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Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 06/01/2024

Weather: Fine Track: Sand Rail: True

Stewards: D Westover (Chairman), R Hamilton, R Shiers (Deputy)

Assistant to Stewards: N Westover

Clerk of Scales: A Mitchell

Judge/Assistant: C Flattum, G Manley

Number of Runners: 33

Stakes Paid: $101,500

 

Race 1: WELCOME BACK TO 2024 RACING IN ALICE SPRINGS HANDICAP 1200m

DUTY (J Philpot) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

KIKUYU (P Denton) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner and raced wide throughout.

VITESSE BREEZE (C Hunter) – Tightened and bumped between runners on jumping

1ST VITESSE BREEZE 2ND PROPHESIER 3RD OMOPLATA

 

Race 2: VALE ROSEMARY WIESE HANDICAP 1200m

VALLEY PRINCE (I Luximon) – Fractious in the barriers.

ORNAMENTAL LADY (D Gillett) – Commenced to lay inwards under pressure from the 200m.

1ST VALLEY PRINCE 2ND ORNAMENTAL LADY 3RD ESASHI

 

Race 3: LADBROKES COMMUNITIES HANDICAP 1100m

TRYSTOFF (E Lines) – Slow into stride.

EASTSIDE DIAMOND (J Philpot) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

TAORMINA DUCHESS (J Hampson) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

THE GIRL’S BOY (P Denton) – Raced wide throughout.

SIR SLEW (Aaron Sweeney) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

1ST FAMILY TIES 2ND ANGELLUCCIS 3RD EASTSIDE DIAMOND

 

Race 4: ASTC MEMBERSHIP NOW DUE MAIDEN PLATE 1000m

DON’T BE DRAMATIC declared a late scratching at 4:09 by order of the Stewards after the gelding took charge of its rider galloping a circuit of the track.

BRAVE FLING declared a late scratching at 4:18 after getting down in the barriers becoming cast. Trainer T Huish was advised that a veterinary certificate of soundness must be produced prior to the gelding again racing.

BODMIN BOY (J Philpot) – Raced wide throughout.

JACKSET (J Hampson) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner and unbalancing its rider.

KIEFFER (I Luximon) – Tightened between runners on jumping.

MAJESTICAL (L Maloney) – Slow into stride.

MR BLACK (E Lines) – Shifted inwards abruptly at the 200m and as a result, mistrode on several occasions.

LI’L MISSPRANCEALOT (D Gillett) – Commenced awkwardly getting its head up and bumping heavily with another runner. Commenced to race wide from the 600m and inclined to lay inwards under pressure from the 200m.

1ST HELLIVIT 2ND BODMAN BOY 3RD JACKSET

 

Race 5: 2024 ASTC CUP WEEKEND 6 & 7 APRIL HANDICP 1000m

General: This race was put back 10 minutes to commence at 5:00pm as a storm front was quickly passing through.

SUPREME ATTRACTION (D Gillett) – Lay inwards under pressure from the 250m.

MANGIONE (J Hampson) – Raced wide into the first turn.

1ST THROW AT DA STUMPS 2ND SUPREME ATTRACTION 3RD GARRUCHA

 

Post-race samples were taken from all winners.

Pre-race samples were taken from: GARRUCHA, MR BLACK, SIR SLEW, GUNNERSIDE, VITESSE BREEZE.

Suspensions: Nil

Embargoes:

Race 4 - BRAVE FLING - Veterinary certificate of soundness required.

Warnings: Nil

Reprimands:Nil

Fines: Nil

Medicals:

Jockey S Logan.

 

D Westover

Chairman of Stewards