Stipendiary Stewards Report

Auckland Greyhound Racing Club

Manukau Stadium ON SUNDAY 27 Feb 2022

Weather: Fine
Track: Good
Scales: Correct at checked weights
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report: Warning:

1) - C Steele (OPAWA GOAT) - Failed to arrange catcher.

Injury trial:

1) - OPAWA OLIVER (W & T Steele) - required to trial prior to resuming.

Stipendiary Stewards report as posted is provisional and subject to further review and amendment.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C1 - 318	BLACK BRIDGE (2) - jostled for a distance after the start. Collided for a distance first turn. Tightened onto the running rail rounding the bend losing ground going back onto CARLOS getting contacted from behind. Veterinary examination revealed right quadriceps pain and a graze on the left stopper pad with a 10 day stand down imposed. BIG TIME ROGER (4) - bumped start losing ground. Collided for a distance first turn. Angled in coming together with BLACK BRIDGE rounding the bend. ZIPPING SPOOK (5) - bumped start. BARNEY PARROT (6) - bumped start. CARLOS (7) - slow away. Checked first turn shifting in off heels. Checked rounding the bend getting on heels becoming unbalanced losing ground. NIGHT ACE (9/3) - bumped start losing ground. Shifted in onto the running rail back straight. Improved through a marginal run rounding the bend. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. SPRING FORWARD (10/1) - jostled for a distance after the start. Tightened and checked first turn.
Race 2	Railway Sprint Heat 1 - C5q - 318 Heat 1	OUR HOTROD (1) - solid contact entering the first turn becoming unbalanced for a distance losing considerable ground. Contact rounding the bend. MARCUS (3) - angled in first turn into the line of other runners becoming unbalanced losing ground. MARRAY PRINCE (4) - contact after the start. Solid contact entering the first turn becoming unbalanced for a distance losing considerable ground. Contact rounding the bend losing ground. ZIPPING DEREK (5) - jostled after the start becoming tightened losing ground. Hampered first turn. Shifted wide final bend. BIG TIME PRADA (6) - jostled after the start. PEPONI BALE (7) - shifted out across heels first turn. Shifted wider final bend making contact then jostled throughout the final straight. CHEEKY LU (8) - contacted from behind first turn. Contacted final bend then jostled throughout the final straight.
Race 3	Railway Sprint Heat 2 - C5q - 318 Heat 2	MIRKO (1) - tightened onto the running rail first turn. Shifted out off heels final bend then checked. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. BIG TIME RIPPER (2) - slow away. Steadied first turn shifting out across heels making contact losing ground then raced wide. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. KIKAU (4) - slow away. Contact first turn. Held up rounding the bend. MIDNIGHT FAITH (5) - bumped first turn. Collided entering the final straight. ALLEGRO RORY (6) - contacted hindquarters first turn losing ground. Shifted in making contact rounding the first turn. NEVADA PHIL (8) - collided entering the final straight.
Race 4	Railway Sprint Heat 3 - C5q - 318 Heat 3	WHEELS ON FIRE (1) - began awkwardly losing ground. Contact racing into the first turn. BIG TIME FELIX (2) - contact racing into the first turn. ALLEGRO BANDIT (3) - bumped start. Shifted in near the running rail racing toward the first turn then shifted out first turn into the line of BERET GIRL losing ground. Tightened concluding stages. MY MATE SPEIGHT (4) - bumped start. Shifted out into the line of GOTCHA MURPHY back straight. Raced wide. BERET GIRL (5) - contact start. Hampered first turn becoming unbalanced and falling. Regained footing to finish some distance from the field. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality with the precautionary 5 day stand down imposed. Connections advised has now been retired for breeding. THRILLING TESSA (6) - tightened and checked start losing ground. Checked first turn. VICTORIA LU (7) - contact start. Bumped first turn. GOTCHA MURPHY (8) - checked back straight shifting in off heels. Bumped first turn.
Race 5	Railway Sprint Heat 4 - C5q - 318 Heat 4	BIG TIME MUHAMAD (1) - tightened and checked first turn losing ground. ZIPPING SAINT (3) - checked then contacted from behind first turn. GOLDEN FERN (4) - contact first turn. YOU READY BOOTS (5) - contact first turn. WHEELHOUSE (6) - collided start. Jostled into the first turn then shifted out across heels making contact. PEGGY LU (7) - tightened between runners making contact start. Jostled into the first turn then hampered becoming unbalanced losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed left long head triceps and right digital biceps femoris pain with a 10 day stand down imposed. UP YOUR QUOTA (8) - collided start.
Race 6	Railway Sprint Heat 5 - C5q - 318 Heat 5	OPAWA RANGER (1) - shifted out after the start making contact. Collided rounding the bend becoming unbalanced. PORTLAND BERRY (2) - contact start. Steadied off heels first turn. Checked rounding the bend shifting wider. DRIFTER DODGE (3) - contact start then taken wider becoming tightened making contact several occasions ZIPPING AUBRY (4) - collided start losing ground then inconvenienced shifting wider. Hampered rounding the bend becoming unbalanced losing ground. CALF KING (5) - collided start and again on several occasions back straight. Tightened and hampered rounding the bend becoming unbalanced losing considerable ground. TYPHOON TIM (7) - collided start. Hampered rounding the bend becoming unbalanced losing ground. PINA COLADA (8) - collided start.
