Stipendiary Stewards Report

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON WEDNESDAY 03 Aug 2022

Weather: Showery
Track: Dead
Scales: Correct at checked weights.
Health and Safety comment:

Judicial report: OTV: Dr. D Barton (BVSc)

Supplementary:

Palmerston North GRC 29 July 2022

1) Kennel representative Ms. E Cole advised Stewards that BIG TIME JIMMY (race 3) had x-rays taken and had undergone an operation for an injured hock.
2) Kennel representative Ms. E Cole advised Stewards that ALLEGRO ZAC (race 4) had x-rays taken and would have an operation for an injured wrist.
3) Kennel representative Ms. E Cole advised Stewards that BIG TIME GIGI (race 8) had x-rays taken and had undergone an operation for injured metatarsals.
4) Kennel representative Ms. E Cole advised Stewards that BIG TIME GRENADE (race 3) had appeared lame following the meeting and had x-rays taken which revealed bone chips in the wrists and had undergone an operation.
5) Following the miscommunication which saw BIG TIME HARMONY not examined by the OTV, Stewards have been advised that BIG TIME HARMONY was showing no signs of soreness and would be continuing with her preparation.
6) Trainer K Lincoln-Papuni advised Stewards that FIERY SUZIE had appeared to not come through her race well and would be scratched from the Palmerston North GRC meeting on 3 August 2022, with a veterinary certificate being supplied.

This report as posted is provisional and maybe subject to further change and amendment.

