Cairns (Qld)
- Saturday, 31 August 2002 00:00
TRACK - Dead
RAIL - True
RACE 1: COCA COLA/IGA DISTRIBUTION CLASS 3 H'CAP - 950M
TAROT dipped at the start.
LARNI jumped out at the start making contact with AMBIENCE.
LARNI made home turn wide then shifted in over concluding stages of race.
RACE 2: MARKET GARDEN/IGA DISTRIBUTION MAIDEN PLATE - 950M
JIVING JACK jumped awkwardly and slow in to stride then raced green thought out the race.
EYE GEE AYE was inclined to lay in over concluding stages of race.
Stewards opened an inquiry into S Morris's handling of ARDRITZ, in particular over the final 200m. After taking evidence from S Morris and trainer R Hastie, the inquiry was adjourned to a date to be fixed.
RACE 3: KELLOGGS/IGA DISTRIBUTION CLASS 2 H'CAP - 1200M
Due to no rider available in the jockey room, stewards permitted App G Porter to ride RELOCATION at 1kg over.
RELOCATION jumped awkwardly at start losing ground.
MISCHA was slow in to stride.
NEW YORK ROCKET had to be steadied at the 400m to avoid the heels of OUR WILLPOWER, which shifted in marginally.
G Porter reported that on making the home turn the saddle on RELOCATION shifted to the off-side of the horse, placing the rider at a disadvantage for the remainder of the race.
RACE 4: VICO DAIRY FARMERS/IGA DISTRIBITION CLASS 6 H'CAP - 1200M
ACES BLACK jumped with his head in the air at the start, then was inclined to lay out from the 950m to the 350m, attention trainer.
RACE 5: CADBURY-SCHWEPPES/IGA DISTRIBUTION CLASS 4 H'CAP - 1300M
CASTELOZOS and POWER AND EGO came together on jumping away.
SPRING REGENT had to be steadied at the 450m when cramped for room between CASTELOZOS and POWER AND EGO.
RACE 6: GOODMAN FIELDER-COUNTRY BAKE'IGA DISTRIBUTION OPEN H'CAP - 950M
DEB WILL DO jumped in the air and lost ground at the start.
SHANZAMAN had to be eased at the 650m to avoid the heels of NEWSWORTHY, which shifted in.
RACE 7: NESTLE PETERS/IGA DISTRIBUTION OPEN H'CAP - 1400
RISING BEAT had to be eased at the 600m to avoid the heels of MYALLA RED, which shifted out under pressure.
MYALLA RED suffered a bleeding attack during the event. The gelding will incur a mandatory three mouth ban from racing. A swab sample was taken from MYALLA RED.
ALL WINNERS & MYALLA RED WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED.
