ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 16th DECEMBER 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                       TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G MEEK, G WUST

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

DR ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 5             GENTLE JOAN                     Reported ill, abyss

Race 10           VELOCITY PEARL              Reported injured, offside 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 5             SOPHIE’S MATE                  Last start 15/07/2015, metacarpal

Race 6             BRAZEN SPEED                  Last start 02/09/2015, off side hind leg

 

REWEIGHS

 

 

Race 5             SOPHIE’S MATE                  26.3 - 27.8

 

SWABS

 

Race 2             UNO THE DEAL                  Post Race        Trainer:  Andrew Johnson

Race 5             VELOCITY ELLE                 Post Race        Trainer:  William Boon

Race 5             SHE’S SO CLASSY              Pre Race          Trainer:  Gareth Miggins

Race 6             BRAZEN SPEED                  Post Race        Trainer:  Barry Hall

Race 9             CHUCK A BOMB                 Pre Race          Trainer:  Phillip Sear

Race 10           RUBY DUTCHESS               Pre Race          Trainer:  John Watts

 

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 3             SPRITELY JOKEN

Race 10           SHY LADY

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 6             PEEWEE JEANETTE            Injured in running, off side shoulder, 14 days

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden 407m

HARRY HARKS was very slow to begin.  COCO BEWARE slow to begin.  BOB’S JOKER raced wide throughout the race.  Near the 630m boxes COCO BEWARE ran onto the heel of BULL’S JOKER  causing both greyhounds to check and lose ground.

 

Race 2 – Novice 407m

PEEWEE JEANETTE was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start CONRAD shifted out and checked with PURE LEE RED.  Near the 630m boxes KUBU BEACH raced onto the back of VELOCITY CHRIS causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  VELOCITY CHRIS raced wide throughout the race.

 

PEEWEE JEANETTE was vet checked and was found to have sustained an injury to the off side shoulder muscle and was suspended for a period of 14 days.

 

Race 3 – 5th Grade 407m

SOBER MAGGIE, FARMOR ANTIQUE and PERFECT MUM were slow to begin.  Near the catching pen HALFA shifted out and checked with SPRITELY JOKEN causing SPRITELY JOKEN to lose ground.  In the back straight FARMOR ANTIQUE shifted out and checked with RUN RIOT.

 

SPRITELY JOKEN was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

 

Race 4 – 5th Grade 407m

PACIFIC SPRING was slow to begin.  In the back straight STARS ALIGN run onto the heels of SWEET WILLOW causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  STARS ALIGN and SATIN IDOL both raced wide throughout the race.

 

Race 5 – 4/5th Grade 407m

VALENTINE RAY and OVERDRIVE SPEED were both slow to begin.  VALENTINE RAY and HANIFY’S REVENGE bumped near the catching pen.  SHE’S SO CLASSY and OVERDRIVE SPEED both raced wide throughout the race.

 

Race 6 – 4th Grade 407m

LAKODA MAGIC, BUSBY and MARINA’S DOLL were all slow to begin.  TRES CHIC raced wide in the early and middle stages of the race.  Leaving the catching pen TRES CHIC shifted in and checked GUNSPEED causing GUNSPEED to lose slight ground.  GUNSPEED raced wide throughout the race.

 

Race 7 – Best 8 407m

HARRY BAILEY and MISS O’NEIL were slow to begin.  HARRY BAILEY raced wide throughout the race.  SUMMAH’S KNIGHT shifted out on the home turn and checked with MISS O’NEIL.

 

Race 8 – Open 510m

MIGHTY AWESOME was slow to begin.  BOGART BLEND and THRILLA MACHINE bumped shortly after the start causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  On the first turn BOGIE’S A STAR shifted out and checked LAKODA LOCHIE and THRILLA MACHINE shifted out and checked MIGHTY AWESOME.

 

Race 9 – 5th Grade 407m

LITTLE ACH CEE, CHUCK A BOMB and OH THE SHAME were all slow to begin.  Near the catching pen SHAYLOR TAMMY shifted out and checked LITTLE ACH CEE.  Near the 630m boxes CHUCK A BOMB shifted in and checked LITTLE ACH CEE.  On the home turn SHAYLOR TAMMY shifted out and checked CHUCK A BOMB causing both greyhounds to lose ground.

 

Race 10 – Masters 407m

KOTA MAY and KOTA LIZ were both slow to begin.  Shortly after the start ICKLE PICKLE shifted out and forced NELLIE’S JOKER out onto RUBY DUTCHESS causing NELLIE’S JOKER and RUBY DUTCHESS to lose ground.

 

SHY LADY was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

 

 

GARY MEEK

STEWARD IN CHARGE