Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 16 Feb 2020

Weather: Fine
Track: Good
Scales: Correct at checked weights.
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report: SUPPLEMENTARY:

Waikato GRC, 13 February 2020, the adjourned inquiry has been concluded with trainer S Lozell being issued with a Minor Infringement Notice pursuant with Rule 19.7 in that he nominated THRILLING DEXTER for a race that he was ineligible to start. A fine of $100 was imposed.

JUDICIAL:

1) KAPAI TAHI late scratching at kenneling.

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

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Speedmaps @Formpro Ratings Sprint - C1 - 318	OUR GREG (2) - bumped shortly after the start. Contacted nearing the home straight. PADDY FAST (3) - bumped then squeezed between runners shortly after the start. Jostled with SMALL PAIGE through the back straight. Bumped SMALL PAIGE nearing the home straight when moving up the track. SMASH BURTON (4) - began awkwardly, squeezing BOTANY RIFLES at the start. Contacted TAMANTHA entering the bend. Bumped BOTANY RIFLES nearing the home straight. BOTANY RIFLES (5) - squeezed between runners at the start. Contacted shortly after the start and nearing the bend. Awkwardly placed on heels on the point of the bend, needing to check out to gain clear racing room. Bumped nearing the home straight. TAMANTHA (6) - squeezed BOTANY RIFLES at the start. Contacted BOTANY RIFLES shortly after the start and nearing the bend. Contacted entering the bend. SMALL PAIGE (7) - bumped then squeezed PADDY FAST shortly after the start. Jostled with PADDY FAST through the back straight. Bumped nearing the home straight. A post race veterinary examination was carried out which revealed right hock fracture. BAILEY AND CREAM (9/8) - contacted OUR GREG nearing the home straight. LITTLE MERMAID (10/1) - squeezed PADDY FAST shortly after the start.
Race 2	$2,500 Bonus Quaddie Sprint - C0 - 318	GET ME HOME (1) - bumped nearing the bend. Tightened entering the bend, losing momentum. Raced wide through the home bend. OUR HOTROD (2) - contacted from behind nearing the bend. Bumped KAPAI STEWIE entering the bend. XENA POPPY (3) - awkwardly placed behind runners nearing the bend, losing momentum as a result. PORTLAND ART (4) - squeezed BIG TIME CAMILIA shortly after the start. Checked across heels and contacted OUR HOTROD from behind nearing the bend, becoming momentarily unbalanced. BOTANY SANDY (6) - squeezed BIG TIME CAMILA shortly after the start. Bumped FOREGO entering the bend. FOREGO (7) - bumped entering the bend. Checked off heels nearing the home straight. KAPAI STEWIE (8) - bumped entering the bend. BIG TIME CAMILA (9/5) - squeezed between runners shortly after the start. Bumped GET ME HOME nearing the bend. Tightened GET ME HOME nearing the bend.
Race 3	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C1/2 - 527	CRACKLING GAL (2) - brushed JINJA JAY nearing the winning post. JINJA JAY (3) - bumped ENJOY THE PERKS nearing the winning post on the first occasion. Brushed CRACKLING GAL nearing the winning post. ENJOY THE PERKS (5) - bumped nearing the winning post on the first occasion. ALWAYS DREAMING (8) - raced wide early, then again through the home straight.
Race 4	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	PODIUM PHOBIA (1) - tightened entering the bend. LAST STAR (2) - moved up the track entering the bend, dictating the racing line of EXPRESS EMPORIUM. Raced wide through the bend and home straight. PAT TAMA (3) - tightened entering the bend, needing to check off heels as a result. GO ALL LIN (5) - bumped nearing the bend, then tightened entering the bend, in turn tightening PAT TAMA. Raced wide through the latter stages of the bend and home straight. ARTIC MISS (6) - bumped GO ALL LIN nearing the bend. EXPRESS EMPORIUM (7) - had racing line dictated by LAST STAR entering the bend and obliged to race wide through the bend and home straight. GURU SECRET (8) - tightened GO ALL LIN entering the bend. MAD JACK (9/4) - tightened PODIUM PHOBIA entering the bend.
