Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

 

 

Rockhampton

 

 

Date:  Wednesday 7 October 2026

Track: Good

Weather: Showers

 

Stewards: S Stehbens (Chair), S Larkins, R Liverton

 

General:

 The start of the race meeting was delayed due to lightening being within close proximity to the racecourse and within the guidelines of the QRIC Adverse Weather Policy. The new start times for the race meeting were as followed:

R1 – 8:00pm

R2 – 8:15pm

R3 – 8:39pm

R4 – 8:59pm

R5 – 9:24pm

R6 – 9:43pm

R7 – 9:59pm

R8 – 10:15pm

R9 – 10:31pm

R10 – 10:55pm   

 

 

Race 1 – BETDELUXE APP MIXED M/6 407m

 

3. Little Beggar – Underwent a post-race veterinary examination after an incident in the catching pen and no apparent abnormalities were detected.

 

Race 2 – DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL MA5 407m

 

No apparent reportable incidents.

 

Race 3 – BETDELUXE TOKENS MIXED 5/6 510m

 

1. Shultz Unleashed – Stumbled soon after the start.

 

2. Seek To Fly – Faulted in its action entering the first turn and took no further competitive part in the event. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the left hindleg and under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down from racing for 60 days and must complete a veterinary clearance trial prior to racing.

 

Race 4 – REGGIE'S PODCAST GRADE 5 407m

 

Prior to the running of this event, Stewards inspected the track and were satisfied it was satisfactory for racing to continue.

 

No apparent reportable incidents.

 

Race 5 – BETDELUXE SAME RACE MULTI GRADE 5 407m

 

Prior to the running of this event, Stewards inspected the track and were satisfied it was satisfactory for racing to continue.

 

No apparent reportable incidents.

 

Race 6 – BLUE LEAF CAFE GRADE 4 407m

 

1. Rocky Raccoon – Beaten favourite – Slow to begin and checked entering the back straight.

 

Race 7 – DOWNLOAD THE BETDULUXE APP MIXED 3/4 407m

 

No apparent reportable incidents.  

 

Race 8 – WALK AND TALK PROMO 5TH GRADE FINAL GRADE 5 407m

 

2. Cappuccina – Severely checked entering the back straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.

 

Race 9 – BONUS BACK TOKENS WITH BETDELUXE MIXED 1/2 407m

 

No apparent reportable incidents.

 

Race 10 – BOX 7 MEN'S HEALTH MIXED 4/5 407m

 

No apparent reportable incidents.

 

 

 

                                                                  STEWARDS SUMMARY

Samples (post-race)

All winners

Scratchings

R3 – Strong Intent – Injury – 4/10

R3 – Canya See Me – Ineligible – 6/10

R5 – Ellidy – Injury – 6/10

R5 – Suntory Poppy – Illness – 7/10

R9 – Carol Rain – Injury – 6/10

Animal Actions

R3 – Seek To Fly – Veterinary clearance trial

VETERINARY SUMMARY

Race

Greyhound

 

Injury

Stand down period (days)

3

Seek To Fly

left hindleg injury

60

 

The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review. The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.
 
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.