Stipendiary Stewards Report

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON MONDAY 01 Aug 2011

Weather: Cloudy
Track: Good The Technician responsible for maintaining the scales was required to adjust the mechanism to allow the dogs weights to settle and read quicker to improve the flow through the kennels at kenneling time and this was carried out at the end of the days racing. There has been a slight problem with the speed at which the sprint box lids opened as the lure passed by and this did result in some races being manually started at the last meeting. The Curators did make some adjustments prior to todays races and while the situation was improved, the track electrician is to renew some wiring and a switch prior to the next meeting to rectify the problem completely.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: Under the minor infringement table, J.T.McInerney the Trainer of HOMEBUSH JODIE was fined $ 100-00 under Rule 69.11 when the dog was 1.9 kilograms over its last start weight on 06.07.11.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	AWAPUNI STAKES C0 - C0 - 457	OKAY'S CHESNEY was slow to begin and he then ran wide over extra ground on the bend but made up some ground and finished in 5th place. RONAN MACHALL shifted in from the start and checked BULLABAKANKA and SASSAFRAS who both lost ground. JUST MAC shifted in going to the first corner and collided with BULLABAKANKA and lost several lengths and went back to last and stayed well back.
Race 2	GEON WELLINGTON C1 - C1 - 375	One of the favourites KELBY HAKA was handy to the first corner but was galloped on by INIGO JONES losing several lengths and she went back to last and finished in that position. INIGO JONES also lost ground in the incident. KELBY HAKA was examined by the Vet as a precaution and cleared of injury.
Race 3	WOODVILLE DASH C2 - C2 - 375	HOMEBUSH ALEX began awkwardly and settled towards the rear and he was then checked on the first corner when GROOVY SHANE shifted in to the rail and HOMEBUSH ALEX went back to last and stayed there to the finish. DONNA BAXTER was handy enough on the first corner but then checked off the heels of BACK AT YA and lost three lengths and finished near the rear.
Race 4	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 1 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 1	All clear.
Race 5	PETER SINCLAIR PHOTOS C3 - C3 - 375	THRILLING ALI , BOTANY ANGELA and YALDHURST FLYER jostled together soon after the start and settled well back. THRILLING ALI and YALDHURST FLYER recovered to finish 1st and 2nd but BOTANY ANGELA remained well back throughout. THRILLING GRIZZ galloped on the back of JUST TOM on the home turn and almost fell and he finished in last place and JUST TOM also lost ground in the incident.
Race 6	SHANNON DASH C4 - C4 - 375	THEODORE WEST slipped behind soon after the start and lost a little ground and he was then checked losing ground on the first corner when racing between MOLLY DARLING and CONFISCATED . WANDY KYLE was checked from behind by THRILLING BUDDY on the first corner and he went back to last and stayed back to finish in that position.
Race 7	HOKOWHITU STAKES C4/5 - C4/5 - 457	One of the favourites THRILLING FONZ was slow to begin losing four lengths and all chance and he finished in 5th place. RYBENBROOK FLASH galloped on the heels of FREDDY JOHN on the first corner and went back to last and stayed well back. FREDDY JOHN also lost ground in the incident but ran on at the end to finish in 4th place. LOTTO BIFF ran wide on the bend and into the straight covering extra ground and finished in last place.
Race 8	MARTON DASH C4/5 - C4/5 - 375	The favourite CAULDRON was a little slow to begin but was quickly iinto stride and making up ground on the first turn when he checked from the heels of another runner, faltered and drifted out to finish a long last and was examined by the Vet and humanely euthanased due to fractured metatarsals. MINDARIVA ran wide into the straight and forced NIP TUCK to race wide as well.
Race 9	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 2 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 2	ERIC'S SONG shifted out on the first corner and collided with RAMESSEE and went back onto KNOW FUN with both dogs losing four lengths and all chance.
Race 10	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 3 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 3	The start of this event was held up slightly when MUM KNOWS JACK proved difficult to load into the boxes. MUM KNOWS JACK began best of all but was checked from behind by SHERMAN FLYER on the first corner and they lost several lengths and finished at the rear of the field.
Race 11	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 4 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 4	MISS SNOW ANGEL who had not started for two months was slow to begin and was unable to keep up with the pace and tailed the field to finish in last place but did make up some ground. HARAJUKU GIRL was awkwardly placed between MIRAGE ROYALE and HOMEBUSH TAYLOR on the first corner and had to check losing four lengths and all chance. The favourite THRILLING BRAT ran very wide covering extra ground on the bend and into the straight but ran home very well to finish in 2nd place.
Race 12	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 5 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 5	HOLLALICIOUS checked off the heels of CHELSEA'S BEAUTY and lost ground soon after the start. HOLLALICIOUS shifted out on the first corner and checked THRILLING NEWS who lost three lengths and all chance.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	AWAPUNI STAKES C0 - C0 - 457	Thrilling Sadie Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 27 Jul 2011 to 02 Aug 2011
Race 8	MARTON DASH C4/5 - C4/5 - 375	Cauldron Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 01 Aug 2011 to 01 Aug 2011

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 2	GEON WELLINGTON C1 - C1 - 375	Thrilling Josh Swab No: Post race
Race 4	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 1 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 1	Regal Dancer Swab No: Post race
Race 5	PETER SINCLAIR PHOTOS C3 - C3 - 375	Thrilling Ali Swab No: Post race
Race 6	SHANNON DASH C4 - C4 - 375	Confiscated Swab No: Post race
Race 8	MARTON DASH C4/5 - C4/5 - 375	Missy Octane Swab No: Post race
Race 9	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 2 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 2	Emma Marie Swab No: Post race
Race 11	NZRS GRADUATION HEAT 4 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 4	Mick Mania Swab No: Post race Harajuku Girl Swab No: Pre race