Angle Park Preview 1 Dec 2016
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
The big highlight of tonight’s racing is the Brian Johnstone Feature final which is race 8 on the program and has a massive $25,000 to the winner on offer. The Cameron Butcher kennel has 3 finalists all from the Bekim Bale X Alana Blues litter and look to have a big chance of claiming the major prize. The kennel to follow for mine is Ben Rawlings, he has several runners and they all appear to have strong chances.
Race 1 and as mentioned above the Rawlings kennel can kick off the night with an early winner in Wilba Beast, he is boxed for a bold showing from his rails draw. Penny maker is racing well and has been in the money of late at this venue. Add in Run The Jewels who has early pace. Box Up 1.3.5.7.
Race 2 is a very open affair and I like one at good each way odds in Bekim Fire from the Matcott kennel, he is very slow away but runs on late. Magic Me won on debut over the short here and is worth putting in the trifecta with his early pace. Box Up 1.3.5.7.
Race 3 looks a good trifecta and first 4 race as it is wide open. I will go with another Rawlings runner in Deputy Speaker. He has only had 4 career starts and has shown enough to run a cheeky race in this. Long Gully Jonny has ability and is worth putting in the top 4. Box Up 1.4.5.6
Race 4, this is the distance affair of the night and Danyo’s Tom has been in outstanding form with two wins here on the trot in handy times. Parsec Bale is a lot better than his last start and will be flying home late from his wide draw. Box Up 1.2.7.8.
Race 5, the Rasmussen kennel rarely goes home without a winner and Crisis Bale is right back in grade tonight and with his pace will be very hard to beat. Molly Dobbs has been very hit and miss of late but is more than capable when on song. Box Up 2.3.5.7.
Race 6 - Gun McBain returned to the winners circle at his 130th start with a win here on Monday, he has another mile stone tonight as he is having his 100th start at this track and distance so we will make him our top pick again. Wheel Spinner is the big danger and will be right in the mix, add in Scottish Thistle who will be flying home over the top of them at big odds. Box Up 1.3.4.5.
Race 7 - the pace will come from Fly As One and Marlow Brown in this event. Both will be high balling into the back, Mrs Bubbles and Ruff State are the two that will be running on over the top and look the major players in a very good race. Add in Dyna Keitaro who is another strong type. Box Up 2.4.7.8.
Race 8, This is the big final as mentioned before with a whopping $25,000 to the winner on offer and three of the runners are from the same litter! The early pace will come from the inside three but it is still hard to go past On Fire who has won 8 from his 13 starts, including 3 placings. He is a quality youngster and has a personal best of 29.63 at this venue. Long Gully Gilly is drawn for a bold showing and is in the Kenny Gill kennel. Box Up 1.2.3.5.
Race 9, a very handy 600m event and the two main chances look to be the inform Bogie Bekim and the much improved Zipping Geoff. Both have different racing styles but love the extra distance. Barely’s Rhythm is more than capable on her night and a win wouldn’t be a surprise. Box Up 1.2.7.
Race 10, this is a good betting affair and the punters elect should be Blown Away out in box 7. She loves to run a place and is working towards a win. Gnasher is a pacey type as is the well-drawn Prancer Dancer from box 1 and she gets the nod for mine at each way value. Box Up 1.4.7.8.
Race 11, the final event and we can go home on a winner with the Sharyn Gray trained Tronald Trump down in box 1. He has been showing early pace in recent starts and from the rails can run a cheeky race. Roc The Belvue will be right in the mix as will be Monster Foxy. A big watch on Just As Tough if she gets a run. Box Up 1.2.4.8.
Best Bets
Race 1 No 1 Wilba Beast
Race 8 No 3 On Fire
Best Each Way
Race 10 No 1 Prancer Dancer
Best Roughie
Race 5 No 3 Molly Dobbs
UBET JACKPOTS TONIGHT
ANGLE PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $5,000.
ANGLE PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000.
ANGLE PARK QUADRELLA GUARANTEED POOL OF $5,000
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Guaranteed Quadrella Pool of $5,000.
ALBION PARK QUADRELLA GUARANTEED POOL OF $25,000
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Guaranteed Quadrella Pool of $25,000.
DAPTO FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 6 tonight at Dapto will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $2,000.
