Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

 

Townsville Greyhound Racing Club

 

 

Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

 

Stewards: K. Dean (Chair), J. McIntosh

 

General:

 

 

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Race 1 - BURDEKIN VETERINARY SERVICES GRADE 5 (1) 380m

 

6 I’m Free – (Beaten favourite) Checked in the back straight. Hampered entering the first turn.

 

 

Race 2 - ESSERY RACING GRADE 5 (2) 380m

 

4 Good Odds Raven – (Beaten favourite) Checked shortly after the start. Raced extremely wide rounding the home turn.

 

8 Mad Attitude – Appeared lame in the left foreleg on pulling up in the catching pen. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the left wrist, under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down for 7 days.

 

 

Race 3 - PAT GROVES GRADE 4 (1) 380m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

Race 4 - NEWS EXPRESS GARBUTT MIXED 4/5 498m

 

2 Matriarch Shell – Lost contact with the field in back straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the left wrist, under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down for 7 days.

 

 

Race 5 - BET NATION NORTH QUEENSLAND CUP (L) HEAT 1 OPEN 498m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

Race 6 - BET NATION NORTH QUEENSLAND CUP (L) HEAT 2 OPEN 498m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

Race 7 - BET NATION NORTH QUEENSLAND CUP (L) HEAT 3 OPEN 498m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

Race 8 – BET NATION NORTH QUEENSLAND CUP (L) HEAT 4 OPEN 498m

 

1 Hara’s Oscar – A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the left wrist, under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down for 14 days.

 

 

Race 9 – BET NATION NORTH QUEENSLAND CUP (L) HEAT 5 OPEN 498m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

Race 10 –BETNATION.COM.AU FFA 380m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

Race 11 –BET NATION SAME RACE MULTI GRADE 4 (2) 380m

 

7 Aston Luton – Checked off the heels of another runner rounding the first turn and lost ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.

 

 

Race 12 - DOWNLOAD THE BET NATION APP GRADE 4 (3) 380m

 

No matters of concern to Stewards.

 

 

 

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                                                         STEWARDS SUMMARY

Samples (Post-race)

All winners

Scratchings

R1 Mercurial Dancer – Stewards permission with stand down

R1 Anna Rumble – Injury, left hip support

R1 Aston Elijah – Injury, right shoulder

R8 Jimmy Roo – Injury, left shoulder

R10 Pika Wave – Injury, right fore toe

R11 Major Ando – Injury, right shoulder

Stewards Trials

Mr. Kaplan – Passed 380m trial in a time of 22.01 at a weight of 28.6kg – Blinkers Off

 

VETERINARY SUMMARY

Race

Greyhound

 

Injury

Stand down period (days)

2

Mad Attitude

Left wrist

7

4

Matriarch Shell

Left wrist

7

8

Hara’s Oscar

Left wrist

14

 

 

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.