Cunnamulla (Qld)
- Saturday, 03 August 2002 00:00
TRACK - DIRT
RACE 1: CLASS 2 H'CAP - 1000m
SECRET OBSESSION and CAPTAIN RHETT were both slow to begin.
SOVOURA and LADY ARABELLA came together on jumping.
OCEANIC LEE jumped out at the start making contact with CHIP IT IN.
JACKSONS BANKROLL hung out from the 600m until the 200m.
OCEANIC LEE shifted out abruptly leaving the 150m.
RACE 2: WARREGO CLASS 6 H'CAP - 1000m
INTERMANIA was slow to begin.
On return to scale a protest was lodged by J Starr the rider of the fourth placegetter RED BOY against second placegetter METAL KNIGHT for alleged interference over the concluding stages. After hearing evidence from all riders and connections the protest was dismissed and correct weight was given on the semaphored numbers.
At a subsequent inquiry it was found that SUMI PRINCESS was tightened for room between RED BOY and METAL KNIGHT, which rolled in apprentice C Wearne was reprimanded in this incident.
Approximately 50m after the winning post SUMI PRINCESS shied in and away from the horses to its' outside resulting in contact with the running rail which caused a deep wound to the horses off shoulder.
RACE 3: HARD TIMES MAIDEN H'CAP - 1200m
KINGSTON CHIEF and RETREAT'S BOUNTY made heavy contact on jumping.
COME ON CLYDE was slow to begin.
RACE 4: CLOUDLESS SKIES OPEN H'CAP - 1200m
MAKE NO MISTAKE was slow to begin.
PALACE GRANT jumped in at the start making contact with LARABIA.
RACE 5: CLASS 4 H'CAP - 1400m
CAPRICIOUS RIVER and BONNECAY were both slow to begin.
ALL WINNERS WERE SWABBED.