HOBART QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $1,000.
HOBART EXTRA DOUBLE JACKPOT
Race’s 3 & 4 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Extra Double Jackpot of $2,400.
HOBART EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $5,000.
MAN FROM THE TOWER
The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s fabulous 11 event card of racing at Angle Park -
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 1,7,5,3
Race 2: 5,7,3,1
Race 3: 1,2,5,6
Race 4: 7,8,2,4
Race 5: 3,7,2,8
Race 6: 4,3,5,1
Race 7: 7,2,8,4
Race 8: 3,1,6,5
Race 9: 4,2,7,5
Race 10: 1,7,4,8
Race 11: 10,2,1,4
Best Bet: Race 8, No. 3 On Fire
Each-Way: Race 3, No. 1 Garry McBain
Roughie: Race 5, No. 3 Molly Dobbs
BOY FROM THE BUSH
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s exciting night of racing at Angle Park including the Group 3 Brian Johnstone Feature Final -
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 1,2,7,5
Race 2: 7,6,5,3
Race 3: 5,6,1,4
Race 4: 2,7,8,5
Race 5: 5,7,8,1
Race 6: 4,3,7,8
Race 7: 2,7,4,3
Race 8: 1,3,2,5
Race 9: 4,2,7,1
Race 10: 1,6,7,4
Race 11: 10,4,1,2
Best Bet: Race 8, No. 1 Long Gully Gilly
Each-Way: Race 5, No. 5 Zipping Bianca
Roughie: Race 6, No. 8 Able Chief
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for November was released a few 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. For up to the minute information provide GRSA with your mobile phone details for text message updates for all Industry news.
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ANGLE PARK THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$3,190 Feature Grade 5 Heats – 515m ($4,590 Final 15/12/16)
$4,590 Mixed Masters Stake – 515m (Conditions apply)
$2,445 Juvenile – 515m
$3,490 Mixed – 600m
$4,990 FFA – 731m
Nominations close Monday 5th December at 9.00am with GRSA
LOCAL NEWS
GAWLER SHIFTED TO ANGLE PARK ON SUNDAY 4TH DECEMBER AND ANGLE PARK WILL RACE ON TUESDAY 6TH DECEMBER
As the new Gawler lure system moves into the testing and commissioning phase, the decision was made to delay the commencement of racing for an additional week. This has resulted in the meetings set down for Sunday 4th December and Tuesday 6th December being transferred to Angle Park.
This decision has made to allow the appropriate level of testing of the lure system to minimise the risk issues associated with the new infrastructure. The reliability of the system is of the utmost importance for the welfare of the greyhounds that will compete behind the lure.
Please note the following in regards to the transferred race meetings:
- Sunday 4th December – Gawler meeting run at Angle Park, non-penalty, trainers can scratch without penalty, finish on lure. The Grade 6 heats will be Non Penalty with the final conducted at Gawler on Sunday 11th December also as Non Penalty in support of participants
- Tuesday 6th December – Angle Park Provincial 2 meeting with Category 2 stakemoney, finish on lure
The revised Gawler schedule in regards to this project is as follows:
- Wednesday 7th December – Trialling (night session)
- Thursday 8th December – Trialling (morning session)
- Sunday 11th December – Race Meeting
2016 BRIAN JOHNSTONE FINAL TONIGHT
Last Thursday night at Angle Park there were two fantastic semi-finals of the Group 3 Brian Johnstone final where the first four placegetters from each semi-final qualified for tonight’s feature final. The fastest qualifier for the final was Purpose Driven for Cameron Butcher who ran a slick 29.78 in winning by 7 lengths. He defeated his kennel mate and short priced favourite On Fire who found trouble early and Booti Booti for Bosco Stamenkovic.
The second semi-final was won by the Martin Doyle trained Bekalia’s Freak in a solid 29.96 who led throughout to defeat Long Gully Gilly for Ken Gill by 1 ½ lengths who found early trouble and Buzz Box for Cameron Butcher.
The Final field in Box Draw order is:
1. Long Gully Gilly Ken Gill
2. Bekalia’s Freak Martin Doyle
3. On Fire Cameron Butcher
4. Buzz Box Cameron Butcher
5. Purpose Driven Cameron Butcher
6. Booti Booti Bosco Stamenkovic
7. Phantom Sun Bosco Stamenkovic
8. Dashin Djay John Mundy
9. Long Gully Emma (1st Res) SCR
10.Long Gully Jonny (2nd Res) SCR
The Group 3 Brian Johnstone Final is for eligible SA Bred greyhounds whelped between July 2014 and December 2014. The $37,500 Final is race 8 tonight and is listed to jump at 9.10pm (SA time).
UBET is offering a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000 on the final with the pool expected to get to over $35,000.
The final part of this series will be the Gawler Classic 2016 to be run on Tuesday 13th and Sunday 18th December.
GROUP 1 BRISBANE CUP HEATS TONIGHT
An added bonus for racing tonight is the heats of the Group 1 Brisbane Cup at Albion Park. There are five excellent heats with plenty of depth and class.
The first heat is race 4 on the card with the last heat race 8 and the series features Queenslanders Thirty Talks and Zabdon Ferrari for Tony Brett, Melbourne Cup finalists Outside Pass for Tony Apap and Tripum for Darren Russell along with classy Victorian Blazin’ Bomber for Darren Pattinson.
The racing should be of the highest standard and super competitive to see who makes it through to the rich $75,000 to the winner Group 1 Final next week.
Patrons on-course at Angle Park will be able to watch all the action as well as compare tote and bookmaker odds. UBET will have fixed odds available on all races and provide a $25,000 guaranteed pool for the Quadrella.
GUN MCBAIN REACHES 100 STARTS AT ANGLE PARK OVER 515M
South Australia’s star iron dog Gun McBain for Todd Kelly will reach another milestone when he competes in race 6 tonight at Angle Park. He will be having his 100th start over the 515m journey and he loves the Angle Park loam boasting the impressive record of 36 wins and 32 placings out of those boxes. Having just turned 4 last month he will also be having his 131st start tonight and currently holds the record for the most wins on the Angle Park circuit at 42 however that may be challenged in the next few months by super star chaser Worm Burner for Cameron Butcher who has already won 34 races at Angle Park in his 56 start career.
We wish Gun McBain another safe trip around Angle Park as he raises the bat for a well-made century and hope he continues on his merry way achieving more records.
LOWER GRADE FEATURE HEAT IN DECEMBER
The next Low Grade Feature series will be held this month with a Grade 5 series to be run over the 515m. $3,190 heats will be on Thursday 8th December with the $4,540 final on Thursday 15th December.
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 5th December
ICG MEETING ON FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2016
The next Industry Consultative Group meeting will be held at Angle Park on Friday 9th December. This is a very important meeting held every 6 months with outcomes and recommendations being considered by the GRSA Board.
EMERLEY PARK ON MONDAY 5TH DECEMBER
Trials will resume at Emerley Park on Monday 5th December with everybody’s first TWO trials FREE as a reward for patron’s patience and understanding! This week work has been done on the track surface (which has blown away in the past couple of weeks) and some minor modifications to rollers. Thanks to Colin Simes, Vern Anderson and George Bobos for their hard work and sleepless nights in getting Emerley Park back on track.
STRATHALBYN QUALIFYING TRIALS ON WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER
The trial session to be run at Strathalbyn on Friday 9th December has been cancelled and shifted to Wednesday 7th December due to GRSA staffing issues. GRSA will take the bookings for the Wednesday with this session also being available for Qualifying trials.
HOT WEATHER POLICY
A reminder to trainers with the hot weather coming to make sure they are aware of the conditions relating to the Hot Weather Policy. This policy is available on the GRSA website and also at the track.
BLACK CAPS NOW AVAILABLE FROM GRSA
Along with the white caps GRSA has now approved that black caps can be worn by participants. Both black and white caps with GRSA logos are available from GRSA at a cost of $10.
GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR ON FRIDAY 10TH FEBRUARY AT GAWLER
The date has been set for the Greyhound of the Year function at Gawler on Friday night 10th February 2017. It will be exciting to have our prestigious event at the Gawler venue for the first time with the awards looking very interesting this year.
OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINATION FORM
As part of the GOTY awards GRSA present an Outstanding Service to the Industry Award and are calling for nominations. Nomination forms are available on line and from the Racing Office at GRSA.
