ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 25th MAY 2016

 

Weather conditions:       FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: Gary Meek

Stewards: Errol Hodges

Judge: Lauren Gull

Lure Driver:  Clint Twigg

 

Starter:              Carla Wust

 

Veterinarian:      Sally Anne-Olsen

 

Swab Attendant: Jenna Rickards

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

COOLAWIN MAGIC, Reported injured, off side hind leg

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

6.

THIS TIME MARY, Reported injured, off hind leg

7.

CRAY CRAY, Reported injured, off side wrist

8.

 

9.

STARS ALIGN, Reported injured, near side wrist

10.

 

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

2

MAGIC MILLAH, Reported seasonal, 28 days

 

REWEIGHS

3

VELOCITY CHRIS, 28.7 - 29.9

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

9

JUNIOR CHAVEZ, Last start 10/02/2016, injury

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MAIDEN 407M

FORTY CARAT was slow to begin and failed to show any speed throughout the race. 

LOOK THE PART and HOME FREE bumped leaving the boxes, shortly after HOME FREE has shifted out and bumped SPARKLING SHELL resulting in SPARKLING SHELL checking and losing ground.  Leaving the back straight OLIVER BENZ has run into the back LOOK THE PART resulting in LOOK THE PART going down in the hind legs and losing ground.  Whilst losing ground LOOK THE PART has collided heavily with REAL SAGA.  Approaching the home turn SPARKLING SHELL bumped heavily with REAL SAGA forcing that greyhound outwards sharply to collide heavily with LOOK THE PART.  MANY PUPPIANO and FORTY CARAT which were following were also hampered in the incident.

SWABS TAKEN: OLIVER BENZ - Post Race - Garry Bevan

VET EXAMINATIONS: FORTY CARAT

 

2.

SAMANTHA JACKSON NOVICE 407M

HARRY HARKS and ALL RED both slow into stride.  Leaving the back straight and until the home turn EXCITABLE ANGEL shifted out and hampered BOB’S JOKER.

SWABS TAKEN: HARRY HARKS - Post Race - Albert Harker

VET EXAMINATIONS: EXCITABLE ANGEL

 

3.

ALEXIS JACKSON 5th GRADE 407M

VELOCITY PEARL and HALFA both slow into stride.  Entering the back straight VELOCITY CHRIS has shifted out and hampered VELOCITY CHRIS and HALFA.  Leaving the back straight HALFA run up onto the back of VELOCITY CHRIS then continued to hamper VELOCITY CHRIS until the home turn.

SWABS TAKEN: MY KID’S TUITION - Post Race - Neville Jackson

VET EXAMINATIONS: HALFA

4.

SHAUN JACKSON 0 – 3 WINS 510M

MYSTERIOUS ROSE and POKER CARD both slow into stride.  Entering the turn out of the straight KEWIN UP shifted out and bumped with GENERAL HUNTER and POKER CARD.  MYSTERIOUS ROSE raced extremely wide around the first turn then continued to race wide until leaving the back straight.  LITTLE BUMP raced wide throughout.

 

SWABS TAKEN: MIGHTY AWESOME - Post Race - Mark Lutter

 

5.

PETER PAYNE 4/5th GRADE 407M

BLACK AS TAR was slow to begin.  BILLY CONGO and SHAYLOR BACARDI bumped shortly after the start.  Entering the back straight VELOCITY CHRIS shifted in across ETHICAL STANDARD resulting in ETHICAL STANDARD shifting out and colliding heavily with BILLY CONGO resulting in BILLY CONGO falling hard and finishing well back in the race.  BLACK AS TAR and VELOCITY ECLIPSE both raced wide throughout.

 

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

VET EXAMINATIONS: BILLY CONGO

 

6.

MACKAY GREYHOUND SUPPORTERS 3/4th GRADE 47M

BUSBY and DYNAMITE SPEED bumped on leaving the boxes.  BUSBY commenced to lose ground in the back straight and finished well back.  BOYS ZARR BOYS and COSMIC EYE raced wide in the early and middle stages.  SUMMAH’S KNIGHT raced very wide around the home turn.

SWABS TAKEN: DYNAMITE SPEED - Post Race - Barry Hall

VET EXAMINATIONS: BUSBY

 

 

7.

RUSSELL JACKSON 4/5th GRADE 510M

Clean start.  Going out of the straight the first time TWELVE PLUS TWO forced GO HARDY outwards to bump heavily with LAKODA MAGIC, both greyhounds ended up extremely wide on the track.

SWABS TAKEN:  Nil

 

8.

MICHELLE BRIDER BEST 8 1407M

SURE YOU CAN , FOCUS AND SPEED and LITTLE ACH CEE were all slow into stride.  LITTLE ACH CEE and GUNSPEED bumped leaving the back straight.  LITTLE ACH CEE raced wide throughout.

 

 

SWABS TAKEN: MISS O’NEIL - Pre Race - Les Wisener

 

 

9.

MICHAEL JACKSON 5th GRADE 47M

GENTLE JOAN and OH THE SHAME were both slow into stride.  STAR ROSA raced wide throughout.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

10.

NEVILLE JACKSON 5th GRADE 407M

ZANE HARKS and BULLET PITCH bumped leaving the boxes.  ZANE HARKS and GUN’S AND ROSIE both raced wide throughout.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

 

FINES:

RACE 7 GO HARDY, Rule 41(4) No card to retrieve greyhound from kennels $50 (Neil Card)

 

INJURIES:

RACE 2 EXCITABLE ANGEL, Injured in running, off side elbow, 10 days

RACE 3 HALFA, Injured in running, off side wrist 10 days

RACE 5 BILLY CONGO, Injured in running, off side hip, 10 days

RACE 6 BUSBY, Injured in running, off side stifle, 28 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

RACE 2 EXCITABLE ANGEL, Marring, 1st offence, 28 days + satisfactory stewards’ trial 407m all tracks

RACE 3 HALFA, Failing to Pursue + injury, off side wrist, 1st offence, 10 days + satisfactory stewards’ trial 407m all tracks

 

 

GARY MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS