CAIRNS GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

FRIDAY 2nd MARCH 2018

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: M. BRAUNBERGER

Stewards:                     L. MILES                      

Judge:                         R. BALLARD

Lure Driver:                   W. LAVIS         

 

Starter:                         A. GOSPER

 

Veterinarian:                 E. MALONEY

 

Swab Attendant:            NIL

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

Nil

2.

Nil

3.

Nil

4.

Nil

5.

Nil

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

HANNAH JAY JAY, Weight variation 25.9 to 24.7

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

4

BIG BOY BATINA, Last start 24/10/2017, out due to injury

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

BILL BAIRD 5TH GRADE (1) – 410M

Trainer E, Bryant was fined $50 under the provisions of GAR39.1 for presenting HANNAH JAY JAY to race with a weight variation outside the requirements of the Rules of Greyhound Racing.  HANNAH JAY JAY was a late scratching from the race.

 

The start of the race was delayed 10 minutes due to a power failure with the front straight lights. 

 

KARMA’S TIME was the best to begin.  WINNIE’S ROSE was slow to begin.

 

KARMA’S TIME checked off LIBBY’S HERO and lost ground on the turn into the back straight causing  interference to GOLDENPAW FLYER.

 

WINNIE’S ROSE raced wide into the front straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  LIBBY’S HERO, Post race, Trainer Emma Bryant

VET EXAMINATIONS: Nil

 

2.

ARTHUR GOSPER 5TH GRADE (2) – 410M

 

The start of the race was delayed 25 minutes due to lure problems.

 

KY KENNETH was the best to begin.  MR. MACGREGOR was slow to begin.

 

MONOCHRONE was tightened for racing room and lost ground on the turn into the back straight,

 

MR. MACGREGOR raced wide into the front straight.

 

FABULOUS STORY shifted out in the front straight to race wide causing ARTHUR’S STEVIE to check across its heels.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  SPRING BEK, Post race, Trainer Emma Bryant

VET EXAMINATIONS:  Nil

 

3.

PETER KENNEDY 5TH GRADE (3) – 410M

 

The start of the race was delayed 20 minutes due to previous lure problems.

 

POPPA’S PICK was the best to begin.  BELLE’S HAWKE was slow to begin.

 

CREED, YOU CAN DO and BILLY CLOVER raced wide in the front straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  MIGHTY NIMROD, Post race, Trainer George Tsakissiris

VET EXAMINATIONS:  BELLE’S HAWKE

 

4.

JOHN CAMERON 4TH GRADE – 410M

 

The start of the race was delayed 15 minutes due to previous lure problems.

 

ALL FUELED UP was the best to begin.  LOCHIELLE was slow to begin.

 

FERAL CHERAL checked off the heels of ALL FUELED UP on the turn into the back straight resulting in FERAL CHERAL becoming unbalanced, shifting out causing interference to SIR REGINALD.

 

BIG BOY BATINA shifted out on the turn into the front straight to race wide forcing FERAL CHERAL wide.  FERAL CHERAL continued very wide to the finish.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  ALL FUELED UP, Post race, Trainer Robert Lound

VET EXAMINATIONS: BIG BOY BATINA

 

5.

JOHN CHAPPEL BEST 8 – 410M

 

The start of the raced was delayed 10 minutes due to previous lure problems.

 

Even start with MR. CANNA slow to begin.

 

CHIEF BOLT shifted out on the turn into the front straight bumping SWEET ROXETTE and forcing that greyhound to race wide.

 

CHIEF BOLT continued out across the heels of MR. CANNA causing that greyhound some inconvenience.

 

SWABS TAKEN: TOP TELLER, Post race, Trainer Emma Bryant

VET EXAMINATIONS: SWEET ROXETTE

 

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

 

Emma  Bryant, HANNAH JAY JAY, GAR 39.1 Weight variation, $50

 

INJURIES:

 

Race 4, BIG BOY BATINA, Near hind muscle injury, 10 days

Race 5, SWEET ROXETTE, Near wrist injury, 10 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

 

Nil

 

M BRAUNBERGER

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS