Stipendiary Stewards Report

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club

Cambridge Raceway ON THURSDAY 11 Dec 2014

Weather: Overcast
Track: Good The track was presented in a good racing condition ,all other equipment operated well through out the meeting.
Scales: Correct at all weights
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: Black/Steele partnership were fined $150-00 under the minor infringement table after failing to with draw CONTEMPERANEOUS from race 12 by the required scratching time at the Auckland GRC meeting on the 7-12-2014.
LITCHFEILD LADY ( M Mathews ) completed a satisfactory trial and is cleared to race.
TEE KAY YAPPER who has been boxed first in several previous starts has given no trouble in recent starts and will be boxed with the field in future.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Fond Foods Ltd Sprint - C0 - 375	SURMISE,WINSOME OSCAR and DARK GARNAH all dwelt at the start. In the run to the first turn WINSOME OSCAR racing up handy was checked as KEY EYE raced past and cut down to the rail, WINSOME OSCAR went back through the field then was bumped as DARK GARNAH raced past ,EFFIE AWARDS ran wide on to the bend losing ground . After a poor start SURMISE made good ground to finish in to 2nd placing at the line. WINSOME OSCAR tailed the field to the line and was referred to the vet for assessment where he was found to have suffered a gracilis muscle injury
Race 2	White & Moreland Ltd Sprint - C1 - 375	LUCARIO ( fav ) was away well ,he was forced to race wide throughout after being able to get to the lead, racing in to the first turn LUCARIO bumped in to MR MUMBLES, both dogs kept their positions near the lead with MR MUMBLES holding on in the run home to narrowly beat LUCARIO DEPOSIT TED was forced to race wide on to the first bend losing ground and was unable to improve there after
Race 3	Hautapu Veterinary Clinic Sprint - C1/2 - 375	MR DARCI from box 4 went up slightly with the lids then went down on his haunches losing momentum and a fair amount of ground being a clear last in the running to the first turn . In the run to the first turn DIPSY LALA raced across forcing BOSTON MONA in on to ASIA OSTEE and MISS VOTCHKA a couple of strides on HAJIME from the wide draw raced across running in on to MISSY SLOY, MISS VOTCHKA in behind was checked and tightened going back a couple of lengths. TIME FRAUD raced wide on to the top bend as he avoided runners coming back on him . After a bad start MR DARCI made very good ground across the top bend to finish strongly in to 4th placing at the line and was referred to the vet as a precaution where no abnormalities were found.
Race 4	Garrard's Horse & Hound Sprint - C1 - 375	MISS VEYRON began awkwardly from box 8 ,racing in to the first turn VICARIOUSLY ran on to the heels of LUCKY MAN bumping MISS VEYRON slightly who went wide at this point. On the home turn VICARIUOSLY ran out bumping MISS VEYRON, both runners were hampered for a couple of strides ,but were well back at this stage.
Race 5	Greyhounds As Pets Sprint - C2 - 375	HOMEBUSH TITAN and ODDITIES bumped as they jumped away from the boxes, BOSS APPEAL ran across on to VERY CHILLY as they raced away from the start . Racing in to the first turn PEETA MALLARK raced past angling in forcing ODDITIES in on to HOMEBUSH TITAN and BOSS APPEAL who were checked and tightened back losing ground and were unable to get in to contention there after .
Race 6	Palamountains Nutrition Sprint - C3 - 375	There was no time taken for this race due to a malfunction. In the run in to the first turn UNCLE ROMILLY raced across tightening ROCKIN'ROD in on to NINJAGO ( fav ) with these two runners being severely tightened ,this was worsened as FANCY MY LUCK angled across pushing TEPERITA ENFORCE in on to UNCLE ROMILLY .,ROCKIN' ROD and NINJAGO went back to the rear and were unable to improve there after finishing in the rear at the line . NINJAGO was referred to the vet for assessment where no abnormalities were found.
Race 7	Superior Chunky Dog Rolls Stakes - C3 - 457	YES NO MAYBE, ELEPHUNT TRUNK and GOT AIR all began awkwardly ,ELEPHUNT TRUNK ran out bumping YES NO MAYBE as they came off the mat. JONSEY'S FORTUNE made the first turn awkwardly losing momentum for several strides. THRILLING REBEL raced wide on to the top bend.
Race 8	YGOT Bonus Scheme Sprint - C4 - 375	Racing to the first turn LITTLE DREAMS racing handy stumbled for a stride losing ground back through the field ,she ran across heels nearing the home turn to be the widest in to the home straight finishing in the rear at the line . LITTLE DREAMS was referred to the vet for assessment where no abnormalities were found.
Race 9	All Sew Embroidery Stakes - C5 - 457	Trainer S Ross was spoken to in regards to the boxing away of GHOST WRITER again today after his tail was not tucked away in the boxes . After being wide on the home turn GHOST WRITER ran on strongly in the concluding stages in to 3rd placing at the line.
Race 10	The Clubhouse Sports Bar Sprint - C5 - 375	HASHTAG JOSH began awkwardly from midfield taking a few strides to re-balance up ,BOTANY JUNCTION caught the heels of HASHTAG JOSH at this point ,soon after racing into the first turn DON'T TALK raced across tightening HASHTAG JOSH in on to THRILLING EDGE,HASHTAG JOSH went back on to HUNTED ONE as COSMIC MAC ran in to the side of HASHTAG JOSH and stumbled for a stride ,BOTANY JUNCTION ran in to the back of HUNTED ONE at this point ,all these runners lost ground ,HUNTED ONE recovered well to finish in to 5th placing at the line.
Race 11	0800 4 Down Cow Stakes - C1/2 - 457	PROPHECY ( fav ) went up with the lids slightly and took a few strides to quicken, further in KING'S LEGACY and TEEMARIA bumped ,soon after in the run to the first turn LEGAL AID came out as PROPHECY ran in both dogs came together ,a couple of strides on PROPHECY ran in to the shoulder of LEGAL AID ,PROPHECY ran in across heels checking TEEMARIA, LEGAL AID and KING'S LEGACY who was almost stopped in his stride . Racing on to the bend BLACK DUDE on getting to the lead angled in on to CALIFORNIA KING and PRETTY CHIC tightening them for a couple of strides . After a pretty rocky run PROPHECY ran on well for 4th placing at the line.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Fond Foods Ltd Sprint - C0 - 375	Winsome Oscar Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 11 Dec 2014 to 07 Jan 2015
Race 6	Palamountains Nutrition Sprint - C3 - 375	Wabi Sabi Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 11 Dec 2014 to 17 Dec 2014

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Fond Foods Ltd Sprint - C0 - 375	Summit Rock Swab No: Post race
Race 2	White & Moreland Ltd Sprint - C1 - 375	Mr. Mumbles Swab No: Post race
Race 3	Hautapu Veterinary Clinic Sprint - C1/2 - 375	Hajime Swab No: Post race
Race 6	Palamountains Nutrition Sprint - C3 - 375	Snapchat Swab No: Post race
Race 7	Superior Chunky Dog Rolls Stakes - C3 - 457	Jazzboy Jack Swab No: Post race
Race 8	YGOT Bonus Scheme Sprint - C4 - 375	Tee Kay Yapper Swab No: Post race
Race 11	0800 4 Down Cow Stakes - C1/2 - 457	California King Swab No: Pre race