Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 24 May 2020

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

Judicial report: SPECIAL REPORT:

• This meeting was closed to public due to Government restrictions surrounding Covid - 19 and was run under Greyhound Racing New Zealand Work Safe Covid - 19 protocols.

1) - PLATINUM EARNER completed a satisfactory trial as required.

2) - MASSIMO OSTI (race 8) was stood down for 12 months, 3rd offence, and until the completion of a satisfactory trial under Rule 55.1a marring.

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

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	ARTIC MISS (1) - began awkwardly. Checked first turn making contact. TAP OUT BILL (2) - began awkwardly. Checked first turn making contact and contacted from behind going off stride losing ground quickly. Veterinary examination revealed right hock strain with a 21 day stand down imposed. IDOL NIFTY (3) - slow away. Checked first turn. Showed signs of lameness after cooling down with a veterinary examination revealing pain in the right wrist with a 14 day stand down imposed. Connections advised would no longer be persevered with as a racing proposition. THANK YOU NEXT (4) - checked first turn shifting out off heels into the line of JINJA MIGHT. BOTANY RIFLES (5) - angled in first turn tightening inside runners. LAST STAR (6) - collided first turn. JINJA MIGHT (7) - tightened first turn shifting in then clipped heels and fell. Regained footing to finish the event some distance from the field with a veterinary examination revealing no abnormality with a 5 day stand down imposed. FANTASTIC AMY (8) - collided first turn.
Race 2	Trophies Plus Sprint - C0 - 318	NANA MOLLY (1) - contact after the start then tightened and hampered for a distance back straight losing ground first turn going back onto WILD KIWI becoming badly unbalanced losing ground. PORTLAND DREAM (2) - checked after the start losing ground. Checked first turn then made contact. Tightened and checked rounding the bend shifting out off heels. WILD KIWI (3) - bumped start then inconvenienced shifting out off heels. Hampered first turn becoming badly unbalanced shifting out hampering ROWDY RATBAG losing ground. LOUDRED (4) - contact start and again soon after losing ground. Contact first turn. THRILLING NEVE (5) - hampered for a distance after the start getting forced inwards becoming unbalanced losing ground. Tightened and hampered first turn becoming awkwardly placed near the running rail. Collided rounding the bend. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. RICCITELLI (6) - slow away then bumped. Inconvenienced first turn. GRINDELWALD (7) - angled in after the start making contact for a distance throughout the back straight and entering the first turn. ROWDY RATBAG (8) - hampered first turn getting forced wide losing considerable ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
Race 3	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	HILLBILLY BREWED (2) - slow away. Contact back straight. Collided first turn. FOREGO (3) - collided start then forced out making contact becoming tightened losing ground. Checked first turn losing ground then hampered going over fallen runner losing ground. PORTLAND ECKLUND (4) - collided start losing ground then shifted in making contact. Hampered several occasions first turn losing ground. Collided entering the final straight. GREY WAY (5) - bumped back straight. Tightened and hampered first turn becoming badly unbalanced and falling. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality with the 5 day stand down imposed. LITTLE MERMAID (8) - hampered first turn becoming unbalanced then dragged down losing considerable ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. MARKED MAN (9/6) - slow away. Collided first turn. GO KIKI (10/1) - shifted out after the start making contact. Contacted from behind first turn coming together with HILLBILLY BREWED losing ground going back into the line of others. Collided entering the final straight losing ground.
Race 4	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C2 - 527	ENJOY THE PERKS (1) - bumped first turn. CRACKLING GAL (2) - tightened making contact first turn losing ground. OUR HOTROD (3) - collided after the start. Contact for a distance first turn. OPAWA NEMO (4) - tightened and checked after the start. Checked first turn then tightened making contact. BUSY FLASH (5) - collided after the start. Tightened making contact for a distance first turn losing ground. Collided rounding the first bend. EL NARCO (6) - angled in first turn making contact for a distance losing ground. FALL GRACEFULLY (7) - slow away. Checked making contact first turn losing ground. Collided rounding the first bend. THRILLING AMELIA (8) - checked making contact first turn losing ground. Collided rounding the first bend.
Race 5	Mayhounds Racing Retirement Project Sprint - C2 - 318	NOISE MAKER (1) - raced in restricted room for a distance rounding the bend making contact. Bumped concluding stages. PLISKOVA (2) - contact for a distance rounding the bend. Bumped concluding stages. BILLY BULLET (3) - bumped start. Jostled into the first turn losing ground. Contact final bend. BIGTIME JACOB (4) - tightened making contact start losing ground. Tightened and checked first turn shifting wide losing ground. Contact final bend. KAPAI STEWIE (5) - bumped start. Jostled into the first turn losing ground. CHOO CHOO (7) - bumped after the start. THRILLING ARNOLD (9/6) - bumped after the start.
Race 6	MPS Fencing Stakes - C1 - 527	OPAWA QUEEN (1) - dictated wider back straight then bumped. OPAWA LOLA (4) - shifted wide after the start making contact. Dictated wider first turn. Shifted wide in the straights. GET ME HOME (5) - bumped start. Checked entering the first turn becoming unbalanced making contact then shifted out off heels coming together with OPAWA GONZO losing ground. Collided rounding the bend into the back straight. OPAWA GONZO (6) - bumped start. Inconvenienced racing into the first turn then hampered making contact several occasions losing ground. Collided rounding the bend into the back straight. DIGNITY DENTED (7) - checked after the start. Angled in racing towards the first turn shifting into the line of other runners. THEA WHO (8) - angled in first turn making contact. Dictated wider back straight then bumped.
Race 7	Terminating Pick6 Sprint - C3 - 318	STAY RICH (1) - slow away. Tightened and checked back straight shifting out across heels. Shifted out off heels final bend making brief contact. PADDY FAST (2) - jostled rounding the bend. GAIN CAPITAL (3) - bumped start. Tightened making contact racing into the first turn losing ground. Held up for a distance rounding the bend. WAITERIMU RIPPER (4) - bumped start. Shifted in racing into the first turn making contact for a distance. Bumped rounding the bend. ALWAYS DREAMING (5) - bumped back straight. Bumped final bend. TALKABOUT IZZY (6) - jostled rounding the bend. FIREFLY LAFFEY (9/7) - bumped back straight. Contact first turn. Bumped rounding the bend.
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	EDDIE HEMI (2) - slow away. Collided first turn then tightened making contact for a distance. OPAWA DELIGHT (4) - Collided rounding the bend exiting the back straight. Shifted wide final bend making brief contact. GO ANGEL (5) - contact first turn. Collided rounding the bend exiting the back straight. Checked entering the final straight. MASSIMO OSTI (6) - lay in making contact first turn then hampered becoming unbalanced losing ground. Contact for a distance rounding the first turn. Turned head out several occasions rounding the final bend marring the running of LOOKING SNATCHED. Veterinary examination revealed pain in the right long head triceps with a 10 day stand down imposed. Subsequently stood down for 12 months (3rd offence) under Rule 55.1a marring. LOOKING SNATCHED (7) - collided first turn losing ground. Inconvenienced making contact for a distance rounding the final bend losing ground CLARETOWN BEAU (8) - slow away. Inconvenienced rounding the bend exiting the back straight.
Race 9	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	FEAR THE FUR was a late scratching on veterinary advice. S Clark was permitted to wear shoes that were non compliant with the dress code to catch in this event after breaking one. DOBBY WHO (1) - tightened making contact for a distance first turn. REACT RESPOND (2) - checked leaving the back straight. OPAWA BIG (3) - contact for a distance first turn losing ground. Jostled for a distance rounding the bend into the back straight. Checked leaving the back straight. BOYKA (4) - checked leaving the back straight. KAPAI CHRIS (5) - collided several occasions after the start. OUR SCARLETT (7) - collided several occasions after the start. TAMANTHA (8) - Jostled for a distance rounding the bend into the back straight.
Race 10	Jack's Wholesale Meats Stakes - C4/5 - 527	GAO GAO (1) - tightened making contact for a distance entering the first turn losing ground. THRILLING STOMP (3) - contact for a distance after the start and racing into the first turn becoming tightened losing ground. MONSOON MALABAR (4) - angled in making contact for a distance after the start and racing into the first turn losing ground. KEYSILE (5) - collided for a distance rounding the first turn. Tightened rounding the final bend shifting out off heels. ROBSON (6) - collided for a distance rounding the first turn. GRUNT (7) - tightened and checked rounding the first turn.
Race 11	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	ELECTRIC DANCER (2) - bumped several occasions back straight. Tightened and checked first turn shifting out losing ground. IRON EYES (3) - bumped start. Checked first turn shifting out making contact losing ground. Jostled for a distance final bend. KIWI BOY (4) - bumped start. Checked first turn shifting out making contact losing ground. KELLY'S GIRL (5) - bumped several occasions back straight. Contact first turn. Shifted out across hindquarters entering the final straight. PODIUM PHOBIA (6) - slow away. Inconvenienced first turn. Jostled for a distance final bend. CARBON TIGER (8) - contact first turn. Contacted from behind entering the final straight.
Race 12	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2 - 318	TOMMY THE JETT (1) - tightened making contact for a distance entering the first turn. NEXUS (2) - contact for a distance entering the first turn becoming tightened losing ground. Checked rounding the bend. Tightened making contact final bend. JINJA BAILEY (3) - tightened and hampered first turn losing ground. Shifted in off heels final bend then made contact. MA CHERE (4) - slow away. Tightened making contact first turn. Checked rounding the bend. AUDRETTE (5) - bumped for a distance back straight. PARTY EVERY DAY (6) - collided after the start and for a distance back straight losing ground. Checked rounding the bend shifting wider losing ground. PLATINUM SPIRIT (7) - slow away. Collided back straight. Checked first turn getting on heels for a distance losing all chance. BOTANY THOMMO (8) - collided after the start and for a distance back straight. Hampered first turn then dragged down losing all chance. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	Tap Out Bill Rule 56.1 from 24 May 2020 to 13 Jun 2020 Jinja Might Rule 56.1 from 24 May 2020 to 28 May 2020 Idol Nifty Rule 56.1 from 24 May 2020 to 06 Jun 2020
Race 3	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	Grey Way Rule 56.1 from 24 May 2020 to 28 May 2020
Race 5	Mayhounds Racing Retirement Project Sprint - C2 - 318	Asserting Power Rule 40.13 from 22 May 2020 to 27 May 2020
Race 7	Terminating Pick6 Sprint - C3 - 318	Go All Lin Rule 40.13 from 20 May 2020 to 27 May 2020
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	Massimo Osti Rule 55.1 a from 24 May 2020 to 23 May 2021
Race 9	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	Fear The Fur Rule 44.20 from 24 May 2020 to 02 Jun 2020

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	Botany Rifles Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 2	Trophies Plus Sprint - C0 - 318	Grindelwald Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C2 - 527	Enjoy The Perks Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 7	Terminating Pick6 Sprint - C3 - 318	Talkabout Izzy Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 9	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	Our Scarlett Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 11	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	Buddy Boom Swab No: Post race - Urine