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Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 20/04/2025

Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True

Stewards: D Westover (Chairman), M Hurley, R Shiers (Deputy Steward)

Assistant to Stewards: J Turgeon

Clerk of Scales: R Shiers

Judge/Assistant: C Flattum, D Smith

Number of Races: 7

Number of Runners: 52

Stakes Paid: $151,900

 

Race 1: CKS Electrical Maiden Plate SW - 1200m

BODMIN BOY (S Logan) – Raced wide in the early and middle stages.

HEBEL (R Vigar) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

IVOR GOOD ONE (S Tsaikos) – Commenced awkwardly hitting the right barrier partition. Began to yield ground from the 500m.

BUCKLEUP BUDDY (P Denton) – Commenced awkwardly bumping with another runner.

DEPENDENCY (L Maloney) – Bumped with another runner on jumping and raced wide into the home straight.

PICCADILLY HERO (D Gillett) – Commenced to shift inwards under pressure from the 150m.

SPILL THE MONEY (H Le Blanc) – Slow into stride.

1ST BUCKLEUP BUDDY 2ND BODMIN BOY 3RD SABIE FALLS

 

Race 2: Sean Bryan Memorial Handicap 0-70 – 1200m

CHUCKAMICKY declared a late scratching at 1:40pm on veterinary advice after lunging forward in the barriers and hitting its head. Examination revealed superficial wounds to chin and cheeks requiring no further treatment to the mare.

BEAU FACTOR (D Gillett) – Commenced awkwardly before racing wide throughout and then inclined to lay outwards rounding the home turn.

BRAT (S Tsaikos) – Lay outwards under pressure concluding stages of the race.

GREAT GUST (H Le Blanc) – Commenced awkwardly.

BETTER NOT FUSS (R Vigar) – Slow into stride.

MAGIC DEFENSE (P Denton) – Knuckled shortly after jumping.

1ST GREAT GUST 2ND MAGIC DEFENSE 3RD SQUARE CUT

 

Race 3: Ladbrokes Punter Assist Handicap 0-58 - 1100m

LITTLE DITTY (S Tsaikos) – Commenced awkwardly.

PROPHESIER (L Maloney) – Commenced awkwardly and shifted inwards at the top of the straight to obtain clear running.

CALIPARI (W Cave) – Slow into stride.

1ST BOY BIG 2ND REAL DIVINE 3RD REALTIN

 

Race 4: Carla Furnishers Handicap 0-58 – 1100m

Stewards interviewed trainer L Whittle in relation to the riding instructions she intended to issue her riders bearing in mind she had multiple runners in this event.

TANGO STEPZ (W Cave) – Lay inwards under pressure from the 180m.

ANOTHER VAL (S Logan) – Commenced to race wide from the 650m.

MEGASUN (P Denton) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

ARROGANT MISS (H Le Blanc) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.

SPLISH SPLASH (R Vigar) – Stood flat-footed as the start was effected losing some ground. Trainer C Hunter was advised that a warning had been placed on the mare.

1ST RIVER FROST 2ND GAME COVE 3RD TANGO STEPZ

 

Race 5: Centreline Saddlery & Country Outfitters Handicap - 1100m

Stewards interviewed trainers G Connor and T Gillett in relation to the riding instructions they intended to issue there riders bearing in mind they had multiple runners in this event.

SUPREME ATTRACTION (D Gillett) – Slow into stride and raced wide into the home straight and began to lay inwards under pressure from the 200m.

HURN COURT (R Vigar) – Commenced awkwardly and raced wide throughout.

1ST FLYING YISHU 2ND SUPREME ATTRACTION 3RD DELAGO LAD

 

Race 6: BT Daley Painting Contractors Handicap 0-64 - 1400m

TAIPAN TOMMY (L Maloney) – Raced wide in the early stages.

THE GIRL’S BOY (P Denton) – Raced wide entering the home straight.

HELLARA (H Le Blanc) – Commenced awkwardly.

MI MIJO (S Tsaikos) – Commenced awkwardly and bumped with another runner approaching the first turn.

HONG KONG FIGHTER (D Gillett) – Raced in restricted room approaching the first turn bumping with another runner.

MUSELET (R Vigar) – Raced wide from the 800m.

1ST THE GIRL’S BOY 2ND HELLARA 3RD MI MIJO

 

Race 7: Colemans Printing Handicap 0-64 - 1400m

General: As R Vigar became indisposed to fulfil his riding engagement in this event, Stewards approved L Maloney to ride CAPISTAN.

FAITHFUL CHAMPION (S Tsaikos) – Bounded on jumping bumping with another runner.

READ (S Logan) – Fractious in the barriers before bumping with another runner on jumping.

BEEP TEST (W Cave) – Commenced awkwardly.

1ST STEP FORWARD 2ND PRINCESS PANCAKES 3RD BEEP TEST

 

General:

Post-race samples were taken from all winners.

Pre-race samples were taken from: RYLAN’S PICK, CAPISTAN, TAIPAN TOMMY, ROC DE RUSSIAN, GREAT GUST, BODMIN BOY.

Reprimands: Nil

Suspensions: Nil

Fines: Nil

Embargoes & Warnings:

Race 4 – SPLISH SPLASH – Warning, stood flat-footed.

Medicals: Nil

 

D Westover

Alice Springs Chief Steward