Stipendiary Stewards Report

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club

Hatrick Raceway ON WEDNESDAY 14 May 2014

Weather: Cloudy
Track: Good The track was well presented and the meeting proceeded smoothly.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: STELLAR FORCE which had been stood down under Rule 80.1 b for failing to pursue the lure at the Wanganui GRC meeting on 25.04.14 had the stand down under that Rule rescinded at a hearing on 13.05.14 and replaced with a 28 Day stand down under Rule 82.1 due to injury and is still required to complete a satisfactory trial under Rule 81.1 before next racing. Due to a clerical error, BOTANY ZENVO was incorrectly named to race in race 1 as HOMEBUSH ZENVO and as a result was declared a scratching and will race on Friday the 16.05.14 at Addington as BOTANY ZENVO.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Absolutely Electrical C0 - C0 - 305	FIVE KAY LEG and TASHA RAMA bumped together at the start but recovered quickly without losing too much ground and they finished 2nd and 3rd. FIVE KAY LEG shifted in going into the bend and caused checks to HOMEBUSH CELIA and ELEPHANT TRUNK which both lost two lengths.
Race 2	Harrison Hire Master C0 - C0 - 305	HOMEBUSH HAPPY shifted in going to the first corner and crowded HOMEBUSH SAXON which was briefly unbalanced. HOMEBUSH BRUNO and SHINZIGZAG bumped together onn two occasions going to the first corner and they lost ground and stayed back to the finish line.
Race 3	Palamountains Scientific Nutrition C0 - C0 - 520	MEMBERS ONLY shifted in going into the first corner and tightened SNIFF OF BRANDY which had to change ground and shifted out making contact with LITTLE PROPHET and they both lost ground. ICAHN raced wide throughout covering considerable extra ground and he finished in 7th place.
Race 4	J P Print, Petone C0 - C0 - 305	HOMEBUSH VICKS shifted in from the start and caused checks to LITTLE VAMPIRE which fell and GUMMY GUMPSTA which lost four lengths. CRYSTAL GHOST and MISS VOTCHKA bumped together going into the bend and soon after, HOMEBUSH MELVIN galloped on the back of MISS VOTCHKA which checked and faltered losing several lengths. MISS VOTCHKA and LITTLE VAMPIRE were referred to the Vet for assessment and MISS VOTCHKA was found to have a fibula injury and LITTLE VAMPIRE was found to have thigh pain. RUNS FOR GAS and CRYSTAL GHOST jostled together for some distance approaching and entering the home straight and CRYSTAL GHOST in particular became unbalanced but recovered to finish in 2nd place.
Race 5	Garry Ross Decorator C1 - C1 - 305	SERVE YA PURPOSE began very awkwardly losing several lengths. WITCH MISTY and JAGER jostled together for a short distance going into the bend and shifted out making contact with HOMEBUSH STING and all three lost ground and went back to the rear and finished in the last three places.
Race 6	www.racingdogs.co.nz C1 - C1 - 305	TOXIC REVENGE shifted out from the start and HOMEBUSH BARABAS shifted in which resulted in tightening to BELLE CADEAU, PATS ALL ROUND and WORKING MIDNIGHT and they lost ground and settled at the rear.
Race 7	Morrie Gibbons Signs C1 - C1 - 305	All clear.
Race 8	Wanganui Security C1 - C1 - 305	BLACK MAGIC ROCK shifted in abruptly from box 8 and clipped the heels of JUST YOU WAIT and PENO BOY which were both inconvenienced for a short distance. BLACK MAGIC ROCK was also affected and settled at the rear where he stayed throughout the race. JUST YOU WAIT drew box 8 and he was forced to race wide covering extra ground. PETRA HAKA began awkwardly losing two lengths.
Race 9	Wanganui Chronicle C1 - C1 - 520	FILLING THE VOID was slow to begin and settled at the rear where he stayed throughout the race and he was referred to the Vet for assessment at the Trainers request and found to have a cut toe. CAWBOURNE KESHA checked off the heels of GUCCI RUSH on the first bend and lost three lengths but made up ground well to finish in 3rd place.
