CAIRNS GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

 

FRIDAY 16th JUNE 2017

 

Weather conditions:      OVERCAST

Track conditions:           AVERAGE

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: M. BRAUNBERGER

Stewards:                     L. MILES

Judge:                          R. BALLARD

Lure Driver:                   A. GOSPER

 

Starter:                         M. WOODRIDGE

 

Veterinarian:                 E. MALONEY

 

Swab Attendant:            C. MASSINGHAM

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

 

3.

SMOOTH FLAME, Reported injured, off side pin

4.

 

5.

 

6.

SCOTTIE’S GIRL, Reported injured, near side wrist

ATOMIC OPIE, Reported ill, ear infection

7.

 

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

1

Nil

 

REWEIGHS

5

TRISHA NOLAN, 25.4 - 26.6

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

Nil

 

TRIALS

Nil

 

RACE REPORTS

 

1.

ALLAN METCALFE MAIDEN 410M

CALL ME DORY was the best to begin.  GLIDING MISS and CALL ME DORY raced wide in the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN: CALL ME DORY – Post Race - Andrew Wooler

 

2.

ASHLYN LA ROSA NOVICE 410M

DISPLOSION was the best to begin.  CHIEF JINX was tightened for racing room and lost ground entering the back straight.  KARMA’S TIME shifted out to race wide into the front straight causing ARTHUR’S STEVIE and CHIEF JINX to race wide.

SWABS TAKEN:  SWEET ROXETTE – Post Race - Robert Lound

 

3.

TRACY LA ROSA 5th GRADE 410M

BARCIA’S HUNT and BIG SAV were the best to begin.  ZIPPING OUTLAW was slow to begin.  GIVEAWAY LASS and MISS TURKEY bumped on the turn into the back straight resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.  SCOMELD shifted out across the heels of TOES to race wide into the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN: BIG SAV – Post Race - Robert Lound

VET EXAMINATIONS:  GIVEAWAY LASS

 

 

4.

KATHY DOWN 4/5th GRADE 410M

Even start.  BURNER BANT crossed from a wide position on the turn into the back straight resulting in LEAD CONTENDER being tightened on to RIPPING ESCAPE on to MISS LARDIE DA in turn in on to ASA EL CHAPPO causing all those greyhounds to lose ground.  SMILES ALOT raced wide in the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN: BURNER BANT – Post Race - George Tsakissiris

 

 

5.

BILL LAVIS 4th GRADE 410M

ROCKET’S MAGIC was the best to begin.  THRILLA STROKE and LIBERTY LEGS were marginally slow to begin.  THRILLA STROKE checked off TRISHA NOLAN and lost ground on the turn into the back straight resulting in interference to TOP TELLER and LOTS OF TIME.  LIBERTY LEGS and TRISHA NOLAN bumped on the turn into the front straight resulting in both greyhounds losing ground.

SWABS TAKEN: ROCKET’S MAGIC – Post Race - Robert Lound

VET EXAMINATIONS:  ROCKET’S MAGIC

 

6.

MAL WOOLRIDGE 5th GRADE 544M

Even start.  BROTHER ROB raced wide on the turn out of the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN: NOVA PARTY – Post Race -  Robert Lound

 

 

7.

PETER ROWE CAIRNS GRAND PRIX FINAL 544M

SLOW DANCER was the best to begin.  PUT THONGS ON, WHATTA PASS and MANHATTEN MAID were slow to begin.  KERRIE’S A MINX and PUT THONGS ON bumped on the turn out of the front straight causing interference to SLOW DANCER who became unbalanced and bumped PUT THONGS ON causing that greyhound to lose considerable ground.  WHATTA PASS shifted out across the heels of CHIPS AHOY on the turn into the front straight.

SWABS TAKEN: WHATTA PASS – Post Race - Glen Olsen

 

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

FINES:

Nil

 

INJURIES:

RACE 5 ROCKET’S MAGIC, Injured in running, cramping, 10 days

 

ENDORSEMENTS:

Nil

 

M BRAUNBERGER

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS