Gee Joon was slow to begin.  Single Sticka, Magic Ambush and Latino Ice collided soon after the start checking Single Sticka.  Latino Ice crossed to the outside and Mighty Matlock crossed to the inside soon after the start checking Behind The Mask, Allen Zhara and Sturridge.  Magic Ambush checked off Mighty Matlock on the first turn.  Behind The Mask and Allen Zhara collided on the first turn checking Allen Zhara, which raced wide as a result.  Gee Joon raced wide on the first turn.  Single Sticka and Magic Ambush collided approaching the second turn, severely checking Single Sticka, Magic Ambush and Behind The Mask.  Latino Ice checked off Sturridge on the second turn.  Allen Zhara checked off Gee Joon on the second turn.  Single Sticka checked off Behind The Mask entering the back straight.  Allen Zhara clipped the heels of Magic Ambush on the third turn checking Allen Zhara.  Latino Ice checked off Gee Joon on the home turn.  Behind The Mask checked off Latino Ice on the home turn and collided with Allen Zhara, checking Behind The Mask and Allen Zhara. Single Sticka raced wide entering the home straight.  Latino Ice checked off Magic Ambush entering the home straight.

Classy Sparks and Smart Action were quick to begin.  Smart Action and Gawker Bale collided soon after the start checking Gawker Bale and George Mist.  Coalville Tiger checked off Pure Gassed soon after the start. Gawker Bale checked off Smart Action approaching the first turn, severely checking Sausage Sizzle, George Mist and Coalville Tiger causing Classy Sparks to fall.  Gawker Bale checked off Invictus Gypsy on the first turn.  Coalville Tiger checked off Gawker Bale approaching the second turn.  Sausage Sizzle and Pure Gassed collided on the home turn.

Classy Sparks was vetted following the event.  It was reported that the greyhound sustained an abrasion to the left elbow, no stand down period was imposed.

Coffee Elizabeth and Eaton Bale were slow to begin.  Gabonia and Pipeline Rumour collided soon after the start.  Rockabilly King and Allen Lottery collided soon after the start checking Allen Lottery and Eaton Bale. Gabonia, Pipeline Rumour and Coffee Elizabeth collided approaching the first turn checking Pipeline Rumour and Coffee Elizabeth.  Gabonia, Allen Lottery, Eaton Bale and Smokem Jimmy collided on the first turn checking Gabonia, Allen Lottery and Smokem Jimmy.  Allen Lottery crossed to the rail in the front straight checking Gabonia and Pipeline Rumour.  Malted checked off Rockabilly King approaching the second turn. Pipeline Rumour and Coffee Elizabeth collided on the second turn.  Pipeline Rumour and Malted collided approaching the third turn checking Pipeline Rumour and Coffee Elizabeth.  Rockabilly King checked off Smokem Jimmy on the fourth turn.  Malted checked off Pipeline Rumour approaching the home turn.  Rockabilly King checked off Smokem Jimmy approaching the home turn checking Allen Lottery.  Coffee Elizabeth raced wide on the home turn.

A sample was taken from Eaton Bale, the winner of the event.

Invictus Blu was quick to begin and crossed to the rail soon after the start.  West On Delly and Mepunga Treasure were slow to begin.  Charm Again checked off Dash Of Rose approaching the first turn.  Dash Of Rose, Daliya Bale and Polijuice Potion collided approaching the first turn and again on the first turn checking Daliya Bale, causing Dash Of Rose to contact the running rail checking Daliya Bale as a result.  Charm Again and Daliya Bale collided approaching the second turn and again on the second turn checking Daliya Bale.  Dash Of Rose clipped the heels of Polijuice Potion on the third turn.  Dash Of Rose and Charm Again collided entering the home straight.

Dash Of Rose was vetted following the event.  It was reported that there was no apparent injury found.  A sample was also taken from Dash Of Rose.

A sample was taken from Polijuice Potion, the winner of the event.

Amaro Bale and Fizzy Bale were quick to begin.  Immortal Bear and Invictus Rapid were slow to begin.  Amaro Bale crossed to the inside soon after the start checking Bruce Tycoon and Quarrel Bale.  Fizzy Bale crossed to the inside soon after the start checking Immortal Bear and Deano's Gadget.  Quarrel Bale and Fizzy Bale collided on the first turn.  Deano's Gadget checked off Invictus Rapid on the first turn and raced wide as a result.  Quarrel Bale checked off Fizzy Bale on the second turn checking Immortal Bear, severely checking Deano's Gadget.  Amaro Bale and Danyo's Slappy collided approaching the home turn and again on the home straight checking both greyhounds.

A sample was taken from Bruce Tycoon, the winner of the event.

A pre-race sample was taken from Bells Are Ringin.

Bells Are Ringin and Come On Fantasy were quick to begin.  Zipping Geoff and Tribal Faith collided soon after the start checking Zipping Geoff.  Bells Are Ringin and Come On Fantasy collided on the first turn checking Come On Fantasy.  Paddles Anderson and Rise Above It collided approaching the second turn, entering the front straight and again in the front straight checking Rise Above It.  Tribal Faith checked off Paddles Anderson on the fourth turn.  Zipping Scarlet and Rise Above It collided approaching the home turn checking Rise Above It.  Tribal Faith raced wide in the home straight.

