Racing NSW stewards will wait until Saturday to hand down their verdict on Adam Hyeronimus’ ride on Vauban in the Chelmsford Stakes last Saturday.
Stewards again questioned Hyeronimus and Tim Clark, who rode Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stablemate Sir Delius, at Canterbury on Wednesday, about why Sir Delius was able to get into the running line from a three-wide position without cover around the 700m mark.
Lindermann led all the way for victory in the Group 2 mile with Sir Delius and Vauban filling the minor placings.
Hyeronimus was asked to explain again why he had looked to his inside twice as the field moved into the side straight from the 1000m mark and said he was worried about being pushed to the fence.
Hyeronimus introduced the sectionals of Sydney Cup winner Arapaho and his mount, which stewards conceded were “very similar”.
“They are both stayers that are heading to Melbourne Cup,” Hyeronimus said.
Vauban ran his final 800m in 49.06 seconds, while Arapaho, which travelled three-back on the fence, got home in 49.16 secs
However, the 200m section where Sir Delius was able to get into the running line from the 800m to 600m, Vauban was 0.12sec slower than his fellow stayer or about half a length.
Stewards will determine if that is enough to issue a charge against Hyeronimus.
The Chelmsford betting didn’t throw any red flags, but stewards remain concerned as to why Hyeronimus appeared to give the one-one position at a crucial time in the race.
