IPSWICH GREYHOUND
RACING CLUB
SATURDAY 17th
MARCH 2018
Weather conditions: FINE
Track conditions: GOOD
OFFICIALS
Chairman
of Stewards: S. KEARNEY
Stewards:
K.
ADAMS, A. BOURKE
Judge:
T. BLACKA
Lure Driver: R. GREENSILL
Starter: L. CROWELL
Veterinarian: A. WILLIAMS
Swab Attendant: M. NIXON
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SCRATCHINGS |
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KNOCKA NOVA, Reported injured, near side back
muscle |
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TITLE, Reported injured, off side pin muscle |
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LATE SCRATCHINGS |
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SMOKEY WISHES, Weight Variation, 32.2 – 30.9
10 days + $50 fine |
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REWEIGHS |
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PERFECT TOUCH, 29.8 – 31.5 |
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GREYHOUNDS RESUMING |
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PERFECT TOUCH, Last start 22/10/17, injury |
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OUR DELIVERANCE, Last start, 01/12/17, injury |
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TRIALS |
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RACE REPORTS |
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MAIDEN - 431M ZABDON
VEYRON, GOTCHA MOCHA and RAPID MAIL were best to begin. Approaching the 1st turn PHANTOM
ROAD, TOPDECK DUK and LITTLE LUCK raced tight and bumped. In the 1st turn, PHANTOM ROAD
was impeded and shifted out causing TOPDECK DUK and LITTLE LUCK to check off
heels and lose considerable ground as a consequence. Leaving the 1st turn GOTCHA
MOCHA and RICH BURGUNDY checked and lost ground. Approaching the turn into the front
straight, RICH BURGUNDY checked off heels and lost ground as a result. |
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SWABS TAKEN: RAPID MAIL – Post
Race – Matthew Heilbronn |
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SKY RACING
MAIDEN – 520M LET’S WIN BILLY was best to begin. Shortly after the start, APOLLO’S WARRIOR
and INFRARED STAR raced tight and checked, causing INFRARED STAR to lose
ground. In the 1st turn,
LET’S WIN BILLY shifted in and checked heavily with APOLLO’S WARRIOR, causing
both greyhounds to lose momentum.
INFRARED STAR, INFRARED LAD and MARDI GRAS NOEL, which were trailing,
all collided with LET’S WIN BILLY, causing all LET’S WIN BILLY and INFRARED LAD
to fall and MARDI GRAS NOEL and INFRARED STAR to lose substantial ground and
any competitive chance in the race thereafter. The greyhound INFRARED LAD underwent a post-race
veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. The greyhound MARDI GRAS NOEL underwent a post-race
veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. The greyhound LET’S WIN BILLY underwent a post-race
veterinary examination and was found to have a hip support injury and was
stood down for a period of 14 days |
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SWABS
TAKEN: BEIJING
FLING – Post Race – Gerard Bowe VET
EXAMINATIONS: INFRARED
LAD, MARDI GRAS NOEL, LET’S WIN BILLY |
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MIXED 4/5 – 431M FLAPPING GUMS and STAR RISE
were best to begin. DOUBLE SWATZA,
SHAKEY RANDLE and ARABIAN SHREDDER raced tight and bumped approaching the 1st
turn, causing SHAKEY RANDLE to lose ground as a result. Leaving the turn into the back straight
ARABIAN SHREDDER was impeded and lost ground. The greyhound ARABIAN SHREDDER
underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have an injury
to the off near side shoulder and was stood down for a period of 10 days |
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SWABS TAKEN: FLAPPING GUMS –
Post Race – Barry Kitchener |
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SKY RACING
MIXED 4/5 – 520M Due to mechanical problems with the lure, all races were
put back 1 race prior to the commencement of Race 4. IZY GOLD was best to begin. BERGAMO was marginally slow. MERLOT HAYZE and STROGANOFF raced wide
through the 1st turn and also through the turn into the back
straight. STROGANOFF continued to race
wide for the majority of the race thereafter.
Approaching the top turn, BERGAMO checked off heels and lost ground. Leaving the turn into the front straight,
FIRE TO RAIN stumbled and became unbalanced, losing ground as a result. IZY GOLD, which was trailing, was impeded
as a consequence. The greyhound FIRE TO RAIN underwent a post-race
veterinary examination and no apparent injuries were found. The greyhound STROGANOFF underwent a post-race veterinary
examination and was found to have an injury to the off side hip and was stood down for a period of 10 days |
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SWABS TAKEN: THAT HOUDINI –
Post Race – Mick Emery VET EXAMINATIONS: FIRE TO RAIN, STROGANOFF |
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AUCTION
SERIES IPS (G3) HEAT 1 OPEN – 520M MISS AMELIA and CRAZY EMJAY
were best to begin, CLOVER CONNIE was slow.
