ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 15th MARCH 2017

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: G. MEEK

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

FAMOUS PRINCE, Reported injured, off side shoulder

TROMOND KAHN, Reported injured, near side p8in

3.

 

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5.

LOLLY HARKS, Reported ill, scours

YES GERONOMO, Reported injured, off side hip support

6.

 

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9.

BEETOWN BELLA, Injured Bundaberg 11/03/2017

10.

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

 

After heavy rain commenced in Rockhampton at 7:00am Stewards conducted an inspection of the Callaghan Park Greyhound track at 9:00am, Stewards found the track to extremely wet.

After consultation with club officials the decision was made to conduct a further inspection at 11:45am to determine the fate of the meeting.

 

Stewards conducted a further inspection at 11:45am. With this inspection the track was found to be extremely water logged due to continuing heavy rain since 7:00am when over 56mm of rain had been recorded. Due to the state of the track, continuing rain and a large percentage of trainers travelling to the meeting the decision was made to abandon the meeting at 12:00pm. All relevant authorities were duly notified of the decision.

 

 

G MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS