Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

Townsville Greyhounds

Tuesday 2 August 2022

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: M. Braunberger (Chair), T. Flymen, K. Dean

Officials: Dr D. Viero (Vet), A. Boyd (Judge), S. Alier (Starter), Margaret Braunberger (Samples), J. Bouffler (Lure)

General:

Trainer L. Pearce was reminded of the dress code standards and advised that her dress standard tonight was unacceptable.

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Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN 380m

1 Presto Echo – Slow to begin.

2 Showtime Gus – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Shifted out to race wide bumping another runner on the turn into the front straight.

3 Santa Maria – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

7 Gunnadoo Avenue – Checked off another runner after turning out of the back straight.  Bumped by another runner on the turn into the front straight.

Race 2 - SMITHY'S LOCAL CONVENIENCE NOVICE (1) 380m

1 Balts Assassin – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

4 Return To Me – Slow to begin.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

6 Piazza Farnese – Bumped and checked off another runner in the back straight.

7 Instant Gold  - Slow to begin.

8 Cyclone Jenny – Shifted in and bumped another runner in the back straight.

Race 3 - PUGWASH PAINTING NOVICE (2) 380m

1 Wolf Hall – Slow into stride as the start was affected.  Checked off another runner o the turn out of the back straight.

2 Renegade Warrior – Raced wide in the front straight inconveniencing another runner.

4 Midnight Holly – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

6 Mali's Thylacine – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

7 Junior's Junior – Checked by another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

8 Sixty Dollars – Inconvenienced by another runner in the front straight.

Race 4 - BURDEKIN VET CLINIC GRADE 5 (1) 380m

4 Whiskey Diva – Checked off another runner in the back straight.  Checked off another runner after turning out of the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

5 Baccarat Boy – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

8 Ponte Santangelo – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

Race 5 - TGBOT MIXED 4/5 380m

2 Balts Orson – Slow to begin.

3 Mali's Whitey – Slow to begin.

5 Just Too Fancy – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

8 Florida Quay – Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.

Race 6 - #JCOOL AIRCONDITIONING GRADE 5 (1) 498m

1 Stressful Hope – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Checked off another runner entering the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

4 Blackpool Coco – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

5 New To Me – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

Race 7 - TVL PET TAXI GRADE 5 (2) 498m

1 Showtime Ella – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

2 Striker Jack – Checked off another runner approaching the turn into the back straight.  Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.

3 Iron Lad – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

4 Amarillo Slim – Shifted out across heels to race wide over the concluding stages of the race.

5 Aston Cash – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

6 Barefoot Diva – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Shifted out bumping and forcing another runner wide entering the back straight.  Raced wide in the back straight.  Raced wide in the front straight.

7 Flat Tyre – Raced wide in the front straight.

8 Saruman – Bumped, forced wide and checked by another runner entering the back straight.

Race 8 - NOT BUSY KENNEL FFA 498m

1 Jungle Fever – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Tailed off to finish a distant last.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained a hamstring tear to the near hind and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

2 Mr. Singha – Bumped another runner and was inconvenienced on several occasions in the front straight.

4 Sleek Rumble – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

5 Inconsequential – Checked off another runner entering the back straight. 

7 Miss Priddle – Bumped another runner and was inconvenienced on several occasions in the front straight.

Race 9 - PING THE LIDS RACING BEST 8 380m

1 More Sensation – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

2 Lost In Lantana – Slow to begin.

3 Rum And Hustle – Checked off another runner and fell on the turn out of the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

6 Balts Agenda – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

7 Diva Valentine – Checked off another runner and fell on the turn out of the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

Race 10 - KOOPA OLSEN GRADE 5 (2) 380m

1 Zulu Ruby – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

10 Frankie's Vision (2) – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

Race 11 - GRANNY GARROW GRADE 5 (3) 380m

1 One Job – Jumped awkwardly and slow to begin as the start was affected, tailed off to finish a distant last.  The trainer was advised that the performance of the greyhound tonight was bordering on unsatisfactory.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

4 Flash Fever – Bumped and checked across the hind quarters of another runner, became unbalanced, shifted out and bumped another runner on the turn into the front straight.

5 Hypo Harry – Knuckled over and lost ground on the turn out of the back straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found.

6 La La Jersey – Bumped by another runner on the turn into the front straight.

7 Call Me Quits – Bumped and checked by another runner on the turn into the front straight.

8 Going To Town – Bumped and checked by another runner on the turn into the front straight.

Race 12 - LET'S GO RACING GRADE 5 (4) 380m

1 Ramsay's Rocket – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

2 Carrow Road – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

5 Mary Now Knows – Bumped and checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.

6 Limitless Speed – Bumped and checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.

7 Mali's Bullet – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

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SUMMARY
Samples (Post-race)	All winners.
Scratchings	R1 Pang – Ineligible, marred 30/07. R6 Lagoon Samuel – Injury, toe. R10 Stressful Day – Injury, offside wrist. R10 Mystical Zeal – Ineligible, injured 30/07.
Late Scratchings	R9 What A Bomber at 10.00 – Near Wrist injury, 10 days
Weight Variations	R4 Run Over Freddy – From 311.4 to 32.7 (+1.3) R10 Just Don’t Smoke – From 27.0 to 28.9 (+1.9) R11 One Job – From 28.7 to 30.7 (+2.0) R12 Ramsay’s Rocket – From 29.6 to 31.4 (+1.8)
Injuries	R8 Jungle Fever – Injury near hind hamstring tear, 10 days
Trials	Miss Alira – Cleared Townsville after 08/08/22, 22.71 Pang – Cleared when eligible all tracks except Rockhampton, 22.73 Wasteman Wayne – Cleared all tracks, 22.55
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