IPSWICH
Tuesday, 2nd October, 2018
Conditions
Weather: Fine
Track: Good
Officials
Stewards: S.
Kearney (c), K. Adams, T. North
Veterinarian: C.
Welch
Swab Official: R.
Fedrick
Judge: T.
Blacka
Lure Driver: N.
Powell
Starter: L.
Crowell
Race Reports
Race 1 – GREYHOUND ADOPTION PROGRAM MAIDEN – 431M
ADELINA
was best to begin. STRAIT RUM and GITCHA
GLORY were both marginally slow.
Approaching the 1st turn, NO CONFIDENCE and ADELINA raced
tight and checked, causing ADELINA to become unbalanced and lose ground. Leaving the 1st turn, STRAIT RUM
was impeded and shifted wide, then raced wide through the turn into the back
straight. Leaving the top turn, ADELINA
checked off heels and checked into CELTIC FEAR, causing both those greyhounds
to lose ground. STRAIT RUM, which was
trailing, collided heavily into both greyhounds, with all three greyhounds
losing considerable ground as a consequence.
Leaving the turn into the front straight, STRAIT RUM and CELTIC FEAR
checked, resulting in CELTIC FEAR becoming unbalanced and losing ground.
Race 2 – SKY RACING MAIDEN FINAL – 431M
MAYWYN
WISHES was clearly best to begin, DAM THE MAN was slow. Approaching the 1st turn, BLUE JAY
JAY, IVY’S BOUQUET and EYE HATE CAKE all raced tight and checked, with all
losing ground to differing degrees. Leaving
the turn into the back straight, BLUE JAY JAY was impeded and shifted in. Leaving the turn into the front straight, DAM
THE MAN was impeded and shifted out.
Race 3 – WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM NOVICE – 431M
HONEY
BE GOOD was best to begin, MAYWYN’S NOMAD and EYE LIKE CAKE were marginally
slow. Approaching the 1st
turn, MAYWYN’S NOMAD and BRASS ROAD collided, causing MAYWYN’S NOMAD to lose
significant ground as a result. ROYAL
PLAY and EYE LIKE CAKE raced tight over the concluding stages of the race.
The
greyhound MAYWYN’S NOMAD underwent a post race veterinary examination and was
found to have sustained an injury to the near side hip and was stood down for a
period of 7 days.
Race 4 – ALPHA 390 FINANCE 5TH GRADE (1) – 431M
BRAVE ULYSSES was best
to begin, EGYPTIAN SPOT was slow.
Approaching the 1st turn, GALWAY BLUEBIRD and PARIS QUEEN
checked, causing PARIS QUEEN to shift out.
ALPHA RHEA, which was trailing, collided into PARIS QUEEN and lost
considerable ground as a result. Shortly
after, EGYPTIAN SPOT collided into ALPHA RHEA, with both greyhounds losing
significant ground as a result.
Approaching the top turn, THUNDER OF FIRE was impeded and lost
momentum.
The
greyhound GALWAY BLUEBIRD underwent a post race veterinary examination and was
found to have sustained an injury to the off pin and was stood down for a
period of 7 days.
Race 5 - WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM 5TH GRADE (2)
– 431M
MAGIC
CODE was clearly best to begin. CLICK
COWAN and ALPHA HESTIA raced tight and checked on a number of occasions in the
1st turn, resulting in CLICK COWAN losing ground. Approaching the top turn, CLICK COWAN was
tightened for racing room, checked and lost ground. ROSDUE MISTY, WILDASH SEMI and AL BRUTON
raced tight over the concluding stages of the race.
The
greyhound WILDASH SEMI underwent a post race veterinary examination and was
found to have sustained an injury to the off side shoulder and was stood down
for a period of 14 days.
Race 6 – JUST GREYHOUND PHOTOS 4TH GRADE – 431M
STAR RISE was best to
begin. Leaving the 1st turn,
VALKYRIE BLUE checked off heels, shifted out and collided into THAT HOUDINI,
which in turn collided into SMART WERINA, causing VALKYRIE BLUE and THAT
HOUDINI to lose ground, and SMART WERINA to lose substantial ground as a
result. Leaving the top turn, STAR RISE
was impeded and lost momentum.
The greyhound SMART
WERINA underwent a post race veterinary examination and no apparent injuries
were found.
Race 7 - WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM 5TH GRADE –
520M
RATAJKOWSKI
and OFF THE DECK were both best to begin.
Approaching the 1st turn, VANDERWEGHE was impeded and lost
momentum. CHIPPIES and LA BAMBA checked
at the 1st turn, with LA BAMBA shifting wide as a result. Leaving the 1st turn, LILLY PILLY
LASS checked off heels and lost considerable ground. CHIPPIES raced wide through the turn into the
front straight. LILLY PILLY LASS and
FOXY BE GOOD raced tight over the concluding stages of the race.
Race 8 – GJ WALSH & CO BEST 8 – 431M
GITCHA HUMMIN’ and NO
MORE CAKE were both marginally slow to begin. Leaving the 1st turn,
CAKE IT ON shifted out checking ROYAL PRIZE, causing ROYAL PRIZE to lose
ground. NO MORE CAKE raced very wide
through the turn into the back straight.
In the top turn, CAKE IT ON checked off heels and lost ground. CAKE IT ON and ROYAL PRIZE raced tight and
bumped on a number of occasions through the turn into the front straight.
Race 9 - WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM MIXED 4/5TH
GRADE – 431M
NASH TATO was best to begin. Approaching the 1st turn, ASTIN’S
WARRIOR was impeded and lost momentum.
NASH TATO raced wide in the back straight. NASH TATO raced wide through the turn into
the front straight, and for the remainder of the race.
Race 10 – GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR 2011 – SPRING ROSE 5TH
GRADE (3) – 431M
DOREAS was best to
begin. Approaching the 1st
turn, LEST WE shifted in and checked ROSDUE KIRRA, causing both greyhounds to
become unbalanced and lose momentum.
APOLLO’S WARRIOR raced wide in the back straight.
Summary
Scratchings
Race 2 LOGAN’S RUN, off side pin, 10 days.
Race 2 SILVER LUX, Won Maiden Ipswich 29/9/18.
Race 2 SPRING PHOENIX, off side wrist, 10 days.
Race 3 HARDLY NORMAL, off side shoulder, 10
days.
Race 3 SIENNA’S BOY, near side back, 10 days.
Race 5 INFRARED LASS, near side front toe, 10
days.
Late
Scratchings
Nil
Pre-Race Swabs:
Nil
Post-Race Swabs:
All Winners.
Injuries:
Race 3 MAYWYN’S NOMAD,
near side hip, 7 days.
Race 4 GALWAY BLUEBIRD,
off side pin, 7 days.
Race 5 WILDASH SEMI,
off side shoulder, 14 days.
Endorsements:
Nil
Fines:
Nil
Trials
No Trials.
S.
KEARNEY
CHAIRMAN
OF STEWARDS