Falling out: racehorse owner John Singleton and trainer Gai Waterhouse leave the stewards room. Photo: Channel 7 What Singo told the stewards ❏ I was advised this morning by a friend of mine that he was with Tom Waterhouse, Gai's son and a bookmaker, and close friends of mine, internationally known figures, that Tom Waterhouse advised them last night that the horse had no chance and had problems. ❏ That surprised me because I intended to a have a six-figure sum bet and was advised it was a certainty. ❏ Upstairs today [we talked before the race]. About an hour before the race. I've never been here [Randwick] before. I was going to talk to you [Ray Murrihy] on the way out. ❏ I said, 'Gai, can we have a talk?' She took me a long way away from everyone else. I said, 'Gai we've got a problem because your son has told friends of mine who I trust implicitly that the horse has a problem.' She said, 'The horse wouldn't be running today if it wasn't right.' Then Gai got increasingly stroppy. ❏ She said to me, 'John, your own vet has looked at the horse and if it wasn't right it wouldn't be running.' What Waterhouse told the stewards ❏ I said, 'Tom, did you speak to anyone?' He said, 'It was a $300,000 difference to me.' ❏ It's hearsay and John has gone flying off because of hearsay. I spoke to my husband as I do every morning. ❏ There were not any issues [with the horse]. It's quite normal to pull short bloods before races. Because there was a bit of heat in the neck I thought I would double check. ❏ I wouldn't have started her today and I wouldn't have worked her on Thursday morning. ❏ He has a racing manager which I ring and tell him what I've done. It's quite normal and it's happened many times before. Stewards' report of All Aged Stakes RACE 7: Stewards queried the performance of More Joyous and her preparation leading into Saturday's race. Jockey Nash Rawiller stated that the mare travelled particularly well in the run. He added that initially More Joyous quickened but then did not appear to stretch out fully in the straight and he did not fully push her over the final 150m. Trainer Gai Waterhouse stated that she had worked well on Thursday but that some heat in the neck area had been detected after the mare worked. Blood was taken from the mare and she was examined by veterinarian Leanne Begg. She was treated with an antibiotic as a precaution. More Joyous was subject to an examination by John Peatfield, Strawberry Hills Stud vet, on Saturday morning, in company with Duncan Grimley. Acting on the advice of Dr Begg and Dr Peatfield, Waterhouse stated that she was of the view that More Joyous was fit to fulfil her engagement. John Singleton and racing manager Duncan Grimley were questioned relative to statements made by Singleton in media interviews subsequent to the race and, in particular, regarding statements he attributed to bookmaker Tom Waterhouse relative to the winning chances of More Joyous. Stewards accompanied stable foreman Mark Newnham to the Waterhouse stables and secured treatment records. The inquiry was adjourned and Gai Waterhouse was advised that the stewards intend to call Dr Begg, Dr Peatfield, Steve O'Halloran and stable foreman David Meijer. The stewards will examine all on- and off-course betting. It is the intention of the stewards to request that Tom Waterhouse attend at the resumption of the inquiry. A post-race vet exam of More Joyous did not reveal any abnormalities and a swab was taken. Stewards will also inquire into media reports of an altercation involving Singleton and bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse subsequent to the stewards' inquiry.