9 STEWARDS REPORT Supreme Sovereign (IRE) Slow to begin. Raced in restricted room near 200m. CAUH 18/02/2026 Bayou Music Slow to begin. CAUL 31/01/2026 Sotomayor Held up for clear running from the 400m until near the 300m. WANG 08/02/2026 Race 6 Manhari Torney Night Cup 2500M Garachico (GB) Began awkwardly. Commenced to improve into the race near the 800m. CAUL 31/01/2026 Ardakan (GB) Raced keenly in the early stages.FLEM 17/01/2026 Arugamama lost its near hind plate en route to the start and required farrier attention. Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and was deemed suitable to start. MORP 21/02/2026 Tarvue (NZ) Rider reported the mare was left flat footed when the tempo increased 600m and was unable to shift to the outside of runners and allow the mare to run into the race. CAUL 31/01/2026 Steel Run Slow into stride. CAUL 24/01/2026 Flamin’ Romans (NZ) Bumped at the start. Held up for clear running 100m and unable to be ridden out to the finish. CAUL 31/01/2026 Bright Legend held up from the 400m until the entrance to the home straight. NARA 08/02/2026 Suffolk Star (GB) Hampered shortly after the start. Approaching and passing 50m was awkwardly placed on heels. SANH 25/02/2026 Race 7 Ladbrokes Popular SRM Handicap 1400M Le Ferrari Laid in under pressure in the straight. CRAN 13/02/2026 Lim’s Bighorn Commenced awkwardly. Trainer later reported it had a slower than normal recovery rate. CRAN 20/02/2026 Pariah Pearl Laid out from the 500m and near the 350m was steadied when racing in restricted room. CAUL 26/07/2025 Legio Ten Slow to begin. SALE 01/02/2026 Merchant Flyer Shortly after the start became awkwardly placed between runners and restrained. Blundered at the crossing. Rdr reported despite being first up, mount did not let down as expected and could offer no explanation for disappointing performance. A post-race vet exam revealed no abs. IPSW 10/01/2026 Betwitchery Raced wide until settling outside the leader near the 700m. PAKM29/01/2026 Damehood (NZ) Re-plated on arrival at the barriers (left fore). Underwent a veterinary examination and was passed suitable to race. When questioned rider Ethan Brown explained it was his intention to ride the mare with cover as, in his opinion, it races best when ridden in this manner and for this reason he elected to ease near the 1000m and allow Allinthetiming to cross and obtain a position in advance of his mount. He further added the mare will benefit from a step up in distance. PAKM19/02/2026 Dollar Chaser Rider reported the gelding over raced and as a result tired over the latter stages. CAUL 31/01/2026 Rock Them Jools (NZ) COT - If begins well to be ridden more forward - Settled midfield. Bumped near the 200m. CRAN 13/02/2026 Akicita Slow into stride. R: from inside barrier obliged to improve through field from 400m. Std shifted wider to better going, however mount did not immediately respond & was disapp for run near 250m. Std then shifted in, before mount was again disapp for run near 50m & went to line not fully tested. Add recommended to remove the ear muffs. Agreed better option was to improve into clear run near 300m, which would have afforded mount clear running. T: satisfied with decision to shift wider as this was superior ground & in his opinion it raced without luck. Added would experiment with gear in trackwork SEYM20/02/2026 Thorin (GER) Raced keenly in the early and middle stages. Shifted out and became unbalanced near the 900m. Rdr said mount travelled well however failed run on under pressure and was disappointing. Post race vet exam revealed no abs. CAUH 09/02/2026 Next Jen Underwent a pre-race exam after arriving behind the barriers was noted to have blood present in its mouth, and was passed suitable to race. Slow to begin. Passing the 1200m was steadied from heels. Near the 900m became unbalanced when bumped. Near the 300m made contact with another rnr on two occasions. RAND04/10/2025 Race 8 Ladbrokes Big Bets Summer Middle Distance Series - Heat 7 2000M Djockovic (IRE) Eased when awkwardly placed on heels 1700m. PAKM12/02/2026 Lim’s Smythe (NZ) Crowded near the 1600m. SANH04/02/2026 Chocolate Royal Raced wide and without cover.SALE 01/02/2026 Mickidabeel Raced wide throughout. WERR 01/02/2026 Desert Anthem Slow to begin. CAUH 18/02/2026 Le Troisir (NZ) After passing the 150m was brushed. After passing the 100m was bumped. CANT 20/02/2026 Mozu Marcassin (JPN) Near the 300m was crowded. 200m - 50m had difficulty obtaining clear running.CRAN 30/01/2026 Mr Bannock (IRE) ($1.85 fav, unplaced) – Raced wide without cover in the early stages before obtaining a trailing position passing the 1200m. Rider Daniel Stackhouse reported after racing wide in the early stages he was able to obtain cover where the gelding travelled only fairly. D Stackhouse added as he felt the tempo of the race ease approaching the 800m he commenced a wide run to improve into the race where again the gelding failed to travel and when asked for an effort failed to respond to his riding and was disappointing. A post-race veterinary examination did not identify any significant abnormal findin PAKM19/02/2026 Rocket Lad (NZ) Crowded shortly after the start. CAUH 18/02/2026 So Suave (NZ) 1400m when racing keenly was restrained to avoid heels. SANH 25/02/2026 Quite The Lass Change of tactics - To be ridden further back from the wide barrier. Settled towards the rear of the field with cover. PAKM 19/02/2026 Topspin Slow to begin. HSHM 24/02/2026
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