BRISBANE GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

MONDAY 15th JUNE 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                   TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

K. ADAMS, M. HAIGH

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR. R GEISEL

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

Nil

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

 

Race 3             HEIDI BENZ                      Reported injured, off side front toe

Race 5             CHIEF HASSLER              Reported injured, near side hind

Race 10           CRANKSHAFT                  Grading error, no penalty

 

Unless specified otherwise, all greyhounds scratched other than due to being ineligible, shall be suspended for 10 days commencing on the date of the meeting

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

 

Nil

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

 

Race 5             MISS KAMIKAZE                Last start 12/02/2015, seasonal

 

REWEIGHS

 

Race 6             PARCHMENT                       30.0 – 31.1

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             ASTON UGO                         Post Race        Trainer:  Tony Brett

Race 2             OCCY CUT BACK               Post Race        Trainer:  john McCarthy

Race 4             THERE SHE WAS                Post Race        Trainer:  Victor Osborn

Race 7             BOGIE’S A STAR                 Post Race        Trainer:  Barry Morris

Race 9             KIDATEE CROC                  Post Race        Trainer:  Darren Russell

 

VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS

 

The following greyhounds were sent to the veterinary surgeon upon completion of their event, but were not found to be suffering any injury.

 

Race 2             SANDY ISLAND

Race 2             ELITE SOX

Race 5             CHEEKY CHANCE

Race 6             SLAYER RETURN

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 2             SANDY ISLAND                  Unsatisfactory Performance, must perform a satisfactory

stewards’ trial 520m all tracks prior to nominating

Race 3             WICKED QUEEN                 Marring, 1st offence, 28 days + satisfactory stewards’ trial

520m all tracks

Race 3             WICKED QUEEN                 Injured in running, near side wrist, 14 days

Race 9             VISULIZE IT                         Injured in running, off hind back muscle, 14 days

 

GENERAL

 

The greyhound ROXY ROCKET performed a satisfactory stewards’ trial over the distance of 395m in a time of 23.56 and is now cleared to nominate all tracks.

 

The greyhound SHRUB’S CRUSADER performed a satisfactory Return to Racing Trial 1 over the distance of 331m in a time of 19.70.

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden Heat 1 520m

PENNY UNDERCOVER shifted in shortly after the start and inconvenienced ASTON UGO.  MIDNIGHT HUNTER, PENNY UNDERCOVER and QUEEN LOCH BRAE all showed early speed.  TEXAS ROLL and JUST BE GUN were slow to begin.  Approaching the turn out of the front straight ASTON UGO crossed down when insufficiently clear of PENNY UNDERCOVER, resulting in that greyhound clipping the heels of ASTON UGO causing it to become unbalanced.  On the turn out of the front straight MIDNIGHT HUNTER shifted out causing LADY KIN to shift ground and bump JUST BE GUN with both greyhounds becoming unbalanced.  As a result of this incident TEXAS ROLL, PENNY UNDERCOVER and HI HONEY HO were all checked as a result and lost some ground. HI HONEY HO raced wide in back straight.  PENNY UNDERCOVER raced wide in the front straight in the run to the finish.

 

Race 2 – Maiden Heat 2 520m

CASEY UNDERCOVER and TRANSMEDIA both showed early speed.  SANDY ISLAND was slow to begin.  Approaching the turn out of the front straight LEMON SUNRISE shifted in and bumped UNIQUE RECALL which resulted in UNIQUE RECALL shifting in sharply checking ELITE SOX, which lost considerable ground out of the incident.  TRANSMEDIA raced wide in the back straight.  Rounding the turn into the front straight on the final occasion ELITE SOX shifted in bumping ELITE RECALL, which lost momentum as a result.  CASEY UNDERCOVER and ELITE SOX bumped heavily approaching the finishing line.

 

The greyhound ELITE SOX was vetted and no apparent injuries were found.  Stewards questioned trainer Mr. P Graham in respect to concerns they had with ELITE SOX turning its head towards CASEY UNDERCOVER.  After considering the evidence ELITE SOX was given the benefit of the doubt and trainer Mr. P Graham was advised that stewards will be closely monitoring ELITE SOX in its future races.

 

The greyhound SANDY ISLAND was vetted and no apparent injuries were found.  Stewards advised trainer Mr. A Keep that the greyhound would be charged under Rule 71 Unsatisfactory Performance, must perform a satisfactory stewards’ trial 520m all tracks prior to nominating.

 

Race 3 – Novice 520m

Even start.  GUNNA WINK shifted in shortly after the start which tightened the racing room of CAP GUN, MISTER PITT and ONE WON’T HURT, and as a result ONE WON’T HURT shifted in checking WICKED QUEEN which lost considerable ground as a result of the incident.  Turning into the back straight ONE WON’T HURT shifted out clipping the heels of RADLEY’S JACKPOT, resulting in ONE WON’T HURT becoming unbalanced and losing ground.  MISTER PITT was inconvenienced as a result of this incident.  WICKED QUEEN shifted out on the turn out of the back straight making contact with ONE WON’T HURT.  It was noted that ONE WON’T HURT was significantly inconvenienced as a result of this incident.

