Angle Park Preview - 28th October 2021
By The Shadow
Race 1 - We can kick off with a winner in Victa Haydn for the Rasmussen kennel, he has been in good form of late and was a huge effort when running 3rd in the Gawler Cup final, he looks the one to beat. Kennel mate Forte Nero has been runner up at his last three here and is right in the mix again. Add Queen Redeem who has won her past two here in good fashion and that’s looks like the TRI. Box Up 1.2.4.8
Race 2 - The Rasmussen kennel has three of the six runners here and can nearly run the Trifecta with their charges in Express Black along with It’s Your Shout and Express Speed, all three were placed at their last run so they appear the chances. Box Up 1.2.7.8
Race 3 - Alfieri is resuming here tonight and is sure to be well tried, he can run quick times when on song and will take beating. Hot Spartan overcome early trouble to run 2nd here last week and can run a bold race once again. Sudden Force has early pace and was run down here last start from a middle draw. Box Up 1.3.5.6
Race 4 - I like one here at good each way odds in Tangelo Fire, she has been placed in four of her last five and with this being a wide open affair she gets her chance. Aston Antoine is well drawn and the Mathew Payne kennel is having a very good run at the moment. Foresaken can handle the wide draw. Box Up 1.5.6.8
Race 5 - Frankie Boy was checked here on lid rise last run and still ran 2nd he won prior in 30.58 and looks the likely leader and can go close. Jamie Lannister has won three of his last five along with two placings he is very strong and is the big danger. Lady Luck is well drawn down on the fence. Box Up 1.4.5.7
Race 6 - Mallee Magic can return to the winner’s circle here tonight, he has been missing the kick of late but has a big motor with clear running. Spring Drama was a last winner this track and distance and has been in the money at her last five runs she is well drawn and can run a cheeky race again. Add Rogue Player who gets back early and will be running on. Box Up 2.3.5.7
Race 7 - This looks a very good First Four race to have a crack at, we will stick with the inform Victa Saige who has won her past couple at Murray Bridge over the 530m in good times, she is well drawn again and has the pace to lead. Don’t Tell Lies is the improver from the nice draw, she can bounce back if she can ping. Springvale Rex has been in the money here in 5 of his 6 runs. Box Up 1.3.4.7
Race 8 - Tough event this one with a lot of chances, I like Barely’s Gem despite the draw she was a last start winner here in handy time and hopefully has the pace to clear them from the middle draw. Buzz Along will be running on strongly as will Midnight Bandit. Quinnish is very capable when on song and can’t be overlooked. Box Up 2.4.6.7
Race 9 - The Greg Board team look to have another handy type with Spring Ammo, he has had 11 starts and is yet to miss a cheque, he is well drawn and should be hard to beat at his city debut. Cosmic Kid along with Psychotic Babe for the minors. Box Up 1.2.3.6
Race 10 - The Petar Jovanovic kennel has returned to the racetrack and they have a chance with Boombox Hammer here, he been racing in Victoria and should go well here 1st up. Victa Reid and He’s all Purpose are also chances on their night. Box Up 1.4.5.7
Race 11 - This is our distance affair of the night and with the scratching of Lashes Monelli it is wide open for the three runners left. Ill go with Aston Kipchoge from Porridge Box and then New Year Tears. 5,1,3 for $1
Race 12 - We go home with a 595m event and a very open one at that, Sherwood Bale has been racing well over this trip and looks one of the better chances. Way Too Much won from this draw three runs back and is right in the mix. Add Rockstar Ruby who can improve. Box Up 2.4.5.8
Best Bets
Race 1, No: 4 - Victa Haydn
Race 9, No: 1 - Spring Ammo
Best Each-way
Race 4, No: 5 - Tangelo Fire
Best Roughie
Race 3, No: 2 - Ask Me Now
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KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for October was released last week 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.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next weeks Angle Park Friday meeting features –
$14,275 Leigh Rogers Grade 6 Final – 530m (Heats 28/10/21)
$5,150 Free For All Bitches Only (N/P) – 530m
$3,585 G5 Masters – 530m (For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at time of nom-must raced prev 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. 4yo & higher pref)
$2,465 Open Maiden – 530m
$5,595 Special Event N/P-595m (all greyhounds considered.G5 must advise if do not want a start)
$3,260 Juvenile – 530m
$6,320 Free For All – 730m
Nominations close Monday 1st November with GRSA at 9.00am.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 4,5,7,2
Race 2: 2,1,8,4
Race 3: 6,5,3,7
Race 4: 2,1,4,6
Race 5: 7,8,2,3
Race 6: 3,7,5,8
Race 7: 1,3,7,2
Race 8: 3,7,4,8
Race 9: 1,2,4,3
Race 10: 4,7,1,5
Race 11: 3,5,1
Race 12: 4,8,5,1
Best Bets: Race 1, No. 4 Victa Haydn
Each-Way: Race 6, No. 3 Spring Drama
Roughie: Race 4, No. 2 Aston Odyssey
LOCAL NEWS
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MURRAY BRIDGE FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER –
NOMINATIONS CLOSE THIS MONDAY
The nominations for Murray Bridge meeting next Friday, 4th November will close at 9am on Monday rather than the normal Tuesday. This is due to Grading staff being unavailable on the Tuesday.
On Monday nominations for Angle Park Thursday and Mt Gambier Thursday along with Murray Bridge Friday will close at 9am.
On Wednesday nominations for the Gawler Sunday meeting and Mt Gambier Sunday meeting will close at 9am as normal.
2021 LEIGH ROGERS GRADE 6 FEATURE HEATS TONIGHT
There are 5 heats of the Leigh Rogers Grade 6 feature tonight to be run over the 530m journey with some of the best young local talent looking to qualify for next Thursdays $14,275 Final on 4th November. The series has been extremely well supported by the industry and exciting prospects Frankie Boy, SA Derby winner Mallee Magic, SA Oaks winner Don’t Tell Lies, Quinnish and Spring Ammo will all be top chances in their heats to qualify.
With 5 heats the winners and the three fastest second placegetters will qualify for next weeks final. The box draw will be conducted oncourse tonight after the running of race 10.
GRSA introduced this race onto the feature race calendar four years ago in recognition of former long-time Food and Beverage Manager, Leigh Rogers, who lost his battle with a rare form of cancer five years ago. Leigh is the husband of Rachel and father of three young girls and it will be great to see them back on course in recognition of Leigh next week.
2021 BOTHING GAWLER STAYERS CUP THIS SUNDAY
After two excellent heats of the Bothing Gawler Stayers Cup was conducted on Cup final night last Sunday we have a terrific final assembled this Sunday: Heat winners were -
Heat 1 – Run Like Jess 37.76
Heat 2 – Spring Lilac 37.61
2021 Bothing Gawler Stayers Cup Final – Box Draw – Race 8 7.22pm
1. Lady Fernando Vadim Roz
2. Blue By You Ben Rawlings
3. Couture Ben Rawlings
4. Barbados Express Ben Rawlings
5. Ned’s Chance Richard Pearce
6. Run Like Jess Tim Aloisi
7. Spring Lilac Vadim Roz
8. Sutton Sandy Angela Modra
9. Double Vision (1st Res) Gino Grgurovic
10. No Reserve
Also on Sunday night will be the $4,000 Gawler Anniversary Cup over the 531m rounding out their outstanding Northern carnival of racing. They have drawn together a fabulous field on the back of their Group 3 Cup last week.
2021 Gawler Anniversary Cup Final – Box Draw – Race 6 6.41
1. Came And Went Troy Murray
2. Sutton Daisy Angela Modra
3. Major Major Troy Murray
4. Aston Cade Matthew Payne
5. Threaten Ben Rawlings
6. Silver Stone Ray Murray
7. Victa Grosso Tony Rasmussen
8. See You Smile Ben Rawlings
ANGLE PARK TRACK MAINTENANCE – CHANGE TO TRIAL DAYS NEXT WEEK
Please note that the Angle Park track will undergo a surface grade and medium harrow this Tuesday 2nd November, the first significant maintenance since the new track was laid in August.
As a result it is necessary to transfer the trial session scheduled for this day to Wednesday 3rd November, commencing at 6pm 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.
The team will aim to have the track back to a perfect condition for the race meeting on Thursday 4th November.
GRSA apologies for any inconvenience caused by this change.
Both Murray Bridge and Angle Park will trial on this night.
BRIAN JOHNSTONE HEATS
Following the 2021 Gawler Classic and the Classic 2021 Preludes, attention has swung to the rich Brian Johnstone Series. The Group 3 series is the main event of the Classic 2021 Futurity.
The $3,700 Heats for the Brian Johnstone will be run on Thursday, 11th November at Angle Park, followed by the $4,500 Semi- Finals on Thursday, 18th November and the $37,500 Final on Thursday, 25th November.
Nominations for the Heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday, 8th November.
DATES CHANGES DUE TO GAWLER SHOW ON NOVEMBER 21 & 22
With the Gawler Show being re-programmed to the weekend of November 21 and 22 we have had to make some changes to the November calendar to accommodate the set up and days of the show.
The date changes are listed below -
Delete: Murray Bridge – Tuesday, 16th November 2021 (TAB) Day
Add: Gawler– Tuesday, 16th November 2021 (TAB) Day
Delete: Gawler – Wednesday, 17th November 2021 (TAB) Day
Add: Murray Bridge – Wednesday, 17th November 2021 (TAB) Day
Delete: Murray Bridge – Friday 19th November 2021 (TAB) Day
Add: Angle Park – Friday 19th November 2021 (TAB) Day
Delete: Gawler – Sunday, 21st November 2021 (TAB) Night
Add: Murray Bridge – Sunday, 21st November 2021 (TAB) Night
GRSA SKY WEEKLY SCHEDULE TO CHANGE FROM 1st DECEMBER 2021
From the start of December, the Sky weekly schedule of greyhound racing in South Australia will change. The first two Sundays of any month will routinely be scheduled at Murray Bridge with the remaining Sundays being allocated to Gawler. The primary reason for the change is about providing both of those Clubs with an accessible weekly timeslot which helps them to cultivate a strong base of local patronage.
GRSA explored the opportunity that exists to secure a permanent Friday night timeslot on Sky but those plans were curtailed by the existing congestion of meetings in that spot. The model of ‘shared Sundays’ represented the next best solution for a strategy based on community engagement.
The Murray Bridge region is synonymous with racing, and has been the site of the two most significant infrastructure projects undertaken by SA’s thoroughbred and greyhound codes in the past two decades. GRSA expects trainer numbers to continue to grow in the region well into the future, and increasingly so as the traditional (greyhound) training regions to the north of Adelaide experience heightened levels of development. The strategy, as it relates to Murray Bridge, is also partly founded on the fact that the Rural City of Murray Bridge Council is such a proud supporter of local racing opportunities.
The schedule will transition from 1st December 2021, which will allow crowds over the December and Christmas period to enjoy prime-time racing opportunities at each of Gawler, Murray Bridge and Angle Park.
CHANGES TO FEATURE RACE CALENDAR
With the changes to the scheduling this has presented some programming issues for some of our feature races. GRSA has had to make some changes and alterations to accommodate the program. Below are some highlighted changes –
- The Murray Bridge Oaks and Derby series will move forward 1 week and will be conducted on Sunday 5th and 12th December. (Maidens are eligible so long as they have raced or qualy trialled)
- The Gawler Golden Maiden will move from late November and early December to Sunday 16th and 23rd January. It has moved due to Gawler Show the week before, a 5 day break with the final proposed on a Friday and the Murray Bridge Oaks and Derby taking this space.
- Murray Bridge Cup heats in March will move from Friday 11th to Monday 14th with the final still on Sunday 20th March.
- Gawler Produce series in June will race on Friday 10th and then Sunday 19th and 26th
All updated calendars for feature races for Angle Park, Gawler and Murray Bridge (Mt Gambier are not affected by the schedule) are available on the GRSA website
CHANGE TO ANGLE PARK SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
Greyhound Racing SA only has one Fortnightly Saturday Morning in December which was programmed on Saturday 11th December with no racing on Saturday 25th December due to Christmas Day. This would give us a 4 week gap until our next Saturday meeting in January. GRSA has liaised with Racing Queensland who advised that they are prepared to swap their Fortnightly Townsville meeting with ours for Saturday 18th December which will give SA a 3 week gap before and after our Saturday meetings.
Trials will remain on Sunday 12th December due to staffing at Angle Park and trials will now be on Sunday 19th December due to the race meeting. GRSA will update this to industry closer to the dates.
GRSA appreciates the support in regard to this change from Racing Queensland, the Townsville GRC and Sky Racing.
The date changes are listed below -
Delete: Angle Park – Saturday 11th December 2021 (TAB) Morning
Add: Angle Park – Saturday 18th December 2021 (TAB) Morning
NATIONAL STRAIGHT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IS RESCHEDULED 19TH DECEMBER
Racing Queensland advises that The National Straight Track Championship (NSTC) Final has been rescheduled to 19 December 2021 at the Capalaba Greyhound Racing Club. All participating states (GRV, GRNSW, GRSA, and RQ) remain committed to the series.
Interstate qualification will take place at Healesville (GRV), Richmond (GRNSW), and Murray Bridge (GRSA). All state finals will carry prizemoney of $5,000 to the winner.
To coincide with these dates GRSA has reprogrammed the heats to Tuesday 30th November with the state final on Tuesday 7th December
Queensland state qualifying heats will commence on 5 December with the state qualifying final on 12 December.
Two greyhounds from each state will qualify for the NSTC Final at Capalaba worth total prizemoney of $37,500 ($25,000 to the winner).
Whilst there is currently restricted access to Queensland for some parts of Australia, last Monday the Queensland Government announced that it is aiming to allow fully vaccinated interstate travellers to enter Queensland without the need to quarantine from 17 December 2021.
However, if an interstate trainer is unable to travel to Queensland, the Capalaba Greyhound Racing Club have advised that interstate-based greyhounds are able to be hosted by Club for the purpose of racing in Final. These arrangements can be made by contacting the Capalaba Club on 07 3390 2772.
Full NSTC series conditions, including eligibility to nominate, are available on the GRSA website.