CANBERRA GREYHOUND RACING CLUB STEWARDS REPORT SUNDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2009 TRACK: GOOD WEATHER: FINE WITHDRAWALS RACE BOX GREYHOUND REASON 1 NIL 2 NIL 3 NIL 4 NIL 5 NIL 6 9 MAJOR MYSTERY NOT REQUIRED 6 10 FORTIFIED MILLY NOT REQUIRED 7 9 LEVERAGE NOT REQUIRED 7 10 MILD VIOLENCE NOT REQUIRED 8 9 MIDNIGHT THEORY NOT REQUIRED 8 10 MAD MARTY BEE INELIGIBLE 10 DAYS INCAPACITATION FROM 6TH DEC CANBERRA 9 NIL 10 NIL STEWARDS TRIALS 440M 1) AZAM 32.4KG SOLO 8.28, 14.70, 25.43 THE GREYHOUND AZAM TRAILED SATISFACTORY AFTER CRAMPING WENTWORTH PARK 24.8.09 & IS NOW CLEARED TO RACE ALL TRACKS. INCIDENTS: RACE 1 310M MAIDEN: MANAGE THIS RACED WIDE IN THE RUN TO THE FIRST TURN HAMPERING DEMON FIGHTER & ZIZZO. MANAGE THIS RACED WIDE FIRST TURN HAMPERING DEMON FIGHTER & ZIZZO CAUSING MANAGE THIS TO LOSE GROUND SHARPLY CHECKING AMAKI PACIFIC, MILLY MOO & PEDRO VELOCE WITH MILLY MOO FALLING AND FAILING TO FINISH. DEMON FIGHTER RACED WIDE ON THE HOME TURN CAUSING ZIZZO TO GALLOP ON THE HEELS OF DEMON FIGHTER. VETERINARY EXAMINATION OF MILLY MOO REVEALED NO APPARENT INJURY. RACE 2 310M 5TH GRADE: BERELLA LAURA JUMPED SMARTLY AND LED ALL THE WAY. MEATLOVERS & JOHN BOY WERE SLOW TO BEGIN. JOHN BOY HAMPERED FAST EM APPROACHING THE HOME TURN. FORGOTTEN YEARS RACED WIDE ON THE HOME TURN HAMPERING JOHN BOY. RACE 3 310M 5TH GRADE: BERELLA CHELSEA, HOT TOMATO SULKY & UNIQUE UNIT WERE ALL SLOW TO BEGIN. HOT TOMATO SULKY HAMPERED UNIQUE UNIT IN THE RUN TO THE FIRST TURN. HOT TOMATO SULKY HAMPERED UNIQUE UNIT FIRST TURN. TEDDY TWO BUCKS HAMPERED FAST WES ON THE HOME TURN. RACE 4 310M 5TH GRADE HEAT 1: I’M THE CURE JUMPED SMARTLY AND LED ALL THE WAY. HIGH FEES & ELLA FELLA TELLA WERE SLOW TO BEGIN. HIGH FEES LOST GROUND SHARPLY IN THE RUN TO THE FIRST TURN AND FAILED TO FINISH. JADA KAIN CHECKED WALKABOUT JILL & ARIEK MIRAGE FIRST TURN CAUSING WALKABOUT JILL TO LOSE GROUND. VETERINARY EXAMINATION OF HIGH FEES REVEALED INJURED TENDON TO THE OFF SIDE FORELEG. 10 DAY INCAPACITATION CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED. RACE 5 440M 5TH GRADE: AMMON BALE & ELITE HIGHWAY WERE SLOW TO BEGIN. AMERICAN SPOT, FAST AY JAY & MISS MILLIE MAC CAME TOGETHER FIRST TURN. AMERICAN SPOT GALLOPED ON THE HEELS OF SAROMA’S IDLE CAUSING AMERICAN SPOT TO CHECK ODNOC ANNIE, MISS MILLIE MAC, ELITE HIGHWAY & SCHIEMER CAUSING MISS MILLIE MAC, ELITE HIGHWAY & SCHIEMER TO RACE WIDE AND LOSE GROUND. AMERICAN SPOT CHECKED FAST AY JAY TURNING OUT OF THE BACK STRAIGHT CAUSING FAST AY JAY TO LOSE GROUND