Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON MONDAY 31 Aug 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 for Level 2.

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT

Waikato GRC 27 August

Trainer W Steele advised that OPAWA NEMO sustained an injury to the right Achilles tendon not a strained hock as recorded.

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

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on FacebookSprint - C1 - 318	SMASH OUT (1) - slow away then made contact for a distance back straight. Raced in restricted room rounding the bend shifting out off heels. BIGTIME CUTIE (2) - slow away then tightened making contact for a distance back straight losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. SHAMBI'S GIRL (3) - contacted after the start. Dictated wider final bend. THRILLING ARNOLD (4) - slow away then tightened and hampered losing ground. Raced wide entering the final straight. BLACK BRIDGE (6) - angled in abruptly after the start making contact. KURIDRANI (7) - raced wide.
Race 2	Trophies Plus Sprint - C0 - 318	YOU'RE GORGEOUS (1) - tightened first turn shifting out off heels. RAPINOE (2) - shifted wider first turn then checked off heels. Collided rounding the bend. Contacted from behind final straight. IDOL REIGN (3) - tightened and hampered first turn losing ground shifting out onto MARGAUX. Raced in restricted room rounding the bend. HOW'S THE ENEMY (4) - slow away. Bumped first turn. Collided rounding the bend. Shifted wide final bend. PRIDEFUL (5) - bumped after the start. Shifted in off heels first turn making solid contact. MARGAUX (6) - bumped after the start. Hampered first turn shifting off heels then contacted shifting wider. SPRING BUBBLES (7) - contacted from behind first turn. LOUDRED (8) - slow away. Inconvenienced rounding the bend shifting out off heels. Shifted out across heels final straight becoming unbalanced.
Race 3	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Stakes - C1 - 527	FEAR THE FUR (1) - collided back straight. FERNANDO CHARM (3) - jostled concluding stages losing ground. EDDIE HEMI (4) - steadied when tightened first turn. Raced wide in the straights. OPAWA GONZO (5) - jostled concluding stages. BIGTIME OTIS (6) - slow away. Collided back straight.
Race 4	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C3 - 318	EXPRESS EMPORIUM (3) - contact for a distance first turn shifting wider then raced wide for the remainder of the event. BOTANY RIFLES (4) - collided back straight. Shifted out across heels first turn. Inconvenienced first turn getting dictated wider losing ground. PORTLAND ART (5) - collided back straight. Angled in first turn into the line of BOTANY RIFLES then came together with EXPRESS EMPORIUM for a distance getting forced wider losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed pain in the right hamstring with a 7 day stand down imposed. PLATINUM EARNER (6) - contact after the start.Inconvenienced first turn. Inconvenienced first turn getting dictated wider losing ground. PODIUM PHOBIA (7) - tightened making contact after the start. Shifted in off heels back straight. Raced in restricted room rounding the bend. FOREGO (8) - contact after the start.
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	BIG TIME DYNASTY (1) - raced in restricted room for a distance rounding the bend. ODNOC ANKIE (2) - tightened first turn. REACT RESPOND (3) - tightened and checked first turn shifting out off heels making solid contact becoming unbalanced losing ground. ASCOTT (4) - shifted in first turn tightening inside runners. INDI SHAE (6) - slow away. Hampered first turn becoming unbalanced and falling. Regained footing to finish some distance from the field. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality with the mandatory 5 day stand down imposed. OUR SCARLETT (7) - hampered first turn. LITTLE APPLE (8) - slow away. Hampered first turn.
Race 6	Mayhounds Greyhound Rehoming Group Sprint - C1 - 318	SIR YENS (1) - bumped after the start. Collided several occasions entering the first turn. MEDUSA WHO (2) - bumped after the start. FIREFLY LAFFEY (3) - bumped after the start. Collided several occasions entering the first turn losing ground. Jostled for a distance rounding the bend. ALLEGRO RORY (4) - bumped after the start. Collided several occasions entering the first turn losing ground. Jostled for a distance rounding the bend. STAY RICH (5) - contact for a distance entering the first turn losing ground. Tightened making contact concluding stages. GO ALL LIN (6) - shifted out off heels back straight. Obliged to race wide. DANISH DELIGHT (8) - contact for a distance entering the first turn. Collided concluding stages.
Race 7	Sports Bowl Function Centre Stakes - C1 - 527	VIBE (1) - tightened making contact rounding the first bend losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed left hock pain with a 10 day stand down imposed. AWARD WINNER (2) - shifted out off heels rounding the bend into the back straight making contact. SYDNEYS SOX (4) - slow away. Bumped first turn. EL NARCO (6) - contact after the start. BOBBLE (7) - jostled for a distance first turn. SPRING CESC (8) - slow away. Jostled for a distance first turn. Checked entering the back straight getting on heels. Hampered back straight becoming unbalanced shifting out off heels. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. OPAWA LOLA (9/5) - contact after the start. Hampered rounding the bend into the back straight shifting wider into the line of SPRING CESC. Angled in back straight making solid contact.