VIKING WHITE raced wide through the turn into the back straight. Leaving the turn into the front straight,
SHE’S SOME GAL was impeded and shifted out as a result. MR MICKEY, CLOVER CONNIE and BRITTANY TALKS
raced tight and bumped on multiple occasions, over the concluding stages of
the race. |
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SWABS TAKEN: MISS AMELIA –
Post Race – Reg Hazelgrove |
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AUCTION
SERIES IPS (G3) HEAT 12OPEN – 520M SMALL JEWEL was best to begin,
and stumbled shortly after the start, losing ground as a result. KYELLA, which was trailing, was
impeded. Approaching the 1st
turn, BRANDY ALEXANDER checked off heels and lost ground. LITTLE EDDIE raced wide through the 1st
turn, and also through the turn into the back straight. Approaching the top turn BRANDY ALEXANDER
checked off heels and lost ground.
LITTLE EDDIE raced wide through the top turn, and for the remainder of
the race thereafter. SMALL JEWEL and
TUNDRA STORM raced tight over the concluding stages of the race. KYELLA and REDNECK BANJO also raced tight
over the concluding stages of the race.
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SWABS TAKEN: LITTLE EDDIE – Post Race – Claude Dacey |
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AUCTION
SERIES IPS (G3) HEAT 3 OPEN – 520M SHORT SESSION
and TRAY BIT were both best to begin.
OUR DELIVERANCE and BLACK RUSKY were both marginally slow and checked
immediately after the start, losing ground as a consequence. Approaching the 1st turn,
PERFECT TOUCH commenced to yield ground and took no further competitive part
in the race thereafter. Approaching
the turn into the back straight, OUR DELIVERANCE and BLACK RUSKY both checked
into PERFECT TOUCH, causing those greyhounds to lose ground as a
consequence. Approaching the top turn,
SHORT SESSION commenced to yield ground. The greyhound
SHORT SESSION underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent
injuries were found. The greyhound
PERFECT TOUCH underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to
have an injury to the off side wrist and was stood down for a period of 14
days Stewards
questioned trainer, Mr R Hazelgrove, about the performance of the greyhound
SHORT SESSION. Mr Hazelgrove explained
that the greyhound, in his opinion, didn’t make the distance and he expects
it to race over shorter distances in the near future. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: TRAY
BIT – Post Race – Frederick Swain VET EXAMINATIONS: SHORT SESSION |
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AUCTION
SERIES IPS (G3) HEAT 4 OPEN – 520M CAN’T
POSSIBLY was marginally slow to begin and was tightened for racing room
immediately after the start, losing ground as a consequence. Approaching the 1st turn CAN’T
POSSIBLY collided heavily with SLICK SHANNON, causing both greyhounds to lose
substantial ground and any competitive chance in the race thereafter. KYEEKY, was also inconvenienced as a result
of that contact and lost significant ground as a consequence. Leaving the turn into the back straight,
HONEY BE GOOD and KYEEKY checked. The greyhound
CAN’T POSSIBLY underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent
injuries were found. |
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SWABS TAKEN: FEMME FOLLE – Post Race – Tom Tzouvelis VET EXAMINATIONS: CAN’T POSSIBLY |
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5TH GRADE (1) – 431M FOLLOW THE
DUK was best to begin. NASH TATO was
slow. At the 1st turn, KAAN
PAKMAK shifted out and checked into JETTA KNIGHT, causing KAAN PAKMAK to lose
ground. BURNING OAK and COSMIC REVENGE
which were trailing, were inconvenienced as a result and lost ground. Approaching the top turn, FROSTY BEJAY
checked off heels and lost ground.
COSMIC REVENGE and LITE ME UP raced tight and bumped, leaving the turn
into the front straight. The greyhound
KAAN PAKMAK underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and no apparent
injuries were found. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: KAAN
PAKMAK – Pre Race – Michael Geraghty, JETTA KNIGHT – Post Race – Tony Brett VET EXAMINATIONS: COSMIC REVENGE (Pre Race) |
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SKY RACING 5TH
GRADE (2) – 431M Race 10 was delayed by approximately 4 minutes, due to a
discrepancy between the advertised starting time and the scheduled time on
SKY CHANNEL. WILLY TOULA, KAWATI SON and GIFTED ANGEL were all best to
begin. Approaching the turn into the
back straight GIFTED ANGEL checked off heels and lost ground. Shortly after, SASSY OAKS checked off heels
and lost ground. ZAHARA DYE raced wide
in the back straight. Leaving the top
turn, WILLY TOULA was tightened for racing room and lost ground. ZAHARA DYE and KAWATI SON raced wide
through the turn into the front straight, and for the remainder of the race
thereafter. |
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SWABS
TAKEN: BUD’S
DELIGHT – Pre Race – Kerry Ollerton |
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RACE DAY SUMMARY |
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FINES:
RACE
6 SMOKEY WISHES, Rule 39 Weight Variation, 10 days + $50 ( Michael Emery) INJURIES: RACE
2 LET’S WIN BILLY, Injured in running, hip support, 14 days RACE
3 ARABIAN SHREDDER, Injured in running, near side shoulder, 10 days RACE
4 STROGANOFF, Injured in running, off side hip, 10 days RACE
7 PERFECT TOUCH, Injured in running, off side wrist, 14 days ENDORSEMENTS:
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S. KEARNEY
CHAIRMAN
OF STEWARDS