Please forward your nomination to [email protected], fax (08) 8268 2870 or GRSA, PO Box 2352, Regency Park, 5942 by COB Friday January 20 2017. The winner to be announced at the 2016 Greyhound of the Year Awards Dinner held on Feb 10, 2017. The decision of the judging panel will be final.
GRADING UPDATES
The Grading Review Panel met on Friday 11th November to discuss grading in South Australia from an Agenda provided by submissions and industry consultation during the past few months. Following is the main points introduced from 1st December 2016 -
- 12 lifetime wins and 4 wins for Grade 6 Non SA Bred greyhounds. The panel advised to be consistent that the greyhounds should remain in the drawn fields so long as they were eligible at time of nomination. This would be a change for the 4 win Non SA Bred Grade 6 greyhounds who would have normally been withdrawn free of penalty. The panel were supportive of these greyhounds remaining eligible.
- Pathway winners should be included on the Order of Preference. Regardless of the winners time the performance will be considered as a Country win (like Pt Augusta) and thus will sit on the Order of Preference at 13 if a last start Pathway winner.
- The table below is in regard to a Time Standard for Masters Events at different tracks over different distances. The panel agreed to the table and advised that the same conditions for Thursday night be implemented for other meetings when a greyhound equals or breaks the Time Standard being ineligible for a Masters Event at that distance and track. Whilst they do not take a grade they have to have two unplaced runs before being considered for a Masters event.
This refers to the Grade 5 Masters events Only.
| Track | Distance | Time Band (5) | Time | |
| Angle Park | 388m | 22.45 | 22.56 | 22.50 |
| 515m | 30.06 | 30.20 | 30.15 | |
| 600m | 35.26 | 35.42 | Unlikely | |
| 731m | 43.55 | 43.76 | Unlikely | |
| Strathalbyn | 319m | 18.62 | 18.71 | 18.65 |
| 416m | 24.63 | 24.74 | 24.70 | |
| 536m | 31.96 | 32.11 | 32.05 | |
| 762m | 46.01 | 46.24 | Unlikely | |
| Gawler | 400m | 22.96 | 23.07 | 23.00 |
| 531m | 31.09 | 31.23 | 31.15 | |
| 643m | 37.89 | 38.07 | Unlikely | |
| Mt Gambier | 277m | 16.61 | 16.68 | Unlikely |
| 400m | 23.46 | 23.57 | 23.50 | |
| 512m | 30.35 | 30.49 | 30.40 | |
| 600m | 35.64 | 35.81 | Unlikely | |
| 732m | 44.72 | 44.93 | Unlikely | |
- The panel agreed to change the condition of eligibility from 3 months to 6 months for how long prior to a greyhound racing. This comes into line with the 6 month satisfactory trial policy.
BOOKING OF TUESDAY NIGHT TRIALS AT ANGLE PARK
Please be advised to encourage participants to use the online booking facility for Tuesday night trials have opened up for bookings an hour earlier than phone bookings. You will therefore, be able to book online from 11.30am on the Monday prior to Tuesday night trials. Being mindful that when booking online you can only book a maximum of 6 trials and then will have to ring the office from 12.30pm to book the remainder. Our GRSA staff is available to provide support and training for those participants who require it, please contact GRSA to organise.
This came into effect from Tuesday 22nd November trial session.
For participants who wish to continue to book via the telephone please ensure you follow the below directions:
1. DO NOT phone prior to 12.30pm as NO calls will be placed on hold and your call will not be answered prior to 12.30pm. By calling prior to 12.30pm you are actually inconveniencing yourself as you may be disconnected or directed to another area as the telephone system will not let you que for a long period of time.
2. Ensure you know exactly what type and number of trial/s you require.
3. No other queries will be answered to ensure a timely manner of answering the calls that are in que for booking trials.
4. Please understand that our staff provides you with the best possible and earliest time available so they will not enter into a debate about the reasons why.
5. DO NOT book more trials than required. GRSA will be monitoring this situation and if required action may be taken against offenders.
GREYHOUND RACING SA TRAINER WORKSHOP
All current licensed trainers are required to attend a greyhound workshop to assess their competencies. Currently, workshops are open for bookings with dates and schedules available on the GRSA website. Please select your preferred option and contact Renee on (08) 8243 7113
Please note all workshops are restricted to six participants per sessions.
