Angle Park Preview - 17th November 2022
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
Tonight’s program we have a strong 11-event card with two semis of the 2022 Brian Johnstone series, races (5 and 6) both are very open and it will make for a terrific final the following week. As always, all races are Trifecta and First Four.
Race 1 - We should be able to kick start the night with a winner in Ambrose Bale down in box 2, he has been racing well here and from the inside draw is the one to beat. Basso’s Girl is another who is in form and she will be running on strongly and just needs luck early to be amongst them. Air Grace has an early pace and was a last-start winner here from box 1. Box Up 2.5.6.7
Race 2 - This is the Maiden of the evening and we will go with the Ex Victorian Ricolina Babe who has been placed twice at Sandown in her 3 starts, she is well drawn and is one of the better chances. Victa Kerle was a handy effort here 1st up and should be the improver. Box up 1.2.7.8
Race 3 - With only the five runners here Spring Pony gets his chance to return to the winner's circle, he can be hit and miss early but from box 1 looks like a very good chance. Orson Katie hasn’t put a paw wrong in recent runs being placed at her last five and is knocking on the door. Box up 1.2.4.6
Race 4 - Top Quality was very impressive when running the best of the night here last week winning by 8l in 30.28, he is drawn to win again but will be at skinny odds. Victa Reid loves this draw (8) and won the Gawler Cup Final from here, he is the danger. The other three could all run 3rd. 1 from 8 box 4.5.7
Race 5 - This is the 1st of the semis and we will stick with Lektra Teddy who has won four of his last five, he has the early pace to lead and is very strong. Spring Honour along with Finniss Whisper has been racing well and are chances if luck goes their way. Box Up 1.3.4.7
Race 6 - The 2nd of the semis and Bobby Axelrod has won his last five here and Gawler all in handy times, he has a good turn of early pace and is the one to beat again. Keen Rocket is a handy type that has a good pace from the lids he can run into the minors again. Box up 1.3.4.6
Race 7 - There are several chances here so it makes for a good First Four event, I lean towards My Mum’s Value as he has good box speed and is a winner at his past two from inside draws. The danger looks to be Run Like Jess who loves to run into the placings and Charlee’s Misty who can show pace and handle the wide draw. Box Up 1.2.3.8
Race 8 - Molly Irish has been very good to us in recent weeks and should lead clearly here from her good draw of 3 and go on and win. Mepunga Web along with Dozing are chances for the Trifecta. Box Up 2.3.6.8
Race 9 - Southbound has his draw here tonight. He has been freshened with over 8 weeks off and is down on the fence about where he should be able to kick up early and run a bold race. Victa Speed and Shakira Blaze are chances for the Trifecta. Box Up 1.2.4.7
Race 10 - Big Town Romeo was a winner here Monday night from box 2 leading throughout he looks tough to beat again from the good draw. Bernardo Bowl is my selection, I am hoping he can be on the pace early and prove too strong in the run home. Hey Day can pinch a place. Box up 1.2.4.8
Race 11 - We finish the night over the 730m and Mr. Ibrox has a handy record over this trip, he can show an early pace at times and prove too strong. Chatting is never far away she has been in the money at her last five here and should be amongst them again. Orson Emmy is stepping up in distance and looks a strong type. 5 from 3,1 7 for $1
Best Bets
Race 3, NO. 1 - Spring Pony
Race 8, NO. 3 - Molly Irish
Race 9, NO. 1 - Southbound
Best Each way
Race 1, NO. 2 - Ambrose Bale
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next week's Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$37,500 Brian Johnstone Final – Group 3 – 530m (see Heats for conditions. Heats Thurs 10/11/22, Semis 17/11/22)
$3,585 Murray Bridge to Angle Park Mixed 5/6 N/P Final – 530m (Heats Friday 18/11/22 N/P. Must have no offences at either track)
$3,260 Grade 6 Bitches Only – 530m
$3,915 Mix Masters 530m (For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at the time of nom - must have raced the previous 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. 4yo and higher will have preference. N/P)
$2,465 Open Maiden – 530m
$3,260 Juvenile – 530m
$6,320 Mixed – 730m
Nominations close Monday 21st November with GRSA at 9.00 am.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s wonderful night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 2,8,6,7
Race 2: 1,2,5,8
Race 3: 1,2,4,6
Race 4: 1,8,2,7
Race 5: 3,4,5,1
Race 6: 3,1,4,6
Race 7: 2,8,5,3
Race 8: 3,6,1,8
Race 9: 1,2,4,7
Race 10: 1,8,4,2
Race 11: 5,3,1,7
Best Bets: Race 1, No. 2 - Ambrose Bale
Best Bets: Race 5, No. 3 - Lektra Teddy
Each-Way: Race 6, No. 3 - Yarramundi Paul
LOCAL NEWS
2022 BRIAN JOHNSTONE SEMI-FINALS TONIGHT
Tonight we see the running of two semi-finals of the 2022 Brian Johnstone (Group Three).
The first semi-final features Lektra Teddy for Jason Dolan shooting for 4 wins in a row, he will do battle with the likes of Agent Nine Nine for Ben Rawlings, Spring Honour for Greg Board and Yarramundi Turbo for Vadim Roz. It looks like a great clash to kick off the semi-finals of and is race 5 on the program due to start at 7.58 pm.
In the second semi-final, Bobby Axelrod for trainer Dillon Robinson will be shooting for 6 in a row when he takes on the likes of Finniss Redeem for Lauren Harris, Keen Rocket for Rob Harnas and Springvale Bray for Gavin Harris. This will be race 6 on the card tonight due to jump at 8.22 pm.
The first four from each semi-final qualify for the $37,500 Brian Johnstone Final on Thursday 24th November with the fastest fifth being declared the first reserve and the other fifth placegetter the second reserve. The box draw for the Final will take place on the course tonight after the running of race 7 tonight.
The final part of this series will be the Gawler Classic 2021 over the 531m to be run on Friday 30th December for the heats and the final on Friday 6th January.
MALLEE MAGIC IN MELBOURNE CUP HEATS SATURDAY NIGHT
Group 1 Adelaide Cup heat winner Mallee Magic for trainer Tony Rasmussen will be in Victoria on Saturday night for the heats of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Sandown. He ran third in a prelude last Saturday and has drawn box 2 on Saturday night in race 11. He takes on star chaser Vice Grip from WA and with only the winners progressing he will need to be at his very best.
Good luck to connections.
SATURDAY TO THURSDAY NIGHT FINALS AT ANGLE PARK
Once a fortnight GRSA run Heats on the Saturday morning meeting at Angle Park, where there will be either (1-4 wins or 5+ wins) over the 530m and will be Non-Penalty events, run as 8 dog fields. The Final will be conducted as Race 1 on Thursday night.
Trainers should be mindful that if you have a greyhound in a Heat and it qualifies for the Final that the greyhound will be ineligible to compete in the Final if it is engaged to race the day prior (Wednesday).
The next lot of Heats will be on Saturday, 26th November for 5+ wins with the 8 dogs Final on Thursday, 1st December.
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00 am on Wednesday 23rd December.
2023 GAWLER PRODUCE STAKES – NOMINATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
The 2022 Gawler Produce Stakes will be run by GRSA in conjunction with the Gawler Greyhound Racing Club.
Once again we will offer a guaranteed Final stake money of $22,000. The estimate for the total series prizemoney is $40,000, based on this year's series. The series is for greyhounds whelped in 2021.
In 2023 we will again be offering additional incentives for trainers to nominate. A bonus will be offered to any greyhound which can win both the Produce Stake and the Gawler Gold Cup.
The jackpot has increased from $10,000 to $11,000 as Springvale Max missed out on winning the Gawler Gold Cup this year after running fourth in his Heat and not qualifying for the Final.
The SA Bred bonus will also be continued; should the winner of the Final be SA Bred, there will be an SA Bred bonus of $1,000 to the owner and $500 to the breeder.
The series will be in June with the Final on Sunday, 25th June 2023. (Pending alterations)
GRSA administers the event for the Club, so all payments are to be made to GRSA. The fees are a one-off payment option of $121.00 or the sustaining option of $33 (first), $55 (second) and $88 (Final).
Nomination Forms are available, along with the full list of conditions and the payment schedule.
* Nominations for the 2023 Gawler Produce will close on Friday, 25th November with GRSA.
MURRAY BRIDGE ANNIVERSARY CUP ON SUNDAY 11TH DECEMBER
On Sunday the 11th of December, the $4,000 Murray Bridge Anniversary Cup will be run over the 530m.
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00 am on Wednesday 7th December.
MURRAY BRIDGE SUMMER DERBY AND OAKS IN DECEMBER
With the support of the Adelaide Greyhound Racing Club, Murray Bridge will conduct the Summer Oaks and Derby again this year. Eligibility will be for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st July, 2020 at Murray Bridge in December. Heats will be run on Sunday, 4th December with the finals on Sunday, 11th December.
The conditions are set out below -
$1,645 Heats 2022 AGRC/Murray Bridge Country Summer Derby – 455m (For dogs whelped on or after 1st July 2020. $5,000 final on Sunday 11/12/22 sponsored by the AGRC. All grades eligible)
$1,645 Heats 2022 AGRC/Murray Bridge Country Summer Oaks – 455m (For bitches whelped on or after 1st July 2020. $5,000 final on Sunday 11/12/22 sponsored by the AGRC. All grades eligible)
Nominations for the heats close at 9 am with GRSA on Wednesday, 30th November.
FESTIVAL OF FIRE TO HEAT UP ANGLE PARK IN DECEMBER
GRSA will continue to support local participants in December when the Festival of Fire series of races are conducted. GRSA is thrilled to conduct for the second year, the Festival of Fire series, the newest and most exciting fortnight on the South Australian greyhound racing calendar.
The “Festival Of Fire, series will provide opportunities for the best 48 nominations over the 530m trip, the best 16 nominations over 595m and the best 8 nominations for a 730m event. There will be Heats and a Final of a restricted event (0-5 wins), running from Saturday morning to Thursday night which will provide a separate opportunity for that category of the runner. There will be a change in that the second 595m event will be removed and the main 595m event has been increased from the best 12 greyhounds to the best 16 greyhounds. Taking the place of the second 595m event will be a 530m Time Graded event for those greyhounds that have the highest time rating.
The Festival of Fire is an end-of-year celebration for the local industry, which provides fantastic opportunities across the entire spectrum of racing classes, across all three distances at Angle Park, the home of SA greyhound racing.
The Festival of Fire series will commence on the race night of Thursday, December 15, continue into the Saturday morning timeslot (December 17) and then culminate in 5 Finals and a special stayers event with all Finals carrying a collective purse in excess of $100,000 the following Thursday night (December 22). The Board has resolved that the top-up amounts for this series will sit outside the Wagering Activity Payments (WAP) model. This means that the majority of the stake money for the series will be added to the guaranteed return that has already been committed to the industry through the WAP model.
Conditions –
• Greyhounds must be SA trained. • All races will be Non-Penalty
• Greyhounds must be in South Australia as of midnight 1st November 2022 to be eligible (unraced greyhounds that have not had their first training amendment lodged that are in SA at this time will be eligible). Those greyhounds that have left the State prior to this date, however, are considered SA based on the Nationals criteria of 76 days out of 150 days prior to the close of nominations for each event will be eligible.
Thursday 15th December
THE ASHES (530M) – Best 16 nominated – Selected by the GRSA Grader – no Reserves – Maidens ineligible – maximum of two Heats – guarding applies For Heats
Heats Thursday, 15th December (Open City A Prizemoney)– Final Thursday, 22nd December (1st $20,000, 2nd $5,800, 3rd $2,900)
THE INFERNO (530M) – For those Greyhounds not selected for The Ashes and not selected for The Flame. Best 32 nominated on Time Rating with reserves – Maidens are ineligible – maximum of four Heats - selection of Heats will be guarded and separated under normal Heat and Final rules. If the same Time Rating, most race wins go in and then most prizemoney go in and then by Grader's discretion).
Heats Thursday, 15th December (Grade 5 City A Prizemoney) – Final Thursday, 22nd December (1st $12,500, 2nd $3,650, 3rd $1,825)
THE FLAME (530M) – Lowest ranked 32 nominated on Time Rating – no reserves - Maidens are ineligible – maximum of four Heats - Guarding applies. Selection of Heats will be guarded and separated under normal Heat and Final rules. If the same Time Rating, greyhounds with the least race wins go in then the least amount of prizemoney go in and then by Grader's discretion. Greyhounds must have had at least one race start over 455m or further in the last 3 months prior to the close of nominations to be eligible.
Heats Thursday, 15th December (Grade 6 City A Prizemoney) – Final Thursday, 22nd December (1st $10,000, 2nd $2,900, 3rd $1,450)
THE BONFIRE (595M) – Best 16 nominated – Selected by the GRSA Grader – with Reserves – Maidens ineligible – maximum of two Heats – guarding applies for Heats
Heats Thursday, 15th December (Open City A Prizemoney) – Final Thursday, 22nd December (1st $15,000, 2nd $4,400, 3rd $2,200)
The remaining events are determined by nominations received for other events.
*If all Heats are taken then GRSA will allow any 730m greyhounds nominated for this night to solo trial in preparation for The Blaze on Thursday, 22nd December.
• Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00 am on Monday, 12th December.
Saturday 17th December
THE SPARK (530M) – Best 64 nominated (0-5 wins only) – Selected by the GRSA Grader with Reserves – Maidens are eligible – maximum of eight Heats – guarding of Heats apply (Greyhounds are not eligible if have a race start on Thursday, 15th December).
Heats Saturday, 17th December (Open City B Prizemoney) – Final Thursday 22nd December (1st $10,000, 2nd $2,900, 3rd $1,450)
The remaining events are determined by nominations received for other events.
• Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00 am on Wednesday, 14th December.
Thursday 22nd December
THE BLAZE (730M) – Open event– Selected by the GRSA Grader – with Reserves – Maidens ineligible
Thursday 22nd December – Best 8 (1st $10,000, 2nd $2,900, 3rd $1,450, Unplaced $400)
Finals – The Ashes, The Inferno, The Bonfire, The Flame and The Spark
The remaining events are determined by nominations received for other events.
• Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00 am on Monday, 19th December.
GRSA reserves the right to vary the conditions of Heats as required based on nominations