Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 23 Feb 2020

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

Judicial report: 1). Race 7 - Auckland Cup Heat 2 - Stewards declared this race a No Race after the lure lost power entering the back straight resulting in all greyhounds making contact with it. Given the circumstances, Stewards abandoned the race and under GRNZ Rule 52.7 requested the Chief Executive of GRNZ or their appointed nominee determine which Greyhounds from this race would be eligible to compete in the final with these runners being DYNA DAVE (A Roberts) and BIGTIME OCEAN (L Cole).

2). HEY FERNANDO (G & S Fredrickson) - stood down for 12 months for Marring in Race 9.

3). UTHOR BALE (A Roberts) - stood down for 28 days for Failing to Pursue the Lure in Race 10.

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

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 1 - C5q - 318 Heat 1	FANTASTIC AMY (1) - tightened and checked after the start. Checked racing toward the first turn shifting out off heels. TOCA MADERA (2) - checked after the start shifting in making contact. Checked first turn shifting out across heels. CAPTAIN KEV (3) - checked start shifting out off heels. Improved onto heels rounding the bend making solid contact becoming awkwardly placed on the running rail. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. MANILA BALA (4) - bumped start. Dragged down first turn losing ground then hampered becoming unbalanced losing all chance. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. BIG TIME PLUTO (5) - collided first turn. Inconvenienced rounding the bend. KNOW BABY (7) - slow away. THANK YOU NEXT (8) - collided first turn.
Race 2	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 2 - C5q - 318 Heat 2	OPAWA OSCAR (1) - steadied when tightened first turn ASHEN (2) - raced wide. GOLDSTAR MAJOR (4) - briefly contacted from behind first turn. PREROGATIVE (8) - slow away. Shifted out across heels first turn.
Race 3	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 3 - C5q - 318 Heat 3	There was a 2 minute delay to the start of this event at the request of TAB control. ELECTRIC DANCER (2) - collided after the start. Jostled into the first turn then made solid contact becoming unbalanced. MISS CLAUDE (3) - collided after the start. Jostled into the first turn then tightened making solid contact becoming unbalanced. CAMEO SYD (4) - collided after the start. Contact first turn losing ground. YOUR VALENTINE (7) - raced wide final bend.
Race 4	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 4 - C5q - 318 Heat 4	PODIUM PHOBIA (1) - tightened and checked first turn losing ground. Bumped final bend. SUPER OVER DRAMA (2) - contact start. Shifted in first turn making contact. Bumped final bend. BUDDY BOOM (3) - contact start. BOLTY (6) - contact several occasions back straight. Hampered rounding the bend getting forced wide losing ground. TROPHY TROPHY (7) - contact several occasions back straight. Inconvenienced rounding the bend. BIG TIME GWYN (8) - contacted from behind rounding the bend. GO ALL LIN (10/5) - checked rounding the bend shifting out off heels making solid contact losing ground.
Race 5	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 5 - C5q - 318 Heat 5	TROJAN HOARSE (1) - tightened making contact for a distance entering the first turn. THRILLING WATCH (3) - slow away. Inconvenienced rounding the bend. CARBON TIGER (4) - contact for a distance entering the first turn becoming badly unbalanced losing considerable ground. BIG TIME AMIE (5) - contact several occasions back straight shifting wide first turn. IDOL NIFTY (6) - contact for a distance after the start and throughout the back straight losing ground. Inconvenienced rounding the bend. OUR DAZZEL (7) - contact after the start. Hampered first turn losing ground. HIGHLAND VINTAGE (8) - bumped after the start. Contact for a distance entering the first turn losing ground. Continued to make contact for a distance rounding the bend. Inconvenienced rounding the bend. BIGTIME BANJO (9/2) - tightened making contact for a distance entering the first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground and shifting wider.
Race 6	Auckland Cup Heat 1 - C5q - 527 Heat 1	GOLDSTAR MAUNEY (1) - tightened first turn losing ground. Collided rounding the first bend losing ground. Bumped entering the bend leaving the back straight. KNOW STATE (2) - checked first turn making contact several occasions losing ground. Tightened and checked entering the bend leaving the back straight losing ground. XABIL BALE (3) - shifted out across heels first turn losing ground. Checked rounding the first bend shifting wider. Inconvenienced final bend shifting wider. OUR HEMI (5) - collided rounding the final bend. SPRING FALCON (7) - slow away. Checked first turn making contact. Collided rounding the final bend. BIGTIME BRET (8) - contacted from behind first turn. Collided rounding the first bend losing ground.
Race 7	Auckland Cup Heat 2 - C5q - 527 Heat 2
Race 8	Auckland Cup Heat 3 - C5q - 527 Heat 3	GRUNT (1) - slow away. Collided first turn. Held up rounding the bend leaving the back straight. BIGTIME SHADOW (3) - contact final bend. START THE SHOW (4) - collided several occasions first turn. Contact rounding the bend into the back straight. OPAWA TODDY (5) - collided first turn. Contact rounding the bend into the back straight. Held up final bend. KEYSILE (6) - raced wide. Collided leaving the back straight. KNOW REFUSAL (7) - collided start. Checked for a distance rounding the first turn making contact. Contact rounding the bend into the back straight. OSTER BALE (8) - collided start. Checked first turn shifting wider. Collided leaving the back straight.
