Stipendiary Stewards Report

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON WEDNESDAY 16 Mar 2022

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

Judicial report: OTV: Dr D Barton BVSc.

Injury Trial Required:

1) YESENIA (D Edlin).

Stand downs.

1) AL'S CASINO (L Pearce) - for failing to pursue the lure in race 4 and to complete a satisfactory trial.

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

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	PNGRC Sectional Times @ pngreyhounds.kiwi C0 - C0 - 457	BIG TIME PEDRO (1) - awkwardly off the mats losing some momentum. Improved onto heels shortly after the start again losing momentum. Squeezed BIG TIME HAWK entering the bend. BILLIE BRUISER (2) - began awkwardly. DELPHI'S ACE (4) - buffeted shortly after the start and forced inwards. Jostled with JOAN JET nearing the bend losing some momentum. JOAN JET (5) - buffeted DELPHI'S ACE shortly after the start. Jostled with DELPHI'S ACE nearing the bend. GRASSCUTTER ALEX (6) - raced wide through the back straight. BIG TIME HAWK (7) - contacted at the start. Squeezed between runners entering the bend losing ground as a result. JUMP ELLE (8) - contacted BIG TIME HAWK at the start. Squeezed BIG TIME HAWK entering the bend becoming unbalanced and losing ground. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury.
Race 2	Red Snapper Seafoods, Christchurch C1 - C1 - 457	VAN IVAN (1) - checked shortly after the start losing ground. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. GRASSCUTTER JOE (2) - slow away. Contacted LOST IN PACE from behind entering the bend. HE'S ICONIC (3) - slow away. Race wide through the back straight, then bumped LOST IN PACE entering the bend. Coursed wide entering the home straight. ALL CHECKED OUT (5) - checked VAN IVAN shortly after the start when moving towards the rail. Bumped SOCIAL VIRTIGO entering the bend. LOST IN PACE (6) - contacted at the start. Bumped entering the bend becoming unbalanced then contacted and dragged from behind losing considerable ground and out of contention thereafter. Raced wide for the majority. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. SOCIAL VIRTIGO (7) - angled inwards at the start contacting LOST IN PACE. Bumped entering the bend.
Race 3	Happy Birthday Clare Harding C0 - C0 - 410	BIG TIME TEA (2) - bumped at the start. Awkwardly placed on heels entering the bend becoming unbalanced. BLAZIN' WYLDE (3) - bumped BIG TIME TEA at the start. Inconvenienced entering the bend, losing ground. HAVE A YAK (4) - slow away. BIG TIME HELENA (5) - tightened entering the bend, losing ground and inconveniencing trailing runners. BIG TIME PIKEY (6) - tightened BIG TIME HELENA entering the bend. Raced wide through the bend and early stages of the home straight. BIG TIME RICH (7) - inconvenienced and forced wider entering the bend, losing ground as a result. Raced wide through the home straight. AROHANUI MARINE (8) - slow away. Coursed wide entering the home straight.
Race 4	Outback Trading Company C1 - C1 - 410	ALLEGRO BOW has been retired. AL'S CASINO (1) - attempted to move up the track nearing the home straight bumping BIG TIME GIRLY. Raced wide through the home straight. Voluntarily turned her head towards BIG TIME GIRLY without making muzzle or head contact through the latter stages of the home straight. Bumped BIG TIME GIRLY nearing the winning post. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. Stood down pursuant with Rule 55.1(b), Failing To Pursue, for 28 days and to complete a satisfactory trial. BIG TIME GIRLY (2) - squeezed ALPACA SUITCASE at the start. Bumped nearing the home straight. Obliged to race wide through the home straight. Bumped nearing the winning post. ALPACA SUITCASE (3) - squeezed at the start. BOBBY DAZZLER (4) - squeezed PARADOX PRINCE shortly after the start. PARADOX PRINCE (5) - squeezed shortly after the start. Buffeted POP FLASH nearing the bend. POP FLASH (6) - went up with the lids. Buffeted nearing the bend. losing ground as a result. LOSING DAYS (7) - brushed BIG TIME BALLET nearing the bend. BIG TIME BALLET (9/8) - slow away. Brushed LOSING DAYS nearing the bend. Unbalanced entering the bend and obliged to race wide momentarily.
