Stewards Report

Redcliffe 20/07/2022

Redcliffe Harness

Date:Wednesday, 20th July 2022

Track: Good

Weather:Partly Cloudy

Stewards Panel: N. Torpey (Chairman) | R. McCrae | R. Cressey | M. Greentree

Officials: Dr. S. McGinness (Veterinarian) │ B. Wilson (Judge) │ J. Johnson (Assistant Judge) │ J. Suli & K. Williams (Starters) │ K. Warwick (Sample Collection Official)

Supplementary Report:

Stewards noted the intended tactics from trainers with multiple runners in the one race

Race 1 - TAB LONG MAY WE PLAY PACE  1780M

Korloff Noir Nz (Pete McMullen)– Hung in and contacted marker posts near the 1600 m and again near the 1400 m.

Charlie Chuckles (Angus Garrard)- Raced wide in the early stages before working forward to the position outside of the leader. Hung in when under pressure leaving the 300 m.

Favreau (Leonard Cain)– Pulled hard during the score up.

Motu Cullen Nz (Jonah Hutchinson)– Fractious leaving the pre-race circle. Hung in during the event. A warning was issued.

Race 2 - STU VALENTINE FOR BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE PACE  2040M

Eternal Gold (Riley Butt)– Held up for a clear run to the finish.

Bettor Romance (Brendan Barnes)– Was restrained to the rear of the field after being caught wide in the early stages.

Charm Offensive Nz (Lachie Manzelmann)– Driver fined unapproved whip use. (R.156(3)).

Misstrepo (Pete McMullen)– Overraced and pulled hard during the event.

General: Lachie Manzelmann (Charm Offensive) was fined $400 for using his whip in an approved manner by applying the whip continuously over the final 200 m of the event. (R.156(3)). In determining penalty Stewards were mindful of a previous breach within the 56 day period

Race 3 - NORTHGATE COMFORT INN PACE  2040M

Handsome Harry Nz (Lachie Manzelmann)– Shifted in and contacted a marker post after the start.

Wonderwoman Jujon (Mathew Neilson)– Jibbed leaving the pre-race circle resulting in the filly taking no competitive part in the race. Wonderwoman Jujon will be excluded from the barrier draw in future mobile events until Stewards are satisfied it can perform in the desired manner.

Delightful Rainbow (Nathan Dawson) – Was caught wide in the early stages before working forward to the position outside of the leader.

Bettor Rocknroll (Pete McMullen)– Was restrained to the rear of the field after being caught wide in the early stages.

Bukthsystem (Leonard Cain) – Raced wide in the middle stages before working forward to the position outside of the leader.

Race 4 - HUSTLER RAPTOR PACE  2040M

Bee Gees Best (John Kerr) – Raced roughly during the event before giving ground over the final 600 m.

Lara Bay (Melissa Kendall)– Shifted in and contacted a marker post near the 200 m

Cheddar Made Beta Nz (Lachie Manzelmann)– Driver fined for failing to adhere to the required time standard when leading. (R.162(1)(y)).

Underthekilt (Nathan Dawson)– Was restrained to the rear of the field after being caught wide in the early stages.

General: Lachie Manzelmann (Cheddar Made Beta NZ) was fined $100 for failing to comply with the required time standard when leading. It was noted the first half of the last mile was run in 65.3 seconds. (R.162(1)(y)).

Race 5 - ELDERS WOODFORD PACE  1780M

Whata Reactor (Leonard Cain) – Broke in the score up and was out of position at the start. The mare will be excluded from the barrier draw in future mobile events until Stewards are satisfied it can perform in the desired manner.

Bertils Firefox (John Kerr)– Locked sulky stays with Baby Ginnie for a short distance near the 100 m

Baby Ginnie (Trent Hodges)- Locked sulky stays with Bertils Firefox for a short distance near the 100m.

Race 6 - HYGAIN FEEDS MAIDEN PACE  1780M

Furiosa (Matt Crone)– Shifted in and contacted a marker post near the 600 m.

Outer Change (Leonard Cain)– Was caught wide in the early stages before working forward to the position outside of the leader.

