ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST 2016

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: Gary Meek

Stewards:  Justin Challen

Judge: Lauren Gull

Lure Driver: Garry Moore

 

Starter: Carla Wust

 

Veterinarian: Bridget Newman

 

Swab Attendant: Bridget Newman

 

SCRATCHINGS

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VELOCITY SHAZZ, Reported injured, back

10.

 

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

2

LORIAN EXPRESS, Order of Stewards

4

TIPPETT AND RUN, Order of Stewards

5

MIGHTY AWESOME, Order of Stewards

6

ROMELDA, Order of Stewards

7

SUMMAH’S KNIGHT, Order of Stewards

8

STARS ALIGN, Order of Stewards

9

BOGART BLEND, Order of Stewards

 

REWEIGHS

1

BRONX NATION 34.2kg – 35.5kg

5

SOPHIE’S MATE 27.0 – 28.5kg

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

Nil

 

TRIALS

The greyhound VELOCITY DONNA failed a stewards’ trial over the distance of 407m.

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

RQ MAIDEN 1000 HEAT 1 407M

IN JUDES KEEPING was slow into stride.  Shortly after the start LOLLYHARKS and MYSTERIOUS ROSE bumped on two occasions.  Leaving the back straight JUST SMOKEN checked off the back of MYSTERIOUS ROSE.

SWABS TAKEN: BRONX NATION - Post Race - Christine Pollard

VET EXAMINATIONS: JUST SMOKEN

 

2.

RQ MAIDEN 1000 HEAT 2 407M

LITTLE BUMP and FORTY CARAT were slow into stride.

SWABS TAKEN:  DEE BOOSH - Post Race - William Boon

 

3.

DINKI DI WEB DESIGN NOVICE 407M

ZANE HARKS and SPRING SMIRK were both slow into stride.  LOOK THE PART checked off the back of LITTLE MAKRIL leaving the back straight.  LOOK THE PART and LITTLE MAKRIL bumped on two occasions in the home straight.

SWABS TAKEN: ERASION - Post Race - Dallas Beckett

4.

WENDY MULRY TRAVEL 5th GRADE 407M

Shortly after the start OLIVER BENZ shifted in across VELOCITY CHRIS resulting in OLIVER BENZ stumbling and taking a heavy fall and finishing tailed off.  SPARLING SHELL and SPRING SMIRK bumped on the home turn and KING’S GEM which was trailing ran onto their heels and was hampered.  VELOCITY CHRIS raced wide throughout.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

VET EXAMINATIONS: OLIVER BENZ

 

5.

THE BUTCHER ON MAIN 4/5th GRADE 510M

SUDOKU ACE and SOPHIE’S MATE began quickly.  KELLER BEACH and IZZYOTIC bumped entering the back straight.  VELOCITY ELLE and SOPHIE’S MATE bumped on numerous occasions in the home straight.  FANCY PADDY raced wide throughout.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

6.

PATLAW SECURITIES 4/5th GRADE 407M

DREAM OF SPPED and FIVE FAT LADIES were both slow into stride.  ALL RED and ROADIE bumped shortly after the start.  VELOCITY ECLIPSE has shifted out and bumped LAKODA MAGIC approaching the back straight resulting in LAKODA MAGIC checking and losing ground.  VELOCITY ECLIPSE continued on and outward path and bumped with ALL RED resulting in ALL RED checking and losing ground.

SWABS TAKEN: ROADIE - Post Race - Trent Thorley

 

7.

NEXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD 4th GRADE 407M

SNEAKY BUTCHER was slow into stride.  BLACK AS TAR and LITTLE ELL BEE bumped on two occasions shortly after the start.  Going around the turn into the home straight SNEAKY BUTCHER shifted out and bumped LITTLE ELL BEE resulting in LITTLE ELL BEE taking a heavy fall and finishing well back.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  Nil

VET EXAMINATIONS:  LITTLE ELL BEE

8.

GLEN GALLON @ STUD BEST 8 407M

PERFECT MUM was slow into stride.  ETHICAL STANDARD and TWELVE PLUS TWO bumped shortly after the start.  TWELVE PLUS TWO raced wide throughout.

 

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

9.

THE UNIFORM CENTRE 5th GRADE 407M

BUENA VISTA was slow into stride.  CONRAD and EARNER BOB bumped shortly after the start.  Entering the back straight TRES CHIC shifted out and bumped SHAYLOR BACARDI resulting in SHAYLOR BACARDI checking and losing ground.  TRES CHIC and YOU MAYBE RIGHT bumped on the home turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN: YOU MAYBE RIGHT - Pre Race - Andrew Suli

 

10.

KRITTERS PET MEATS 5th GRADE 407M

OUR PURSUIT and PEREZ bumped leaving the boxes.  TOP EARNER raced wide throughout and extremely wide down the home straight.

SWABS TAKEN: JOIE ECLAT - Pre Race - Chris Tory

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

Nil

 

INJURIES:

Nil

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

Nil

 

GARY MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS