Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 21 Aug 2011

Weather: Cloudy
Track: Fast There is a shadowy part on the track for approx 20 metres on the home turn a light bulb has blown and the club will be asked to fix this before next weeks meeting
Scales: correct at all weights
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report: The kennel representitive for Mr L Jensen ,C Ramsey was shown a replay of race 13 by the Stewards regarding the running of SWANKY LEE with a view to laying a charge of marring under rule 80.1a
The kennel representitive readily admitted to the charge after viewing the film of SWANKY LEE marring and the dog has been stood down for 12 months under rule 80.1a for marring ,this being the dogs 3rd offence as per the rules

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Auckland Vending Sprint - C3 - 318	ELLY'S GIRLwas a late scratching at kenneling when found to have warts on back toes with a 5 day stand down recommended LOCHINVAR YASI was awkwardly away from the boxes losing a length or so Soon after the start WHAT'S SHE PAYNE came across on to THRILLING LEE causing this dog to be hampered for several strides Racing in to the first turn KID KOONAWARRA came across and severly tightened WHAT'S SHE PAYNE and DONNA BAXTER with all three dogs becoming unbalance for a couple of strides WHAT'S SHE PAYNE was checked by the vet post race and was found to be suffering from slight hock strain with a 10 day stand down recommended
Race 2	August Maiden Series - C0f - 318	NATHAN'S CHAMP was away first from the start tand led in to the first turn ,was then observe to be uncomfortable in his action and dropped back a few lengths after coming together with PUNK PORTSEA at that point Racing down to the first turn BON VOGUE clipped the heels of NEW DESIRE becoming unbalanced as they raced in to the turn and she went wide covering a lot of extra ground NATHAN'S CHAMP finished in 5th placing at the line and was sent for a vet check where no abnormalities were found
Race 3	Reel Fishin Series Heat 1 - C1q - 318 Heat 1	From the jump SNICKO stumbled for a stride as LOCKLINNE came across on to him then he was pushed over on to HOMEBUSH TUI, DESIRE who ran in to the hind quarters of BINGO STARR who was severly checked , he he went back to the rear and he finished in the rear of the field at the line and was sent for a vet check where no abnormalities were found
Race 4	Trophies Plus Stakes - C0 - 527	Racing in to the first THRILLING SADIE came across on to JUST DELTA with these two dogs racing tightly together until almost the turn in to the top turn, JUST DELTA ran outwards as they raced across the top bend and was further hampered as TEAM JACOB up inside of her and both dogs jostled for several strides JUST DELTA finished wide out in the home straight On entering the first turn JETSUN WILKIE and HOT POOTIE came together for a couple of strides
Race 5	Reel Fishin Series Heat 2 - C1q - 318 Heat 2	Soon after the start KATIE HAKA came across on to WHATA LADY and SAFARI PARTY as THRILLING CAM ran in on to BEARLY POSSIBLE with all these dogs being checked and jostled at this point a bit further on as they raced in to the first turn AS FAST AS came across towards the rail and severly tightened THRILLING CAM and BEARLY POSSIBLE for several strides KATIE HAKA and WHATA LADY came together as they raced in to the first turn with KATIE HAKA dropping out to the rear BIG SAM;S GIRL was awkwardly away from box 7 but was able to steer clear of the interference to get to the lead and run out a comfortable winner
Race 6	Sel's TAB Mangere Stakes - C1/2 - 527	There was no head on coverage for this race from Trackside Racing around the first bend WINSOME JAMES ran out slightly in avoiding heels causing him to lose a couple of lengths Racing in to the first turn HOMEBUSH MELL and THRILLING MARCK both had to check back slightly in avoiding heels with both going out wide and losing ground as they headed in to the back straight , both dogs raced wide until the point of the top bend when they both ran on towards the rail It was a poor performance from both dogs and their respective handlers were spoken too regarding expecting a better performance at their next starts
Race 7	Reel Fishin Series Heat 3 - C1q - 318 Heat 3	Soon after the stsrt DARK FANCY and TEN FOUR came together and jostled for a few strides Racing in to the first turn VACCINIUM tried to cross to the rail from midfield and ran in on to STILL NO WIVES causing this dog to be severly hampered for a distance resulting in him losing his position and several lengths at this point STILL NO WIVES was unable to get back in to contention from there on in
Race 8	Varvatos at Sud Stakes - C1 - 527	EDWARD CULLEN was slowest away from the boxes ,he had to cover a bit of extra ground around the first bend and along the back stright as he tried to get in to the race. EDWARD CULLEN got up in to 5th position as they started on the top bend and checked back as PAMPEST went up inside him and TATA SAFARI went around him with these three coming together resulting in EDWARD CULLEN being squeezed for room and he lost ground to the rear
Race 9	$50,000 Pick6 Sprint - C2 - 318	There was no head on coverage from Trackside for this race In the run down to the first turn BELLA ENFORCER was tripped and fell as HOMEBUSH JEM clipped her heels BELLA ENFORCER fell in to the path of CAWBOURNE BEAR who was badly checked at that point BELLA ENFORCER recovered her feet to finish on to the lure some distance behind the field and was sent for a vet check where no abnormalities were found
Race 10	Greyhounds North Maiden Distance Series Heat - C0d - 603	EXCUSABLE was slowest away from the boxes PRINCESS SHILOH was away well from the start and led until the home straight the first time when she ran out wide and was observed to be uncomfortable in her galloping action , she stayed handy to the front but wide as they raced around the winning post bend ,then she started to pull up as she was in distress PRINCESS SHILOH kept trying to run at a distance behind the field to the lure and was taken for a vet check where she was found to have suffered a torn pin muscle with a 28 day stand down recommended
Race 11	Carol's TABS Sprint - C5 - 318	WINSOME DELTA and MATANUSKA were both akwardly away from the boxes
Race 12	NZ Racing Series Graduation Final - NZRSf - 527	Racing down to the first turn there was tightning and jostling between THRILLING BOLT, SURFING AL and HOLLALICIOUS for several strides
Race 13	Jack's Wholesale Meats Sprint - C4 - 318	SWANKY LEE (fav) was only away fair from the boxes, As the field raced down to the first turn there was tightening and jostling in midfield ,SWANKY LEE was worst affected when being jostled back towards the rear as they raced down to the first turn SWANKY LEE tried to make ground racing across the top bend ,but in doing so marred the running of ROCKY BEND GIRL for some distance as they raced towards the home turn The kennel representitive that was handling SWANKY LEE for today was shown a replay of the race and readily agreed with the stewards to a charge of marring under rule 80.1a ,this being the dogs 3rd offence it was stood down for 12 months as per the rules ,also to complete a satisfactory trial under rule 81
Race 14	Reel Fishin Series Heat 4 - C1q - 318 Heat 4	BIGTIME LUCKY was away well from the start ,she was in the lead in the early stages then was gallooped on by TUI'S PLEASE nd went back to the rear and was galloping uncomfortably afterwards finishing in the rear The connections had left the course soon after the race and have been contacted regarding this Racing in to the first turn RIVETTE DECODED came on down to the rail on to MY DIANNE with this dog running up on the heels of RIVETTE DECODED who was almost dragged down with MY DIANE losing ground back to the rear

