Stipendiary Stewards Report

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON THURSDAY 04 Jun 2015

Weather: Showery
Track: Dead The track was slushy and deeper than usual after recent heavy rain but was otherwise in good order and was always safe for racing.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: Trainer M.Mann was given a first and final warning after she had requested and used an unlicenced person ( Mr S.Mann ) to catch a Greyhound for her at Trials held at the Manawatu Raceway on Wednesday 03.06.2015. FOREVER AUTUMN which had been stood down for failing to pursue the lure at Wanganui on 01.06.15, was represented under the provisions of Rule 79.4 and found to have Hip Support injuries requiring a 28 day stand down and as a result, the stand down for failing to pursue was rescinded.
ABOUT TOWN was given permission to late scratch without penalty when the Trainer explained that it was very probable that she would miss the ferry sailing to the South Island after the meeting was put back one race and the next sailing was not until tomorrow. The reason for the box lids opening early in race 7 and the race having to be abandoned, was attributed to the box lids not being secured by the catches on the front and there were no further problems for the remainder of the races.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Gommans Greyhound Supplies C0 Heat 1 - C0q - 375 Heat 1	TEPIRITA MEGA and EVE NING HILL were checked going to the first corner and EVE NING HILL fell and TEPIRITA MEGA lost several lengths and all chance. EVE NING HILL was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have suffered a tail injury.
Race 2	Greyhounds As Pets C0 Heat 2 - C0q - 375 Heat 2	ALLEGRO STYLE began awkwardly and was the slowest away from the boxes and settled back. MR ZAFONIC shifted in going into the bend and bumped with BUNDORAN LASS and ALLEGRO STYLE and all three lost ground and settled at the rear. MR ZAFONIC recovered the best of the three and he finished in 4th place.
Race 3	Grant Irvine Pharmacy Ltd C1 Heat 1 - C1q - 457 Heat 1	ANOTHER CRUISE and THRILLING LUKE were the slowest to begin and they settled at the rear. ANOTHER CRUISE was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have a toe joint injury.
Race 4	Paul Claridge Electrical C1 Heat 2 - C1q - 457 Heat 2	ARCHI BALE and MALAKAI MAGIC were slow to begin losing two lengths but they recovered to make up ground and finished in 1st and 3rd places. SPEEDY FEET, TUFF DIAMOND and NERO jostled together for some distance in the race to the first corner and they lost ground with SPEEDY FEET and TUFF DIAMOND going back to the rear. OPAWA RABBIT, NERO and THRILLING TOBY bumped together when leading on the home turn and became unbalanced briefly. OPAWA RABBIT drifted back from there and finished several lengths last and was referred to the Vet for assessment and fount to have pectoral, gracilus, tricep and quadricep pain.
Race 5	Brooks Timing C1 Heat 1 - C1q - 375 Heat 1	POWERHOUSE LEE galloped on the heels of MAKING TIME going into the bend and dragged that runner down briefly and MAKING TIME lost four lengths in the incident.
Race 6	J P Print, Petone C1 Heat 2 - C1q - 375 Heat 2	CAWBOURNE JOSH and REPLAY bumped when the start was made and CAWBOURNE JOSH lost ground and settled back. DENALI shifted out going into the bend and bumped with REPLAY and OLLIE BAXTER and they lost ground and stayed back to finish in the last three places.
Race 7	Warehouse Stationery C1 Heat 3 - C1q - 375 Heat 3	The box lids opened as the lure arrived at the start and the field was immediately level with the lure which was eventually pulled up some distance around the first bend. Three of the runners continued to race around to the usual pull up area while the other runners stopped at the lure. After taking into account the fact that the track was quite testing after the rain, the race was abandoned in the interests of the welfare of the Greyhounds and as it was a heat, the runners to go through to the final were drawn from a hat.
Race 8	Personal Protective Services Ltd C5 Feature - C5 - 375	CAESAR CHANCE was slow to begin losing three lengths. INDIVIDUAL LILY shifted in going into the bend and caused checks to ELLE PACKER and WHEELIE GOOD. WHEELIE GOOD checked off the back of SENORITA TINA on the home turn and shifted out onto CAESAR CHANCE and BIGTIME DASHER which were forced very wide on the track. SENORITA TINA was also checked and unbalanced in the incident. Following concerns from a couple of Trainers regarding the safety of the track, the meeting was put back by one race while the Stewards consulted with senior Trainers and inspected the track. The track was testing after the recent rain but was considered to be safe for racing and the meeting continued.
Race 9	Outback Trading Company Ltd C2 - C2 - 375	All clear.
Race 10	Manawatu Harness Racing Club C3 - C3 - 375	KING'S SELECTION and MANU RAMA bumped together soon after the start and settled back. MANU RAMA shifted out going into the bend and checked over the heels of PEACOCK PRINCESS and lost ground.
Race 11	Shakey Jakey At Rocky Ridge C4 - C4 - 375	EMPTY BANK was very slow to begin losing several lengths and all chance and she tailed the field throughout. HOMEBUSH RAMONA shifted in from the start and BLUE AND CURLY shifted out which resulted in CAWBOURNE MATTY and PUNCH ON JAIME being tightened in between and they lost ground.
Race 12	Affordable Pet Accessories C2 - C2 - 457	All clear.
Race 13	Hoult Contractors Ltd C4 - C4 - 457	PREMIER DIVISION and BOSTON HEART were the slowest to begin losing a length. COSMIC SCRAMBLE drifted off the back of the field going to the first corner and raced several lengths behind the 2nd last runner but made up ground well over the final stages to finish in 6th place.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Gommans Greyhound Supplies C0 Heat 1 - C0q - 375 Heat 1	Eve Ning Hill Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 04 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015
Race 3	Grant Irvine Pharmacy Ltd C1 Heat 1 - C1q - 457 Heat 1	Another Cruise Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 04 Jun 2015 to 13 Jun 2015
Race 4	Paul Claridge Electrical C1 Heat 2 - C1q - 457 Heat 2	Opawa Rabbit Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 04 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015
Race 9	Outback Trading Company Ltd C2 - C2 - 375	Pure Lee Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 04 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015
Race 11	Shakey Jakey At Rocky Ridge C4 - C4 - 375	Rodriguez Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 01 Jun 2015 to 14 Jun 2015 Semantics Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 01 Jun 2015 to 28 Jun 2015 Wine Time Rule HISTORICAL - 64.11 from 04 Jun 2015 to 13 Jun 2015
Race 12	Affordable Pet Accessories C2 - C2 - 457	Boris Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 31 May 2015 to 06 Jun 2015 Shadow Baxter Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 03 Jun 2015 to 14 Jul 2015

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 2	Greyhounds As Pets C0 Heat 2 - C0q - 375 Heat 2	Ka Pai Swab No: Post race
Race 4	Paul Claridge Electrical C1 Heat 2 - C1q - 457 Heat 2	Archi Bale Swab No: Post race
Race 6	J P Print, Petone C1 Heat 2 - C1q - 375 Heat 2	Skinny Ankles Swab No: Post race
Race 10	Manawatu Harness Racing Club C3 - C3 - 375	Sheik 'Em Up Swab No: Post race
Race 11	Shakey Jakey At Rocky Ridge C4 - C4 - 375	Enhancer Swab No: Post race
Race 12	Affordable Pet Accessories C2 - C2 - 457	Legal Aid Swab No: Post race