Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 21 Feb 2021

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

Judicial report:
Fines

M BLACK - $50.00 - failed to catch OUR HOTROD (race 8) as arranged.

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 Facebook Sprint - C1 - 318	NICK'S BLUNDER (1) - began awkwardly losing ground. Raced in restricted room throughout the back straight then tightened making contact first turn. NEXUS (2) - contact for a distance first turn then hampered going over hindquarters becoming unbalanced losing ground. SIR YENS (3) - bumped several occasions back straight then tightened first turn and hampered becoming badly unbalanced going back onto other runner losing all chance. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. BIG TIME LENNY (4) - bumped several occasions back straight then checked first turn shifting wider. RAILING RACCOON (6) - contact start. Angled in first turn tightened inside runners then dragged down losing ground. SMASH ZONE (7) - tightened and checked after the start losing ground. Checked first turn shifting wider getting on heels becoming unbalanced and falling. Regained footing to finish some distance from the field with a veterinary examination revealing no abnormality with the precautionary 5 day stand down imposed. HARDCORE KOBE (8) - contact start. Checked first turn shifting out across heels losing ground.
Race 2	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C0 - 318	XENA POPPY (1) - contact for a distance entering the first turn. TREVOR (2) - contact for a distance back straight becoming tightened shifting in across heels losing ground. RAPINOE (3) - tightened between runners for a distance back straight shifting out across heels losing ground. Checked first turn shifting wider losing ground. DADDY DONNY (4) - lay in back straight making contact for some distance losing ground. UP YOUR QUOTA (5) - slow away. MAYBE MEGAN (6) - slow away. LUCY MIRKO (7) - inconvenienced start shifting out away from heels. Collided first turn. PACHINKO (8) - collided first turn.
Race 3	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C4/5 - 318	IRON EYES (1) - bumped first turn. OPAWA DONAL (2) - jostled throughout the back straight losing ground. Checked off heels first turn. EXPRESS EMPORIUM (4) - contact start. SHERLOCK SQUASH (5) - contacted hindquarters start. Jostled throughout the back straight. Bumped first turn losing ground. COSMIC METEOR (7) - checked first turn shifting out off heels. IT'S A LAUGH (8) - angled in first turn into the line of COSMIC METEOR becoming awkwardly placed.
Race 4	MPS Fencing Sprint - C1 - 318	NOISE MAKER (1) - tightened making contact rounding the bend losing ground then steadied off heels. SPRING TIMMIE (2) - collided start. Contact rounding the bend. ALLEGRO RORY (3) - tightened making contact start. FEDERER (4) - collided start then shifted out onto other runners losing ground. Collided first turn. Shifted out off heels final bend making solid contact. APOLLO TOM (5) - hampered after the start losing ground. Collided first turn. IT'S COMPLICATED (6) - tightened and checked start losing ground. Checked first turn shifting wider. Veterinary examination revealed mild strain of the left wrist on flexion with a 10 day stand down imposed. SADOWSKI (7) - contact start shifting wider losing ground. Hampered final bend.
Race 5	Terminating Pick6 Stakes - C1/2 - 527	GAO GAO (1) - tightened making contact first turn losing ground. OPAWA GONZO (2) - steadied off heels first turn. BAD BRO BAD (3) - slow away. Checked final bend. HAPPY MEDIUM (5) - contact after the start. Tightened first turn making contact for a distance losing ground. Shifted wide back straight. BIGTIME ALFIE (6) - tightened between runners after the start losing ground. Bumped rounding the first bend. OPAWA BIG (7) - tightened between runners after the start losing ground. Checked leaving the back straight. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. SPRING MECHANIC (8) - contact after the start. Angled in first turn making contact for a distance.
