ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 17th JUNE 2015

 

WEATHER: OVERCAST                                                                                          TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G WUST, J CHALLEN

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

ANTONIO PEREZ- OLEA

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 4             DREAM GIRL GABBY       Reported injured, off side front webbing

Race 4             MISS SALLY FITZ               Scratched Bundaberg 13/06/2015

Race 5             OUR CHALLENGE              Reported injured, near side toe

Race 7             TRUE MAGIC                       Scratched Bundaberg 13/06/2015

Race 8             TRES CHIC                           Reported injured, near side front toe

 

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 6             KIKEM BONGO                    Last start 07/03/2015, spelling

Race 3             RAPITS                                    Last start 18/02/2015, near hamstring

Race 3             FARMOR POCO’S                 Last start 15/11/2014, off side hock

 

REWEIGHS

 

Race 8             LEMAITRE                            32.0 - 33.2

 

SWABS

 

Race 2             RUN RIOT                             Post Race        Trainer:  Darren Taylor

Race 3             BONNIE WINSLOW            Post Race        Trainer:  Mark Lutter

Race 4             NELLIE’S JOKER                Post Race        Trainer:  Garry Bevan

Race 6             MAGIC MAIDEN                 Pre Race          Trainer:  Errol Kleinhans

Race 7             PLAY RITE                           Post Race        Trainer:  William Boon

Race 9             SUMMAH’S KNIGHT          Pre Race          Trainer:  Mark Lutter

 

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 4             OH THE SHAME                  Injured in running, near hind leg, 10 days

 

GENERAL

 

Meeting was abandoned at 9.50pm prior to the running of Race 10.  Stewards were not prepared to accept the risk of injury to animals due to the lure driver not having sufficient visibility to gauge the distance between the lure and greyhounds and to ensure the safety of runners engaged in the final event.

 

Race 1 – Maiden 407m

ROCKY BINGO was slow to begin.  Near the catching pen STAR ROSA checked off the heels of BITE ME TYSON and lost ground. SOBER MAGGIE checked off UNO THE DEAL and lost ground. ROCKY BINGO and HALFA checked in the back straight.

 

Race 2 – Novice 407m

FITZROY RISING was slow to begin. Near the catching pen FITZROY RISING checked off RODEO CLOWN and shifted out wide and checked OVERDRIVE SPEED causing these three greyhounds to lose ground. Near the rear of the field OVERDRIVE SPEED checked off RODEO CLOWN and lost ground.

 

Race 3 – 5th Grade 407m

FARMOE POCO’S was slow to begin. General tightening near the catching pen causing FARMOR ELECTRIC to lose ground. TARAWI MARINA ,TARAWI MAX and MIGHTY AWESOME checked near the catching pen causing these three greyhounds to lose ground.

 

Race 4 – 5th Grade 510m

WILDASH TAPPER was slow to begin. DEAR DAPHNEY ran wide on the first turn. WILDASH TAPPER became unbalanced in the back straight when it checked off the heels of MO ZAM ZEKE.

 

Race 5 – RQ Young Guns Heat 1 407m

Near the catching pen ETHICAL STANDARD and EXTREME LEVEL raced tightly. In the back straight OH THE SHAME fell due to tightening from BOGIE RAIDER and THRILLA MOMENT. BOGIE RAIDER lost ground from the incident.

 

OH THE SHAME was vet checked and was found to have sustained bruising to the near hind leg and was suspended for a period of 10 days.

 

Race 6 – RQ Young Guns Heat 2 407m

COSMIC CYCLONE and BOBBY BACON were slow to begin. Near the catching pen there was general tightening between FLOW BLACK and BRAZEN SPEED. BOBBY BACON lost ground due to general tightening.

 

Race 7 – 4/5th Grade 510m

WILDASH DUKE was slow to begin. FARMOR SENORITA ran wide on the first turn. In the back straight WILDASH DUKE checked off LUCKY AS EL and lost ground.

 

Race 8 – 3/4th Grade 407m

GOTCHA CLASS was slow to begin. Near the 630m boxes SOPHIE’S MATE and GOTCHA CLASS checked at the rear of the field.

 

Race 9 – 4/5th Grade 407m

OUTLAW CHARLIE was slow to begin. In the back straight EARNER BOB shifted out and checked SUMMAH’S KNIGHT causing both greyhounds to lose ground.

 

Race 10 – 5th Grade 407m

RACE ABANDONED AT 9.50PM DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF FOG.

 

 

GARY WUST

STEWARD IN CHARGE