Stipendiary Stewards Report

Otago Greyhound Racing Club

Forbury Park Raceway ON TUESDAY 17 Dec 2019

Weather: Raining
Track: Dead - downgraded to Slushy prior to Race 6.
Scales: Correct at checked weights
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report:
1). Trainer D Roberts was issued with a caution for allowing his greyhound, HAIDEE BALE to be accepted into fields on consecutive days.

2). Stipendiary Stewards report as posted is provisional and subject to further review and amendment.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Forbury Park First 4 Sprint - C0 - 310	THREE GOLD STARS (1) - obligated to check off heels exiting the bend. GOLDSTAR PERRIE (3) - collided with ST ANDREW early stages. EVER RESTED (4) - squeezed between runners early stages losing ground. Again squeezed for racing room entering the bend. Hindered briefly by falling runner shortly after. ST ANDREWS (5) - shifted in at the start colliding with GOLDSTAR PERRIE before shifting outwards bumping with the hind quarters of FATHER LEO. Terminally checked and fell to the track entering the bend. Referred to the Veterinarian and cleared of injury. FATHER LEO (6) - hind quarters contacted early stages by ST ANDREW. Shouldered with HOMEBUSH HANS in the run to the bend before having its heels clipped by this runner entering the bend. KOWLOON LIGHTS (7) - slightly hampered by falling runner entering the bend. HOMEBUSH HANS (8) - shouldered with FATHER LEO in the run to the bend. Clipped heels entering the bend and fell to the track entering the bend. Referred to the Veterinarian and cleared of injury.
Race 2	OGRC Early Quaddie Stakes - C0 - 545	TIDAL TAPESTRY (3) - collided with VIKING MAFIA rounding the first turn. OPAWA CUTIE (4) - raced wide exiting the first bend. MAX VOLUME (5) - left the boxes clumsily. Shifted up the track entering the first turn forcing GOLDSTAR SMITHIE up the track. VIKING MAFIA (7) - slow to jump. Collided with TIDAL TAPESTRY rounding the first turn. GOLDSTAR SMITHIE (8) - forced up the track entering the first turn.
Race 3	St Kilda Veterinary Centre Stakes - C1 - 545	GOLDSTAR DAWSON (1) - squeezed for room entering the first turn bumping with MITCHAM MANERING. GOLDSTAR TRUMAN (4) - slow early. Hindered entering the first turn losing momentum. MICK THE MOWER (6) - slow early. Checked and lost momentum entering the bend. LETHAL LETTIE (7) - slow early. Held up for racing room rounding the final turn. MITCHAM MANERING (10/2) - shouldered by GOLDSTAR DAWSON entering the first bend. Weakened final bend.
Race 4	Green Island Barber Sprint - C2 - 310	SOUFFLE SUE (1) - boxed first.Turned inwards when hampered by SOZIN'S NOIR entering the bend SOZIN'S NOIR (2) - awkwardly positioned to the outside of SOUFFLE SUE entering the bend losing ground as a consequence. Placed on heels rounding the bend. SOZIN'S AZURE (5) - slow early. Placed in restricted room briefly entering the bend. HOMEBUSH JORDIE (7) - slow early. Placed in restricted room briefly entering the bend.
Race 5	Brian Bagley Driver Licensing Sprint - C3 - 310	False start declared due to the lids not opening. All Greyhounds subjected to a Veterinary examination and cleared to re-start. BLACK TORI (1) - placed in tight quarters to the inside of HOMEBUSH FINN prior to the bend losing ground. HOMEBUSH FINN (3) - slow early before being placed on heels. Checked briefly entering the bend. SOZIN'S SYMPHONY (4) - awkwardly placed on the heels of HOMEBUSH TESAN entering the bend. JUSTIN RYAN (5) - squeezed for racing room rounding the bend losing momentum. MEGA DREAM (8) - slow early.
