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Darwin Turf Club: 14/04/2022

Weather: Fine Track: Wet Fast Rail: True Position

Stewards: D Hensler (Chairman), S Copelin, P Carrol (Clerk of Scales)

Stable compliance: R Hamilton, P Carrol

Judge/Assistant: G Middleton, R Hamilton

Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic

Number of Races: 5

Number of Runners: 30

Stakes Paid: $94000

 

Race 1: MDN 1300m

CHROMIUM (V Arnott) – Raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

1^ST POINTO’S PICK 2^ND IT’S PINS 3^RD GOOSEONTHEROOF

 

Race 2:BM54 1300m

LOOKING FOR YOU (T Townsend) – Cast the off fore plate in running.

COWLEY’S CREEK (V Arnott) – Raced wide throughout. A post race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be lame in the off hind. Trainer N Irwin was advised that a veterinary clearance is required for the gelding prior to racing again.

GHETTO (W Davis) – Raced keenly through the middle stages.

1^ST LOOKING FOR YOU 2^ND IMA PUPPET 3^RD GHETTO

 

Race 3:0-58 1100m

FAMILJA (T Townsend) – Slow into stride.

1^ST FIRST CRUSADE 2^ND DREAM WEAVER 3^RD TOORAK ROAD

 

Race 4:0-70 1000m

SMARTKAP (V Arnott) – trainer N Irwin requested to withdraw the mare due to the track surface being firmer than she had anticipated given the course proper had been rolled after track work. In the circumstances, Stewards acceded to this request and the mare was declared a late scratching at 4.17pm.

DON’T WAIT (J Hampson) – Bumped shortly after the start. Raced wide throughout.

OVERRULED (A Nicholls) – Rider reported his mount felt awkward in its action rounding the first turn. A post race veterinary examination revealed the gelding to be lame in the off fore. Trainer E Steel was advised that a veterinary clearance is required for the gelding prior to racing again.

BROTHER BASSY (T Townsend) – Bounded at the start.

LITTLE TOWN BLUES (W Davis) – Veered outwards at the start and bumped shortly after.

1^ST POUPEE 2^ND DON’T WAIT 3^RD BROTHER BASSY

 

Race 5: BMNT 1600m

CAPTAIN HEDDERWICK (J Todd) – Slow into stride.

NASHWAH (T Townsend) – Apprentice reported that her mount lay outwards rounding the 1200m and 650m turns and yielded ground prior to straightening. A post race veterinary examination revealed the mare to have an elevated heart rate. Trainer P Cole subsequently advised that as the mare had recovered without incident he undertook not to start the mare a in race for a period of 2 weeks and would engage the services of a senior rider in future.

1^ST ORCEIN 2^ND CAPTAIN HEDDERWICK 3^RD LOTION

 

.General

Post-race swab samples taken from all winners. Pre-race samples were taken from WEAPON OF LOVE, IMA PUPPET, FIRST CRUSADE, NORTHERN FACTOR, BROTHER BASSY & LOTION.

Reprimands

Nil

Suspensions

Nil

Fines

Stable foreman D Irwin was fined $500 ($300 suspended for 12 months) for engaging in unseemly behaviour toward a Darwin Racing employee – AR228(b)

Embargoes & Warnings

Race 2 – COWLEY’S CREEK – lame off hind (vet clearance required)

Race 4 – OVERRULED – lame off fore (vet clearance required)

Medicals

Nil

 

D Hensler

Chairman of Stewards