Tori Be (Bradley Forge)– Gave ground from the 600 m. Shifted in and contacted marker posts near the 200 m

Race 7 - GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND PACE  1780M

Remember Eve (Chloe Butler) ($1.30 fav)– Led the race before giving ground over the final 200 m finishing in last position. An examination by the veterinarian subsequent to the race found the mare to be suffering from the thumps. Remember Eve will be stood down pending a satisfactory barrier trial.

Jet Force (Leonard Cain)– Shifted in and contacted a marker post near the 1500 m. Contacted another marker post when racing in restricted room near the 400 m.

Race 8 - MEMBERS DRAW WINNER DYLAN LADD PACE  1780M

Soulwriter (Pete McMullen)– Hung in and raced roughly when racing wide on the first turn.

Vermont (Brendan Barnes)– Shifted in and contacted a marker post near the 1600 m. Driver fined unapproved whip use. (R.156(3)).

General: Brendan Barnes (Vermont) was fined $400 for using his whip in an approved manner by applying the whip continuously over the final 200 m of the event. (R.156(3)). In determining penalty Stewards were mindful of a previous breach within the 56 day period

Race 9 - DRIVER OF THE NIGHT MATHEW NEILSON MAIDEN PACE  1780M

Ghost Train (Zac Chappenden)– The near-side sulky tyre punctured leaving the 300 m. Shifted in and contacted a marker post near the 200 m.

Akermanis (Leonard Cain)– Raced ungenerously during the event. Hung in and contacted marker posts leaving the 600 m.

The Real Vanessa (Peter Greig)– Severely checked at the 500 m when Millie Francis NZ broke gait.

Heavenly Sea (Mathew Neilson) – The near-side sulky tyre punctured at the stat resulting in the filly being retired from the event at the 1300 m.

Millie Francis Nz (Will Rixon)– Broke gait near the 500 m. The filly will be placed on its last chance to race truly

Moon Over Montana (Pete McMullen)– Gave ground badly over the final 500 m finishing 122 metres from the winner. An examination by the veterinarian subsequent to the race found no abnormalities at time of examination. Stewards deemed the gelding’s performance as unsatisfactory and stood it down pending a satisfactory trial. The trainer indicated he would be sending the gelding for a spell.

The Weapon (Riley Butt)– Raced wider over the final 1000 m.

Race 10 - BURWOOD STUD 2YO MAIDEN PACE  1780M

General: A false start was declared after Heza Galvinator was checked in the score up when Hollywoodbound broke gait.

Hollywoodbound (Nathan Dawson)– Galloped in the score causing a false start. The filly will be excluded from the barrier draw in future mobile events until Stewards are satisfied it can perform in the desired manner.

Yogi (Mathew Neilson)– Raced roughly for a short distance at the start.

Swabs samples taken for analysis

Pre-race

R3        Bukthsystem

R4        Underthekilt

R5        Develstix

R9        The Real Vanessa

Post-race

All winners

Race day Summary

Scratchings

R1        Its Super Easy NZ         - Veterinary reasons (L/Scr)

R1        Lanoch Boy                   - Veterinary reasons (L/Scr)

R7        Dancing With My Ex      - Sold

R7        Darby Brights                - Veterinary reasons (L/Scr)

R8        Dartesian                      - Veterinary reasons

R10      Five Star Gem              - Veterinary reasons

Licensee Actions

R2        L. Manzelmann             - Fine $400 – Unapproved whip use – R.156(3)

R4        L. Manzelmann             - Fine $100 – Fail to adhere to time standard – R.162(1)(y)

R8        B. Barnes                      - Fine $400 – Unapproved whip use – R.156(3)

Animal Actions

R3        Wonderwoman Jujon     - ODM

R5        Whata Reactor              - ODM

R7        Remember Eve             - Sd 1 trial (thumps)

R9        Moon Over Montana      - Sd 1 trial (unsatisfactory performance)

R10      Hollywoodbound            - ODM

The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to an internal or external review.  The outcome of any internal review is published on the Commission’s website immediately after the release of the internal review decision to the Applicant.  External reviews are managed by QCAT and are not published on the Commission’s website.

This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.

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