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- Darwin Turf Club: 04/09/2021
Darwin Turf Club: 04/09/2021
Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True Position
Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), R Hamilton, S Copelin, P Carrol, S O’Brien, B Souter (Clerk of Scales), R Shiers (assistant to the Stewards)
Judge/Assistant: D Garnham, S Harris
Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic
Number of Races: 5
Number of Runners: 42
Stakes Paid: $94,000
General from DTC 28 July, 2021
TRNT Stewards have concluded an inquiry opened at the Darwin Turf Club race meeting on Wednesday 28 July, 2021 into the circumstances relating to multiple jockeys being dislodged from their mounts during the running of race 3 on the programme, the bet365 Class 2 Handicap (1100m).
Evidence was taken from jockeys Simon Miller, Sonja Wiseman, Wayne Davis, apprentice jockey Alice Lindsay and her host trainer Gary Clarke. The available patrol vison of the race was also reviewed.
It was established that leaving the 900m OUR SUSTAR (S Miller) commenced to race keenly and when being steadied became difficult to control, getting its head up and raced ungenerously into the first turn. Approaching the 700m the filly failed to negotiate the turn due to its racing manner and shifted ground outwards despite the efforts of jockey S Miller.
The filly shifted out into the racing line of SOMERVELL (W Davis), which also had been racing ungenerously in the back straight. SOMERVELL was restrained back and outwards and that gelding clipped the hind heels of AIR BLAZER (J Philpot) which in turn was checked by its rider and mistrode. As a consequence AIR BLAZER shifted ground outwards and made contact with the hindquarter of JOMERA (A Lindsay) which in turn was bumped outwards and clipped the near hind heel of POLICY (C Hunter).
This resulted in JOMERA stumbling and falling, dislodging A Lindsay near the 650m. SUPREME TIMES (S Wiseman) which was following mistrode when trying to avoid the fall and S Wiseman became unbalanced and was dislodged near the 620m. SOMERVELL which was following that runner, had to be checked when attempting to avoid the fall and W Davis became unbalanced and was dislodged near the 600m.
Stewards were satisfied on the evidence presented that the reason for JOMERA falling was the indirect result of OUR SUSTAR shifting ground outwards near the 700m placing pressure on runners to the outside. It was noted that OUR SUSTAR was racing for the first time in Darwin and on a sand track. Stewards were of the opinion that in the circumstances jockey S Miller had made every endeavour to ensure his mount negotiated the first turn safely, given the filly’s racing manner.
As no rider was determined to be at fault, the incident was deemed accidental.
Race 1: Maiden 1200m
MON LOUIS (A Nicholls) – Bumped at the start.
PRINCE RUBAN (J Todd) – Commenced awkwardly and bumped.
RANCESKI (S Tsaikos) – Raced wide throughout.
KICK IT BABY (T Townsend) – Crowded and bumped at the start. Failed to muster early speed or respond to the rider’s efforts to improve through the middle stages. Rider reported the mare made a respiratory noise after the event. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
1ST PRINCE RUBAN 2ND ZIP LANE 3RD MON LOUIS
Race 2: BM54 1100m
CRAZY LAD (T Townsend) – Raced wide throughout.
SEDONA (C Hunter) – Displaced the bubble cheeker at the start.
ACTIVE (S Tsaikos) – Difficult to load. Commenced awkwardly.
SHE SHINES BRIGHT (V Arnott) – Rider dropped the off side rein near the 100m.
DANCERS KIN (J Noske) – Slow into stride.
1ST SHE SHINES BRIGHT 2ND THE ALBION 3RD MR BOOMJANGLES
Race 3: BMNT 1300m
AUTOCRATIC (J Todd) – When questioned regarding the unplaced performance rider advised that with the addition of blinkers today he allowed his mount to stride forward on the rail from an inside barrier and the gelding raced keenly from the 1100m and failed to settle when challenging for the lead between the 1000m and the 700m. He added that after obtaining the lead his mount travelled comfortably through the middle stages and on straightening but was under immediate pressure from the 250m and yielded ground. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
ROYAL RUMBLE (J Noske) – Dwelt at the start losing ground.
1ST WEAPON 2ND WITH PLEASURE 3RD ORCEIN
Race 4: 0-70 1000m
Stewards interviewed trainer G Clarke in relation to the riding instructions he intended to issue as his stable had multiple runners in the event.
OUR LUCA (C Hunter) – Returned having bled from both nostrils. Trainer K Petrick was advised of the provisions of AR79.
SHENANIGAN CITY (J Todd) – Carried inwards and crowded at the start bumping with another runner.
GLOBAL WONDER (J Noske) – Raced wide from the 650m.
SALTY (P Shiers) – Bumped at the start.
1ST VUNIVALU 2ND SALTY 3RD GLOBAL WONDER
Race 5: 0-58 1600m
Stewards interviewed trainer P Cole’s representative in relation to the riding instructions to be issued as the stable had multiple runners in the event.
COMOGLI (V Arnott) – Raced wide throughout.
PRINCE OF ARRAN (A Nicholls) - Raced wide throughout.
IKNOW WHERE YOULIV (T Townsend) – Rider advised that she became unbalanced when pulling up after the race and was obliged to dismount the gelding and in doing so took an apparent harmless fall. This delayed the weighing in process.
NASHWAH (C Hunter) – Commenced awkwardly.
OREGON TRAIL (J Lyon) - Raced wide throughout.
D’LIVA (J Noske) – Rider reported that she noticed following the event that her saddle shifted.
General – The paramedics examined apprentice T Townsend after weighing in and she was cleared of any injury.
1ST IKNOW WHERE YOULIV 2ND TACITURN 3RD AU PAIR
General
Post-race swab samples taken from all winners. Pre race samples were taken from IT’S PINS, ZIP LANE, SHE SHINES BRIGHT, ORCEIN, DIZZY MISS LIZZY & IKNOW WHERE YOULIV.
Reprimands
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Nil
Embargoes & Warnings
Race 4 – OUR LUCA bled both nostrils (1st time) 3 month embargo AR79
Medicals
Nil
D Hensler
Chairman of Stewards