ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 26th JULY 2017

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: G. MEEK

Stewards: D BROXHAM, J CHALLEN & M HEATH (Cadet)

Judge: L GULL

Lure Driver: G MOORE

 

Starter: C WUST

 

Veterinarian: SALLY – ANNE OLSEN

 

Swab Attendant: M NEWMAN

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

YES GERONOMO, Reported injured, near side shoulder

3.

SHAVASANA, Scratched Bundaberg 22/07/2017

4.

 

5.

 

6.

HEZA SIZE UP, Reported injured, near side wrist

7.

PROSPECT, Reported injured, near side shoulder

8.

 

9.

 

10.

GAS ALL MIGHTY, Reported injured, off side wrist

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

1

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

Nil

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

PATLAW SECURITIES NOVICE 407M

WHAMBULANCE was extremely slow to begin.  DEVIL DOME and VELOCITY ROSE bumped shortly after the start.  JUST SMOKEN and WHAMBULANCE bumped coming around the home turn.

SWABS TAKEN:  VELOCITY ROSE – Post Race - William Boon

 

2.

GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND 5th GRADE 407M

KELLER BEACH and BOYS ZARR BOYS bumped at the start.  Rounding the home turn FARMOR BOB checked off the back of SPRING SMIRK when doing so hampered SCREEN SIREN which was following.  For the remainder of the turn and into the home straight SCREEN SIREN shifted out bumping EARNER BOB on numerous occasions resulting in both greyhounds ending up wide on the track.

SWABS TAKEN:  SUDOKU DOLL – Post Race - Raymond Young

 

3.

NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD 5th GRADE 407M

SUBMARINE and ALLY PALLY KEATS bumped at the start.  WAR RIG and ARABIAN STORY bumped at the start.  Entering the back straight SUBMARINE shifted out and bumped heavily with ARABIAN STORY resulting in SUBMARINE taking a heavy fall and finishing the race well back, ARABIAN STORY checked and lost ground out of the incident.  MACK MONEY who was trialling was hampered by the incident.

SWABS TAKEN: ROMAN SAND – Post Race - David Raines

VET EXAMINATIONS: SUBMARINE, ARABIAN STORY

4.

UBET 4/5th GRADE 407M

FANTASTIC LIAM was slow into stride.  Entering the back straight MY KIDs TUITION and DRIVE ME WILD bumped forcing DRIVE ME WILD to shift outwards and bump heavily with FANTASTIC LIAM resulting in both greyhounds checking and losing ground.  In the back straight MY KIDS TUITION checked off the back of OLLIE HARKS in doing so shifted out and collided heavily with REGIS MOMENT resulting in REGIS MOMENT checking and losing considerable ground.

SWABS TAKEN: BALAKOVA – Post Race - Mark Bube

VET EXAMINATIONS: REGIS MOMENT

 

5.

DAN SAVILLE MEMORIAL 4/5th GRADE 510M

MY MOJO was extremely slow into stride.  FLYING CIRCUS and PEREZ bumped on two occasions coming around the home turn.  THAT’S SUPER raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: DANCE WITH WOLF – Post Race - Lorraine Isles

 

6.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN 4/5th GRADE FINAL 407M

DEE BOOSH and MILKY CHANCE bumped at the start, the entering the back straight they bumped on two more occasions before DEE BOOSH shifted out wide on the track.  EXCITABLE ANGEL raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: ALL RED – Post Race - Neville Jackson

VET EXAMINATIONS: DEE BOOSH

 

7.

ROCKY CARNIVAL SPRINT 407M

HARRY HARKS, HONG KONG MAGRI and MADE THAT WAY were all tightened at the start.  Approaching the back straight TWELVE PLUS TWO shifted out forcing HARRY HARKS outwards to bump with HONG KONG MAGRI resulting in HONG KONG MAGRI checking and losing ground.  LITTLE ELL BEE raced wide throughout.

SWABS TAKEN:  BILLY CONGO – Post Race - Albert Harker

VET EXAMINATIONS:  HONG KONG MAGRI

8.

ROCKHAMPTON CUP FINAL 510M

Clean start.  AZA ZEUS checked off the back of SLICK on two occasions approaching the home turn.  SLICK raced wide around the home turn and down the straight.

SWABS TAKEN: SPLIT IMAGE – Post Race - Tony Brett, ZARBON FERRARI – Post Race - Tony Brett, RATHER DAPPER – Post Race - John McCarthy

 

9.

R.G.R.C COMMITTEE APPRECIATION 5th GRADE 407M

SWEET PEARL and HO CHOI bumped at the start.  Entering the back straight HO CHOI run into the back of MYSTIC KHAN causing MYSTIC KHAN to check and lose ground.  In the back straight HARDAWAY HOLLY lost ground when checked by YOU MAYBE RIGHT.  HARDAWAY HOLLY then raced wide for the remainder.

SWABS TAKEN: SUBTITLE – Post Race - Peter Payne

VET EXAMINATIONS: HARDAWAY HOLLY

 

10.

R.G.R.C STAFF APPRECIATION 5th GRADE 407M

Shortly after the start LICORICE BULLET checked outwards off the back of PARTIAL DEFENCE.  Entering the back straight ALADDIN’S ANGEL and PARTIAL DEFENCE bumped resulting in PARTIAL DEFENCE checking and losing ground.  In the back straight MOHICAN LAD lost considerable ground when checked by NOVA DE KAHN.  LICORICE BULLET raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: LOLLYHARKS – Post Race - Albert Harker

VET EXAMINATIONS: .MOHICAN LAD

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

RACE 9  SWEET PEARL, Late to kennels, $50 (Timothy Jones)

 

INJURIES:

RACE 3 SUBMARINE, Injured in running, near fore, 180 days

RACE 10 MOHICAN LAD, Injured in running, near hind toe, 21 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

Nil

 

 

G MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS