Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Rockhampton Greyhounds

Saturday 5 November 2022

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

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

Officials: K.Frankish (Vet), K.Pitcher (Judge), S.Gillett (Starter), S.Zumpe (Samples), G.Moore (Lure)

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Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN 407m

1 Burnt Me – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees around the first turn.

2 Oceania Blue – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees around the first turn. Checked and forced wider in the back straight.

7 Rosa's Legend – Shifted wider and checked in the back straight.

9 Mick's Breeze (4) – Tightened for racing room and bumped to varying degrees around the first turn. Disadvantaged nearing the second turn.

Race 2 - SKY RACING NOVICE 407m

1 Baby Thor – Shifted wider in the back straight.

4 Thriller Strike – Checked in the back straight.

5 Shona's Fury – Forced wider, checked and hampered in the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.

6 Zipping Scruffy – Checked off the heels shortly after the start.

7 Cause Havoc – Slow to begin.

Race 3 - GARRARD'S HORSE & HOUND GRADE 5 (1) 407m

1 Mean Pop – Shifted wider in the back straight.

5 Broombrae Blaze – Forced wider in the back straight. Bumped exiting the turn onto the front straight.

6 Kooky Loopy – Bumped exiting the turn onto the front straight.

Race 4 - WENDY MULRY TRAVEL GRADE 5 (2) 407m

1 Capacitor – Bumped entering the second turn.

5 Suite Lexie – Checked in the back straight.

6 Velocity Alexa – Checked in the back straight.

8 Double Espresso – Bumped entering the second turn.

Race 5 - ROCKY FEED & SEED 0-3 WINS 510m

5 Raven On Koby – Collided with another runner and severely hampered shortly after the start. Checked off the heels of another runner around the first turn

6 She's So Cosmic – Collided with another runner and hampered shortly after the start.

7 Akimbo – Shifted towards the running rail and collided with several runners immediately after the start.

Race 6 - DIPLOCK'S COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE GRADE 5 (3) 407m

1 Kahuna Beach – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. Tightened for racing room in the front straight.

2 White Bull – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. Tightened for racing room in the front straight.

3 Tarawi Opal – Bumped another runner shortly after the start and lost ground. Checked around the second turn.

6 Easy Eddie – Slow to begin. Checked around the second turn.

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

6 Striking Stare – Tightened for racing room in the front straight.

8 Misunderstood – Slow to begin. Tightened for racing room in the front straight.

Race 8 - DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MIXED 3/4 407m

4 Zipper Shine – Tightened for racing room and checked around the first turn. Checked and lost ground exiting the first turn onto the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed an offside shoulder muscle strain and stood down for 10 days.

5 Mia Magic – Tightened for racing room and checked around the first turn.

6 Off Break – Checked around the first turn.

Race 9 - TAB 5PW 407m

2 Farmor Fate – Raced wider in the back straight.

3 Mean Sam – Checked around the first turn.

9 Rosa's Kitchen (7) – Checked and lost ground around the first turn. Raced wider in the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed split webbing on both rear feet and stood down for 10 days.

Race 10 - SKY RACING MA5 407m

2 Hooper – Checked off the heels of another runner nearing the second turn.

4 Spring Crash – Tightened for racing room around the first turn.

5 Benissimo – Tightened for racing room around the first turn. Checked off the heels and disadvantaged around the first turn.

6 Molly's My Mum – Tightened for racing room around the first turn. Checked on the heels around the first turn.

7 Lachie's Girl – Shortened stride and lost ground in the back straight. A veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. Stewards spoke with trainer Andrew Sulli and charged the greyhound with unsatisfactory performance GAR 129(a) and will need to perform a stewards trial.

8 County Mist – Slow to begin.

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SUMMARY
Sample (Pre-race)	R2 Spot On Lads R9 Farmor Fate R10 Benissimo
Samples (Post-race)	All winners.
Scratchings	R1 Blue Bathers – Seasonal R3 Zipping Fern – Ineligible, injured 1/11 R6 Annali – Injury, near side wrist R9 Apache Bear – Injury, off side hind leg
Late Scratchings	R1 From The Shire – weight variation GAR 101 (1) - TAB notified 8:10am R2 Here Comes Rita – Non arrival – GAR86 (1) – TAB notified 6:47am R7 Public Servant - – weight variation GAR 101 (1) TAB notified 8:10am
Injuries	R8 Zipper Shine – offside shoulder muscle strain – 10 days R9 Rosa’s Kitchen – split webbing both rear feet – 10 days
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)	R1 Oceania Blue – 110 days - injury
Animal Actions	R10 – Lachies Girl – GAR 129(a) – stewards trial – Unsatisfactory performance
Person Actions	Jaunita Thompson – Race 1 - From The Shire – GAR 101(3)(b) - $100.00 – weight variation Paul Burgess – Race 2 – Here Comes Rita – GAR 86(3) - $200.00 – non arrival Paul Burgess – Race 7 – Public Servant – GAR 101(3)(b) - $100.00 – weight variation
Trials	Bank Heist – passed – 23:97 – 34.3kg Free From Desire – passed - 24:47 – 24.9kg Greysynd Hero – Failed – 26:48 – 31.2kg
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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.