Poor Judgement and no action

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I have waited until the stewards report was released before posting here.

My concern is when is a driver held responsible for poor judgement in the stewards eyes.
Most punters and harness followers would know that Reservation Road in the 2nd last at Menangle on Saturday night was either a superstar or had no chance after a 25.8 first quarter. This is after in the previous race the same driver drive Suave Stuey Lombo in an outstanding 1.50.1 with a lead time of 26.9.
The stewards report is gutless, it reads

"When questioned regarding the performance of RESERVATION ROAD NZ driver L Panella explained that although she had to make use of the gelding in the first quarter t find the lead she was able to rate a slow middle half of the mile. L Panella stated that connections were disappointed that RESERVATION ROAD did not finish the race off and would assess how the gelding recovers prior to deciding its immediate program."

The Connections were disappointed what an understatement and the stewards accepted this!!!

In the same race a driver was fined $400 for excessive whip....go figure

Is he one of yours Adam - Trots TV is not as clear as it used to be and I could not tell if they were the monkey colours

Lauren did not hammer in all of them but she led in all of the first 7 races.
She won 2 and got 1 second but finished last or 2nd last in the other 4