Caulfield Cup

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by magic_idol

Maybe i could have put it abit lighter
Im the same i kept up the hope especially after last years run & kept tipping him but im afraid i have to put him in the pile with Flash Trick & Bluetigeroo & just keep the money in my pocket

Hows That song go ?
I NEED A HERO !!!

I made all mine on Blutigeroo last campaign, I haven't backed him this year yet.

Maybe he'll come back on in the Autumn.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by magic_idol

Maybe i could have put it abit lighter
Im the same i kept up the hope especially after last years run & kept tipping him but im afraid i have to put him in the pile with Flash Trick & Bluetigeroo & just keep the money in my pocket

Hows That song go ?
I NEED A HERO !!!

Haha, a little lighter?

No that's okay... just cause i call you and Moodwalker and Ed The Three Kings (as opposed to the Unholy Trinity in the Paddock ) you can rip me apart - no problem!

Kidding.....

It sucks when they don't do what we know they're capable of... I know.

Just remember, when you're feeling blue and wishing you had a hero? We do!

His name is Apache.

[my miss storm cat]

Stewards Announce Maldivian Inquiry Findings
1. On Saturday, 20 October 2007, prior to the start of the Caulfield Cup, Maldivian became fractious in the barrier and reared on several occasions. It was noticed that Maldivian had a laceration on his head/neck high to the off side. Maldivian was taken from the stalls and inspected. Maldivian was subsequently scratched by order of the Stewards on vet's advice.

2. Following the race, the Stewards ordered an inspection of Maldivian's stall. A microphone transmitter enclosed in PVC piping was observed clamped to a support beam on the top right of the stall. Photographic and video evidence was taken of the stall and the transmitter.

3. The transmitter and attached clamp were removed from the stall. The clamp consisted of opposing pairs of parallel metal prongs. The pairs could be tightened together by use of a screw mechanism. One of the prongs was observed to be bent inwards. A small amount of dried blood was observed on the inside of the prong.

4. The Stewards were unaware at the time of how the transmitter came to be placed in the position in which it was placed.

5. Sportscolour have informed the Stewards that the equipment (which includes both a microphone and transmitter) provides enhanced barrier audio for television coverage and has been used by them on days when there is free to air TV coverage of race meetings.

6. The Stewards reviewed videos of previous free-to-air race meetings at Caulfield to confirm the position of the transmitter on the barriers. Available evidence from last year's spring carnival and this year's autumn carnival indicates that the equipment has not previously been placed within the starting stalls, but either at the extreme top of the stalls, or on the inside of the unused inside barrier.

7. The Stewards interviewed various Sportscolour staff and contractors to ascertain how the transmitter came to be installed within the barrier stalls on Caulfield Cup day without any approval being given by the Stewards.

8. The Sportscolour staff and contractors have during this investigation informed the Stewards that:

a) On Caulfield Guineas day, a Sportscolour contractor was instructed to install the transmitter and to seek the approval of the Stewards regarding its positioning;
b) The contractor was running out of time to install the transmitter for the first race and so requested that his supervisor to contact the Stewards;
c) No Sportscolour employee or contractor subsequently contacted the Stewards;
d) The contractor, not having heard anything further, installed the transmitter and sought and gained the approval of the Melbourne Racing Club starter, Doug McLure regarding the positioning of same;
e) Sportscolour staff then removed the transmitter and re-installed the transmitter in a similar position for Caulfield Cup day.

9. Melbourne Racing Club starter, Doug McLure has informed the Stewards that he did see the transmitter location on Caulfield Guineas day and considered it to be a low risk. Part of Doug McLure's race day duty is to ensure that the barriers are in safe condition.

10. Neither Doug McLure, nor any Sportscolour staff contacted the Stewards on Caulfield Guineas day, Caulfield Cup day, or in the intervening week to discuss the position of the transmitter.

11. Racing Victoria will conduct a review of the circumstances surrounding the incident with both Sportscolour and the starter, Mr Doug McLure.

RVL Stewards Media Release Published 23/10/07