MEETING COMMENTS:

Track Curator Mr B. Skurrie advised that the track was lightly harrowed on 1 July 2019.

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Ashley's Entity and Swift Current were quick to begin.  

Threadin' Mikado stumbled soon after the start.  Too Easy Jack and Buddy's Entity collided soon after the start.  Threadin' Mikado and Too Easy Jack collided approaching the first turn.  Ashley's Entity and Swift Current collided approaching the second turn.  Welsly Bale and Swift Current collided entering the back straight checking Swift Current.  Crown Simba checked off Swift Current in the back straight.  Swift Current and Too Easy Jack collided on the third turn.  

Kessler Bale and Sky Wesley were slow to begin.

Rockstar Belle and Lava You Beauty collided approaching the first turn.  Kessler Bale and Sky Wesley collided on the first turn.  Rockstar Belle checked off Quip Allen approaching the second turn.  Kessler Bale and Sky Wesley collided approaching the second turn.  Kessler Bale checked off Rockstar Belle in the back straight checking Kessler Bale.  Quip Allen and Lava You Beauty collided on the third turn.  Sky Wesley checked off Lava You Beauty approaching the home turn.  Kessler Bale checked off Sky Wesley approaching the home turn.  Rockstar Belle and Quip Allen collided entering the home straight.  Lava You Beauty and Kessler Bale collided in the home straight.

Headspace, She's A Mitzi, Kiss Me Nicki and Miss Innings collided soon after the start.  Headspace and She's A Mitzi collided approaching the first turn.  Dyna Alia, Jaro Bale, Saint Destructor and Riley's Paige collided on the first turn.  Headspace and She's A Mitzi collided on the first turn.  Miss Innings and She's A Mitzi collided approaching the second turn checking Miss Innings and severely checking She's A Mitzi.  Headspace and Kiss Me Nicki collided entering the home straight.  

Whoomph, Midnight Dare and Neo Cleo collided soon after the start.  Wears Woodleigh, Sustain The Rage, Go Seek Fernando and Dyna Quail collided approaching the first turn.  Whoomph checked off Midnight Dare approaching the first turn.  Sustain The Rage and Go Seek Fernando collided entering the front straight.  Go Seek Fernando and Dyna Quail collided entering the front straight.  Sustain The Rage checked off Wears Woodleigh approaching the third turn checking Sustain The Rage, causing Sustain The Rage, Go Seek Fernando and Dyna Quail to collide checking Sustain The Rage, Dyan Quail and severely checking Go Seek Fernando which stumbled as a result.  Midnight Dare checked off Neo Cleo in the home straight.  

Go Seek Fernando underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have a laceration to the right hind. No stand down period was imposed.

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Neo Cleo (1st) and Midnight Dare (2nd). 

Apex Within, Blue Shadows, Lektra Spring and Last Hurrah collided approaching the first turn.  Last Hurrah and Lektra Spring collided entering the front straight.  Deliver tired over the concluding stages and lost ground.

Deliver underwent a post-race veterinary examination - no apparent injury was reported. 

Stewards spoke to the trainer of Deliver, Mr Jason Thompson regarding the performance of the greyhound over the concluding stages of tonight’s event. Mr Thompson stated that he expected Deliver to tire in the concluding stages given the greyhound had not competed in a middle-distance event since February, however still expected an approximate run of 34:20. Stewards accepted Mr Thompsons explanation for the performance, however requested that he report as soon as practicable anything that may have affected the running of the greyhound in tonight’s event in accordance with GAR 75(1). 

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Apex Within (1st) and Black Impala (2nd). 

King Colt, Often Imitated, She Will Bloom and Star Hunter collided soon after the start checking King Colt and Star Hunter.  Rockstar Beav, She Will Bloom and King Colt collided on the first turn checking all three greyhounds.  Rockstar Beav and Kanzan collided entering the front straight.  Star Hunter and She Will Bloom collided entering the front straight checking She Will Bloom which lost ground.  King Colt and Star Hunter collided in the front straight.  Star Hunter and Kanzan collided entering the home straight.

