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Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 14/01/2024

 

Weather: Fine Track: Sand Rail: True

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

Assistant to the Stewards: N Westover

Clerk of the Scales: A Mitchell

Judge/Asst Judge: C Flattum/G Manley

Number of runners: 22

Stakes paid: $85,000

 

Race 1: ALICE SPRINGS TOYOTA HANDICAP 1200m

VITESSE BREEZE (C Hunter) – Raced wide throughout and cast its near side hind plate in running.

JACKSET (J Hampson) – Commenced awkwardly.

MAJESTICAL (L Maloney) – Commenced awkwardly losing some ground. Inclined to lay inwards under pressure from the top of the straight.

1ST VITESSE BREEZE 2ND MAJESTICAL 3RD RUPERT’S DELIGHT

 

Race 2: ALICE SPRINGS CUP CARNIVAL 6 &7 APRIL HANDICAP 1100m

ROCK OF KRYPTONITE (J Philpot) – Commenced to lay inwards under pressure from the 150m.

DANIHER (L Maloney) – Commenced awkwardly and raced wide throughout.

SQUARE CUT (J Hampson) – Fractious in the barriers.

NICOTERA (C Hunter) – Commenced awkwardly.

GINGER CREEK (I Luximon) – Slow into stride.

1ST ROCK OF KRYPTONITE 2ND SQUARE CUT 3RD DANIHER

 

Race 3: RED CENTRE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS HANDICAP 1000m

GARRUCHA (L Maloney) – Tightened between runners on jumping and raced wide throughout. After a disappointing performance, a veterinary examination of the gelding failed to find any apparent abnormalities.

HELLIVIT (P Denton) – Bounded on jumping and raced wide throughout. After a disappointing performance, a veterinary examination of the gelding failed to find any apparent abnormalities.

CITY OF SIN (J Hampson) – Slow into stride.

DON’T BE DRAMATIC (D Morgan) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

OMOPLATA (S Tsaikos) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

LISA (I Luximon) – Shifted outwards final stages of the event.

1ST DON’T BE DRAMATIC 2ND EASTSIDE DIAMOND 3RD BEAN SHOPPIN

 

Race 4: LADBROKES RACING CLUB HANDICAP 1000m

THROW AT DA STUMPS declared a late scratching at 2:58pm on veterinary advice after the gelding was found to have bled from its near side nostril en route to the race course. Trainer K Petrick was advised of her obligations under AR79.

FUTURE DREAMS (L Maloney) – Commenced awkwardly unbalancing its rider and inclined to lay inwards over the concluding stages.

KIKUYU (C Hunter) – Lay inwards home turn.

ACRES MIDNIGHT (S Tsaikos) – Lay outwards final stages.

1ST THE GIRL’S BOY 2ND KIKUYU 3RD FUTURE DREAMS

 

Post-race samples were taken from all winners.

Pre-race samples were taken from: FUTURE DREAMS, DON’T BE DRAMATIC, GINGER CREEK, TAORMINA DUCHESS

Suspensions: Nil

Embargoes:

Race 4 THROW AT DA STUMPS one nostril bleeder.

Warnings: Nil

Reprimands:Nil

Fines: Nil

Medical: Nil

 

D Westover

Chairman of Stewards