Race 8	Carol’s TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C1/2 - 318	TOMMY THE JETT (1) - faltered after the start losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed torn right gracilis with a 42 day stand down imposed. OPAWA DONAL (2) - collided several occasions back straight and entering the first turn. Collided for some distance rounding the bend losing ground. Jostled into the final straight shifting wide. PLATINUM SPIRIT (3) - collided several occasions back straight and entering the first turn losing ground shifting in off heels. FORD MAN (4) - bumped after the start. PARIS END (5) - shifted in off heels after the start then made contact. Collided numerous occasions first turn and rounding the bend losing ground. Jostled into the final straight shifting wide. TAP OUT REG (6) - bumped first turn. Collided several occasions rounding the bend.
Race 9	Jack's Wholesale Meats Stakes - C3/4 - 527	JINJA MIGHT (1) - collided after the start. Checked first turn shifting off heels. Bumped several occasions rounding the first bend. SAKICHI (2) - tightened making contact for a distance after the start losing ground. Checked first turn. Held up for a distance rounding the first bend checking off heels entering the back straight. Tightened making contact for a distance rounding the bend leaving the back straight losing ground. JINJA MURPHY (3) - tightened making contact for a distance after the start losing ground. Checked first turn. Bumped several occasions rounding the first bend shifting wide entering the back straight. Contact for a distance rounding the bend leaving the back straight. SPRING MECHANIC (5) - angled in after the start tightening inside runners. OPAWA MAGIC (6) - collided first turn. JINJA JAY (7) - tightened and hampered first turn. Dictated wide entering the back straight. OUR HOTROD (9/8) - collided first turn. Dictated wide entering the back straight.
Race 10	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	MISS CLAUDE (1) - contact for a distance after the start and throughout the back straight. Collided rounding the bend. Tightened making contact for a distance final bend becoming awkwardly placed near the running rail losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed pain in the left triangle muscle with a 10 day stand down imposed. FRANKY THE JETT (2) - tightened making contact back straight losing ground. Bumped first turn. THRILLING HUDSON (3) - contact for a distance after the start and throughout the back straight losing ground. Bumped first turn. ARTIC MISS (4) - contact for a distance after the start and throughout the back straight losing ground. Checked first turn shifting wider. OUR HEMI (5) - contact for a distance after the start and throughout the back straight becoming badly unbalanced losing ground. Inconvenienced first turn shifting wider.Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. MORTON KEEPING (7) - shifted in making contact for a distance back straight. Collided rounding the bend. Contact for a distance final bend.
Race 11	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C2 - 527	BOYKA (1) - steadied when tightened first turn. GO ANGEL (4) - tightened between runners first turn shifted out off heels. BIGTIME TANK (5) - contact for a distance first turn becoming unbalanced shifting wider. Bumped final bend. LIONEL KEEPING (7) - tightened first turn making contact for a distance losing ground. Shifted in contacting the running rail rounding the first turn. Bumped final bend. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. JINJA BABE (8) - shifted in making contact first turn.
Race 12	MPS Fencing Sprint - C1/2 - 318	WAITERIMU RIPPER (1) - jostled first turn then tightened rounding the bend losing ground. GAIN CAPITAL (4) - bumped back straight. BIGTIME SHEER (5) - bumped back straight. Contact final bend losing ground then jostled for a distance. MONSOON MALABAR (7) - slow away. Shifted wider final bend making contact. FLYING HUEY (8) - steadied off heels first turn. Jostled final straight. NEXUS (9/3) - jostled first turn.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on FacebookSprint - C1 - 318	Rainy River Rule 40.13 from 27 Aug 2020 to 09 Sep 2020
Race 4	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C3 - 318	Portland Art Rule 56.1 from 31 Aug 2020 to 06 Sep 2020
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	Indi Shae Rule 56.1 from 31 Aug 2020 to 04 Sep 2020
Race 7	Sports Bowl Function Centre Stakes - C1 - 527	Vibe Rule 56.1 from 31 Aug 2020 to 09 Sep 2020
Race 8	Carol’s TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C1/2 - 318	Tommy The Jett Rule 56.1 from 31 Aug 2020 to 11 Oct 2020
Race 10	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	Miss Claude Rule 56.1 from 31 Aug 2020 to 09 Sep 2020

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 2	Trophies Plus Sprint - C0 - 318	How's The Enemy Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 3	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Stakes - C1 - 527	Opawa Gonzo Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C3 - 318	Forego Swab No: Post race - blood
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	Get Me Home Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 6	Mayhounds Greyhound Rehoming Group Sprint - C1 - 318	Medusa Who Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 7	Sports Bowl Function Centre Stakes - C1 - 527	Sydneys Sox Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 10	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C5 - 318	Portland Wonder Swab No: Post race - Urine