Stipendiary Stewards Report
Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club
Manawatu Raceway ON MONDAY 06 Jan 2014
Weather: FineTrack: Good The track was well presented and with grooming being carried out throughout the day, the racing surface was always of a high standard.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil
Judicial report:
Incident Reports
| Race Number | Race Name | Incident Report |
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Awapuni Dash C0 - C0 - 375 | JOHNNY ANGEL and VARGA FROST raced wide on the bend and into the straight covering extra ground. VARGA FROST kept up a strong run to finish in 2nd place but JOHNNY ANGEL drifted and finished in last place. |
| Race 2 | Woodville stakes C0 - C0 - 457 | The favourite LOO LOO BLUE went off stride going into the bend and drifted back to the last and finished in that position. She was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have tricep muscle pain. APPLAUSE shifted out going into the bend and checked OPALESCENT and QUEEN OF MEAN which both lost three lengths and all chance. THRILLING DYLAN was checked losing two lengths going into the bend when WALLACE LAD shifted out forcing THRILLING DYLAN out onto APPLAUSE. |
| Race 3 | J P Print (Petone) C1 - C1 - 375 | OFFENSIVE, SECRET NADIA and BOOMERANG MAN bumped together for a short distance soon after the start and lost momentum. BOOMERANG MAN then shortened stride soon after and drifted back to finish several lengths last and was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have pectoral muscle soreness. SMIRNOFF shifted in from the start and dictated OPIE BOSSMAN and CALM BROOKE in which resulted in COOL HEIR being checked and losing ground but he recovered well to win the race. |
| Race 4 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 1 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 1 | BIGTIME DASHER, THRILLING SONIC, TIFINO and OPAWA MEZ came together and bumped losing momentum soon after leaving the boxes. CALM NUSKA shifted out abruptly going into the first corner, bumped with BIGTIME DASHER and they both lost two lengths. |
| Race 5 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 2 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 2 | FLYING BLAKE shifted out soon after the start forcing BLACK HENNESSY and BACKYARD BULLY to race wide and they stayed wide and covered extra ground. |
| Race 6 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 3 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 3 | VERY CHILLY shifted out from the start and BIT COIN shifted in which resulted in tightening and checks to THRILLING JUDGE, ANOTHER COURSE and CARAT'S PRINCE and they all lost ground and settled back. CARAT'S PRINCE collided with the hind quarters of JUST MAC on the home turn and they both lost momentum for a couple of strides. |
| Race 7 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 4 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 4 | IT'S A DOLL shifted out soon after the start and collided with IDOL GIRL and they both lost ground. RICH LIST shifted in soon after the start and crowded EMMA MARIE for some distance and they were both affected in the incident and lost ground back to the rear. |
| Race 8 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 5 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 5 | BLACK EMILY shifted out going into the bend and bumped with DECEIVER and CHELSEA'S BEAUTY which was following had to check over the heels of DECEIVER with all three runners losing ground in the incident. |
| Race 9 | Cloverlea Dash C4 - C4 - 375 | SMIDGED shifted in from the start and forced STIFF DRINK and RUN JUNIOR RUN in off line. This inward movement continued going to the first corner and eventually both dogs were checked with RUN JUNIOR RUN the most affected and he lost four lengths. WONG WAY SUSIE and BEE RABBIT bumped together on the bend and lost ground and then entering the home straight, BEE RABBIT was tightened between STIFF DRINK and WONG WAY SUSIE and went back to the rear. |
| Race 10 | Shannon Dash C5 - C5 - 375 | WISE CRACK LAD was slow to begin and then shifted out to race wide throughout and finished in last place. CHEMICALLY FREE and COSMIC POWER jostled together for a short distance after the start and they lost ground and settled back. The 3rd placed runner CALL ME RALPH cllipped the heels of the 2nd placed runner INDIVIDUAL LILY a few strides short of the winning post and they both lost momentum at a critical stage of the race. |
| Race 11 | Feilding Stakes C4/5 - C4/5 - 457 | RIGS shifted out from the start and hampered OSTAPCHUK and BIGTIME JET which both lost ground. OSTAPCHUK then raced very wide covering extra ground on the bend. |
| Race 12 | Foxton Stakes C1 - C1 - 457 | THRILLING BERT was a late scratching when found to have an elevated temperature when removed from the kennels to complete pre race prearation. NOSE WHITE was slow to begin losing two lengths. IVA CUNNING PLAN was checked going into the bend losing three lengths. |
| Race 13 | C1 Tiered Sprint - Tier 2 - 375 | BACKYARD QUEEN shifted in and checked off the heels of MISS SARA which was dragged down behind. AMY WINEGLASS which was following BACKYARD QUEEN, then shifted out abruptly to avoid heels and checked JUDY IN DISGUISE and FACE THE DEMON which were pushed very wide over extra ground. DOGGED DAN made contact with the hind quarters of the leader SHELDON BAXTER and they both lost ground in the incident. |
Scratchings
Stand Downs
| Race Number | Race Name | Stand Down |
|---|---|---|
| Race 2 | Woodville stakes C0 - C0 - 457 | Loo Loo Blue Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 06 Jan 2014 to 19 Jan 2014 |
| Race 3 | J P Print (Petone) C1 - C1 - 375 | Boomerang Man Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 06 Jan 2014 to 19 Jan 2014 |
| Race 11 | Feilding Stakes C4/5 - C4/5 - 457 | Need To Chill Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 05 Jan 2014 to 14 Jan 2014 |
| Race 12 | Foxton Stakes C1 - C1 - 457 | Thrilling Bert Rule HISTORICAL - 68.21 from 06 Jan 2014 to 15 Jan 2014 |
Swabbings
| Race Number | Race Name | Swabbing |
|---|---|---|
| Race 2 | Woodville stakes C0 - C0 - 457 | Wallace Lad Swab No: Pre race ( Random ) |
| Race 4 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 1 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 1 | Thrilling Sonic Swab No: Post race |
| Race 5 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 2 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 2 | Thrilling Georga Swab No: Post race |
| Race 6 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 3 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 3 | Bit Coin Swab No: Post race |
| Race 7 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 4 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 4 | Thrilling Style Swab No: Post race |
| Race 8 | Graduation Racing Series Ht 5 - NZRSq - 457 Heat 5 | Belldeen Swab No: Post race |
| Race 11 | Feilding Stakes C4/5 - C4/5 - 457 | Laugh Like Santa Swab No: Post race |
| Race 12 | Foxton Stakes C1 - C1 - 457 | Nose White Swab No: Pre race |
G.Whiterod and B.Bateup
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