Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 17 Oct 2021

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

Judicial report: Investigator MR O Westerlund

Special Report.

This meeting was run under Level 3 Government restrictions and Greyhound Racing New Zealand Work Safe Covid-19 protocols.

1) - T Green was authorised to drive the lure for the entirety of the meeting.

2) - Starter G Sharp provided a MoH Exemption from wearing a mask.

3) - Only side on footage was available for the purposes of reporting.

Late Scratching

1) - SCIMITAR (H Mullane) - Race 3 on veterinary advice

Satisfactory trial

1) - BLACK MAVIS (G Farrell) - completed a satisfactory trial as required

Race Incidents

1) - Race 6 - Payment of dividends was withheld following this event due to the short lure distance over concluding stages. Stewards were satisfied the outcome of the event was not affected by the variance. Lure Driver T Green advised the adverse weather conditions had caused issues with the window closing causing the momentary shortening of the lure variance. Preventative measures will be actioned.

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 - C0 - 318	EYE SPY TY (1) - bumped first turn shifting wider. WHO I AM (2) - jostled back straight. Tightened between runners first turn shifting out across heels losing ground. BLITZING STAR (4) - collided after the start. BARNEY PARROT (5) - began awkwardly losing ground. DRIFTER DODGE (7) - shifted in after the start making contact. Jostle back straight. Contacted from behind first turn losing ground.
Race 2	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2 - 318	AMMONITE (1) - bumped after the start then jostled back straight becoming awkwardly placed on the running rail losing ground. Tightened and checked rounding the bend losing ground. Precautionary veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. YOU READY BOOTS (2) - bumped after the start. Shifted out off heels rounding the bend making contact. HOUSE SURGEON (4) - bumped start. Jostled back straight then collided first turn. ZIPPING LOCKETT (5) - bumped start. Collided first turn. FOR YOU PAGE (6) - collided first turn. Inconvenienced rounding the bend becoming tightened. YOU'RE GORGEOUS (7) - hampered rounding the bend becoming unbalanced shifting wider. Shifted wide final bend. MEDUSA WHO (8) - collided first turn.
Race 3	MPS Fencing Sprint - C1 - 318	THEA WHO (1) - slow away. Shifted off heels final bend. WHO IS COOPER (2) - contact back straight. Collided first turn. REACT RESPOND (3) - tightened and checked back straight losing ground. MY BRO BOBBY (4) - slow away. Checked back straight shifting out off heels. Bumped rounding the bend. LUCY MIRKO (5) - collided after the start shifting in onto WHO IS COOPER. Collided first turn losing ground. Collided first turn. MAJOR MARGARET (7) - tightened between runners after the start then jostled back straight. Collided first turn. BLACK BRIDGE (8) - collided after the start then jostled back straight. Collided first turn losing ground. Bumped rounding the bend.
Race 4	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	ZIPPING SAINT (1) - tightened and hampered back straight losing ground going back onto DOBBY WHO first turn. ZIPPING DEREK (2) - tightened and hampered back straight. Shifted out across heels rounding the bend. DOBBY WHO (3) - slow away losing several lengths. Checked rounding the bend. CALL ME LEO (4) - tightened and hampered back straight losing ground Hampered first turn getting forced wider losing ground. THRILLING FREDDY (6) - angled in back straight tightening inside runners and making contact for a distance. Collided first turn. ZIPPING AUBRY (7) - bumped start. Jostled back straight. Collided first turn. ALLEGRO RORY (8) - bumped start. Jostled back straight. Contacted from behind rounding the bend.
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1/2 - 527	OPAWA DELIGHT (1) - collided start. Tightened and checked first turn. FEDERER (2) - collided start. OPAWA LIGHTNING (4) - bumped after the start. Collided first turn becoming unbalanced shifting wider losing ground. Lost contact with the field final bend. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. OPAWA KIRK (6) - bumped after the start. Collided first turn.
Race 6	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2/3 - 318	BIG TIME CHANELL (1) - slow away. Tightened making contact for a distance back straight and entering the first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground. Raced in restricted room final bend losing ground. GO AHEAD CALLER (3) - slow away. Tightened making contact for a distance back straight and entering the first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground. BIG TIME FELIX (4) - angled in back straight tightening GO AHEAD CALLER making contact for a distance becoming unbalanced first turn losing ground. PORTLAND ART (8) - slow away. Checked first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground.
Race 7	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C5 - 318	ZIPPING BARTY (1) - slow away then tightened. PORTLAND DREAM (2) - tightened after the start. DANISH DELIGHT (3) - slow away. WHEELS ON FIRE (4) - collided first turn. PORTLAND BLONDE (6) - collided first turn. GOLDEN FERN (7) - slow away.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 3	MPS Fencing Sprint - C1 - 318	Scimitar Rule 56.8 from 17 Oct 2021 to 30 Oct 2021

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C0 - 318	Ginny Gin Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 2	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2 - 318	Marcus Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1/2 - 527	Opawa Lightning Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 6	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2/3 - 318	Thrilling Hudson Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 7	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C5 - 318	Wheels On Fire Swab No: Pre & Post race - Urine