Race 9	Auckland Cup Heat 4 - C5q - 527 Heat 4	AVENGER BALE (1) - tightened making contact after the start. Bumped first turn. SPRING MECHANIC (2) - tightened making contact after the start. Bumped first turn. Tightened and checked leaving the back straight. Contact leaving the back straight. BIG TIME SETH (3) - inconvenienced after the start. Tightened and hampered first turn losing ground. Tightened and checked leaving the back straight. SILENCI (4) - collided start. Collided first turn. Tightened and inconvenienced for a distance in the final straight. HEY FERNANDO (5) - collided start. Collided first turn. Turned head inwards free of interference in the final straight shifting down the track making head contact with SILENCI with these runners then bumping on several occasions. Veterinary examination revealed right long head triceps torn with a 21 day stand down imposed. Subsequently stood down for marring 12 months. VON STRASS (6) - collided start. Checked first turn. Tightened and checked rounding the first turn losing ground shifting out making contact. Contact rounding the bend into the back straight. BIG TIME ELSA (7) - collided start. Contact racing toward the first turn. Solid contact rounding the first bend losing ground. Hampered rounding the first turn. Contact rounding the bend into the back straight. PINNY MACK (8) - contact racing toward the first turn. Angled in first turn making contact.
Race 10	Auckland Cup Heat 5 - C5q - 527 Heat 5	UTHOR BALE (1) - turned head outwards free of interference on leaving the boxes before being contacted on several occasions and forced inwards. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Subsequently stood down 28 days for failing to pursue. OPAWA NAT (2) - contact for a distance after the start then hampered losing ground. BIG TIME MAPLE (3) - contact for a distance after the start then tightened. Collided for a distance first turn. CHARLOW (4) - tightened and hampered after the start losing ground. Hampered first turn getting on heels shifting wide becoming unbalanced losing ground. KIWI GAL (5) - tightened and hampered after the start losing ground. Checked rounding the first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground. MELITA VELLA (6) - inconvenienced after the start. Bumped rounding the bend into the back straight. ROBSON (7) - angled in after the start making contact. Tightened and checked rounding the bend into the back straight. EMGRAND PARK (8) - slow away. Hampered first turn then dragged down becoming unbalanced losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
Race 11	Jamie & Chad 21st Birthday Series Heat 1 - C1q - 527 Heat 1	AUTO SPEED (1) - slow away. Collided after the start. Checked leaving the back straight shifting out off heels. REACT RESPOND (2) - collided after the start. Checked leaving the back straight. TALKABOUT SOPHIE (3) - collided for a distance rounding the first bend. LITTLE APPLE (4) - slow away. Contact leaving the back straight. Tightened and checked final bend losing ground. TAMANTHA (6) - collided for a distance rounding the first bend. Contact leaving the back straight. BOLD DIESEL (7) - began awkwardly. Raced in restricted room rounding the final bend. FEAR THE FUR (8) - slow away. Contact leaving the back straight.
Race 12	Jamie & Chad 21st Birthday Series Heat 2 - C1q - 527 Heat 2	OPAWA BIG (1) - contact for a distance first turn. Bumped entering the back straight. GOLDSTAR TRUMAN (2) - held up rounding the bend into the back straight shifting out off heels making contact. JUST MADDIE (3) - dictated inwards racing toward the first turn making contact. Shifted out off heels first turn making contact. Contacted entering the back straight. JINJA JAKE (4) - angled inwards racing towards the first turn making contact for a distance. Bumped entering the back straight. DOBBY WHO (5) - slow away. Contact first turn shifting wider. HUA HUA (8) - raced wide.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 5	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 5 - C5q - 318 Heat 5	Does He Exist Rule 40.13 from 20 Feb 2020 to 04 Mar 2020
Race 9	Auckland Cup Heat 4 - C5q - 527 Heat 4	Hey Fernando Rule 55.1 a from 23 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2021
Race 10	Auckland Cup Heat 5 - C5q - 527 Heat 5	Uthor Bale Rule 55.1 b from 23 Feb 2020 to 23 Feb 2020

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 1 - C5q - 318 Heat 1	Select Trick Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 2	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 2 - C5q - 318 Heat 2	Seve Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 3	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 3 - C5q - 318 Heat 3	Archie John Hill Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 4 - C5q - 318 Heat 4	Buddy Boom Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 5	Qualified Pet Services Railway Sprint Heat 5 - C5q - 318 Heat 5	Thrilling Watch Swab No: Post race - Urine Trojan Hoarse Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 6	Auckland Cup Heat 1 - C5q - 527 Heat 1	Ringside Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 8	Auckland Cup Heat 3 - C5q - 527 Heat 3	Opawa Toddy Swab No: Pre race - Urine Oster Bale Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 9	Auckland Cup Heat 4 - C5q - 527 Heat 4	Pinny Mack Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 10	Auckland Cup Heat 5 - C5q - 527 Heat 5	Emgrand Park Swab No: Post race - Urine Uthor Bale Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 11	Jamie & Chad 21st Birthday Series Heat 1 - C1q - 527 Heat 1	Opawa Nemo Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 12	Jamie & Chad 21st Birthday Series Heat 2 - C1q - 527 Heat 2	Dobby Who Swab No: Post race - Urine