ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

WEDNESDAY 9^th AUGUST 2017

Weather conditions: FINE

Track conditions: GOOD

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: G. MEEK

Stewards: J CHALLEN

Judge: L GULL

Lure Driver: G MOORE

Starter: C WUST

Veterinarian: DR BRIDGET NEWMAN

Swab Attendant: MR MICHAEL NEWMAN

SCRATCHINGS
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9.	VELOCITY ELLE, Reported injured, near side hip

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

REWEIGHS

1

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING
4	FARMOR DIVA, Last start 14/025/2017, new trainer & spell

TRIALS

Nil

RACE REPORTS

1.

PATLAW SECURITIES MAIDEN 407M LUCY HARKS, DUKE HARKS and IRONPOT SMASH were all slow into stride. Entering the back straight IN JUDES KEEPING shifted out and bumped CRASH COURSE, resulting in CRASH COURSE shifting out and colliding heavily with LUCY HARKS who subsequently checked severely losing considerable ground. In the home straight FARMOR LOOMS checked off the back of IN JUDES KEEPING and shifted inwards.

SWABS TAKEN: IRONPOT SMASH – Post Race - Gary WEEDING VET EXAMINATIONS: LUCY HARKS

2.	NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD 4/5^thGRADE 510M MY MOJO was slow to begin. Coming around the home turn ABMAY PRINCESS checked off the back of FARMOR SNIPPETS. HONG KONG MAGRI raced wide for the majority.
	SWABS TAKEN: LITTLE ELL BEE – Post Race - William Boon, HONG KONG MAGRI – Post Race - Dallas Beckett VET EXAMINATIONS: MY MOJO, HONG KONG MAGRI

3.	UBET NOVICE 407M WHAMBULANCE and HALBER TAG were both slow into stride. ARE JAY DEE and MYSTERIOUS ROSE bumped shortly after the start. ABERDEEN REBEL raced wide in the early stages.
	SWABS TAKEN: ARBORSTONE – Post Race - Timothy Jones
4.	GARRARD’S HORSE & HOUND 5^th GRADE 407M MANY PUPPIAO was slow to begin. Shortly after the start FARMOR DIVA and HIGHWAY GIRL bumped resulting in FARMOR DIVA checking and losing ground. Entering the home straight HIGHWAY GIRL checked off the back of LORIAN EXPRESS.
	SWABS TAKEN: POKER CARD - Pre Race -Chris Tory, MANY PUPPIAO – Post Race - Les Wisener

5.	WENDY MULRY TRAVEL 5^th GRADE 407M VELOCITY ROSE and ARABIAN STORY bumped at the start resulting VELOCITY ROSE losing ground. Shortly after the start LICORICE BULLET shifted out and bumped MR DEXTER causing MR DEXTER to check and lose ground. In the back straight LICORICE BULLET checked out across the back of WAR RIG. VELOCITY ROSE and NILE HARKS raced wide for the majority.
	SWABS TAKEN: FARMOR KABOOM – Post Race - Wayne Scott

6.	KRITTERS PET MEATS 5^th GRADE 407M FIVE FAT LADIES was slow into stride and raced wide for the majority. Leaving the back straight SPRING SMIRK lost ground after running into the back of TRES CHIC.
	SWABS TAKEN: HONOURING PERCY – Post Race - Darren Taylor

7.	THE BUTCHER ON MAIN 4/5^th GRADE 407M OLLIE HARKS and SINCERELY were both slow to begin. Shortly after the start MYSTIC KAHN and ELITE MARJ bumped resulting in ELITE MARJ checking and losing ground. ELITE MARJ then raced wide for the remainder. SINCERELY lost ground in the back straight after checking off the back of SUBTITLE.
	SWABS TAKEN: LARNACH LASS – Post Race - Darren Taylor, SINCERLY – Post Race - Dallas Beckett VET EXAMINATIONS: SINCERELY
8.	DIPLOCKS COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE 4^th GRADE 407M BALAKOVA was slow into stride. HARDAWAY HOLLY and FANTASTIC LIAM bumped shortly after the start, resulting in FANTASTIC LIAM checking outwards and colliding heavily with HARRY HARKS then losing considerable ground. Entering the back straight HARRY HARKS shifted in across SPARKLING ANGEL resulting in SPARKLING ANGEL checking and losing ground.
	SWABS TAKEN: BALAKOVA – Post Race - Mark Bube VET EXAMINATIONS: SPARKLING ANGEL

9.	THE UNIFORM CENTRE BEST 8 407M FANTASTIC LIAM was extremely slow to begin and as a consequence missed the start by several lengths. A warning was placed on FANTASTIC LIAM.
	SWABS TAKEN: TWELVE PLUS TWO – Post Race - Dallas Beckett
RACE DAY SUMMARY
FINES: Nil INJURIES: RACE 1 LUCY HARKS, Injured in running, near fore leg, 21 days ENDORSEMENTS: Nil

G. MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS