Rockhampton Greyhound Racing Club

 

WEDNESDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2016

 

Weather conditions:       Fine

Track conditions:           Good

 

OFFICIALS

Chairman of Stewards: Gary Meek

Stewards:         Gary Wust

Judge: Lauren Gull

Lure Driver: Gary Moore

 

Starter:             Carla Wust

 

Veterinarian:      Antonio Perez - Olea

 

Swab Attendant: Antonio Perez - Olea

 

 

SCRATCHINGS

1.

 

2.

FITZROY LANDING, Reported injured, near side wrist

3.

 

4.

 

5.

 

6.

 

7.

 

8.

THRILLA MACHINE, Reported injured, near side wrist

9.

 

10.

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LATE SCRATCHINGS

5

BOGART BLEND, Reported injured, near fore webbing, 10 days

6

SUMMAH’S KNIGHT, Reported injured, off hind back muscle, 10 days, TAB notified at 8.11pm

 

 

REWEIGHS

4

GEORGIA,  28.5kg – 30.4kg

 

GREYHOUNDS RESUMING

1

Nil

 

 

TRIALS

 

Stewards Trial 1 – 510m

The greyhound VELOCITY ELLE performed a satisfactory stewards’ trial over the distance of 510 and is now cleared all tracks.

 

 

RACE REPORTS

 

 

1.

DINKY DI WEB DESIGN MAIDEN 407M

SINGLE SHOT was slow into stride.  PERCY’S THRONE was fast away.  leaving the catching pen BULL’S JOKER lost ground on it’s own accord and as a result LEO HARKS who was following checked shifted in and bumped SINGLE SHOT resulting in both LEO HARKS and SINGLE SHOT losing ground.  LITTLE BUMP raced wide throughout.  LEO HARKS finished well back as a result was sent to the veterinary surgeon to be examined.

SWABS TAKEN:  PERCY’S THRONE - Post Race – Darren Taylor

VET EXAMINATIONS: LEO HARKS

 

2.

WENDY MULRY TRAVEL MAIDEN 407M

VELOCITY DONNA and IN JUDES KEEPING both slow away.  Approaching the home turn CASEY’S BEACH ran into the back VELOCITY DONNA checked outwards and lost some ground.

 

SWABS TAKEN: HARDAWAY HOLLY - Post Race – Darren Taylor

 

3.

ROCKY FEED & SEED NOVICE 407M

PENNY HARKS extremely slow to begin.  THIS TIME MARY fast away and set a big lead by the back straight.  TOP EARNER changed stride and lost ground near the 630 metre boxes.  Approaching the home turn TOP EARNER checked off the back of AKUMA TREBLE and shifted wider on the track.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

4.

KALKA PALMS HOTEL MOTEL 0 – 3 WINS 510M

MIGHTY AWESOME and VELOCITY ECLIPSE bumped on leaving the boxes and both lost ground. Going around the turn out of the straight VELOCITY ECLIPSE shifted out sharply and forced GEORGIA out extremely wide on the track for a short distance.  VELOCITY ECLIPSE continued to race wide for the remainder of the race.

SWABS TAKEN: DEB’S PENNY - Post Race – Dallas Beckett

 

5.

DIPLOCK’S COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE 5th GRADE 407M

Leaving the boxes KUBU BEACH shifted inwards and bumped BULLET PITCH.  BULLET PITCH lost ground out o the incident.  KUBU BEACH raced wide for majority of the race.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

6.

UBET 4/5th GRADE 407M

LEMAITRE was slow into stride.  Approaching the catching pen TRES CHIC shifted out and bumped BLACK MODEL forcing BLACK MODEL wide on the track.  LIVY’S BEACH commenced to lose ground in the back straight and as consequence was sent to the veterinary surgeon to be examined.

 

LIVY’S BEACH was found to have suffered a muscle injury in the off hind and as a consequence was suspend from racing for a period of 10 days.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

 

7.

GLEN GALLON @ STUD 4th GRADE 407M

Start was clean.  Approaching the catching pen SHALOR BACARDI shifted out and bumped KYAMMY who has been forced outwards bumping heavily with GUNSPEED who has shifted out and collided heavily with EL GALO GIRL.  All four greyhounds lost ground out of the incident.

SWABS TAKEN: FOCUS AND SPEED - Post Race – Peter Payne

8.

THE BUTCHER ON MAIN BEST 8 407m

LITTLE ACH CEE was slow to begin and raced wide for the majority of the race.

 

MARLIN SLAYER appeared to be sore in the off fore after pulling up and was sent to the veterinary surgeon to be examined.

 

MARLIN SLAYER was found to have suffer an off fore wrist injury and was suspended from racing for a period of 21 days.

SWABS TAKEN: Nil

9.

NEWSXPRESS RICHARDSON ROAD 5th GRADE 407M

HALFA slow away.  KOTA MAY slow into stride.  SCREEN SIREN and DIXIE FERNANDO bumped in the back straight and both lost ground. HALFA raced wide for the majority.

SWABS TAKEN: GUNS ‘N’ ROSIE - Pre Race – Gary Weeding

10.

PATLAW SECURITIES 5th GRADE 407M

MAGIC MAGNUM and TAWAWI MAX bumped at the start.  Shortly after the start AYE SIMPLE MYTH shifted in across VALENTINE RAY resulting in VALENTINE RAY shifting out and bumping heavily with SWEET WILLOW. SWEET WILLOW has then bumped MAGIC MAGNUM.  MAGIC MAGNUM, VALENTINE RAY and SWEET WILLOW all lost ground out of the incident.

SWABS TAKEN: TARAWI MAX - Pre Race – Allan Svensen

 

 

RACE DAY SUMMARY

 

FINES:

Nil

 

INJURIES:

Race 6 LIVY’S BEACH, Injured in running, off hind back muscle, 10 days

Race 8 MARLIN SLAYER, Injured in running, off side wrist, 21 days

 

SUSPENSIONS:

Nil

 

 

 

Gary Meek

CHAIRMAN OF STEWARDS