ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

WEDNESDAY 18th JANUARY 2017

 

Weather conditions:      FINE

Track conditions:           GOOD

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: G. MEEK

Stewards: G Wust        

Judge: L Gull    

Lure Driver: C Twigg

 

Starter: C Wust            

 

Veterinarian: A Perez-Olea        

 

Swab Attendant: J Summers

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

 

3.

 

4.

 

5.

VELOCITY CHRIS, Reported injured, near hind foot

6.

 

7.

 

8.

 

9.

 

10.

 

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

1

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

4

SPRING SMIRK, Last start 19/10/2016,  injury.

 

TRIALS

Stewards Trial 1 - 407m

The greyhound PENN DRAGON failed a stewards’ trial over the distance of 407m.

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MAIDEN 407M

CAMBLA DARLING and SAM CARD were both slow into stride.  Entering the back straight IN JUDES KEEPING shifted in across JUST SMOKEN resulting in JUST SMOKEN checking and losing considerable ground.  SAM CARD was checked by JUST SMOKEN when it was losing ground.  BORRACHO DRIVER commenced to lose ground from the home turn until the finish.  JADE PRINCESS raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN:  MANY PUPPIAO - Post Race - Les Wisener

VET EXAMINATIONS: BORRACHO DRIVER, SAM CARD

 

2.

PATLAW DSECURITIES NOVICE 407M

SWEET SASSAFRAS and PARTY CHIC bumped on two occasions leaving the boxes.  PARTY CHIC was eventually forced outwards to bump with SILVER LEAGUE resulting in SILVER LEAGUE checking and losing ground.

SWABS TAKEN:  PARTY CHIC - Post Race - Trent Thorley.

 

3.

DIPLOCK’S COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE 5th GRADE 407M

FIVE FAT LADIES and BRIAN BENZ were both slow into stride.  Leaving the back straight USURPER checked off the back of CARLO SCORCHO and shifted wide on the track.  ZANE HARKS and USURPER bumped coming around the home turn.

SWABS TAKEN: URANA LAURIE - Post Race - Dallas Beckett

4.

THE UNIFORM CENTRE 5th GRADE 407M

SPRING SMIRK and COMMUNITY bumped leaving the boxes.  SHAYLOR BACARDI was slow into stride.  Leaving the back straight COMMUNITY run up onto the back of VELOCITY MIA.  NILE HARKS raced wide for the second half of the race.

SWABS TAKEN: VELOCITY MIA - Post Race - William Boon

 

5.

THE BUTCHER ON MAIN 4/5th GRADE 510M

POKER CARD and BALAKOVO were both slow into stride.  Going around the first turn GOLDEN PLANET checked off the back of IZZYOTIC and shifted wide on the track. BALAKOVA raced extremely wide around the first turn.

SWABS TAKEN: GOLDEN PLANET - Pre Race - Kaye Taylor

 

6.

WENDY MULRY TRAVEL 4th GRADE 407M

THAT’S SUPER was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start OLIVER BENZ shifted out and bumped STAR ROSA outwards, causing STAR ROSA to shift out and collide with DYNAMITE SPEED.  Both STAR ROSA and DYNAMITE SPEED checked and lost ground.

SWABS TAKEN: OLIVER BENZ - Post Race - Garry Bevan, CHANDON HAWKE - Post Race - Peter Payne

 

7.

UBET 3/4th GRADE 407M

THEY WATCH, FANTASTIC LIAM and DOOLEY’S FIT all squeezed together shortly after the start, all three greyhounds lost ground from the incident.

SWABS TAKEN:  SECOND GEAR - Post Race - Dallas Beckett

8.

KRITTERS PET MEATS BSET 8 407M

FOCUS AND SPEED and ZOE bumped shortly after the start.  LAKODA MAGIC commenced to lose ground in the back straight.  NOT TODAY MATE raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: NOT TODAY MATE - Post Race - Lindsay McCarthy

VET EXAMINATIONS: LAKODA MAGIC

 

9.

NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD BUNDY TO ROCKY FINAL OPEN 407M

GO HOADY and NANNY CHAR CHAR were both slow into stride and bumped shortly after the start.  KIALLA checked off GAS ALL MIGHTY leaving the back straight.

SWABS TAKEN: GO HOADY - Pre Race - Thomas Lowe, WATCH ME WIGGLE - Pre Race - Neil Card

 

10.

GLEN GALLON @ STUD 5th GRADE 407M

LITTLE SHORT was slow into stride.  KOUKLA MOO and TOKATEE KAHN bumped shortly after the start.  Entering the back straight HARA’S HEART shifted out and checked KELLER BEACH.  Entering the home straight LA CHASE RAPIDE shifted inwards checking LITTLE SHORT.  TOKATEE KAHN commenced to lose ground leaving the back straight.

SWABS TAKEN: PARIS LIGHTS Pre Race Trainer Lindsay McCarthy

VET EXAMINATIONS: TOKATEE KAHN

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

NBil

 

INJURIES:

RACE 8 LAKODA MAGIC, Injured in running, off hind, 10 days

RACE 10 TOKATEE KAHN, Injured in running, both shoulders, 14 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

Nil

 

 

G MEEK

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS