Stewards Report
Swan Hill 24/10/2022
HARNESS RACING VICTORIA
STEWARDS REPORT FOR MILDURA @ SWAN HILL
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022
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Michael Ross Kylie Harrison Nathan Moy (Starter) Dr Megan Ginifer (Vet) |
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Track: Rain Affected |
Weather: |
Overcast & Intermittent Showers
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Trainers with multiple horses engaged in any given race were questioned as to the intended driving tactics to be adopted.
General
Due to this meeting being transferred from Mildura to Swan Hill on Saturday 22nd October and fields already being declared starting positions of six (6) runners across the front row in all mobile start events would remain in place.
RACE 1 – EUSTON CLUB RESORT 2YO & 3YO PACE (1790 MS)
Powerofpersuasion (Jordan Leedham) broke gait during the early stages of the score up inconveniencing Hungry Hograth (Jack Laugher) resulting in that runner being out of position when the start was effected.
Powerofpersuasion broke gait shortly after the start was effected and will now be excluded from the barrier draw in future mobile start events.
Hungry Hograth raced roughly passing the 700m.
Powerofpersuasion hung inwards inside the final 150m despite the drivers’ efforts contacting marker pegs when utilising the sprint lane. A warning was issued against the colts racing manners.
RACE 2 – APG - VERDE AT THE GATEWAY PACE (1790 MS)
Ah Mach was declared a late scratching at 9:20am Stewards Permission.
Ace Star underwent a pre and post-race veterinary examinations under the HRV horse welfare policy due to the gelding having not started in preceding 12 months. Neither examination revealed any significant abnormalities.
Ace Star & Gilardi were both out of position when the start was effected. Due to both runners failing to have runners in advance of them on the front row to trail no action was taken against either runner.
Gilardi (Samantha Pascoe) pulled hard during the middle stages of the event.
RACE 3 – WEIGHTMAN'S PACKAGING & STATIONARY PACE (2190 MS)
Ryan Sanderson, driver of Doc Harvey was fined the sum of $100 under AHR Rule 162(1)(j) for failing to maintain his position behind the starting gate until the start was effected.
Beartastic Writer (Michelle Phillips) & Doc Harvey both pulled hard during the middle stages.
RACE 4 –MCDONALD'S MILDURA & IRYMPLE PACE (1790 MS)
Chloe Ann was declared a late scratching at 9:20am Stewards Permission.
Havelock was declared a late scratching at 1:48pm Stewards Permission.
Our Tempo (Jack Laugher) was fractious prior to the start and was out of position when the start was effective. Our Tempo will now be placed on its last chance in the draw.
Benjimagee (Samantha Pascoe) yielded ground from the 400m to finish in 6th and last position beaten 69.2m a warning was issued against the geldings racing competitiveness.
RACE 5 -TENDERPRINT AUSTRALIA PACE (2190 MS)
Billy Jack was declared a late scratching at 9:20am Stewards Permission.
Symphony Stride (Neil McCallum) bucked shortly after the start was effected and will continue to be drawn wide in future mobile start events.
Symphony Stride broke gait clear of interference approaching the 900m and again prior to the finish line. Symphony Stride will now be stood down from racing until trialling to satisfaction of stewards on one (1) occasion. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the mare to be lame in the hind leg and will now be stood down from racing pending a veterinary clarence.
Jack Laugher, driver of Colerne was fined the sum of $200 under AHR Rule 156(2)(a) for applying the whip to the mare with more than a wrist flicking action and with overt force approaching the 400m.
Conor Crook, driver of Sadie Jayne pleaded guilty to a charge under AHR Rule 163(1)(a)(iii) approaching the 900m he permitted Sadie Jayne to shift outward from a marker line position when insufficiently clear of Lovely Lily (Connor Clarke) resulting in runner being checked and racing roughly. In assessing penalty, Steward took in consideration the relevant factors as outlined within the HRV Stewards Minimum Penalty Guidelines, noting Mr Crook’s guilty plea the degree of interference and carelessness was assessed in the low range and his offence record under this rule with 87 clear drives. Mr Crook’s licence to drive in races was suspended for a period of ten (10) days commencing midnight 26th October 2022.
Conor Crook, driver of Sadie Jayne ($2.00 fav) which finished in 5th position beaten 35.6m was queried into the seemingly poor performance of the filly. Mr Crook could offer no tangible explanation for the performance. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities. Trainer Lachlan Prothero will be contacted coming days regarding the filly’s progress subsequent to the event.
RACE 6 – TASCO PETROLEUM PACE (2190 MS)
Goodtime Maddie & Wilshire Boulevard were declared a late scratching at 9:20am Stewards Permission.
Dennis was declared a late scratching at 9:28am Stewards Permission.
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 6:52pm.
Ellen Tormey, driver of Missed The Truth was issued a caution for being out of position when the start was effected.
Missed The Truth pulled hard during the early & middle stages of the event.
RACE 7 – PARK DOUGLAS PRINTING PACE (1790 MS)
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 7:24pm.
Orama (Ellen Tormey) was held up over the latter stages of the event.
Stewards refrained taking action against Connor Clarke, driver of Modern Ginger for failing to adhere to the sectional times policy in recording the second quarter of the final mile in 32.9 (0.9 seconds) outside the required time standard due to the quicker than average lead time recorded.
