Angle Park Preview - March 31st 2022

31/03/2022
Racing News

There goes another month and if you have been following us you should have ended up on the right side of the ledger on the punt. As COVID hits hard throughout the community we must end the month on a high and build the bank as we head towards Easter.

Race 1 - As the distance stocks keep on increasing here in SA we start the night over the 730M and we will go with Zipping Nebraska out in box 7, she has been racing well winning her last two over this trip and will be the one to beat again. New Year Tears continues to earn money for connections and is one for the Trifecta. Dashing Wilma and Mr. Ibrox for the minors. Box Up 5.6.7.8

Race 2 - The Maidens have been a bit tricky in recent weeks and I will stick with Jalapeno Lad for the Rasmussen kennel, he has been placed in three of his four runs and is knocking on the door. Spring Pony along with Foreshadow who is on debut for the Trifecta. Box Up 2.4.5.8

Race 3 - Spring Vinnie has been in terrific form at Murray Bridge, if he brings that form to town he looks the one to beat. Bruce Mick Glenn was backed like there was no tomorrow when 2^nd here last week, he is the danger. Lala Hibiscus is drawn for a bold showing. Box Up 1.3.6.7

Race 4 - There is a lot of early pace here and Molly Blinders has been racing well and has the pace to lead from the good draw, the dangers look to be Spring Mayfield along with George The First all three are in form and can win. Box up 2.3.6.7,

Race 5 - This is another wide open affair and Spring Agatha was a nice winner at Gawler last run, she has won here in the past and is amongst the better chances. Don’t Tell Bluey has handy Murray Bridge form over the 455M he must be respected from the good draw. Box Up 1.2.3.5

Race 6 - Fantastic Faith is our top pick here, she ran on strongly to win here last week from box 8 and she should be right on the pace early from the draw. On The Tequila is in form and is a chance as is Flash Banner who was caught right on the line here last week. Box Up 1.4.5.7

Race 7 - How good is this event, I have gone with Fantastic Victor who is back in distance here tonight, he can run quick times when on the lure and is amongst the main chances. Victa Grosso has been in outstanding form winning four of his last five all in good times, he is the danger again. Add Fly For Trix who has early pace and Victa Reid who is capable of causing a upset. Box Up 2.3.7.8

Race 8 - This is the 2022 Breeder Prelude (1) Final and He’s All Purpose is our top selection in this, he was a 30.39 winner here last run and hopefully can clear them early and salute. Springvale Max along with Sir Benjamin have ability and look the ones for the Trifecta punter. Box Up 1.3.4.5

Race 9 - Willow has had a short let up, he has won 4 of his 6 starts and will take beating again if he jumps to the front. Harboring was a handy winner last start at Gawler from box 5 and is drawn for another forward showing. Add Gemtree Apollo who is very smart on his night. Box Up 2.4.5.8

Race 10 - Midoriyama was a handy 2^nd here first up, the EX Victorian made good ground from a wide draw and finds himself with a gun draw here tonight. Nikita was never out of trouble here when missing a place last run she was racing well prior and is the improver. Box Up 1.2.4.5

Race 11 - The Robyn Mackellar kennel could have a race to race double with Lucius Malfoy here, he showed early pace to lead only to be run down late, he is drawn to win in this on that effort. Benitoite is strong and can run into the minors as can Panama Dance. Box Up 1.4.5.8

Race 12 - The pacey Rosie Red can send us home on a winning note, she has won three of her last five and looks the likely leader here. Queen Of Fire will be running on as will Under Study. Add Far More Crazy for the First Four. Box Up 1.2.4.5

Best Bets

Race 3, No. 3 - Spring Vinnie

Race 6, No. 4 - Fantastic Faith

Race 11, No. 1 - Lucius Malfoy

Best Each Way

Race 10, No. 4 - Nikita

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KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH

The monthly Kennel Capers for March was released two weeks ago so make sure you grab yourself a copy. Remember to keep up to date with weekly updates and media releases using the GRSA website at www.grsa.com.au.

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

First 4 selections –
Race 1: 7,3,2,5

Race 2: 4,5,8,7

Race 3: 3,4,6,7

Race 4: 2,6,7,8

Race 5: 1,3,5,8

Race 6: 4,1,5,6

Race 7: 2,3,7,1

Race 8: 4,3,5,1

Race 9: 5,4,2,1

Race 10: 1,8,5,4

Race 11: 1,8,7,2

Race 12: 5,4,2,1

Best Bets: Race 9, No. 5 Willow

Each-Way: Race 3, No. 3 Spring Vinnie

Roughie: Race 8, No. 4 Sir Benjamin

ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)

Next weeks Angle Park Thursdays meeting features –

$3,585 Six Fastest Forward (5+ Wins) Final – 530m (Heats Saturday 2/4/22. N/P Selected from Worst to Best of this category. Final field will be a 6-dog field plus reserves, comprising of the greyhounds running the fastest times in the Heats, regardless of their finishing position in those Heats. Race 1 on the program)

$5,150 Grade 5 Feature Final – 530m (Heats 31/3/22)

$5,595 Heats Easter Cup – 595m (Mixed greyhounds. Trainers need to nominate. All Grades considered. $7,750 Final 14/4/22)

$2,465 Open Maiden Stake – 530m

$6,320 Open –730m

Nominations close Monday 4^th April with GRSA at 9.00am.

LOCAL NEWS

BREEDERS 2022 PRELUDE (1) FINAL TONIGHT

There were three heats of the Prelude (1) for Breeders 2022 last Monday week with heat winners being Little Purpose – 30.97, Springvale Max – 30.58 and He’s All Purpose – 30.39. The final will be race 8 tonight night due to start at 9.02pm.

$4,500 Prelude (1) for Breeders 2022 Final – Box Draw

Springvale Rex Gavin Harris
Mo Slater Wendy Sebastyan
Springvale Max Gavin Harris
Sir Benjamin Tony Rasmussen
He’s All Purpose Tim Richards
Makani Girl Marty Doyle
She’s Fired Up Tim Richards
Little Purpose Lisa Rasmussen
Our Boy Jake (1^st Res) SCR
Flora Colossus (2^nd Res) SCR

BREEDERS 2022 PRELUDE (2) HEATS MOVED BACK 1 WEEK TO AVOID GAWLER FUTURE STARS

GRSA advise that the Breeders 2022 Prelude (2) heats at Angle Park that were programmed on Monday 18^th April have been rescheduled and will be run on Monday 25th April with the final on Monday 2nd May. This will now avoid the Gawler Future Stars series where the final is scheduled to be run on Sunday 17^th April. As both series draw from the exact same pool of SA Bred greyhounds the change gives the opportunity for trainers to nominate and the Clubs to run both events.

With the change this will still give greyhounds that qualify for the Breeders 2022 Prelude (2) final on 2^nd May, 10 days until the Group 3 Howard Ashton Heats on Thursday 12th May.

VICTA HAYDN SHOOTING FOR “EASTAR” TIME TONIGHT

A winner of 17 of his 47 starts with 21 placings, Victa Haydn for trainer Tony Rasmussen will be solo trialling tonight in between races at Angle Park to log a time that could see him jump into the top 8 standings of the Eastar Match Race series. Currently he would need to run better than 30.29 to push Victa Reid out. He has plenty of strength so it will be interesting to see what time he can run with clear running over the 530m journey.

LOCAL GREYHOUNDS AT SANDOWN TONIGHT AND BROKEN HILL ON SUNDAY

After qualifying through the SA Launching Pad series, Charlee’s Misty for trainer Ed Burrett is engaged in the heats of the rich Launching Pad series at Sandown tonight. She is in race 2 due to go at 6.25pm SA time and has come up with the favourable draw of box 1 however she has come up against Meadows Phoenix winner, Wow She’s Fast which will be a tough assignment. If she can progress through the series the semi finals will be on Thursday 7^th April with the $150,000 to the winner on Thursday, 14^th April.

Local SA trainers have made the trip up to Broken Hill for their inaugural TAB meeting on Sunday night which features their Cup heats. With the likes of Troy Murray, Bec Romyn, Clint, Shelly and Jack Trengove, Vadim Roz and Michelle Moon all making the trip it could be a great night for our trainers. Race 8 looks a strong race for SA with Came And Went, Meet Joe Black, Kingsville Flyer, Kinrock Star and Teddy The Bear all engaged.

GROUP 3 MOUNT GAMBIER CUP HEATS THIS SUNDAY

There will be six $3,000 Heats of the Carlin & Gazzard MG Group 3 Mount Gambier Cup run this Sunday, 3^rd April in what looks to be an outstanding series. With a mix of South East local performers, Metro and Interstate greyhounds the racing will be tight and competitive. Feature greyhounds in the heat look to be Group 1 Australian Cup finalist Titan Blazer for Daniel Gibbons, current Mt Gambier track record holder Giant’s Flash for Tracie Price and recent Group 3 Murray Bridge Cup winner Weblec Ranger for Angela Langton who is shooting for an extra $5,000 bonus if he can win both Cups and a $5,000 bonus if Angela can train the winner of both Cups.

The winners and the two fastest second placed greyhounds will qualify for the Group 3 final worth $36,000 on Sunday, 10^th April with the box draw to be completed after the running of the final heat oncourse on Sunday.

Not only will next weeks program feature the Carlin & Gazzard MG Group 3 Mount Gambier Cup final they will also have -

$4,000 Exchange Printers Mt Gambier Cup Consolation – 512m (Trainers must renominate)

$2,000 The Produce Store Maiden Feature – 512m

$2,500 The Formula 400 Open Final – 400m (Heats 3/4/22)

$3,000 The Tankman 600m Open Feature– 600m (Best 8)

$3,500 Rock’s Tavern Distance Feature – 732m

$2,000 The Commersh Masters – 305m

• Nominations for the Final meeting close with GRSA at 9am on Tuesday, 5^th April.

TRACK MAINTNENACE NEWS

ANGLE PARK TRACK GRADE & HARROW – CHANGE TO TRIAL DAYS

Please note that the Angle Park track will undergo a surface grade and deep harrow on Friday 8^th April.

As a result it is necessary to transfer the trial session scheduled for Saturday 9^th April to the following day on Sunday 10^th April, commencing at 7.00am as normal.

This will allow the maintenance team sufficient time to return the track to a somewhat normal state for trials, however it is expected that times are still likely to be slower than normal. GRSA apologies for any inconvenience caused by these changes.

MURRAY BRIDGE MOVED FOR NEXT 7 DAYS

Greyhound Racing SA (GRSA) is managing ongoing resourcing issues as a result of Covid-19 exposures and the requirement for key staff to isolate. This has impacted our ability to adequately resource the Murray Bridge facility over the next 7 days. As a result, the following changes have occurred to the racing calendar:

Delete: Murray Bridge – Sunday, 3^rd April 2022 (TAB) Night

Add: Gawler– Sunday, 3^rd April 2022 (TAB) Night

Delete: Murray Bridge – Tuesday, 5^th April 2022 (TAB) Day

Add: Angle Park – Tuesday, 5^th April 2022 (TAB) Day

Sunday nights meeting is Gawler grading with Gawler Prov 1 Prizemoney. The Heats for the Daish Irrigation and Fodder Maiden programmed will now be delayed to another Murray Bridge meeting.
With racing now to be conducted on Tuesday at Angle Park this will be an Angle Park Prov 2 meeting for prizemoney and grades. The Heats for the Bitches Grade will be moved to another Murray Bridge Straight track meeting. Nominations for this meeting will close tomorrow at 9am with GRSA.

In addition to these changes, all trials will be cancelled at Murray Bridge in the next week, with the next trial session now being Friday 8^th April.

2022 GAWLER PRODUCE – FINAL PAYMENT DUE ON TOMORROW (FRIDAY, 1^ST APRIL)

After the second payment was made in January there are still 116 greyhounds eligible for the 2022 Gawler Produce series which is terrific for the Club and is shaping as another exciting series. The Final is guaranteed at $22,000 which has a $10,000 bonus if a greyhound can win both the Produce Final in June and the Gawler Gold Cup Final in November later this year. The racing dates for this series will be Heats on Friday, 10^th June 2022, Semi-Finals on Sunday, 19^th June 2022 and the Final on Sunday, 26^th July 2022

NEXT GRADING REVIEW PANEL MEETING

The next Grading Review Panel meeting will be held at GRSA on Friday, April 8. An Agenda is currently being compiled and will be sent out to the panel closer to the meeting date for discussion at the meeting

LOCAL MATCH RACE SERIES “THE SA EASTAR” IN APRIL

The SA local Match Race series coined “The SA Eastar” will be held on Thursday night, 14^th April (Easter) at Angle Park.

Eligibility for South Australian local greyhounds will be based around the Nationals conditions. They will need to be trained in SA 76 days out of the last 150 prior to the close of nominations.

Selection for this series will only be based around winning times at Angle Park. For greyhounds that have run over the 530m at Angle Park at any meeting since 1^st November, 2021, their fastest winning time will be recognised and put them on the list for selection.

The head to head matches will be decided based on the final listing and nominations. Match 1 will be 1 v 4, Match 2 will be 2 v 3, Match 3 will be 5 v 8 and Match 4 will be 6 v 7. There will be no manual selection from the Grader. The top 4 seeded greyhounds will be rewarded with more prizemoney.

The overall winner of the local Match Race series will be offered a spot in the State of Origin Match race series (SA V Vic) in September so long as it is nominated and eligible to represent SA subject to changes.

