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Darwin Turf Club: 28/05/2022

Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True Position

Stewards: R Hamilton (Chairman), D Hensler, S Copelin, S O’Brien, P Carrol, R Shiers (Clerk of Scales)

Stable compliance: R Hamilton, S O’Brien

Judge/Assistant: D Garnham, G Middleton

Veterinary: Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic

Number of Races: 6

Number of Runners: 34

Stakes Paid: $114500

 

Race 1 0-64 - 1300m

No incidents to report.

1^st RAAZOU 2^ND ELMORE LAD 3^RD DEFENCE ATTORNEY

 

Race 2 0-58 - 1300m

MURGANELLA (J Todd) – Commenced awkwardly and unbalanced the rider. Hard ridden through the early and middle stages. Following the unplaced performance a post race veterinary examination revealed gelding to have an elevated heart rate.

COWLEY’S CREEK (V Arnott) – Wide throughout.

NORTHERN FACTOR (W Davis) – Commenced awkwardly.

IMA PUPPET (C Hunter) – Cast both front plates in running.

1^ST PRINCE RUBAN 2^ND COWLEY’S CREEK 3^RD NORTHERN FACTOR

 

Race 3 0-70 - 1200m

Correct weight was delayed as Jockey V Arnott and connections requested to view the photo between 2^nd & 3^rd place getters.

1^ST EL MAGNIFICENCE 2^ND TUGGA WAR 3^RD VALENTINA STAR

 

Race 4 3YO BM54 - 1200m

MALIBU EDITION (C Hunter) – Bounded at the start and lost ground. The veterinarian reported the gelding returned with an ulcerated right eye.

TEEMING AT TIMES (J Todd) – Raced greenly from the 800m, raced wide throughout.

1^ST SUPER FAMOUS 2^ND ROJO BOOM 3^RD STARLITE VALLEY

 

Race 5 BM76 - 1100m

Stewards interviewed trainer G Clark in relation to his riding instructions as the stable had multiple runners in this event.

SEBRAKATE (A Nicholls) – Returned having bled from both nostrils and as this was the first episode trainer D Bates was advised of the provisions of AR79.

BEL’S BANNER (S Tsaikos) – Raced wide throughout. Returning to scale the rider reported that in his opinion their seemed to be something amiss with the mare. A post race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities

1^ST MASTERATI 2^ND SEBRAKATE 3^RD BLUE ODYSSEY

 

Race 6 C2 - 1000m

LITTLE MISS RICH (P Shiers) – Bumped at the start.

CAPTAIN OH (J Todd) – Fractious prior to the start, commenced awkwardly and bumped with another runner. Race ungenerously in the early stages.

KICK IT BABY (W Davis) – Slow to muster speed.

1^ST DREAM CHANCE 2^ND SWING WITH JUNIOR 3^RD BAT PAD

 

General

Post-race swab samples taken from all winners. Pre-race samples were taken from ELMORE LAD, MURGANELLA, MALIBU EDITION, BLUE ODYSSEY, SEBRAKATE & BAT PAD

Reprimands

Nil

Suspensions

Nil

Fines

Nil

Embargoes & Warnings

Race 5 SEBRAKATE bled both nostrils (1^st time)

Medicals

Nil

R Hamilton

Senior Steward