Race Day Stewards’ Report
Townsville Greyhounds
Date: 4 February 2020 Track: Good Weather: Fine
Stewards Panel: M. Braunberger (Chairman) │ D. Lane
Officials: D. Viero (Veterinarian), K Kruger (Judge), W. Franklin (starter), J. Bouffler (Lure), Margaret Braunberger (Swab Official)
Wet Bulb Air Temperature and Humidity – Track pre-kennelling 31.5ºc 70% @ 17.00 Wet Bulb Air Temperature and Humidity – Kennels pre-kennelling 23ºc 33.5% @ 17.00 Wet Bulb Air Temperature and Humidity – Kennels pre-race 1 25.5ºc 38% @ 18.45
Other Comments / Explanations:
Race 1 – Angliss Meats | Maiden (1) | 380m HAY DAN (1) – Slow to begin. Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. Bumped another runner entering the front straight. DON’T TEST ME (3) – Marginally slow to begin. Tightened for racing room in the back straight. INDY INFRARED (8) – Checked off another runner shortly after the start. Bumped by another runner entering the front straight.
Race 2 – Garrards Horse & Hound | Maiden (2) | 380m ROGUE RUSSED (1) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. Bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight. TROPICAL FLASH (2) – Bumped by another runner and became unbalanced prior to entering the front straight. TONGUE IN CHEEK (3) – Slow to begin. Bumped another runner prior to entering the front straight. RABIO’S ROSE (7) Bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight.
Race 3 – Burdekin Veterinary Services | Novice | 380m MOOLINDA (1) – Checked off another runner in the back straight. Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight. FINITO SHOW (2) – Checked off another runner in the back straight. SEGREDO (3) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight. Checked off another runner and almost fell prior to entering the front straight. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. BREEASH MAGIC (4) – Slow to begin and finished a distant last. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. Stood down from racing until the completion of a satisfactory trial for an unsatisfactory performance. The trainer advised that it was his intention to retire the greyhound. IRINKA MAX (6) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. Bumped another runner prior to entering the front straight. MORE PLEASE (7) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. Bumped another runner and became unbalanced on the turn into the front straight.
Race 4 – Bohle Barn Hotel Motel | MA5 | 380m SILVER WEASEL (1) – Slow to begin. LIBBY’S HERO (5) – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. Shifted out to race wide into the front straight. BELLE’S HAWKE (10) – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start.
Race 5 – TAB | Grade 4 | 380m HEZA RAPSCALLION (1) – Slow to begin. WHO NOSE SIZE (2) – Raced wide on the turn into the front straight. MILO AND MILK (3) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. NANGAR BREEZE (4) – Checked off another runner shortly after the start. QUEEN VILLA (5) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. NANGKITA KEATS (7) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. HERE COMES PAPPA (8) – Slow into stride as the start was effected.
Race 6 – Cheapa Auto Spares | 0-2 Wins | 498m RENSHAW AVENUE (4) – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. JUST FOR JAKE (7) – Slow to begin.
Race 7 – Metroll | Mixed 4/5| 498m CLOVER LEE (5) – Checked off another runner entering the back straight. CRIMINAL RECORD (8) – Checked off heels on the turn into the back straight. OLD MATE KICK (9) – Slow to begin.
Race 8 – G & D Concrete Services Final | 5th Grade | 498m BREAKER CHARLIE (3) – Tightened for racing room approaching the turn into the back straight. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained an injury to the near hind hip muscle and was stood down for a period of 10 days. RIPPLEBROOK BEN (9) – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight. CATCH YOU LATER (10) – Tightened for racing room approaching the turn into the back straight.
Race 9 – Lounds Seafood | Mixed 3/4 | 380m RON ZACAPA (2) – Checked off another runner entering the front straight. Shifted out across heels bumping another runner to race wide in the front straight. LOVELYSTUNNER (3) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. Shifted out across heels to race wide on the turn into the front straight. Bumped by another runner in the front straight.
Race 10 – Just Perfect Kitchens Heat 1 | 5th Grade | 380m ACQUISTA (3) – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. LOOMING LARA (4) – Raced wide on the turn into the front straight. WINNING BROKE (5) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight. SUPER HARD (6) – Tightened for racing room shortly after the start. Checked off heels approaching the turn out of the back straight. MICKY THE JET (7) – Checked off another runner as the start was effected.
Race 11 – Doug Warrington Heat 2 | 5th Grade | 380m THANNHAUSER (2) – Shifted out bumping another runner on the turn into the front straight. LOVELY MAZ (4) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. HOT SPUDS (5) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight. WESTERN LION (8) – Bumped by another runner on the turn into the front straight.
Race 12 – T.G.B.O.T.A. Heat 3 | 5th Grade | 380m Trainer A Gosper was fined $50 under the provisions of GAR 39 for presenting CHISEL NIBBS to race with a weight variation outside the requirements of the Rules of Greyhound Racing. Subsequently CHISEL NIBBS was a late scratching from the race at 18.10. ROTHENBURG (2) – Bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight. DIRTY CAHI (3) – Checked off another runner approaching the turn out of the back straight. GO MOLLY GO (5) – Checked off heels approaching the turn out of the back straight. BILLY BOTTALUCHI (6) – Checked off another runner approaching the turn out of the back straight. NORTHERN GIRL (7) – Tightened for racing room and checked off heels in the back straight. CHINA SWAGGER (8) – Bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight. |
Swabs samples taken for analysis
Pre-race
Nil
Post-race
All winners
Race day Summary
Late Scratching
R12 CHISEL NIBBS @ 18.10 – Weight variation from 31.7 to 30.3 – 10 days
Scratchings
R3 TED’S GLORY – Near side front leg injury – 10 days
R4 SPARKLING SHOGUN – Off side wrist injury – 10 days
R4 HEZ BOBY DAZZLER – Off side front toe injury – 10 days
R7 CATCH YOU LATER – Runner elsewhere
R8 SURE MOMENT – Seasonal – 28 days
R8 GRUFF ROSE – Near side left toe injury – 10 days
R9 AEROBIC DIGESTOR – Hip support injury – 10 days
R10 JOFFA’S MATE – Off side shoulder injury – 10 days
R10 PAINT THE OCEAN – Runner elsewhere
R11 RIPPLEBROOK BEN – Runner elsewhere
R11 RAY’S RETURN – Of side wrist injury – 10 days
R12 CROWN TUXEDO – Runner elsewhere
R12 RHONDA’S STORM – Runner elsewhere
Licensee Actions
R12 Arthur Gosper – GAR39.3 – Weight variation Chisel Nibbs - $50
Reweighs
Nil
Greyhound Actions
R3 BREEASH MAGIC – Unsatisfactory performance – GAR 71 – Satisfactory trial
Veterinary Examinations
R3 SEBREGO – No apparent injuries found
R3 BREEASH MAGIC – No apparent injuries found
R8 BREAKER CHARLIE – Near hip muscle injury – 10 days
Trials
Nil
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. |