IPSWICH GREYHOUND
RACING CLUB
SATURDAY 17th
FEBRUARY 2018
Weather conditions: FINE
Track conditions: GOOD
OFFICIALS
Chairman
of Stewards: S. KEARNEY
Stewards:
D.
BROXHAM, A. BOURKE
Judge:
T. BLACKA
Lure Driver: N. POWEL
Starter: L. CROWELL
Veterinarian: A. WILLIAMS
Swab Attendant: R. FEDRICK
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SCRATCHINGS |
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SHARHELIAN STAR, Reported injured, off side
hip |
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HOYA, Injured Ipswich 10/2/18 HARA’S REBEL, Reported ill, scours |
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BAGO BYE BYE, Reported injured, near side hip |
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LATE SCRATCHINGS |
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Nil |
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REWEIGHS |
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Nil |
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GREYHOUNDS RESUMING |
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BUBBLE GUPPY, Last start 28/09/2017, injury |
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TRIALS |
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Stewards’ Trial |
The greyhound, IT’S A CHARM performed a
satisfactory stewards’ trial over a distance of 431m in the time of 25.79 and
was cleared to race all tracks 431m.
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RACE REPORTS |
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MAIDEN (1) - 520M NEW
YORK BELL was clearly best to begin.
LOOK AT ME was slow.
Approaching the 1st turn, INFRARED LASS checked into
STEALTH KARMAR causing that greyhound to become unbalanced and lose
ground. At the 1st turn,
DOUBLE SPUR improved onto the rear of STOP THE IMAGE, causing STOP THE IMAGE
to fall. LOOK AT ME and MINNIE FLASH
which were trailing, were severely inconvenienced as a result, with LOOK AT
ME, MINNIE FLASH, DOUBLE SPUR and STOP THE IMAGE losing any competitive
chance in the race thereafter. The
greyhound LOOK AT ME underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no
apparent injuries were found. The
greyhound STOP THE IMAGE underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no
apparent injuries were found. The greyhound
MINNIE FLASH underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to
have suffered an injury to the off side hind foot and was stood down for a
period of 5 days. |
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SWABS TAKEN: NEW YORK BELL – Post
Race – Stephen Tribe VET EXAMINATIONS: LOOK AT ME, STOP THE
IMAGE, MINNIE FLASH |
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JUST
GREYHOUND PHOTOS MAIDEN (2) – 520M BROKEN YOKE, LET’S WIN BILLY and CAESAR’S WARRIOR were
best to begin. HONEY BE GOOD and ONE
FOR MICK raced tight and bumped on occasion approaching the 1st
turn. CRAZY BELLA and CAESAR’S WARRIOR
raced tight and bumped leaving the turn out of the back straight. LET’S WIN BILLY and CRAZY BELLA raced tight
and bumped on occasion, over the concluding stages of the race. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: CRAZY
BELLA – Post Race – Joanne Price |
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NOVICE – 431M CATCH
ME KEITH was best to begin. At the 1st
turn, SNOWBALL CREED was tightened for racing room and lost ground. KICKER CREW, which was trailing, was
inconvenienced as a result. WILDASH
TOM raced wide in the back straight.
Leaving the top turn, CATCH ME KEITH checked off heels and lost
ground, shortly after SNOWBALL CREED, KICKER CREW and BLACK KOALA raced tight
causing all to lose momentum and ground as a result. The greyhound
WILDASH TOM underwent a post-race veterinary examination and found to have
suffered a toe injury to the near side hind leg and was stood down for a
period of 14 days. |
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SWABS TAKEN: DODGY ETHAN –
Post Race – Robert Higgs VET
EXAMINATIONS: WILDASH
TOM |
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GJ WALSH
& CO MIXED 4/5 – 520M MR. RALPH and MERLOT HAZE were both marginally slow to
begin. Leaving the turn into the back
straight, SPECIAL COVER checked off heels and lost ground. Approaching the top turn, PONCHERELLO
improved onto the hind quarters of NIVEK RETSERROF causing that greyhound to
become unbalanced and both NIVEK RETSERROR and PONCHERELLO to lose
significant ground. SPECIAL COVER,
which was trailing, was severely inconvenienced as a result and lost
considerable ground. The greyhound SPECIAL COVER underwent a post race
veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. The greyhound
NIVEK RETSERROF 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. |
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SWABS TAKEN: ROI LEAR KAHN –
Post Race – Stella Marschke VET
EXAMINATIONS: SPECIAL
COVER, NIVEK RETSERROF |
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VINCE CURRY
