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Tennant Creek Racing Club Inc: 15/05/2021

 

Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True

Stewards: D Westover (Chairman), D Hensler, R Hamilton

Clerk of the Scales: A Korman

Judge/Asst Judge: Clare Flattum/D Hensler

Number of runners: 33

Stakes paid: $ 99,000

 

Race 1 Marlow Canete & Associates Class 2 Handicap 1200m

General – Apprentice Alice Lindsay presented to weigh out 1kg over her minimum riding weight of 55kg. As no other rider was available Stewards permitted her to ride 1kg overweight.

CRYSTAL HELMET (J Philpot) – Slow into stride.

BANKSY STRIKES (J Hoopert) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

KING CRAB (W Kerford) – Bumped with another runner on jumping and raced wide throughout.

DONT CHEAT CHARLIE (A Lindsay) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

FUTURE DREAMS (J Todd) – Bumped with another runner on jumping. Shifted inwards at the 200 metres bumping with another runner.

MEDIATED (P Denton) – Shifted outwards at the 200 metres bumping with another.

1ST FUTURE DREAMS 2ND MEDIATED 3RD BANKSY STRIKES

 

Race 2: Ronin Security Handicap 1100m

General: L Crow replaced A Lindsay (overweight) as the rider of REASON FOR TREASON

SHE’S WINNIE BLUE (J Hoopert) – Commenced awkwardly.

REASON FOR TREASON (L Crow) – Slow into stride.

1ST ME CABO 2ND AWSOME MO 3RD SHE’S WINNIE BLUE

Race 3: Harvey Developments/WBC AGRI Handicap 1450m

ENKI (J Philpot) – Commenced awkwardly.

KING LANDON (J Hoopert) – Raced wide rounding the home turn and rider dropped his whip at the 150m. Rider reported that the gelding resented the kickback and in his opinion did not handle racing in the anticlockwise direction.

LADY SATAB (A Lindsay) – Lay inwards down the length of the straight under pressure.

AHMAH STAR (L Crow) – Commenced awkwardly and raced wide from the 400m.

1ST ENKI 2ND FAOLAN 3RD LADY SATAB

 

Race 4: Denis Staunton Memorial Cup 1200m

ZAP (A Lindsay) – Slow into stride.

ALVIN PURPLE (W Kerford) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

REGAL EAGLE (P Denton) – Crowded for room on jumping bumping with another runner.

WARFACE (L Crow) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

1ST ALVIN PURPLE 2ND GRAND SYMPHONY 3RD REGAL EAGLE

 

Race 5: Remote Concrete NT Tennant Creek Cup 1600m

PERESSINI (P Denton) – Trainer L Whittle advised that the gelding would be retired from racing.

ALLSPICE (A Lindsay) – Bumped with another runner on jumping

JUST HANG UP (L Crow) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

1ST LORD SMEDLEY 2ND ALLSPICE 3RD PERESSINI

 

Post-race samples were taken from all winners

Suspensions

Apprentice Alice Lindsay – suspended for 1 NT meeting for failing to make her MRW and having to be replaced - NT77(c)

Reprimands - Nil

Warnings - Nil

Embargos - Nil

Fines - Nil

D Westover

Alice Springs Chief Steward