Stipendiary Stewards Report

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON MONDAY 13 Sep 2010

Weather: Showery
Track: Heavy The track was very wet and the Curator was unable to put machinary on to groom as much as he would have liked but it was always safe for racing.
Scales: Checked and correct
Health and Safety comment: Nil

Judicial report: The Stewards were again concerned that at times the fields were arriving at the start late and or right on start time and this is a matter which will be addressed with the Management.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Awapuni Sprint - C0 - 375	MAN OH MAN and LISSADELL TOBY collided soon after the start and LISSADELL TOBY lost ground and settled at the rear. LISSADELL TOBY moved out on the first corner and caused checks to JANDI who fell and HOMEBUSH SPARKY who lost ground and finished in last place. JANDI suffered a fractured foreleg and was euthanased on humane grounds. HOMEBUSH SPARKY suffered a quadricepp injury and was stood down for 21 days.
Race 2	Peter Sinclair Photos - C0 - 457	HOMEBUSH BAZIL began very awkwardly losing several lengths but he did make up ground to finish in 5th place. COOL ROYALE ran out and HOMEBUSH CECIL ran in soon after the start and LISADELL REBEL who was in between was checked. HOMEBUSH CECIL continued in and jostled with COOL ROYAL and they stayed back to finish near the rear.
Race 3	GEON WELLINGTON - C1 - 375	Two of the better supported runners MR METICULOUS and SAM BAXTER were slow to begin and settled at the rear. SHADES was checked on the first corner and she lost three lengths. CAWBOURNE TOUCH checked over the heels of SAM BAXTER on the home turn and both lost ground.
Race 4	FOXTON DASH - C1 - 375	All clear.
Race 5	CLOVERLEA STAKES - C1 - 457	EZY INFO began very awkwardly losing several lengths and she tailed the field and finished in last place.
Race 6	HOKOWHITU DASH - C2 - 375	THRILLING KITE, DAPPER and ADDICTED TO LUV were all slow to begin losing three lengths. ADDICTED TO LUV recovered to finish in 2nd place with the other two finishing at the rear. UNCOMPRISING moved in on the first corner and dictated SEMENYA inwards which resulted in OPTICAL MAN galloping on the heels of SEMENYA and they both lost ground.
Race 7	WOODVILLE DASH - C3 - 375	BOMBER MAN moved in racing to the first corner and caused checks to ERIC PHOENIX, KID KOONAWARRA and CLAN DOUGLAS who all lost ground. ERIC PHOENIX galloped on the back of CAWBOURNE MADGE near the home turn and CLAN DOUGLAS who was following was forced very wide and all three lost several lengths and finished in the last three places. ERIC PHOENIX was examined by the Vet as a precaution and cleared of injury.
Race 8	RIVERDALE DASH - C4 - 375	COVELLE began very awkwardly losing several lengths but he recovered very well to make up ground for 3rd place. ELITE LUKE, MYSTERY KIM and MAJOR HIT jostled together for several strides in the run to the first turn and all three lost ground.
Race 9	MANAWATU RACEWAY - C4/5 - 375	BIGTIME SURVIVOR was tightened between runners early in the race and went back to last but he recovered well to finish in 2nd place.
Race 10	WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ - C5 - 375	All clear.
Race 11	MARTON STAKES - C4/5 - 457	GONE ZILLA was one of the slowest to begin and settled near the rear but made up ground well to finish in 2nd place. GOSS SAGE and TATTY BOGLE were checked on the bend losing ground. GOSS SAGE made up some ground to finish in 4th place but TATTY BOGLE stayed back to finish in last place.
Race 12	TURAKINA DASH - C2/3 - 375	All clear.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Awapuni Sprint - C0 - 375	Jandi Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 13 Sep 2010 to 13 Sep 2010 Homebush Sparky Rule HISTORICAL - 81.1 from 13 Sep 2010 to 03 Oct 2010
Race 3	GEON WELLINGTON - C1 - 375	Great Aunty Min Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 10 Sep 2010 to 16 Sep 2010
Race 6	HOKOWHITU DASH - C2 - 375	Turf Moor Rule HISTORICAL - 68.21 from 13 Sep 2010 to 22 Sep 2010
Race 11	MARTON STAKES - C4/5 - 457	Starfire Boy Rule HISTORICAL - 64.13 from 11 Sep 2010 to 17 Sep 2010

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 3	GEON WELLINGTON - C1 - 375	Ace Drumard Swab No: Post race
Race 4	FOXTON DASH - C1 - 375	Wandy Wannabe Swab No: Post race
Race 6	HOKOWHITU DASH - C2 - 375	Uncomprising Swab No: Post race
Race 7	WOODVILLE DASH - C3 - 375	Bomber Man Swab No: Post race
Race 8	RIVERDALE DASH - C4 - 375	Homebush Just Swab No: Post race
Race 12	TURAKINA DASH - C2/3 - 375	Janie Phoenix Swab No: Post race