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- Darwin Turf Club: 11/01/2025
Darwin Turf Club: 11/01/2025
Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True
Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), R Hamilton, C Streat (Deputy)
Assistant to Stewards: E Baird
Clerk of Scales: B Huppatz
Judge/Assistant: G Middleton, D Garnham
Stable Compliance: R Hamilton, D Hensler
Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic
Number of Races: 5
Number of Runners: 34
Stakes Paid: $101,000
Race 1: Australia Day Racing on 25th January Maiden Plate SW – 1300m
Stewards interviewed trainer C Pollard in relation to the riding instructions he intended to issue as the stable had multiple runners in the event.
CARAT TIME (V Arnott) – Raced keenly in the back straight having to be steadied from heels near the 800m.
GO BARNEY GO (W Davis) – Raced wide throughout.
HAZELWOOD (A Sweeney) – Slow to muster early speed. Following the unplaced performance a post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
RUBINOVA (J Todd) – Momentarily crowded when under pressure approaching the 100m.
CHERRY STEM (O Kendal) – Apprentice advised to show more care when improving ground in future after allowing her mount to shift inwards near the 100m causing crowding to another runner.
1ST CARAT TIME 2ND NO I’M NOT 3RD MISS MOOV
Race 2: Shane Kavanagh Memorial Sprint 0-64 – 1300m
GLOBAL WONDER (A Nicholls) – Raced wide throughout.
STYLE AND GRACE (A Sweeney) – Cast the off hind plate in running.
MIRACOLI (H Le Blanc) – commenced awkwardly. Lay inwards under pressure in the straight. Cast the near fore plate in running.
1ST QUEEN IN THE NORTH 2ND AMERICAN JAZZ 3RD MIRACOLI
Race 3: Ladbrokes Summer Sprint Series (Heat 2) Handicap 0-70 – 1200m
FUNNYIFITWON (R Vigar) – Commenced awkwardly. Rider reported that his right stirrup iron contacted with the barrier petition at the start and snapped. He advised that as a result he was placed at a disadvantage in fully testing his mount in the home straight. An inspection after the race also detected a crack in the bottom of the left stirrup iron.
CHANGE IS COMING (J Todd) – Raced wide throughout.
1ST CONCLAVE PRINCE 2ND LA BOQUERIA 3RD FUNNYIFITWON
Race 4: Silks Darwin TROBIS Handicap 0-58 – 1200m
Stewards interviewed trainer P Cole in relation to the riding instructions he intended to issue as the stable had multiple runners in the event.
RHESUS (W Davis) – Held up for clear running from leaving the 600m until taken outwards across heels near the 450m.
SUPER DEFENSE (R Vigar) – Raced wide throughout.
CROWN WATERS (S Logan) – Bumped at the start.
WORLD AFFAIRS (A Sweeney) – Bumped at the start. Impeded from heels near the 450m.
1ST CROWN WATERS 2ND ON THE CHARGE 3RD RHESUS
Race 5: Ladbrokes Wet Season Series (Heat 7) Handicap BM54 – 1000m
Due to thunder activity from an approaching storm cell the Stewards brought the start time of this race forward to commence at 5.05pm.
NY KEE (W Davis) – Lay outwards rounding the first turn.
TONIX (R Vigar) – Bounded at the start losing ground.
1ST LORD FENRIR 2ND SIBERIAN LARCH 3RD KISS KISS KISS
General:
Post-race swab samples taken from all winners. Pre-race samples were taken from GLOBAL WONDER, FUNNYIFITWON, INFLUENTIAL JACK, CROWN WATERS, BEL SUONO & TONIX
Reprimands: Nil
Suspensions: Nil
Fines: Nil
Embargoes & Warnings: Nil
Medicals: Nil
D Hensler
Chairman of Stewards