A sample was taken from Come On Fantasy, the winner of the event. 

Linco Bale was vetted prior to the running of the event and was passed fit to compete.

Linco Bale and Jayco Bale were quick to begin.  Snakebite Bale and Dyna Maddie collided soon after the start checking Dyna Maddie.  Blue Giant, Headline, Allen Oregon and Walt Bale collided soon after the start checking Headline.  Blue Giant, Allen Oregon and Walt Bale collided approaching the first turn checking Headline and Dyna Maddie.  Headline and Dyna Maddie collided on the first turn checking Headline.  Blue Giant and Allen Oregon collided on the third turn checking Allen Oregon.  Headline checked off Dyna Maddie approaching the fourth turn.  Headline and Dyna Maddie collided on the home turn.  Blue Giant and Linco Bale collided entering the home straight checking Blue Giant and Allen Oregon.  Blue Giant checked off Linco Bale approaching the winning post.

Aston Ebert was quick to begin.  Wind Whistler and Blue Revolver were slow to begin.  Berzerk and Ballerino collided soon after the start checking Ballerino.  Wind Whistler checked off Ballerino approaching the first turn. Ballerino and Blue Revolver collided approaching the first turn.  Berzerk and Igor Karkaroff collided on the first turn.  Igor Karkaroff checked off What's Up Herbie approaching the second turn.  What's Up Herbie raced wide in the back straight.  Blue Revolver checked off Aston Ebert on the home turn.  Wind Whistler checked off Berzerk in the home straight.

Berzerk was vetted following the event.  It was reported that there was no apparent injury found.

A sample was taken from Blue Revolver, the winner of the event.

Lyka Allen was quick to begin.  Kenju Bale, Dewana Hitman, Marley Bale and Sweet Barbados were slow to begin.  Kenju Bale and Dewana Hitman collided soon after the start checking Dewana Hitman.  Iyliss Bale, Marley Bale and Sweet Barbados collided approaching the first turn.  Kenju Bale and Dewana Hitman collided on the first turn checking Dewana Hitman.  Iyliss Bale, Marley Bale and Sweet Barbados collided on the first turn checking Sweet Barbados.  Kenju Bale checked off Iyliss Bale approaching the second turn.  Sweet Barbados checked off Dewana Hitman on the home turn and collided with Kenju Bale.  Dewana Hitman raced wide in the home straight.

Time For Money was a late scratching at 2:01pm, Stewards Permission.

Folio Bale was quick to begin.  Mafalda Hopkirk, Filius Flitwick, Flip and Invictus Lawless were slow to begin.  Filius Flitwick and Flip collided soon after the start checking Filius Flitwick.  Mafalda Hopkirk checked off Boss Senor approaching the first turn.  Flip and Invictus Lawless collided on the first turn checking Bare Bones.  Invictus Lawless checked off Flip approaching the second turn.  Boss Senor and Mafalda Hopkirk collided on the second turn checking Boss Senor.  Filius Flitwick and Invictus Lawless collided on the third turn checking Flip and Invictus Lawless.  Filius Flitwick checked off Boss Senor on the home turn.  Bare Bones and Flip collided on the home turn.  Bare Bones checked off Flip entering the home straight.

France Soir and Wahlberg were quick to begin.  Lady Torah and Fuelish were slow to begin.  Helga Bale and Demon Bale collided soon after the start.  Helga Bale, Demon Bale and Tiggerlong Katut collided approaching the first turn.  France Soir and Greysynd Chief collided on the first turn checking Greysynd Chief and Tiggerlong Katut, severely checking Fuelish and causing Helga Bale to fall.  Fuelish raced wide as a result.  Tiggerlong Katut checked off Greysynd Chief on the second turn.  Lady Torah checked off Demon Bale on the second turn.  France Soir and Wahlberg collided on the home turn checking Wahlberg and Demon Bale.  Lady Torah and Wahlberg collided in the home straight checking Wahlberg.  Demon Bale checked off France Soir in the home straight.

Helga Bale was vetted following the event.  It was reported that there was no apparent injury found.

A pre-race sample was taken from What's Up Trumps.

Penelopes Cruzn and Why Not Les were quick to begin.  Dyna Irminus and He's Ma Bro were slow to begin.  He's Ma Bro raced wide approaching the first turn.  Starvin' Seagull, Sir Tex, Abscond, What's Up Trumps and Dyna Irminus collided on the first turn checking Abscond and Dyna Irminus.  Sir Tex and Dyna Irminus collided on the second turn.  Sir Tex and Abscond collided approaching the home turn.  Starvin' Seagull and Abscond collided entering the home straight.  He's Ma Bro and What's Up Trumps raced wide in the home straight.

Meeting Comments:

The following greyhounds trialled in preparation for The Launching Pad on 10 March.  Following the trials, samples were taken from all three greyhounds. 

Ritza Lenny trialled over the 515m from Box 5, weight 35.7kg.  The time of the trial was 29.55. 

Emett Kahn trialled over the 515m from Box 2, weight 31.2kg.  The time of the trial was 29.70.

Runway Bono trialled over the 515m from Box 2, weight 30.4kg.  The time of the trial was 29.60.