Angle Park Preview - 31st August 2023
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
We have another solid 12 event program here tonight at our premier track and I will concentrate on race 8, the Final of the King And Queens over the 530m. Fiorano (3) has been in outstanding form winning four of his last five all in good times, he has a good turn of early pace and is the one they will have to beat. Could Be King is well drawn down in box 1, he is more than capable if close enough early and is the main danger. Finniss Jewel is another with terrific form winning her last three at this track, she has been running on strongly and wouldn’t be a surprise to see her salute. Box Up 1.3.7.8 for the First Four.
Race 1 - 2,3,1,7
Race 2 - 5,1,4,2
Race 3 - 2,1,8,4
Race 4 - 4,5,7,1
Race 5 - 1,4,6,8
Race 6 - 4,1,3,7
Race 7 - 1,2,3,7
Race 8 - 3,1,7,8
Race 9 - 3,5,7
Race 10 - 3,4,6,5
Race 11 - 3,1,2,8
Race 12 - 6,3,1,2
Best Bets
Race 1 No.2 - Dash Of Blue
Race 8 No.3 - Fiorano
Best Each Way
Race 7 No.7 - Miss Scallywag
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s wonderful night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections –
Race 1 - 2,3,1,7
Race 2 – 5,4,1,7
Race 3 – 2,8,4,7
Race 4 – 7,4,8,1
Race 5 – 1,4,5,8
Race 6 – 1,5,4,8
Race 7 – 3,1,2,7
Race 8 – 3,7,1,2
Race 9 – 3,5,7
Race 10 – 3,6,4,1
Race 11 – 3,5,8,2
Race 12 – 6,3,5,8
Best Bets: Race 6 No 1 Basil Brush Rose
Best Bets: Race 8 No 3 Fiorano
Best Bets: Race 10 No 3 Zipping Kit Kat
VACCINATION RULE FOR RACING IN SA
Trainers are reminded that Rule 25 (Minimum Vaccination Requirements) took effect Monday, 1st May. Vaccination Certificates must be received by GRSA prior to close of nominations for affected greyhounds to be considered eligible.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next week’s Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$5,535 Heats SA Derby – 530m – Group 3 (For dogs whelped on or after 1st June 2021. Maiden greyhounds are ineligible. $35,000 Final 14/9/23)
$5,535 Heats Coffex Coffee Oaks – 530m – Group 3 (For bitches whelped on or after 1st June 2021. Maiden greyhounds are ineligible. $35,000 Final 14/9/23)
$2,650 Open Maiden – 530m
$3,505 Special event Grade 5 (worst to best) – 530m (One 8 dog field will be graded from the Weighted Points Score table of Grade 5 pool of greyhounds worst to best grading.No guarding & no reserves. Trainers cannot nom for event. N/P)
$3,855 Grade 6 – 595m
$4,055 SA Bred Grade 5 – 530m
$4,560 Mixed -595m , $6,790 Mixed – 730m
Nominations close Monday 4th September with GRSA at 9.00am.
LOCAL NEWS
2023 KINGS AND QUEENS FEATURE FINAL TONIGHT
After two heats of the 2023 Kings and Queens Feature series last week we have a wonderful line up of male and female greyhounds contesting tonight’s final. The race is for dogs and bitches whelped between 1st March, 2021 and 31st May, 2021. Heat winners last week were Fiorano (30.52) for Brenda Oakey and Finniss Jewel (30.85) for Ryan Tugwell. The $7,500 final will be race 8 on tonight’s program due to start at 9.15pm.
Box Draw 2023 Kings and Queens Final:
- Could Be King - B Rawlings
- Zambora Blaze - S Brook
- Fiorano - B Oakey
- Lena Jinx - SCR
- Boom Boom Jinx -G Harris
- Pockets Watson - B Rawlings
- Finniss Jewel -R Tugswell
- Ragin’ Riot- R Mackellar
- She’s All Cheek - SCR
- Not So Expensive (Box 4) = L Harris
GOTBA SUNDAY THIS CANCELLED
Please note the GOTBA Coursing meeting planned for this Sunday has been cancelled after consultation with the Club due to a lack of nominations for this meeting. The Clubs next meeting will be next Sunday 10th September and will feature Preludes of the Oaks and Derby.
GOTBA COURSING DATES – OAKS, DERBY AND WATERLOO CUP NEXT MONTH
Below are the GOTBA at Virginia Coursing dates until the end of the season. GRSA will continue to grade a mix of 4 and 8 dog events as the season progresses. Next month the GOTBA have programmed Preludes for the Oaks and Derby on Sunday, 10th September with the Oaks, Derby and Waterloo Cup run on Sunday, 24th September.
Sunday September 10
Sunday September 24
Sunday October 8
SA OAKS AND SA DERBY HEATS NEXT WEEK – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY
The Group 3 SA Oaks and SA Derby to be run this month will be for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st June, 2021 (27 months).
The Heats of the Oaks will be run on the same night as the Derby again this year with Heats on Thursday, 7th September and the Group 3 Finals on Thursday, 14th September.
The Dates are:
Coffex Coffee SA Oaks (Group 3):
$5,535 Heats – Thursday, 7th September $35,000 Final – Thursday, 14th September
SA Derby (Group 3):
$5,535 Heats – Thursday, 7th September $35,000 Final – Thursday, 14th September
• Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 4th September at 9.00am.
• Interstate trainers wishing to nominate in SA are advised that GRSA have implemented the Vaccination Rule (R25). You MUST have your greyhound C5 vaccinated and have lodged the Vaccination Certificate with your Controlling Body prior to close of nominations.
2023 TAB MATCH RACE CHALLENGE – SA TAKES ON THE ALL STARS IN SEPTEMBER
South Australia will again conduct the annual Match Race Challenge in September, to be held on Thursday, 21st September during the rich Adelaide Cup Carnival.
With the Million Dollar Chase changing AGAIN to race on top of the Group 1 Adelaide Cup this year, GRSA has kept the conditions of the series the same as last year to be “SA TAKES ON THE ALL-STARS” to ensure that the Angle Park TAB Match Race Challenge attracts the best greyhounds possible.
It will be four (4) SA greyhounds taking on the four (4) best nominated greyhounds from anywhere in Australia.
GRSA will still guarantee the winner of the TAB Match Race Challenge direct entry into the $100,000 to the winner Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final on Friday, 6th October (bypassing the Adelaide Cup Heats). The winner of the Match Race series is considered qualified for the Group 1 Adelaide Cup and will not be eligible to compete in another series.
• Nominations close at 9am on Monday, 18th September with GRSA.
Conditions of the TAB Match Race Challenge – SA TAKES ON THE ALL-STARS:
Eligibility as to who represents South Australia or All-Stars will be based around the National Championships domiciliary clause. Greyhounds need to be trained in the State they wish to represent for 76 days out of the last 150 days prior to the date that nominations close (18th September).
The best four (4) greyhounds nominated from SA will be selected by the GRSA Grader to represent “SA’s Best”. The best four (4) greyhounds nominated from Interstate will be selected by the GRSA Grader to represent “the All-Stars”.
The Grader will use whatever information he has available to select those greyhounds including liaising with other State bodies as required. The SA Grader’s decision will be final.
Those greyhounds not selected from Interstate will be given the opportunity to solo trial or race in another event on the night.
Reserves will be declared, with one (1) from SA and one (1) from Interstate (dependant on nominations), which will replace the SA or All-Stars representative as required.
For example the SA reserve will only replace an SA scratching.
The Grader will rate the four (4) greyhounds from SA and the four (4) from Interstate in order from 1 to 4, with No.1 being the highest rated greyhound from each group. The head-to-head matches will be decided by the two No. 1 rated greyhounds competing against each other and then it will be 2 v 2, 3 v 3 and 4 v 4.
Prizemoney for each individual match will also reflect the seeding of greyhounds from 1 to 4, with the No. 1 rated greyhounds racing for the most prizemoney in the head-to-head races. However, the overall winner of the race will still be determined on actual race times run by each greyhound (to three decimal places only).
PRIZEMONEY:
Prizemoney for each pairing: • 1 v 1 – Winner $4,750, Runner Up $500 • 2 v 2 – Winner $4,500, Runner Up $500 • 3 v 3 – Winner $4,250, Runner Up $500 • 4 v 4 – Winner $4,000, Runner Up $500
Prizemoney for the overall placings for TAB Match Race Challenge (based on overall times): • 1st – $7,500 • 2nd – $2,500 • 3rd – $1,000
INDUSTRY CONSULTATIVE GROUP PANEL MEETING OUTCOMES – TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER
GRSA has been publishing the change in policy and penalties to be applied from the most recent ICG meeting. These will now take affect from the race meetings to be conducted from 1st September and introduced from 1st September.
• There will only be one provisional breeders license being provided to multiple participants residing at the same residence. All other applications would be dealt with on a case by case basis. For implementation from 1st September.
• 2 in 7 starts and 7 in 28 starts rule. The ICG agreed that a 10 day stand down period would be an appropriate penalty for those that knowingly nominated greyhounds that would be ineligible due to the rule. It was suggested any further infringements could attract a monetary penalty. To clarify, any penalty would only apply once the dog had gone around, not in instances with late scratchings etc. It is the trainer’s responsibility to be aware of this rule and their implications. For implementation for meetings conducted on the 1st September onwards.
• The ICG panel confirmed and supported a $100 fine for any late pink Card applications. For implementation from 1st September.
• The ICG panel supported all trialling to be booked through the Trial Booker process to ensure specific criteria is met. Management to investigate amending trial booker into group categories to achieve greater efficiency at the session. For implementation in the month of September.
DUAL LURE TO BE TRIALLED AT ANGLE PARK THIS TUEASDAY NIGHT
As advised in this months Kennel Capers, a dual lure will be trialled at Angle Park on Tuesday nights until sufficient trialling has taken place to determine the positives and negatives of the dual lure at our venues.
To manage this process trainers will need to book trials as normal. GRSA will allocate timeslots 7.15pm to 7.40pm and 7.40pm to 8.05pm each Tuesday meaning we will be trialling up to 20 trials each Tuesday night. Having two blocks of time this will assist trial staff manage the changing of the lure etc.
When booking online please book as normal in these slots and it will be assumed that you want to trial on the dual lure. If a trainer does not want to trial on the dual lure then please book in different time slots.
When ringing up to book a trial please advise staff if you want to book a dual lure trial, bearing in mind there is only 20 trials and once gone there will not be anymore until the following week.
• Bookings for trials open for next Tuesday at 11.30am on Monday