Race 7	Auckland Cup Heat 1 - C5q - 527 Heat 1	ZIPPING HEWITT (1) - tightened making contact first turn. Raced wide in the straights. BEST BALL (2) - collided rounding the first turn losing ground. Shifted out off heels rounding the bend leaving the back straight. BIG TIME KAYLEE (3) - tightened and checked first turn becoming unbalanced losing ground then hampered shifting wider making contact. OPAWA SUPERSTAR (4) - angled in making contact first turn. CUMBRIA LAD (5) - slow away. Checked first turn shifting wider off heels losing ground then hampered making contact getting forced wider. Fell at the lure with a veterinary examination revealing no abnormality. OPAWA CHRISSY (6) - collided after the start. Contact first turn losing ground going back onto BIG TIME KAYLEE. Heavy contact at the lure with a veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. BAHATI BALE (7) - slow away. Collided first turn. FREEDOM LEAGUE (8) - collided after the start and again first turn. Checked rounding the bend leaving the back straight.
Race 8	Auckland Cup Heat 2 - C5q - 527 Heat 2	OPAWA ALBERT (1) - bumped after the start. RAJA BALE (2) - collided start. OPAWA STAR (3) - collided start. Contact for a distance entering the first turn. Collided rounding the bend leaving the back straight. NOT EVEN OWL (4) - tightened making contact for a distance entering the first turn. Contact rounding the first turn. Collided rounding the bend leaving the back straight. DEMBE (5) - slow away. Collided first turn. DANISH DELIGHT (6) - contact for a distance entering the first turn. Contact rounding the first turn losing ground. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. PEDRO LEE (7) - slow away. Contact first turn shifting wider. Collided rounding the bend leaving the back straight. KNOW GRIZZLES (8) - slow away. Collided first turn. Checked rounding the bend leaving the back straight.
Race 9	Auckland Cup Heat 3 - C5q - 527 Heat 3	KNOW KEEPER (1) - tightened making contact first turn. BIG TIME PLUTO (2) - hampered first turn contacting hindquarters shifting out off heels. ZIPPING BARTY (3) - began awkwardly making contact. Checked first turn shifting in making contact. Contact first turn. TALBINGO BALE (4) - contact start. AGENT LEVI (5) - checked racing toward the first turn. Collided first turn then checked. Collided back straight. THRILLING FREDDY (6) - checked after the start. Collided first turn. Shifted wide final bend. ALLEGRO ZIPPY (7) - collided first turn. Collided back straight. Bumped final bend. OPAWA GOAT (8) - collided first turn. Collided back straight. Bumped final bend.
Race 10	Auckland Cup Heat 4 - C5q - 527 Heat 4	OPAWA KIRK (1) - bumped rounding the bend into the back straight. Shifted out off heels back straight. Held up rounding the bend leaving the back straight. BIG TIME MAPLE (2) - contact first turn. DALISHA BALE (3) - collided first turn and again rounding the bend into the back straight. BEE LUCKY BANJO (4) - collided several occasions racing into the first turn shifting wide losing ground. MONEY SPINNER (5) - contacted from behind start. Tightened and hampered racing into the first turn losing ground then tightened onto the running rail making contact for a distance. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. OPAWA WAYNE (6) - slow away contacting hindquarters. Tightened and checked first turn shifting in off heels then tightened between runners making contact for a distance. THRILLING RISK (8) - slow away. Collided several occasions racing into the first turn losing ground shifting in making contact. Held up rounding the bend leaving the back straight.
Race 11	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C3 - 318	The track was inspected following this event and found to be consistent throughout. TIGGERLONG DEMON (1) - contact start. HOUSE SURGEON (2) - collided start. Contact for a distance entering the first turn turn. OPAWA OLIVER (3) - faltered free of interference first turn losing ground quickly then hampered becoming unbalanced and falling. Veterinary examination revealed right hock and calcaneus fracture with a 90 day stand down imposed. Required to trial prior to resuming. ALLEGRO BERKLEY (4) - bumped start. Checked first turn shifting out off heels making contact. BIG TIME EDDIE (5) - bumped start. Tightened making contact for a distance entering the first turn. Shifted in onto the running rail rounding the bend with a veterinary examination revealing no abnormality. WHO IS COOPER (6) - collided after the start becoming unbalanced. Checked entering the first turn shifting out off heels losing ground. Hampered rounding the bend becoming unbalanced losing ground. OPAWA LUKE (7) - collided after the start becoming unbalanced. Contact for a distance entering the first turn. Hampered rounding the bend. LUCAS JEWEL (8) - slow away. Collided first turn losing ground.
Race 12	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2 - 318	NALAYA BALE (2) - tightened making contact first turn. MAJOR MARGARET (3) - slow away. Tightened making contact first turn. OPAWA ANDREW (4) - steadied when tightened first turn making contact. Jostled rounding the bend. Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. GO AHEAD CALLER (5) - slow away. Dictated wider first turn. Jostled rounding the bend. LUCY MIRKO (8) - contact first turn.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C1 - 318	Black Bridge Rule 56.1 from 27 Feb 2022 to 08 Mar 2022 Opawa Rhino Rule 40.13 from 26 Feb 2022 to 05 Mar 2022
Race 4	Railway Sprint Heat 3 - C5q - 318 Heat 3	Beret Girl Rule 56.1 from 27 Feb 2022 to 03 Mar 2022
Race 5	Railway Sprint Heat 4 - C5q - 318 Heat 4	Peggy Lu Rule 56.1 from 27 Feb 2022 to 08 Mar 2022
Race 6	Railway Sprint Heat 5 - C5q - 318 Heat 5	Made The Cut Rule 40.11 from 26 Feb 2022 to 25 Mar 2022
Race 11	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C3 - 318	Opawa Oliver Rule 56.1 from 27 Feb 2022 to 27 May 2022

