Stipendiary Stewards Report

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club

Cambridge Raceway ON THURSDAY 07 Oct 2021

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

Judicial report: This meeting was run under Level 2 Government restrictions and Greyhound Racing New Zealand Work Safe Covid-19 protocols.

General:

1). Greyhounds accepted to race in to todays meeting from the P Ferguson kennels were all scratched by the Board of Greyhound Racing New Zealand under GRNZ Rule 39.6(a) due to the Waikato GRC not having Covid 19 workplace protocols in place that covers greyhounds crossing different Covid 19 boundary levels.

Late Scratchings:

1). OPAWA OLIVER (W & T Steele) - race 9

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 Waikato Greyhounds on Facebook Sprint - C1 - 375	FIRST LIGHT (2) - checked off heels rounding the bend. CARLOS (3) - forced down onto FIRST LIGHT early stages. ARIANA SUNSET (4) - forced down onto CARLOS early stages. HOMEBUSH BRAVE (5) - shifted down the track early stages forcing inside runners down the track. ELITE BUBBLE (6) - placed in restricted room entering the bend being obligated to shift off heels and course wide.
Race 2	Garrards Horse & Hound Series Heat 1 - C0q - 375 Heat 1	RAMBLIN' DIEGO (2) - lost momentum entering the bend when climbing on the heels of HARDCORE LISA. Awkwardly positioned on the heels of RAMBLIN' EDGE shortly afterwards losing further momentum. Referred to the Veterinarian and cleared of injury. HARDCORE LISA (4) - checked from behind entering the bend. RAMBLIN' HARDY (5) - checked from behind entering the bend. Shifted off heels exiting the bend coursing wide as a consequence. RAMBLIN' EDGE (7) - came up with the lid and was considerably slow to jump.
Race 3	Garrards Horse & Hound Series Heat 2 - C0q - 375 Heat 2	RAMBLIN' BEAR (1) - collided with RAMBLIN' ANDRE approaching the bend. Hindquarters raced on entering the bend becoming unbalanced and shifting up the track. Coursed extremely wide through the run home. RAMBLIN' ANDRE (2) - collided with RAMBLIN' BEAR approaching the bend. Raced on the hindquarters of this runner entering the bend becoming awkwardly placed and losing ground. PACHINKO (4) - boxed first. RAMBLIN' KANE (5) - came up with the lid and was slow to jump. NOT AN ANCHOR (8) - awkwardly placed to the outside of RAMBLIN' ANDRE entering the bend losing ground.
Race 4	Farmlands CopRice Sprint - C1 - 375	VEGAS CHOPS (3) - slow early. ALLEGRO SKYE (4) - shouldered with SADOWSKI for a stride early stages. Jostled with WIFI WILBUR exiting the bend. DIAMOND TIGER (6) - slow early. SADOWSKI (7) - shouldered with ALLEGRO SKYE for a stride early stages. WIFI WILBUR (8) - slow early. Jostled with ALLEGRO SKYE exiting the bend.
Race 5	Greyhounds North Graduation Distance - C1d - 650	THRILLING AMELIA (1) - jostled briefly with BIG TIME MAC early stages. Presented to the Veterinarian post race by the connections with a torn left front dew claw resulting in a 7 day incapacitation being issued. BIG TIME MAC (2) - placed in restricted room early stages being obligated to shift outwards off heels after jostling with THRILLING AMELIA. Again shifted off heels shortly after entering the back straight. HE'S ALI (8) - slow early. Coursed wide back straight.
Race 6	Farmlands Virkon Stakes - C1/2 - 457	HIGHVIEW ANNA (2) - placed in restricted room entering the bend losing momentum. THRILLING GRAY (4) - shouldered with THRILLING RISK rounding the bend becoming awkwardly placed on the running rail losing momentum. EDDIE EVEREST (7) - slow early stages. THRILLING RISK (8) - shouldered with THRILLING GRAY rounding the bend.
Race 7	Mayhounds Greyhound Rehoming Group Sprint - C1 - 375	HIGHVIEW SUSIE (1) - jostled with BIG TIME KOBE early stages. BIG TIME KOBE (2) - jostled with HIGHVIEW SUZIE early stages before being crowded and forced off heels entering the bend. MISS JANET (3) - lost ground when racing in tight quarters entering the bend. OPAWA SANDRIDGE (4) - contacted from the outside by KINA MAGIC early stages. KINA MAGIC (5) - collided with OPAWA SANDRIDGE early stages. BIG TIME FENDI (6) - collided with NIGHT ACE exiting the bend. NIGHT ACE (8) - awkwardly positioned on heels rounding the bend. Collided with BIGTIME FENDI exiting the bend.
Race 8	The Clubhouse Cambridge Sprint - C3/4 - 375	OPAWA CAMERON (4) - awkwardly placed on heels entering the bend losing momentum. BIG TIME BLAZE (5) - hampered from the outside early stages. Placed in restricted room entering the bend losing ground. WIFI BOLT (6) - obligated to check off heels early stages. OPAWA SOLOMON (7) - placed in restricted room early stages. BELMONTS (8) - crowded entering the bend having to check.
Race 9	Affordable Pet Accessories Sprint - C2 - 375	ALLEGRO LEXXI (4) - crowded and obligated to check off heels entering the bend. ALLEGRO MADDIE (6) - obligated to check off heels early stages. Came together with BIG TIME GINA exiting the bend. ALLEGRO ELLA (7) - weakened late in the run home. BIG TIME GINA (8) - came together with ALLEGRO MADDIE exiting the bend.
Race 10	Vetora Cambridge Sprint - C5 - 375	BERET GIRL (2) - came together with CALF KING on jumping. CALF KING (3) - came together with BERET GIRL on jumping. Placed in tight quarters entering the bend. OPAWA BAILEY (6) - obligated to check off heel sin the run to the bend.
Race 11	Mike Stent Decorators Ltd Stakes - C3/4 - 457	RAPID FIRE (1) - slow early before shifting off heels. THRILLING IZZY (4) - coursed wide exiting the bend.
Race 12	Thanks Sally & Cookies Cafe Stakes - C4/5 - 457	BIG TIME KAYLEE (5) - squeezed for racing room entering the bend checking off heels.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 5	Greyhounds North Graduation Distance - C1d - 650	Thrilling Amelia Rule 56.1 from 07 Oct 2021 to 13 Oct 2021
Race 9	Affordable Pet Accessories Sprint - C2 - 375	Opawa Oliver Rule 44.20 from 07 Oct 2021 to 13 Oct 2021

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Follow Waikato Greyhounds on Facebook Sprint - C1 - 375	Elite Bubble Swab No: Pre Race - Urine
Race 2	Garrards Horse & Hound Series Heat 1 - C0q - 375 Heat 1	Hardcore Lisa Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 3	Garrards Horse & Hound Series Heat 2 - C0q - 375 Heat 2	Pachinko Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 4	Farmlands CopRice Sprint - C1 - 375	Clansman Douglas Swab No: Pre Race - Urine
Race 6	Farmlands Virkon Stakes - C1/2 - 457	Thrilling Risk Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 8	The Clubhouse Cambridge Sprint - C3/4 - 375	Bugsy Brown Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 9	Affordable Pet Accessories Sprint - C2 - 375	Allegro Lexxi Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 10	Vetora Cambridge Sprint - C5 - 375	Opawa Phil Swab No: Post Race - Urine
Race 11	Mike Stent Decorators Ltd Stakes - C3/4 - 457	Nangar Ridge Swab No: Pre Race - Urine