Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 21 Aug 2016

Weather: Fine
Track: Good The track was well presented throughout the day. Following the false start in Race 7 due to the 318m boxes malfunctioning, the remaining 318m events were manually started.
Scales: Correct at all weights
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report: OBSTINATUS (R & N O'REGAN) completed the required satisfactory trial and was cleared to race.
NEED MAGIC (P Green) was stood down for 28 days under Rule 79.1a for marring and until it trials satisfactorily.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	AGRC Rewards Sprint - C0 - 318	The start was delayed for 2 minutes at the request of Raceday Control. WONG WAY (3) was slow to jump losing considerable ground. MISS ASHELLAC (8) shifted in entering the turn forcing ZIGGY ATTACK (7) down onto BARN DOOR BILLY (5), which was checked. HANAO (6) had to check off the back of MISS SHELLAC rounding the turn when at the rear. BLAME THE CLOWN (1) raced wide on the turn.
Race 2	Carol's TAB Clendon Inn Sprint - C4 - 318	WOBURN ABBEY (4) and HALLO STAR (5) made contact briefly over the early stages. WOBURN ABBEY shifted in entering the turn contacting IDOL GEE (2) for several strides. EKALI (7) had to check off the back of IDOL GEE and WOBURN ABBEY rounding the bend. MELMAN (8) was referred to Vet for assessment which revealed no abnormality.
Race 3	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Series Heat 1 - C1q - 527 Heat 1	OPAWA PAUL (7) was slow to jump. BLOO BLOOMERS (9 - Box 6) lost a length entering the first turn when MONTANA (8) shifted in. THRILLING CARTER (4) and JINJA MIA (5) came together briefly on several occasions approaching and rounding the first turn. BLOO BLOOMERS and MONTANA also made contact rounding the first turn when at the rear.
Race 4	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Series Heat 2 - C1q - 527 Heat 2	MR. FUSS POT (4) lost a length entering the first turn when racing between OPAWA RICHIE (2) and PODIUM BONUS (8). OPAWA HARRY (1) had to check off the back of JELLY GEM (7) rounding the first turn when that runner shifted down to the rail. OPAWA RICHIE was hampered for several strides approaching the back straight when OPAWA HARRY shifted in. PODIUM BONUS lost a length entering the back straight when to the outside of OPAWA HARRY.
Race 5	Greyhound Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	ELECTRIC DEE EYE (3) was slow to jump. GIMME HOT CHIPS (6) shifted in entering the turn contacting LORD DE AIR (4) which tightened SHOT GUN HARRY (7) for some strides. LORD DE AIR then had to check off the back of GIMME HOT CHIPS and shifted out checking UNO NATHAN (5), which was forced wide.
Race 6	Trophies Plus Stakes - C3 - 527	LOCHINVAR BROGUE was slow to jump but recovered to lead on the first turn. ZIPPING LINK (4) shifted out and bumped SHARELLA (7) over the early stages. ZIPPING LINK and OUR SAMBO (3) made contact entering the first turn when to the inside of SHARELLA which shifted in. OUR SAMBO then lost ground when having to check off the back of ZIPPING LINK rounding the first turn.
Race 7	Stitiches Upolstery Sprint - C1/2 - 318	A false start was declared when the boxes failed to open. All runners were examined by the Veterinarian and cleared to start. The restart was manually operated. EVA KANEVA (3) and SKYLER WHITE (4) came together shortly after jumping. SKYLER WHITE shifted in entering the turn checking UMAGA RAMA (2), which lost 2 lengths.
Race 8	Pump And Engineering Stakes - C2/3 - 527	MR. MUMBLES (4) shifted out on jumping forcing ZIPPING CASEY (5) out onto CRYING IN VEGAS (6), with these three runners becoming unbalanced and losing ground. FANTASTIC AVA (3) and THRILLING RIOT (7) came together briefly entering the home straight.
Race 9	Mcghie Plumbing Sprint - C1/2 - 318	GO ANDWYN (2) and INDEFINITE ORDER (3) came together shortly after the start and then again approaching the turn. ASTA (6) shifted in entering the turn forcing INDEFINITE ORDER down onto GO ANDWYN and OPAWA POPPY (1), which were all checked and lost ground. ALLEGRO LASS fell shortly after the winning post after contacting GEE THUNDER (8) and was referred to the Vet for assessment which detected soreness to the left quads with a 10 day stand down imposed. GO ANDWYN also underwent a post race Veterinary examination after ending up under the rail on finishing on the lure with no abnormality detected.
Race 10	Hewlett Electrical Stakes - C4/5 - 527	PROPHECY (7) shifted in shortly after the start checking PERCENTAGE GIRL (6) and GLOBAL CONQUEST (5). PERCENTAGE GIRL then shifted out contacting BELCROFT BANKER (8) for several strides. LUCKYMAN (9 - Box 4) shifted in early making brief contact with KIMETTO (3), which in turn shifted down onto SHEER MISS (1) for several strides. PROPHECY shifted in entering the first turn tightening PERCENTAGE GIRL down onto KIMETTO and SHEER MISS briefly. PERCENTAGE GIRL then shifted out off the back of PROPHECY hampering BELCROFT BANKER for several strides. SHEER MISS lost ground rounding the first turn when KIMETTO shifted in. BELCROFT BANKER and SHEER MISS made contact approaching the final turn.
Race 11	Greyhounds As Pets Sprint - C3 - 318	SIMPLY SAM (4) shifted in entering the turn checking WHO ROCKS (3) which went back onto ATOONGA AIR (5), with both these runners losing considerable ground. NEED MAGIC (9) and WHEELIE RASCAL (7) were both badly hampered in this incident. NEED MAGIC turned its head rounding the turn and veered out marring WHEELIE RASCAL. Trainer P Green was advised that NEED MAGIC would be stood down under Rule 79.1a for 28 days and until it trials satisfactorily. WHO ROCKS was referred to the Vet for assessment which revealed soreness to the right deep pectoral with a 10 day stand down imposed.
Race 12	Plasterboard Ltd Sprint - C4/5 - 318	BRIGHT STAR (3) shifted out early contacting THUNDERATION (5) for several strides. THUNDERATION then shifted out contacting DIVA POSE (8) briefly awith these two runners coming together and jostling for some distance entering the turn.
Race 13	Jack's Wholesale Meats Sprint - C1 - 318	ROTOVEGAS SPARKY (9 - Box 3) and TINY GREY (2) came together shortly after jumping. TINY GREY lost ground entering the turn when to the inside of ROTOVEGAS SPARKY, which had to steady off the back of MISS BUNYTHORPE (4).

