Alice Springs (NT)
- Saturday, 21 December 2002 00:00
TRACK: GOOD
NT 1: CLASS 5 HANDICAP 1400M 5 STARTERS
Jockey T HUISH replaced J DITTMAN as the rider of ASSIFF after jockey DITTMAN was injured at trackwork. BE STRONG (D Lockwood (A)) was slow to begin and was then inclined to over race in the early stages of the race. Correct Weight was delayed when D LOCKWOOD (A), rider of BE STRONG requested to view the photo finish. After viewing the photo the Judges numbers were confirmed and Correct Weight was declared.
1ST QUEEN'S IMAGE (NZ) 2ND BE STRONG 3RD ASSIFF
NT 2 CLASS 2 HANDICAP 1400 METRES 5 STARTERS
SOLARIO (M Cullen) jumped inwards bumping CLASSIC KHAN (G
Lefoe). KENNY'S IDOL (T Huish) shifted ground in the straight. Subsequent to the race
Stewards questioned T HUISH, rider of KENNY'S IDOL on his ride from the 1200M mark up t
the 500M mark. Jockey T HUISH stated to Stewards that his instructions were to let the
mare settle in the early stages of the race. Jockey T HUISH stated that he may have made a
misjudgment by being so far out of his ground in the middle stages of the race. Trainer of
KENNY'S IDOL Mr G CARIGE confirmed the riding instructions but stated that he did not
expect the mare to be so far back.
Stewards instructed Jockey T HUISH that they would expect him to ride his mounts leaving
no reason for query in future.
1ST SOLARIO 2ND KENNY'S IDOL 3RD CLASSIC KHAN
NT 3: OPEN HANDICAP 1100 METRES 5 STARTERS
PALOOKA (B Cornell) standing flatfooted as start effected resulting in the gelding losing some ground. B CORNELL, rider of PALOOKA stated to Stewards subsequent to the race that his mount had felt very flat in the run and may not have backed up from his previous run over 1400M. Trainer Mr PLAYER stated to Stewards that the horse will now be spelled.
1ST HE'S TOUGH ENOUGH 2ND KUCITE 3RD PALOOKA
NT 4: CLASS 3 HANDICAP 1100 METRES 6 STARTERS
BORDER (G Lefoe) jumped in the air at start. SHADOW BOXER (M Cullen) and BOTANICA (B Huppatz) came in contact as start effected. NAVIGATOR (M Cornell) was slow to begin.
1ST SHADOW BOXER 2ND MISS SHORE 3RD BORDER
NT 5: CLASS D HANDICAP 1200 METRES 7 STARTERS
Jockey M CORNELL replaced G LEFOE as the rider FAT LADY when G LEFOE was unable to make the allotted weight for that mare WOLF TRAP (B Huppatz) jumped outwards and stumbled hampering SANCAY (D Lockwood (A)). FLASH FOX (P Johnson) came into contact with the running rail at about the 450M mark.
1ST WOLF TRAP 2ND SNOW KEY 3RD FLASH FOX
All winners were swabbed
One (1) Bookmaker in attendance.
FINES
G LEFOE, rider of CLASSIC KHAN was fined the sum of $50 under ARR120b - Accepting ride when unable to make the weight.
