The first round of Qualifying Heats will be mobile barrier starts with ten horses to compete, seven starting from the front row and three from the second row. The three common reserve horses will be excluded from the barrier draw however if they gain a start they will commence from the barrier position drawn by the withdrawn horse. The inclusion of the common reserve horses will be in order and at the time of each respective scratching.The ten highest point scorers after the completion of the Qualifying Rounds will qualify for the Final. The next two highest point scorers will qualify as reserve horses in point order for the Final.
POINTSCORE
Points shall be awarded to each horse actually starting and finishing a Qualifying Heat as set out below:
1st 14
2nd 12
3rd 10
4th 8
5th 6
6th 5
7th 4
8th 3
9th 2
10th 1
In the event of a dead-heat, all points of the horses dead-heating shall be added together and equally divided. Horses which fail to finish are allocated zero points.
In addition the winner of the 2009 Watpac Inter Dominion Mr Feelgood, the Barastoc 2009 Grand Circuit Champions Mr Feelgood and Blacks A Fake and the winners of all established Grand Circuit events conducted between Wednesday 1st April 2009 and Monday 8th February 2010 will be allocated an additional one (1) point for each respective win. In the case of the tied 2009 Grand Circuit Champions they will each receive ½ point. If there is a dead-heat in a Grand Circuit event the one (1) point will be halved between the dead-heating horses as was the case for the 2009 Barastoc Grand Circuit Champions.
Points gained from Watpac ID09, dual Grand Circuit Champions and Grand Circuit events will be included in the points score after the first round of Qualifying Heats.
Finishing positions in the First Round of Qualifying Heats will be utilized, in the first instance, for the field selection for the Second Round of Qualifying Heats (Heats 5, 6, 7 & 8) as follows:
Heat 5 Heat 6 Heat 7 Heat 8
Winner Heat 1 Winner Heat 2 Winner Heat 3 Winner Heat 4
Second Heat 4 Second Heat 3 Second Heat 2 Second Heat 1
Third Heat 2 Third Heat 4 Third Heat 1 Third Heat 3
Fourth Heat 3 Fourth Heat 1 Fourth Heat 4 Fourth Heat 2
For the horses placed first to fourth in the First Round of Qualifying Heats in the event that owner and trainer multiples are created these shall be split only by altering the lowest finishing multiple horse with another horse which finished in the next lower position in the same First Round Qualifying Heat. This may include horses which finished fifth and lower in the First Round of Qualifying Heats to the point where the multiple is cleared.
Should this process not remedy the multiple the HRNSW Handicapping Panel, at their discretion, will exchange horses which finished in the same position in the First Round Qualifying Heats between designated Second Round Qualifying Heats providing this process does not create another multiple.
The composition of the remainder of the Second Round Qualifying Heats will be at the discretion of the HRNSW Handicapping Panel in the first instance so as not to create owner and trainer multiples however to also create competitive racing and equal opportunities for all horses.
If there is a dead-heat in a First Round Qualifying Heat the positioning of the dead-heating horses for the purpose of placement in the Second Round Qualifying Heats will be at the discretion of the HRNSW Handicapping Panel so as in the first instance to not create an owner or trainer multiple and secondly to create competitive racing.
For all Qualifying Heats of the Championship, should there be an unforeseen occurrence with splitting multiples, it will be at the absolute discretion of the HRNSW Handicapping Panel to place horses to create competitive racing.
For the purpose of separating horses due to ownership this will only be in the case of identical registered owners
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Harold Park Friday February 19
Like Changeover here if Butcher finds the early lead.Chances to Karloo Mick,Mr Feelgood,Atomic Ark and Be Good Johnny.
