Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Townsville Greyhounds

Friday, 08^th January, 2021

Track: Slow

Weather: Overcast to showers

Stewards Panel: M. Braunberger (Chair), C. Warren

Officials: Dr D. Viero (Vet), D. Wooler (Judge), J. Smith (Starter), Margaret Braunberger  (Samples), J. Bouffler (Lure)

General:

Trainer G. Tsakissiris was fined $100 under the provisions of GAR 48 for failing to have a catcher present in the catching pen by the appointed time for Sketchy A Bit in Race 7.

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Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN 380m

2 Abandon -- Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the tun out of the back straight.

5 Squamish – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

7 Polly's Magic – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 2 - GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND NOVICE 380m

1 Turn The Key – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked across heels in the front straight.

2 Majestic Diva – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

8 Mysterious Molly – Slow to begin.  Raced wide into the front straight.

Race 3 - JUDY OLSEN 0-2 WINS 498m

3 Mali's Bullet – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinarian examination and no apparent injuries were found.

4 Mali's Deano – Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.

6 Jump Like One --  Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

7 Highly Rated – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

Race 4 - LOUNDS FRESH SEAFOOD BEST 8 380m

1 Billy Bottaluchi – Raced wide in the front straight.

2 Go Molly Go – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.

6 Causing Drama – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

7 Excitable Jack – Raced wide in the front straight.

8 Stratford – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 5 - PETER & SHERRI O'REILLY GRADE 4 380m

1 Town Tamer – Slow to begin.

3 What Expiry – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

5 Little Red Wagon – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 6 - LOUISE PARTLANG GREYHOUND PHOTOGRAPHY MIXED 4/5 380m

1 Looming Lara – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

2 Rum And Hustle – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

5 Maggi Rose – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.

6 Jimary Cricket – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

Race 7 - GLEN & NARELLE LUCKIE GRADE 5 (1) 498m

4 Sketchy A Bit – Checked off another runner after turning out of the back straight.

6 Jimary Runabout – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

7 Loose Lips Jack – Checked off another runner entering the back straight.

8 Twenty Dollars – Tailed off to finish a distant last.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained an injury to the off shoulder and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

Race 8 - BILLY THOMAS GRADE 5 (2) 498m

2 Rob's Gift – Tightened and bumped by another runner on the turn into the back straight.

3 Blackened – Tightened and bumped by another runner on the turn into the back straight.

4 Angry Hurricane – Slow to begin.

5 Magnolia Wind – Tightened and bumped by another runner on the turn into the back straight.

6 Guard Of Honour – Tightened and bumped by another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Tightened for racing room on the turn into the front straight.

7 Patty Talks – Tightened and bumped by another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Checked off another runner prior to entering the back straight.

Race 9 - WOOLER RACING GRADE 5 380m

1 Yellow Heart – Slow to begin.

4 Riding Hood – Raced wide in the front straight.

5 Conglomerate – Slow to begin.

6 Xericom Bale – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

7 Just Lit – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

8 Winsome Fever – Slow to begin.

Race 10 - DAN THE PAINTER MAN 5PW 380m

1 Wild Sail – Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.

2 Jimary Ranger – Slow to begin.

3 Georgia Pie – Bumped by another runner on the turn into the front straight.

6 More Please – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

7 Miss Harlow – Checked off another runner in the back straight.

9 Thannhauser – Bumped another runner several times on the turn into the front straight.  Shifted out across heels in the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained an injury to the near hind gluteal muscle and was stood down for a period of 10 days.  Stewards questioned the racing manners of the greyhound, in particular in the front straight.  Subsequently Stewards acting under the provisions of GAR 69 B stood Thannhauser down from racing for a period of 10 days and the completion of a satisfactory trial for failing to pursue with injury.

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SUMMARY
Samples (Post-race)	All winners.
Samples (Pre-race)	R6 Gold Assassin R9 Mighty Option
Scratchings	R2 Tzardom – Injury, Near Side Shoulder R10 Aquarius Girl – Injury, Off Side Shoulder
Late Scratchings	R9 Fabio Flash @ 15.30 on 07.01.2021 - Stewards permission, No penalty.
Weight Variations	Nil
Injuries	R7 Twenty Dollars – Injury off shoulder, 10 days R10 Thannhauser – Injury near hind gluteal muscle, 10 days
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)	Nil
Follow-up	Nil
Animal Actions	R10 Thannhauser – GAR 69 B failing to pursue with injury, 10 days & satisfactory trial
Person Actions	R7 G. Tsakissiris $100 – GAR 48 no catcher for Sketchy A Bit.
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.