Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Rockhampton Greyhounds

Saturday 08 October 2022

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: R.Doss (Chair), J.Challen, J.Randall

Officials: K.Frankish (Vet), K.Pitcher (Judge), W.Noakes (Starter), S.Zumpke (Samples), G.Moore (Lure)

Race 1 – TAB MAIDEN (1) 407m

6 Spot On Thyra – Slow to begin.

7 Tickle Me Pink – Slow to begin.

8 Pressure – Slow to begin.

10 Zipping Ariarne (5) – Prior to the running of the event handler Jaunita Thompson presented with the incorrect rug. Stewards charged her under GAR 156 (f)(ii) negligence and fined $100.00

Race 2 - SKY RACING MAIDEN (2) 407m

3 Penny And Clyde – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees shortly after the start.

4 She's So Cosmic – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees shortly after the start. Checked lost footing and disadvantaged around the first turn. Checked across the heels of anther runner exiting the turn onto the back straight. Shifted wider in the back straight.

5 King Amar– Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees shortly after the start. Checked and disadvantaged around the first turn. Checked on heels and dragged down in the back straight.

7 Hustler's Girl – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees shortly after the start. Checked and lost ground nearing the second turn. A veterinary examination revealed nearside front split webbing and stood down for 10 days.

8 Hooked On By – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees shortly after the start. Checked nearing the second turn. Shifted wider and checked heavily exiting the second turn onto the front straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

9 Wildash Venus (6) – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees shortly after the start.

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

3 Double Buck – Checked in the back straight.

5 Zipping Everest – Lost footing around the first turn. – Checked exiting the turn onto the back straight.

6 My Mate's Barney – Checked in the back straight

8 Double Tara – Checked exiting the turn onto the back straight.

Race 4 - ROCKY FEED & SEED MIXED 4/5 510m

2 Velocity Kayla – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. Deviated it’s attention from the lure towards a runner on the inside but did not make muzzle contact, stewards spoke with greyhound representative Mr William Boon and charged the greyhound with fail to pursue first offence and stood down from racing at Rockhampton for 28 days and perform a stewards trial GAR 124

5 San Marco – Bumped shortly after the start. Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

7 Queen Norma – Bumped shortly after the start. Checked nearing the second turn,

8 Why Harmony – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. Checked nearing the second turn.

Race 5 - DINKY DI WEB DESIGN 0-3 WINS 510m

3 Floyd's Fury – Slow to begin.

4 Apache Bear – Shifted wider in the back straight. Raced wide in the front straight.

6 Katara Love – Checked entering the first turn.

7 Double Espresso – Checked entering the first turn.

Race 6 - WENDY MULRY TRAVEL GRADE 5 (1) 407m

3 Nomad Road – Tightened for racing room and disadvantaged shortly after the start and around the first turn.

4 Kahuna Beach – Tightened for racing room and disadvantaged shortly after the start and around the first turn.

5 Wildash Izzy – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start and around the first turn.

7 Striking Stare – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start and around the first turn.

Race 7 - NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD MIXED 4/5 407m

2 Mean Sam – Tightened for racing room and disadvantaged shortly after the start.

3 Won't Win Larson – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. Checked nearing the second turn.

5 Rosa's Gold – Checked nearing the second turn.

7 Suited It – Slow to begin.

Race 8 - DIPLOCK'S COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE MIXED 3/4 407m

2 Hooper – Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no abnormalities

3 He's Nosey – Tightened for racing room and bumped other runners to varying degrees shortly after the start. Raced very wide in the front straight.

4 Velocity Nora – Tightened for racing room and bumped other runners to varying degrees shortly after the start.

5 Air Supply – Checked around the first turn.

6 Power By – Tightened for racing room and bumped other runners to varying degrees shortly after the start. A post-race veterinary examination revealed nearside hind split webbing and stood down for 7 days.

7 Canary Wharf – Tightened for racing room and bumped other runners to varying degrees shortly after the start. Checked around the first turn.

8 Exit Plan– Tightened for racing room and bumped other runners to varying degrees shortly after the start. Checked off the heels of another runner, and lost ground exiting the turn onto the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

Race 9 – TAB GRADE 5 (2) 407m

1 Zac The Black – Lost ground around the second turn. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Stewards spoke with greyhound representative Mr Jordan Taylor about the greyhounds performance and would be monitoring future performance.

2 Wendy Witch – Tightened for racing room and bumped shortly after the start.

4 Kooky Loopy – Tightened for racing room and bumped shortly after the start.

5 Mean Pop – Slow to begin. Collided with fallen runner.

6 Laffey's Beach – Tightened for racing room and bumped and fell heavily shortly after the start. A veterinary examination revealed a nearside muscle injury and stood down for 28 days and will need to perform a veterinary clearance trial before returning to racing. This will be referred to the racing injury panel.

7 Red Card Bob – Collided with fallen runner and disadvantaged

Race 10 - GARRARD'S HORSE AND HOUND 5PW 407m

1 Rough Sea – Bumped in the front straight.

2 Tralee Tristan – Checked nearing the second turn.

4 Zambora Chief – Raced very wide in the front straight.

5 Semiyon – Checked nearing the second turn and disadvantaged.

8 Shakey Country – Slow to begin.

Race 11 - SKY RACING MA5 407m

1 Disney Cool – Collided with fallen runner and fell heavily exiting the turn onto the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

2 Dusty Country – Checked exiting the turn onto the back straight.

4 Black Baccara – Underwent a pre-race veterinary inspection and deemed not fit to race and was scratched from the event GAR 92 (2) Illness 10 days.

5 Suite Lexie – Checked and fell heavily exiting the turn onto the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

6 Benissimo – Slow to begin. Hampered, and checked as it jumped over fallen runners exiting the turn onto the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

9 Lachie's Girl (8) – Slow to begin.

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SUMMARY
Sample (Pre-race)	R3 Velocity Alexa R11 Disney Cool
Samples (Post-race)	All winners.
Scratchings	R1 Foxy Sophia – injury R4 We’re Back Boys – injury R11 County Mist – injury
Late Scratchings	R11 Black Baccara – Illness – xx days - GAR 92 (2) – TAB notified 10:32am
Weight Variations	R2 Here Comes Rita, 24.2 – 25.8 R3 Zipping Everest, 26.4 – 27.5 R8 Say Some Words, 26.5 – 27.6
Injuries	R2 Hustler’s Girl – nearside front split webbing – 10 days R8 Power By – nearside hind split webbing – 7 days R9 Laffey’s Beach – nearside muscle injury – 28 days & veterinary trial R11 Black Baccara – illness – 10 days
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)	R2 Here Comes Rita – 180 Days – Recovering from injury
Follow-up	R9 Laffey’s Beach
Animal Actions	R4 – Velocity Kayla – GAR 124 – 28 days Rockhampton & a stewards trial – Fail to pursue first offence.
Person Actions	Jaunita Thompson – race 1 – Zipping Ariarne – GAR 156 (f)(ii) - $ 100.00 – negligence – incorrect  rug on greyhound.
Trials	Paddy Monelli – FTP 1st offence – passed all tracks except Ipswich – 23:56 Thriller Strike – Marring 1^st offence & blinker trial – passed all tracks – 24:58 Rosa’s Legend – Marring 1^st offence & blinker trial – passed all tracks – 24:55 Velocity Justice – FTP 2nd offence – passed all tracks – 24:61
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to an internal or external review.  The outcome of any internal review is published on the Commission’s website immediately after the release of the internal review decision to the Applicant.  External reviews are managed by QCAT and are not published on the Commission’s website.
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.