from the 1200m

DANON ROMAN (JPN) (D Holland) – Commenced awkwardly and bumped.

STAROUZ (S Fawke) – Bumped at the start. Crowded, bumped and unbalanced rounding the home turn.

VALLABAR (A Darmanin) – Bumped and crowded after the start.

Plating change – TRIDENT(NZ) bar plates in front

1ST PLAYOFFS 2ND KAONIC 3RD VALLABAR

 

General

All riders were breath tested for the detection of alcohol.

Post-race swab samples taken from all winners and Race 10 KAONIC and VALLABAR

Pre-race samples were taken from PATRIA, DON’T SAY IT, REALLY SWISH, THE ALBION, STARLITE REBEL, BLUEANT, SIGNOR FANGIO, BRAZILLIANT and all runners engaged in Race 10.

Reprimands

Nil

Suspensions

Nil

Fines

Nil

Embargoes & Warnings

Race 2 – AKONI lame off fore – vet clearance required

Race 5 – SIROCCO GALE lame off fore – vet clearance required

Race 10 – I AM THE FOX cardiac arrhythmia – ECG, barrier trial & vet clearance

Medicals

Nil

 

D Hensler

Chairman of Stewards