Race Day Stewards’ Report
Rockhampton Greyhounds
Date: Wednesday 15th May, 2019
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Stewards Panel: Mr M Heath (Chairman) │ Mr J Challen
Officials: Dr A Perez-Olea (Veterinarian) │ Miss L Gull (Judge) │ Miss C Wust (Starter) │ Miss E Burgess (Sample Collection Officer) │ Mr G Moore (Lure Driver)
Race 1 – RGC Life Members Heat 1 | Maiden | 407m Red Diggity – Slow to begin. Hampered when avoiding a runner which lost ground. Little Longneck – Tightened and lost ground in the early stages of the back straight. Ollie’s Girl – Weakened in the home straight. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities. Our Funhouse - Tightened and checked across heels rounding the home turn. Cooked – Raced wide in the later stages of the home turn. Race 2 – RGC Life Members Heat 2 | Maiden | 407m Soy Milk – Slow to begin. Koda Kaye – Slow to begin. Hampered rounding the first turn. Miss You More – Slow to begin. Three Horn – Tightened and lost ground rounding the first turn. Bumped heavily leaving the home turn. Baloney Bender – Tightened and lost ground in the later stages of the back straight. Race 3 – Wendy Mulry Travel | Novice | 407m Big Mouth – Slow into stride. Bumped and stumbled for a short distance rounding the home turn. Red Brianna – Tightened and lost ground rounding the first turn. Sparky Lass – Checked from heels in the early stages of the back straight. Shifted out abruptly rounding the home turn to avoid other runners which were losing ground. Bumped leaving the home turn. Westgate – Tightened and lost ground in the early stages of the back straight. Stumbled for a short distance rounding the home turn when bumping with another runner. Bumped leaving the home turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the greyhound to be lame in the off hind leg and was stood down from racing for a period of 10 days. Race 4 – Dinky Di Web Design Heat 1 | 4th & 5th Grade | 407m Bokarm Leo – Slow to begin. Checked across heels rounding the first turn. Braxton Hayze – Slow to begin. Highway Girl – Tightened and lost ground shortly after the start. Tajo – Checked from heels rounding the first turn. Ava Surprise – Fell in the catching pen. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities. Race 5 – Dinky Di Web Design Heat 2 | 4th & 5th Grade | 407m Master Card – Slow to begin. Digger’s Cove – Slow to begin. Adhara Bay – Checked from heels rounding the first turn. Race 6 – Dinky Di Web Design Heat 3 | 4th & 5th Grade | 407m Long Shots – Slow to begin. Mars Rising – Slow to begin. Hampered rounding the first turn. Speed Action – Tightened and lost ground rounding the first turn. Gracious Lady – Tightened and lost ground rounding the home turn. Aladdin’s Angel – Heavily bumped leaving the home turn. Race 7 – Dinky Di Web Design Heat 4 | 4th & 5th Grade | 407m Gotcha Man – Hampered and shifted out slightly when rounding the first turn. Shiloh Ranch – Bumped and lost ground rounding the first turn. Bumped on a number of occasions entering the home turn and lost ground. Cisco Sniper – Bumped heavily and lost ground rounding the first turn. Race 8 – Rockhampton Cup Prelude | Open | 510m Dervando – Bumped shortly after the start. Waltzing Danube – Bumped shortly after the start. Sambucca Hayze – Bumped heavily and forced wider on the first turn. Black Treasure – Bumped heavily and forced wider on the first turn. Bogie Bullet - Bumped heavily and forced wider on the first turn. Faringdon – Bumped with another greyhound on a number of occasions in the back straight. Shakey Diesel – Bumped with another greyhound on a number of occasions in the back straight. Bogie Bullet – A post-race veterinary examination found the greyhound to be sore in both hind legs and was stood down from racing for a period of 10 days. Race 9 – Dinky Di Web Design Heat 5 | 4th & 5th Grade | 407m Socialiser – Slow to begin. Tightened and lost ground entering the home turn. Quickfire Girl – When racing in restricted room rounding the first turn, was tightened and lost ground. Zambora Pride - When racing in restricted room rounding the first turn, was tightened and lost ground. Race 10 – Dinky Di Web Design Heat 6 | 4th & 5th Grade | 407m Blue Jillem – Slow to begin. Ironpot Smash – Slow to begin. Destini Peso – Tightened against the running rail rounding the first turn and lost ground. Goddess Macha – Tightened and lost ground leaving the first turn.
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Samples taken for analysis
Pre-race
R2 Drew’s Brew
R4 Ava Surprise
Post-race
R1 Super Suzie Que
R2 De Gea
R3 Koda Keeper
R4 Braxton Hayze
R5 Factional
R6 Five Forty
R7 Merlot Hayze
R8 Waltzing Danube
R9 Socialiser
R10 Headliner
Race day Summary
Scratchings
R3 Senorita Fiesta – Unrequired reserve
Licensee Actions
Nil
Greyhound Actions
R3 Westgate – Sore off hind leg – 10 days.
R8 Bogie Bullet – Sore both hind legs – 10 days.
This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.
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