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 4	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Series Heat 2 - C1q - 527 Heat 2	April's My Mum Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 19 Aug 2016 to 01 Sep 2016 Jump On It Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 20 Aug 2016 to 02 Sep 2016 Tron Bradman Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 18 Aug 2016 to 27 Aug 2016
Race 9	Mcghie Plumbing Sprint - C1/2 - 318	Allegro Lass Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 21 Aug 2016 to 30 Aug 2016
Race 10	Hewlett Electrical Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Yap's Me Mum Rule HISTORICAL - 64.11 from 20 Aug 2016 to 16 Sep 2016
Race 11	Greyhounds As Pets Sprint - C3 - 318	Locha Knocka Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 20 Aug 2016 to 16 Sep 2016 Need Magic Rule HISTORICAL - 79.1a from 21 Aug 2016 to 17 Sep 2016 Who Rocks Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 21 Aug 2016 to 30 Aug 2016
Race 13	Jack's Wholesale Meats Sprint - C1 - 318	Atomic Rush Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 18 Aug 2016 to 31 Aug 2016

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 2	Carol's TAB Clendon Inn Sprint - C4 - 318	Fabrelee Swab No: post race
Race 3	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Series Heat 1 - C1q - 527 Heat 1	Gold Class Swab No: post race
Race 4	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Series Heat 2 - C1q - 527 Heat 2	Scott The Looks Swab No: post race
Race 7	Stitiches Upolstery Sprint - C1/2 - 318	Tee Kay Yapper Swab No: post race
Race 8	Pump And Engineering Stakes - C2/3 - 527	Spud Missile Swab No: post race
Race 9	Mcghie Plumbing Sprint - C1/2 - 318	Gee Thunder Swab No: post race
Race 10	Hewlett Electrical Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Prophecy Swab No: post race
Race 12	Plasterboard Ltd Sprint - C4/5 - 318	Subic Bay Swab No: post race