Stipendiary Stewards Report

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club

Manawatu Raceway ON WEDNESDAY 23 Nov 2022

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

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

Supplementary:

Palmerston North GRC - 18 November 2022

1) C. Morris kennel representative Mr. W Morris reported to Stewards that SHOT OF CLASS had developed bruising to his right gracilis muscle following Race 11.

Stand downs:

1) MYRNIONG BLUE (L Cole) - 12 months for Marring in Race 8.

Injury Trials Required:

1) BIG TIME ROVER (L Cole).

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

Incident Reports

Race Number	Race Name	Incident Report
Race 1	TAB Racing Mega Multi Buster C0 - C0 - 375	SIBINDI (1) - tightened entering the bend losing ground and out of contention thereafter. SHAMRA (2) - coursed wide entering the home straight. CHURN IT UP (4) - raced wide through the early stages of the bend. RED CONQUEST (5) - awkwardly off the mats. Tightened SIBINDI entering the bend. LIVIN' ON LOVE (7) - contacted from behind shortly after the start. Coursed wide entering the home straight. BIG TIME PROWLER (8) - contacted LIVIN' ON LOVE shortly after the start.
Race 2	Greyhound As Pets C0 - C0 - 375	KUSASA (1) - tightened entering the bend, losing ground. Jostled, briefly, with FROSTY ANNE entering the home straight. BIG TIME EPIC (2) - contacted shortly after the start, losing some momentum. IDOL MITCH (3) - awkwardly placed on heels shortly after the start losing some ground. Raced wide through the bend and home straight. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. PHANTOM PIXIE (4) - raced wide at various stages throughout. FROSTY ANNE (6) - dictated inwards shortly after the start, contacting BIG TIME EPIC. Jostled, briefly, with KUSASA entering the home straight. BIG TIME AXEL (8) - angled inwards shortly after the start, dictating FROSTY ANNE inwards as a result. Tightened KUSASA entering the bend when crossing to the lead.
Race 3	$20,000 720m Distance Feature Heats @ PN Nov 25th C0 - C0 - 457	BOUDICCA (4) - moved up the track shortly after the start contacting BIG TIME PACMAN nearing the bend. Tightened nearing the bend, losing ground. DELPHI'S ACE (7) - bumped at the start. Buffered on several occasions shortly after the start, losing ground and out of contention thereafter. BIG TIME PACMAN (8) - began awkwardly bumping DELPHI'S ACE. Buffeted DELPHI'S ACE on several occasions shortly after the start, then contacted and unbalanced nearing the bend.
Race 4	Red Snapper Seafoods, Christchurch PBD C1 - C1 - 375	THRILLING ELSIE (1) - bumped shortly after the start. Contacted from behind entering the bend. CHI LIN (2) - bumped at the start, in turn bumping THRILLING ELSIE shortly after. Contacted THRILLING ELSIE from behind entering the bend. Placed in restricted room entering the bend. BIG TIME TINK (3) - bumped CHI LIN at the start. Crowded entering the bend. CLANSMAN DOUGLAS (4) - crowded and lost ground entering the bend. EYTUKAN (6) - crowded runners to his inside entering the bend. WAITING GAME (8) - slow away.
Race 5	Big Barrel Palmerston North PBD C1 - C1 - 375	VIXEN JENNY (2) - unbalanced entering the bend losing some ground, then improved onto heels contacting BIG TIME PUNGA from behind. Contacted BIG TIME CARNAGE from behind nearing the home straight. BIG TIME CARNAGE (4) - tightened entering the bend losing some ground. Contacted from behind nearing the home straight. NUTTY NUTS (5) - tightened BIG TIME CARNAGE entering the bend when crossing to the lead. Coursed wide entering the home straight. BIG TIME PUNGA (6) - slow away. Awkwardly placed behind runners entering the bend, then contacted from behind. KINA MAGIC (8) - raced wide throughout.
Race 6	Greyhounds Make Great Pets PBD C1 - C1 - 375	LAYLA (1) - contacted and lost ground at the start. GO AUDREY (2) - bumped at the start, in turn contacted LAYLA and lost ground as a result. BIG TIME ZOLA (3) - began awkwardly bumping at the start. AL'S CASINO (4) - awkwardly placed on the hind quarters of RIDGELINE ROCKER entering the home straight when attempting to move up the track. HOMEBUSH MANDY (5) - dictated up the track entering the home straight. BIG TIME BUMPER (6) - coursed wide entering the home straight dictating HOMEBUSH MANDY up the track as a result. COMMISSAR (8) - slow away. Raced wide throughout.
Race 7	TAB NZ - No Deductions, No Surprises C2 - C2 - 375	Stewards inspected the area of track entering the bend after BIG TIME ROVER faltered sustaining a fractured right hock and found it safe to continue racing. DEFER FIRE (1) - began awkwardly. Tightened entering the bend losing ground. BIG TIME GIRLY (3) - began very awkwardly settling at the rear of the field. Coursed wide entering the home straight. GRASSCUTTER JOE (4) - began awkwardly. Tightened DEFER FIRE entering the bend. SHAUN THE CHASER (7) - slight contact from behind entering the bend. BIG TIME ROVER (8) - contacted SHAUN THE CHASER from behind entering the bend, then faltered and pulled up. Referred to the OTV and found to have a right hock fracture. The Greyhound was transported immediately to GRNZ's contracted Veterinary Clinic for treatment with this being followed up in the coming days.. A 60 day stand down was recommended and the Greyhound must trial prior to racing again.
Race 8	$30,000 457m Feature Heats Here Nov.25th C1 - C1 - 457	There was a delay of 4 minutes due to the track needing to be inspected following an incident in the previous event. Stewards held up payment of dividends until such time as it was established that a magnetic number cover which had come adrift from the front of the boxes had not materially affected the chances of the runner in box 8. THRILLING LEDGER (1) - was marred by MYNIONG BLUE entering the home straight. Contacted from behind shortly after entering the home straight. TAI PO (5) - awkwardly placed on heels entering the bend becoming momentarily unbalanced and losing ground. HE'S ICONIC (7) - slow away. Raced wide through the home straight. MYRNIONG BLUE (8) - turned his head inwards towards THRILLING LEDGER entering the home straight making muzzle contact with this runner. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury. Stood down for 12 months (third offence) and pending a Satisfactory Trial pursuant with Rule 55.1(a).
Race 9	Outback Trading Company PBD C1 - C1 - 410	GO NORMAN (1) - contacted JOAN JET nearing the bend. Shouldered with JOAN JET entering the bend. JOAN JET (4) - contacted nearing the bend, then shouldered with GO NORMAN entering the bend, becoming unbalanced and losing ground. Contacted ARIANA SUNSET on the point of the bend. Tightened ARIANA SUNSET nearing the home straight. SWEENEY TODD (7) - slow away. ARIANA SUNSET (8) - slow away. Contacted on the point of the bend, then tightened nearing the home straight losing ground. Referred to the OTV and found to have pain over the left biceps with a 10 day stand down recommended.
Race 10	Federal Morgan At Stud C2 - C2 - 375	ALLEGRO LOVE (1) - when questioned into improved performance kennel representative Ms. E Cole advised Stewards that this was ALLEGRO LOVE's second start since 19 October and that she had derived benefit from her start on 18 November. Ms. Cole was also of the opinion that the fast beginning an unimpeded nature of today's race had benefited ALLEGRO LOVE. ELITE BUBBLE (4) - moved up the track sharply shortly after the start contacting CHECK ME OUT and inconveniencing LIBERTY TAKER.. Raced very wide throughout. AHUROA PRINCESS (6) - when questioned into performance trainer Mr. R Murray advised Stewards that AHUROA PRINCESS was having her first start since 7 September after being in season and in his opinion would derive benefit from today's race. CHECK ME OUT (7) - contacted shortly after the start losing ground. LIBERTY TAKER (8) - slow away, then inconvenienced losing ground.
Race 11	$15,000 Sprint Feature Heats Here Nov 25th C3/C4 - C3/4 - 375	XANTHONE (1) - coursed wide entering the home straight. HIGHVIEW MOOSE (3) - contacted KIRBY from behind entering the bend. KIRKBY (8) - contacted from behind entering the bend, losing ground and out of contention thereafter. Referred to the OTV and cleared of injury.

Scratchings

Stand Downs

Race Number	Race Name	Stand Down
Race 2	Greyhound As Pets C0 - C0 - 375	Miss Fischer Rule 40.11 from 23 Nov 2022 to 20 Dec 2022
Race 3	$20,000 720m Distance Feature Heats @ PN Nov 25th C0 - C0 - 457	Big Time Bingo Rule 40.13 from 24 Nov 2022 to 03 Dec 2022
Race 7	TAB NZ - No Deductions, No Surprises C2 - C2 - 375	Big Time Rover Rule 56.1 from 23 Nov 2022 to 21 Jan 2023
Race 8	$30,000 457m Feature Heats Here Nov.25th C1 - C1 - 457	Myrniong Blue Rule 55.1 a from 23 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2023
Race 9	Outback Trading Company PBD C1 - C1 - 410	Ariana Sunset Rule 56.1 from 23 Nov 2022 to 02 Dec 2022

Swabbings

Race Number	Race Name	Swabbing
Race 1	TAB Racing Mega Multi Buster C0 - C0 - 375	Big Time Prowler Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 2	Greyhound As Pets C0 - C0 - 375	Phantom Pixie Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 3	$20,000 720m Distance Feature Heats @ PN Nov 25th C0 - C0 - 457	Thrilling Nash Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 4	Red Snapper Seafoods, Christchurch PBD C1 - C1 - 375	Chi Lin Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 5	Big Barrel Palmerston North PBD C1 - C1 - 375	Straight Shot Swab No: pre-race urine.
Race 8	$30,000 457m Feature Heats Here Nov.25th C1 - C1 - 457	Myrniong Blue Swab No: post race - urine.
Race 10	Federal Morgan At Stud C2 - C2 - 375	Allegro Love Swab No: post race - urine and blood.