GOLD COAST GREYHOUND RACING CLUB INC.

STEWARDS REPORT

WEDNESDAY 30TH JULY 2008

 

WEATHER: FINE                                                                                         TRACK: GOOD

 

STEWARDS PANEL

 

C. MCLUNE, D. TAGGART

 

SCRATCHINGS

Unless specified otherwise, all greyhounds scratched other than due to being ineligible, shall be suspended for 10 days commencing on the date of the meeting

 

Race 1             INTELLIGENCE                     Won maiden Gold Coast 29/07/2008

Race 2             HALZANI                               Reported injured near side hind foot

Race 3             UNA’S BABE                         Reported injured off side hock

Race 3             WELL HARD                          Reported torn stomach muscles

Race 6             ANARCHY                             Reported injured off side fore toe

Race 9             WHAM BAM                          Drawn in error, no penalty

Race 9             TELLY BLOSSOM                 Reported injured near side shoulder

Race 10           LIL’S ILLUSION                    Reported injured near side wrist

Race 10           WRITE OFF BART                 Reported ill kennel cough

Race 10           WEST COAST SMILE           Reported injured off side fore leg

 

LATE SCRATCHINGS

 

Race 4             PERFECT PHANTOM           Weight Variation, 34.0 – 32.8, 10 days + $50.00

                                                                        (John Pay)

 

REWEIGHS

 

Nil

 

SWABS

 

Race 4             JEWELLERY BOX                 Pre Race          Trainer:  Brian Honey

Race 6             GAZZA SHIRAZ                     Pre Race          Trainer:  Paul Cauchi

Race 8             EL GALO                                Post Race         Trainer:  Seona Hood

 

VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS

 

The following greyhounds were sent to the veterinary surgeon upon completion of their event, but were not found to be suffering any injury.

 

Nil

 

 

SUSPENSIONS

 

Race 4             SHEEPWASH             Injured in running, near fore foot, 10 days

 

GENERAL

 

Prior to the running of Race 2 the connections of ONE MISSING requested the decorative lights on winning post to be turned off and the permission was granted by the stewards.

 

Prior to the running of Race 5 the connections of HITECH BLACKJACK and DUEL ENFORCER also requested the decorative lights be turned off the winning post and again permission was granted.

 

Due to the request of those connections the decorative lights were turned off for the remainder of the evening.

 

Race 1

YORKLEA PRINCE was slow to begin.  On the 1st turn HAY CLINTON and WINDY HILL WIZZ bumped resulting in WINDY HILL WIZZ to lose significant ground.  Approaching the home turn SHORT DELUSION shifted ground outwards and in doing so checked YORKLEA MISS.  WHAT A SMILE which was following was taken wider on the track.  After entering the home straight SHORT DELUSION shifted ground outwards and bumped YORKLEA MISS.

 

Race 2

DAMIEN and SPACE ODYSSEY were tightened for room shortly after the start by ONE MISSING which was taken in by BILLY BEE STING.  SASSY SPRITE was caught wide in the early stages.  RUBY LAVELLE and BILLY BEE STING brushed shortly after entering the home straight.

 

Race 3

SWEET SURRENDER was slow to begin.  Approaching the 1st turn QUAYS ON LOGAN shifted ground inwards and checked GAMBLER’S GOLD which lost ground.

 

Race 4

SHEEPWASH over the concluding stages was inclined to lose ground. A veterinary examination of SHEEPWASH revealed the greyhound to be injured in the near fore foot and was stood down for a period of 10 days.

 

Race 5

LADY LULU was slow to begin.  On the 1st turn STYLISH ROVER shifted ground outwards and checked PREMIUM SMILE which in turn shifted ground outwards and hampered HITECH BLACKJACK.  A short distance later HITECH BLACKJACK checked off the heels of PREMIUM SMILE and lost ground.

 

Race 6

GAZZA SHIRAZ was slow to begin.  On the 1st turn BELINDA LEE was checked and lost significant ground.

 

Race 7

JUST SPUD was slow to begin.  On the 1st turn JUST SPUD was checked after being tightened for room by DISORDERLY.  After entering the home straight SUPREME LEVEL shifted ground outwards and bumped TAIPAN BALE.

 

 

 

Race 8

BIG MOOSE and JUNGLE GREEN were slow to begin.  On the 1st turn KNOCKA NORRIS and LOTS OF MOOLAH were tightened for room and as a result lost significant ground.  Shortly after entering the home straight EL GALO and YIKES brushed.

 

Race 9

HITECH SHOWGIRL and BUBALONG were slow to begin.

 

Race 10

MISS GOGGLES was slow to begin.

 

 

 

C MCLUNE

STEWARD IN CHARGE