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Race 6 COURTESY FORD MANAWATU SIRES PRODUCE STAKES 1400 (G1) - Stewards Report


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Race 6 COURTESY FORD MANAWATU SIRES PRODUCE STAKES 1400 (G1)

ANDALUS (M McNab) - Began awkwardly, hampering inside runners.

BEST SELLER (J Kamaruddin) – Began awkwardly hampering runners to its outside. Commenced to race fiercely near
the 800 metres having to be steadied, placing WOLVERINE in restricted room.

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ (T Yanagida) – Hampered at the start by inside runner.

THE RACKETEER (J Ridell) – Hampered at the start by inside runner.

WAITAK (L Allpress) – Hampered at the start by inside runner.

LICKETY SPLIT (C Grylls) – Hampered at the start by outside runner. Raced wide without cover throughout. Briefly
hampered final bend needing to switch inwards across heels to gain clear racing room. A post-race veterinary
examination did not reveal any obvious abnormality.

ANDALUS (M McNab) – Began awkwardly hampering LICKETY SPLIT.

DYNASTIC (O Bosson) – Hampered at the start. Made the final bend awkwardly, briefly hampering LICKETY SPLIT.
When questioned O Bosson was of the opinion there may be something amiss with DYNASTIC. A post-race veterinary
examination revealed a small laceration to near hind hock.

Following the running of the race the trainer of the second placed horse WOLVERINE, Mr R Bergerson lodged a
protest with the Adjudicative Committee alleging interference inside the final 100 metres by the first placed horse
MAVEN BELLE. After considering submissions the Adjudicative Committee dismissed the protest with the placing
standing, 1st MAVEN BELLE and 2nd WOLVERINE.

S Weatherley (MAVEN BELLE) - Admitted a charge of careless riding in that he allowed his mount to shift outwards
when not sufficiently clear of WOLVERINE, which was hampered near the 75 metres. After considering submissions
the Adjudicative Committee imposed a suspension of his licence to ride in races from the conclusion of racing today, 2
April until the conclusion of racing on Thursday, 14 April, 8 national riding days.

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Will be interesting to read the full judicial report of the hearing.

Some points of "interest":

  1. Trackside was refused permission to have a camera in the hearing room.  The reason was Covid-19 restrictions.  Really?  That doesn't make sense - was there more than 200 in the room?  Why not set up a camera in the room and record remotely?  Don't we need more transparency and dare I say it entertainment?
  2. Weatherley gets an 8 day suspension for careless riding allowing his mount to shift outwards when not sufficiently clear of Wolverine.  Aside from the fact that Maven Belle didn't give Weatherley many options if it was serious enough to give an 8 day suspension was it serious enough to reverse the placings?  Would the suspension have happened in OZ?
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2 minutes ago, holy ravioli said:

2 weeks suspension but placings stand...NZ racing 'will become the envy...of the world'-quote from long gone C.E.O from Pomgolia who didn't like  racing,but loved driving his new Jaguar around Welly.

You haven't seen the full reasons for the decision yet.  The protest would have only lasted five minutes in OZ before being dismissed.  That's assuming a Trainer would be bothered lodging one.

Bergerson was chancing his luck at best.

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Thought wolverine was abit unlucky to be fair, mainly because of the ground she lost prior to the turn, when she was squeezed up on the the rail, that length or so may have made all the difference, that's racing for you, always need that luck.

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10 minutes ago, Shad said:

Thought wolverine was abit unlucky to be fair, mainly because of the ground she lost prior to the turn, when she was squeezed up on the the rail, that length or so may have made all the difference, that's racing for you, always need that luck.

The mistake was made by Innes before that.  He was on Maven Belle's back and he pulled Wolverine up and lost two lengths.  Maven Belle jogged the next sectionals.  Why did Innes do that?  Best Seller/Joe Kamaruddin were leaning in on him at the time but the Lethal of old would have hunted up and held his position.  I just sense that our Senior Jockeys are all getting a bit gun shy.

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2 minutes ago, holy ravioli said:

Hard to get promoted in aussie alright.

Mind you have a look at last Sat...Jungle Magnate promoted over Sharp Response!

 Can you give us your erudite analysis of why the result should have been overturned?

Should cameras been allowed in the Judicial room?

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7 minutes ago, nod said:

I suggest you measure the amount of ground W made up from the 150m to the 75m  and apply the same rate to the final 75m and the answer would be different -she was certainly interfered with.

That assumes that Wolverine could keep up the rate I.e. hadn't come to the end of its run.  Momentum wouldn't have been enough alone.  Maven Belle kicked again.

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1 minute ago, holy ravioli said:

Never stopped riding JM out.....unlike Wolverine where Innes stopped riding.

There was only a long neck in the Jungle Magnate case.  The rider didn't stop riding but the horse shied and slowed both times it was hit on the nose.

Innes had stopped riding before the interference.  Just as he did when he chose not to get on Maven Belles back early in the race.

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