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Queensland Racing Integrity Commission |
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Race Meeting Stewards’ Report |
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Townsville Greyhound Racing Club |
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Date: Friday, 7 August 2026 |
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Track: Good |
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Weather: Fine |
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Stewards: K. Dean (Chair), C. Ryan & J. McIntosh |
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General: During races 6 & 7, the semaphore board failed and was unable to display the placings, margins and times. All information was verified by Stewards and the Judge before being broadcast This fault was rectified by race 8. |
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Race 1 – ESSERY RACING MAIDEN (1) 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 2 – PLACE A SRM WITH BET NATION MAIDEN (2) 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 3 – T.G.B.O.T.A GRADE 6 (1) 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 4 – BURDEKIN VET SERVICES GRADE 6 (2) 380m |
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7 Utah Saint – Checked and fell in the catching pen at the conclusion of the event. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.
8 On Target – (Beaten favourite) A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities. When questioned regarding the performance, trainer Mr. M. Hickmott stated that he believed the greyhound to be a false favourite and did not wager on the greyhound.
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Race 5 – GRANNY GARROW MA5 380m |
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4 Aston Elijah – (Beaten favourite) Bumped shortly after the start and throughout the back straight. Checked off the heels of another runner rounding the first turn. Raced wide rounding the home turn.
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Race 6 – BET NATION 0-3 WINS 498m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 7 – LENREX PTY LTD 1-3 WINS FINAL 1-3 WINS 380m |
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No
apparent reportable incidents. |
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Race 8 – BET NATION SAME RACE MULTI 5TH GRADE HEAT 1 GRADE 5 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 9 – PATRICK DANIELS 5TH GRADE HEAT 2 GRADE 5 380m |
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2 Moustache Mick – Became awkward in its action rounding the first turn and conceded ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities. Trainer Ms R. Essery reported to Stewards that the greyhound was showing soreness in the nearside wrist the following day.
10 Strawberry Wine (7) – Late scratching at 11:00am pursuant to GAR 92(2) when the greyhound was found to have a nearside fore foot injury during kennelling, the greyhound has been stood down for 5 days.
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Race 10 – BET NATION TOWNSVILLE 5TH GRADE HEAT 3 GRADE 5 380m
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3 Infrasonic – Made contact with the inside running rail when rounding the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a minor laceration to the nearside head; no stand down was issued.
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Race 11 – CHEAPA AUTO SPARES 5TH GRADE HEAT 4 GRADE 5 380m
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 12 – BETNATION.COM.AU 5TH GRADE HEAT 5 GRADE 5 380m
No apparent reportable incidents.
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Samples (pre-race) |
R5 Empty Sky R6 First On Base |
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Samples (post-race) |
All winners |
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Scratchings |
R5 Hara’s Meryl – Injury, offside hind leg R7 Sand Express – Injury, nearside hind leg R9 Thunderlash – Injury, nearside wrist R9 Sky By Night – Injury, hock R10 Mick’s Belle – Injury, nearside fibula |
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Late scratchings |
R9 Strawberry Wine – Injury, nearside fore paw. 5 days stand down. TAB notified 11:00am |
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Re-weigh |
R8 Smoking Ace – Previous weight 31.9kg on 22/06/26, today’s weight 33.2kg (+1.3kg) |
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Stewards Trials |
Rio Ragnar – Passed 498m FTP trial in a time of 28.49 at a weight of 32.5kg Fireball Ernie – Passed 498m FTP distance clearing trial in a time of 29.01 at a weight of 32.4kg |
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VETERINARY SUMMARY |
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Injury |
Stand down period (days) |
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10 |
Infrasonic |
Minor laceration nearside head |
Nil |
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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. |