ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 12th AUGUST 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                       TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G WUST, J CHALLEN

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

DR ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 1             TIME FOR CHANGE           Order of stewards, trainer ill, documentation pending

Race 1,2          SPRING SMIRK                   Order of stewards, trainer ill, documentation pending

Race 4             FINE PERFORMER              Order of stewards, trainer ill, documentation pending

Race 3             NASRI                                    Reported injured, off side wrist

Race 5             MIGHTY AWSOME             Reported seasonal, 28 days

Race 5             DYNAMITE SPEED             Order of stewards, trainer ill, documentation pending

Race 6             RECTIFY                               Reported ill, kennel cough

Race 7             HARRY BAILEY                 Order of stewards, trainer ill, documentation pending

Race 8             TRUE MAGIC                       Reported injured, off side hind toe

Race 8             BALTIMORE                        Reported injured, near side front foot

Race 8             EL SENORITA                      Reported ill, virus

 

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 6             TARAWI APRIL                   Reported injured, near hind pad, 10 days

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Race 1             FARMOR EL DORADO      Last start 10/04/2015, hock

Race 4             FARMOR COMMAND        Last start 13/05/2015, hock

Race 6             RECTIFY                               Last start 11/03/2015, spelled

 

REWEIGHS

 

Race 3             OVERDRIVE SPEED           33.0 -  31.6

Race 9             OLD CROONER                   32.5 - 31.4

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             LEADFOOT TANNER         Pre Race          Trainer:  Chris Tory

Race 1             LAKODA MAGIC                Post Race        Trainer:  Kaye Taylor

Race 2             FRED MIGGINS                   Pre Race          Trainer:  Jannine Miggins

Race 2             MACWIND                            Post Race        Trainer:  William Boon

Race 4             STAR ROSA                          Post Race        Trainer:  Allan Svensen

Race 8             VELOCITY BREEZE           Post Race        Trainer:  William Boon

 

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 1             LEADFOOT TANNER

Race 4             SHY LADY

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 9             ELEANOR BENZ                 Injured in running, near side shoulder, humanely

euthanised

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden 407m

RUBY BELTAH was slow to begin.  Near the catching pen IMMA RIPPA and FARMOR EL DORADO checked causing IMMA RIPPA to lose ground.  Near the 630m boxes LAKODA MAGIC checked off the heels of LEADFOOT TANNER causing LEADFOOT TANNER to lose ground.  LEADFOOT TANNER was vet checked but no apparent injury was found.

 

Race 2 – Maiden Final 407m

TOKYO SWIFT, RENO FERNANDO and NICKO FERNANDO were slow to begin.  In the home straight HALFA checked off the heels of MACWIND and lost ground.

 

Race 3 – Novice 407m

OVERDRIVE SPEED was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start DIXIE FERNANDO and PEEWEE JEANETTE checked causing both greyhounds to lose ground.

 

Race 4 – 5th Grade 407m

GOLD PLATED was slow to begin.  STARS ALIGN and FARMOR COMMAND checked near the catching pen and lost ground.  GOLD PLATED raced extremely wide on the home turn.  SHY LADY was vet checked but no apparent injury was found.

 

Race 5 – 4/5th Grade 510m

WILDASH TAPPER was slow to begin.  On the first turn TIME IS MONEY shifted out and checked LONG LONG TRAIN and WILDASH DUKE causing LONG LONG TRAIN and WILDASH DUKE to lose ground.

 

Race 6 – 4/5th Grade 407m

No racing incidents to report.

 

Race 7 – 3/4th Grade 407m

FOCUS AND SPEED began well.  Near the 630m boxes FARMOR SUPPORT shifted in and checked SURE YOU CAN and TRADE IN causing SURE YOU CAN to lose ground.

 

Race 8 – Open Final 510m

GUNSPEED and PLAY RITE checked shortly after the start.  PLAY RITE shifted out on the first turn and checked SALT LAKE CITY.

 

Race 9 – 5th Grade 407m

OLD CROONER and TRIGGER checked shortly after the start at the rear of the field.  Near the catching pen RODEO CLOWN checked off BITE ME TYSON causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  Near the 630m boxes FARMOR ELECTRIC and ELEANOR BENZ came together causing ELEANOR BENZ to check and fall.  SHAYLOR TAMMY was inconvenienced by this incident. 

ELEANOR BENZ was vet checked and was found to have sustained a broken shoulder and was humanely euthanised.

 

Race 10 – 5th Grade 407m

OUTLAW CHARLIE, JOIE ECLAT and KELLY BENZ all checked shortly after the start.  In the back straight WILDASH REV and  VELOCITY PEARL checked causing VELOCITY PEARL to lose ground.

 

 

GARY WUST

STEWARD IN CHARGE