Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 31 Oct 2021

Weather: Overcast
Track: Dead
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.

General:

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

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

Late Scratchings

1) - REACT RESPOND (R Roper) Race 6 - At kenneling on veterinary advice.

2) - WHO IS COOPER (M Prangley) Race 9 - At kenneling on veterinary advice.

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) - tightened and checked first turn shifting out off heels. Contact final bend. LACHLAN'S GIRL (2) - shifted out after the start making contact. Tightened first turn shifting out off heels making contact. Dictated wider final bend. LADY QUINZEL (4) - checked after the start. Jostled throughout the back straight losing ground. Collided first turn. Shifted up the track rounding the bend into the line of FRANK CASTLE. BLITZING STAR (5) - contact after the start. Bumped first turn. FRANK CASTLE (7) - slow away. Collided first turn. Checked rounding the bend. BARNEY PARROT (8) - jostled throughout the back straight. Collided first turn losing ground. Improved through a marginal run rounding the bend making contact then held up shifting out off heels.
Race 2	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Stakes - C2/3 - 527	OPAWA DELIGHT (2) - collided after the start. SERBIAN ACE (4) - collided after the start. BIG TIME EDEN (6) - tired final bend. New connections were of the opinion BIG TIME EDEN would derive benefit from the event after travelling and relocating kennel this week.
Race 3	MPS Fencing Sprint - C3 - 318	START BAILING (2) - contact after the start. Collided first turn. THRILLING HUDSON (3) - tightened and checked after the start. Checked back straight. Hampered first turn losing ground. BIG TIME JEWEL (4) - contact after the start and again back straight. Tightened and checked first turn losing ground going back into the line of THRILLING HUDSON becoming unbalanced. Placed in restricted room final bend to the inside of MIRKO having to steady. ALLEGRO BERKLEY (5) - slow away. Collided rounding the bend. Hampered first turn losing ground. MIRKO (6) - collided first turn. Shifted in off heels final bend. Veterinary examination revealed split webbing on the left hind with a 21 day stand down imposed. GO AHEAD CALLER (7) - collided rounding the bend. Checked first turn. CALL ME LEO (8) - slow away. Checked first turn.
Race 4	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C5 - 318	GOLDEN FERN (2) - slow away. Collided first turn. BASELINE (6) - collided first turn becoming unbalanced. DANISH DELIGHT (8) - tightened making contact first turn losing ground.
Race 5	Mayhounds Greyhound Rehoming Group Sprint - C1/2 - 318	MAJOR MARGARET (1) - contact after the start. MEDUSA WHO (2) - contact after the start. Checked first turn losing ground. YOU'RE GORGEOUS (3) - contact racing into the first turn losing ground. AMMONITE (4) - contact racing into the first turn. Steadied when placed between runners first turn. OTAKI RIVER (5) - collided for a distance after the start. FOR YOU PAGE (6) - collided for a distance after the start. HOUSE SURGEON (7) - slow away then shifted in across heels. Checked first turn losing ground. Collided entering the final straight. FIRST LIGHT (8) - collided entering the final straight.
Race 6	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	SCIMITAR (1) - stood in the boxes losing considerable ground. Connections were advised future performances would be monitored. BLACK MAVIS (2) - steadied when tightened first turn. Tightened rounding the bend into the back straight. OPAWA LIGHTNING (3) - collided after the start then jostled for a distance. Tightened rounding the bend into the back straight. OPAWA KIRK (4) - tightened making contact after the start losing ground. ZIPPING LOCKETT (5) - collided after the start then jostled for a distance when tightened between runners. OPAWA BIG (6) - jostled for a distance racing into the first turn. Steadied off heels entering the bend leaving the back straight shifting wider to obtain racing room. FALL GRACEFULLY (8) - unbalanced leaving the boxes losing ground.
Race 7	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C4/5 - 527	PORTLAND DREAM (1) - tightened first turn shifting out off heels. BIG TIME MAC (2) - contact rounding the first bend. Gave ground final bend. Veterinary examination revealed pain in the right wrist with a 7 day stand down imposed. THRILLING FREDDY (4) - shifted in into the line of PORTLAND DREAM first turn. ZIPPING HEWITT (5) - collided after the start. Checked first turn shifting wider. Tightened making contact rounding the first bend losing ground. ZIPPING BARTY (7) - tightened between runners making contact after the start. Checked first turn shifting wider. Contact rounding the first bend. Taken wider back straight. FEDERER (8) - collided after the start. Tightened making contact rounding the first bend. Shifted wider back straight.
Race 8	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	PORTLAND BERRY (1) - checked off heels first turn shifting wider losing ground. PORTLAND BLONDE (2) - bumped after the start. Tightened and checked first turn. Collided rounding the bend becoming unbalanced. ALLEGRO RORY (3) - bumped after the start. ZIPPING AUBRY (4) - collided after the start. Inconvenienced first turn when awkwardly placed. ZIPPING DEREK (6) - collided after the start. Bumped back straight. FERNANDO CHARM (8) - bumped back straight. Collided rounding the bend becoming unbalanced losing ground.
Race 9	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	SABALAN (1) - collided after the start. Contact first turn. BIG TIME AMERICA (2) - collided after the start. Contact first turn. Contacted the running rail rounding the bend becoming unbalanced losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed a laceration to the left hind leg with a 10 day stand down imposed. BUCKLAND BOY (4) - collided first turn. Jostled final bend. GINNY GIN (5) - hampered first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground. EYE SPY LUNA (7) - hampered first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground. Checked rounding the bend shifting wider away from heels. ZIPPING SPOOK (9/3) - tightened making contact first turn. Jostled final bend.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 3	MPS Fencing Sprint - C3 - 318	Mirko Rule 56.1 from 31 Oct 2021 to 20 Nov 2021
Race 6	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	React Respond Rule 44.20 from 31 Oct 2021 to 20 Nov 2021
Race 7	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Big Time Mac Rule 56.1 from 31 Oct 2021 to 06 Nov 2021
Race 8	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	Mitcham Greg Rule 40.13 from 31 Oct 2021 to 13 Nov 2021
Race 9	Sportsbowl Function Centre Sprint - C1 - 318	Big Time Andy Rule 40.13 from 29 Oct 2021 to 19 Nov 2021 Who Is Cooper Rule 44.20 from 31 Oct 2021 to 09 Nov 2021 Big Time America Rule 56.1 from 31 Oct 2021 to 09 Nov 2021

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 2	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Stakes - C2/3 - 527	Dobby Who Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 3	MPS Fencing Sprint - C3 - 318	Big Time Jewel Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C5 - 318	Wheels On Fire Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 5	Mayhounds Greyhound Rehoming Group Sprint - C1/2 - 318	Otaki River Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 6	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	Zipping Lockett Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 7	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Thrilling Freddy Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 8	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C4 - 318	Allegro Rory Swab No: Post race - Urine