Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Rockhampton Greyhounds

Wednesday, 16^th March 2022

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: G. Meek (Chair), J. Challen & G. Wust

Officials: Dr B. Newman (Vet), K. Pitcher-Kelly (Judge), H. Swift (Starter), E. Burgess (Samples), G. Moore (Lure)

General:

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Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN (1) 407m

1 Soft Steel, slow to begin and raced wide for the majority.

6 Bluesette Queen, slow to begin and checked and lost ground in the back straight.

8 Surprise Pocket, slow to begin.

Race 2 - SKY RACING MAIDEN (2) 407m

1 Pressure, slow to begin.

5 Imploding, was hampered shortly after the start and was squeezed between runners going around the first turn.

7 Tarawi Opal, checked and lost ground going around the first turn.

Race 3 - GARRARD'S HORSE AND HOUND NOVICE 407m

1 Zipping Raven, slow to begin.

2 Lovely Result, checked and lost ground approaching the first turn.

4 Sunset Sienna, was heavily checked approaching the first turn resulting in losing considerable ground. Finished the race well back was sent for a post race veterinary examination and was found to have a neck muscle strain and was stood down from racing for 10 days.

6 Kooky Loopy, checked and lost ground approaching the first turn.

8 Big Time Becky, slow to begin.

Race 4 - DIPLOCK'S COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE NOV/M 510m

2 Nomad Road, was bumped in the hind legs by another runner near the finish line.

4 Double Espresso, slow to begin and was bumped in the hind legs by another runner shortly after the start.

7 Jet's Image, slow to begin and shortly after the start run into the hind legs of another runner and then run into the hind of another runner near the finish line.

8 Dr Kami, slow to begin.

Race 5 - ROCKY FEED & SEED GRADE 5 (1) 407m

3 Go Again Bear, checked and lost ground going around the first turn and bumped with another runner coming around the home turn.

4 Kinate, checked and lost ground going around the first turn.

5 On The Bayou, slow to begin and bumped with another runner coming around the home turn.

Race 6 - NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD MIXED 4/5 407m

4 Hear Footsteps, checked and lost ground in the back straight.

5 Tennessee Betty, very slow to begin and checked heavily and lost considerable ground in the back straight. Finished the race well back and was sent for a post race veterinary examination and no abnormalities were found.

7 Suite Lexie, checked in the back straight and lost ground, finished the race well back and was sent for a post race veterinary examination and was found to have a laceration to the left hind foot and as a result was stood down from racing for 10 days.

Race 7 - DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MIXED 3/4 407m

2 Red Card Bob, slow to begin.

4 She's Hot Gossip, slow to begin.

8 Black Baccara, raced wide throughout.

Race 8 - WENDY MULRY TRAVEL GRADE 5 510m

2 Unique Speed, bumped heavily with another runner at the start.

3 Velocity Kayla, bumped heavily with another runner at the start.

5 Glittering Ace, slow to begin.

6 Queen Norma, ran out very wide going around the first turn.

7 Pereira, bumped heavily with another runner approaching the first turn and ran out very wide going around the first turn, bumped with another runner coming around the home turn.

8 Lilah's Mac, bumped heavily with another runner approaching the first turn and bumped with another runner coming around the home turn.

Race 9 - TAB FFA 510m

1 Canary Wharf, checked out off hind legs going around the first turn.

5 Bago Dry, slow to begin, finished well back and was sent for a post race veterinary examination and no abnormalities were found.

8 Blue Jeans Talk, raced wide throughout.

Race 10 - SANDAL WELDING GRADE 5 (2) 407m

3 Mad Morgan, slow to begin and was hampered going around the first turn.

6 Blazing Norman, was hampered going around the first turn and shifted out off heels coming around the home turn.

7 Tokyo Dreamer, was hampered going around the first turn.

Race 11 - GARRARD'S HORSE AND HOUND GRADE 5 (3) 407m

6 Rosa's Kitchen, extremely slow to begin and raced extremely wide down the home straight.

7 County Mist, slow to begin.

9 Just Law, checked in the back straight.

Race 12 - SKY RACING MA5 407m

1 Chase Man, checked and lost ground entering the back straight.

6 Won't Win Larson, slow to begin.

7 Surreal, slow to begin.

8 Silent Talk, slow to begin and raced wide throughout.

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SUMMARY
Sample (Pre-race)		Nil
Samples (Post-race)		All winners.
Scratchings		R2 Haim – Injury, off side hind leg R4 Crème De Monte – Injury, near side pin muscle R11 Farmor Saloons – Injury, near side front toe
Late Scratchings
Weight Variations		Nil
Injuries		Race 3 Sunset Sienna, neck muscle strain, 10 days. Race 6 Suite Lexie, laceration left hind foot, 10 days.
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)		Nil
Follow-up		Nil
Animal Actions		Nil
Person Actions		Nil
Trials		Nil
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	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.