Race 6	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C2 - 318	PRIDEFUL (1) - jostled back straight and entering the first turn. SMASH OUT (2) - slow away. Checked first turn getting on heels shifting wider losing ground. MOBILITY SCOOTER (3) - jostled back straight and entering the first turn losing ground. BIGTIME TANK (6) - bumped first turn then contacted from behind. FORD MAN (7) - bumped first turn. ALWAYS DREAMING (8) - slow away. Inconvenienced first turn.
Race 7	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2/3 - 318	PORTLAND BERRY presented 1.5kg down in weight from previous race weight with connections advising this was an intentional decrease. OPAWA ROY (2) - bumped after the start. Shifted out off heels back straight making contact for a distance then hampered first turn losing ground. Inconvenienced rounding the bend shifting wider. BOOT CAMP TIARA (3) - tightened and hampered after the start losing ground. Checked first turn contacting the running rail losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. SPRING BUBBLES (4) - tightened and checked after the start shifting out onto PARIS END. Contact for a distance back straight and rounding the first turn. Collided several occasions rounding the bend contacting the running rail. Jostled for a distance final bend shifting wider. Veterinary examination revealed mild strain on left triceps with a 7 dat stand down imposed. DANISH DELIGHT (5) - contact after the start. PARIS END (6) - bumped after the start. Collided back straight and again first turn. Collided several occasions rounding the bend. Jostled for a distance final bend losing ground. PORTLAND BERRY (7) - bumped first turn. PAPA SMURF (8) - bumped first turn.
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	OPAWA TRAVIS (1) - tightened after the start making contact. Collided first turn. OUR HOTROD (2) - shifted in after the start making contact. Collided first turn. Collided entering the final straight becoming unbalanced losing ground. KEA VIKING (3) - collided entering the final straight. ELECTRIC SHOCK (4) - checked first turn. OPAWA MAGIC (6) - inconvenienced first turn shifting wider. Dictated wider entering the back straight. GLOW UP (7) - contact first turn. ROD'S GIRL (8) - contact first turn losing ground. Shifted wide entering the back straight.
Race 9	Manukau Cup - C5 - 527	ZIPPING BARTY (2) - collided rounding the first bend. SPRING CESC (4) - shifted off heels first turn. ZIPPING HEWITT (6) - collided rounding the first turn.
Race 10	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	MY BRO BOBBY (1) - steadied when tightened first turn losing ground. AUDRETTE (2) - tightened for a distance back straight losing ground. Contact first turn then shifted in into the line of RUBY EXPRESS making contact. Shifted out abruptly off heels final bend. RUBY EXPRESS (3) - collided start then inconvenienced. Checked first turn shifting out across heels. YOU'RE GORGEOUS (4) - collided several occasions after the start. Hampered first turn. Raced wide final bend. CHIPPER'S CHOICE (5) - contact back straight. WAITERIMU RIPPER (6) - collided after the start. ALL DAY LONG (7) - contact first turn shifting wider. BIGTIME BREMNER (8) - hampered first turn getting forced wider losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C1 - 318	Smash Zone Rule 56.1 from 21 Feb 2021 to 25 Feb 2021
Race 4	MPS Fencing Sprint - C1 - 318	It's Complicated Rule 56.1 from 21 Feb 2021 to 02 Mar 2021
Race 7	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2/3 - 318	Spring Bubbles Rule 56.1 from 21 Feb 2021 to 27 Feb 2021
Race 9	Manukau Cup - C5 - 527	He's All Shine Rule 40.13 from 21 Feb 2021 to 02 Mar 2021

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 3	Qualified Pet Services Sprint - C4/5 - 318	Sherlock Squash Swab No: Pre race - Urine Iron Eyes Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	MPS Fencing Sprint - C1 - 318	Allegro Rory Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 5	Terminating Pick6 Stakes - C1/2 - 527	Get Me Home Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 6	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C2 - 318	Prideful Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C3 - 527	Opawa Travis Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 9	Manukau Cup - C5 - 527	Thrilling Bruce Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 10	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	Bigtime Bremner Swab No: Pre race - Urine