Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 12 Dec 2021

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

Judicial report:
Investigator: Mr O Westerlund

General:

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

Injury trial:

1) - PORTLAND DREAM (T & L Craik) - Solo trial required prior to resuming

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	LIVE STREAMING (1) - shifted wide final bend. GIRL HOPE (2) - collided after the start. Checked back straight. Shifted out off heels rounding the bend. Contacted hindquarters entering the final straight. FLAMMABLE (4) - contact for a distance back straight. Steadied off heels first turn then inconvenienced. Raced wide into the final straight. Veterinary examination revealed right superficial pectoral and right long head triceps pain with a 7 day stand down imposed. DONNING (5) - slow away. Collided after the start. THRILLING TEMPER (7) - angled in back straight making contact for a distance. Collided first turn shifting wider. WHO I AM (8) - collided first turn losing ground. Bumped entering the final straight.
Race 2	MPS Fencing Stakes - C1/2 - 527	OPAWA DELIGHT (1) - tightened and checked first turn making contact losing ground. HOW'S THE ENEMY (4) - hampered after the start then tightened for a distance entering the first turn. BLACK MAVIS (6) - hampered after the start then tightened for a distance entering the first turn. Shifted out abruptly off heels final bend when in restricted room. OPAWA BIG (7) - shifted in making contact after the start and again on several occasions racing into the first turn. Shifted out off heels rounding the first bend. Tightened final bend. BIG TIME EDEN (8) - slow away. Contact first turn and obliged to race wide.
Race 3	Mayhounds Greyhound Rehoming Group Sprint - C2 - 318	START BAILING (4) - collided after the start and several occasions throughout the back straight. Raced wide final bend. BUCKLAND BOY (6) - slow away. ZOE STAR (8) - collided after the start and several occasions throughout the back straight.
Race 4	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C1 - 318	ZIPPING PANTHER (1) - tightened racing into the first turn losing ground going back onto trailing runners. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. BIG TIME AMERICA (2) - tightened making contact racing into the first turn losing ground. MY BRO BOBBY (3) - slow away. Hampered first turn making contact losing ground. TIDES RISING (5) - shifted out start making contact. DRIFTER DODGE (6) - hampered start losing ground. Tightened and checked first turn. GINNY GIN (7) - dictated wider after the start. HURRICANE BOB (8) - slow away. Hampered first turn making contact losing ground.
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	EYE SPY LUNA (1) - contact after the start. Shifted out off heels first turn. ABOUT TO DO (2) - contact after the start. Collided several occasions first turn losing ground. EYE SPY TY (3) - contact after the start and again soon after becoming tightened losing ground first turn. OPAWA TRUMP (4) - bumped racing into the first turn. Collided several occasions first turn. BLACK TEA (6) - bumped after the start. REACT RESPOND (7) - tightened and checked after the start. Steadied when tightened first turn shifting wider. LET EM TALK (8) - contact after the start.
Race 6	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C3 - 318	FOR YOU PAGE (1) - collided start losing ground. Tightened and hampered first turn losing ground coming together with YOU READY BOOTS. PORTLAND BERRY (2) - collided start then tightened and checked losing ground. Collided final bend. CALL ME LEO (3) - checked first turn losing ground going back onto trailing runners. Shifted out off heels making contact final bend. SERBIAN ACE (4) - slow away. MIRKO (6) - angled in first turn tightening runners. OPAWA SLICK (7) - hampered first turn shifting wider. Contacted final bend and forced wider. YOU READY BOOTS (8) - slow away. Collided first turn losing ground. Collided final bend shifting wider.
Race 7	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C4/5 - 318	HOUSE SURGEON (1) - slow away. Tightened making contact first turn. THRILLING BREEZE (2) - contact start. Tightened making contact first turn. Momentarily unbalanced rounding the bend. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. THRILLING HUDSON (3) - contact start. Tightened and checked first turn losing ground. ZIPPING SAINT (4) - steadied when tightened rounding the bend. GOLDEN FERN (6) - slow away. Collided rounding the bend. FERNANDO CHARM (8) - collided rounding the bend losing ground.
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Stewards reviewed the short lure variance rounding the first turn and were satisfied no runner was materially affected. PORTLAND DREAM (1) - faltered first turn taking no further part in the event. Veterinary examination revealed a fractured right calcaneus with a 90 day stand down imposed. A solo trial will be required prior to resuming. THRILLING SPRITE (2) - hampered first turn. DANISH DELIGHT (7) - slow away. DOBBY WHO (8) - slow away.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C0 - 318	Flammable Rule 56.1 from 12 Dec 2021 to 18 Dec 2021
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Portland Dream Rule 56.1 from 12 Dec 2021 to 11 Mar 2022

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C0 - 318	Live Streaming Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	Jo's Wholesale & Sports Bar Taipa Tavern Sprint - C1 - 318	Black Bridge Swab No: Post race - Blood
Race 5	Pump & Engineering Services Ltd Stakes - C1 - 527	Eye Spy Luna Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 6	Hewlett Electrical Sprint - C3 - 318	Portland Berry Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 8	Mt Wellington TAB Stakes - C4/5 - 527	Dobby Who Swab No: Post race - Urine Thrilling Sprite Swab No: Pre race - Urine