Mount Isa (Qld)
- Saturday, 28 September 2002 00:00
TRACK - FAST
RAIL - In true position
RACE 1: CLASS 1 HANDICAP - 1000 METRES
GOLDEN GOOSE was a fraction slow to get into stride.
RACE 2: CLASS 6 PLATE - 1000 METRES
CERRUTI, KWILA'S IMAGE and OUR ZAC were withdrawn after final acceptance time as no suitbable riders were available.
Approaching the 700 metres STRANGER had to be checked and lost ground when RORT (Apprentice L. Attard) hung out. A short distance later RORT continued to hang out badly and shifted wider, hampering the forward movement of REVANCHO for a short distance. Apprentice Attard was given the benefit of the doubt as to whether he could have made a greater effort to prevent his mount from continuing to hang out. Nevertheless he was reprimanded under the provisions of AR.137(a). In assessing penalty stewards took into account some mitigating circumstances in both incidents.
RACE 3: CLASS 2 HANDICAP - 1200 METRES
ASPEN RACER was withdrawn after final acceptance time for an acceptable reason.
There were no racing incidents.
RACE 4: CLASS 4 HANDICAP - 1450 METRES
STARK was a late withdrawal, for an acceptable reason.
There were no racing incidents.
RACE 5: WEIGHT-FOR-AGE - 1450 METRES
UNDERTONE was a late withdrawal, for an acceptable reason.
ENGLAND was a little slow to get into stride.
ALL WINNERS WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED.
