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- Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 27/08/2021
Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 27/08/2021
Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True
Stewards: D Westover (Chairman), M Hurley, W Preston
Clerk of the Scales: A Korman
Judge/Asst Judge: C Flattum/G Owen
Assistant to the Stewards: C Walsh
Number of runners: 32
Stakes paid: $ 82,000
Race 1 Cummins X15 Handicap 1200m
LITTLE KRAKATOA was declared a late scratching at 1:15 by order of the Stewards.
As no book maker was on course, there were no deductions applicable.
STAR OF MONSOON (A Nicholls) – Raced wide in the early and middle stages of the event.
TOMAHAWK LAD (C Hunter) – Steadied off heels at the 650m when racing forward.
1ST FEED THE MONSTER 2ND REGAL EAGLE 3RD TOMAHAWK LAD
Race 2: Cummins 1200 Handicap 1200m
MATHEMATICS (P Denton) – Slow into stride bumping with another runner.
KYD ROCK (A Nicholls) – Dipped on jumping bumping with another runner.
SUPREME TIMES (C Hunter) – Commenced awkwardly. Steadied off heels from the 300 to 250 when inconvenienced for clear running and inclined to lay inwards under pressure thereafter.
KUMMERLINGS (J Philpot) – Commenced awkwardly.
MARSALIS (W Kerford) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner and raced wide throughout.
1ST MATHEMATICS 2ND MIGHTY MURT 3RD SUPREME TIMES
Race 3: Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap 1100m
BOLEK (A Nicholls) – Inclined to lay outwards rounding the home turn and down the length of the straight. A post race veterinary examination of the gelding failed to reveal any apparent abnormalities.
KING CRAB (J Lyon) – Raced wide throughout and inclined to lay outwards under pressure from the 150m.
ZEDUKI (B Huppatz) – Slow into stride bumping with another runner.
POLICY (J Philpot) – Taken outwards by another runner rounding the home turn and down the length of the straight.
MODERNAS ARROW (C Hunter) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner and inclined to lay inwards under pressure from about the 250m.
1ST ZEDUKI 2ND KING CRAB 3RD BOLEK
Race 4: Cummins Performance Maiden Plate 1400m
DEVIL BE QUICK (C Hunter) – Began to yield ground from the 800m. Trainer B Young was advised that a warning has been placed on the horse for racing uncompetitive from the middle stages of the event and a repeat performance may result in some action being taken. Mr Young advised that the horse will now be spelled.
ALICE BAND (J Philpot) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.
DREAMTIME LADY (L Crow) – Commenced awkwardly and raced wide throughout.
UP (P Denton) – Steadied off heels from the 500m to the 350m when unable to secure clear running.
1ST UP 2ND ALICE BAND 3RD ANGRY ROSE
Race 5: Cummins Cup 1400m
EXONERATE declared a late scratching at 3:51 on veterinary advice after a mishap in the barriers and sustaining injuries to both hocks with the offside hock sustaining swelling. Trainer C Hunter was advised that prior to that gelding again starting in a race, a veterinary certificate of soundness satisfactory to the Stewards must be produced.
As no book maker was on course, no deductions were applicable.
TOFFIATO (J Philpot) – Commenced awkwardly.
SUPREME ATTRACTION (S Tsaikos) – Inclined to lay outwards rounding the home turn and down the length of the straight.
LORD SMEDLEY (C Hunter) – Slow into stride.
MAUDY (B Huppatz) – Bumped with another runner shortly after jumping.
DESERT LASS (P Denton) – Bumped with another runner shortly after jumping and inclined to lay outwards under pressure from the top of the straight.
1ST SUPREME ATTRACTION 2ND DESERT LASS 3RD JUST HANG UP
General: Stewards opened an inquiry into the late scratching of LITTLE KRAKATOA from race 1 at today’s race meeting.
Prior to race 1 during the course of Stewards conducting their normal pre-race identity checks of runners engaged to race, it was established that the gelding presented to race was not in fact LITTLE KRAKATOA and it had been verified that it was a 6YO gelding named HARD CORE.
It was further established that the gelding LITTLE KRAKATOA was in NSW where a mix up had occurred at a paddock when loading the correct horse on the float for transit to the NT.
In relation to this incident, trainer Mr Gillett subsequently pleaded guilty to a charge under AR99 (a) in that he presented the incorrect horse to race as LITTLE KRAKATOA in race 1 at today’s meeting. Mr Gillett was fined the sum of $1000. In arriving at this penalty, Stewards were satisfied that Mr Gillett had been negligent in not confirming the identity of the gelding and that there was no attempt to be deceitful or dishonest and further that he had co-operated fully during the inquiry.
Post- race samples were taken from all winners
Pre-race samples were taken from: MODERNA’S ARROW, JUST HANG UP, DEVIL BE QUICK, FUTURE DREAMS
Suspensions - Nil
Reprimands - Nil
Warnings
Race 4 DEVIL BE QUICK uncompetitive.
Embargos
Race 5 EXONERATE veterinary certificate
Fines
Trainer T Gillett $1000 AR99 (a).
D Westover
Alice Springs Chief Steward