ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 14th DECEMBER 2016

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: G. MEEK

Stewards: G Wust        

Judge: L Gull   

Lure Driver: G Moore    

 

Starter: C Wust

 

Veterinarian: J Rickards

 

Swab Attendant: J Summers

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

KISMET DE KAHN, Marring Brisbane 11/12/2016

FAITH AND TRUST, Reported injured, off side hip support

2.

 

3.

RAPTIS, Reported injured, off side front toe

4.

 

5.

 

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7.

 

8.

 

9.

 

10.

LEO HARK,S, Reported injured, near side wrist

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

1

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

SUKOKU BEACH, Last start 30/08/2016, injury

4

TRACKIE CHAN, Last start 24/08/20164, injury

8

THRILLA MOMENT, Last start 22/06/2016, injury

 

TRIALS

Stewards Trial 1 – 407m

The greyhound HARDAWAY HOLLY performed a satisfactory 6 month trial over the distance of 407m in a time of 24.25.

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

DINKI DI WEB DESIGN MAIDEN 407M

ASHMORE DE KAHN and VELOCITY MIA bumped leaving the boxes.  VELOCITY MIA and SMART SMATTY bumped heavily entering the back straight resulting in SMART MATTY checking and losing ground.  Leaving the back straight JUST SMOKEN shifted in across SMART SMATTY and ASHMORE DE KAHN causing both greyhounds to check for a stride.  In the home straight PENN DRAGON has shifted out and marred SUDOKU BOMB on two occasions.

SWABS TAKEN:  VELOCITY MIA - Post Race - William Boon

VET EXAMINATIONS: ASHMORE DE KHAN, SMART MATTY

 

2.

THE BUTCHER ON MAIN NOVICE 407M

OUR PURSUIT and FULL OF VENOM were both slow into stride.  Entering the back straight OUR PURSUIT and URANA LAURIE bumped and at the same time further out TOP EARNER and FULL OF VENOM bumped.  Both OUR PURSUIT and TOP EARNER lost considerable ground out of the incidents, both then continued to race wide for the remainder.  URANA LAURIE checked off the back of MICKEY HARKS coming around the home turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  BALAKOVA - Post Race - Trent Thorley

VET EXAMINATIONS: TOP EARNER

 

3.

CHRISTMAS CUP 4/5th GRADE HEAT 1 407M

PERCY’S LAD and KIALLA bumped leaving the boxes.  SUBTITLE and OLIVER BENZ bumped entering the back straight.  SUBTITLE checked of the back off THAT’S SUPER leaving the back straight.  DEE BOOSH has raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: MADE THAT WAY - Pre Race - Ronald Brook, PERCY’S LAD - Post Race - Darren Taylor

4.

CHRISTMAS CUP 4/5th GRADE HEAT 2 407M

SILENT MISTAKE and ZANE HARKS were both slow into stride.  PEREZ and MR NORD bumped in the back straight resulting in MR NORD checking and losing ground, MR NORD has then raced wide for the remainder.

SWABS TAKEN: ERASION - Post Race - Dallas Beckett, SILENT MISTAKE - Pre Race - John Watts

VET EXAMINATIONS: MR NORD, SILENT MISTAKE

 

5.

CHRISTMAS CUP 4/5th GRADE HEAT 3 407M

HARA’S HEART was extremely slow to begin.  Leaving the back straight SOCIAL has shifted in and bumped KELLER BEACH heavily resulting in KELLER BEACH checking and losing considerable ground.  EARNER BOB checked of the back off SOCIAL in the back straight and then raced wide for the remainder.

SWABS TAKEN: SOCIAL - Post Race - Dallas Beckett

VET EXAMINATIONS:  KELLER BEACH

 

6.

CHRISTMAS CUP 4/5th GRADE HEAT 4 407M

LOLLYHARKS jumped into the lid of the boxes at the start and as a result was slow into stride.  KORRONG and MAKING WAVES have bumped leaving the back straight.  CHANDON HAWKE raced wide for the majority.  LOLLYHARKS raced extremely wide around the home turn.  BLUE PRINCE broke down at the top of the straight and finished well back

SWABS TAKEN: HURRICANE HANSI - Post Race - Trent Thorley

VET EXAMINATIONS: LOLLYHARKS, BLUE PRINCE

 

7.

THE UNIFORM CENTRE 4/5th GRADE 510M

YES GERONIMO and HARRY HARKS were both slow into stride.  HARRY HARKS and TOKYO SWIFT raced extremely wide around the first turn then continued to race wide until the back straight.

SWABS TAKEN:  GOLDEN PLANET - Post Race - Kaye Taylor

8.

WENDY MULRY TRAVEL BEST 8 407M

THEY WATCH was slow into stride.  MY KID’S TUITION and TWELVE PLUS TWO bumped leaving the boxes.  Coming around the home turn TWELVE PLUS TWO was pushed wide on the track by THRILLA MOMENT.

SWABS TAKEN: ZOE - Post Race - Darren Taylor

 

9.

PATLAW SECURITIES 5th GRADE 407M

USURPER and FANCY BENZ were both slow into stride.  PRIM AND PRIZZY and LITTLE MAKRIL bumped shortly after the start resulting in LITTLE MAKRIL checking and losing ground.  Leaving the back straight SCREEN SIREN has checked off the back of PRIM AND PRIZZY.  USURPER and NILE HARKS bumped on two occasions in the home straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN: NILE HARKS - Pre Race - Albert Harker

VET EXAMINATIONS: SCREEN SIREN

 

10.

UBET 5th GRADE 407M

SMASHING FASHION and BRONX NATION were both slow into stride.  MYSTIC KHAN and BRONX NATION bumped entering the back straight resulting in both greyhounds checking and losing ground.

SWABS TAKEN: CARLO SCORCHO - Pre Race - Warren Pirie

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

RACE 7 IN THE BAZZA, No Catcher, $50 (Allan Svensen)

 

INJURIES:

RACE 6 BLUE PRINCE, Injured in running, off side hock, humanely euthanised

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

RACE 1 PENN DRAGON, Marring 1st offence 28 days + satisfactory stewards’ trial 407m all tracks

 

 

G MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS