QUEENSLAND RACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
 
STEWARDS REPORT
 
MOUNT ISA RACE CLUB
 
TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2026
 
 
 
WEATHER – FineTRACK RATING – SandRAIL – True
PENETROMETER – N/A

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards – Ross Neal
Stewards – Darryl Griffiths; Sam Nosworthy and Ross Prowd.

 
 
RACE 1: SPORTSBET MAIDEN PLATE1200 METRES
FOXY ARTIST -inclined to lay in when placed under pressure in the final straight.
MACHO GRANDE (NZ) - bumped with KELAI KAVA on jumping and was slow away.
FLYING GISELLE – struggled racing through the kick back in the middle stages.
KELAI KAVA – bumped with MACHO GRANDE at the start and was slow away; lay in over the final 200 metres.
 
 
Race 2: TREVOR MORRIS BUILDERS CLASS 1 PLATE
BABE ROTH - travelled very wide throughout.
MAKEMINEMILO - travelled 4 wide throughout; inclined to lay in when placed under pressure in the final straight.
CLIODHNA MAEVE (NZ) - travelled 3 wide throughout.
LILII BOREA - travelled wide throughout.
 
 
Race 3: QH20 BENCHMARK 65 HANDICAP
REGAL JUDGEMENT – blundered on jumping away.
ZEPHIRINE – slow in the early stages.
PULIGNY – struggled in the kick back through the middle stages.
NASSAU COUNTY– Trainer Mr Bevan Johnson was fined $100.00 under LR67(1) for failing to declare a rider by the prescribed time. Stewards permitted Apprentice Jason Miller to ride NASSAU COUNTY1kg overweight, which exceeded the maximum permitted overweight of 0.5kg for a horse handicapped at 56kg under the Queensland Overweight Policy. In granting permission, Stewards took into consideration the exceptional circumstances, particularly that Apprentice Miller was the only available rider capable of riding at or near the allotted weight. Stewards were satisfied that permitting the engagement to proceed was appropriate in the circumstances; inclined to lay in during the early part of the final straight.
THE WELLIAN – slow into stride; inclined to get its head up and race greenly when galloping through the kick-back in the middle stages
 
 
Race 4: STEEJO PRESS OPEN HANDICAP
NAPOLEON STRIKE – raced greenly through the kick-back in the middle stages.
SHE SMASHES – travelled wide throughout
LAST DITCH EFFORT travelled wide throughout.
DEMITASSE – slow into stride however recovered quickly.
 
Race 5: /SPORTSBET BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP
EGYPTIAN LASS – became unsettled in the barriers prior to the start; Apprentice Amie Meissner reported that the mare had been uncomfortable in kickback present today which, in her opinion, had contributed to its below market expectation performance.
POLLY HOFFA – travelled wide without cover throughout.
LEUCAENA – fractious in the barriers after being loaded away; laid in under pressure in the final straight.
 
 
RACE 6:CNW ELECTRICAL QTIS CLASS 3 HANDICAP
JIMMYINTHEJUNGLE – bumped at the start; when questioned regarding the below market expectation performance of JIMMYINTHEJUNGLE rider Aidan Holt stated that after travelling comfortably in the running the gelding had failed to respond when pressured and was disappointing. Rider Holt added that the impost of 64kg and having its first start at the Mount Isa track, may have proved detrimental today.
RED CODE –travelled wide throughout; laid in passing the 200 metres and had to be straightened.
WHISKEY RIVER – slow to begin; travelled wide throughout.
INSTIGATE – began awkwardly then shifted out abruptly.
BUZ FUZ – jumped in at the start and bumped with JIMMYINTHEJUNGLE; travelled wide throughout.
 
 
RACE 7: CITY AND COUNTRY REALTY BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP
VIKING VALOUR - began awkwardly
DANCE WIZZARD – travelled 3-wide throughout.
A BAR IN PARIS – began awkwardly.
AUTUMN MISS – jumped in at the start and bumped with SIR LUNCHALOTS, then was hampered when DANCE WIZARD in; lost ground when racing through the kick back in the middle stages.
SIR LUNCHALOTS – jumped out at the start and bumped with AUTUMN MISS
RICALLEN laid out passing the 200 metres and had to be straightened.
 
 
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
 
 

Summary of action concerning licensees.

Fines
R3: Trainer Bevan Johnson [LR67(1)] – late rider declaration – fined $100.00
 
 
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed pre-race
MACHO GRANDE (NZ); CLIODHNA MAEVE (NZ); REGAL JUDGEMENT; REVOLT; JIMMYINTHEJUNGLE; VIKING VALOUR.
 
Horses swabbed post-race
All winners


Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
R3; NASSAU COUNTY


The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review.The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.

This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.