Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

 

Ipswich Greyhounds

 

Date: Tuesday 17th March, 2020

 

Track: Good

 

Weather: Overcast

 

Stewards Panel: J. Collins (Chairman) │ A. Spence | C. Ferguson │K. Adams

 

Officials: C. Welch (Veterinarian) │ T. Blacka (Judge) │ N. Briggenshaw (starter) │ M. Winwood (Swab Official) │ N. Powell (Lure Driver)

 

Supplementary: from Albion Park, Monday 16 March 2020 – Trainer G. Keep reported the greyhound Another Red had undergone successful surgery and would now be retired as a pet.

 

Race 1 - TAB MAIDEN HEAT 1 MAIDEN 431m

2 Wildey Beast – Best to begin.

4 Zipping Flick – Tightened for room when entering the first turn, checked and lost ground. Bumped with another runner rounding the turn into the home straight.

7 Sweet Minx – Raced wide entering the back straight. Bumped with another runner rounding the turn into the home straight and lost ground.

 

Race 2 – SKY RACING MAIDEN HEAT 2 MAIDEN 431m

2 Murder Glass – checked and lost ground entering the back straight.

4 Rosdue Sierra – clipped from behind entering the back straight.

7 Krispy Oreo –severely checked entering the turn into the back straight and lost considerable ground. Checked off the heels of another runner in the back straight.

8 Cosmo Girl – Shifted inwards at the turn into the back straight, checked with another runner and lost ground.

 

Race 3 – WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM MAIDEN FINAL MAIDEN 431m

4 SPRING CURLY – Bumped with another runner immediately after the start. Checked off the heels of another runner entering the back straight and lost ground. A post-race veterinary examination did not reveal any abnormalities.

5 OLIVER TEARS – Hampered by another runner immediately after the start. Checked off the heels of another runner when rounding the turn into the back straight

6 SPRING MOON – Contacted on the heels by another runner when entering the back straight. Tightened for room when rounding the turn out of the back straight, was momentarily hampered and lost ground.

7 MISS LADYBIRD – Raced wide for a majority of the event.

 

Race 4 – DOVER & SONS NOVICE (1) 431m

1 Magic Rascal – Slow to begin. Tightened for room entering the back straight and was momentarily hampered.

2 Why Catcher – Checked off heels of another runner and lost ground through the turn into the back straight.

3 Little Turbo – Tightened for room shortly after the start, was checked and lost ground.

5 Miss Conduct – Checked off the heels of another runner through the turn into the back straight and lost ground.

6 Tender Talk – Slow to begin.

 

Race 5 – JUST GREYHOUND PHOTOS NOVICE (2) 431m

2 Little Engine – Very slow to begin. Checked off the heels of another runner rounding the turn into the home straight.

5 Gunner Bill – Tightened for room and checked when entering the first turn. Tightened and momentarily hampered rounding the turn out of the back straight.

6 Evonne's Got Sox – Tightened for room, checked and lost ground when entering the first turn. Raced wide for a majority of the event.

7 Farrah's Legacy – Bumped with another runner entering the first turn.

8 Bay – Raced wide for a majority of the event.

 

Race 6 – WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM GRADE 5 (1) 431m

1 Mitchell John – Checked off heels through the first turn and collided with other runners.

2 Accountable – Contacted on the hindquarters by another runner when entering the first turn and was momentarily hampered.

3 Thunder Duck – Contacted on the heels by other runners at the turn into the back straight and lost ground. A post-race veterinary examination did not reveal any abnormalities.

4 Thunder Road – Checked with another runner shortly after the start and lost ground.

5 Alpha Styx – Bumped another runner through the turn into the back straight.

6 Aerobic Tank - Bumped another runner through the turn into the back straight.

7 Chippies – Bumped with another runner immediately after the start and lost ground.

8 Ocean Master – Hampered through the first turn and lost ground.

 

Race 7 – GJ WALSH & CO MIXED 4/5 520m

2 Rosdue Kirra – Bumped with another runner immediately after the start. Checked with another runner and lost ground rounding the turn out of the front straight.

3 Ringbark Reign - Bumped with another runner immediately after the start.

5 Junior Jet – Contacted on the hindquarters by another runner when entering the first turn and was momentarily hampered.

7 Flaming Brooke – Collided with another runner entering the turn out of the home straight.

8 Cash Trail – Bumped with another runner entering the first turn and raced wide through the turn into the back straight. Raced wide in the back straight

 

Race 8 – TAB MIXED 4/5 431m

3 Oh She Glows – Bumped shortly after the start and was momentarily hampered.

4 Farmor In Tune – Bumped with another runner entering the back straight.

6 Edelman – Checked off the heels of another runner and shifted out entering the turn into the back straight. Bumped with another runner entering the back straight.

8 Ballymac Jay – Marginally slow to begin. Raced wide through the back straight.

 

Race 9 – WWW.IPSWICHGREYHOUNDS.COM GRADE 5 (2) 431m

3 Duke's Rocket – Bumped with another runner rounding the turn into the back straight. After observing the greyhounds boxing manners for this event, the stewards elected to cancel the “box first” endorsement.

4 Squawking Squaw – Tightened for room and bumped anther runner through the turn into the back straight.

5 Pearlie Queen – Checked and lost ground rounding the turn into the back straight. Checked off the heels rounding the turn out of the back straight.

 

Race 10 – ACCELL THERAPY 5PW 431m

1 Frosty Cowboy – declared a late scratching at 1:06pm due to an injury sustained to the off fore foot and was given 10 days stand-down.

2 Forever Diamonds – Bumped with another runner shortly after the start. Hampered rounding the turn into the back straight and lost ground,

3 Special Karmar – Best to begin.

4 Big Man Rusty – Tightened for room shortly after the start and lost ground. Checked off the heels of another runner exiting the back straight.

5 Screaming Betty Heavily checked by runners and lost ground rounding the turn into the back straight. Contacted on the hindquarters by another runner when exiting the back straight.

 

Swabs samples taken for analysis

Post-race

All winners

 

Race day Summary

Scratching’s

R2        Cheeky Nando – runner elsewhere

            R3        Rosdue Lunar – injury, nearside hip support

            R3        Gourmandize – injury, nearside hind

            R4        Miss Leonardo – injury, nearside wrist

            R5        Hard Taskmaster – ineligible, won novice

            R7        That’s Amore – injury, split webbing

            R8        Haigslea Flyer – injured 14/03

            R10      Wicked Collision – injured Ipswich 14/03

             R10      Frosty Cowboy – injured Ipswich 14/03

Licensee Actions

            Nil

Animal Actions

            Nil

Trials

1                Zuleika – passed, Marring, 431M, 25.31

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.