CAIRNS GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

FRIDAY 1st APRIL 2016

 

Weather conditions:       FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: M BRAUNBERGER

Stewards:                     L MILES

Judge:                          B. SOMERFIELD

Lure Driver:                   B. LAVIS

 

Starter:                                     A. GOSPER

 

Veterinarian:                  E. MALONEY

 

Swab Attendant:            NIL

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

 

3.

 

4.

SPUDNUT, Reported injured, off side hind toe

5.

 

6.

GOT IT WRONG, Reported injured, off side front leg

COSMIC PAULY, Reported injured, off side hip

OUR MADAM, Further than 520kms

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

 

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

1

PA TING, 27.1 - 28.4

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Nil

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

SHANE & DEB MCKENZIE MAIDEN 410M

PA TING was the best to begin.  ELITE FIVE was slow to begin.  HEATHAN BRETT lost ground prior to turning into the front straight.  A veterinarian inspection of the greyhound revealed no abnormalities.  Subsequently, Stewards acting under the provisions of GAR71 stood HEATHAN BRETT down from racing until the completion of a satisfactory trial for an unsatisfactory performance.

SWABS TAKEN:  DA TING – Post Race – Robert Lound

VET EXAMINATIONS: HEATHAN BRETT

 

2.

BOBBY FAIRBAIRN NOVICE 410M

Even start with ZIPPER STAR marginally slow to begin.  PUNGUSHE was tightened for racing room and checked off WILDASH DIDDY on the turn into the back straight.  FULMINATION checked off TOMMY MARKTU and lost ground entering the back straight resulting in interference to JESSICA’S MONEY and ZIPPER STAR.  FARMOR KABOOM checked off WILDASH DIDDY and lost ground after turning out of the back straight.  WILDASH DIDDY raced wide into the front straight.  FARMOR KABOOM checked off the heels of LACKY KNOCKA and become unbalanced in the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN:  Nil

 

3.

PRESEDENT’S CUP 4/5TH GRADE HEAT 1 410M

HI HOMBRE and CASH QUEEN were the best to begin.  WILDASH REV was slow to begin.  HI HOMBRE checked off CRUSHED ICE and lost ground on the turn into the back straight.  AMY’S ELITE checked off POPPA’S PICK and lost ground on the turn out of the back straight.  POPPA’S PICK and AMY’S ELITE bumped on the turn into the front straight resulting in some inconvenience to both greyhounds.  CRUSHED ICE and CASH QUEEN bumped on the turn into the front straight.  HI HOMBRE and COSMIC LAMP raced wide in the home straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN: CRUSHED ICE – Post Race – Rhonda Goodwin

VET EXAMINATIONS:  WILDASH REV

 

 

4.

PRESEDENT’S CUP 4/5TH GRADE HEAT 2 410M

Even start with TOKALON HOTSHOT slow to begin.  THANK YOU POP, BALZAREEN and BANDALORE were tightened for racing room and lost ground on the turn into the back straight.  TOKALON HOTSHOT checked off THANK YOU POP and lost ground shortly after the start.  BALZAREEN checked off THANK YOU POP and lost ground prior to turning into the front straight.  SNAKE PROOF shifted out and bumped TOKALON HOTSHOT on the turn into the front straight causing TOKALON HOTSHOT to race wide into the straight.  BALZAREEN checked across the heels of THANK YOU POP entering the front straight. 

 

SWABS TAKEN: BANDALORE – Post Race – John La Rosa

 

5.

PRESIDENT’S CUP 4/5TH GRADE HEAT 3 410M

MALIAN REIGH was the best to begin.  MUMBLES MURRAY was slow to begin.  CALL ME CHARLES checked off FARMOR TO DO and lost ground on the turn into the back straight resulting in interference to BOOTYDO.  BOOTYDO checked off CALL ME CHARLES and lost ground in the back straight.  CALL ME CHARLES raced wide in the home straight.  MUMBLES MURRAY lost ground prior to the finish line.  A veterinarian inspection of the greyhound revealed no abnormalities.  Subsequently, Stewards acting under the provisions of GAR71 stood MUMBLES MURRAY down from racing until the completion of a satisfactory trial for an unsatisfactory performance.

 

SWABS TAKEN: FARMOR TO DO – Post Race – Steven Scott

VET EXAMINATIONS:  MUMBLES MURRAY

 

6.

STEPHEN CLARK BEST 8 410M

FEARS THE WORD was the best to begin.  FROM THE TAP was marginally slow to begin.  BELLA MARLO shifted in on the turn into the back straight tightening SHAKE YOUR BOOTY in on to VAPOUR FLIGHT on to SELFIE resulting in SELFIE losing considerable ground and SHAKE YOUR BOOTY and VAPOUR FLIGHT losing ground.

 

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

VET EXAMINATIONS:  SELFIE, VAPOUR FLIGHT

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

Nil

 

INJURIES:

RACE 3 WILDASH REV, Injured in running, off groin, 21 days

RACE 6 VAPOUR FLIGHT, Injured in running, off fore carpal, 10 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

RACE 1 HEATHAN BRETT, Unsatisfactory Performance, must perform a satisfactory stewards’ trial over the distance of 410m all tracks prior to nominating

RACE 5 MUMBLES MURRAY, Unsatisfactory Performance, must perform a satisfactory stewards’ trial over the distance of 410m all tracks prior to nominating.

 

M BRAUNBERGER

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS