All persons attending the venue today carried face masks, observed social distance requirements and maintained room density quotients for the race meeting.

Sneakin' Sally was quick to begin.  Soda Titan was slow to begin.

Call Me Buster, Call Me Chloe, Rock It Jed and Weblec Thunder collided soon after the start.  Rock It Jed and Soda Titan collided on the first turn.  Call Me Chloe and Soda Titan collided on the second turn severely checking Call Me Chloe.  Rock It Jed, Weblec Thunder and Soda Titan collided on the third turn.  Call Me Chloe, Rock It Jed, Weblec Thunder and Soda Titan collided approaching the home turn checking Call Me Chloe.  Rock It Jed, Weblec Thunder and Soda Titan collided entering the home straight.  

Gemtree Maximus was slow to begin.

Call Me Snooze and Gemtree Maximus collided on the first turn and again entering the back straight.  Auspicious Queen and Gemtree Maximus collided on the third turn checking Gemtree Maximus.  Southern Meteor and Gemtree Maximus collided on the home turn.  

Post-race sample were taken from placegetters - Gypsy Yankee (1st) and Silver Lake (2nd).

Hadouken and Brother Jason collided soon after the start.  Brother Jason, Impress Shades and She's So Sassy collided soon after the start.  Impress Shades, Aston Crystal, Rhonda Lily and Thursday Knight collided approaching the first turn checking Aston Crystal and Rhonda Lily.  She's So Sassy, Suntory Rose and Thursday Knight collided on the first turn.  Impress Shades and Suntory Rose collided approaching the second turn checking Impress Shades.  

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Hadouken (1st) and Brother Jason (2nd).

An out of competition sample was taken from Running Express on March 3, 2021 pursuant to GAR 79A.

Aston Lavinia was quick to begin.  Running Express, Limiting and Lala Kiwi were slow to begin.

Limiting and Lala Kiwi collided soon after the start.  Neangar Boy and Mepunga Warrior collided approaching the first turn.  Running Express, Limiting and Lala Kiwi collided on the first turn severely checking Running Express and Limiting.  Neangar Boy and Mepunga Warrior collided on the third turn.  

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Aston Lavinia (1st) and Mepunga Warrior (2nd).

An out of competition sample was taken from People Get Ready on March 5, 2021 pursuant to GAR 79A.

Plan Ahead was slow to begin.

Outstanding News and Aston Rupee collided soon after the start.  People Get Ready and Outstanding News collided on the first turn.  Aston Rupee and Stuart Lee Rose collided on the first turn.  People Get Ready and Plan Ahead collided entering the back straight checking Plan Ahead.  Outstanding News checked off Aston Rupee on the third turn.  Aston Rupee checked off Stuart Lee Rose on the home turn.  

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Kuro Kismet (1st) and Stuart Lee Rose (2nd).

Weblec Haze was slow to begin.

Cha Cha Charlie and Mepunga Maggie collided on the first turn.  Aston Zephyr faltered on the second turn and subsequently pulled up.  Enter The Son checked off Cool Bourbski on the second turn.  Cha Cha Charlie checked off Enter The Son on the home turn.  Cha Cha Charlie and Cool Bourbski collided entering the home straight.

Aston Zephyr underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have a right hock fracture.  A 90 day stand down period was imposed. The section of track at the turn out of the home straight was inspected and deemed suitable for racing.

Draft Monelli was quick to begin.  

Street Riot and Lakeview Cruiser collided soon after the start.  Lakeview Cruiser and Aston Fastnet collided approaching the first turn.  Street Riot, Draft Monelli and Aston Fastnet collided on the first turn checking Street Riot and Draft Monelli.  He Shall Blitz, Street Riot and Draft Monelli collided approaching the second turn checking He Shall Blitz and severely checking Street Riot.  Aston Fastnet and Grace's Spirit collided on the home turn.  

Street Riot underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have an abrasion to the left front wrist.  A 3 day stand down period was imposed.

Aston Fastnet underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have an abrasion to the left hind leg.  A 3 day stand down period was imposed.

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Fernando Mick (1st) and Silken (2nd).

Fully Roasted was slow to begin.

Nine To Seven and Pilbara collided approaching the first turn.  Hank The Hustler checked off Lot Coin Babe on the first turn.  Nine To Seven checked off Fully Roasted on the third turn.  Hank The Hustler checked off Pilbara on the fourth turn.  Star Blazer and My Girl Kizzy collided approaching the fifth turn.  Lot Coin Babe and Pilbara collided on the home turn.  Hank The Hustler and My Girl Kizzy collided entering the home straight.  

Real Reward was quick to begin.

Aston Sonic, Keep It Blue, Stiff Wind, Highly Explosive and Mepunga Reject collided on the first turn checking Stiff Wind, Highly Explosive and Mepunga Reject.  Papaya checked off Aston Sonic on the second turn checking Papaya and Keep It Blue.  Stiff Wind, Highly Explosive and Mepunga Reject collided on the second turn.  Mepunga Reject checked off Papaya approaching the home turn.  Keep It Blue and Stiff Wind collided on the home turn. 

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Real Reward (1st) and Black Gemstone (2nd).

Fractured – New declared weight of 36.1 kg, last raced at 34.7 kg.

Fractured and Destruction collided soon after the start.  Mepunga Gertie, Blue Tiger and West On Brae collided soon after the start.  Toohey Monelli, Fractured and Bobby Bean Rose collided approaching the first turn.  Toohey Monelli and Fractured collided on the first turn.  Mepunga Gertie and Blue Tiger collided on the first turn.  Toohey Monelli checked off Fractured on the second turn.  Mepunga Gertie and Blue Tiger collided on the third turn checking both greyhounds.  Toohey Monelli and Mepunga Gertie collided approaching the home turn checking both greyhounds.  Fractured checked off Bobby Bean Rose on the home turn.  

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Shima Classic (1st) and Destruction (2nd).

A pre-race sample was taken from Victa Grosso.

Victa Grosso, Keep It Black and Utah Express collided soon after the start.  Black Avenger and Jungle Deuce collided soon after the start.  Victa Grosso, Fire And Fury, Black Avenger and Jungle Deuce collided on the first turn checking Fire And Fury, Black Avenger and severely checking Victa Grosso.  Riccarton Rick and Keep It Black collided entering the back straight.  Jungle Deuce checked off Utah Express in the home straight.

Post-race samples were taken from placegetters - Riccarton Rick (1st) and Wedding Or Baby (2nd).

Crackerjack Fish – Late scratching at 2.21pm when Mr. Jordan Cooper reported the greyhound to have an injury (GAR 23). A 10 day stand down period was imposed. Stewards will require a veterinary certificate pursuant to GAR 20(3)(v) before any future nomination will be accepted.

Pair Of Nines was slow to begin.

Sweet As Emm, Pair Of Nines and Capture Bart collided on the first turn checking Pair Of Nines.  Invictus Waive faltered in the back straight lost ground and subsequently tailed off.  

Invictus Waive underwent a post-race veterinary examination and was found to have a right back muscle injury.  A 60 day stand down period was imposed.

Mr. David Burnett failed to appear at the kennels by the appointed time to retrieve and prepare Capture Bart for racing.  A warning was issued pursuant to GAR 46 (2).