QUEENSLANDRACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
STEWARDS REPORT
SUNSHINE COAST TURF CLUB
SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2024
WEATHER – Overcast TRACK RATING – Heavy 10 RAIL – 9m entire
PENETROMETER – 7.2
OFFICIALS
Chairman of Stewards – P Zimmermann
Stewards – G Goold, K Daly, S Fletcher, H Matthews
Race 1: K SMITH & SON JEWELLERS MAIDEN PLATE 2200 M
No racing incidents.
Race 2: LANDSBOROUGH PUB MAIDEN PLATE 1600 M
BIT OF GRUNT – Laid in under pressure in the home straight. Rider R Thorburn dropped his whip near the 200m. Bumped and taken wider passing the 100m when ZINOTAR shifted out under pressure.
PRIDE OF PASSION – Jumped out at the start and bumped YONAKA. Raced wide for the majority of the event.
YONAKA – Bumped at the start. Over-raced in the early stages, shifted and raced wide until commencing to tire from the 500m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
ZINOTAR – Shifted out under pressure passing the 100m.
JOHNTIALJO – Laid out shortly after the start and bumped ZONTO WILBERFORCE. Raced keenly in the early stages. Inclined to lay in under pressure over final 200m.
ZONTO WILBERFORCE – Bumped shortly after the start.
Following the running of this event Stewards and a delegation of senior riders conducted a track inspection which revealed concerns with section of the track surface near the 600m and also passing the winning post where horses pull up, and in the interests of both horse and rider safety the meeting was called off at 2:01pm.
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
Summary of action concerning licensees
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
Horses swabbed pre-race.
Race 1: MORE YOU THINK
Race 1: NAPA VALLEY
Race 2: BIT OF GRUNT
Race 2: ZINOTAR
Race 3: THESECONDATPORTSEA
Race 4: FEARLESS THINKING
Horses swabbed post-race.
All winners
Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 6: 15e MISHANI TREASURE - Rob Thorburn (a2/52kg),
16e HAPPY COFFEE - Luke Tarrant
Race 7: 14e RISK ASSESSMENT - Kyle Wilson-Taylor
17e CRYPTIC PRISM - Damien Thornton
21e GERTANIE - Rob Thorburn (a2/52kg)
Late scratchings
Race 7: GERTAINE – Vets 11:25am
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review. The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews, and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.
This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.