WHERE ALSO TURNING OUT OF THE BACK STRAIGHT ODNOC ANNIE CHECKED ELITE HIGHWAY CAUSING BOTH GREYHOUNDS TO LOSE GROUND. STEWARDS INTERVIEWED CONNECTIONS OF SCHIEMER REGARDING THE GREYHOUNDS ACTIONS WHILST BEING PLACED IN THE STARTING BOXES. AFTER VIEWING THE VIDEO REPLAY OF THIS EVENT STEWARDS ADVISED CONNECTIONS THAT THEY BELIEVED THE GREYHOUND WAS “HARD TO BOX’ CONNECTIONS AGREED WITH STEWARDS. AFTER CONSIDERATION STEWARDS ENDORSED THE GREYHOUNDS PAPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CGRCR 52(2) “HARD TO BOX”. RACE 6 600M FINAL: CAWBOURNE JAKE HAMPERED PACK AND GUNS SOON AFTER THE START. MORE TO STATE, VAPOUR, CAWBOURNE JAKE, VALLEE RATTLER, PLAYFUL GEM & BIG BAM ALL COLLIDED IN THE RUN TO THE FIRST TURN. VAPOUR RACED WIDE FIRST TURN CHECKING CAWBOURNE JAKE, VALLEE RATTLER & BIG BAM. PACK AND GUNS HAMPERED VAPOUR TURNING OUT OF THE HOME STRAIGHT THE FIRST TIME CAUSING VAPOUR TO RACE WIDE. CAWBOURNE JAKE & VALLEE RATTLER CAME TOGETHER APPROACHING THE HOME TURN. RACE 7 440M MAIDEN: ELITE NURSE, PORTOBELLO ROAD & SEATTLE SOUND CAME TOGETHER SOON AFTER THE START. BRASSED OFF CHECK SEATTLE SOUND, PORTOBELLO ROAD, ELITE NURSE, SEMENYA & CORNIA FIRST TURN CAUSING SEATTLE SOUND & CORNIA TO LOSE GROUND & PORTOBELLO ROAD TO FALL. BRASSED OFF, LANG’S CREEK, ELITE NURSE & SEMENYA COLLIDED PASSING THE CATCHING PEN CAUSING LANG’S CREEK TO LOSE GROUND. MIDNIGHT CRUIZER & BRASSED OFF CAME TOGETHER ON THE HOME TURN. MIDNIGHT CRUZIER & SEMENYA CAME TOGETHER IN THE HOME STRAIGHT. VETERINARY EXAMINATION OF POROBELLO ROAD REVEALED NO APPARENT INJURY. RACE 8 440M CMS CHARITY CUP: MISS PERU CHECKED MISS JAGZ, CAWBOURNE TUF & ARCTIC JET SOON AFTER THE START. ARTISTIC OSTI CHECKED FAST NICK, MISS JAGZ & CAWBOURNE TUF IN THE RUN TO THE FIRST TURN. FAST NICK HAMPERED CAWBOURNE TUF & INTELLECTUAL FIRST TURN. MISS PERU HAMPERED ARCTIC JET & IZMIR’S WARRIOR PASS THE CATCHING PEN. BRASSED OFF RACED WIDE HAMPERING CAWBOURNE TUF APPROACHING THE HOME TURN. FAST NICK & INTELLECTUAL COLLIDED ON THE HOME TURN. RACE 9 310M 5TH GRADE HEAT 2: SWEET RAYAH & MORGO’S BABE WERE SLOW TO BEGIN. LITTLE MISS HERO GALLOPED ON THE HEELS OF TWILIGHT TORNADO FIRST TURN CAUSING LITTLE MISS HERO TO LOSE GROUND CHECKING MORGO’S BABE, SWEET RAYAH & MORGO’S PRINCESS. RACE 10 310M NON GRADE: HALF AS MATE JUMPED SMARTLY AND LED ALL THE WAY. WALKAWAY FREDDY WAS SLOW TO BEGIN. WALKAWAY FREDDY CHECKED MIDNIGHT THEORY & STICKY BOOTS FIRST TURN. TRIMTEX & MANCUNIAN KOOL CAME TOGETHER ON THE HOME TURN. STEWARD IN CHARGE MR. C. BENTLEY.