ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 1st AUGUST 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: Dr R OLSEN         

 

Swab Attendant: E BURGESS

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

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5.

HACIENDA, Reported injured, off side hock

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8.

 

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10.

 

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

Nil

 

 

REWEIGHS

10

DRAWCARD 25.9kg – 27.0kg

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

Nil

 

 

TRIALS

 

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

ACELL THERAPY MAIDEN – 407M

 

LIGHTNING FLASH was slow into stride.

JUST LIKE LOTTO and OUR FUNHOUSE bumped at the start.

LIGHTNING FLASH checked off the back of STILTED CHATTER entering the back straight.

LIGHTNING FLASH has then continued to race wide for the remainder.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  BONITTO Post Race Trainer William Boon

VET EXAMINATIONS:

 

2.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN NOVICE – 407M

 

HERE TO THERE and LA QUINTA were both slow into stride.

Shortly after the start SUPER TRUCKER jumped outwards across the back of

FAWN ERUPTOR after being forced out wide by FIVE FORTY.

FIVE FORTY continued to race wide for the remainder.

FAWN ERUPTOR shifted out wide coming around the home turn and continued to race wide down the home straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN:  FAWN ERUPTOR Post Race Trainer Dallas Beckett

 

3.

DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL  MIXED 4/5TH GRADE – 407M

 

BOKARM LEO and LEXUS BANNER were both slow into stride.

Approaching the back straight COLLUSION checked and lost ground after being checked by HARRY HARKS who shifted out.

BOKARM LEO raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: OPPORTUNITY SIX Post Race Trainer Dallas Beckett

4.

GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND 4TH GRADE – 407M

 

SPEED ACTION was slow into stride.

Shortly after the start GRACIOUS LADY shifted out and bumped

NOT TODAY MATE.

NOT TODAY MATE raced wide around the home turn.

 

SWABS TAKEN: CHANDON HAWKE Post Race Trainer Mark Bube

 

5.

NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON RD 5TH GRADE (1) – 407M

 

MACQUIRE was slow into stride.

Shortly after the start ROMAN SAND shifted out and bumped MYSTERIOUS ROSE forcing MYSTERIOUS ROSE outwards to bump heavily with DOWNHILL.

Approaching the turn into the back straight FORGOT MY MOUSE, MACQUIRE and DOWNHILL all squeezed together resulting in FORGOT MY MOUSE losing considerable ground.

ROMAND SAND slowed near the finish and shifted in towards HAY BONUS.

Trainer David Raines was advised a warning would be placed on ROMAN SAND for failing to pursue.

 

SWABS TAKEN: ROMAN SAND Post Race Trainer David Raines

VET EXAMINATIONS:  FORGOT MY MOUSE and MACQUIRE

 

6.

PATLAW SECURITIES 0-3 WINS – 510M

 

BETTA BE BUNDY was slow into stride.

Shortly after the start WICKED TAY checked and lost ground when crossed by ESOTERIC.

WILBY AWESOME checked off the back of CRASH COURSE entering the back straight.

ESOTERIC bumped WILBY AWESOME leaving the back straight.

SWABS TAKEN: MISS WILDWEST Post Race Trainer Christine Pollard

VET EXAMINATIONS: BETTA BE BUNDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

SANDAL WELDING MIXED 4/5TH GRADE – 510M

 

IRONPOT SMASH and SPRING AUDREY were both slow into stride.

RED JAMIE and IRISH SPICE bumped at the start.

IRISH SPICE and SPRING AUDREY bumped on numerous occasions going around the first turn.

LOUIE VEE and IRONPOT SMASH bumped on two occasions going around the first turn.

 

When the lure entered the back straight the leading greyhound encroached within the standard 5 metres for a short distance. After viewing the patrol footage several times and along with their own viewing of the race stewards were satisfied the incident had no prejudicial effect on any of the greyhounds. Stewards accordingly gave the all clear on the semaphored numbers.

 

SWABS TAKEN: EDGY Post Race Trainer William Boon

VET EXAMINATIONS:  

8.

UBET BEST 8 – 407M

 

COPYIST and ARBORSTONE were both slow into stride.

COPYIST checked off the back of RIFF coming around the home turn.

ABLAZE raced wide throughout.

 

SWABS TAKEN: LOGICAL OPTION Pre Race Trainer Kaye Taylor

VET EXAMINATIONS: COPYIST

 

9.

WAYNE CLIFFORD 5TH GRADE (2) – 407M

 

URANA LAURIE was slow into stride.

BOYS ZARR BOYS and TRIP DANCER bumped at the start.

BEETOWN BELLA checked off the back of BOYS ZARR BOYS entering the back straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN: TRIP DANCER Post Race Trainer Dallas Beckett

VET EXAMINATIONS:

 

10.

WENDY MULRY TRAVEL 5PW – 407M

 

FARMOR IMPACT was slow into stride.

Leaving the back straight FARMOR IMPACT checked and lost ground when bumped by UMBREON.

ZOU BISOU BISOU raced wide for the majority.

DRAWCARD run about down the straight.

 

SWABS TAKEN: TAJO Post Race Trainer Gary Weeding

VET EXAMINATIONS: FARMOR IMPACT and CUSTOM BUILT

 

 

 

 

 

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

 

FINES:

Trainer Timothy Jones $100.00 R109(1)(a) leading two greyhounds in public without a muzzle.

Trainer William Boon $50.00 R27(2)(b) leading two greyhounds at once immediately after the race.

 

 

INJURIES:

RACE 5 FORGOT MY MOUSE injured in running, laceration near hind toes and upper off hind, 10 Days.

RACE 10 CUSTOM BUILT suffering from extreme exhaustion following race, 7 Days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

 

 

 

 

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS

 

G MEEK