Winners of match races – Match 1 – 1 v 4 $4,500, Match 2 – 2 v 3 $4,000, Match 3 – 5 v 8 $3,500, Match 4 – 6 v 7 $3,000

There will be no unplaced money. Overall SA Eastar winner (based on overall times) - $6,000, second $2,500, third $1,500, Runner Up’s $500.

Those greyhounds that have won at Angle Park since 1^st November 2021 are – (updated 30/03/22)

Came And Went – 30.05
Fantastic Victor – 30.09
Victa Grosso – 30.13
Stout Monelli – 30.15
Jack’s Well – 30.19
Memphis Keeping – 30.21
Lot of Poise – 30.26
Victa Reid – 30.29
Sunset Toxic – 30.30 (9 OR 10)
Weblec Mist – 30.30 (9 OR 10)
Harbor Blues – 30.31
Don’t Tell Lies – 30.32
Fly For Trix – 30.33
Ned’s Chance- 30.33
Spring Vinnie – 30.34
Springvale Maddi – 30.36
Dark Tides – 30.38
Dashing Wilma – 30.38
It’s Smudgy – 30.38
He’s All Purpose – 30.39
Mallee Magic - 30.39
She’s A Hotshot - 30.39
Alfieri – 30.39
Threaten – 30.40
Aston Gypsy 30.40

“EASTAR” MATCH RACE TRIALLING CONDITIONS

Final chance to trial will be on Thursday, 7^th April at the Angle Park race meeting over the 530m. There will be up to eight trials conducted, with a maximum of two dogs per trial with a total of eight greyhounds trialling. This trial will be run between races at the discretion of the Stewards. Trainers must book this trial with Greyhound Racing SA by 11.00am on the day.

Greyhounds will be eligible to trial at the total discretion of the Grader where a trainer may have to provide information in support of trialling. Local eligibility conditions still apply.

Each greyhound will only be allowed to trial once in an effort to improve their position or obtain a spot on the list.

595M EASTER CUP HEATS COMING UP ON APRIL 14 – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY

The $5,595 Heats of the Mixed Easter Cup will be run over 595m for a $7,750 Final on Thursday, 21^st April. Trainers need to nominate for this event with all Grades considered.

• Nominations for the Heats close on Monday, 4^th April at 9.00am with GRSA.

EASTER FEATURES AT GAWLER ON EASTER SUNDAY

Easter racing comes to Gawler in April with both the Gawler Future Stars Final and Gawler Easter Sprint programmed on Sunday, 17^th April.

The Gawler Future Stars Heats will be conducted for SA Bred greyhounds whelped in 2020 on Friday, 8^th April over the 531m with a $3,500 Final on Easter Sunday. Also on Easter Sunday will be the Gawler Easter Sprint for mixed greyhounds over the 531m worth $5,000. (Trainers must nominate for this feature) It’s going to be a terrific night of racing on the Sunday night over the Easter break.

• Nominations for the Gawler Future Stars Heats close at 9.00am on Tuesday, 5^th April

ANGLE PARK’S 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND $5OK TO THE WINNER ON FRIDAY 29^TH APRIL

After consultation with Greyhound Racing Victoria, Greyhound Racing SA is very appreciative that they have swapped their Friday night meeting on April 29^th with Angle Park’s Thursday night meeting on April 28^th. This will mean that Angle Park can celebrate our 50^th Anniversary with a big night planned on a Friday night along with increased prizemoney of $50,000 to the winner for the Anniversary Cup Final on the night.

The night itself will be very much like an Adelaide Cup atmosphere with plenty of entertainment for families as we celebrate 50 years at Angle Park. The feature Anniversary Cup Final, offering $50k to the winner will be sure to provide a high quality line up of sprinters, locally and interstate, with Heats for this event on Thursday, 22^nd April. Coinciding with the Anniversary Cup Final is the SA Distance Championship Final worth $10k to the winner with Heats also run on Thursday, 22^nd April.

Other changes will be the Gawler Friday meeting on 29^th April will now be run on Thursday, 28^th April in the twilight timeslot. GRSA appreciates the support of GRVIC and Sky Racing in regard to these changes.

NOMINATIONS FOR SATISFACTORY TRIALS

Recently we have had several trainers nominating online using the Qualifying Trial meeting for Satisfactory Trials. The online Qualifying Trial meetings are for trainers to nominate their greyhound which they wish to improve on the Order of Choice for the upcoming meeting only. Trainers, whom have a greyhound that is required to complete a Satisfactory Trial, are required to contact the offices of GRSA and provide the relevant details. By contacting the office, you will be advised of any further requirements that are needed for the Satisfactory Trial.