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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club

Hatrick Raceway ON FRIDAY 04 May 2007

Weather:
Track: Good Firm
Scales: Correct at all weights
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: Weather: Fine Nil

Incident Reports

Race Number Race Name Incident Report
Race 1 'THE FUTURITY' - HEAT 1 - R/Aq - 520 Heat 1 The race was abandoned after the boxes opened as soon as the light went on to advise the Lure Driver to start the lure.The field ran the full distance of the race and in the interests of dog welfare and the betting public, the race was abandoned. The problem was caused by the trip switch not returning to the normal position after Trials prior to race one. This problem was rectified and the equipment tested prior to race 2. HOMEBUSH JESSIE Ex Wanganui on 02.05.07
Race 2 'THE FUTURITY' - HEAT 2 - R/Aq - 520 Heat 1 FLAG THE BANK moved in on the first bend and checked MATILDA who dropped back to near the rear and stayed there to the finish. ROMAN CASTLE moved out on the home turn and collided with FLAG THE BANK who lost ground and any chance of a placing.
Race 3 KEENAN CONCRETE 6 PACK - C1/2 - 520 The favourite ANOTHER LLOYD was slow to begin and was checked twice on the first bend and finished in 5th place. DREAMS OF VISION and DABYNE SHIRAZ collided on the first bend and DREAMS OF VISION dropped away to finish in last place.
Race 4 'THE FUTURITY' - HEAT 3 - R/Aq - 520 Heat 1 ROYAL RICHIE, BUFFALO SOLDIER and SWEET TEDDY were checked on the first corner and dropped back causing severe checks to JUST A DRIP and SEILATAN who lost several lengths and finished well back in the last two places.
Race 5 MICKEYS SUPER LIQUOR - C4/5 - 520 IN THE MOB and SCOTEXCITED bumped together soon after the start, again on the first corner and once again on the first bend and they lost ground as a result and finished well back.
Race 6 'THE FUTURITY' - HEAT 4 - R/Aq - 520 Heat 1 All clear. COCKNEY ASSASSIN S.Drysdale Rule 64 Suffering from pain in a quadricep muscle, was presented and stood down for 5 days to and including 07.05.07.
Race 7 'THE FUTURITY' - HEAT 5 - R/Aq - 520 Heat 1 HOMEBUSH BRADLEY moved across from the start and caused checks to DRILLING DAM, MARTY HALL and DEBBIE BLUEFIRE who was the most affected and she tailed the field from there to the finish. DRILLING DAM and HOMEBUSH BRADLEY were handy going into the back straight but were checked when IRRITABILITY moved in and they lost several lengths and all chance, finishing towards the rear.
Race 8 'THE FUTURITY' - HEAT 6 - R/Aq - 520 Heat 1 The favourite THRILLING LOUIE was slow to begin but then recovered to finish in 2nd place. THRILLING LOUIE, NERVOUS WAVE and OWNEY JOE TARR jostled together on the first corner with NERVOUS WAVE and OWNEY JOE TARR dropping back to the rear and they never recovered and finished in the last two places.
Race 9 MORRIE GIBBONS SIGNS - C4/5 - 305 KOSTYA BALE and SMART THOMAS collided on the first bend when racing at the back of the field and they lost several lengths and finished in the last two places.
Race 10 MORRIE GIBBONS SIGNS - C4/5 - 305 THRILLING MIKE was handy to the first corner but was checked and went back quickly to the rear and finished in 2nd last place.


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