Race 10	Food With Attitude C1 - C1 - 305	TAI BAXTER and SEDGEBROOK LAD were slow to begin. CHOCDEE KAREN shifted in going into the bend and checked GOLD STONE which dropped back causing checks to COSMIC RASCAL and TAI BAXTER which also lost ground. MADAM ICE and SEDGEBROOK LAD bumped together going into the bend and became unbalanced for a short distance. COSMIC RASCAL was referred to the Vet for assessment at the Trainers request and found to have whip muscle pain.
Race 11	Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd C0d - C0d - 645	SECONDS GOOD and MEAN AS bumped together when the start was made and they lost two lengths and settled at the rear. SECONDS GOOD did make up ground to finish in 4th place while MEAN AS could not keep up and tailed the field to finish several lengths last. BLU DESIRE was referred to the Vet for assessment at the Trainers request and found to have mild hock sprain and tricep pain.
Race 12	Keenan Concrete C1 - C1 - 520	CURIOUS LIFE and DARBY LANE were a little slow to begin and then soon after the start, HOMEBUSH KELSO shifted in abruptly causing checks to SARAH CAMPBELL and CURIOUS LIFE and they settled back. HOMEBUSH ZELDA checked off the heels of HOMEBUSH KELSO going into the back straight losing several lengths and all chance.
Race 13	Renown Bakery C2 - C2 - 305	FIRE BOY BAXTER began awkwardly losing three lengths. FANTA'S FEVER was tightened between FIGLIA and ALL THE MILK in the race to the first corner and lost three lengths. MISS SARA checked off the heels of FIGLIA going into the bend and went back and out onto FANTA'S FEVER and they both lost ground and finished at the rear.
Race 14	The Rock 95.2FM C2 - C2 - 305	KEZZ began awkwardly losing two lengths. WORKING WORKING shifted in going to the first corner and crowded CHELSEAS BABE, HOMEBUSH ALEX and THUNDER TIME which were all inconvenienced for a short distance. HOMEBUSH ALEX was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have a hock injury.
Race 15	Non Tote Tiered Sprint C1 - Tier 2 - 305	MORNING LIGHT and MEGA UPLOAD jostled together for a short distance going to the first corner and MORNING LIGHT lost three lengths. BACKYARD QUEEN and FLIRT WITH ME also jostled together going into the bend and FLIRT WITH ME lost three lengths.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 4	J P Print, Petone C0 - C0 - 305	Miss Votchka Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 14 May 2014 to 27 May 2014 Little Vampire Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 14 May 2014 to 20 May 2014
Race 9	Wanganui Chronicle C1 - C1 - 520	Filling The Void Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 14 May 2014 to 03 Jun 2014
Race 10	Food With Attitude C1 - C1 - 305	Cosmic Rascal Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 14 May 2014 to 20 May 2014
Race 11	Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd C0d - C0d - 645	Blu Desire Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 14 May 2014 to 03 Jun 2014 Cawbourne Aries Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 13 May 2014 to 02 Jun 2014

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Absolutely Electrical C0 - C0 - 305	Tasha Rama Swab No: Post race
Race 2	Harrison Hire Master C0 - C0 - 305	Shinzigzag Swab No: Post race ( Random )
Race 4	J P Print, Petone C0 - C0 - 305	Homebush Vicks Swab No: Post race
Race 6	www.racingdogs.co.nz C1 - C1 - 305	Toxic Revenge Swab No: Post race
Race 11	Crombie Lockwood (NZ) Ltd C0d - C0d - 645	Tina's Dilema Swab No: Post race
Race 12	Keenan Concrete C1 - C1 - 520	Darby Lane Swab No: Post race
Race 13	Renown Bakery C2 - C2 - 305	Ode To Liberty Swab No: Post race
Race 14	The Rock 95.2FM C2 - C2 - 305	Homebush Alex Swab No: Pre race ( Random )