IPSWICH GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

TUESDAY 23th JANUARY 2018

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: S. KEARNEY

Stewards:         K. ADAMS, R.JACKSON

Judge:              T. BLACKA

Lure Driver:       N. POWELL

 

Starter:             L. CROWELL

 

Veterinarian:     C. WELCH       

 

Swab Attendant: A. CHALLEN

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

EXPECT LESS, Unsatisfactory Performance, Ipswich 16/1/18

3.

MR. RALPH, won Novice,  Ipswich 20/1/18

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9.

 

10.

OLD MOON MADNESS, Reported injured, off side back muscle

SODOKU DOLL, Reported injured, off side front toe

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

 

NIl

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Nil

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

THE HEAT POLICY HAS BEEN INVOKED FOR THIS MEETING, AS THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 35 DEGREES CELSIUS.

1.

WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM MAIDEN 431M

DODGY ETHAN was best to begin.  HAD BETTER DAZE and FANCY A BOHERNA were marginally slow. Approaching the turn out of the back straight, SONIC PEARL was tightened for racing room.  Shortly after HAD BETTER DAZE checked off heels and became unbalanced as a result.  Approaching the top turn, MR. LEO was tightened for racing room.  SONIC PEARL which was trailing, checked off heels causing HAD BETTER DAZE to be impeded and to shift wide. 

 

The greyhound HAD BETTER DAZE underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have suffered an injury to the off hind leg and was stood down for a period of 7 days.

SWABS TAKEN:  DODGY ETHAN – Post Race – Robert Higgs

VET EXAMINATIONS: HAD BETTER DAZE

 

2.

SKY RACING MAIDEN FINAL 431M

BONITA DE KAHN was best to begin.  LAYBACK LENNY and WERINA MAGIC were both marginally slow away.  Approaching the turn into the back straight, BONITA DE KAHN checked off GOLDEN STORM and lost ground.  Shortly after, BLUE GIRL BLUE and MINNIE BLUE raced tight and checked causing both greyhounds to lose significant ground.  Leaving the turn into the home straight NO MORE CAKE shifted out and checked into GOLDEN STORM, causing both greyhounds to lose momentum.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  NEVEK RETSERROF – Post Race – Keven Forrester

 

3.

WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM NOVICE (1) 431M

KEAVY and SPRING REINA were both best to begin.  VIKING WHITE and WHO SAID SO raced tight after the start.  Leaving the turn into the back straight, VIKING WHITE checked off heels and raced wide as a result.  Approaching the top turn, WHO SAID SO was tightened for racing room and became unbalanced and lost ground as a result.  VIKING WHITE which was trailing was momentarily impeded and shifted wide and continued to race wide for the remainder of the race.

 

SWABS TAKEN: KEAVY – Post Race – Malcolm Cuneo

4.

ALPHA 390 FINANCE NOVICE (2) 431M

THIS IS LEGIT was marginally slow to begin.  Leaving the turn into the back straight, BIG HUEY checked off heels and lost ground.  MULGOWIE YOWIE and SPORTS WRITER which were trailing were hampered as a result, with SPORTS WRITER shifting wide and losing significant ground.  Shortly after, THIS IS LEGIT checked off heels and lost ground.

 

SWABS TAKEN: ENZO JAZZ – Post Race – Malcolm Cuneo

 

5.

WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM 5TH GRADE (1) 431M

SMALL JEWEL and MIGHTY NIMROD were both best to begin.  BOGAN DANCER and FROSTY BEJAY were marginally slow.  Leaving the turn into the back straight, FROSTY BEJAY raced wide.  Leaving the turn into the front straight, MIGHTY NIMROD was impeded and shifted out as a result. 

 

The greyhound MIGHTY NIMROD underwent a post race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

 

SWABS TAKEN: SMALL JEWEL – Post Race – Gregory Stella

VET EXAMINATIONS:  MIGHTY NIMROD

 

6.

JUST GREYHOUND PHOTOS 5TH GRADE (2) 431M

LIL MISSS PINKY was slow to begin.  Approaching the 1st turn LIL MISS PINKY, THROTTLE ON, BUD’S DELIGHT and CAPTAIN LOUIE raced tight and checked, with all losing ground to varying degrees.  LIL MISS PINKY and YOU JANE raced wide at the turn into the back straight and through the back straight.  Leaving the turn into the front straight, YOU JANE shifted out and checked into BUD’S DELIGHT resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.

