Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON THURSDAY 12 Apr 2018

Weather: Showery
Track: Good The track was presented in good order and the meeting proceeded smoothly and concluded on time.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: TRIXIE LEE completed a satisfactory trial which was required under Rule 38.9 and is now cleared to race. BILLY BULLET Was down in weight by 1.6 kilograms and had not raced since 21.12.2017. ZARA PETAL was found to have marred another runner in Race 2 and was stood down for 28 days under Rule 55.1 a and is required to complete a satisfactory trial. SUN IS SHINING in Race 11 was down in weight by 2.3 kilograms and had not started since 18.01.2018. BIGTIME DAZZLER from Race 6 has now been removed from the box first list.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Welcome to the Manukau Sportsbowl Sprint - C0 - 318	TILLY TOODLE (2) - Bumped and lost ground from the start. CRACKLING (3) - Bumped and unbalanced from the start and settled back and stayed there. CRAMPTON (4) - Jostled for some distance on the bend and lost momentum. FINKLE FOOT (5) - Slow from the boxes and settled back but made up ground for 4th place. HOT MAYHEM (6) - Shifted in abruptly from start and checked other runners. Jostled and unbalanced for some distance on the bend and lost ground.
Race 2	DogZone Sprint - C1 - 318	SPIDER PHIL (2) - Was checked and forced wide on the bend and lost all chance. BRIGHT CONCEPT (5) - Checked into the bend and lost three lengths. ZARA PETAL (7) - Shifted out on the bend and marred another runner, was referred to the Vet and cleared of injury. Was stood down for 28 days under Rule 55.1 a and is required to complete a satisfactory trial before next racing. ATLAS SHRUGGED (8) - Slow away from boxes. Bumped and pushed wide into home straight.
Race 3	Trophies Plus Sprint - C1 - 318	PARRA EELS (4) - Tightened from the start and got back and stayed there. FANCY GAS (5) - Tightened from the start and got back and then brushed against the rail into the bend losing momentum and stayed back to finish last.
Race 4	Greyhound Function Centre Sprint - C2 - 318	LUKE SKYWALKER (2) - Shifted out into the bend and lost ground. STATMAN DAVE (4) - Forced wide into bend losing momentum. UNCONSCIONABLE (5) - Checked and forced wide into bend and stayed well back. SNOOPY'S HERO (8) - Forced wide over extra ground into the bend and stayed back to finish last.
Race 5	Stitches Upholstery Stakes - C3 - 527	SALVAROTTI (2) - In contact on home turn and was unbalanced losing momentum. IDOL AJAY (4) - Stepped over heels into first turn and ran wide losing momentum. PRETTY AND PINK (5) - Forced wide into the first bend over extra ground and stayed back for the remainder. VINCE FAWN (6) - Was the slowest to begin and stayed well back throughout the race.
Race 6	Carol's TAB Clendon Inn Stakes - C2 - 527	OPAWA SILVER (5) - Was awkwardly placed between runners into the first turn and lost momentum and went back to last. BIGTIME DAZZLER (7) - Was the slowest to begin losing three lengths but then made up some ground until fading to 7th at the finish.
Race 7	Greyhounds As Pets Sprint - C3 - 318	JINJA MONGO (2) - Was slow away from the boxes but quickly made up ground and went on to finish in 3rd place. ALLEGRO CODY (7) - Was awkwardly positioned in restricted room between runners going to the first turn and suffered a leg injury and took no further part in the race. Was referred to the Vet and found to have shoulder injuries.
Race 8	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	MIDNIGHT DAYDREAM (4) - Was slow away from the boxes losing four lengths. UNGRATEFUL (7) - Ran wide on the first bend covering extra ground and stayed back to finish in 7th place.
Race 9	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	KAPAI LANA (2) - Shifted out abruptly from the start and dictated another runners line for some distance. HARRY BROWN (5) - Forced wide over extra ground for some distance and stayed back for most of the race. SOARING HAWKE (6) - Checked over heels into the home straight and lost momentum briefly.
Race 10	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C1 - 527	RED DOT SPECIAL (1) - Began awkwardly and lost two lengths. Was tightened between runners into the final bend and went back to near the rear and stayed there. DYNA BEVLIN (3) - Was checked going into first bend and lost three lengths.
Race 11	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	EKALI (5) - Jostled going to first turn and lost momentum for a short distance. BIGTIME SNEAKY (6) - Was bumped and unbalanced after the start and she lost ground and stayed back at the rear for the remainder. BROTASTIC (8) - Was jostled and inconvenienced going to the first turn and lost ground and stayed well back.
Race 12	Jack's Wholesale Meats Stakes - C4/5 - 527	STAY AWAY HAYDO (3) - Was a little slow to begin but gradually improved throughout the race and finished 2nd. LETRON JAMES (7) - Was also slow from the boxes and settled back and stayed there throughout.
Race 13	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Sprint - C1 - 318	TABULAM GIRL (1) - Shifted out from the start and crowded other runners which lost ground. KEN WILDE (3) - Crowded after the start and went back to the rear and stayed there for the remainder of the race. JINJA LIV (5) - Was crowded in the run to the first corner and she stayed back to finish 2nd last. HOP ON MATE (8) - Was inconvenienced going into the bend and lost momentum briefly.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 2	DogZone Sprint - C1 - 318	Zara Petal Rule 55.1 a from 12 Apr 2018 to 09 May 2018
Race 7	Greyhounds As Pets Sprint - C3 - 318	Allegro Cody Rule 56.1 from 12 Apr 2018 to 10 Jun 2018
Race 10	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C1 - 527	Opawa Anthony Rule 40.13 from 11 Apr 2018 to 01 May 2018

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Welcome to the Manukau Sportsbowl Sprint - C0 - 318	Kuridrani Swab No: Post race
Race 4	Greyhound Function Centre Sprint - C2 - 318	Bigtime Sophie Swab No: Post race
Race 5	Stitches Upholstery Stakes - C3 - 527	Noah Who Swab No: Post race
Race 6	Carol's TAB Clendon Inn Stakes - C2 - 527	Yooldome Swab No: Post race
Race 9	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	Invasion Swab No: Post race
Race 10	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C1 - 527	Gotcha Millie Swab No: Post race
Race 13	Deli's Sports Bar Clendon Inn Sprint - C1 - 318	Finkle Foot Fred Swab No: Post race Ken Wilde Swab No: Pre race