ROCKHAMPTON GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 22nd APRIL 2015

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                                   TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

G MEEK,  C WUST

 

 

VETERINARY SURGEON

 

DR ANTONIO PEREZ - OLEA

 

SAMPLE COLLECTION OFFICER

 

DR ANTONIA PEREZ - OLEA

 

SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 1             STAR ROSA                          Reported injured, near side front webbing

Race 3             SIZZLING MAGIC               Reported injured, off side hip support

Race 4             KELLY BENZ                       Reported injured, off side front shoulder

 

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 7             REFUND                                Last start 14/01/2015, spelling

 

REWEIGHS

 

Race 1             DREAM GIRL GABBY       27.4 - 26.3

 

SWABS

 

Race 1             DREAM GIRL GABBY       Post Race        Trainer:  Darren Taylor

Race 2             FARMOR SENOR                Post Race        Trainer:  Steven Scott

Race 3             STARS ALIGN                      Post Race        Trainer:  Christine Pollard

Race 5             MAKE THE SWITCH           Post Race        Trainer:  Jannine Miggins

Race 8             MPINGO                                Pre Race          Trainer:  Christopher Riordan

Race 10           MR. WHITE                           Pre Race          Trainer:  Michelle Brider

 

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 7             SENORITA RAPIDO

Race 10           MARLIN SLAYER

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 2             READY TO WIN                  Injured in running, off hind back muscle, 10 days

Race 7             FOCUS AND SPEED                       Injured in running, off hind toe, 10 days

 

GENERAL

 

 

Race 1 – Maiden Heat 1 407m

JUMP DA GUN was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start FITZROY RISING shifted out and checked MAGIC WISP.  FITZROY RISING raced wide until the 630m boxes.  Near the catching pen BRILLIANT EMMA checked off IMA RIPPA causing both greyhounds to lose ground.

 

Race 2 – Maiden Heat 2 407m

SET TO SCORE was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start READY TO WIN shifted out sharply and checked heavily with SET TO SCORE causing both greyhounds to lose considerable ground.  Near the catching pen UNO THE DEAL shifted in and forced OVERDRIVE SPEED in onto EXPRESS LEVEL.

 

Trainer Darren Taylor had a warning imposed on his greyhound EXPRESS LEVEL for failing to chase in the home straight.

 

READY TO WIN was vet checked and was found to have sustained an off hind muscle strain and was suspended for a period of 10 days.

 

Race 3 – Maiden Heat 2 407m

Shortly after the start RUN RIOT shifted in and forced HALFA to check with JOE BENZ. JOE BENZ has then shifted out and checked with SOBER MAGGIE.  Near the 630m boxes SOBER MAGGIE has shifted out and checked WILDASH TAPPER.

 

Race 4 – 4/5th Grade Heat 1 407m

SALLY SPARKLES and KOTA MAY were slow to begin.  Near the catching pen FLOW BLACK shifted in and forced COSMIC CYCLONE to check with SALLY SPARKLES causing SALLY SPARKLES to lose ground.  HE’S OUR MAN shifted in and checked ATOM SMASHER.

 

Race 5 – 4/5th Grade Heat 2 407m

LACK OF PATIENCE, PAR DE FIR and BUSBY were all slow to begin.  Near the catching pen MAD RAILER shifted in and checked RED GUN.

 

Race 6 – 4/5th Grade 510m

SLASHIN’ PETE, MADE TO ORDER and MISS WORLWIDE were slow to begin.  MADE TO ORDER raced wide throughout the race.

Trainer Jannine Miggins had a warning imposed her greyhound MISS WORLDWIDE for an unsatisfactory performance.

 

Race 7 – Best 8 407m

FOCUS AND SPEED jumped up with the box lids and lost considerable ground and was slow into stride.  SENORITA RAPIDO began to lose ground from the 630m boxes.

 

FOCUS AND SPEED was vet checked and was found to have sustained an off hind toe injury and was suspended for a period of 10 days.

 

SENORITA RAPIDO was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

 

Race 8 – Open 510m

MPINGO and HELLO STRANGER were slow to begin.  On the first turn MPINGO shifted out and checked HARNEY causing HARNEY to lose ground.

 

Race 9 – 4/5th Grade Heat 3 407m

Shortly after the start VALENTINE RAY shifted in and forced BOGIE DANCER in onto JUSTINE BENZ causing all these greyhounds to lose ground.  Near the catching pen SALT LAKE CITY shifted in and checked TORMENTED causing SALT LAKE CITY to dip and lose ground.

 

Race 10 – 4/5th Grade Heat 4 407m

MR. WHITE was slow to begin.  Shortly after the start FARMOR SUPPORT shifted in and checked KELLER BEACH who shifted out and checked heavily with MARLIN SLAYER causing MARLIN SLAYER to fall and finish the race tailed off.

 

MARLIN SLAYER was vet checked and no apparent injury was found.

 

 

GARY MEEK

STEWARD IN CHARGE