Race Day Stewards’ Report

Rockhampton Greyhounds

Date: Wednesday 28^th August 2019

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: M Heath (Chairman) │ J, Challen

Officials: Dr S. Olsen (Veterinarian) │ L. Gull (Judge) │ C. Wust (Starter) │ E. Burgess(Sample Collection Official) │ G. Moore (Lure Driver)

Other Comments / Explanations:

Race 1 - WENDY MULRY TRAVEL MAIDEN 407m

1 FRANKIE CARLO – Tightened and lost ground entering the first turn. Tightened for room briefly rounding the home turn and held up in the later stages of the home turn.

2 MULLIGAN BEACH – Slow to begin.

Race 2 – RQ MAIDEN 1000 ROK 407 FINAL MAIDEN 407m

2 PINK SANDS - Commenced to give ground in the early stages of the home straight. A warning was placed on the greyhounds record for fail to purse the lure with due commitment.

5 BOWIE BEACH – Rounding the first turn was tightened and lost ground.

6 CLEVER KALI – Hampered when brushing with another runner rounding the first turn.

8 VELOCITY CARA – Marginally slow to begin. Further hampered rounding the first turn. Held up for clear running rounding the home turn.

Race 3 – DIPLOCKS COLLISON AND REPAIR CENTRE NOVICE 407m

2 RED BRIANNA – Tightened and lost ground in the early stages of the back straight.

3 LIKA CINNAMON – Bumped on the near hind when rounding the home turn.

4 SENORITA FIESTA – Slow to begin.

6 PACKAGE – Raced in restricted room rounding the first turn. Bumped with other runner rounding the home turn and held up rounding the home turn. A post0race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

Race 4 – TAB MIXED 4/5 510m

4 MISS EMMY – Bumped on jumping. A post-race veterinary examination found the greyhound to be suffering from a mild case of thumps.

5 ARE JAY JEAN – Bumped on jumping. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

8 IRISH SPICE – Bumped heavily and forced wide on the track rounding the first turn.

Race 5 – PATLAW SECURITIES GRADE 5 (1) 407m

2 DE GEA – Tightened and lost ground rounding the first turn.

3 VIGILANTE – Tightened and lost ground shortly after the start.

6 NIA ALLEN – Tightened and lost ground leaving the first turn. Shifted out abruptly in the later stages of the home turn to avoid a tiring runner.

Race 6 – DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL MIXED 4/5 407m

1 MASTER CARD – Hampered severely after bumping another runner which then fell shortly after the start.

2 ISN'T SHE JUST – Fell shortly after the start when bumped on the near hind by another runner. Finished the event well back. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

3 WHITE CYNDER – Checked across the heels of another runner shortly after entering the home straight.

8 VELOCITY PIPPA – Slow to begin.

Race 7 – SKY RACING MIXED 3/4 407m

2 AVA SURPRISE – Tightened entering the first turn and lost ground.

3 LINRICK - Tightened entering the first turn and lost ground.

5 MAGIC BENZ – Hampered rounding the first turn.

7 FACTIONAL - Hampered rounding the first turn.

Race 8 – ROCKY FEED AND SEED BEST 8 407m

1 ESOTERIC – Steadied across heels rounding the home turn. A post-race veterinary examination found an injury to the webbing on the off hind foot and to the ligament on the off hind foot and was stood down from racing for a period on 30 days.

2 DIGGER'S COVE – Tightened rounding the first turn and lost ground.

4 EDGY – Tightened rounding the first turn and lost ground.

6 RED JAMIE – Tightened rounding the first turn and lost ground.

Race 9 – NEWSXPRESS GRADE 5 (2) 407m

4 EL MANGOS – Steadied across heels leaving the home turn.

5 STILTED CHATTER – Hampered slightly entering the back straight. Fell in the catching pen. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

6 MERIDA - Fell in the catching pen. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

7 BOKARM LEO – Slow to begin.

8 DAZZLER'S HANGER – Slow to begin.

Race 10 – SKY RACING MA5 407m

5 MARS RISING – Hampered rounding the first turn. Became awkward in it’s action at the heels on another runner for a short distance rounding the home turn.

7 ZAMBORA PRIDE – Hampered rounding the first turn.

Samples taken for analysis

Post-race

All winners and Special System.

Race day Summary

Scratching’s

R4        Merlot Hayze

R9        Fantasia Lee

Licensee Actions

Nil.

Animal Actions

            R2        Pink Sands, Failure to pursue with due commitment – Warning – GAR69(1)(b).

R4        Merlot Hayze, Seasonal – 28 days – GAR23(2).

R8        Esoteric, Injuries to off hind foot – 30days.

            R9        Fantasia Lee, Seasonal – 28 days – GAR23(2).

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.