Stipendiary Stewards Report

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club

Cambridge Raceway ON THURSDAY 24 Jan 2013

Weather: Fine
Track: Good The track was presented in an excellent racing condition with all other equipment working well through out the programme
Scales: Correct at all weights
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: Justin Foot (Trainer ) Leigh Hamerton ( starter ) where spoken to advisidly after race 6 when BINGO STARR was placed in the wrong box this was quickly corrected with both parties being remined of their obligations

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 1 - C1 - 375	GOOD PERCEPTION was slow away losing a length or two she made ground up through out the running there after to run on for 3rd placing at the line BLAIR NINETY was checked as they left the boxes as RHODA HOLMES cut across towards the rail
Race 2	All Sew Embroidery Series Heat 1 - C0q - 457 Heat 2	GHOST WRITER and TALK BACK where slowest to leave the boxes TALK BACK was observed to be uncomfortable in his galloping action through out the race and was refferred to the vet for assessment where he was cleared of injury Soon after the start OPAWA CASPER raced across crowding GUCCI RUSH and CHINOOK as LITTLE TEEGAN came out on to OPAWA CASPER LITTLE TEEGAN was checked sideways for a stride at this point further out CHINNOK ran outwards to the middle of the track running in to GHOST WRITER pushing this runner wide in to the first bend
Race 3	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 2 - C1 - 375	On leaving the boxes THRILLING NEWS cut across running in to CULLEN'S IMPACT and MR LOCHLYN TAPU BOY in behind was slightly hampered for a stride racing in to the first turn TAPU BOY was tightened on to the rail as runners came across TAPU BOY went back to the rear he raced wide in to the home straight and was observed to be uncomfortable in his galloping action finishing in the rear TAPU BOY was refferred to the vet for assessment where he was cleared of injury
Race 4	All Sew Embroidery Series Heat 2 - C0q - 457 Heat 1	In the run in to the first turn TRILESE and MIC PLAYER came across on to REDSKY and KOTUMBA with KOTUMBA being tightened in towards the rail and catching the heels of REDSKY KOTUMBA became unbalanced for a couple of strides going back to the rear Racing on to the top bend ALEMEIN EEL and COAL SACK collided with COAL SACK almost going down on his haunches for a stride and ran inwards between runners severly checking TRILESE and MIC PLAYER KOTUMBA and WABI SABI directly in behind these runners were forced out wide on the top bend WABI SABI was able to recover best to run down the leaders late in the home straight KOTUMBA was observed to be uncomfortable in his galloping action in the latter part of the race and was refferred to the vet for assessment
Race 5	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 3 - C1 - 375	AMICUS CURIAE (fav) was only fairly away from midfield racing in to the first turn was forced to check off the heels of PADDY'S VIRUOSO when well back AMICUS CURIAE went back several lengths and never got in to contention there after finishing towards the rear at the line
Race 6	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 4 - C1 - 375	BIG LASS was a late scratching due to a seasonal complaint BINGO STARR was loaded in to the wrong box by mistake but this was quickly corrected ( refer judicial )
Race 7	Greyhounds North Maiden Distance - C0d - 650	Racing in to the first bend DARBY LANE and OPAWA MOHAWK ran wide covering a lot of extra ground being a fair way off the leader in to the back straight they never got in contention there after finshing well back at the line
Race 8	Happy 100th Birthday Molly Goosman Sprint - C3 - 375	EVER SO HOPEFUL was akwardly away from midfield further in CRAFTY GRAHAM came across on to ENOUGH IS ENOUGH jostling this runner for some distance resulting in ENOUGH IS ENOUGH running out of room racing in to the first turn being forced on to heels and checked back to the rear MAKING DEBREE ( fav ) was unable to gain clear racing room in the middle stages and was forced out wide nearing the home turn covering a fair amount of extra ground beating a couple of runners to the line
Race 9	Superior Chumky Dog Rolls Stakes - C3 - 457	EL JARRAH spread himself on leaving the boxes losing approx 10 lengths he made ground up along the rail to get with in striding distance of the leaders on the home turn but the effort told with him weaking in the latter stages to finish in 6 th placing at the line LINCOLN FLYER (fav ) was only fairly away from the wide box and was forced to race wide through out in attempting to make ground where he only battled in the home straight finishing in 5th placing at the line
Race 10	NZ Racing Series Graduation Final - NZRSf - 457	OPAWA JED ( fav ) went up with the lids losing approx 6 lengths in the rear he gained a unimpeded run through the field there after to catch the tearaway leader TEPERITA RITA on the line SQUEEZER ran outwards in to the first bend then carried on out widest across the top bend and in to the home straight beating a couple of other runners to the line .
Race 11	Happy Birthday Nyomi O'Regan Sprint - C2 - 375	From the jump BIGTIME SURPRISE and COLERIDGE AINSLI came together for a stride soon after racing in to the first turn BIGTIME SURPRISE was hampered and became unbalance when unable to clear the hindquarters of COLERIDGE AINSLI for some distance BIGTIME SURPRISE ened up catching the heels of COLERIDGE AINSLI and was checked back towards the rear BIGTIME SURPRISE was not able make ground there after and was observed to be uncomfortable in his galloping action in the home straight and was refferred to the vet for assessment .
Race 12	Palamountains Nutrition Stakes - C2 - 457	TATA SAFARIwas away well in the early stages and was tightened in to the first turn as runners came across TATA SAFARI was forced to check back ff the heels of HAIR HE IS on the top bend losing several more lengths then ran wide in to the home staright finishing in last placing at the line

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 1 - C1 - 375	Bon Vogue Rule HISTORICAL - 64.11 from 22 Jan 2013 to 18 Feb 2013
Race 2	All Sew Embroidery Series Heat 1 - C0q - 457 Heat 2	Madam Knocka Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 23 Jan 2013 to 29 Jan 2013
Race 4	All Sew Embroidery Series Heat 2 - C0q - 457 Heat 1	Kotumba Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 24 Jan 2013 to 02 Feb 2013
Race 6	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 4 - C1 - 375	Big Lass Rule HISTORICAL - 64.11 from 24 Jan 2012 to 20 Feb 2013 Astute Whiz Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 24 Jan 2013 to 07 Feb 2013
Race 8	Happy 100th Birthday Molly Goosman Sprint - C3 - 375	Uno Lachlan Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 24 Jan 2012 to 07 Feb 2012

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 1 - C1 - 375	Realon Rumba Swab No: Post race
Race 2	All Sew Embroidery Series Heat 1 - C0q - 457 Heat 2	Little Teegan Swab No: Post race
Race 4	All Sew Embroidery Series Heat 2 - C0q - 457 Heat 1	Wabi Sabi Swab No: Post race
Race 5	Clubhouse Sports Bar Series Heat 3 - C1 - 375	Belrani Swab No: Post race
Race 8	Happy 100th Birthday Molly Goosman Sprint - C3 - 375	Peno Boy Swab No: Post race
Race 9	Superior Chumky Dog Rolls Stakes - C3 - 457	Lochinvar Onyx Swab No: Post race
Race 10	NZ Racing Series Graduation Final - NZRSf - 457	Tepirita Rita Swab No: Pre race Opawa Jed Swab No: Post race