 

The greyhound WICKED QUEEN was vetted and found to have suffered an injury to the near side wrist and was stood down for a period of 14 days.  Stewards advised trainer’s representative Mr. B Morris that the greyhound would be charged under Rule 69 Marring, 1st offence, 28 days plus a satisfactory stewards’ trial 520m all tracks.

 

Race 4 – Novice 520m

THERE SHE WAS showed early speed.  STILL COUNTING was slow to begin.  BE ZANEY shifted out and BRODIE’S MEMORY shifted in shortly after the start which resulted in MEG’S MAGIC being tightened and losing some ground.  On the turn out of the front straight BRODIE’S MEMORY shifted in bumping MEG’S MAGIC which resulted in FAST AS being checked and losing considerable ground.  On the turn into the back straight MEG’S MAGIC clipped the heels of BRODIE’S MEMORY checking MEG’S MAGIC which resulted in FAST AS being checked for racing room.  Turning out of the back straight BE ZANEY shifted in contacting STRAYA causing this greyhound to become unbalanced and lose momentum.

 

Race 5 – 5th Grade Heat 1 520m

CHEEKY CHANCE and VEUVE both showed early speed.  TWO SIZE’S ALL and SIVAMET bumped shortly after the start and as a result CRACKING CAZA was inconvenienced.  Leaving the back straight MISS KAMIKAZE shifted in tightening SIVAMET which in turn tightened CRACKING CAZA.  As a result of this incident CHEEKY CHANCE was inconvenienced.  Rounding the turn into the front straight MISS KAMIKAZE and CRACKING CAZA came together and bumped.  CHEEKY CHANCE which started a $2.20 favourite, trainer Mr. R Burman explained that he was disappointed when CHEEKY CHANCE’s performance as he expected a forward showing and could offer no explanation.

 

The greyhound CHEEKY CHANCE was vetted and no apparent injuries were found.  Trainer Mr. R Burman was advised to inform stewards of any abnormalities that may occur with the greyhound in the next 24 hours.  16/06/2015 – Mr. Burman has advised no abnormalities were found with the greyhound.

 

Race 6 – 5th Grade Heat 2 520m

BEAT THE BULLET and PEARLS A PLENTY both showed early speed.  PARCHMENT and SLAYER RETURN were slow to begin.  DASHING DIME shifted out on the turn out of the front straight which inconvenienced SLAYER RETURN.

 

The greyhound SLAYER RETURN was vetted and no apparent injuries were found.  Trainer Mr. N Vohland was questioned in regards to the greyhound’s performance in tonight’s event.  Mr. Vohland advised stewards that he was expecting a forward showing and supported the greyhound significantly.  He further advised that SLAYER RETURN is best suited when leading and he expected it to be able to cross and lead today’s event however, when was checked rounding the turn out of the front straight when DASHING DIME shifted ground and again in the back straight when DASHING DIME again shifted ground.  In his view played significant part in the performance of SLAYER RETURN.  He further advised that SLAYER RETURN may restricted its racing to Ipswich in the near future.  Mr. N Vohland was instructed to advise stewards of any abnormalities that may come forward with SLAYER RETURN in the next 24 hours.

 

Race 7 – 0 – 3 Wins 600m

MINNIE IMPACT and BOGIE’S A STAR showed early speed.  STARGATE SYSTEM was slow to begin.  TAIPAN’S TIME shifted out on the turn into the front straight on the 1st occasion which inconvenienced MR. BRAND.  STARGATE SYSTEM shifted out on the turn out of the front straight which resulted in TAIPAN’S TIME being checked causing that greyhound to become unbalanced, which in turn checked MR. BRAND.

 

Race 8 – 5th Grade 600m

Even start.  WAIKARIE MAGIC shifted in on the turn into the front straight on the 1st occasion checking MR. CODY.  WAIKARIE MAGIC shifted ground entering the turn out of the back straight which inconvenienced MR. CODY.

 

Race 9 – 3/4th Grade 520m

JEBRYNAH ALLEY and FEMME JOLIE showed early speed.  GEORGINA was slow to begin.  FEMME JOLIE shifted down approaching the turn out of the front straight which tightened the racing room of JEBRYNAH ALLEY, causing this greyhound to be checked.  As a consequence YOUI shifted out sharply resulting GEORGINA being severely checked and losing significant ground.  VISUALIZE IT gave ground over the concluding stages to finish well back.

 

The greyhound VISUALIZE IT was vetted and found to have suffered an injury to the off hind back muscle and was stood down for a period of 14 days.

 

Race 10 – 5th Grade Heat 3 520m

KATHIE’S FLASH showed early speed.  SARAJEVO GIRL and SPRITELY LIL were both slow to begin.  Approaching the turn out of the front straight CHEVALEIR NUIT crossed down making contact with the hind heels of MADE THAT WAY which caused it to become unbalanced and as a result MISS HEWITT was checked and lost ground.  Approaching the turn out of the back straight SAY SAYONARA and LARA SAINT came together with SAY SAYONARA being checked and losing ground.

 

 

K ADAMS

STEWARD IN CHARGE