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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON MONDAY 07 Mar 2016

Weather: Fine
Track: Good The track was presented in good order and with all equipment functioning well, the meeting proceeded smoothly.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report:

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Formpro Ratings Free Every Monday C0 - C0 - 375	ANOTHER JET shifted in from the start and hampered JAZZ HILL and SPARK ATTACK which both settled back. BILLY MARLOW shifted out from the start and checked HIGHWAY HOUND which lost ground and settled at the rear. KILLALEA STAR raced wide on the bend and into the home straight covering extra ground and finished in last place.
Race 2	Greyhounds As Pets C1 - C1 - 375	TOP PROSECUTOR shifted in when taking the lead going into the bend and caused a check to MARLOW MARINA which went back several places and was galloped on by CLEARLY MAGIC. MARLOW MARINA continued to lose ground and finished several lengths last and was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have injuries to both pectoral muscles. CLEARLY MAGIC never recovered from the interference and finished in 2nd last place.
Race 3	Brooks Timing C1 - C1 - 457	KENNEL BOY was the slowest away from the boxes and stayed back throughout the race. BERNIE'S BOY was awkwardly placed between runners soon after the start and lost two lengths. KENNEL BOY and TO THE BANK jostled together for a short distance going to the first corner and they both became unbalanced and lost ground. TO THE BANK shifted out during the incident and hampered ARCANE RAMPAGE which went back to the rear and stayed there for the remainder of the race.
Race 4	Restricted Age Stakes - R/A - 457	ZIPPING JOCK, CAWBOURNE CLAY and CRIKEY were awkwardly positioned in restricted room going into the bend and they jostled together losing ground and went back to the rear where they stayed. HAWKESBURY FEVER and SWIFTLY CHLOE raced in prominent positions near the lead going to the home turn but bumped together and SWIFTLY CHLOE suffered the most and she lost two lengths.
Race 5	wheeldeal.co.nz C4/5 - C4/5 - 375	WHEELIE RASCAL and TAKAMORI bumped together on the bend and they were unbalanced briefly and went back to the rear. TAKAMORI recovered to make up ground for 5th place but WHEELIE RASCAL stayed back and finished in last place.
Race 6	Buck Fever At Stud C3/4 - C3/4 - 457	SPRINGVALE HARRY began awkwardly losing three lengths ad he stayed back throughout the race. OPAWA KAREN began well to be handy early but faltered after a short distance and drifted back through the field and finished a long last. She was referred to the Vet for assessment and found to have injured a gracilis muscle.
Race 7	Manawatu Harness Racing Club - C1/2 - 375	BARRA BOY, CAWBOURNE DANIAL and ALCUDIA were the slowest away from the boxes losing three lengths. HOMEBUSH FLYTE shifted in from the start and inconvenienced CHINESE STAR and SONIC ATTACK for a short distance.
Race 8	J P Print, Petone C1 - C1 - 375	TAKE THE SHORTS was slow to begin losing three lengths but was quickly into stride and raced around the field to go on and win the race. FANGIRL shifted in across the line of APOLLO on the bend and this resulted in APOLLO checking over the back of FANGIRL and he lost momentum for a short distance.
Race 9	Outback Trading Company C3 - C3 - 375	SPIRIT RUN, PREMIER PRINCE and KENTARO BAXTER bumped together soon after the start and SPIRIT RUN and PREMIER PRINCE settled back. SPIRIT RUN was then checked when bumping with MANGAMAHU JACK on the bend and she lost several lengths and never recovered.
Race 10	Personal Protective Services C1/2 - C1/2 - 375	OPAWA JAY shifted in going to the first corner and crowding and eventually checks to KNOCKA FEW BACK, TAKEAWAY, OLLIE BOY and CHERIES BOY with KNOCKA FEW BACK and CHERIES BOY the most affected and they lost several lengths and all chance.
Race 11	Shakey Jakey At Rocky Ridge C3 - C3 - 375	SUPERLINER shifted in from the start and hampered BIG BOY DENO for a short distance. SUPERLINER then continued to shift ground in and this resulted in crowding and checks to TELL THE BOYS, BIG BOY DENO and GRADER JACK which stayed back to finish in the rear group. PEACOCK PRINCESS was also hampered in the incident but recovered to finish in 3rd place.
Race 12	Preston's Master Butchers C2 - C2 - 457	ALAMEIN BLONDE, KIRKHAM HARVEY and DOUBLE ENTENDRE jostled together going to the first corner and they became unbalanced losing ground and stayed back to finish in the last three places.
Race 13	Affordable Pet Accessories C1 - C1 - 375	PRINCELY MONEY and GUMMY GUMPSTA were slow to begin losing three lengths. GUMMY GUMPSTA then raced very wide throughout over extra ground. DOGGED DAN began well to be handy early in the race but could not keep with the pace and drifted to eventually finish in last place.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 6	Buck Fever At Stud C3/4 - C3/4 - 457	Opawa Karen Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 07 Mar 2016 to 03 Apr 2016
Race 9	Outback Trading Company C3 - C3 - 375	Dr. Brm Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 07 Mar 2016 to 16 Mar 2016
Race 11	Shakey Jakey At Rocky Ridge C3 - C3 - 375	Don't Muzzle Me Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 07 Mar 2016 to 16 Mar 2016
Race 12	Preston's Master Butchers C2 - C2 - 457	Worboys Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 06 Mar 2016 to 15 Mar 2016

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Formpro Ratings Free Every Monday C0 - C0 - 375	Ear's Boris Swab No: Post race
Race 3	Brooks Timing C1 - C1 - 457	Cawbourne Spree Swab No: Post race
Race 4	Restricted Age Stakes - R/A - 457	Cawbourne Gil Swab No: Post race
Race 7	Manawatu Harness Racing Club - C1/2 - 375	Apollo Baxter Swab No: Post race
Race 8	J P Print, Petone C1 - C1 - 375	Cawbourne Bird Swab No: Post race
Race 9	Outback Trading Company C3 - C3 - 375	Boston Lightning Swab No: Post race
Race 13	Affordable Pet Accessories C1 - C1 - 375	Lin Baxter Swab No: Pre race

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