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Dyna Chancer (1st) and Often Imitated (2nd).

Blackjack Neo and Reiko Ablett collided soon after the start.  Sweet As Emm and Spokane Flick collided soon after the start.  Go Seek Heidi and Sweet As Emm collided on the first turn.  Spokane Flick and Vens Revenge collided on the fourth turn and again approaching the home turn.  Vens Revenge checked off Blackjack Neo on the home turn causing Vens Revenge and Spokane Flick to collide.

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Sweet As Emm (1st) and Go Seek Heidi (2nd). 

Navajo Bear stumbled at box rise and was slow to begin.

Valencia Gem, Broken Promise and All Inn Baz collided soon after the start.  He's For Me and Lagoon Rhett collided approaching the first turn.  All Inn Baz checked off Valencia Gem approaching the first turn and collided with Notorious Mac.  Navajo Bear and All Inn Baz collided on the first turn checking All Inn Baz and Notorious Mac.  Broken Promise checked off He's For Me on the second turn.  Navajo Bear checked off Broken Promise in the back straight.  All Inn Baz checked off He's For Me entering the home straight checking Valencia Gem.

Olson Bale was slow to begin.

Ma's Plum Jam and Idria Bale collided soon after the start.  Noaki Colour checked off Idria Bale soon after the start.  Ma's Plum Jam and Idria Bale collided approaching the first turn.  Noaki Colour checked off Ma's Plum Jam on the first turn.  Olson Bale checked off Fernando's Boy on the first turn checking Solid Bling.  Winlock Dyno checked off Olson Bale approaching the third turn.  Olson Bale and Fernando's Boy collided on the third turn.  Idria Bale and Solid Bling collided on the home turn.  Noaki Colour and Ma's Plum Jam collided on the home turn.  Fernando's Boy and Solid Bling collided entering the home straight.  

Crowdza Starring was slow to begin.

Sapphire Power and Say Hi collided soon after the start.  Crowdza Starring checked off Belt Up Ronny soon after the start.  Sapphire Power and Say Hi collided approaching the first turn.  Say Hi, Belt Up Ronny and Tezzalenko collided on the first turn checking Tezzalenko.  Crowdza Starring checked off Belt Up Ronny entering the back straight checking Appointed.  Belt Up Ronny checked off Lightning Blast approaching the home turn.  Crowdza Starring checked off Appointed on the home turn checking Tezzalenko.  

A post-race sample was taken from Courting - winner of the event. 

Dyna Drew - Late scratching at 4.56pm due to weight variation (GAR 39). A 10 day stand down period was imposed. Trainer Mr Jeff Galea was fined $100.

Blur was slow to begin.

Silver Smarty, Zipping Chaser, Royal Jebrynah and Blur collided on the first turn checking Zipping Chaser, Royal Jebrynah and Blur.  Zambora Andy checked off Silver Smarty on the first turn.  Zipping Chaser and Royal Jebrynah collided approaching the second turn checking Zipping Chaser.  Zambora Andy and Silver Smarty collided approaching the third turn.  What's Up Skip and Why Not Ginger collided approaching the home turn. Zipping Chaser checked off Royal Jebrynah approaching the home turn.  What's Up Skip, Why Not Ginger and Silver Smarty collided entering the home straight checking What's Up Skip causing What's Up Skip and Zambora Andy to collide.

Palisades Park crossed to the rail soon after the start causing Python Pride, Rocky Ravioli and Down Mexico Way to collide.  Down Mexico Way, Rocky Ravioli and Python Pride collided approaching the first turn.  Palisades Park and Bump's Nugget collided on the first turn.  Rockstar Fletch checked off Tommy Time on the first turn.  Bump's Nugget checked off Tommy Time approaching the second turn causing Bump's Nugget to race wide checking Rockstar Fletch.  Down Mexico Way and Rocky Ravioli collided entering the back straight checking Down Mexico Way.  Python Pride and Nate's Awesome collided on the third turn.  Bump's Nugget and Tommy Time collided approaching the winning post.