Angle Park Preview - 21st December 2019
by The Shadow
After a VERY hot week we can hopefully back a few winners on a very strong 10 event programme this morning, the highlight is the Kates A Scandal XMAS Sprint with over $5,000 to the winner and the inform Axel Footluce should be very hard to beat in this (Race 6). We have a strong 600m later in the day that makes for a terrific betting affair for both Trifecta and First Four punters ( on all races ) that looks wide open. Merry Christmas to all Greyhound enthusiast from the trainers, owners, catchers and all staff who are up early in the morning and are out there in rain ( we wish ) and the heat we are having out there at the moment. Don’t forget our four legged friends on CHRISTMAS day give them a little treat to celebrate the 25th. Cheers from the Shadow.
Selections
Race 1 4,2,8,1
Race 2 4,8,6,1
Race 3 2,4,6,1
Race 4 5,8,4,2
Race 5 5,8,7,1
Race 6 2,1,5,3
Race 7 6,1,2,4
Race 8 7,2,1,6
Race 9 2,6,8,4
Race 10 8,1,4,2
Best Bets Race 6, No 2 - Axel Footluce
Race 8, No 7 - Gemma Nismo
Each Way: Race 5, No 5 - Emerley Zero
Roughie: Race 7, No 2 - Flying Dutchy
Merry Christmas to all
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for December was released on Thursday 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. ****Keep up to date with immediate Local and National Greyhound News in our Industry by jumping on the GRSA website at www.grsa.com.au****
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$3,510 Feature Heats Grade 6 – 515m ($5,545 Final 2/1/2020)
$3,855 Grade 5 Bitches Only – 515m
$2,655 Open Maiden – 515m
$4,215 Grade 5 – 600m
$6,030 FFA – 731m
Nominations close Monday 23rd December with GRSA at 9.00am.
The Man in the Tower gives his selections for today's super morning of racing at Angle Park -
First 4 selections
Race 1: 4,1,2,8
Race 2: 4,6,8,1
Race 3: 2,4,8,1
Race 4: 4,2,5,1
Race 5: 8,1,5,7
Race 6: 2,1,5,8
Race 7: 1,6,8,2
Race 8: 7,2,8,4
Race 9: 8,6,4,2
Race 10: 2,1,8,4
Best Bets: Race 8, No. 7 - Gemma Nismo
Each-Way: Race 5, No. 1 - Unique Edition
Roughie: Race 7, No. 8 - Jervois Bruit
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for today's excellent morning of racing at Angle Park -
First 4 selections
Race 1: 4,8,2,5
Race 2: 1,4,8,2
Race 3: 8,2,6,4
Race 4: 4,5,8,1
Race 5: 8,7,1,2
Race 6: 5,1,2,3
Race 7: 1,6,2,4
Race 8: 7,4,3,6
Race 9: 8,2,1,6
Race 10: 4,8,2,1
Best Bets: Race 10, No. 4 - Canya Queen
Each-Way: Race 7, No. 1 - Danyo’s Charlie
Roughie: Race 6, No. 5 - Tornado Alley
GRSA TEXT SERVICE
Participants are reminded if they have not already done so to provide GRSA with your mobile phone number so text messages can get sent updating the most current information in the industry.
LOCAL NEWS
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY NIGHT MEETING TRANSFERRED TO SATURDAY MORNING
The normal Thursday night meeting has been transferred to Saturday morning (21/12) due to excessive heat. The first race will be 9.42am with the last of 10 at 12.15pm. Kenneling will be 8.15am to 9.00am. GRSA thanks the support of Sky, staff and industry in support of this change.
GRSA during the warmer months of the year actively monitors the hot weather and is proactive in making changes to our racing program as required.
KATE’S A SCANDAL XMAS SPRINT THIS MORNING
The highlight on today’s 10 event program at Angle Park will be the 2019 Kate’s A Scandal Xmas Sprint featuring a top line up of sprinters which will be race 6 at 11.07am. It features the likes of Doug Payne winner Axel Footluce and quality chasers in American Man, Spring Sniper and Lenny The Jet. They will all be doing battle in the final feature before the New Year Year. There will be a rug and trophy presentation after the race so good luck to all connections.
MURRAY BRIDGE SUMMER DERBY AND OAKS HEATS ON SUNDAY NIGHT
With the support of the Adelaide Greyhound Racing Club, Murray Bridge will conduct the SA Bred Summer Oaks and Derby for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st July, 2017 on Sunday night. Heats over the 455m will be this Sunday with the $4,135 finals on Sunday, 29th December.
The AGRC/Murray Bridge Country Summer Oaks will be races 2 and 3 and features Kisses For Chloe, Firetail, Hot Desert Storm and Coorong Lucy.
The AGRC/Murray Bridge Country Summer Derby Heats will be races 4 and 5 and feature Boss McLaren, Balboa Fury, Oakvale Elite, Fly For Fun and Hurculean.
GOLDEN MAIDEN FINAL AT GAWLER ON FRIDAY 27TH DECEMBER
After all the heat this week GRSA consulted with the trainers which qualified greyhounds in the $5,000 Gawler Golden Maiden Final and have NOW programmed this race to be run on Friday 27th December. To assist trainers prepare for this series it was considered beneficial to move to the Friday.
