Stewards Summary (Race Incident Comments)

14/04/2025 Mackay



Horse Comment Venue Date
 
Race 1 BOOK EVENT CENTRE FOR FUNCTIONS Maiden Handicap 1560M
Fire Sphere Bumped shortly after the start by TORQUE OF DREAMS which shifted inwards. Mackay 18/03/2025
Imperial Blossom Slow into stride. Townsville 14/03/2025
Naoro Fractious in the barriers before the start was affected and as a result was slow to begin and lost ground. Longreach 23/03/2025
Began awkwardly and lost ground. Barcaldine 08/03/2025
Diamond Degree Over raced in the early and middles stages. Raced wide throughout. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Mackay 18/03/2025
Shez Lethal Began awkwardly. Over raced in the early stages and was restrained from heels on a number of occasions. Rockhampton 25/03/2025
Cool Man Show Began awkwardly. Raced wide for the majority of the event. Laid in under pressure momentarily passing the 200m. Longreach 23/03/2025
Slow into stride. Had to be steadied when racing onto the heels of KING ALE and had to shift wider to obtain clear racing room. Moranbah 09/11/2024
 
Race 2 LADBROKES FORM GENIUS OPEN Handicap 1560M
Caffrey (IRE) Began awkwardly by jumping with its head in the air. Laid in during the early stages of the event. Raced at the rear of the event, began to improve into the race from the raced on well over the final stages of the event. Charleville 02/03/2025
Hampered at the start. Raced wide throughout. Doomben 30/11/2024
Farooq Vet NVA. Naracoorte 16/02/2025
Sir Grace (NZ) Bounded on jumping and as a result was slow to begin. Overraced in the early and middle stages. Improved onto the heels of MOTAMAYIZ (GB) near the 800m and shifted wider, carrying PREPOTENT outwards. Rockhampton 15/03/2025
Began awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Rockhampton 14/02/2025
Johnny Dash Began awkwardly. Rockhampton 14/02/2025
Release Le Missile Got back in the early stages. Laid in when under pressure over the final 300 metres. Bowen 24/01/2025
I Say Boom Over raced in the early and middle stages. Monto 29/03/2025
Bumped on jumping by DIDDLEY SQUAT which shifted out. Rockhampton 15/03/2025
 
Race 3 BOOK FOR AMATEUR CUP SATURDAY 24TH MAY QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap 1050M
Honourbefore Glory Began awkwardly and bumped. Raced wide in the early stages. Raced keenly for some distance passing the 900m when being restrained to obtain a position with cover, Raced greenly under pressure in the home straight. When asked to comment on the performance, jockey advised that the gelding travelled well in the early and middle stages, however proved disappointing when placed under pressure in the home straight, particularly by comparison to its most recent start. Rockhampton 30/01/2025
Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Rockhampton 09/01/2025
Krackacan Began awkwardly. Trainer was advised that a warning would be placed on the gelding for proving difficult to load. Rockhampton 14/02/2025
Bitter Spirit Began awkwardly and contacted the outside barrier partition and was slow to begin as a result. Over raced in the early and middle stages. Hung in under pressure in the home straight. Held up for clear racing room until approaching the 200m. Tightened and checked near the 200m. Rockhampton 25/03/2025
Fabulean Impeded at the start. Mackay 14/12/2024
Sensei's Surprise Slow into stride. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. Eagle Farm 12/03/2025
The Kobay Train Began awkwardly and lost ground. Inclined to lay out under pressure over the final 200 metres. Townsville 27/03/2025
Slow to begin. Raced keenly in the early stages and had to be restrained to avoid the heels of BUILT DIFFERENT near the 950m. Elected to shift wider near the 400m to obtain clear racing room and commenced to hang out shortly after, shifting wider rounding the home turn. Mackay 18/03/2025
 
Race 4 LADBROKES ODDS SURGE Maiden Handicap 1200M
The Hackneydiamond Jumped away awkwardly. Raced wide throughout. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Springsure 22/03/2025
Began awkwardly. Clermont 22/06/2024
Cleve Began awkwardly and shifted out, bumping QUERIDA. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Upon returning to scale, jockey C Meehan advised that CLEVE raced greenly throughout the event and would derive benefit from this start moving forward. Mackay 18/03/2025
Tall Order Checked after the start. Trailed the field. Stood down for one satisfactory trial. Mackay 21/10/2022
Magic Tyla Raced three wide for the majority of the race. Townsville 14/03/2025
Fire Sphere Bumped shortly after the start by TORQUE OF DREAMS which shifted inwards. Mackay 18/03/2025
Diamond Degree Over raced in the early and middles stages. Raced wide throughout. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Mackay 18/03/2025
Mishani Amore Began awkwardly. Over raced onto the heels of STYX RIVER near the 850m and had to be steadied and restrained. Laid out when placed under pressure over the concluding stages. Mackay 18/03/2025
Polly Hoffa Slow to begin. Raced keenly in the early stages. Raced in restricted room near the 1200m. Near the 150m, had to steady for a stride and shift out to avoid the heels of DIAMOND DEGREE which shifted in when insufficiently clear. Mackay 18/03/2025
 
Race 5 SAFE AND HAPPY EASTER FROM MTC BENCHMARK 65 Handicap 1050M
Mr Tangles Raced wide throughout. Springsure 22/03/2025
Shifted outwards on jumping. Gladstone 08/03/2025
Star Gamble Jumped away awkwardly. Springsure 22/03/2025
Sightseer Raced wide throughout. Longreach 10/11/2024
Mishani Maverick Began awkwardly. Townsville 22/03/2025
Bumped by ARROGANT HEART passing the 800 metres and went off stride. Townsville 06/03/2025
Tow The Line Slow to begin. Innisfail 05/04/2025
 
Race 6 RACING AGAIN THURSDAY 1ST MAY BENCHMARK 60 Handicap 2000M
Replace The Ace Began awkwardly and shifted outwards. Mackay 18/03/2025
Kings Castle (FR) Began awkwardly and shifted in, impeding NINE CARATS shortly after the start. Laid in when placed under pressure in the home straight. Mackay 18/03/2025
All Powered Up Over raced in the early and middle stages and had to be restrained. Mackay 18/03/2025
Secret Encryption Slow to begin. Mackay 18/03/2025
Lumiere Began awkwardly and shifted inwards. Inclined to hang in throughout the event. Had to be steadied from the heels of AIN’T NOBODY when that runner was weakening upon entering the home straight and had to shift outwards. Held up and had to shift outwards off the heels of EYES OF LION near the 300m. Laid in when placed under pressure over the concluding stages. Mackay 18/03/2025
Eyes Are Lion Slow to begin. Raced keenly in the early stages. Had to momentarily steady when LUMIERE laid in near the 1700m. Mackay 18/03/2025