R4 $40,000 INTER DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 1 2160M MOBILE START 8:00PM
1 81400 I AM SAM Amy Tubbs
2 47598 OHOKA UTAH Michael Formosa
3 11432 KARLOO MICK Greg Bennett
4 08242 ATOMIC ARK Natalie Rasmussen
5 s9982 BALTIC ICE Daryl Douglas
6 21211 CHANGEOVER NZ David Butcher
7 62533 PANORAMA SWING Paul Sapio
---------- Second Row ----------
8 30129 BE GOOD JOHNNY John McCarthy
9 s3266 TEE PEE VILLAGE Mark Peace
10 71220 MR FEELGOOD USA Anthony Butt
11 82s76 MYSTICAL WARRIOR (Em 1)
SCRATCHED12 41501 SO DEEP (Em 2) Blake Fitzpatrick
SCRATCHED13 8s563 FIFTY GORILLAS (Em 3) John Ogden
SCRATCHED========================
Blacks A Fake is going to be awful hard to beat after drawing of the front. Smoken Up even though he draws to need luck will be right in the mix with any luck.The minors could actually be tight here with chances to Pembroke Benny,Sammy Maguire,Magic Operative and Awesome Armbro.
R5 $40,000 INTER DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 2 2160M MOBILE START 8:30PM
1 23557 GAME SAFIN Greg Bennett
2 86810 OUR AWESOME ARMBRO NZ Philip Butcher
3 46007 THE GUNSTAR Chris Alford
4 73111 BLACKS A FAKE Natalie Rasmussen
5 51635 PEMBROOK BENNY NZ Scott Phelan
6 s4751 MAGIC OPERATIVE Neil Day
7 12153 SAMMY MAGUIRE Gavin Lang
---------- Second Row ----------
8 32227 SMOKEN UP Lance Justice
9 54214 GENUWINE USA Adam Ruggari
10 51423 CULLENS LEGACY Darren Binskin
11 82s76 MYSTICAL WARRIOR (Em 1)
SCRATCHED12 41501 SO DEEP (Em 2) Blake Fitzpatrick
SCRATCHED13 8s563 FIFTY GORILLAS (Em 3) John Ogden
SCRATCHED=========================
I mean no disrespect to the likes of Cincinatti Kid,Tanabi Bromac and co but if the real Monkey King turns up on Friday Night there is no way they will beat him.
R6 $40,000 INTER DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 3 2160M MOBILE START 9:00PM
1 86264 FEW GOOD MEN Daryl Douglas
2 23145 HAVA BONVOYAGE Greg Bennett
3 50680 CANT BLUFF ME Jim Douglass
4 114s1 MONKEY KING NZ Ricky May
5 36211 CINCINNATI KID Mark Peace
6 42110 TANABI BROMAC Gavin Lang
7 04306 OUR MALABAR Lance Justice
---------- Second Row ----------
8 12821 LONESTAR LEGEND Blake Fitzpatrick
SCRATCHED 9 85307 OUR BRAHMAN BOY Glenn McElhinney
SCRATCHED10 44233 BORIS BADENOV David Butt
11 82s76 MYSTICAL WARRIOR (Em 1)
12 41501 SO DEEP NZ (Em 2) Blake Fitzpatrick
SCRATCHED13 8s563 FIFTY GORILLAS (Em 3) John Ogden
SCRATCHED =======================
I`ll go Western Cam here but the Kiwis (Bondy) and (Baileys Dream) are going to be very hard to hold out.Washakie with any luck will be right in it and Karlsruhe,Fox valley Appeal and Notaswethought could all place without surprising.
R7 $40,000 INTER DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 4 2160M MOBILE START 9:30PM
1 s5426 PACIFIC CHARM David Miles
2 15s11 BONDY NZ David Butt
3 37952 KARLSRUHE David Aiken
4 673s3 BAILEYS DREAM NZ Ricky May
5 14421 WESTERN CAM Natalie Rasmussen
6 69352 VIRAGE Robert Morris6
7 01119 WASHAKIE John McCarthy
---------- Second Row ----------
8 s3525 FOX VALLEY APPEAL USA Mathew Neilson
9 33354 NOTASWETHORT Daryl Douglas
10 68211 PRINCE BENJI S M Hunter Gavin Lang
11 82s76 MYSTICAL WARRIOR (Em 1)
SCRATCHED12 41501 SO DEEP (Em 2) Blake Fitzpatrick
SCRATCHED13 8s563 FIFTY GORILLAS (Em 3) John Ogden
SCRATCHED======================
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