ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 17th FEBRUARY 2016

 

Weather conditions:       FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: GARY WUST

Stewards:  CARLA WUST

Judge:  LIBERTY SMYTH

Lure Driver:       GARY MOORE

 

Starter: `LAUREN GULL

 

Veterinarian: SALLY-ANNE OLSEN, KELLY HINCHLIFFE

 

Swab Attendant: SALLY-ANNE OLSEN, KELLY HINCHLIFFE

 

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

COCO BEWARE, Reported injured, groin

LITTLE DINA, Reported ill, scours

2.

WYND HIM UP, Reported injured, off side wrist

3.

 

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LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

Race 7  OH THE SHAME -  Weight Variation

 

 

REWEIGHS

1

Nil

 

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

Nil

 

 

TRIALS

 

Return to Racing Trial 1 407M  -   SINGLE SHOT     Trainer M Brider

Return to Racing Trial 2 407M    -  FITZROY JEWEL  Trainer W Pirie

 

 

 

                                            RACE REPORTS              

 

 

1.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MAIDEN 407M

FITZROY LANDING jumped out wide shortly after the start and inconvenienced LEO HARKS and GEE TEE JOKER. ROMELDA shifted out wide near the catching pen and inconvenienced FITZROY LANDING.  Near the 630m boxes VELOCITY DONNA has checked off the heels of FITZROY LANDING.  VELOCITY SHAZZ and FITZROY LANDING have raced tightly on the rail near the home turn causing FITZROY LANDING to become unbalanced and lose ground.

SWABS TAKEN:  VELOCITY SHAZZ – Post Race – Raymond Young

 

2.

GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND NOVICE 407M

Near the catching pen TOP EARNER, DREAM OF SPEED and BRAX FERNANDO raced tightly mid field causing interference to these greyhounds.  PEEWEE JEANETTE shifted out near the catching pen and tailed the field from midway in the back straight.  TOP EARNER raced extremely wide around the home turn.

 

PEEWEE JEANETTE was vetted and no apparent injury was found.

SWABS TAKEN:  GUNS N ROSIE – Post Race – Gary Weeding

VET EXAMINATIONS:PEEWEE JEANETTE

 

3.

DIPLOCKS COLLSION REPAIR CENTRE 0 – 3 WINS 510M

The start of this race was delayed for 50 minutes due to lightning strikes associated with a storm in the area.

 

FAST AND SERIOUS, LAKODA SMILEY and MIGHTY AWESOME were all slow to begin. VELOCITY CHRIS raced wide on the first turn and caused interference to FINE PERFORMER.  FINE PERFORMER and LAKODA SMILEY checked on the home turn.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

4.

WENDY MULRY TRAVEL 5Th GRADE 407m

BULLET PITCH was slow to begin. Near the catching pen SPRING SMIRK was tightened for room on the rail from TRUE VIKING causing SPRING SMIRK to lose ground. HALFA was inconvenienced when SPRING SMIRK came back through the field. RED GUN and SCREEN SIREN were checked by HALFA causing these greyhounds to lose ground.

 

HALFA was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

SWABS TAKEN: TRUE VIKING – Post Race – Darren Taylor

VET EXAMINATIONS : HALFA

 

5.

PATLAW SECURITIES 4/5th GRADE 407M

GENTLE JOAN lost ground near the catching pen when it was tightened for room between TARAWI MAX and FOCUS AND SPEED. TWELVE PLUS TWO raced wide down the back straight.

SWABS TAKEN: CONRAD – Post Race – William Boon

 

6.

ROCKY FEED & SEED 3/4th GRADE 407M

TRACKIE CHAN shifted out near the catching pen and checked GUNSPEED. General tightening resulted in TRADE IN, BUSBY and KELLER BEACH losing ground with TRADE IN falling from this incident. TRACKIE CHAN finished the race strongly.

 

KELLER BEACH and TRADE IN were vetted and no apparent injuries were found.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

VET EXAMINATIONS: TRADE IN, KELLER BEACH

 

7.

UBET 4/5th GRADE 510M

No incidents to report.

SWABS TAKEN:  PERCY’S LAD – Post Race – Darren Taylor

8.

RQ YOUNG GUNS FINAL 510M

IZZYOTIC and WILBY DUSTY were slow to begin.  READY TO WIN and TIPPETT AND RUN checked on the first turn causing READY TO WIN to drop to the rear of the field and finish the race tailed off.  IZZYOTIC and THRILLA MACHINE checked on the rail near the catching pen and lost ground.

SWABS TAKEN: NOT TODAY MATE – Post Race – Paul Burgess

VET EXAMINATIONS: READY TO WIN

 

 

 

9.

GLEN GALLON @ STUD 407M

Shortly after the start SHAYLOR TAMMY and LAKODA MAGIC checked causing both greyhounds to lose ground.  TRES CHIC and LEMAITRE checked near the catching pen.  On the home turn LEMAITRE and UNO THE DEAL checked causing UNO THE DEAL to lose ground.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

10.

THE BUTCHER ON MAIN 5th GRADE 407M

No racing incidents to report.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

 

                                        RACE DAY SUMMARY         

 

FINES:

Race 7 OH THE SHAME, Weight Variation 10 days + $50 Gary Weeding

 

INJURIES:

Race 8 READY TO WIN, Injured in running, back, 10 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

Nil

 

 

 

GARY WUST

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS