Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Townsville Greyhound Racing Club

Date: Friday, 27 October 2023

Track Condition: Good

Weather: Fine

Officials

Chairman of Stewards: K. Dean

Stewards: T. Flymen

Veterinarian: Dr. D. Viero

Swab Official: A. Lee, Dr. D. Viero

Starter: C. Longhurst

Judge: A. Boyd

Lure Driver: J. Bouffler

General:

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Race 1 - BURDEKIN VET SERVICES MDNPW 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 2 - JUDY OLSEN MAIDEN (1) 380m

8 Devil’s Waltz – (Beaten favourite) Raced wide throughout the back straight. Checked off another runner rounding the first turn. Checked off another runner exiting the first turn.

Race 3 - ETHAN MALONEY MAIDEN (2) 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 4 - CAIRNS GREYHOUND OWNERS AND TRAINERS NOVICE 380m

1 Rev On Grubby – Checked shortly after the start and lost ground. Severely checked across the heels of another runner rounding the home turn and became unbalanced. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings.

4 Lady Mulgrave – Tightened for running room rounding the first turn and was checked and lost ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings.

7 Moonlit Lake – Fell in the catching pen after the event had concluded. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings.

Race 5 - CORAL COAST SEAFOOD'S GRADE 5 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 6 - HEATH EGGLETON 1-3 WINS HEAT 1 1-3 WINS 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 7 - LOUISE PARTLAND PHOTOGRAPHY GRADE 4 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 8 - NQ GAME MEATS MIXED 4/5 498m

5 Sir Bingo – Bumped with another runner rounding the first turn. Checked exiting the first turn, taking the turn extremely wide. Raced wide throughout the back straight. Finished tailed off. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant findings. Stewards spoke to trainer’s representative Mr. C. Scifleet regarding the racing performance of Sir Bingo. Mr Scifleet stated that it was the greyhounds second race start at the track and may prefer an outside box as the greyhound ran extremely wide rounding the first turn. Mr Scifleet advised that he will contact Stewards should any abnormalities become apparent in the coming days which may have affected the greyhounds performance and will provide further consideration to starting the greyhound at Townsville on 31/10/2023. Stewards declined to take any further action.

6 Ferocious June – (Beaten favourite) Marginally slow to begin. Bumped with another runner rounding the first turn. Checked by another runner exiting the first turn and lost ground.

Race 9 - RAY GOODGER 0-3 WINS 498m

1 Sunshine Island – (Beaten favourite) Tired over the concluding stages, beaten 1 ¾ lengths.

Race 10 - CRAIG WATTS MIXED 3/4 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 11 - KEN MACKENRUTH MIXED 4/5 380m

No matters of concern to Stewards.

Race 12 - FUEL PT 1-3 WINS HEAT 2 1-3 WINS 380m

8 Winston The Wolf – (Beaten favourite) Marginally slow to begin. Raced wide in the back straight. Checked off the heels of another runner rounding the first turn. Raced wide in the home straight.

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STEWARDS SUMMARY
Samples (Post-race)	All winners
Re-Weigh Information	R3 Cleo’s Blazer – Previous weight 25.2kg, today’s weight 26.6kg

VETERINARY SUMMARY
Race	Greyhound	Injury	Stand down period (days)
		Nil

The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review.  The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.

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.