UPCOMING TRIAL DATE CHANGES
- Tuesday, 24th December – Murray Bridge as per normal
- Wednesday, 25th December – NO TRIALS at Angle Park (Christmas Day)
- Thursday, 26th December – NO TRIALS at Gawler (Boxing Day – issues preparing the track previous day)
- Wednesday, 1st January – Angle Park from 6pm (as per normal)
MOUNT GAMBIER RACING ON BOXING DAY IN THE AFTERNOON
GRSA advises that Mount Gambier will be racing on Thursday, 26th December 2019 in the afternoon.Specific race times and race program with the first of 12 at 2.38pm local time and the last at 6.31pm.
ADJUSTMENTS TO INDUSTRY RETURNS FROM JANUARY 2020
With unprecedented change in the wagering market during 2019, GRSA has had cause to reforecast the financial position of the business. The wagering landscape has been affected by multiple factors including abnormally high yields (affecting turnover), intense competition spreading customer spend across multiple operators, continual erosion of pari-mutuel betting and softer broader economic conditions.
This has had an adverse effect on the returns to GRSA via the TAB. A bet placed through the TAB generates higher returns to GRSA compared to other operators and while TAB wagering on SA greyhound racing (including the G-SIX initiative) has remained relatively solid in the current year, the softening of wagering on interstate product through the TAB has been significant.
The completion of Tabcorp’s integration of the TAB and UBET businesses provides a strong opportunity to address the declining returns, however it is now the case that greyhound market share will reduce in FY21 which, in turn, will continue to place downward pressure on the returns from our exclusive wagering partner.
Having regard for this unexpected downturn in forecast wagering revenue, changes advertised on the GRSA website will be implemented as a direct response from 1 January 2020. In arriving at this approach, the Board and Management were keen to preserve baseline stakemoney levels across the various grades and categories of meeting.
Despite these changes, total returns to SA participants will still grow from $8.6 million to over $11 million in the current financial year.
BARGAIN STEEL CENTRE SA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP IN JANUARY
Owners and Trainers are reminded of the domiciliary clause on the Bargain Steel Centre SA Sprint Championship coming up in January.
To be eligible a greyhound must have been domiciled in SA for a period of not less than 76 days out of the 150 days immediately prior to the time fixed for the finalising of nominations and drawing of fields. (Nationals policy adopted)
The date going back 76 days is 23rd October as nominations close on Monday, 6th January 2019.
The $5,545 heats are scheduled to be run on Thursday, 9th January, with the Final to be run on Thursday, 16th January. Total prizemoney for the listed final will be $22,000, with the winner’s share being $15,000.
• Nominations close on Monday, 6th January 2019 at 9.00am with GRSA.
JOHN GRAY FINAL IN JANUARY
The time honored John Gray series will be held in January with $3,855 heats run on Thursday, 16th January and the $11,435 final on Thursday, 23rd January.
The series is for Grade 5 greyhounds over the 515m journey.
• Nominations close on Monday, 13th January 2019 at 9.00am with GRSA.
MOUNT GAMBIER SATISFACTORY TRIALS
Trainers are advised of a change to the booking of Satisfactory Trials at Mt. Gambier. Mt Gambier hold trials on Tuesday and Saturday mornings with Satisfactory trials ONLY being conducted on Tuesdays and need to be booked with Barry Shepheard from the Club on 0419 824 512.
At Race meetings Satisfactory trials can be done when less than 12 races. When there are 12 races these can be considered, however, the trainer will not be able to kennel and must take their greyhounds home straight after the trial. These race day trials will also need to be booked through Barry at the Club. GRSA administration staff will NOT accept these bookings and trainers will be directed to contact Barry Shepheard.
TIME GRADED AND PATHWAY EVENTS (FOR ALL EVENTS)
The GRSA Racing Department wishes to advise of an update to the process of allocating reserves for Time Grading (worst-to-best) meetings. Currently the Time Grading methodology does not allow for the allocation of reserves to the majority of races, therefore increasing the likelihood of reduced field sizes.
Under the new methodology, greyhounds will be grouped into races according to their Time Rating, including the reserves:
• 8 greyhounds for G-SIX racing (6 in the field plus 2 reserves)
• 10 greyhounds for traditional 8 dog racing (8 in the field plus 2 reserves)
A random draw will then be conducted to determine the two reserve greyhounds.
If only one race then reserves as per Time Rating Rankings. This process is demonstrated in a table available on the GRSA website and Kennel Capers.
This change will be implemented for all Time Grading meetings from 1st January, 2020.
CHANGES TO MOUNT GAMBIER TIME GRADING FROM JANUARY 2020
After consultation with industry and local participants from the Mt Gambier region GRSA will trial a Best to Worst format for the Mt Gambier Thursday meetings in January 2020. With 5 meetings in that month the normal Worst to Best meetings will be on 2nd, 16th and 30th January. The Best to Worst format will be on 9th and 23rd January. GRSA has made this change to accommodate the strong support or nominations for this venue and attempting to give all greyhounds of all abilities the opportunity to compete.
Conditions for the Best to Worst meetings will be based on the greyhounds Time Rating. There will be a limit of 5 as to how fast a greyhound can be rated. Greyhounds rated 4.75 to 1 will not be eligible for this meeting but will be given preference into the Sunday meeting of that week so long as they nominate and there is a race available. Under this format GRSA will be able to include reserves for all races under the dissection of the grader. The more than 50% of fastest rated greyhound eligibility clause will not refer to Best to Worst Time Graded events.
Please contact the GRSA Grader for further information about Time Graded events.