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Auckland Vending Sprint - C3 - 318	Elly's Girl Rule HISTORICAL - 68.21 from 21 Aug 2011 to 25 Aug 2011 What's She Payne Rule HISTORICAL - 82.1 from 21 Aug 2011 to 30 Aug 2011
Race 10	Greyhounds North Maiden Distance Series Heat - C0d - 603	Princess Shiloh Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 21 Aug 2011 to 17 Sep 2011 Dyna Joe Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 19 Aug 2011 to 08 Sep 2011 Greywinds Koby Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 20 Aug 2011 to 26 Aug 2011
Race 11	Carol's TABS Sprint - C5 - 318	Fancy Milly Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 19 Aug 2011 to 23 Aug 2011
Race 13	Jack's Wholesale Meats Sprint - C4 - 318	Swanky Lee Rule HISTORICAL - 79.1a from 21 Aug 2011 to 21 Aug 2012
Race 14	Reel Fishin Series Heat 4 - C1q - 318 Heat 4	Deadly Sniper Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 19 Aug 2011 to 28 Aug 2011

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Auckland Vending Sprint - C3 - 318	Lachlan Valley Swab No: post race
Race 2	August Maiden Series - C0f - 318	Punk Portsea Swab No: post race
Race 5	Reel Fishin Series Heat 2 - C1q - 318 Heat 2	Big Sam's Girl Swab No: post race
Race 10	Greyhounds North Maiden Distance Series Heat - C0d - 603	Ascending Force Swab No: post race
Race 11	Carol's TABS Sprint - C5 - 318	Motherlee Swab No: post race
Race 12	NZ Racing Series Graduation Final - NZRSf - 527	Thrilling Brat Swab No: PRE RACE Mark's Pet Swab No: post race
Race 14	Reel Fishin Series Heat 4 - C1q - 318 Heat 4	Crystal Banner Swab No: post race