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	Follow Auckland GRC on Facebook Sprint - C1 - 318	Night Ace Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 2	Railway Sprint Heat 1 - C5q - 318 Heat 1	Marray Prince Swab No: Pre race - Urine Portland Wonder Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 3	Railway Sprint Heat 2 - C5q - 318 Heat 2	Nevada Phil Swab No: Pre race - Urine Master Porthos Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 4	Railway Sprint Heat 3 - C5q - 318 Heat 3	Victoria Lu Swab No: Post race - Urine Beret Girl Swab No: Pre race - Urine Wheels On Fire Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 5	Railway Sprint Heat 4 - C5q - 318 Heat 4	Wild Kiwi Swab No: Post race - Urine Peggy Lu Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 6	Railway Sprint Heat 5 - C5q - 318 Heat 5	Pina Colada Swab No: Post race - Urine Drifter Dodge Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 7	Auckland Cup Heat 1 - C5q - 527 Heat 1	Bahati Bale Swab No: Post race - Urine Opawa Superstar Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 8	Auckland Cup Heat 2 - C5q - 527 Heat 2	Opawa Albert Swab No: Post race - Urine Raja Bale Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 9	Auckland Cup Heat 3 - C5q - 527 Heat 3	Talbingo Bale Swab No: Post race - Urine Know Keeper Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 10	Auckland Cup Heat 4 - C5q - 527 Heat 4	Bee Lucky Banjo Swab No: Pre race - Urine Opawa Wayne Swab No: Post race - Urine Thrilling Risk Swab No: Post race - Urine
Race 11	Mt Wellington TAB Sprint - C3 - 318	Tiggerlong Demon Swab No: Pre race - Urine
Race 12	Carol's TAB Taipa Tavern Sprint - C2 - 318	Georgia's Girl Swab No: Post race - Urine Go Ahead Caller Swab No: Pre race - Urine