Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

 

Townsville Greyhounds

Saturday 4 December 2021

 

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

 

Stewards Panel: M. Braunberger (Chair), A. Flymen, K. Dean

 

Officials: V. Di Benedetto(Vet), J. Auer (Judge), J. Smith (Starter), Margaret Braunberger (Samples), J. Bouffler (Lure)

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Race 1 – TAB MAIDEN 380m

 

2 Miss Ida – Checked off another runner in the back straight.

 

3 Patty's Regret – Checked by another runner in the back straight.

 

5 Black Wiggle – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

7 Bundy Run – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked off another runner on the turn into the front straight.

 

8 Fig Leaf – Checked from behind by another runner on the turn into the front straight.

 

 

Race 2 - SMITHY'S LOCAL CONVENIENCE NOVICE 380m

 

2 Rival Simmo – Bumped and checked off another runner in the back straight.

 

4 Waetea – Bumped by another runner in the back straight.  Contacted the running rail on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked off heels on the turn into the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained a strain to the near elbow and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

 

5 Impatient Sue – Checked from behind and became unbalanced on the turn into the front straight.  Underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have sustained a strain to the off hip and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

 

7 Hidden Places – Slow to begin.

 

 

Race 3 - BURDEKIN VET CLINIC 5PW 380m

 

1 Old Station Star – Slow to begin.  Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

2 Mali's Rocket – Raced wide into the front straight.

 

3 She's Just Magic – Slow to begin.

 

 

Race 4 – TGBOT GRADE 5 (1) 380m

 

1 Mason Rocks – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.  Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.  Raced wide into the front straight.

 

5 Villa Lucky – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Tightened for racing room approaching the turn out of the back straight.

 

 

Race 5 - #JCOOL AIRCONDITIONING 0-2 WINS 498m

 

5 La La Jersey – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

 

6 Stitches – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.  Checked off another runner entering the back straight

 

7 Jazz Party – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

 

8 Chinderah Myth – Checked off another runner on the turn into the back straight.

 

 

Race 6 - SUNNY HUSSEY SMITH GRADE 4 380m

 

3 Astor – Checked across heels on the turn into the front straight.

 

5 Happy Rumble – Marginally slow to begin.  Checked off another runner shortly after the start.  Raced wide into the front straight. 

 

7 Big Pikachu – Raced wide into the front straight.

 

 

Race 7 - NOT BUSY KENNEL GRADE 5 (2) 380m

 

1 Turn The Key – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

3 Rumble Ghost – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

 

4 Velocity Larni – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.  Raced wide into the front straight.

 

7 Harmon Bale – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

8 Osmonds Wish – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

9 Broken Halos (2) – Tightened for racing room in the back straight.

 

 

 

Race 8 - PING THE LIDS RACING MIXED 4/5 498m

 

6 Georgio Bale – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

8 Mali's Whitey – Checked off another runner on the turn out of the back straight.

 

 

 

Race 9 - JUDY OLSEN BEST 8 380m

 

1 Stratford – Slow to begin.

 

 

 

Race 10 - GRANNY GARROW GRADE 5 (3) 380m

 

1 Mrs. Doubtfire – Slow to begin.

 

2 No Commission – Checked across heels entering the front straight.

 

4 Seat's Taken – Slow to begin.  Shifted out forcing another runner wide entering the front straight.

 

5 Secret Shades – Checked off another runner in the back straight.  Forced wide by another runner entering the front straight. 

 

7 Mali's Here Blue – Slow to begin.  Forced wide by another runner entering the front straight.

 

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SUMMARY

 

Sample (Pre-race)

R2 Hidden Places

R4 Mali’s Pass

R6 Happy Rumble

R8 Georgio Bale

R10 Seat’s Taken

 

Samples (Post-race)

All winners.

 

Scratchings

R1 Run Rex Run – Ineligible, won 30/11

R6 Canya Whisper – Injury, near side back muscle

R6 Fancy Kelly – Injury, Back Muscle

R7 Evil Burner – Injury, off side wrist

R9 Awesome Alex – Ineligible, injured 30/11

R10 Zarr Oso – Injury, Shoulder

 

Late Scratchings

R8 Crackerjack Joey @ 07.40 – Injury front toe, 10 days

 

Weight Variations

R1 Miss Ida – From 25.1 to 23.5 (-1.6kg)

 

Injuries

R2 Waetea – Near elbow strain, 10 days

R2 Impatient Sue – Off hip strain, 10 days

 

Greyhounds returning from spell (>90 days)

R2 Impatient Sue – 139 Days

 

 

Follow-up

Nil

 

Animal Actions

Nil

 

Person Actions

Nil

 

Trials

Nil

 

 

 

The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to an internal or external review.  The outcome of any internal review is published on the Commission’s website immediately after the release of the internal review decision to the Applicant.  External reviews are managed by QCAT and are not published on the Commission’s 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.