MEMORIAL MAIDEN IPS (G3) SEMI-FINAL 1 – 520M FEMME FOLLE was best to
begin. SAINTY BONUS was marginally
slow. Shortly after the start,
INFRARED STAR was tightened for racing room and lost ground. Approaching the turn into the back
straight, NIKKI NETTLE and SAINTY BONUS raced tight and bumped, shifting wide
as a result. Shortly after, NIKKI
NETTLE improved onto the heels of FEMME FOLLE causing FEMME FOLLE to lose
significant ground as a result. |
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SWABS TAKEN: HARA’S FLAME –
Post Race – Mike Stephenson |
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VINCE CURRY
MEMORIAL MAIDEN IPS (G3) SEMI-FINAL 2 – 520M HARA’S STEVO and BEIJING FLING
were best to begin. CINDY’S ANNIE and
DOUBLE GEE were slow. At the 1st
turn, HARA’S STEVO improved onto the rear of NAKURU, which stumbled and
checked heavily into BRANDI ALEXANDER, which then fell. HARA’S STEVO and CYNDIE’S ANNIE, which were
trailing, were severely inconvenienced and fell as a result. DOUBLE GEE, which was also trailing, was
severely impeded and lost significant ground as a result. The greyhound HARA’S STEVO
underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were
found. The greyhound CYNDIE’S ANNIE
underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were
found. The greyhound BRANDI ALEXANDER underwent a post-race
veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. |
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SWABS TAKEN: YEAH OKAY –
Post Race – Darren Russell VET EXAMINATIONS: HARA’S STEVO, CYNDIE’S ANNIE, BRANDI ALEXANDER |
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VINCE CURRY
MEMORIAL MAIDEN IPS (G3) SEMI–FINAL 3 – 520M KENATAY was
best to begin. Approaching the 1st
turn, JOKER JOKER shifted wide and checked off the heels of DOUBLE CHIP and
lost considerable ground. DOUBLE CHIP
stumbled and lost ground as a result.
Approaching the turn into the back straight, MY GIRL YESSAM stumbled
and became unbalanced. Leaving the
turn into the front straight, INFRARED LAD shifted out and checked into JOKER
JOKER, causing both greyhounds to lose ground. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: FERNANDO
BONUS – Post Race – Evelyn Harris |
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VINCE CURRY
MEMORIAL MAIDEN IPS (G3) SEMI-FINAL 4 – 520M ROSE HONEY
was best to begin. Approaching the 1st
turn, BUTTERFLY IS SHE stumbled and shifted out. MONBO BEACH was momentarily impeded and
shifted out as a result. Leaving the
turn to the back straight, ALEENA LAD was tightened for racing room. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: ROSE
HONEY – Post Race – Christina Harman |
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MIXED 3/4 – 431M BUBBLE GUPPY
and BAZINGA BENZ were slow to begin.
In the 1st turn, FLAPPING GUMS was tightened for racing
room. Leaving the turn into the back
straight, BUBBLE GUPPY checked off heels and lost ground. Approaching the top turn, JOHN’S LAST
checked off heels and lost ground.
Approaching the turn into the back straight, FLAPPING GUMS was impeded
and shifted wide as a result. Leaving
the turn into the home straight, FLAPPING GUMS was momentarily impeded and
shifted wide as result The greyhound
BUBBLE GUPPY underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent
injuries were found. . |
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SWABS
TAKEN: DODGY
DANCER – Post Race – Robert Higgs VET EXAMINATIONS: BUBBLE GUPPY |
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SKY RACING 5TH
GRADE – 431M Race 10 was delayed by approximately 1½ minutes to allow
time for a televised trotting event to conclude. WHITE EAGLE was best to begin. COSMIC LAPTOP and WILDASH NITRO were both
marginally slow. Approaching the 1st
turn, COSMIC REVENGE was tightened for racing room and became
unbalanced. Shortly after, WHITE EAGLE
was tightened for racing room, checked and lost ground. DOUBLE SWATZA, which was trailing, checked
into WHITE EAGLE and lost ground as a result.
COSMIC REVENGE raced wide in the back straight. Approaching the top turn, GEMMA BENZ was
tightened for racing room and severely checked losing considerable ground as
a result. DOUBLE SWATZA was
momentarily impeded just prior to the finish. The greyhound GEMMA BENZ underwent a post-race veterinary
examination and no apparent injuries were found. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: PRATER’S
RECRUIT – Post Race – Brodie Prater VET EXAMINATIONS: GEMMA BENZ |
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RACE DAY SUMMARY |
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FINES:
Nil INJURIES: RACE
1 MINNIE FLASH, injured in running, off side hind foot, 5 days RACE
3 WILDASH TOM, injured in running, toe injury near side hind, 14 days RACE
4 NIVEK RETSERROF, injured in running, off side hock strain, 10 days ENDORSEMENTS:
Nil |
S. KEARNEY
CHAIRMAN
OF STEWARDS