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	TAB Racing Mega Multi Buster C0 - C0 - 375	ALLEGRO KAH (3) - contacted at the start. NADINE (4) - began awkwardly contacting ALLEGRO KAH. Checked entering the bend losing ground. Raced wide for the majority of the event. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. BIG TIME STICKER (5) - made contact with the side of the boxes as the start was effected losing considerable ground. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. ALLEGRO WRIGGLES (6) - dictated inwards nearing the bend, then severely tightened entering the bend becoming unbalanced, checking NADINE and inconvenience BIG TIME CHALKY and BLUE ACHIEVER. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. BIG TIME CHALKY (7) - inconvenienced entering the bend. Raced wide through the home straight. BIG TIME RING (9/8) - moved towards the rail nearing the bend dictating ALLEGRO WRIGGLES inwards, then severely tightened that runner entering the bend, becoming slightly unbalanced and losing ground as a result. BLUE ACHIEVER (10/2) - slow away. Inconvenienced entering the bend losing ground. Raced wide through the home straight.
Race 2	Greyhound As Pets C1 - C1 - 375	GO AUDREY (1) - awkwardly placed to the inside of runners for a distance through the bend. Buffeted between runners nearing the home straight, then contacted PRETTY BELINDA from behind entering the home straight. COMMISSAR (2) - bumped WAITING GAME shortly after the start. Buffeted between runners entering the bend losing ground as a result. Coursed wide through the bend and home straight. CLAWS IN GAGA (3) - slow away. Tightened entering the bend losing some ground. Coursed wide entering the home straight. WEBBER COME (4) - boxed first. Began awkwardly. Tightened CLAWS IN GAGA entering the bend. Buffeted GO AUDREY nearing the home straight. WAITING GAME (5) - bumped shortly after the start. Coursed wide through the bend and home straight. BIG TIME LOST (6) - buffeted COMMISSAR entering the bend. PRETTY BELINDA (9/7) - buffeted GO AUDREY nearing the home straight. Slight contact from behind entering the home straight.
Race 3	Total Bodyshop Supplies C1 - C1 - 375	BIG TIME RUA (2) - began awkwardly, bumping BIG TIME MAY. BIG TIME MAY (4) - bumped at the start. Coursed wide entering the home straight, slightly inconveniencing HOMEBUSH SHOWOFF. SEDGEBROOK SALLY (5) - shouldered nearing the home straight, losing ground as a result. OPAWA MAX (6) - shouldered SEDGEBROOK SALLY nearing the home straight when attempting to improve to the outside of AHUROA PRINCESS. Coursed wide entering the home straight. POP FLASH (7) - slow away. HOMEBUSH SHOWOFF (8) - inconvenienced entering the home straight when racing towards the rear of the field.
Race 4	Red Snapper Seafoods, Christchurch C0 - C0 - 457	BIG TIME ROYCE (1) - contacted entering the bend. BIG TIME EXPRESS (2) - bumped BIG TIME MAURICE nearing the bend. BIG TIME MAURICE (4) - slow away. Bumped nearing the bend. Tightened on the point of the bend. REDEEM A RAPPER (5) - tightened BIG TIME MAURICE on the point of the bend. GO NORMAN (7) - coursed wide entering the home straight, then bumped. DANGEROUS WOMAN (8) - contacted BIG TIME ROYCE when attempting to cross to the lead, becoming unbalanced and losing ground. Moved up the track shortly after entering the home straight bumping GO NORMAN. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury.
Race 5	Federal Morgan At Stud Distance C1/C2 - C1/2d - 660	BRONSKI BEAT (1) - performed below market expectations. Bumped entering the home straight. When questioned with regards to performance stable representative E Cole advised Stewards that this was BRONSKI BEAT's first start since 22nd June and that the kennel expects him to derive benefit from today's run. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. I'M NO PRINCESS (2) - contacted MR FARENHEIT nearing the back straight. Bumped BRONSKI BEAT entering the home straight. MR FARENHEIT (4) - began awkwardly, bumping BIG TIME JOY shortly after the start. Contacted and lost ground nearing the back straight, inconveniencing BIG TIME JOY as a result. Raced wide at various stages throughout. HE'S ICONIC (6) - slow away. Raced wide through the first bend. Switched across heels nearing the home straight. Jostled with GRASSCUTTER ALEX through the latter stages of the home straight. BIG TIME JOY (7) - inconvenienced nearing the back straight. GRASSCUTTER ALEX (8) - boxed first. Slow away. Raced wide at various stages. Jostled with HE'S ICONIC through the latter stages of the home straight.
Race 6	PNGRC Sectional Times @ pngreyhounds.kiwi C1 - C1 - 457	GRASSCUTTER JOE (2) - jostled with BIG TIME TANIWHA for a distance nearing the bend, then became unbalanced and lost momentum. Bumped BIG TIME LOTUS entering the home straight. BIG TIME LOTUS (3) - slow away. Bumped entering the home straight. BIG TIME TANIWHA (4) - jostled with GRASSCUTTER JOE for a distance nearing the bend, becoming unbalanced and losing some ground. Raced wide through the home straight. GO ALBINO (5) - bumped nearing the bend. BIG TIME HUGO (6) - began awkwardly. Bumped GO ALBINO nearing the bend. ALLEGRO TICKER (7) - began awkwardly.
