ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 25th APRIL 2018

 

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: B NEWMAN

 

Swab Attendant: Z NEWMAN

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

JOHN’S LAST , Change of owner/trainer

3.

ROPE A DOPE, Reported ill, scours

SMOOTH JAKE, Reported ill, scours

4.

SWEET PEARK, Reported ill, scours

5.

LOZZA’S TROUBLE, Reported injured offside hip

6.

 

7.

 

8.

 

9.

PARTIAL DEFENCE, Reported injured offside hip.

BRANDI ALEXANDER, Reported injured nearside wrist.

10.

SINCERELY, Scratched Bundaberg 21/04/2018

ARBORSTONE, Reported ill, scours

LORIAN EXPRESS, Scratched Bundaberg 21/04/2018

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

 

 

REWEIGHS

10

COLLUSION, Last start 24/01/2018, Trainer reported returning from back muscle injury.

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

 

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

LIFE MEMBERS FINAL MAIDEN – 407M

 

MAGIC COWBOY was slow into stride.

Approaching the back straight MAGIC CONNECTION crossed SPEED ACTION sharply resulting in SPEED ACTION checking and losing considerable ground.

In the back straight STILTED CHATTER checked off SPEED ACTION.

Approaching the home turn SPEED ACTION shifted outwards hampering

MAGIC COWBOY.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  CHROME RUN Post Race Trainer Barry Kitchener

VET EXAMINATIONS:

 

2.

ANZAC DAY TROPHY OPEN – 407M

 

BILLY CONGO and DU HAST bumped at the start.

Entering the back straight DAZZLER’S HANGER shifted outwards after checking off DANCE WITH WOLF and in doing so has forced USURPER to push

BILLY CONGO outwards and collide heavily with DU HAST, resulting in

DU HAST checking severely and losing considerable ground and finishing the race well back.

MY KIDS TUITION checked off the back of BILLY CONGO on the home turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  DANCE WITH WOLF Post Race Trainer Lorraine Isles

VET EXAMINATIONS: DU HAST

 

 

 

 

3.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MIXED 4/5 GRADE SEMI-FINAL 1 – 407M

 

BOKARM LEO was extremely slow to begin.

TAJO bumped ZAMBORA PRIDE entering the back straight, resulting in ZAMBORA PRIDE shifting out and bumping PERFECT MUM, both ZAMBORA PRIDE and PERFECT MUM lost ground out of the incident.

TAJO raced wide for the majority.

 

SWABS TAKEN: MAGIC BENZ Post Race Trainer Albert Harker

4.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MIXED 4/5 GRADE SEMI-FINAL 2 – 407M

 

LOLLYHARKS and NO WAITING were both slow to begin.

Approaching the first turn SNAP ONE OFF shifted out and bumped

LOGICAL OPTION.

Leaving the back straight RED JAMIE checked off the back of NEXT.

HAPPY PANTERA was squeezed by NO WAITING and LOGICAL OPTION coming around the home turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN: LOGICAL OPTION Post Race Trainer Kaye Taylor

 

5.

ROCKHAMPTON CUP OPEN HEAT 1 – 510M

 

INNOCENT MAN and DEL RAY were both slow into stride.

Going around the first turn PHANTOM PETE shifted out and bumped

INNOCENT MAN.

Approaching the turn into the back straight AZA ZEUS shifted in and bumped FLAPPING GUMS resulting in AZA ZEUS taking a heavy fall and finishing the race well back.

 

SWABS TAKEN: BIMBADGEN MAN Post Race Trainer Darren Taylor

VET EXAMINATIONS:  AZA ZEUS

 

6.

ROCKHAMPTON CUP OPEN HEAT 2 – 510M

 

BOSSY MISS BELLA began slowly.

Approaching the back straight SLOW DANCER and BIG BAD BOB bumped on numerous occasions resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.

LUCRATIVE ROSE and BIG BAD BOB bumped heavily coming around the home turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN: AIR TIME Post Race Trainer Dean Turley

VET EXAMINATIONS:

 

7.

ROCKHAMPTON CUP OPEN HEAT 3 – 510M

 

ADHARA BAY and RIFF were the slowest to begin.

Going around the first turn POWER OF PENNY checked outwards across the back of RIFF and in doing so has hampered CAIRNLEA ROCKET who was trailing.

Approaching the turn into the back straight BRUSKEY shifted out and bumped POWER OF PENNY heavily, resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.

Leaving the back straight RIFF checked off the back of COMANECI when attempting an inside run.

CAIRNLEA ROCKET checked off the back of TWIN GALAXY in the home straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  RIFF Post Race Trainer William Boon

VET EXAMINATIONS:  

8.

ROCKHAMPTON CUP OPEN HEAT 4 – 510M

 

SAM CARD and CABELLO MUCHO were both slow into stride.

SOFT SAND and CABELLO MUCHO bumped on numerous occasions going around the first turn resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.

WHATTA PASS checked off the back of SONIC THUNDER in the home straight.

OLLIE HARKS raced wide throughout.

SWABS TAKEN: FIRE TO RAIN Post Race Trainer Christopher Riordan

VET EXAMINATIONS:

9.

ROCKHAMPTON CUP OPEN HEAT 5 – 510M

 

THAT HOUDINI was very slow to begin.

MINSTREL MAN bumped SLICK going around the first turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN: SLICK Post Race Trainer John McCarthy

VET EXAMINATIONS:

 

 

10.

PATLAW SECURITIES MIXED 4/5 – 407M

 

BEETOWN BELLA and LAGOON SCARLETT bumped heavily after the start resulting in both greyhounds losing considerable ground.

LAGOON SCARLETT changed stride in the back straight and commenced to lose ground finishing the race well back.

MOHICAN LAD and VELOCITY WILLOW bumped approaching the home tur.

 

SWABS TAKEN: MOHICAN LAD Post Race Trainer Lorraine Isles

VET EXAMINATIONS: LAGOON SCARLETT

 

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

 

 

 

 

INJURIES:

RACE 2: DU HAST, injured in running, broken hock off hind, euthanized on humane grounds.

RACE 5 AZA ZEUS, injured in running, sore neck, 10 Days.

RACE 10 LAGOON ROCKETT, injured in running, hip flexor, 14 Days.

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

 

 

 

G. MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS