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Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 19/09/2020

 

Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True

Stewards: D Westover (Chairman), W Preston, D Hensler

Assistant to the Stewards: K Norvilas

Clerk of the Scales: G Owen/ P Carrol

Judge/Asst Judge: C Flattum /C Walsh

Number of runners: 48

Stakes paid: $ 115,000

 

Race 1 Ladbrokes Backs ASTC Handicap 1600m

AMERICAN STAR (W Kerford) – Fractious in the barriers.

OLIVARES (B Huppatz) – Slow into stride.

1ST SMUGGLING 2ND AMERICAN STAR 3RD MALAISE

 

Race 2: BT Daley Painting Handicap 1200m

REYNARD (C Hunter) – Raced wide throughout and inclined to lay inwards under pressure from the 100m.

SIR CLOONEY (W Kerford) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

LISA (T Treichel) – Knuckled on jumping bumping with another runner.

DELIGHTFUL SPIRIT (A Lindsay) – Commenced awkwardly.

1ST LISA 2ND MEDIATED 3RD REYNARD

 

Race 3: Welcome Baby Bowie Bairstow Handicap 1200m

ME CABO (D Morgan) – Commenced awkwardly losing ground. Shifted outwards at the 100m bumping with another runner.

PREEMPTIVE (T Treichel) – Held up for clear running at the 400m.

EXTRACTION (W Kerford) – Bumped with another runner at the 100m.

MADAM ST CLAIR (B Huppatz) – Raced wide early and steadied off heels at the 600m when shifting inwards.

KUMMERLINGS (L Crow) – Slow into stride and raced wide throughout.

1ST PREEMPTIVE 2ND KUMMERLINGS 3RD EXTRACTION

 

Race 4: Horse of the Year 23 Oct Handicap 1200m

COLHOUN (A Lindsay) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

REGAL EAGLE (B Huppatz) – Raced wide throughout.

SILENT ICE (W Kerford) – Slow into stride bumping with another runner.

BRAZILLIANT (C Hunter) – Inclined to lay inwards under pressure over the concluding stages.

CELTIC BELLE (P Denton) – Held up for clear running at the 200m.

1ST BRAZILLIANT 2ND TOFFIATO 3RD NIC NAC

 

Race 5: PFD Food Services Maiden 1000m

SKILLED EMMA declared a late scratching by order of the Stewards at 4:38 after refusing to load.

As there was no book maker on course, no deductions were applicable.

Trainer T Gillett was advised that prior to that mare again starting in a race, it must barrier trial to the satisfaction of the Stewards and load in a timely manner.

AT YOUR PERIL (W Kerford) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

CHOOSE YOURSELF (P Denton) – Slow into stride.

HAYDEN WILL DO (L Crow) – Raced wide throughout.

OOPSA DAISY (C Hunter) – Raced wide throughout.

STILL JUSTIFIED (B Huppatz) – Commenced awkwardly. Inclined to lay outwards rounding the home turn and down the length of the straight.

IAMELLE (D Morgan) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

1st AT YOUR PERIL 2ND STILL JUSTIFIED 3RD IAMELLE

 

Race 6: New Members $100 Credit Handicap 1400m

CHOPSTICKS (D Morgan) – Inclined to over race in the early stages. Cast its near side front and back plates in running.

SHERPA TRAIL (C Hunter) – Commenced awkwardly.

OSIRIS (W Kerford) – Raced wide throughout.

I DREAM OF JENA (B Huppatz) – Slow into stride. Sustained a suspensory injury to its off fore and subsequently was humanly euthanized.

1ST CHOPSTICKS 2ND DENATIN 3RD OSIRIS

 

Race 7: Coles Redkite Handicap 1400m

This race was rescheduled to start at 5:48pm following an incident in the previous race.

SENSATIONAL EFFORT (D Morgan) – Inclined to over race in the early stages.

SIR GARFIELD (T Treichel) – A little slow into stride.

MODERNAS ARROW (L Crow) – Commenced awkwardly. Commenced to race wide from the 700m.

MILTARY FORCES (C Hunter) – Commenced awkwardly.

IRON CURTAIN (P Denton) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

WEDGEBROOK (B Huppatz) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

1ST HENRY LAD 2ND MODERNA’S ARROW 3RD WHITWORTH

 

Post-race samples were taken from all winners and a post mortem sample of I DREAM OF JENA.

Post-race sample was taken from SMUGGLING

Suspensions - Nil

Reprimands

Race 5 Trainer R Taylor incorrect ownership in race book due to late lodgement of stable return to reflect correct ownership. AR60.

Warnings - Nil

Embargos

Race 5 SKILLED EMMA barrier trial

Fines

Race 2 D Morgan $100. Unable to ride at MRW. NT77.

Race 4 L Crow $300. Whip breach. AR 132(7)(a)(ii).

D Westover

Alice Springs Chief Steward