Race 7	Mayhounds Rehoming Group C2 - C2 - 457	HIGHVIEW NESS (2) - placed in restricted room shortly after the start having to switch across heels to gain clear racing room, losing ground as a result. Coursed wide entering the home straight. EDDIE EVEREST (7) - raced wide for the majority of the event. COILED SPRING (8) - slow away.
Race 8	Big Barrel Palmerston North PBD C1 - C1 - 375	BIG TIME ADISON (1) - unable to gain clear racing room through the home straight. BOBBY DAZZLER (4) - began awkwardly bumping GO TINA. Contacted from behind nearing the home straight, losing some ground. BIG TIME GENEVA (5) - slow away. Awkwardly placed to the inside of runners entering the bend losing some ground. Switched across heels nearing the home straight, contacting BOBBY DAZZLER from behind and losing ground as a result. GO TINA (6) - bumped at the start.
Race 9	Outback Trading Company C2 - C2 - 375	AL'S LOADED (1) - contacted from behind entering the bend. NUTTY NUTS (2) - slow away. Coursed wide entering the home straight. BIG TIME NALA (5) - dictated inwards shortly after the start. BIG TIME TEA (6) - slight contact shortly after the start. BUDDY (7) - tightened at the start, in turn moving inwards and contacting BIG TIME TEA. BIG TIME ROYAL (8) - angled across the field at the start tightening BUDDY and dictating BIG TIME NALA inwards. Contacted AL'S LOADED from behind entering the bend.
Race 10	Paul Claridge Electrical C0 - C0 - 410	BIG TIME BUMPER (2) - tightened entering the bend, losing some ground. Tightened runners to her inside nearing the winning post. BLUE COD (3) - tightened on the point of the bend losing ground and out of contention thereafter. Tightened BIG TIME FOXY nearing the home straight. Raced wide through the home straight. BIG TIME BRIELLE (4) - slow away. Tightened nearing the winning post. BIG TIME FOXY (6) - tightened nearing the home straight. MOW COW (8) - began awkwardly. Tightened BLUE COD on the point of the bend. Tightened nearing the winning post.
Race 11	Greyhounds Make Great Pets PBD C1 - C1 - 410	BLAZIN' CAROLYN (1) - moved up the track entering the home straight bumping with SHAKE A LEG shortly thereafter. ALLEGRO BARREL (2) - squeezed OSCAR'S REALITY at the start. Bumped and unbalanced nearing the bend. Jostled with OSCAR'S REALITY through the bend. Bumped entering the home straight. OSCAR'S REALITY (3) - squeezed between runners at the start. Bumped ALLEGRO BARREL nearing the bend. Jostled with ALLEGRO BARREL through the bend. ARIANA SUNSET (4) - dictated inwards at the start, then squeezed OSCAR'S REALITY, then became unbalanced and bumped LIBERTY TAKER. Contacted LIBERTY TAKER from behind entering the bend. Coursed wide entering the home straight. SHAKE A LEG (5) - dictated ARIANA SUNSET inwards at the start. Bumped shortly after entering the home straight. LIBERTY TAKER (6) - bumped shortly after the start. Contacted from behind entering the home straight. Bumped ALLEGRO BARREL entering the home straight. BIG TIME HOTSHOT (7) - raced wide for the majority of the event. RIDGELINE ROCKER (8) - boxed first. Slow away. Raced wide for the majority of the event.
Race 12	Dog Speed on SENZ 12pm Sunday C2/C3 - C2/3 - 410	BIG TIME AUDI (1) - jostled with BIG TIME RITA for a distance nearing the bend. Awkwardly placed on heels entering the bend, becoming unbalanced and bumping BIG TIME RITA, out of contention thereafter. BIG TIME ROVER (2) - contacted from behind shortly after the start. Contacted from behind entering the bend. BIG TIME RITA (4) - contacted BIG TIME ROVER from behind shortly after the start, then jostled with BIG TIME AUDI for a distance nearing the bend. Bumped and unbalanced entering the bend, losing ground and out of contention thereafter. BIG TIME KILTY (5) - bumped entering the bend, in turn contacted BIG TIME ROVER from behind. ZAMAH (7) - bumped BIG TIME KILTY entering the bend.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 8	Big Barrel Palmerston North PBD C1 - C1 - 375	Fiery Suzie Rule 40.13 from 03 Aug 2022 to 09 Aug 2022

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	TAB Racing Mega Multi Buster C0 - C0 - 375	Big Time Lexus Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 2	Greyhound As Pets C1 - C1 - 375	Claws In Gaga Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 3	Total Bodyshop Supplies C1 - C1 - 375	Ahuroa Princess Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 4	Red Snapper Seafoods, Christchurch C0 - C0 - 457	Redeem A Rapper Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 5	Federal Morgan At Stud Distance C1/C2 - C1/2d - 660	I'm No Princess Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 6	PNGRC Sectional Times @ pngreyhounds.kiwi C1 - C1 - 457	Go Albino Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 7	Mayhounds Rehoming Group C2 - C2 - 457	Golden Logger Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 8	Big Barrel Palmerston North PBD C1 - C1 - 375	Kiosk Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 9	Outback Trading Company C2 - C2 - 375	Choice Sister Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 12	Dog Speed on SENZ 12pm Sunday C2/C3 - C2/3 - 410	Big Time Rita Swab No: pre-race urine.