ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                   TRACK: SLOW

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G MEEK, C WUST

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR SALLY ANNE OLSEN

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

DR SALLY ANNE OLSEN

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 2             WICKED ELF                       Reported ill, scours

Race 3             VELOCITY PEARL              Reported injured, lower back

Race 6             MISS MANTRA                    Report injured, off hind back muscle

Race 9             RAPTIS                                  Reported injured, groin

 

Unless specified otherwise, all greyhounds scratched other than due to being ineligible, shall be suspended for 10 days commencing on the date of the meeting

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

 

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Race 10           EARNER BOB                      Last start 05/11/2014, spell

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             KELLER BEACH                 Post Race        Trainer:  Andrew Suli

Race 3             VALENTINE RAY               Post Race        Trainer:  Christine Pollard

Race 4             MAKE THE SWITCH           Post Race        Trainer:  Jannine Miggins

Race 5             WAYNE WEBCKE               Post Race        Trainer:  Joe Betro

Race 9             OUTLAW CHARLIE                        Pre Race          Trainer:  David Raines

Race 10           JUST A SHOW                      Pre Race          Trainer:  Brian Terry

 

VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS

 

The following greyhounds were sent to the veterinary surgeon upon completion of their event, but were not found to be suffering any injury.

 

Nil

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 6             RIVAL RANGA                    Injured in running, near side hip, 14 days

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden 407m

HALFA, DEAR DAPHNEY and BLUE MAGIC BOY were all slow to begin.  Shortly after the start MADAM SECRETARY shifted in and crossed FITZROY RISING.  Near the 630m boxes HALFA shifted out and checked DEAR DAPHNEY causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  Approaching the home turn OVERDRIVE SPEED raced onto the heels of BRILLIANT EMMA and lost ground.  BLUE MAGIC BOY raced wide throughout the race.

 

Race 2 – Novice 407m

Shortly after the start OBLIVION shifted in and checked JUST A CHEQUE.  Near the catching pen OBLIVION shifted out and forced OUR MONEY MAKER to check out wide and cause interference to TARAWI MAX.  Near the 630m boxes JUST A CHEQUE shifted in and checked OBLIVION.

 

Race 3 – Novice 407m

DIXIE FERNANDO, SUPERSONIC SHAK and LICKETY SPLIT were all slow to begin.  Near the catching pen VALENTINE RAY shifted out and checked INTOLERANT.  Near the 630m boxes VALENTINE RAY crossed CREDIT LIMIT.

 

Race 4 – 5th Grade 407m

LUKAKU was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start SHAYLOR TAMMY shifted in and checked MARINA’S DOLL causing MARINA’S DOLL to lose ground.  IL DESTRUCTOR raced wide in the early and middle stages of the race.  SHAYLOR TAMMY raced wide around the home turn.

 

Race 5 – 5th Grade 407m

WAYNE WEBCKE was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start KOTA LIZ shifted in and forced TRUE MAGIC in onto FIVE FAT LADIES.  In the back straight PAUA TO CHARGE raced onto the heels TARAWI MAX causing both greyhounds to lose ground.

 

Race 6 – 5th Grade 510m

Even start. On the first turn ANY SIZE and RIVAL RANGA checked.  RIVAL RANGER began to stop in the back straight and failed to finish the event.

 

RIVAL RANGA was vet checked and was found to have sustained an injury to the near hind hip and was suspended for a period of 14 days.

 

Race 7 – 3/4th Grade 407m

WILBY SPECIAL was slow to begin.  In the back straight WILBY SPECIAL raced onto the heels of TARAWI MARINA causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  Near the 630m boxes WHO’S KEITH shifted in and checked WILBY MIGHTY causing WILBY MIGHTY to lose ground.

 

Race 8 – 3/4th Grade 510m

VELOCITY BREEZE  was slow to begin.  On the first turn GIGGLING PANTHER shifted out and checked VELOCITY BREEZE causing both greyhounds to check and lose ground.

 

Race 9 – 5th Grade 407m

KOTA MAY was slow to begin.  Near the catching pen SHY LADY shifted out and forced BONNIE WINSLOW out wide and checked with OUTLAW CHARLIE.  Near the 630m boxes BONNIE WINSLOW and MY TINY SIZE bumped on several occasions.

 

Race 10 – 5th Grade 407m

EARNER BOB was slow to begin.  Near the catching pen JUST A SHOW shifted out and checked with SWEET WILLOW.  Near the 630m boxes SWEET WILLOW shifted in causing NELLIE’S JOKER to shift in and check JUST A SHOW.

 

 

GARY MEEK

STEWARD IN CHARGE