Angle Park Preview - 5th December 2024

05/12/2024
Racing News

TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
I have returned from an injury suspension and am ready to fire here tonight with some handy winners, it does look like a tricky program so it will be a good night to have a trifecta or two as there could be some value running in the top three. How good is race 5 over the 595m tonight, there looks to be several chances on recent form and the box draw has opened it right up, have a crack at the First Four (my numbers are 1.2.3.5).

Race 1 - 7,3,8,1
Race 2 - 6,1,2,4
Race 3 - 8,7,3,1
Race 4 - 2,8,4,6
Race 5 - 1,5,3,2
Race 6 - 1,3,4,5
Race 7 - 1,3,6,2
Race 8 - 2,8,6,3
Race 9 - 1,8,4,2
Race 10 - 1,8,3,4
Race 11 - 7,8,2,4
Race 12 – 4,2,8,6

Best Bets
Race 1 No 7 - Super Sequin
Race 4 No 2 - Quince Bale
Race 8 No 2 - Doonan

Eachway Bets
Race 6 No 1 - Versatile

The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s fantastic night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections -

Race 1 - 7,8,3,6
Race 2 - 6,4,8,1
Race 3 - 7,1,8,2
Race 4 - 8,2,4,6
Race 5 - 1,5,4,3
Race 6 - 1,4,5,8
Race 7 - 3,1,8,2
Race 8 - 6,8,4,5
Race 9 - 4,1,8,2
Race 10 - 8,3,1,4
Race 11 - 2,7,8,4
Race 12 – 4,8,2,1

Best Bets: Race 5 No 1 - Canya Striker
Best Bets: Race 9 No 4 - Moonlight Annie
Eachway Bets: Race 8 No 8 - Springvale Bray

VACCINATION RULE FOR RACING IN SA – REMINDER
Trainers are reminded that Rule 25 (Minimum Vaccination Requirements) took effect Monday, 1stMay, 2023. Vaccination Certificates must be received by GRSA prior to close of nominations for affected greyhounds to be considered eligible for nominating. It is also imperative that once the greyhound has been vaccinated the paperwork is lodged by yourself as soon as possible. Trainers are also reminded that they must not have their greyhound vaccinated within 5 days of racing. Should this occur, the greyhound will be scratched from its engagement or if paperwork lodged after an engagement and discovered the greyhound raced inside the 5 days then the matter will be referred to the stewards.

ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next week's Angle Park Thursday meeting features -
FESTIVAL OF FIRE NIGHT
$5,810 Heats The Ashes – 530m (Best 16 by Grader. Max 2 Heats. No Reserves $28,700 Final 19/12/24. Maidens Ineligible. N/P)
$4,050 Heats 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. Max 4 Heats plus reserves, $17,975 Final 19/12/24. Maidens ineligible. N/P)
$3,680 Heats The Flame – 530m (Lowest ranked Time Graded. Max 4 Heats with Reserves, $14,350 Final 19/12/24. Maidens ineligible N/P)
(Nominations for the Ashes, Inferno and Flame come from the same pool)
$6,315 Heats The Bonfire – 595m (Best 16 by Grader. Max 2 Heats. With reserves $21,600 Final 19/12/24. N/P)
*Refer to Special Conditions. SA Trained. All greyhounds considered. Grader will disregard if a Trainer wants to be in Ashes, Inferno or Flame as a preference. Trainers must put NO Heats on nom if do not want to be considered.
*730m event conducted if insufficient for above Feature Heats. If no 730m event then greyhounds can solo trial.
Nominations close Monday 9^th December with GRSA at 9.00am.

TONIGHTS ANGLE PARK MEETING TO START LATER DUE TO HEAT
Due to hot weather forecast for tonight’s Angle Park meeting (5^th December) our night meeting will now start later than normal. Our first race will start at 7.38pm (SA time) with the last of 12 at 10.58pm. Kennelling times will be 6.30pm to 7.15pm.
GRSA will continue to monitor the weather for all our meetings during the hot weather period and make changes or alterations as required.

FISCHER MOTORS MURRAY BRIDGE SUMMER OAKS AND DERBY FINALS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT
After three Heats of the 2024 Fischer Motors Murray Bridge Country Summer Oaks over the 455m were conducted last Sunday, and a lead up event for the 2024 Fischer Motors Murray Bridge Country Summer Derby also over the 455m, this Sunday’s meeting looks to be a terrific night of racing with both finals worth $7,500 each.

Race 6 @ 6.58pm - Box Draw for Derby -

Dakota Rylen Kerry Stagg
Darcy Dakota Kerry Stagg
Vacant Box
Sudoku Jaxon Tracie Price
Vacant Box
Midnight Sun Rob Harnas
Vacant Box
Jabuk Damien Smith
No Reserve
No Reserve

Race 8 @ 7.41pm - Box Draw for Oaks -

Mallee Beauty Damien Smith
Zinfandel Pardy Stewart Barber
Dakota Mila Colin Simes
Sudoku Nala Rob Harnas
Yumali Cameron Butcher
Culburra Damien Smith
Bewitch Lauren Harris
Minnie’s My Mum Tracie Price
Terrific Lucy (1st Res) Barry Stewart
Terrific Izzy (2^nd Res) Liz Chegia

Greyhound Racing SA and the Murray Bridge GRC thank the sponsorship of Fischer Motors in sponsoring the Country Summer Oaks and Derby this year for the second time.

Also on the program will be the $4,000 Murray Bridge Anniversary Cup run over the 530m which is Race 4 on the program due to start at 6.21pm. It is a Free For All event and Non Penalty and features a nice mix of sprinters and middle distance performers.

SAFE CHASE LURE INSTALLED AT GAWLER THIS WEEK
GRSA is upgrading the lure system at the Gawler venue to the Safe Chase lure which is already successfully in use at Angle Park and the Murray Bridge Straight Track. This upgrade is set for the first two weeks of December, enhancing safety, performance, and reliability for everyone involved.

To facilitate the installation, significant testing and prepare for return to racing, Gawler will pause both racing and trialling for a period. Please note the remaining following changes:

Race Relocations:

ADD – Murray Bridge greyhounds (D)

Friday, 6^th December

DELETE – Gawler greyhounds (D)

ADD – Angle Park greyhounds (D)

Wednesday, 11^th December

DELETE – Gawler greyhounds (D)

ADD – Angle Park greyhounds (D)

GRSA will plan to trial at Gawler on Monday 9^th December and Thursday 12^th December in a lead up to the return to racing at Gawler on Sunday night 15^th December.

FESTIVAL OF FIRE TO HEAT UP ANGLE PARK THIS MONTH – NOMINATIONS FOR THURSDAY HEATS CLOSE ON MONDAY
Now in its fourth year, the Festival of Fire is back and bigger than ever in 2024, with a new event added to the two-week year-end celebration of South Australian greyhound racing.

This year’s series will see The Ember added to the Festival of Fire program and will offer our short course specialists a terrific opportunity to take part in the newest and most exciting fortnight on the South Australian racing calendar.

Run over the 342m distance, The Ember will see our best 16 nominations take part heading towards a $10,000 Final as part of the Festival of Fire Finals night on Thursday, December 19^th.

The Festival of Fire is a year-end celebration for the local industry, which provides fantastic opportunities across the entire spectrum of racing classes, now across all four distances at Angle Park, the home of SA greyhound racing.

Once again, the ‘Festival of Fire’ series will provide opportunities for the best 48 nominations for the 530m trip, the best 16 nominations over 595m and the best 8 nominations for a 730m event.

There will also be Heats and Finals of a restricted event (0-5 wins) running from Saturday morning to Thursday night which will provide a separate opportunity for that category of runner. There will also be a 530m Time Graded event for those greyhounds that rate towards the end of the Time Grading table.

The Festival of Fire series will commence on the race night of Thursday, December 12, continue into the Saturday morning timeslot (December 14) and then culminate in 6 Finals and a special stayers event carrying a collective purse in excess of $110,000 the following Thursday night (December 19).

