Race Day Stewards’ Report

Rockhampton Greyhounds

Date: Wednesday 8^th May, 2019

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: Mr M Heath (Chairman) │ Mr J Challen

Officials: Dr B Newman (Veterinarian) │ Miss L Gull (Judge) │ Miss C Wust (Starter) │ Miss E Burgess (Sample Collection Officer) │ Mr C Twigg (Lure Driver)

Race 1 - Newsxpress | Maiden | 407m

(1) De Gea – Checked from heels rounding the first turn.

(2) Red Diggity – Slow to begin. Trainer T Thorley was advised that a warning would be placed on the greyhound for being difficult to box.

(3) Three Horn – Bumped heavily shortly after the start. Further hampered by another greyhound which had lost ground.

Race 2 – Rocky Feed and Seed | Novice | 407m

(1) Sian Beach – Tightened and lost ground rounding the first turn. Carried wide on the home turn.

Race 3 – Wendy Mulry Travel | 5^th Grade | 407m

(2) Snap One Off – Tightened and lost ground shortly after the start.

(3) Jimmy’s Reward – Hampered when another greyhound lost ground rounding the first turn.

(5) Are Jay Jean – Checked from heels rounding the first turn.

(8) Zabdon Houdini – Slow to begin. Tightened and lost ground entering the home turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed the greyhound to be showing early signs of thumps and was subsequently treated and stood down from racing for a period of 14 days.

Race 4 – Garrard’s Horse and Hound | 5^th Grade | 407m

(3) Sambucca Hayze – Bumped rounding the first turn.

(5) Coopes – Tightened shortly after the start. Extremely hampered when the greyhound collided with another runner rounding the first turn.

(6) Tajo – Put in an awkward stride rounding the home turn and commenced to give ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed minor abrasions to the off fore and near hind legs.

Race 5 – Dynamic Electrical | 3^rd & 4^th Grade | 407m

(2) Braxton Hayze – Slow to begin.

(3) Over Time – Checked from heels rounding the first turn.

(4) Highway Girl – Checked from heels rounding the first turn.

(6) Copyist – Slow to begin.

Race 6 – Diplock’s Collision and Repair Centre | Best 8 | 407m

(1) Bentley Keeping – Hampered shortly after the start and held up rounding the first turn.

(3) Happy Pantera – Shortly after entering the back straight checked from heels and lost ground.

(5) Dazzler’s Hanger – Shortly after entering the back straight checked from heels and lost ground.

Race 7 – Anniversary Cup Final | 4^th & 5^th Grade | 510m

(2) Money For Jam – Checked from heels entering the home turn.

(7) Rose Ali – Tightened and lost ground shortly after the start.

Race 8 – Patlaw Securities | Free For All | 510m

(3) Mars Rising – Bumped and stumbled in the hind approaching the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

(4) Poppy Chooky – Steadied rounding the home turn. Bumped with another runner leaving the home turn.

(6) Faringdon – Checked across heels rounding the first turn. Bumped leaving the home turn.

Race 9 – The Chase Magazine | 5^th Grade | 407m

(2) Hacienda – Slow to begin. Tightened and lost ground leaving the first turn.

(5) Double Tap – Bumped leaving the home turn.

(7) Apollo’s Warrior – Slow to begin.

(8) Adhara Bay – Commenced to give ground entering the home turn. A post-race veterinary examination failed to reveal any abnormalities.

Race 10 – Sandal Welding | 5^th Grade | 407m

(4) Destini Peso – Bumped and lost ground rounding the first turn.

(5) Mysterious Rose – Checked from heels rounding the first turn.

(7) Fantasia Lee – Hampered when another runner lost ground rounding the home turn.

Samples taken for analysis

Post-race

All Winners

R7        Hara’s Skylah

R8        Caitlyn Keeping

Race day Summary

Scratchings

            R1        All Day Ref – Injured – 10 days

            R2        Music Maestro – Ineligible

            R2        Special Speed – Ineligible

            R2        Spike Tail – Injured – 10 days

            R3        Sapphire Ruby – Ineligible

            R4        Miss Wildwest – Injured – 10 days

            R5        Kayla’s Monaro – Ineligible

            R5        Bridget Benz – Illness – 10 days

            R6        Deneholme Dasher – Ineligible

            R7        Bossy Miss Bella – Injured – 10 days

            R9        Live In Hope – Ineligible

            R10      Ironpot Smash – Runner elsewhere

Licensee Actions

Nil

Greyhound Actions

            R1        Red Diggity – Warning – Hard to box.

Trials

            T1         Vigilante – failed, Marring, 407M, 24.31

This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.