Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

 

Albion Park Greyhounds

 

Date: Wednesday, 20th November 2019.

 

Track: Good

 

Weather: Fine

 

Stewards Panel: S. Kearney (Chairman) │ E. Little | C. Ferguson

 

Officials: R. Geisel (Veterinarian) │L. Smyth  (Judge) │ C. Scriven (starter) │L. Chaplin  (Swab Official) │D. Roberts  (Lure Driver)

 

Other Comments / Explanations:

 

 

Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN HEAT 1 MAIDEN 2 395m

1 Birkdale Beater – Checked at the first turn. Severely checked leaving the first turn. Checked off heels approaching the turn out of the back straight. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no apparent abnormalities.

2 King Harold – Tightened for racing room, checked and fell at the first turn. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no apparent abnormalities.

4 Magic Miss – Best to begin.

5 Lynney Sure Can – Severely checked leaving the first turn.

6 Hope's Dynamic – Severely checked leaving the first turn. Inconvenienced by another runner approaching the turn out of the back straight.

7 Really Royal – Significantly checked leaving the first turn. 

 

Race 2 – FAST TIMES @ SIRES ON ICE MAIDEN HEAT 2 MAIDEN 2 395m

1 Birkdale Barista – Checked at the first turn. Significantly checked leaving the first turn.

2 Little Turbo – Tightened for racing room and checked at the first turn. Checked off heels entering the turn into the back straight. Hampered leaving the back straight.

3 Limited Edition – Checked at the first turn.

4 Awesome Dancer – Checked approaching the turn into the front straight.

 

Race 3 – GARRARD'S HORSE AND HOUND 5TH GRADE HEAT 1 GRADE 5 2 395m

2 Jaxon's Express – Checked at the first turn. Checked leaving the turn into the front straight.  

4 Fifi And Me – Best to begin.

5 Bolt Of Lighting – Significantly checked leaving the turn out of the back straight. Significantly checked entering the turn into the front straight.

7 Cyndie Said – Hampered entering the turn out of the back straight.

 

Race 4 – THIRTY TALKS @ STUD 5TH GRADE HEAT 2 GRADE 5 2 395m

2 Titan It Up – Checked leaving the first turn. Checked entering the back straight.  

3 Chief Snow – Hampered at the first turn.

4 Cody's Success – Tightened for racing room and checked at the first turn. Collided into another runner entering the front straight.

6 Cult Hero – Checked at the first turn. Checked approaching the turn out of the back straight. Checked entering the front straight.

7 Not Too Bossy – Checked entering the back straight.

 

Race 5 – ASSET BODY CORPORATE BRIBIE ISLAND NOVICE 2 395m

2 Take A Chance – Checked approaching the first turn. Checked in the back straight.

3 It Ain't Len – Checked approaching the first turn. Tightened for racing room and checked leaving the first turn.  

4 My Mac Boy – Checked in the back straight. Collided into another runner approaching the turn into the front straight.

5 Flying September – Inconvenienced by another runner approaching the turn into the front straight.

6 Little Ferrari – Checked approaching the first turn.

8 Kooringa Zoe – Checked off heels leaving the turn out of the back straight. Hampered entering the front straight. 

 

Race 6 – EXPAT LODGE MA5 2 395m

1 Regal Waz – Checked off heels approaching the turn into the back straight.

5 Get Shorty – Best to begin. Checked at the first turn. Checked entering the back straight. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no apparent abnormalities.

 

Race 7 – BOX 1 PHOTOGRAPHY GRADE 5 3 520m

1 Wazz's Out – Quick to begin.

2 Yuken Pay Me – Quick to begin.

3 Seratus – Significantly checked entering the front straight.

4 Len's Out – Hampered leaving the back straight.

6 Emmaville Star – Significantly checked entering the front straight.

7 Crackerjack Cash – Stumbled approaching the first turn. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed an injury to the near hip and was stood down from racing for a period of 10 days.

 

Race 8 – FABREGAS @ METICULOUS LODGE OPEN 2 395m

1 Redeal – Checked at the first turn.

4 Eli Red Fawn - Checked on a number of occasions through the first turn.

5 Complete Love – Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination which revealed no apparent abnormalities and was passed fit to race. Hampered approaching the turn out of the back straight.

7 Wheatacre – Checked leaving the first turn. Commenced to yield ground entering the back straight and took no further competitive part in the race. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed an injury to the off hind back muscle and was stood down from racing for a period of 21 days.

8 Took A Fergus – Hampered leaving the back straight.

 

Race 9 – TAB 5TH GRADE HEAT 3 GRADE 5 2 395m

1 Mista Kick - Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed an injury to the off hock and was stood down from racing for a period of 10 days.

7 Bonnie Eileen – Checked on a number of occasions through the first turn.  

8 Wildash Billy – Checked on a number of occasions through the first turn. Hampered entering the back straight.

 

Race 10 – HAMILTON HOTEL MIXED 4/5 2 331m

2 Chad Sure Can – Tightened for racing room and significantly checked at the first turn. Checked off heels approaching the turn out of the back straight. Raced wide through the turn into the front straight. 

4 Agame – Slow to begin. Raced wide through the turn out of the back straight and continued to race wide for the remainder of the race.

6 He's Never Here – Significantly checked at the first turn.  

7 Jimmy Stintson – Checked approaching the turn out of the back straight.

 

 

Swabs samples taken for analysis

Pre-race

            Nil

Post-race

All winners

 

Race day Summary

Scratchings

R2        Silver Ticket – Injury, near side hind leg

R6        Hall Pass – Stewards Permission, family emergency

 

Licensee Actions

            Nil

Animal Actions

            R7        Crackerjack Cash - Veterinary Examination – Near hip, 10 days

            R8        Wheatacre – Veterinary Examination – Off hind back muscle, 21 days

            R9        Mista Kick – Veterinary Examination – Off hock, 10 days

 

Trials

1              Smashniak Winx – passed, Return to racing, 395M, 22.93

2              Trip To Paris – passed, Failure to pursue, 395M, 23.60

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.