Greyhound Racing SA Trainer Workshop Schedule
It is a requirement of all registered owner trainers and public trainers to attend one 3 hour workshop session. All efforts will be made to have workshops available however, they are subject to change depending on participant workshop bookings. There is a FAQ sheet available also with frequently asked questions so please look at the information available in the Industry pages on the GRSA website.
AGRC MEMBERS LUCKY DOG DRAW
Each year we have drawn 4 names for each week’s Thursday APK race 8, next to each name is the box number of the dog you have drawn in Race 8. If your box number happens to win Race 8, you can renew your membership next year (30th June) for half price.
If you happen to own or train greyhounds racing on the date that your name has been drawn, you can choose to have your dogs drawn instead of the lucky box number and it works the same if your dog drawn happens to win. It is up to you to notify an AGRC committee member on the night that you want to take up this option and we will randomly draw one of your dogs competing on the night. AGRC Committee members are Alan Amezdroz, Barry Stewart, Petar Jovanovic, Melissa Trowbridge, Gabe Vistolli and Gavin Harris.
Below is the AGRC Lucky Draw for Members:
| Race 8 Date | Race 8 Box | Member | Race 8 Box | Member |
| 13/10/2016 | 1 | Daryl Simpson | 3 | Narvette Treloar |
| 13/10/2016 | 6 | Christine Smith | 7 | Daryl Mader |
| 20/10/2016 | 3 | Phil Emrose | 4 | Tim Ieraci |
| 20/10/2016 | 5 | Stewart Barber | 8 | Cameron Butcher |
| 27/10/2016 | 1 | Gavin Harris | 5 | Alex Zurawski |
| 27/10/2016 | 8 | Robyn MacKellar | 3 | Paul Coppock |
| 3/11/2016 | 2 | Allan McCulloch | 4 | Leanne Fagan |
| 3/11/2016 | 6 | Sharyn Gray | 7 | Doreen Farrell |
| 10/11/2016 | 8 | Melissa Trowbridge | 3 | Ray Fewings |
| 10/11/2016 | 7 | Len Young | 2 | Kath Johnstone |
| 17/11/2016 | 8 | Alan Amezdroz | 3 | Barry Pahl |
| 17/11/2016 | 2 | Barry Stewart | 7 | Des Saint |
| 24/11/2016 | 6 | Howard Ashton | 2 | Jim McMurdo |
| 24/11/2016 | 4 | Ken Stewart | 8 | Kevin Webb |
| 1/12/2016 | 3 | Mike Witholz | 8 | Peter Hailes |
| 1/12/2016 | 2 | Steve Trabilsie | 4 | Ken Foureur |
| 8/12/2016 | 1 | Wendy Sebastian | 5 | Matthew Payne |
| 8/12/2016 | 6 | Denis Male | 2 | Bill Wudarcyzk |
| 8/12/2016 | 3 | Ossie Chegia | 8 | Des Hockley |
| 8/12/2016 | 7 | Graham Smith | 4 | Betty Molloy |
| 15/12/2016 | 2 | Don Turner | 7 | Fred Versari |
| 15/12/2016 | 3 | Bob Isaacson | 6 | Laurence Cahalan |
| 22/12/2016 | 4 | Carol Scott | 2 | Steve Brooks |
| 22/12/2016 | 8 | Bill Marcus | 7 | Bob Taplin |
| 29/12/2016 | 5 | Richard Stasiak | 7 | Irene Rehmann |
| 29/12/2016 | 6 | Kim Johnstone | 8 | Gary Pidgeon |
| 5/01/2017 | 8 | Gary Hutchinson | 4 | Carol Brooks |
| 5/01/2017 | 3 | Tony Lagana | 7 | Karen Price |
| 12/01/2017 | 3 | Paula Hearnden | 2 | Brad Ablett |
| 19/01/2017 | 1 | Gabe Vistolli | 2 | Barry Jones |
| 19/01/2017 | 3 | Darren Ensten | 8 | Ray Barkla |
| 26/01/2017 | 7 | Petar Jovanovic | 3 | Gary Siney |
| 26/01/2017 | 4 | Adam Manton | 1 | Tony Rasmussen |