GOLD CIRCLE RACING YOUTUBE CHANNEL PINNACLE STAKES (For all horses)

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) In the concluding stages, MOUNT PLEASANT (AUS) (*K Strydom) was carried out several horse widths by SOCRATES (B Jacobson) which shifted out away from the crop from the 150m. A member of the Stipendiary Board called a race review into this incident which was followed by an objection being lodged by him on the grounds of interference in the concluding stages. After hearing the evidence in this matter, which included that of the member of the Stipendiary Board, Jockey B Jacobson and Apprentice K Strydom, the Objection Board upheld the objection. In arriving at this decision, the Objection Board took into consideration that MOUNT PLEASANT (AUS) (*K Strydom) was running on from behind SOCRATES (B Jacobson), the carry onto MOUNT PLEASANT (AUS) (*K Strydom) which resulted in this gelding being shifted off its running line by a significant distance and in particular that, in the concluding stages, after Apprentice K Strydom changed his hold and drew his crop in the left hand, his mount which was a length behind SOCRATES (B Jacobson) had appeared to, when viewing the side angle, gather sufficient momentum to win the race however, at the point when MOUNT PLEASANT (AUS) (*K Strydom) would have definitively taken the lead, this gelding's momentum was broken and it appeared to hesitate due to being carried out. Thereafter, despite the proximity of the incident to the finish, MOUNT PLEASANT (AUS) (*K Strydom) again re-gathered its momentum and ran SOCRATES (B Jacobson) down to 0.10 lengths at the finish. Consequently, the Board was satisfied that but for the above incident, MOUNT PLEASANT (AUS) (*K Strydom) would have finished ahead of SOCRATES (B Jacobson), therefore it upheld the objection and amended the Judge's result from 5x7x2x11x13 to 7x5x2x11x13. b) In view of the performance of SOLID GOLD (T Godden) (2.85 lengths, 6/1 in the betting) the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. Trainer M Roberts will be requested to report back to the Stipendiary Board on the condition of this gelding on return to stables. c) SOCRATES (B Jacobson), placed second, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Austin acting for Trainer S W Humby advised (SC). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) SOLID GOLD : Nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHINGS : a) RIVERSTOWN : Transport complications (Trainer - 04.12.21/15h58). b) PARKTOWN : Not eating up (Trainer - 04.12.21/9h14). Rule 53.5 applies.