Conditions –
• Greyhounds must be SA trained.
• Greyhounds must be in South Australia as of midnight 1^st November 2024 to be eligible (First start greyhounds that have not had their first training amendment lodged that are in SA at this time will be eligible). For 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 close of nominations for each event will be eligible but still must be SA trained for the series.
• All races will be Non Penalty

Full program has now been released in kennel capers, online and all tracks December calendar.

MOUNT GAMBIER XMAS MEETING ON SUNDAY 22ND DECEMBER
The Mount Gambier GRC will run their Xmas meeting on Sunday, 22^nd December. Feature races on this day will be -
$4,500 Williams Crane Hire Christmas Cup Final– Open - 512m (Heats 15/12/24)
$3,000 Santa Sprint Final – Open - 400m (Heats 15/12/24)
$2,000 Peter Whitehead Memorial Maiden Final - 400m (Heats 15/12/24)
$3,000 Christmas Challenge Mix 5/6 – 600m
$2,500 Merry Masters Feature – 305m (Masters conditions)
$3,500 Dasher Distance Feature Open– 732m

The Heats for the published events will be run on Sunday, 15^th December
*Nominations for the Heats close at 9am on Tuesday, 10^th December

AGRC BONUS RACES ONCE A MONTH
The Adelaide Greyhound Racing Club will add bonuses to an event each month which started on Monday, 11^th November, these events will also include Heats and Finals. The bonuses will be $1,000 per event, totaling 10 events bringing their support to a total of $10,000. GRSA is very appreciative of the Clubs support.

The next event will be at Angle Park on Tuesday, 24^th December - $1,005 AGRC Fastest Forward (1-4 Wins) Heats–342m ($1,515 Final Tuesday 31/12/24. N/P. Bonus event by AGRC with extra $1,000. Please see conditions)
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Friday, 20^th December
Other events announced shortly.
The AGRC will provide two bonuses to be paid out for each winner.
Extra Prizemoney to be paid if Owner and/or Trainer are AGRC Members

$500 to owner (at least one owner needs to be an AGRC member)

$500 to trainer (trainer must be an AGRC member)

ANGLE PARK TRIALS ON SUNDAY 8TH DECEMBER
Again we have moved our fortnightly Saturday’s to the following week to accommodate the Festival Of Fire series in December. The trials will remain at Angle Park on Sunday, 8^th December due to rostering availability even though we will not race on the Saturday morning.

TRIALLING OVER XMAS AND NEW YEAR INTO JANUARY
Please note that there will be NO Trials on Xmas Day, Wednesday 25^th December, and there will also be NO trials at Gawler on Thursday, 26^th December

Over the New Year period there will be NO trials on Wednesday, 1^st January at Angle Park and Murray Bridge.

Over the Australia Day weekend the Public Holiday will be on Monday 27^th January so there will be NO trials at Gawler or Murray Bridge on this day.

COMMENTS ON NOMINATIONS MARKED “ONLY”
A few years ago the Grading Review Panel agreed that some trainers were using the comments box to influence the grading of fields in particular Grade 5 Only for all their greyhounds. The panel previously resolved that “Only” would be disregarded over all distances and the grading left to the Grader. (Masters Only or Juvenile Only will be accepted as this is for a specific type of race) If trainers put “Only or no start or leave me out” then the grader will grade as normal and if a greyhound would be graded into a mixed event based on race wins then he will leave them out based on the trainers request. The more information provided to the Grader allows for him to accommodate those requests.

WINNING GRADE 6 RACES IN ORDER
GRSA reminds trainers to win their grade 6 events in order at a specific venue. For the venues that allow two Grade 6 wins trainers need to win a Grade 6 over one distance and then a Grade 6 over the other distance. If a greyhound wins a Grade 6 and then a Grade 5 then they will lose their Grade 6 over the other distance at that venue.

RE-GRADING FOR ALL TRACKS AND DISTANCES
Re-grading will occur for all tracks and distances for Grade 3 or higher greyhounds. A trainer can apply for a re-grade after two unsuccessful nominations over the corresponding distance. If having met this criteria the responsibility is on the trainer to apply for a re-grade prior to the close of nominations. Only one distance will be considered for a re-grade per meeting. Kennel Capers.