2016 National Championships -State Finals Box Draw
2016 STATE FINAL NATIONAL SPRINT – BOX DRAW
There were three fabulous Heats last for the State division of the National Sprint Series where Worm Burner for Cameron Butcher stamped himself as the greyhound to beat in next weeks State Final.
The son of Oaks Road and Little Looper showed his brilliance with a strong display of chasing, rounding up his rivals and racing away for a 7 length win in a brilliant 29.50 making him easily the fastest qualifier. Worm Burner defeated Temalor and Wilba Beast and after drawing box 7 in the final will now start the red hot favourite.
The second heat looked a match race on paper between Marlow Brown for Paula Hearnden and Fabregal for Robyn Mackellar and that’s the way it turned out. Fabregal and Marlow Brown had a great battle to the line after racing on the pace with Marlow Brown just edging out his rival with Rhynstone Jetta claiming third. He ran 29.88 for the 515m and was very impressive however box 8 in the final will make it hard for him to find a position early. Fabregal has fared better in the final drawing the coveted red box and with her speed she should be able to take full advantage next week.
The last heat saw Coorong Kid for Cameron Butcher return to his very best form with a brilliant performance in winning by over 2 lengths in a slick 29.86. He defeated Wave To Kirra and Backpacker with race favourites Lachlan Brown and Caustic Bale finding trouble early.
The box draw for the 2016 State Final of the National Sprint was conducted on track last night:
1. Fabregal Robyn Mackellar
2. Coorong Kid Cameron Butcher
3. Rhynstone Jetta Martin Doyle
4. Backpacker Troy Murray
5. Wave To Kirra Michael Stewart
6. Temalor Petar Jovanovic
7. Worm Burner Cameron Butcher
8. Marlow Brown Paula Hearnden
9. Wilba Beast (res) Ben Rawlings
10. Caustic Bale (res) Ben Rawlings
The $8,565 State Final will be run next Thursday night 18th August. The race is listed to jump at 9.16pm (SA time) and will be race 8 on the program with full coverage on Sky Racing 1. The first two from the final will qualify to represent South Australia in the National Sprint Final to be conducted at Angle Park on Saturday night 27th August.
2016 STATE FINAL NATIONAL DISTANCE – BOX DRAW
There were two heats last night of the National Distance Series to see who would qualify for the State Final next week.
Springvale Bryne continued her excellent form in heat 1 with a powerful display of staying when she ran away from her rivals over the concluding stages to win by almost 6 lengths in a handy 43.97. She defeated Here Comes Henry and Night Rhythm and looks a top chance for SA in the National final if she can make it through next week.
The second heat provided a huge upset when Just Ducal for Scott Feltus won at $51.00 on the tote after running home nicely to defeat McLaren Missile and Bradley Bale in a solid 43.88. Series favourite Luna Jinx seemed to suffer an injury early in the race and dropped out to run a distance last.
The box draw for the 2016 State Final of the National Distance was conducted on track last night:
1. Parsec Bale Wendy Matcott
2. Here Comes Henry Paula Hearnden
3. McLaren Missile Tania Foster
4. She’s A Looper Cameron Butcher
5. Night Rhythm Troy Murray
6. Springvale Bryne Gavin Harris
7. Bradley Bale Wendy Matcott
8. Just Ducal Scott Feltus
9. Magic Missy (res) Renata Maruszczyk
10. Mrs. Bubbles (res) Matthew Payne
The $9,140 State Final will be run next Thursday night 18th August. The race is listed to jump at 8.34pm (SA time) and will be race 6 on the program. The first two from the final will qualify to represent South Australia in the National Distance Final to be conducted at Angle Park on Saturday night 27th August.