16 Stewards Report (Cont’d) Race 7 ASAHI SUPER DRY HANDICAP 1200M Point And Shoot Slow to begin and slow to muster speed at the start. Held up for clear running from the 500m until approaching the 350m. When making ground shifted out near the 150m to gain clear running. Rider reported he was not disappointed in the performance of the gelding which lost ground at the start and had an interrupted run in the straight. A postrace veterinary examination did not reveal any significant findings. FLEM 01/03/2025 Kerguelen From a wide barrier was shifted behind runners in the early stages. RHIL 19/07/2025 Little Beginnings Commenced to lay out passing the 150m and near the 100m shifted out abruptly and made contact with another runner, requiring its rider to stop riding and straighten. W FM 02/04/2025 Cruel Summer Could not be tested over the final 50m when held up.CANT 09/06/2025 Iron Man Passing the 200m was brushed. RHIL 19/07/2025 Baroque Road Raced keenly in the early stages. FLEM 19/07/2025 Sessions Road Knuckled after beginning awkwardly. When questioned in relation to the tactics adopted, rider Blake Shinn reported that he was instructed by the stable to ride Sessions Road towards the rear of the field to give the gelding a chance to finish the race off. B. Shinn advised that his mount failed to travel in the early and middle stages and prior to straightening he would have had to use his mount in an attempt to tack onto the body of the field. B. Shinn further stated that the eventual winner, The Shaper, was racing in advance upon straightening, however with his mount being in a po SANL 09/07/2025 Silvanito COT: To be ridden further forward; settled worse than midfield. Raced keenly in the middle stages. Approaching the 150m was endeavouring to improve into a narrow run and in doing so made contact with another rnr. HAWK 08/03/2025 Winston Hills Approaching the 200m was hampered and carried in. RAND 08/02/2025 Crop Duster Shifted out on jumping and bumped. From a wide barrier then was shifted behind runners in the early stages. Raced keenly and refused to settle through the early and middle stages. RAND 26/07/2025 Noble Soldier Rdr permitted to ride 0.5kg over allocated weight. Slow to begin. RAND 21/06/2025 Theblade Between the 400m and the 300m was prevented from being able to shift to the outside of another rnr due to another rnr improving tight to its outside. After then being directed to the inside of the heels of another rnr became awkwardly placed outside another rnr when that runner shifted out approaching the 200m. RHIL 22/02/2025 Race 8 DARLEY MISSILE STAKES 1200M Robusto Held up from the 400m and was disappointed for a run near the 350m. Remained held up until near the 150m. RHIL 05/07/2025 Encap Despite being ridden vigorously from the start, failed to muster. RAND 19/04/2025 With Your Blessing (NZ) Near 150m steadied and obliged to shift back to the inside of a runner to continue clear. Near the 50m was inconvenienced. Protest against 4th dismissed. RHIL 19/07/2025 Romeo’s Choice Approaching the 100m shifted out under pressure and passing the 100m was inconvenienced. RHIL 19/07/2025 War Eternal (NZ) Commenced to lay out approaching the 200m, which prompted its rdr to shift outwards near the 150m. Continued to lay out for the remainder of the event. RHIL 02/08/2025 Ang Pow COT: To be ridden more conservatively; settled worse than midfield. Raced very wide and without cover throughout the event. RAND 26/07/2025 Race 9 PRECISE AIR PREMIER’S CUP PRELUDE 1800M More Felons (IRE) Near the 300m, when briefly held up, was directed inwards to obtain clear running. RHIL 24/02/2024 Adelaide River (IRE) Approaching the 1300m shifted out off heels when overracing. Rdr reported his mnt raced too keenly and, as a consequence, was not able to close off as anticipated. A post-race vet exam revealed no abnormalities. RAND 21/09/2024 Estadio Mestalla (IRE) Rdr reported that, as compared to its last start when the gelding was able to lead and dictate, with there being a lot more speed generated by runners to his inside, this resulted in his mnt being caught wide in the early stages from the outside barrier. He said he then eased his mnt in an endeavour to obtain cover, however was unable to do so and, as a result, was obliged to race wide and without cover from the 1200m. RHIL 19/07/2025 Sky Lab Shortly after the start was hampered when crowded. RHIL 19/07/2025 St Lawrence (NZ) COT: more forward. Settled midfield. Held up for clear running from the 500m to the 300m. CAUL 26/07/2025 Star Of India (IRE) Slow to begin. RHIL 19/07/2025 Tajanis (IRE) Raced wide and without cover throughout the event. RAND 12/04/2025 Thalassophile Bumped after the start. Laid in under pressure in the home straight. E FM28/06/2025 Glory Daze (IRE) Began awkwardly. RHIL 28/06/2025
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