Race 6	Brocklebanks Dry Cleaners Stakes - C2 - 545	Race started 3 minutes late due to the False start in the previous event. MUST BE RUSTY (1) - weakened late in the run home. AUSSIE MUSCLE (4) - shouldered BASHFUL BUFFY prior to the bend. KNOW EQUAL (6) - boxed first. Faltered on jumping settling back. BLACK DAN (7) - bumped from the inside prior to the bend. BASHFUL BUFFY (9/5) - squeezed for racing room after being bumped from the inside by AUSSIE MUSCLE prior to the bend. GOLDSTAR YANKEE (10/8) - slow early.
Race 7	Dave Robbie Photographer Stakes - C2/3 - 545	CLASSY WITCH (2) - obligated to check outwards off the heels of KNOW THREAT in the run to the first bend. OPAWA SWEET (3) - contacted the hind quarters of JOE BONANZA racing down the back straight shifting up the track as a consequence and bumping with ORINA ALLEN. JOE BONANZA (4) - box first. Had hind quarters bumped by OPAWA SWEET racing down the back straight. KNOW THREAT (5) - slow early. Wide first bend. ORINA ALLEN (7) - contacted from the inside when racing down the back straight.
Race 8	Happy 18th Birthday Riley Evans - C4 - 310	PUNCH ON BUZZ (1) - contacted by GOLDSTAR WILLA exiting the bend. GOLDSTAR MAJOR (2) - bumped with GOLDSTAR SPOTTY on jumping. GOLDSTAR SPOTTY (3) - bumped with GOLDSTAR MAJOR on jumping. SOZIN'S EMPIRE (4) - squeezed for racing room early stages. DYNA ELLIOT (6) - hindered prior to the bend. NIKKO BAXTER (7) - awkwardly placed between runners prior to the bend after jostling with GOLDSTAR WILLA losing ground. GOLDSTAR WILLA (8) - shouldered with NIKKO BAXTER prior to the bend. Collided with PUNCH ON BUZZ exiting the bend losing its balance and ground. Referred to the Veterinarian and cleared of injury.
Race 9	Otago New Year's Eve Classic Heat 1 - C5q - 310 Heat 1	LITTLE KRAKATOA (2) - shifted up the track in the run to the bend impeding outside runners and being turned inwards as a consequence. TEE AN' CEE (4) - shouldered with BENDER TRUTH early stages. Racing room hindered in the run the bend. BENDER TRUTH (5) - shouldered with TEE AN' CEE early stages. Racing room hindered in the run to the bend. Hampered and lost ground entering the bend. GOLDSTAR TROOPER (6) - shouldered from the inside by BENDER TRUTH in the run to the bend. Lost ground entering the bend when placed on heels. NIPPA MARTINO (7) - slow early. NELSO ALLEN (8) - slow early.
Race 10	Otago New Year's Eve Classic Heat 2 - C5q - 310 Heat 2	EYREWELL EBONY (1) - slow early. HANKENSTEIN (2) - hampered entering the bend. Shouldered briefly with HOMEBUSH BOOTS rounding the bend. WILDEBEEST (3) - brushed shoulders with FLORA DORA prior to the bend. Lost ground when awkwardly placed on heels entering the bend. Held up rounding the bend before checking outwards off heels bumping with FLORA DORA. FLORA DORA (4) - brushed shoulders with WILDEBEEST to the bend. Hampered from the inside rounding the bend when forced wider by WILDEBEEST. SHAW LEE (6) - slow early. HOMEBUSH BOOTS (8) - shouldered with HANKENSTEIN rounding the bend.
Race 11	Colin Keen Memorial Heat 1 (Group 2) - C5q - 545 Heat 1	KNOW STATE (1) - obligated to check off the heels of SPRING FALCON rounding the first bend. OUR JOLENE (4) - checked from behind in the run to the bend. EGOMANIACAL (5) - shifted up the track early stages forcing KNOW SHAME out onto START THE SHOW. KNOW SHAME (6) - forced up the track early stages hampering START THE SHOW. Shouldered with DYNA XARVEL prior to the bend. START THE SHOW (7) - hindered from the inside early stages before checking outwards off the heels of DYNA XARVEL. DYNA XARVEL (8) - shouldered with KNOW SHAME prior to the first bend before checking inwards off heels. Hampered briefly first bend. Checked off heels in the run home.