SWABS TAKEN: EXPONENTIAL – Post Race – Glenn Smith

 

7.

WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM MIXED 3/4 431M

STAR RISE was best to begin.  SPRING LOYAL was marginally slow.  Approaching the first turn, SPRING ROY checked into HONEY HORNET and lost ground as a result.  Shortly after at the 1st  turn, SPRING LOYAL, WAYCOL BILL and SPRING ROY collided, with WAYCOL BILL and SPRING ROY losing considerable ground and any further competitive chance in the race thereafter.  Approaching the top turn, HONEY HORNET checked off heels and lost ground.

 

The greyhound SPRING ROY underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

 

The greyhound WAYCOL BILL underwent a post-race veterinary examination and found to have suffered an injury to the near hind leg and was stood down for a period of 7 days.

SWABS TAKEN: MY BLU – Post Race – Gloria Falla  

VET EXAMINATIONS:  SPRING ROY

8.

GJ WALSH & CO 5TH GRADE 520M

SPLENDIFEROUS was best to begin. SIZEABLE was slow.  In the front straight, on the first occasion, NINPIN, ZAZU’S HEADACHE and GIFTED ANGEL raced tight, with NINPIN becoming unbalanced and ZAZU’S HEADACHE checking off heels, losing ground as a result.  Approaching the first turn, SIZEABLE eased and took no further part in the race.  Leaving the turn out of the front straight, ZAZU’S HEADACHE and GIFTED ANGEL checked. 

 

The greyhound SIZEABLE underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

 

Stewards advised the trainer’s representative of SIZEABLE, Mr Glenn Carrington, that the greyhound would be charged under rule 69A Failing to Pursue (First offence) and would be stood down for a period of 28 Days, Plus complete a satisfactory steward’s trial over the distance of 431m, all tracks.

 

SWABS TAKEN: SPLENDIFEROUS –Post Race – Glenn Smith

VET EXAMINATIONS: SIZEABLE

 

9.

WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM 5TH GRADE  431M

RACE 9 was delayed by eight (8) minutes due to the boxes malfunctioning and the lids not opening.   All greyhounds were vetted immediately after being taken out of the boxes and were all passed fit to race.

 

VALKYRIE NIGHT was best to begin.  MR MICKEY and GOOD DAZE AHEAD, GITCHA HUMMIN’ and PONCHERELLO came together and checked shortly after the start.  Leaving the turn into the back straight, MR MICKEY, GOOD DAZE AHEAD, PONCHERELLO and REACTOR raced tight and checked. GITCHA HUMMIN’, which was trailing collided with those greyhounds and all lost ground to varying degrees.  GITCHA HUMMIN’ and PONCHERELLO collided shortly after, with PONCHERELLO losing significant ground and any further competitive chance in the race.  Approaching the top turn, GITCHA HUMMIN’ improved onto the hind quarters of GOOD DAZE AHEAD causing GOOD DAZE AHEAD to lose considerable ground. 

 

The greyhound PONCHERELLO underwent a post race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

 

SWABS TAKEN: VALKYRIE NIGHT – Post Race – Claude Dacey

VET EXAMINATIONS: PONCHERELLO

 

10.

SKY RACING 5PW 431M

RACE 10 was put back 8 minutes, due to the delay of Race 9.  The boxes were opened manually.

 

FROSTY AJAY was marginally slow to begin.  FROSTY AJAY began to yield ground from the back straight onwards.  Leaving the turn into the front straight, IMA RUNAWAY was impeded and shifted out as a result.

 

The greyhound GOOD DAZE AHEAD underwent a post race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

 

The greyhound FROSTY AJAY underwent a post race veterinary examination and was found to have suffered an injury to the off side hock and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

SWABS TAKEN: TOKEN TOFF – Post Race – Malcolm Cuneo

VET EXAMINATIONS: . GOOD DAZE AHEAD

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

Nil

 

INJURIES:

RACE 1 HAD BETTER DAZE, injured in running, off hind leg, 7 days

RACE 7 WAYCOL BILL, injured in running, near hind leg, 7 days

RACE 10 FROSTY AJAY, injured in running, near wrist, 10 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

RACE 8 SIZEABLE, Failure to Pursue, 1st offence, 28 days + 1 Stewards Trial 520m, all tracks

 

 

 

S. KEARNEY

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS