CAIRNS GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

FRIDAY 8th ECEMBER 2017

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           AVERAGE

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: M. BRAUNBERGER

Stewards:         L. MILES

Judge:             R. BALLARD

Lure Driver:       W. LAVIS

 

Starter:             D. HAWKINS

 

Veterinarian:     E. MALONEY

 

Swab Attendant: Nil

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

WAYLON BALE, Reported ill, scours

3.

RUM RUNNER, Reported injured, near side pin

OLD MATERIAL, Reported ill, scours

4.

 

5.

 

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

3

MR. MERVE, Weight Variation, 33.4 - 32.2, 10 days + $50 (Robert Lound)

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Nil

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

WEE WIN KENNELS MAIDEN 410M

Even start.  TAHNE’S PICK checked off MR. MACGREGOR and lost ground on the turn into the back straight.  MR. MACGREGOR raced wide into the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN: BUTCHULLA MAGIC – Post Race - Peter Milani

 

2.

LOUNDS SEA FOOD TOWNSVILLE NOVICE 410M

Even start with PARIS AUGOGO slow to begin.  CREED checked off BANJO AN’ HENRY and lost ground on the turn into the back straight.  Shortly after PEARLING checked off TRACEY’S HERO and lost ground causing interference to BANJO AN’ HENRY.  CREED checked off PEARLING and lost ground entering the back straight.  CREED raced wide entering the front straight and continued wide down the straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  TRACEY’S HERO – Post Race - Emma Bryant

VET EXAMINATIONS:  CREED

 

3.

CENTRAL TYRES ATHERTON 5th GRADE 410M

Trainer R. Lound was fined $50 under the provisions of GAR 39.1 for presenting MR. MERVE with a weight variation outside the requirements of the Rules of Greyhound Racing.  Subsequently MR. MERVE was a late scratching from the event.

 

Even start with MR. CANNA slow to begin.  SLATER’S PICK and SMOOTH FLAME bumped on the turn into the back straight resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.  KARMA’S TIME and MR. CANNA raced wide in the front straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN: MR. CANNA – Post Race - Robert Lound

 

4.

ALL WHEEL DRIVE ATHERTON 4/5th GRADE 410M

CASEY MINI ME was the best to begin.  MISS LARDIE DA was slow to begin.  NOT A WORD checked off BIG SAV and lost ground on the turn into the back straight causing interference to GOLDENPAW FLYER.  BUNDY CUTTER checked off CASEY MINI ME and lost some ground prior to turning into the front straight.  NOT A WORD shifted out entering the front straight bumping SWEET ROXETTE causing that greyhound to lose ground.  Shortly after NOT A WORD and FARINGDON bumped resulting in some inconvenience to both greyhounds.

SWABS TAKEN: CASEY MINI ME – Post Race - Robert Lound

VET EXAMINATIONS: GOLDENPAW FLYER

 

5.

BARRON VALLEY HOTEL ATHERTON BEST 8 410M

Even start with FROM THE TAP slow to begin.  HARA’S FLYER checked off LEAD CONTENDER and lost ground prior to turning into the front straight.  FROM THE TAP shifted out bumping HARA’S FLYER making muzzle contact with that greyhound entering the front straight resulting in HARA’S FLYER becoming unbalanced and losing considerable ground.  Stewards questioned the racing manners of FROM THE TAP in particular in the front straight. Subsequently FROM THE TAP was stood down from racing for a period of 28 days and the completion of a satisfactory trail for marring.

SWABS TAKEN: LEAD CONTENDER – Post Race - Robert Lound

VET EXAMINATIONS:  HARA’S FLYER

 

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

RACE 3 MR. MERVE, Weight Variation, 33.4 – 32.2, 10 days + $50 (Robert Lound)

 

INJURIES:

RACE4 GOLDENPAW FLYER, Injured in running, muscle soreness, 21 days

RACE 5 HARA’S FLYER, Injured in running, near hind leg, 10 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

RACE 5 FROM THE TAP, Marring, 1st offence, 28 days + satisfactory stewards’ trial, 410m

 

 

M BRAUNBERGER

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS