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Race Day Stewards’ Report

 

 

Albion Park Greyhounds

 

Date: Thursday 14th March, 2019

 

Track: Good

 

Weather: Overcast

 

Stewards Panel: A. Kitching (Chairman) │ A. Spence │ K. Adams │ N. Thorneycroft

 

Officials: Dr R. Geisel (Veterinarian) │ L. Smyth (Judge) │ J. Cutlack (Starter) │ C. Neilsen (Lure Driver) │ R. Fredericks (Swab Official)

 

 

 

Race 1 – SKY RACING | NOVICE | 520m

 

Smooth Act – Began awkwardly and lost ground. Improved onto heels and was hampered in the front straight.

 

Pine's Pick – Tightened for room and hampered on entering the first turn. Collided with another runner and was checked in the first turn.

 

Pitch Black Jet – Tightened for room and hampered shortly after the start. Collided with another runner and was checked approaching the first turn. In the back straight, collided with another runner and was checked. Collided with another and was checked out of back straight into turn. Bumped another runner over concluding stages.

 

Lil Miss Lolly – Out of front straight, collided with another runner and was checked. In the back straight, collided with another runner and was checked.

 

Big Boy Bruce – Out of front straight, collided with another runner and was checked. Through turn into back straight, collided with another runner and was checked.

 

Spotted Wolf – Out of front straight, collided with another runner and was checked. Through turn into back straight, improved onto heels and was hampered. Out of back straight into turn, collided with another runner and was checked. Bumped another runner over concluding stages.

 

 

Race 2 – ASSET BODY CORPORATE BRIBIE ISLAND | MA5 | 520m

 

Alpha Chaos – Shortly after start, was tightened for room and checked.

 

Jay Bay – Approaching first turn, tightened for room and hampered.

 

Jimary Free – Was best to begin.

 

And You Are – Raced wide through turn into front straight.

 

 

Race 3 – THIRTY TALKS @ STUD | MIXED 4/5 | 710m

 

Belli Blue – Was slow to begin. Tightened for room and checked in the first turn.

 

Rasheda – Raced wide front straight first occasion.

 

 

Race 4 – BOX 1 PHOTOGRAPHY | MIXED 4/5 | 520m

 

Caribbean Red – Bumped another runner in the first turn.

 

Kealoah – Bumped another runner in first turn. Checked out across heels through turn into the back straight. Checked out across heels on entering front straight.

 

Tail Wag – Tightened for room and checked, shortly after the start. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no abnormalities were found.

 

Soft Sand – Contacted heels and was checked approaching the first turn. Checked out across heels on entering back straight.

 

Charming Chaos – Was slow to begin. Bumped another runner in the first turn.

 

 

Race 5 – MARBURG HOTEL | GRADE 4 | 520m

 

Man Of Leisure – Bumped another runner at the start.

 

Adhara Steel – Bumped another runner at the start. Contacted another runners heels approaching the first turn. Tightened for room and checked through the turn into the back straight.

 

Super Cesc – Checked out across heels shortly after the start. Heels contacted by another runner and was hampered approaching first turn.

 

Bad Neighbour – Tightened for room and hampered approaching the first turn. Tightened for room and checked out of the back straight into the turn.

 

 

Race 6 – RQ YOUNG GUNS BNE 520 HEAT 1 | OPEN | 520m

 

Blue Diva – Was best to begin. Bumped another runner on entering the first turn.

 

Irish Ripple – Tightened for room and hampered approaching the first turn. Bumped by another runner in the front straight.

 

Lady Xena – Tightened for room and checked approaching the first turn.

 

Painted Picture – Bumped another runner on entering the first turn.

 

Shakey Diesel – Was slow to begin.

 

Too Good Joog – Bumped by another runner in the front straight.

 

 

Race 7 – RQ YOUNG GUNS BNE 520 HEAT 2 | OPEN | 520m

 

The start of race 7 was delayed due to a local thunderstorm. All remaining races were moved back one race with race 11 being reprogrammed to 10:07PM AEST.

