Alice Springs (NT)

WEATHER: FINE
TRACK: GOOD

NON-TAB CLASS 5 HANDICAP 1000 METRES 8 STARTERS

No race incidents

1ST JUROMA 2ND DH PUNK & CARL THE BULL

NT 3 CLASS 3 HANDICAP 1100 METRES 7 STARTERS

WOLF TRAP (B Huppatz) jumped outwards as start effected. KOHINOOR BLUE (G Lefoe) was slow into stride. Approaching the 600 metre mark IMPERT (T Norton) had to be eased when PEKAN ROSE (M Cornell), NAVIGATOR (R Faehr) and BORDER (B Cornell) rolled in.

1ST PEKAN ROSE 2ND KOHINOOR BLUE 3RD BORDER

NT 5 CLASS D HANDICAP 1100 METRES 11 STARTERS

CLAD was a late scratching at 1.25pm when jockey J DITTMAN became indisposed and there was no other rider available. CAPRICE NOIR (G Lefoe) proved difficult to load into the barrier stalls. BLETCHY (B Huppatz) jumped outward coming into contact with STRATEGIC HIT (M Cornell) as start effected. BOGHASI (R Faehr (a)) shifted in at about the 100 metre mark brushing with DRURY'S CLASSIC (P Johnson)

1ST BLETCHY 2ND STRATEGIC HIT 3RD GEODUDE

NT 7: CLASS 2 HANDICAP 1200 METRES 11 STARTERS

JAYASHARI (M Cornell) was slow into stride. At about the 200 metre mark RAJA MAHAL (G Lefoe) had to be eased momentarily when SANTA BOY (T Norton) shifted in and BURRAN (W Orbell) shifted out forcing GO BRAGH (P Crich) onto RAJA MAHAL (G Lefoe). Subsequent to the race jockey T NORTON, rider of SANTA BOY and W ORBELL, rider of BURRAN were severely reprimanded by Stewards and instructed that they must make a great effort to keep their mounts on a straight course in future. Apprentice R FAEHR, rider of MAKE ME A KING stated to Stewards that although his mount had raced well in the early stages of the race he had been under pressure from the 400 metre mark and the gelding could not respond to his riding from that point.

1ST TJILPI 2ND GO BRAGH 3RD WOUNDS

NT 9: OPEN HANDICAP (1) 1200 METRES 9 STARTERS

DUCHOVNY (B Cornell) jumped awkwardly as start effected and was then slow into stride. Stewards informed jockey T GILLETT, rider of MARKET LINK that they would expect him to show more vigour in the final stages of a race and ride his mounts out at least hands and heels to the finish. Stewards were of the opinion that in this case the result of the race was not affected.

1ST COVER GAL 2ND STAR DAMSEL 3RD MOOKTA'S REWARD

NT 11: OPEN HANDICAP (2) 1200 METRES 9 STARTERS

HE'S TOUGH ENOUGH (B Cornell) jumped in the air as start effected. GREY DESERT (B Huppatz) was slow to begin. Jockey AG ROBINSON, rider of GONG NAPAR reported to Stewards that the gelding had appeared uncomfortable throughout the race and had failed to stretch out at any stage of the race. Subsequent to the event a veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

1ST SON OF GRACE 2ND EMPHASIS 3RD GREY DESERT

All winners were swabbed.

1 Bookmakers in attendance.

RIDER CHANGES

NT 7 T GILLETT replaced J DITTMAN as the rider of THERE'S DAD.

NT 9 W ORBELL replaced J DITTMAN as the rider of COVER GAL.

NT 11 G LEFOE replaced J DITTMAN as the rider of PRINCE DUBAI.

FINES

Jockey W ORBELL was fined the sum of $50 under ARR8e present in the mount yard with incorrect colours.

Trainer G CARIGE was fined the sum of $50 under ARR140 present BOGHASI with tongue tie when not approved to wear that gear.

SPECIAL REPORT

Mrs M CARIGE (Stable Foreperson) was reprimanded in regards to her conduct towards Stewards in the horse inspection position approaching the Mounting Yard.