Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Rockhampton Greyhounds

Wednesday, 06^th April 2022

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: R.Doss (Chair), R.Liverton, G.Wust

Officials: K.Frankish (Vet), M.Harris(Judge), S.Gillett(Starter), E.Burgess (Samples), G.Moore (Lure)

General:

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Race 1 – TAB MAIDEN 407m

3 Kremlin – Checked shortly after the start.

4 Haim – Shifted wider in the front straight.

7 Pressure – Slow to begin.

8 Systems Down – Slow to begin.  Checked shortly after the start.

Race 2 - SKY RACING NOVICE (1) 407m

2 One Shot – Checked exiting the turn onto the front straight.

4 Shakey Country – Slow to begin.

7 Ange's Girl – Checked exiting the turn onto the front straight.

8 Kooky Loopy – Shifted wider in the back straight.

Race 3 - GARRARD'S HORSE AND HOUND NOVICE (2) 407m

1 Sunset Sienna – Checked and dragged down approaching the exit onto the back straight.

3 Paddy Harks – Checked off the hind quarters and lost footing. Losing ground, approaching the exit onto the back straight.  A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

8 Our Anneeka – Slow to begin.

Race 4 - DIPLOCK'S COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE MIXED 4/5 407m

2 Wenatchee – Tightened for racing room and checked shortly after the start.

4 Kinate – Checked shortly after the start.  Checked in the back straight and lost ground. A veterinary examination revealed an offside thigh muscle strain and stood down for 21 days.

5 Rosa's Gold – Checked shortly after the start.  Tightened for racing room and checked approaching the exit onto the back straight.

7 Special Speed – Checked in the back straight.

Race 5 - ROCKY FEED & SEED GRADE 4 407m

3 Shian Ned – Checked and forced wider and checked a runner on the outside exiting the turn onto the front straight.

4 Perfect Mate – Checked exiting the turn onto the front straight.  Shifted wider in the front straight.

5 Lines – Checked in the front straight.

6 Surreal – Shifted wider and checked in the front straight.

Race 6 - NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD MIXED 4/5 510m

3 Bago Dry – Bumped shortly after the start.

4 Prosecutor – Bumped shortly after the start.

5 Cascade Monelli – Tightened for racing room in the front straight on the 1^st occasion.

8 Foxy One – Tightened for racing room in the front straight on the 1^st occasion.

Race 7 - ROCKHAMPTON WILDCARD HEAT 1 OPEN 510m

4 Informality – Bumped in the front straight on the first occasion.

6 Zip Stream – Bumped shortly after the start.  Bumped in the front straight on the first occasion.

7 Swift Twitch – Bumped shortly after the start.

Race 8 - ROCKHAMPTON WILDCARD HEAT 2 OPEN 510m

2 Blue Jeans Talk – Shifted wider and checked approaching the turn off the front straight. Shifted wider exiting the turn onto the front straight.

3 Blazing Norman – Checked and forced wider approaching the turn off the front straight.

Race 9 - DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MIXED 3/4 407m

3 Angel Harks – Tightened for racing room and bumped shortly after the start.

4 Hooper – Tightened for racing room and bumped shortly after the start.  Checked and disadvantaged rounding the turn off the front straight.  Began to give considerable ground in the back straight. a veterinary examination revealed an offside thigh muscle strain and stood down for 21 days.

Race 10 - WENDY MULRY TRAVEL GRADE 5 (1) 407m

2 Sienna's Ace – Tightened for racing room approaching the exit onto the back straight.

3 We're Back Boys – Tightened for racing room approaching the exit onto the back straight.

8 Redeemer's Kid – Slow to begin.  Tightened for racing room approaching the exit onto the back straight.

Race 11 – TAB GRADE 5 (2) 407m

5 So You Sing – Checked on hind quarters rounding the turn off the front straight.

6 Vibranium – Checked and propped off hind quarters of another runner rounding the turn off the front straight.  Checked entering the turn off the back straight.

8 Swift Anna – Shifted wider in the front straight.

Race 12 - SKY RACING MA5 407m

1 Black Maxie – Checked shortly after the start.

2 Slingshot Prince – Checked shortly after the start.  Shortened stride and lost ground in the back straight.  A veterinary examination revealed

5 Electron Kev – Shifted wider in the front straight.

6 Farmor Saloons – played up during the boxing sequence, stewards spoke with trainer Mr P.Payne regarding the dogs behaviour, he was advised that stewards would observe the dog next time it was boxed.

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SUMMARY
Sample (Pre-race)		R3 – Suited It – A.Sulli R4 – Wenatchee – A.Sulli R10 – Slingshot Prince – A.Sulli
Samples (Post-race)		All winners.
Scratchings		Nil
Late Scratchings		Nill
Weight Variations		R2 One Shot, 28.9 – 30.3, up 1.4kg R12 Farmor Saloons, 33.6 – 34.7, up 1.1kg
Injuries		R4 – Kinate - offside thigh muscle strain – 21 days R9 – Hooper – offside thigh muscle strain – 21 days R12 – Slingshot Prince – offside thigh muscle strain – 21 days
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)		R12 Farmor Saloons – 91 Days – injury
Follow-up		Nil
Animal Actions		Nil
Person Actions		Nil
Trials		Fat Lady’s Magic – return to racing – 407m – 24.73 – passed
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