ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 13th JANUARY 2016

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                       TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G MEEK, G WUST

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

ANTONIO PEREZ-OLEA

 

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 1             FARMOR GEE’S                  Scratched Bundaberg 09/01/2016

Race 7             WILDASH REV                    Scratched Bundaberg 09/01/2016

Race 7             WILDASH WIDFIRE           Scratched Bundaberg 09/01/2016

Race 7             WILDASH WILDBOY         Reported injured, off side hip support

Race 7             TROPICAL SANDS              Reported retired

 

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 1             VELOCITY SHAZZ             Reported injured, near hind elbow, 10 days

Race 1             LITTLE BUMP                      Weight Variation, 23.4 - 24.7, 10 days + $50 (Mark Bube)

Race 2             PERCY’S THRONE              Reported injured, near hind, 10 days

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             FARMOR EL DORADO      Post Race        Trainer:  Gareth Miggins

Race 2             SCREEN SIREN                   Post Race        Trainer:  Allan Svensen

Race 3             SOBER MAGGIE                 Post Race        Trainer:  Gary Weeding

Race 5             FOCUS AND SPEED           Post Race        Trainer:  Peter Payne

Race 6             WILBY DUSTY                    Pre Race          Trainer:  Phil Carter

Race 9             NOT TODAY MATE            Pre Race          Trainer:  Paul Burgess

 

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             HEZ ALL STYLE

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 6             GENTLE JOAN                     Injured in running, off hind leg, 14 days

Race 7             VELOCITY ELLE                 Marring 1st offence, 1st offence, 28 days + satisfactory

stewards’ trial 510m

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden 407m

FAST AND SERIOUS was very slow to begin.  Near the 630m boxes BULL’S JOKER shifted out and checked COCO BEWARE. BOB’S JOKER raced wide until the 630m boxes and then moved into the rail.  FAST AND SERIOUS has raced onto the back of BOB’S JOKER on several occasions causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  In the home straight COCO BEWARE and bumped with FAST AND SERIOUS on two occasions.

 

Race 2 – Maiden Final 407m

LITTLE DINA and BLACK AS TAR were both slow to begin.  Near the catching pen LAKODA VIPER shifted in and checked GEE TEE JOKER. GEE TEE JOKER and HEZ ALL STYLE bumped causing HEZ ALL STYLE to lose considerable ground and finished the race tailed off.  LITTLE DINA and GEE TEE JOKER bumped on the home turn.

 

HEZ ALL STYLE was vetted but no apparent injury was found.  Trainer Andrew Johnson had a warning imposed on his greyhound HEZ ALL STYLE for an unsatisfactory performance.

 

Race 3 – 0 – 3 Wins 510m

MIGHTY AWESOME was slow to begin.  On the first turn OCCY CUT BACK and OH THE SHAME both shifted out and checked VELOCITY ECLIPSE. OCCY CUT BACK raced wide from the back straight until the finish of the race.  VELOCITY ECLIPSE raced wide throughout the race.

 

Race 4 – 5th Grade 407m

SHAYLOR BACARDI and DEB’S PENNY were both slow to begin.  DEB’S PENNY raced wide throughout the race.  Near the catching pen TRACKIE CHAN shifted in and checked MARINA’S PRINCE.

 

Race 5 – 4th Grade 407m

Even start.  Near the catching pen KELLER BEACH shifted in checked TRES CHIC causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  BUSBY raced wide throughout the race.

 

Race 6 – 4th Grade 407m

Even start.  LIVYS BEACH raced wide until the 630m boxes.  CRAY CRAY hs raced wide throughout the race.  GENTLE JOAN began to lose ground from the catching pen and finished the race tailed off.

 

GENTLE JOAN was vetted and was found to have sustained an injury to the off hind leg and was

suspended for a period of 14 days.

 

Race 7 – 5th Grade 510m

LITTLE ACH CEE and VELOCITY ELLE were slow to begin.  Approaching the finish line VELOCITY ELLE has marred THRILLA MACHINE.

 

VELOCITY ELLE was suspended for a period of 28 days for marring 1st offence and must perform a satisfactory stewards’ trial.

 

Race 8 – Best 8 407m

Even start.  Shortly after the start MISS O’NEIL shifted in and checked DYNAMITE SPEED.  Near the catching pen BALTIMORE shifted out and checked MISS O’NEIL.  In the back straight BALTIMORE run onto the heels of MARLIN SLAYER causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  BALTIMORE raced wide from the 630m boxes until the finish of the race.

 

Race 9 – 5th Grade 407m

NOT TODAY MATE was slow to begin . Near the catching pen HALFA shifted out and checked OVERDRIVE SPEED and NOT TODAY MATE.  In the back straight NOT TODAY MATE run onto the heels of HALFA causing both greyhounds to check and lose ground.  TOP EARNER raced wide for the second half of the race.  NOT TODAY MATE run wide from the 630m boxes until the finish.

 

Race 10 – Masters 407m

KOTA MAY and PAR DE FIR were both slow to begin.  Near the catching pen LONG LONG TRAIN shifted in and checked TRADE IN and ICKLE PICKLE.  LONG LONG TRAIN was checked between KOTA LIZ and TRADE IN near the 630m boxes.

 

 

GARY MEEK

STEWARD IN CHARGE