Stipendiary Stewards Report

Southland Greyhound Racing Club

Ascot Park Raceway ON TUESDAY 20 Feb 2018

Weather: Overcast
Track: Dead
Scales: Correct at all weights
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report: 1) The official track conditions were downgraded to Dead following Race 1. 2) MELTING WORLD (J Guthrie) has completed 10 clear runs since its suspension under Rule 55.1(b), with this endorsement now being cancelled as per Rule 55.7.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	www.southlandgreyhounds.co.nz - C0 - 390	HOMEBUSH NEVADA (2) - Crowded shortly after the start. HOLLY GRACE (4) - Slow to begin. Bumped heavily by an inside runner rounding the first bend. JINJA SPIRIT (5) - Ran inwards from the start resulting in several inside runners being inconvenienced. MELTING WORLD (6) - Crowded between runners entering the bend. DEVON BAXTER (9/3) - Crowded shortly after the start. Inclined to run wide racing into the bend colliding with HOLLY GRACE.
Race 2	CONGRATULATIONS FUNNY MUMMY - C0 - 457	SLY CATH (2) - Crowded between runners shortly after the start losing ground. JINJA FLASH (4) - Slow to begin. Inconvenienced entering the bend when awkwardly positioned near the heels of GLASS HARPOON. DYNA BART (5) - Ran inwards shortly after the start colliding with SLY CATH. GLASS HARPOON (7) - Dragged down momentarily entering the bend when shifting into the line of JINJA FLASH.
Race 3	MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND - C2 - 457	COSMIC STU (2) - Checked rounding the bend losing ground. Crowded between runners over the concluding stages. SHIFT THE BLAME (4) - Checked outwards across heels entering the bend resulting in OPAWA ROOSTER being forced wider on the track. OPAWA ROOSTER (6) - Slow to begin. Forced wider on the track rounding the bend. BOTANY ALAN (7) - Ran inwards into the bend coliding with COSMIC STU. HOMEBUSH RAGNA (8) - Crowded between runners over the concluding stages.
Race 4	GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ - C4/5 - 390	STAR BUCKING (2) - Checked entering the bend. Jostled with PRINCELY GOLD for a distance in the middle stages. PRINCELY GOLD (4) - Crowded for a short distance entering the bend losing ground. Checked rounding the bend. Jostled with STAR BUCKING for a distance in the middle stages. HEY JUDE (6) - Ran inwards rounding the bend checking inside runners. OPAWA SHELDON (7) - Slow to beign. Bumped heavily rounding the bend becoming unbalanced and losing ground in consequence. WHEELCHAIR NORM (8) - Bumped entering the bend.
Race 5	CONGRATULATIONS "THE COLONEL" - C3/4 - 390	MAGIC MIKE (2) - Checked approaching the bend, then again rounding the bend. MUST BE RUSTY (3) - Checked shortly after the start losing ground. HIGH RETURN (4) - Crowded in the early stages. Checked rounding the bend. OHOKA ALEX (5) - Slow to begin. Ran inwards rounding the bend checking HIGH RETURN and MAGIC MIKE. ABRASADOR (6) - Ran down the track through the early stages colliding with HIGH RETURN and MAGIC MIKE. DETECTIVE DASH (8) - Ran wide rounding the bend.
Race 6	ORETI BEACH RUN - C1 - 457	SMASH GATOR (2) - Crowded in the early stages. Shifted outwards abruptly rounding the bend when awkwardly positioned near heels, running wide which in turn forced GOTCHA ROCKY and CHIEF DOUG wider on the track. CHIEF DOUG (3) - Crowded in the early stages having to shift outwards off heels. Forced wider on the track rounding the bend. GOTCHA ROCKY (6) - Crowded between runners shortly after the start losing ground. Forced wider on the track rounding the bend. BLACK DAN (9/4) - Ran inwards through the early stages crowding CHIEF DOUG and SMASH GATOR.
Race 7	www.bodyaudit.co.nz - C3/4 - 457	ALLEN HADRIAN (5) - A post-race veterinary inspection revealed a torn left-fore webbing which required treatment. CHARLIE RUNKEL (7) - Ran inwards and collided with SPRING SAM on several occasions approaching the bend losing momentum. SPRING SAM (9/8) - Raced in restricted room entering the bend, bumping with another runner on several occasions.
