Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON THURSDAY 08 Oct 2009

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

Judicial report: Trainer BA Johnston was fined $35.00 after admitting a breach of Rule 71.4 after he failed to ensure that a catcher was present to catch FEVER SHIRAZ after Race 2.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Deli's Sports Bar Stakes - C1 - 527	BIGTIME BALLAD was slow to jump. CAWBOURNE BOTROS and BROTHER RABBIT came together into the first bend with WIRE IT UP receiving a check in between them. WIRE IT UP and CAWBOURNE BOTROS again bumped for a stride soon after this.
Race 2	Protector Safety Stakes - C0 - 527	JETSON BLUE was slow to jump and remained well back throughout.
Race 3	Lectro Hair & Beauty Sprint - C0 - 318	THRILLING TAMMY ran inwards soon after the jump taking the line of WINSOME KELLY and WILLEE WINDSOR for a few strides.
Race 4	Meadowset Graphics Stakes - C2 - 527	All clear.
Race 5	Brownzy Sports Bar Series Heat 1 - C1q - 318 Heat 1	JELLYSTONE PARK ran outwards at the jump checking BIGTIME LAKISHA who lost ground. Into the bend BIGTIME LAKISHA and RAT INDEED came together for a few strides when in midifeld.
Race 6	Greyhounds North Distance Series - C0d - 603	RIDDLE MAN was a shade slow from the inside with TALEVERO and BIGTIME COWELL being very slow from wider out. THRILLING CHASE checked outwards off GUILTY VERDICT into the first bend and lost ground.
Race 7	Brownzy Sports Bar Heat 2 - C1q - 318 Heat 2	Favourite NATURAL JOURNEY was a shade slow but charged up on the inside into the turn and ran away for a convincing win. PROUD DAVE received a check into the bend and dropped to the rear.
Race 8	Terry Ryan Timber Sprint - C5 - 318	Favourite WINSOME LIGHT and LOCHINVAR POLO were both tightened into the bend losing ground.
Race 9	Brownzy Sports Bar Heat 3 - C1q - 318 Heat 3	PAYNE ZONE proved difficult to box prior to this event. SUZIE THE FLUZY and CAWBOURNE SNOWY came together wide on the track into the bend and lost ground with THRILLING LEO also being affected. The favourite I'M A FOOL was held up for room on the home turn and changed ground wide to run home well for a closing fourth.
Race 10	Jack's Wholesale Meats Stakes - C3/4 - 527	The eventual winner DARK FANCY crossed the field from the outside box into the first bend with all runners being tightened and WILL SHE ECHO falling as a result. This left DARK FANCY a clear leader and he held on well. WILL SHE ECHO regained her feet and chased the field home with a post race veterinary check revealing no injury.
Race 11	Thornton Auction Stakes - C5 - 527	RASMAH and STICKY BOY came together into the first bend when at the rear. RASMAH put up a huge effort to win after this early check. In the back straight WINSOME JESS was tightened by kennelmate APPOINTED THYME and dropped to the rear.
Race 12	Brownzy Sports Bar Heat 4 - C1q - 318 Heat 4	THRILLING LIAM and COINCIDE were slow to jump. On the home turn THRILLING NEO, THRILLING LIAM, BITTA ZIP and ALL ABOUT MILLY all came together after ALL ABOUT MILLY had received a check and began to weaken.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 10	Jack's Wholesale Meats Stakes - C3/4 - 527	Thrilling Wolf Rule HISTORICAL - 68.26 from 08 Oct 2009 to 12 Oct 2009

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 5	Brownzy Sports Bar Series Heat 1 - C1q - 318 Heat 1	Thrilling Cam Swab No: Post race.
Race 7	Brownzy Sports Bar Heat 2 - C1q - 318 Heat 2	Natural Journey Swab No: Post race.
Race 11	Thornton Auction Stakes - C5 - 527	Fancy Shelly Swab No: Pre race.