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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club

Hatrick Raceway ON WEDNESDAY 17 Dec 2008

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

Judicial report: Weather: Cloudy Nil

Incident Reports

Race Number Race Name Incident Report
Race 1 ALLIED WORK FORCE 0800 LABOUR - C0 - 305 The meeting was put back by one race for the entire programme after a problem with a bearing on the lure became apparent after pre race trials. This resulted in an engineer being summoned to rectify some minor damage and no further problems occurred during the evening. HOMEBUSH EMMA and RAT INDEED jostled together in the race to the first corner and HOMEBUSH EMMA lost three lengths. TALKABOUT POPPY ran in on the home turn and bumped with SEDGEBROOK LASS for a couple of strides. SKIPPER STAR was unable to keep up with the other runners and ran very wide on the bend and finished several lengths last. SKIPPER STAR was examined by the Vet and stood down for 28 days with a gracilus muscle injury. SKIPPER STAR A van der Merwe Rule 82 Suffered a gracilus muscle injury and stood down for 28 days to and including 13.01.09.
Race 2 MICKEYS SUPER LIQUOR - C1 - 305 All clear.
Race 3 GARY ROSS DECORATOR - C1 - 520 The favourite MAY SAGE went up in the air at the start and settled back in the field. MAY SAGE was then checked back to last on the first corner and then had trouble clearing THRILLING ACE who was just ahead on the final bend and she finished in 2nd last place.
Race 4 GUTHRIE BOWRON WANGANUI - C0 - 305 FLASHFIRE COAL was checked on the first corner and dropped back onto IN THE BIN and they never recovered and finished near the rear. FLASHFIRE COAL was also checked on the home turn and was examined by the Vet and stood down for 14 days with a stopper pad injury. ZIC ZAC MAN A.Duganzich Rule 64 Suffering from a shoulder joint strain and stood down for 10 days to and including 22.12.08. FLASHFIRE COAL R.Kemple Rule 82 Opened an old stopper pad injury and stood down for 14 days to and including 30.12.08.
Race 5 KEENAN CONCRETE 6 PACK - C0 - 520 The favourite BUNNY'S REWARD missed the start by several lengths losing all chance of a placing but did make up a lot of ground to finish in 5th place. PAC AND GUNS Brewer & Gilbert Rule 64 Suffering from a fibula injury and stood down for 14 days to and including 30.12.08. BOLTS BOLTED Udy & McCracken Rule 64 Suffering from a toe injury and stood down for 7 days to and including 21.12.08. TINY PRANCER K.Benson Rule 68 Withdrawn after originally being nominated and this was due to a seasonal condition and stood down for 28 days to and including 05.01.09.
Race 6 WWW.WANGANUICARCENTRE.COM - C2 - 305 Soon after the start there was tighting to the inside dogs as BRITNEY BEERS came across followed by THRILLING POLAR from the outside box coming across and causing more tightning to the field. BIGTIME RISK was the worst affected in this incident.
Race 7 GIFT BASKETS 4 EVERY 1 - C1 - 520 GOES SCIROCCO moved across in the race to the first corner and hindered FLOATING AWAY for a few strides. Soon after, KIWISAVER and TIZZY LEE BUCKET bumped together and they settled at the rear of the field but made up some ground in the final stages to finish 4th and 5th. CAWBOURNE WELLSY was handy early but faded out in the back straight and finished several lengths last. He was examined by the Vet and stood down for 28 days with a gracilus muscle injury. CAWBOURNE WELLSY Freeman & Turnwald Rule 82 Suffered a gracilus muscle injury and stood down for 28 days to and including 13.01.09.
Race 8 WANGANUI FARM SUPPLIES - C1 - 305 STARLIGHT WOODS and GOOGLE MAGOO led early in the run to the first corner but jostled together for several strides and both eventually fell after also receiving pressure from inside and outside runners. LUCHINO galloped on the back of GOOGLE MAGOO and also lost ground and HOMEBUSH TERRA was unable to avoid the incident and was checked losing several lengths. STARLIGHT WOODS was examined by the Vet and stood down for 28 days with a fractured foreleg. GOOGLE MAGOO was uninjured. STARLIGHT WOODS B.Melville Rule 82 Checked and and fell suffering a fractured foreleg and stood down for 28 days to and including 13.01.09.
Race 9 PETER SINCLAIR PHOTOGRAPHER - C1 - 305 JENNIMORE ran wide over extra ground on the bend and this would have affected the dogs chance of a closer placing than 5th. LESS THAN IDEAL G.Holswich Rule 64 Suffering from a foreleg laceration and stood down for 5 days to and including 19.12.08. ALL ABOUT MILLY Freeman & Turnwald Rule 68 A late scratching at kennelling when found to be suffering from a seasonal complaint and stood down for 28 days to and including 13.01.09.
Race 10 THE RADIO WORKS - C1 - 305 TAKE COVER jumped on terms with the field but soon after was tightened as outside runners moved in and he went back to last and tailed the field to the finish. LITTLE LADY BLUE B.Cole Rule 64 Suffering from kennel cough and stood down for 10 days to and including 25.12.08. Vet certificate to be supplied.


Scratchings

Stand Downs

Swabbings

Race Number Race Name Swabbing
Race 2 MICKEYS SUPER LIQUOR - C1 - 305 Wongawillinev Swab No: 20509

Race 3 GARY ROSS DECORATOR - C1 - 520 Smart Sharmila Swab No: 20510

Race 4 GUTHRIE BOWRON WANGANUI - C0 - 305 Bigtime Title Swab No: 20511

Race 5 KEENAN CONCRETE 6 PACK - C0 - 520 Mya Flyer Swab No: 20512

Race 9 PETER SINCLAIR PHOTOGRAPHER - C1 - 305 Rhyana Reason Swab No: 20514

Race 10 THE RADIO WORKS - C1 - 305 Sedgebrook Sky Swab No: 20513





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