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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, 16 October 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: Race 4 was delayed approximately 4 minutes due to the lure detaching from the cable during the race preview. After being rectified, the lure was tested and race 4 rescheduled, all further race times remained as advertised. |
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Race 1 – BET NATION MAIDEN HEAT 1 MAIDEN 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 2 – PARKER RACING NQ MAIDEN HEAT 2 MAIDEN 380m |
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1 Radcliff – (Beaten favourite) Marginally slow to begin. Hampered rounding the first turn.
3 Blue Moon Gold – Stumbled into the first turn and lost ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed bruising to the nearside hind leg and a minor spike wound to the nearside fore leg, no stand down period was imposed.
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Race 3 – BETNATION.COM.AU GRADE 6 (1) 380m |
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3 Cheesy Garlic – Dragged down rounding the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.
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Race 4 – PLACE A SRM WITH BET NATION GRADE 6 (2) 380m |
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3 Melora – Checked rounding the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed bruising to both hind legs, a stand down period of 7 days was imposed.
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Race 5 – BET NATION TOWNSVILLE GRADE 5 (1) 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 6 – CHEAPA AUTO SPARES GRADE 5 (2) 380m |
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3 Boom Smacking – Lost ground rounding the home turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the offside groin, a stand down period of 14 days was imposed.
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Race 7 – BURDEKIN VET SERVICES GRADE 5 (3) 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 8 – BET NATION 1-3 WINS FINAL 1-3 WINS 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 9 – DOWNLOAD THE BET NATION APP FFA 380m |
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No apparent reportable incidents.
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Race 10 – MURRAY BRIBBUS LAWYERS WOLLONGONG MA5 380m
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3 Striking Miss – Faltered in its action rounding the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the offside wrist, a stand down period of 14 days was imposed.
4 Pink Car – Dragged down in the back straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed split webbing to the nearside hind, a stand down period of 10 days was imposed.
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Race 11 – ESSERY RACING PATHWAYS HEAT 1 5PW 380m
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2 Harms Best – Checked rounding the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a laceration to a nearside hind toe an abrasion to the nearside fore leg, a stand down period of 7 days was imposed.
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Race 12 – NEWS EXPRESS GARBUTT PATHWAYS HEAT 2 5PW 380m
No apparent reportable incidents.
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Samples (pre-race) |
R5 Market Maverick |
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Samples (post-race) |
All winners |
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Scratchings |
R6 Fly Like Potter – Runner elsewhere R6 Infrasonic – Runner elsewhere R8 Utah Saint – Injury, offside wrist R8 My Cape Escape – Ineligible R8 Mishawaka – Injury, nearside toe R9 Pika Wave – Injury, nearside shoulder R11 Beep – Injury, chest muscle |
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Re-weigh |
R4 Melora – Previous weight 27.3kg on 21/08/26, today’s weight 29.0kg (+1.7kg) |
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VETERINARY SUMMARY |
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Race |
Greyhound
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Injury |
Stand down period (days) |
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2 |
Blue Moon Gold |
Bruising nearside hind leg, minor spike wound nearside fore leg |
Nil |
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Melora |
Bruising both hind legs |
7 |
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Boom Smacking |
Offside groin |
14 |
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10 |
Striking Miss |
Offside wrist |
14 |
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Pink Car |
Nearside hind split webbing |
10 |
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Harms Best |
Laceration nearside hind toe, abrasion nearside fore leg |
7 |
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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. |