Race 8	SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH - C1 - 457	HOMEBUSH BODEN (2) - Ran outwards across heels entering the bend hampering ALLEN MACK and DARLEK IAN. ALLEN MACK (3) - Hampered entering the bend. Raced in restricted room rounding the bend. DAVE'S PICK (4) - Crowded between runners upon jumping, losing ground. Raced in restricted room rounding the bend. OPAWA PURDIE (5) - Crowded between runners upon jumping. DARLEK IAN (8) - Hampered entering the bend losing its footing momentarily. HERITAGE WATCH (9/7) - Checked shortly after the start, losing ground.
Race 9	CONGRATULATIONS CABBAGE - C2 - 390	OPAWA JUMPER (1) - Ran outwards and collided with JEALOUS MUCH approaching the bend. HOMEBUSH SCRIBE (3) - Raced in restricted room and was unable to secure clear running for the majority of the home straight. MACEY BAXTER (4) - Crowded in the middle stages of the home straight. JEALOUS MUCH (5) - Checked approaching the bend losing ground. STORMY SUNDAY (8) - Slow to begin. Unbalanced appraoching the bend when joslting with JEALOUS MUCH. Raced in restricted room over the concluding stages.
Race 10	[email protected] ph 021657001 - C3 - 390	COCO BANGO (1) - Ran wide into and rounding the bend resulting in OPAWA BINGE being forced wider on the track. OSKITZ (2) - Crowded rounding the bend becoming awkwardly positioned near heels. ZIPPING CLYDE (4) - Crowded between runners in the early stages. OPAWA BINGE (9/7) - Forced wider on the track rounding the bend.
Race 11	HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN ANDERSON - C2 - 390	VALYRIAN STEEL (3) - Slow to begin, then bumped by another runner. DISCLAIMER (4) - Collided with VALYRIAN STEEL upon jumping, losing ground. Bumped entering the bend becoming unbalanced. NICKY BAXTER (7) - Crowded between runners at the start. Collided with DISCLAIMER entering the bend becoming unbalanced.
Race 12	ADDED ENERGY STAKES - C1 - 390	CATHY MAREE (2) - Crowded between runners appraoching the bend before being checked. JOEY BAXTER (4) - Crowded briefly in the early stages before checking outwards across heels. Raced in restricted room rounding the bend. COSMIC RUBEN (6) - Jostled with CATHY MAREE appraoching the bend. ZORBA THE GREEK (8) - Slow to begin.
Race 13	RACING AGAIN 6 MARCH - C1 - 390	TRENDY BLAKE (3) - Raced in restricted room entering the bend. A post-race veterinary inspection revealed no obvious abnormalities. LEO'S SON (4) - Checked outwards across heels appraoching the bend and when doing so, made heavy contact with MITCHAM FAYE which in turn was forced into the line of RAMBO. MITCHAM FAYE (5) - Bumped heavily approaching bend. RAMBO (6) - Crowded upon jumping. Inconveineced approaching the bend, then ran wide for a distance. ROCKIN' ROBYN (7) - Crowded upon jumping. HOMEBUSH HUNDY (8) - Ran inwards from the boxes crowding ROCKIN' ROBYN onto RAMBO.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 3	MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND - C2 - 457	Smash Calling Rule 40.13 from 20 Feb 2018 to 26 Feb 2018 Southern Honey Rule 40.13 from 20 Feb 2018 to 24 Feb 2018
Race 7	www.bodyaudit.co.nz - C3/4 - 457	Allen Hadrian Rule 56.1 from 20 Feb 2018 to 05 Mar 2018

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	www.southlandgreyhounds.co.nz - C0 - 390	It's A Must Swab No: Post race
Race 2	CONGRATULATIONS FUNNY MUMMY - C0 - 457	Go Bliss Swab No: Post race
Race 4	GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ - C4/5 - 390	Cosmic Richie Swab No: Post race
Race 7	www.bodyaudit.co.nz - C3/4 - 457	Southern Lights Swab No: Post race
Race 10	[email protected] ph 021657001 - C3 - 390	Zipping Clyde Swab No: Post race
Race 11	HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN ANDERSON - C2 - 390	Valyrian Steel Swab No: Post race
Race 13	RACING AGAIN 6 MARCH - C1 - 390	Cosmic Jase Swab No: Post race