Race 5	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	MY SNUGGLES (2) - bumped JUST NIA from behind entering the bend. PLATINUM SPIRIT (4) - jostled with HI HO TONTO through the back straight. Awkwardly placed behind runners entering the bend. JUST NIA (5) - tightened then bumped from behind entering the bend, losing some momentum. SMASH OUT (6) - tightened JUST NIA entering the bend. MEDUSA WHO (7) - raced wide at various stages throughout the event. MAGIC EIGHT BALL (8) - raced wide through the bend and home straight. HI HO TONTO (9/3) - jostled with PLATINUM SPIRIT through the back straight, becoming unbalanced and losing ground entering the bend. BIG TIME IVY (10/1) - slow away.
Race 6	Auckland Cup Heats Next Week Sprint - C2 - 318	BIGTIME GAL (1) - bumped BIGTIME LOVIE nearing the home straight. BIGTIME LOVIE (2) - tightened at the start, needing to check off heels to gain clear racing room. Bumped shortly after the start. Bumped nearing the home straight. STAY RICH (3) - tightened BIGTIME LOVIE at the start. PLISKOVA (4) - bumped shortly after the start. DIGGER ACE (5) - tightened shortly after the start, in turn bumping PLISKOVA. Bumped BIGTIME LOVIE shortly after the start. Checked across heels entering the bend. Raced wide through the bend and home straight. A post race veterinary examination was carried out which revealed no injuries. BIG TIME TATUM (6) - slow away. GREY WAY (7) - tightened DIGGER ACE shortly after the start. Raced wide through the bend and home straight.
Race 7	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	OPAWA DELIGHT (1) - awkwardly placed behind runners entering the first bend. Moved up the track entering the back straight and raced wide. ROD'S GIRL (3) - bumped at the start. Tightened entering the first bend. SAUSAGE (4) - bumped ROD'S GIRL at the start. Tightened nearing the first bend, in turn tightened ROD'S GIRL entering the bend. Became very unbalanced, losing ground and contacted from behind on the point of the first bend. Never in contention thereafter. A post race veterinary examination was carried out which revealed sore right wrist. HEART SHAPED BOX (5) - tightened SAUSAGE entering the first bend. Raced wide through the back straight. Raced wide through the early stages of the home straight. BEAR CLAWS (6) - bumped at the start. Raced wide through the back straight. Jostled, briefly, with GO ANGEL entering the home straight when wide on the track. Raced wide through the home straight. JINJA MURPHY (7) - tightened at the start, in turn bumped BEAR CLAWS. Contacted SAUSAGE from behind on the point of the bend when that runner lost ground. GO ANGEL (8) - tightened JINJA MURPHY at the start. Raced wide at various stages throughout the event. Jostled, briefly, with BEAR CLAWS entering the home straight when wide on the track.
Race 8	$15,000 Guaranteed Pick6 Sprint - C1 - 318	RION KING (1) - bumped BIGTIME KIOWA shortly after the start. Tightened entering the bend. Squeezed between runners on the point of the bend, becoming unbalanced and falling as a result. Regained his feet and completed the event. A post race veterinary examination was carried out which revealed right whip muscle soreness. PLATINUM TEARS (2) - tightened nearing the bend, in turn squeezed FANCY. Bumped from behind entering the bend. Contacted FANCY on the point of the bend. Squeezed RION KING on the point of the bend. BIGTIME KIOWA (3) - slow away. Bumped shortly after the start. Tightened entering the bend. Squeezed RION KING on the point of the bend, becoming unbalanced and losing ground. FANCY (5) - squeezed nearing the bend. Contacted on the point of the bend. BIG TIME RICKY (6) - squeezed FANCY nearing the bend. DIGNITY DENTED (7) - tightened PLATINUM TEARS nearing the bend. ASSERTING POWER (8) - Stewards were concerned with this runner upon leaving the dias and ordered a post race veterinary examination as a precaution which revealed no abnormalities.
Race 9	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	LITTLE MOO (1) - brushed OPAWA BIG entering the first bend. Tightened on the point of the first bend, needing to check off heels as a result. Raced wide through the back straight. Bumped OPAWA BIG shortly after entering the home straight. OPAWA BIG (2) - brushed LITTLE MOO entering the first bend. Tightened LITTLE MOO on the point of the first bend. Bumped shortly after entering the home straight. FEAR THE FUR (3) - slow away. BOYKA (6) - slow away. Checked off heels entering the home straight. Raced wide through the home straight. REACT RESPOND (8) - raced wide through the home straight.
