Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Townsville Greyhounds

Friday, 30^th April 2021

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: M. Braunberger (Chair), A. Flymen

Officials: V. Di Benedetto (Vet), J. Hartwell (Judge), M. Pandelakis (Starter), Margaret Braunberger (Samples), J. Bouffler (Lure)

_______________

Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN 380m

1. Miss Empire – Inspected by the veterinarian prior to the race and was passed fit to start.  Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Bumped another runner entering the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinarian examination and no apparent injuries were found.

3. Core Lit Insane – Checked off another runner in the back straight.  Bumped another runner entering the front straight.

4. Mali's Torpedo – Checked off another runner in the back straight.

5. Uncatchable Girl – Checked across heels in the front straight.

7. Only Return – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained an injury to the right shoulder muscle and was stood down for a period of 10 days.  Trainer advised Stewards that the greyhound would be retired.

8. Mali's Cookie – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 2 - GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND NOVICE 380m

2. Abandon – Checked off another runner in the back straight.  Raced wide into the front straight.

3. Astor – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner entering the front straight.

4. One Job – Slow to begin.

7. Henryk Bale – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

Race 3 - ANGLISS MEATS GRADE 5 (1) 380m

1. Chance Your Arm – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinarian examination and no apparent injuries were found.

7. Blinding Lights – Checked off another runner in the back straight.

Race 4 - MPL REFRIGERATION 0-2 WINS 498m

4. Turn The Key – Checked off another runner prior to entering the back straight.

5. Zipping Red – Lost ground in the back straight appearing injured, tailed off to finish a distant last.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained an injury to the off hind toe and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

6. Highly Rated – Tightened for racing room on the turn into the back straight.

7. She's Just Magic – Checked off another runner prior to entering the back straight.

8. Swift Sharni – Checked off another runner prior to entering the back straight and fell.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained an injury to the near hip muscle and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

Race 5 - BELFORD KENNELS GRADE 4 380m

1. Explosive Charm – Marginally slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Raced wide into the front straight.

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

4. Mali's Bullet – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

8. Elusive Missile – Marginally slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 6 - TALKING POINT PHOTOGRAPHY MIXED 4/5 498m

3. Xericom Bale – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

5. Crackerjack Joey – Slow to begin.

9. Zone In (6) – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

Race 7 - INGHAM ROAD SEAFOODS 4/5 GRADE FINAL MIXED 4/5 380m

2. Jimary Cricket – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight,

3. Eat My Smoke - Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight,

4. What Expiry - Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight,

5. Making Magic - Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight,

6. Sketchy A Bit - Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight, Raced wide into the front straight.

8. Old Station Star - Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight,

Race 8 - STEPHEN & RHONDA BEST 8 380m

3. Mali's Rocket – Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.  Raced wide into the front straight.

7. Super Hard – Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.

Race 9 - FROST & SPARK ELECTRICAL GRADE 5 (2) 380m

1. Velocity Larni – Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.  Raced wide into the front straight.

3. Bemused – Tightened for racing room approaching the turn out of the back straight.

4. Ted's Glory – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 10 - PUG WASH PAINTING 5PW 380m

The start of the race was delayed 1 minute due to interstate racing.

2. Twenty Dollars – Bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight.

3. Zipping Homer – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

4. Guard Of Honour – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

6. Despite – Bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight.

_______________

SUMMARY
Samples (Post-race)		All winners.
Sample (Pre-race)		R5 Explosive Charm R10 Guard Of Honour
Scratchings		R6 Max The Maniac – Injury, nearside back muscle.
Late Scratchings		R4 Secret Shades @ 16.45 29/4/21 – Seasonal, 28 days R9 Mighty Options @ 10.45 – Ring worm, 10 days
Weight Variations		Nil
Injuries		R1 Only Return – Injury off shoulder muscle, 10 days R4 Zipping Red – Injury off hind toe – 10 days R4 Swift Sharni – Injury near hip muscle,10 days
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)		Nil.
Follow-up		Nil
Animal Actions		Nil
Person Actions		Nil
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.