Shannon Doyle is ruled out of riding High Season in the Great Northern Hurdles at Ellerslie today after sustaining concussion in a race fall at Washdyke yesterday.
High Season, the winner of eight hurdles races, including the 2009 Grand National, was pulled up in the Northern last year. He fell in the 2009 race.
Doyle was riding Hop Honor, who fell near the 600m in the hurdles yesterday.
Hop Honor injured a knee.
Cheap Date became unbalanced on the home turn when Magic Man shifted out. Magic Man reacted to the riderless Hop Honor.
Dane Ruler, winner of the steeplechase yesterday, saw his connections given a warning over his racing manners. The judicial report stated that he shied at the second last fence, forcing Misisipi Moonshine through the wing. Gary Walsh was dislodged from Misisipi Moonshine. He attempted to remount the horse to complete the course but his action was ruled out by a stipendiary steward. Walsh had blood on his face and he was considered unfit to ride.
Murray Hamilton, the trainer of Misisipi Moonshine, sought to protest against Dane Ruler, but this was ruled out by the stewards on the grounds that a protest can only be lodged if a horse has been placed.
Dane Ruler and General Mac were the only horses to complete the course in a five horse field. Guananjuato dislodged rider Andy Webb and Tedriffic dislodged rider Chad Ormsby.
Kylie Williams was taken to Timaru Hospital with an eye injury after she rode Montina Diva, who was pulled up at the 800m in race 10.
Williams was awaiting medical attention last night for a likely cornea abrasion to her right eye.
"A clod hit me and smashed my goggles," she said.
Ashley McKay was suspended from today until midnight on September 24 for careless riding in race 7. McKay defended the charge that she had shifted in when riding Son He Will, causing checks to Copper Tap and Oliver Lady.
• Hold It Harvey confirmed a start in the Windsor Park Plate at Hastings with his win.
Hold It Harvey mastered 60.5kg over the 1600m to record his 14th win for owners Terri Rae (the trainer) and Matt Shepherd.
The Windsor Park Plate (1600m) is today fortnight. Hold It Harvey will remain at Hastings for the Spring Classic on October 1. He will be accompanied to Hastings by Imani, who is down to start fresh in the open 1200m. He won a trial at Ashburton on August 23.
Rae is taking Ishiabeel to Awapuni next Saturday for the $70,000 Merial Mile. Don't Say Clang, who finished second yesterday, may also make the trip.
Hold It Harvey made the trip from Christchurch for each of the group one spring races at Hastings last year after a lead-up race at Riccarton in August. He ran seventh in the Windsor Park Plate and fourth in the Spring Classic (2040m).
He excelled in the autumn with wins in the Thompson Handicap at Trentham, Awapuni Gold Cup and White Robe Lodge Handicap at Wingatui.
Rae also won yesterday with Coup Rocky Road owned by Ray Coupland and Jill Walls. The Rock Of Gibraltar 3yr-old, out of the Thunder Gulch mare, Little Tempest, was sold for $70,000 at the 2010 Premier Yearling Sale.
• Bangalore Bullet, who won the 3yr-old race yesterday, has twice been passed in at auction. The Hussonet colt was passed in for $90,000 at the 2009 Premier Yearling Sale and $75,000 at the ready to run sale as a 2yr-old. He is raced by trainer Shane Kennedy, Louis Vieceli and Nearco Stud Ltd.
• Classy Fashion, the 3yr-old filly who won at her first start, is raced by Dr Gene Tsoi, the Hong Kong owner of King's Rose, winner of the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday. Classy Fashion, an Australian-bred daughter of Fusaichi Pegasus is trained by Jason Bridgman who prepared King's Rose to win the NZ One Thousand Guineas, Sir Tristram Classic and Royal Stakes last season.
King's Rose is now in the Caulfield stable of Peter Moody.