RACE 8 – TANKARD DENTAL PACE (1790 MS)
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 8:01pm.
Sahara Tiger (Ryan Sanderson) was held up during the early and middle stages of the home straight prior to obtaining clear running.
Kaela Hryhorec, driver of Overpowering was fined the sum of $200 under AHR Rule 162(1)(www)(c) for allowing the gelding to shift up the track over the final 150m which advantaged Sahara Tiger (winner) to a clear run.
RACE 9 – ZILZIE WINES PACE (1790 MS)
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 8:33pm.
Only In Rome underwent pre and post-race veterinary examinations under the HRV horse welfare policy due to the gelding having started in excess of 200 races. Neither examination revealed any significant abnormalities.
Connor Clarke, driver of Sonnys Amazing was fined the sum of $100 under AHR Rule 162 (1)(y) for failing to adhere to the sectional times policy in recording the second quarter of the final mile in 33.3 seconds (1.3 seconds) outside the required timeframe of 32 seconds.
RACE 10 – GOOD DEAL TYRES PACE (2190 MS)
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 9:04pm.
Lorne Beach was declared a late scratching at 4:36pm Stewards Permission.
Cocorocks (Conor Crook) broke gait during the latter stages of the score up and was out of position when the start was effected. Cocorocks will now be excluded from the barrier draw in future mobile start events.
Ryan Sanderson, driver of Valbarann was found guilty of a charge under AHR Rule 163(1)(a)(iii) the particulars of the charge being approaching the 900m when challenging for the lead he permitted Valbarann to shift inwards when insufficiently clear of Mustang Max (Michael Gadsden) contacting that runner offside foreleg resulting in Mustang Max being checked and falter. In assessing penalty, Steward took in consideration the relevant factors as outlined within the HRV Stewards Minimum Penalty Guidelines, noting the degree of interference & carelessness was assessed in the low range and Mr Sanderson’s offence record under this rule with 667 clear drives. Mr Sanderson’s licence to drive in races was suspended for a period of seven (7) days commencing midnight 2nd November 2022.
RACE 11 – SUNRAYSIA SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES PACE (1790 MS)
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 9:31pm.
Elizabethan Era was declared a late scratching at 4:36pm Stewards Permission.
Pet Kitty (Samantha Pascoe) & Jitttabug (Jordan Chibnall) were both significantly out of position when the start was effected. Both Horses will continue to be drawn wide in future mobile start events.
RACE 12 – PIRANHA MEDIA 3YO & OLDER MAIDEN PACE (2190 MS)
At the request of Sky Racing this event was rescheduled to start at 10:00pm.
The start of this event was delayed two (2) minutes due Whodat Boodat requiring farrier attention.
No racing incidents to report.
Michael Ross
Chair
‘This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at the sole discretion of the Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards as races are reviewed as per the ‘HRV Stewards Internal Review Process’.
Raceday Summary
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Pre-Race: Race 3 –Holzauer; Race 4 –Half Moon Beach; Race 6 –Pas Guarantee; Race 7 -Modern Ginger; Race 8 -Overpowering; Race 9 –Terror To Rock; Race 10 –Gotonebettor
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Post-Race: Race 1 – Our Master Play; Race 2 –Good Word That; Race 4 – Half Moon Beach; Race 5 –Triplets; Race 7 - Modern Ginger; Race 8 - Sahara Tiger; Race 9 – Sonnys Amazing; Race 12 –Jay Miller |
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Suspensions |
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Race 5 |
C Crook |
163(1)(a)(iii) |
10 days |
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Race 10 |
R Sanderson |
163(1)(a)(iii) |
7 days |
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Fines |
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Race 3 |
R Sanderson |
162(1)(j) |
$100 |
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Race 6 |
J Laugher |
156(2)(a) |
$200 |
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Race 8 |
K Hryhorec |
162(1)(www)(c) |
$200 |
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Race 9 |
C Clarke |
162(1)(y) |
$100 |
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Cautions |
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Race 1 |
E Tormey |
D/CSU |
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Horse Actions |
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Race 1 |
Powerofpersuasion |
ODM |
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Race 5 |
Symphony Stride |
CODM, SD1T, SDVC |
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Race 10 |
Cocorocks |
ODM |
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Race 11 |
Pet Kitty |
CODM |
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Race 11 |
Jitttabug |
CODM |
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Late Scratchings |
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Race 2 |
Ah Mach |
Stewards Permission |
9:20am |
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Race 4 |
Chloe Ann |
Stewards Permission |
9:20am |
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Race 4 |
Havelock |
Stewards Permission |
1:48pm |
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Race 5 |
Billy Jack |
Stewards Permission |
9:20am |
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Race 6 |
Goodtime Maddie |
Stewards Permission |
9:20am |
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Race 6 |
Wilshire Boulevard |
Stewards Permission |
9:20am |
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Race 6 |
Dennis |
Stewards Permission |
9:28am |
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Race 10 |
Lorne Beach |
Stewards Permission |
4:36pm |
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Race 11 |
Elizabethan Era |
Stewards Permission |
4:36pm |
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Follow Ups |
Race 5 - Sadie Jayne |
Adjourned Inquiries |
Nil |
Sulky Fund Claims |
Nil |