 

Ripple Rumble – Bumped another runner at the first turn. Checked out across heels and collided with another runner through the turn into the back straight.

 

Irish Rogue – Tightened for room and checked at the start.

 

Opal Beach – Tightened for room and checked at the start.

 

Noaki Queen – Tightened for room and checked at the start.

 

Lenray Bonus – Tightened for room and checked at the start. Collided with another runner through the turn into the back straight. Tightened for room and checked out across heels out of the back straight into the turn.

 

Bad Benny – Collided with another runner at the start. Tightened for room and checked in the first turn. Improved onto heels and was checked through the turn into the back straight.

 

Dam Slippery – Best to begin.

 

Valentino Fox – Bumped another runner in the first turn.

 

 

Race 8 – TAB | FFA | 600m

 

Slick – Collided with another runner shortly after the start.

 

Ebony Mist – Tightened for room and checked shortly after the start. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no abnormalities were found.

 

Final Chalice – Collided with another runner out of the front straight into the turn.

 

Infrared Lad – Began awkwardly and lost ground. Collided with another runner shortly after the start.

 

Big Bad Bob – Collided with another runner out of the front straight into the turn.

 

Shot Clock – Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed the greyhound had sustained an injury to the off fore wrist and was subsequently stood down for a period of 7 days.

 

 

Race 9 – EXPAT LODGE | GRADE 5 | 520m

 

Vision Of Love – Improved onto heels and was hampered in the first turn.

 

Billy Boy – Tightened for room and checked in the first turn.

 

Super Cup – Tightened for room and checked shortly after the start. Checked out across heels and collided with another runner in the first turn.

 

Alpha Styx – Was best to begin.

 

Kulu Hipster – Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination after being bitten by an ant. The greyhound was subsequently passed fit to start by the veterinary surgeon. Tightened for room and hampered approaching the first turn. Collided with another runner and forced wide on the track in the first turn.

 

 

Race 10 – FABREGAS @ METICULOUS LODGE | GRADE 5 | 520m

 

Farmor Inferno – Bumped by another runner on entering the first turn.

 

Torah Sprite – Collided with another runner shortly after the start. Collided with another runner and was checked through the turn into the back straight.

 

Invictus Clive – Tightened for room and checked shortly after the start. Tightened for room and checked on entering the first turn. Collided with another runner and was checked through the turn into the back straight.

 

Go Wilma Go – Tightened for room and checked shortly after the start. Tightened for room and checked on entering the first turn. Improved onto heels and was hampered in the first turn.

 

Kulu Ozzie – Was slow to begin. Collided with another runner and was checked through the turn into the back straight.

 

Final Verdict – Tightened for room and checked shortly after the start. Tightened for room and checked on entering the first turn.

 

Hunter Kingsbrae – Collided with another runner shortly after the start. Bumped another runner on entering the first turn.

 

 

Race 11 – GREYHOUND ADOPTION PROGRAM | MA5 | 520m

 

Merriwa – Bumped another runner at the start.

 

Casey Whisper – Tightened for room and hampered at the start. Tightened for room and hampered out of the back straight into the turn. Bumped another runner on entering the front straight.

 

Paua To Launch – Bumped another runner at the start.

 

Stanky Leg – Bumped another runner on entering the front straight.

 

Annie's Magic – Best to begin.

 

Swabs samples taken for analysis

Pre-race

R3        Rasheda

Post-race

All winners

 

Race day Summary

Scratchings

            R6        Ringbark Ace – Injury near-side thigh muscle – 10 days

Licensee Actions

Nil

Animal Actions

            R4        Tail Wag – Veterinary examination – No penalty

R8        Ebony Mist – Veterinary examination – No penalty

R8        Shot Clock – Veterinary examination – off-side wrist – 7 days

R9        Kulu Hipster ­– Pre-race veterinary examination – No penalty

R10      Torah Sprite – Veterinary examination – No penalty

Trials

Nil

This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.