Race 5	Big Barrel Palmerston North C1 - C1 - 410	BIG TIME GUCCI (4) - coursed wide entering the home straight. BIG TIME MOSSY (5) - moved up the track to race wide through the back straight. Raced very wide through the home straight. AL'S LOADED (6) - raced wide through the bend and home straight. RAPID RENEGADE (7) - slow away. Tightened and lost ground entering the bend. ADOBE PEBBLES (8) - slow away. Tightened RAPID RENEGADE entering the bend.
Race 6	Great Mates Rehoming Programme C1 - C1 - 410	BIG TIME ROVER (1) - bumped on several occasions through the back straight and nearing the bend. Unbalanced entering the bend dictating BIG TIME TESS's racing line. ENGINE ROOM (2) - bumped BIG TIME ROVER through the back straight. Buffeted TRUE TESTAMENT entering the bend. BIG TIME TESS (3) - bumped BIG TIME ROVER nearing the bend. Had racing line dictated entering the bend, becoming slightly unbalanced, losing ground and bumping LOVE RACE. TRUE TESTAMENT (4) - buffeted ENGINE ROOM entering the bend becoming very unbalanced, losing ground and out of contention thereafter. Referred to the OTV and found to have a torn left fore dew claw and pain over both sartorius muscles. A 14 day stand down period was recommended. LOVE RACE (7) - bumped BUDDY shortly after the start. Tightened entering the bend losing ground. Raced wide through the home straight. BUDDY (8) - began awkwardly. Bumped shortly after the start. Tightened LOVER RACE entering the bend.
Race 7	Greyhounds Make Great Pets Final C1 - C1f - 410	PAVING WAY (1) - began awkwardly contacting BIG TIME BUCKLE. Moved up the track to race wide for the majority of the event. BIG TIME BUCKLE (2) - contacted at the start. SUPER GOLD (3) - slow away. Awkwardly placed behind runners shortly after the start. Raced wide through the home straight. BIG TIME TINK (4) - checked KIOSK entering the bend. Tightened on the point of the bend, becoming unbalanced and losing considerable ground. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. BIG TIME FABIO (5) - tightened shortly after the start, losing ground. KIOSK (6) - checked entering the bend. Tightened BIG TIME TINK on the point of the bend. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. DRUNKEN LULLABY (7) - brushed WONDER shortly after the start. WONDER (8) - brushed DRUNKEN LULLABY shortly after the start.
Race 8	Dog Speed on SENZ 11am Sunday C2 - C2 - 410	JILLIBY SOPHIA (1) - raced wide through the home straight. MAD WORLD (2) - moved up the track through the back straight to race wide. ALLEGRO ZAC (5) - awkwardly placed behind runners entering the bend losing some momentum. DENUTO (6) - slow away. Raced wide through the home straight. BIG TIME HOTSHOT (7) - switched across heels very close to the winning post. YESENIA (8) - faltered nearing the bend losing considerable ground. Referred to the OTV and found to have suffered ligament damage to the right stifle and a possible torn right gracilis muscle with a 60 day stand down recommended. Required to complete an injury trial.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 4	Outback Trading Company C1 - C1 - 410	Al's Casino Rule 55.1 b from 16 Mar 2022 to 12 Apr 2022
Race 6	Great Mates Rehoming Programme C1 - C1 - 410	True Testament Rule 56.1 from 16 Mar 2022 to 29 Mar 2022
Race 8	Dog Speed on SENZ 11am Sunday C2 - C2 - 410	Yesenia Rule 56.1 from 16 Mar 2022 to 14 May 2022

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	PNGRC Sectional Times @ pngreyhounds.kiwi C0 - C0 - 457	Big Time Hawk Swab No: pre-race urine.
Race 2	Red Snapper Seafoods, Christchurch C1 - C1 - 457	Social Virtigo Swab No: pre-race urine and post race urine.
Race 3	Happy Birthday Clare Harding C0 - C0 - 410	Big Time Helena Swab No: pre-race urine.
Race 4	Outback Trading Company C1 - C1 - 410	Paradox Prince Swab No: pre-race urine.
Race 5	Big Barrel Palmerston North C1 - C1 - 410	Big Time May Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 8	Dog Speed on SENZ 11am Sunday C2 - C2 - 410	Jilliby Sophia Swab No: pre-race urine.