ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 29th APRIL 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                   TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G WUST, J CHALLEN

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR ADAM WILLIAMS

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

DR ADAM WILLIAMS

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 2             TORMENTED                       Reported ill, kidney infection

Race 5             SANDFIRE                            Reported ill, tonsilitis

Race 8             MR. HOPINS                         Marring Ipswich 25/04/2015

Race 8             JUST A SHOW                      Injured Bundaberg 25/04/2015

Race 9             VELOCITY LOU                  Reported injured, near side hind leg

 

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

 

Race 8             GENTLE JOAN                     Reported seasonal, 28 days

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             BONNO BEACH                  Post Race        Trainer:  Steven Scott

Race 4             THRILLA MOMENT                        Post Race        Trainer:  Christine Pollard

Race 5             WHATA NICE SIZE             Post Race        Trainer:  Tony Brett

Race 6             SUPERFONIC                       Post Race        Trainer:  Stephen Whyte

Race 7             TRAV’S FANTASY              Post Race        Trainer:  William Elson

Race 8             CLASH OF KINGS               Post Race        Trainer:  Stephen Whyte

 

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.

 

Race 4             NELLIE’S JOKER

Race 6             SWEET WILLOW

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Nil

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden Final 407m

STARS ALIGN and FITZROY RISING were slow to begin.  Near the catching pen DEAR DAPHNEY was tightened for room between RUN RIOT and DREAM GIRL GABBY resulting in DEAR DAPHNEY shifting out checking with FITZROY RISING and losing ground.

 

Race 2 – 4/5th Grade Semi final 1

MAKE THE SWITCH was slow to begin.  FLOW BLACK and BUSBY raced tightly and inconvenienced each other.  Near the 630m boxes MAKE THE SWITCH checked off the heels of SPRING GIFT shifted outwards and lost ground.

 

Race 3 – 4/5th Grade Semi Final 2

 ROCKET TRACEY, COSMIC CYCLONE and WHO’S KEITH raced tightly through the catching pen causing inconvenience to these greyhounds.

 

Race 4 – Rockhampton Cup Heat 1 510m

DASHING MAN and KNIGHTS TEMPLAR checked at the start causing inconvenience to each other. MELODY SERENADE,TRUE MAGIC and NELLIE’S JOKER raced tightly in the early stages.  On the first turn NELLIE’S JOKER was tightened between TRUE MAGIC and JUNIOR CHAVEZ resulting in NELLIE’S JOKER falling.

 

NELLIE’S JOKER was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

 

Race 5 – Rockhampton Cup Heat 2 510m

Shortly after the start HELLO STRANGER shifted inwards and checked WHATA NICE SIZE. POST BOX was slow to begin. On the first turn POST BOX checked off the heels of MAUREEN’S MAGIC shifted out and raced wide.

 

Race 6 – Rockhampton Cup Heat 3 510m

TIME IS MONEY was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start GET INVOLVED shifted inwards and checked VELOCITY BREEZE.  On the first turn BILL’S FANTASY shifted out and checked SWEET WILLOW resulting in SWEET WILLOW falling and inconvenienced MADE TO ORDER.

 

SWEET WILLOW was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

 

Race 7 – Rockhampton Cup Heat 4 510m

FLASH HOUDINI was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start FLASH ZOE shifted inwards and inconvenienced BLUE HOUDINI.

 

Race 8 – Rockhampton Cup Heat 5 510m

Even start.  On the first turn CLASSIFY has shifted out wide and checked THUNDER EYES and CLASH OF KINGS.  In the back straight CLASSIFY checked off the heels of THUNDER EYES and lost ground.  On the home turn DON’T GO QUIETLY shifted out and checked CLASH OF KINGS.

 

Race 9 – Rockhampton Cup Heat 6 510m

No racing incidents to report.

 

Race 10 – 4/5th Grade 407m

EARNER BOB was slow to begin.  Near the catching pens SUMMAH’S KNIGHT shifted outwards and made contact with TRADE IN resulting in TRADE IN shifting outwards and inconvenienced FIVE FAT LADIES.  In the back straight TRADE IN shifted in and checked SIR ANGELO causing SIR ANGELO to lose ground.  In the home straight BALTIMORE and QUEEN OF SIENNA checked.

 

 

GARY WUST

STEWARD IN CHARGE