Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Townsville Greyhounds

Tuesday, 20^th July 2021

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: M. Braunberger (Chair), A. Flymen, C. Bew, K. Dean

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

General:

Trainer J. Reid was fined $100 under the provisions of GAR 48 for failing to have a catcher present in the catching pen for Cawbourne Blaze in Race 5.

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Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN 380m

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

5 Rosa's Kitchen – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Shifted out to race wide into the front straight.

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

8 Jerilderie – Slow into stride as the start was affected.

Race 2 - GARRARDS HORSE & HOUNDS NOVICE 380m

1 Swift Sharni – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner in the back straight.  Checked off another runner after turning out of the back straight.

2 Chidobe – Tightened for racing room over the concluding stages of the race.

6 Squamish – Checked off another runner and checked by another runner on the turn into the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

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

9 Bogie Bam Bam (4) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.

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

1 Aston Cash – Slow to begin.

2 Shake Up – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Tailed off to finish distant.  Underwent a post-race veterinarian examination and no apparent injuries were found.  Subsequently Stewards acting under the provisions of GAR 71 stood Shake Up down from racing until the completion of a satisfactory trial for an unsatisfactory performance.

7 Savannah Sun – Lost ground sharply in the back straight.  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 muscle and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

Race 4 - ORGANIC SOLUTIONS AUSTRALIA GRADE 5 (2) 380m

4 Thunder Kick – Slow to begin.  Bumped another runner in the front straight.

6 Causing Drama – Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.  Bumped another runner in the front straight.

9 Xericom Bale (3) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

10 Into Thin Air (5) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 5 - ARTHUR MCMAHON TRAINING 4/5 GRADE HEAT 1 MIXED 4/5 498m

3 Making Magic – Fell in the catching pen after the race.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

Race 6 - BOHLE ICE 4/5 GRADE HEAT 2 MIXED 4/5 498m

2 No Regrets – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

4 Raw Attitude – Slow to begin.

6 Reign Hail Shine – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

8 Elusive Missile - Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

Race 7 - HAROLD HOVI MIXED 1/2 380m

No racing incidents.

Race 8 - PREMIUM GLASS FENCING VERSATILITY FINAL MIXED 4/5 498m

1 Chance Your Arm – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.  Subsequently Stewards acting under the provisions of GAR 71 stood Chance Your Arm down from racing until the completion of a satisfactory trial for an unsatisfactory performance.

3 Silent Key – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

4 Wynburn Cruz – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight,

Race 9 - MALI ARDLE RACING GRADE 5 (3) 380m

1 Twenty Dollars – Tightened for racing room on the turn out of the back straight.

2 Dark Raider – Shifted in across heels entering the front straight.

4 Patty Talks – Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.

7 Joseph Bardy – Slow to begin

Race 10 - RAMBUTAN KENNELS 3/4 GRADE HEAT 1 MIXED 3/4 380m

1 Mali's Bullet – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

3 Mickey Two Rums – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

4 Magnolia Wind – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.

7 Mason Rocks – Raced wide in the front straight.

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

Race 11 - MPL REFRIGERATION 3/4 GRADE HEAT 2 MIXED 3/4 380m

1 Mali's Rocket – Slow to begin.  Raced wide into the front straight.

2 Unusual Suspect – Bumped another runner entering the front straight, became unbalanced and bumped another runner.  Raced wide in the front straight.

3 Rum And Hustle – Slow to begin.

6 Cult Hero – Bumped another runner entering the front straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.

7 Go Molly Go – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Bumped by another runner entering the front straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.

Race 12 - BELFORD KENNELS GRADE 5 (4) 380m

3 Old Station Star – Slow to begin.

4 One Job – Slow to begin.

5 Polly's Magic – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.

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

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SUMMARY
Sample (Pre-race)		Nil
Samples (Post-race)		All winners.
Scratchings		R1 Marcon’s Boy – Ineligible, outstanding trial 17/07. R2 Wenatchee – Ineligible, won novice. R3 Aston Aurora – Injury, offside shoulder. R4 Carrow Road – Injury, laceration on hind leg. R4 Salaam – Injury, near side rib cage. R5 Chanticleer – Injury, offside groin. R9 Rev Up Zeus – Injury, off back leg.
Late Scratchings		R5 Wynburn Redson @ 12.15 – Illness, 10 days & veterinary certificate. R8 Firefly Star @ 09.00 – Injury off hind toe, 10 days & veterinary certificate. R 12 Burning Ella @ 17.00 – Seasonal, 28 days & veterinary certificate.
Weight Variations		Nil
Injuries		R3 Savannah Sun – Injury off hind muscle, 10 days
Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)		Nil.
Follow-up		Nil
Animal Actions		R3 Shake Up – GAR 71 unsatisfactory performance, satisfactory trial R8 Chance Your Arm – GAR 71 unsatisfactory performance, satisfactory trial
Person Actions		R5 Justin Reid $100 – GAR 48 no catcher for Cawbourne Blaze
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.