Race 12	Colin Keen Memorial Heat 2 (Group 2) - C5q - 545 Heat 2	DOUBLE SPEED (1) - shouldered with KNOW BETRAYAL in the run to the first bend placing this runner in restricted room. KNOW BETRAYAL (2) - placed in tight quarters prior to the first bend checking outwards and colliding with THRILLING WATCH. Checked off heels racing down the back straight. DYNA DAVE (3) - slow early stages. Checked and lost balance entering the first bend. OPAWA NAT (4) - shouldered with KNOW BETRAYAL in the run to the bend forcing this runner in restricted room. Placed in restricted room rounding the final bend losing momentum. KNOW REFUSAL (5) - slow early shifting up the track forcing UTHOR BALE out onto THRILLING WATCH. UTHOR BALE (6) - squeezed for racing room early stages when forced out onto THRILLING WATCH by KNOW REFUSAL losing balance and ground. THRILLING WATCH (8) - slow early. Hampered early. Bumped from the inside entering the first bend running wide before being contacted from the inside by KNOW BETRAYAL losing ground.
Race 13	Waitaki Challenge Sprint Final - C1f - 310	MISS NINA (2) - bumped with C'MON BENNY BOY rounding the bend and again exiting it. KOPUTAI (3) - boxed first. Shifted up the track early stages hampering outside runners. Collided with HOMEBUSH COMET shortly afterwards before colliding with HOMEBUSH CAESAR. KNOW FRENZY (4) - hampered from the inside early stages before being squeezed for racing room losing ground. Again hampered prior to the bend. Checked outwards off heels rounding the bend. HOMEBUSH COMET (5) - contacted from the inside early stages. SOUTHERN ANGEL (6) - hindered through the early stages. Awkwardly placed on heels prior to the bend. C'MON BENNY BOY (7) - hampered through the early stages before being placed in restricted room prior to the bend after shouldering with HOMEBUSH CAESAR. Bumped with MISS NINA rounding the bend and again exiting it. HOMEBUSH CAESAR (8) - shouldered with C'MON BENNY BOY prior to the bend before colliding with KOPUTAI.
Race 14	Racing Again Tuesday 31st December - C1 - 310	HOMEBUSH HUNDY (1) - hindered entering the bend losing momentum. LAKOTA TONKA (2) - slow to leave the boxes. Checked off heels prior to the bend. MAGIC JEAN LASS (3) - placed in tight quarters entering the bend losing ground. Lost further ground when checked rounding the bend. MITCHAM PRU (4) - was awkward to leave the boxes. IMPRESSIVE HIGH (5) - jostled with BALDRICK prior to the bend. Squeezed for racing room entering the bend losing momentum. HOMEBUSH MILES (6) - placed in restricted room prior to the bend losing ground. BALDRICK (7) - jostled with IMPRESSIVE HIGH prior to the bend.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Forbury Park First 4 Sprint - C0 - 310	Father Leo Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 4	Green Island Barber Sprint - C2 - 310	Eyrewell Bentley Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 6	Brocklebanks Dry Cleaners Stakes - C2 - 545	Know Equal Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 8	Happy 18th Birthday Riley Evans - C4 - 310	Sozin's Empire Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 10	Otago New Year's Eve Classic Heat 2 - C5q - 310 Heat 2	Shaw Lee Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 11	Colin Keen Memorial Heat 1 (Group 2) - C5q - 545 Heat 1	Egomaniacal Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 12	Colin Keen Memorial Heat 2 (Group 2) - C5q - 545 Heat 2	Uthor Bale Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 14	Racing Again Tuesday 31st December - C1 - 310	Mitcham Pru Swab No: Pre Race - Urine