ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                       TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G WUST, C WUST

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR ADAM WILLIAMS

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

DR ADAM WILLIAMS

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 5             SUMMAH’S KNIGHT          Reported injured, off side front leg

Race 7             VALENTINE RAY               Reported injured, near side fore 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

 

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Race 3             TINA LEE                              Last start 14/05/2015, injury

 

REWEIGHS

 

Race 2             HENRY’S HAMMER           30.4 - 31.9

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             OVERDRIVE SPEED           Post Race        Trainer:  Neville Jackson

Race 3             KELLER BEACH                 Post Race        Trainer:  Andrew Suli

Race 4             ETHICAL STANDARD       Post Race        Trainer:  Darren Taylor

Race 5             FOCUS AND SPEED                       Post Race        Trainer:  Peter Payne

Race 7             PLAY RITE                           Post Race        Trainer:  William Boon

Race 8             HARRY BAILEY                 Post Race        Trainer:  Dallas Beckett

 

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 2             ROCKY BINGO

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 2             LARA BENZ                         Injured in running, near hind leg, 28 days

Race 6             BLACK MODEL                   Unsatisfactory performance, must perform a satisfactory

stewards’ trial 510m

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Novice 407m

Shortly after the start OVERDRIVE SPEED shifted in and checked FARMOR POCO’S and TOP EARNER causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  VELOCITY ECLIPSE and DEAR DAPHNEY checked near the catching pens causing interference to both greyhounds.

 

Race 2 – Novice 407m

HENRY’S HAMMER and KOTA MAY checked near the catching pen.  FARMOR CONFUSION checked off the heels of WYND HIM UP near the catching pen. In the back straight ROCKY BIINGO checked off the heels of POP THE HOOD and lost ground.  In the home straight NICKO FERNANDO, KOTA MAY and WYND HIM UP raced tightly causing the greyhounds to become unbalanced.

 

Race 3 – 5th Grade 407m

SHAYLOR BACARDI, MARINA’S DOLL and TINA LEE raced tightly near the catching pen and lost ground.

 

Race 4 – 4/5th Grade 407m

Near the catching pen LARA BENZ checked off the heels of ETHICAL STANDARD and lost ground, this incident caused interference to KYAMMY and PAR DER FIR.  Near the 630m boxes BUSBY shifted inwards severely hampering LARA BENZ causing LARA BENZ to lose considerable ground.

 

LARA BENZ was vet checked and found to have sustained a near hind leg strain and was suspended for a period of 28 Days.

 

Race 5 – 4th Grade 407m

Near the catching pen general tightening in racing resulted in FOCUS AND SPEED and SURE YOU CAN clearing the field.  BIG TEE SAL lost ground near the 630m boxes when GUNSPEED shifted out and inconvenienced FLOW BLACK and KNOCK HER DOWN.

 

Race 6 – 4/5th Grade 510m

WILDASH TAPPER was slow to begin.  On the first turn BLACK MODEL shifted out and severely inconvenienced WILDASH TAPPER. In the back straight SWEET WILLOW shifted out and caused interference to OH THE SHAME.

 

Trainer Christine Pollard was advised that BLACK MODEL was suspended under rule R71 for an unsatisfactory performance and must perform a satisfactory stewards trial over the 510m.

 

Race 7 – CQ Derby Final 510m

TRIGGER was slow to begin.  COSMIC CYCLONE and TRIGGER checked on the first turn and lost ground.  Near the 630m BOBBY BACON began to shorten stride to avoid the heels of TRIGGER.  In the home straight COSMIC CYCLONE and BOBBY BACON checked on the rails.

 

Race 8 – Best 8 407m

SANDFIRE was slow to begin.  Near the catching pen REFUND shifted out and caused interference to GOTCHA CLASS. 

 

Race 9 – 5th Grade 407m

Shortly after the start FARMOR COMMAND was checked between MIGHTY AWESOME and KOTA LIZ and lost ground.

 

Race 10 – 5th Grade 407m

Shortly after the start SALT LAKE CITY shifted out and checked RUN RIOT and FITZROY RISING causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  RUN RIOT shifted out near the catching pen and checked FITZROY RISING.  FITZROY RISING shifted out and checked SHAYLOR TAMMY causing SHAYLOR TAMMY to lose ground.

 

 

GARY WUST

STEWARD IN CHARGE