The Race A Chaser Impact Syndicate’s greyhound; Fatal Impact; headed to Bendigo yesterday for the heats of the Bendigo Goldrush maiden.

With a final worth $10,000 to the winner, there was always going to be some very good young greyhounds engaged.

Unfortunately, for Fatal Impact (Gizmo), she ran in to one of those good young dogs when the dog from box 8 got a clear run at her early and proved way too good.

Fatal Impact showed her normal customary dash to lead the field early, but the 8 dog came across and past her on the corner.

At the same time she got squeezed and checked back to third.

Holding down third in to the straight and after overcoming those checks and getting balanced in the run again, she tried valiantly in the straight, but at her first run over more than 390m, the effort had told and she cramped near the line, just missing out on third in a photo.

The full replay Fatal Impact’s run is shown below.