Race 10	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C4/5 - 318	ELECTRIC DANCER (1) - raced wide through the home straight. CAPTAIN KEV (2) - squeezed ASHAN shortly after the start. ASHEN (3) - squeezed between runners shortly after the start. Tightened entering the bend,needing to check off heels and losing ground as a result. Raced wide through the latter stages of the bend and home straight. THANK YOU NEXT (4) - bumped shortly after the start, in turn squeezed ASHAN. Bumped MANILA BALA nearing the bend. Tightened nearing the home straight, needing the check off heels as a result. MANILA BALA (5) - bumped THANK YOU NEXT shortly after the start. Bumped nearing the bend. Tightened THANK YOU NEXT nearing the home straight. FANTASTIC AMY (6) - up 2.2kg from previous race (29 November). RELEVANCE (8) - slow away.
Race 11	Manukau Cup - C5 - 527	LOOKING SNATCHED (1) - raced wide through the home straight. SPRING QUEEN (4) - began awkwardly. Bumped KIWI GAL nearing the final bend when attempting to move away from the rail. CHARLOW (5) - bumped DIG DIG DIG at the start. Contacted KIWI GAL on the point of the first bend. DIG DIG DIG (6) - bumped at the start. Subjected to a veterinary examination at the trainers request which revealed no abnormalities. KIWI GAL (7) - contacted on the point of the first bend. Raced wide through the back straight. Bumped nearing the final bend. Raced wide through the home straight.
Race 12	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C3 - 318	BLOCKER (1) - brushed FLYING HUEY shortly after the start. Jostled, briefly, with FLYING HUEY nearing the bend, then tightened entering the bend. FLYING HUEY (2) - brushed BLOCKEER shortly after the start. Jostled, briefly, with BLOCKER nearing the bend. Tightened entering the bend. HANDS OF STEEL (3) - tightened nearing the bend, then tightened FLYING HUEY entering the bend, becoming unbalanced and losing ground as a result. AUDRETTE (4) - moved up the track shortly after the start, bumping TRES VITE nearing the bend. Raced wide through the home straight. FRANKY THE JETT (5) - awkwardly placed and unbalanced entering the home straight, checking off heels inwards to gain clear racing room. KURIDRANI (6) - raced wide at various stages. NOAH WHO (7) - tightened HANDS OF STEEL entering the bend. TRES VITE (8) - bumped nearing the bend.
Race 13	Jack's Wholesale Meats Sprint - C1 - 318	COOBER PEDY (3) - slow away. Tightened nearing the bend, needing to check off heels and losing momentum as a result. AGBEZE (6) - raced wide at various stages. BIGTIME WAYNO (9/5) - tightened nearing the bend, in turn tightened COOBER PEDY. OUR SCARLETT (10/7) - tightened BIGTIME WAYNO nearing the bend. Raced wide through the home straight.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Speedmaps @Formpro Ratings Sprint - C1 - 318	Small Paige Rule 56.1 from 16 Feb 2020 to 28 Mar 2020
Race 3	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C1/2 - 527	Kapai Tahi Rule 44.20 from 16 Feb 2020 to 07 Mar 2020
Race 4	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	Native Scout Rule 40.15 from 14 Feb 2020 to 12 Mar 2020
Race 5	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	Smalltime Johnny Rule 40.15 from 15 Feb 2020 to 13 Mar 2020
Race 7	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	Sausage Rule 56.1 from 16 Feb 2020 to 07 Mar 2020
Race 8	$15,000 Guaranteed Pick6 Sprint - C1 - 318	Rion King Rule 56.1 from 16 Feb 2020 to 22 Feb 2020
Race 13	Jack's Wholesale Meats Sprint - C1 - 318	Ma Chere Rule 40.13 from 15 Feb 2020 to 24 Feb 2020 Bigtime Champ Rule 40.13 from 15 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 2	$2,500 Bonus Quaddie Sprint - C0 - 318	Kapai Stewie Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 3	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C1/2 - 527	Jinja Nice Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 6	Auckland Cup Heats Next Week Sprint - C2 - 318	Grey Way Swab No: pre-race (random) - urine.
Race 7	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	Frosty Blaze Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 9	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	El Narco Swab No: post race (random) - urine.
Race 11	Manukau Cup - C5 - 527	Grunt Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 12	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C3 - 318	Noah Who Swab No: post race - urine.