Queensland Racing Integrity Commission
Race Meeting Stewards’ Report


Rockhampton


Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
Track: Good
Weather: Fine

Stewards: S Stehbens (chair), S Larkins, G Wust, J Banks

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Race 1 – BETDELUXE TOKENS MAIDEN HEAT 1 MAIDEN 407m

2. Lily’s Idea – Checked rounding the first turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the offside pin muscle and under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down from racing for 28 days and requires a veterinary clearance trial.

Race 2 – BONUS BACK TOKENS WITH BETDELUXE MAIDEN HEAT 2 MAIDEN 407m

Stewards spoke to handler Declan Taylor and reminded him of his obligation to adhere to the greyhound dress code.

4. Too Many Words – Severely checked leaving the back straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.

Race 3 – BOOST YOUR ODDS WITH BETDELUXE GRADE 6 407m

· No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 4 – BETDELUXE APP OPEN 510m

· No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 5 – BETDELUXE ROCKHAMPTON FFA 407m

· No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 6 – PLACE A SRM WITH BETDELUXE MIXED 4/5 407m

· No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 7 – DELUXE YOUR PUNTING MIXED 3/4 407m

· No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 8 – BETDELUXE.COM.AU 5PW 407m

Due to a fallen runner turning around and running back towards the field. Stewards ordered the event to finish-on-lure.

3. Airborne Beach – Tightened for racing room then dragged down and fell before regaining footing and running back towards the field. A post-race veterinary examination revealed an injury to the offside shoulder and under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down from racing for 7 days.

Race 9 – DOWNLOAD THE BET DELUXE APP GRADE 5 407m

· No apparent reportable incidents.

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STEWARDS SUMMARY

Samples (pre-race)

R3 – Velocity Ziggy

R5 – Carol Rain

R8 – Paw Jolyn

Samples (post-race)

All winners

R1 – Velocity Miranda – second

R2 – Farmor Mystery – second

Scratchings

R4 – Dish Liquor – Injury 22/7

R6 – Sirius Billy – Injury 22/7

R6 – Clear Blue Sky – Injury 22/7

Late scratchings

R8 – Boulder Beach – Injury – 10 days – TAB notified at 6:28pm

Person Actions

R2 – Declan Taylor – Dress code – Warning

Animal Actions

R1 – Lily’s Idea – Veterinary clearance trial

Stewards Trials

Fast Freddy – Passed– 23.30 – 407m – 35.0Kg – GAR125 Failing to pursue with injury

VETERINARY SUMMARY

Race

Greyhound



Injury

Stand down period (days)

1

Lily’s Idea

Offside pin muscle injury

28

8

Airborne Beach

Offside shoulder injury

7


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.