Adelaide Cup preview

Thursday night at Angle Park we saw seven fantastic heats of the Macro Meats Adelaide Cup where the winners and fastest second placegetter from the heats qualified for next week’s big Group 1 final.

 

Leading Victorian trainer Jeff Britton dominated the night qualifying four greyhounds for next weeks final including the fastest qualifier Texas Titan who ran home powerfully in heat 3 to claim leader National Time in the final straight going onto win by 2 lengths in a blistering 29.74 for the 515m journey. Jeff also qualified Mepunga Armagh in heat 6 after he upstaged local hero Ernie Bung Arrow by leading throughout in a slick 29.83 defeating Sidney’s Shadow by 5 ½ lengths. “Ernie” was having his second run in 8 months after injury and bombed the start to the disappointment of the local fans ultimately finishing seventh. Britton secured the final heat with the improving Cosmic Wise who made it three wins on end when she ran home strongly to defeat Emerley Senorita by 2 lengths in a solid 29.84.