BUNDABERG GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

SATURDAY 1st AUGUST 2015

 

WEATHER:  FINE                                                             TRACK:  GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

John Doss, Russell Doss

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

Anthony Thomas

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

Anthony Thomas

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 2             dapper flash                  Reported ill, pneumonia

Race 4             merlin’s sprint              Reported ill, pneumonia

Race 8             flying ambition                       Reported ill, pneumonia

 

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             Julie Benz                         Last started 18/04/2015, seasonal

Race 5             Gympie gold                    Last started 25/04/2015, foot

Race 8             diamond a tutu             Last started 28/03/2015, seasonal

 

REWEIGHS

 

Race 5             Gympie gold                    24.4 - 26.4

 

SWABS

 

Race 3             ultimate winter           Pre Race          Trainer:  Scott Boole

Race 3             jump da gun                     Post Race        Trainer:  Lorraine Isles

Race 6             knock her down          Post Race        Trainer:  Janine Miggins

Race 7             Bogart blend                 Pre Race          Trainer:  Kerry Myers

 

VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS

 

Race 1             bella lee

Race 1             ima rippa

 

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

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Nil

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden 460m

Even start and all clear after the jump.  Around the first turn Bella lee and ima rippa checked and lost ground.  Field was clear along back straight and through the Mobil corner, but just before the 550m boxes IMA RIPPER and BELLA LEE slowed further and moved up high on the track losing even more ground.  Down the finish straight cos she can was wide.  After the race ima rippa and Bella lee were sent to the vet and ima rippa was found to have suffered no injuries, and the same for bella lee.

 

Race 2 – Novice 460m

Dapper flash won the start.  After the jump romana princess and sissy le hey were tight.  Around the first turn the entire field compressed but were clear past the catching pen with loca foray running high around the pen corner and down the back straight.  Nothing wide around the 550m corner but along the finish straight cambla misfit was wide.

 

Race 3 – 5th Grade 460m

Clear start.  Bella sprite jumped last.  Clear after the jump but field tightened through turn 1 and he said yes was forced to run high.  Clear around the catching pen and back straight.  In the home turn gold plated ran high and stayed out wide past the 550m boxes and finish straight.

 

Race 4 –5th Grade 460m

Clear start.  Field was clear after the jump, through turn 1 and past the catching pen.  Single file along the back straight and 550m turn down the finish straight all about hope was wide.  

 

Race 5 – 5th Grade 460m

First out of the boxes was Lorenzo’s gold, and wilby special missed the start by several lengths.  Clear after the jump but in the first turn the field was tight and Gympie gold got knocked off balance.  All good past the catching pen and back straight.  Around the home corner Usain buzza and Gympie gold were running on the high side of the track. 

 

Race 6 – 5th Grade 460m

Za za Zara jumped very well and the remainder of the field jumped evenly.  Clear but tight through turn 1 and clear past the catching pen, along the back straight and past the 720m boxes za za Zara and cambla lover were wide.  Clear around Mobil corner and in the home corner knock her down took the lead from Gympie flyer.  At the 550m boxes and onto the finish straight cambla lover was wide.

 

 

Race 7 – 4/5th Grade 550m

First to jump was topper Webb, remainder of field was an even start, tight after the jump and clear at the 460m boxes.  Around turn 1 pinto flash ran wide and checked with monsieur cambla and lost its footing and almost fell.  The field had sorted themselves out past the catching pen.  Past the 550m boxes and onto the finish straight pinto flash ran wide.

 

Race 8 – 3/4th Grade 460m

Field jumped evenly and was clear after the jump but compressed by turn 1 with tejays grand and havoc and mayhem checking off each other twice.  Past the catching pen and onto the back straight the field was clear.  All good around the home turn but on the finish straight Koukla moo ran wide and took the lead from diamond a tutu.

 

 

JOHN DOSS

STEWARD IN CHARGE