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- Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 28/08/2026
Alice Springs Turf Club Inc: 28/08/2026
Weather: Fine Track: Good Rail: True
Stewards: D Westover (Chairman), M Hurley, R Shiers, R Kenny (Cadet)
Assistant to Stewards: N Westover
Clerk of Scales: R Shiers, N Irlam
Judge/Assistant: C Flattum, D Smith
Number of Races: 5
Number of Runners: 30
Stakes Paid: $150,000
Race 1: Cummins X15 Euro VI Performance Handicap 0-64 - 1600m
COURS VITE (J Philpot) – Lay out under pressure from the 200m.
NASHA (B Cray) – Slow into stride and inclined to lay out rounding the home turn.
1ST NASHA 2ND COURS VITE 3RD VALLEY PRINCE
Race 2: Ladbrokes Red Centre Winter Series Final BM66 – 1200m
RIVER FROST (I Luximon) – Began awkwardly and raced wide entering the home straight.
TANGO STEPZ (J Booth) – Began awkwardly.
STELLA BYSTARLIGHT (J Philpot) – Raced up into restricted room at the 600m momentarily having to steady.
ONLY THE BEST (L Boyd) – Began awkwardly and raced wide throughout.
SPLISH SPLASH (S Tsaikos) – Slow into stride.
General: EXCUSES EXCUSES collapsed post-race on its way back to the day stalls with a suspected cardiac pulmonary issue and on veterinary advice, the gelding was humanely euthanized.
1ST BRAT 2ND RIVER FROST 3RD STELLA BYSTARLIGHT
Race 3: Cummins X15 Handicap 0-58 - 1100m
General: Due to the incident from the previous race, the remaining 3 races were all put back 10 minutes.
Stewards interviewed trainer G Connor in relation to the riding instructions he intended to issue his riders as he had multiple runners in this event.
HIGH AMBITIONS (B Cray) – Began awkwardly.
BONNY IMPACT (J Booth) – Began awkwardly.
BOSS SHELBY (L Boyd) – Raced wide from the 750m.
SNICK (J Philpot) – Began awkwardly. Cast off-fore plate in running.
JACKSET (J Todd) – Slow into stride.
1ST LEAN ON ME 2ND REVOLUTION RISING 3RD BONNY IMPACT
Race 4: Welcome Racing NT Board Handicap BM54 – 1400m
THE BIG FREEZE (B Cray) – Cast near-fore plate in running. Momentarily held up for clear running top of the straight.
BRAZEN SAILOR (L Boyd) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.
KIEFFER (J Todd) – Bumped with another runner on jumping.
MAPLETON HILL (S Tsaikos) – Bumped with another runner on jumping causing it to mistride and knuckle slightly.
LOVE TO LIE (J Philpot) – Fractious in the barriers before beginning awkwardly bumping with another runner.
1ST KIEFFER 2ND LOVE TO LIE 3RD BRAZEN SAILOR
Race 5: Cummins Cup BMNT - 1400m
DELAGO LAD (B Cray) – Began awkwardly bumping with another runner.
FLYING START (P Denton) – Inclined to lay out under pressure from the 100m.
GRINZINGER LASS (J Philpot) – Bumped with another runner on jumping and began to race ungenerously for a number of strides getting its head up.
IZ SHAFT (J Booth) – Inclined to lay out under pressure from the 150m.
1ST BAHAMA BAY 2ND FLYING START 3RD GRINZINGER LASS
General:
Post-race samples were taken from all winners.
Pre-race samples were taken from: VALLEY PRINCE, TANGO STEPZ, DELAGO LAD & LEAN ON ME.
Reprimands:
Race 5 – Jockey J Philpot was reprimanded for a whip breach, AR132(7)(a)(ii).
Suspensions: Nil
Fines: Nil
Embargoes & Warnings: Nil
Medicals: Nil
D Westover
Alice Springs Chief Steward