Angle Park Preview

30/10/2014
Racing News

Telling the Tail by the Shadow

The top quality South Australian sprinters get to strut their stuff in the SA Sprint Championship final tonight which is race 8 on the programme. The winner’s cheque is a more than handy $15,000 to the winner and the event is a very open affair with more than 5 main chances to collect the major prize. There are 9 more races to support the major event and it is a tough night to find a special which means it will be a great night for punters to get a couple of good Trifectas and Pick 4’s.

Race 1 and Fancy Rick is in terrific form and is well drawn again to kick up and take the early lead. He proved far too strong with a win here Monday night and for mine looks very hard to beat. Add in the run on type in He’s a Villian out in box 7 and they appear the main two chances. Box Up 1.3.7.8

The 2^nd and you won’t get a wider affair, I am going with Onus On Me down in box 1. He has early dash but is yet to carve out a quick time, but he has the form on the board and is well drawn. Ruby Swift is strong and will be right in the mix along with Spring Tyson and Kankakee McLaren, it is a toughie!!!! Box Up 1.2.4.6 maybe 7 and 8, Good Luck.

Race 3 and the pace will come from the 1, 5 and 7, but let’s go with Just As Fancy out in box 8 who will need a lot of luck early to cross but is very strong. Box Up 1.5.7.8

The Distance affair of the night and we went with the pacey Spring Amanda last start and she was run down but she is a chance of pinching this and holding on in the final stages. Manila Express has continued to impress and looks the favourite. Sheza Ten and the pacey Pandora’s Sin all have chances. We can’t forget Zara McLaren from box 1, as she will be running on late. Box Up 1.3.6.8

Race 5 and the two big hopes are the Petar Jovanovic trained Sneaky Little Me and Van Carrho Flash for Troy Murray. They can be hit and miss and there are several other chances like Red Line Lad and Velocity Daff. Box Up 3.5.6.7 in a tough race.

The 6^th and it is very hard to go past Wheels Of Fire out in box 8. He led them a merry dance last start and won by a mammoth 6L in a handy 30.16 from this draw. He has a picket fence of wins beside his name. Top pick. Add in Set The Scene who looks a big improver from box 1 and Senni Tony who will be storming home late. Box Up 1.3.6.8

Race 7 and the pacey Emerley Senorita can return to the winners circle from box 2 by leading and winning for the Hurley kennel. Kalden Blanco is another who is in outstanding form and has a heap of pace and ability. We can’t leave out Farmeroo who is always a chance of bobbing up. Box Up 2.4.5.8

This is the Big One, the SA Sprint Championship final. The main two for mine are the book ends. One has pace the other will be rattling home late, so I will go with the pace in Dustnado who is in outstanding form and will be very hard to beat. Wild Soul can be hit and miss on box rise and will be pushing up into the 1^st turn and will be in the hunt. Genghis Kahn is better suited over more ground and will be high flying late and is a big chance along with Galilee Spirit who is another who can kick up. Put them all together in a high quality event and Box Up 1.3.7.8. Well done to all connections on making the final.

Race 9 and Woodside Jagger nearly pinched it here last week when 2^nd in 30.08 from box 2. He is a chance of being a front runner again and a win wouldn’t be a surprise. Lannister is well drawn and from the rails will be right in the mix. We can’t forget a handy type in Piero and Alderley Retreat who are more than capable when on song. Box Up 1.3.5.6

The final event and hopefully it won’t be the get out stakes. Let’s go home on a winner in Storm Allen. She can be hit and miss early but will hunt up and take beating. Boonoona Boy is another who is moody out of the lids and is a chance if close enough. Box Up 1.4.6.8

Best Bet Hard to find one!

Best Eachway Race 2 No 1 Onus On Me

Race 6 No 1 Set The Scene

Best Roughie Race 5 No 5 Red Line Lad

JACKPOTS TODAY

ANGLE PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park the SA Sprint Championship final will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $16,972.

IPSWICH FIRST 4 JACKPOTS ON ALL RACES
All races tonight at Ipswich will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include First 4 Jackpots of $2,000 on all races.

HOBART ANY 2 JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Hobart the Invitation will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Any 2 Jackpot of $4,494.

KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH

The monthly Kennel Capers for November will be released next 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. For up to the minute information provide GRSA with your mobile phone details for text message updates for all Industry news.

ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY

Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –

$4,415 GOTBA Best 8 – 515m (For greyhounds who have coursed during the 2014 season. To be graded on circle form)

$2,350 Heats Grade 6 Feature – 515m ($4,415 Final 13/11/14)

$3,065 SA Bred Grade 5 – 515m

$3,995 Mixed 3/4/5 – 600m

$4,800 FFA – 731m

Nominations close Monday 3^rdNovember at 9.00am with GRSA

NEW RED VESTS A BIG HIT

After terrific feedback from the Industry the new red vests are being distributed to all of our tracks to be used as the main apparel for participants. Participants are able to purchase their very own red vests for $20 however GRSA will still always have some available. These vets look very smart and come up particularly well on Sky Racing promoting SA Racing. With that in mind, the long parade coats will be phased out of action with participants required to have a black or navy jumper available to be worn under the vests.

An implementation date for red vests to be the only apparel used will be advised shortly.

BOY FROM THE BUSH
Selections for tonight’s exciting 10 event card of racing at Angle Park featuring the SA Sprint Championship final-
First 4 selections –
race one 3/4/7/1
race two              1/2/7/4
race three               1/5/8/2
race four     8/6/1/4
race five      4/3/1/5
race six     8/3/6/7
race seven   2/1/7/8
race eight     8/1/3/6
race nine    1/3/5/4
race ten         8/1/4/5

Best Bet – Race 9 No 1 Lannister

Best Eachway – Race 1 No 7 He’s A Villian

Best Roughie – Race 2 No 3 Midway Magic

LOCAL INDUSTRY NEWS

GAWLER TO STOP RACING FOR 6 WEEKS DUE TO RE-DEVELOPMENT

With the Gawler venue progressing there will be 6 weeks in late November to early January that we will not be able to race at the Gawler venue for the final stages of development. The last meeting at Gawler will be on Tuesday 25^th November and then will return to racing on Tuesday 6^th January.

Date changes are listed below –

Friday Day 28^th November Strathalbyn nowMt Gambier

Sunday Twilight 30^th November Gawler now Strathalbyn

Tuesday Day 2^nd December Gawler now Angle Park

Sunday Twilight 7^th December Gawler now Strathalbyn

Tuesday Day 9^th December Gawler now Angle Park

Friday Day 12^th December Strathalbyn now Mt Gambier

Sunday Twilight 14^th December Gawler nowStrathalbyn

Tuesday Day 16^th December Gawler now Angle Park

Sunday Twilight 21^st December Gawler now Strathalbyn

Tuesday Day 23^rd December Gawler nowAngle Park

Friday Day 26^th December Strathalbyn now Angle Park

Sunday Twilight 28^th December Gawler now Strathalbyn

Tuesday Day 30^th December Gawler nowAngle Park

Sunday Twilight 4^th January Gawler now Strathalbyn

Strathalbyn will race every Sunday Twilight during this period

Mount Gambier will race their normal Friday Sunday weekly rotation however they will have two meetings the week of November 28 & 30 and December 12 & 14

Angle Park will race every Tuesday during this period. These meetings will be Provincial 2 for Grading purposes the same as Wednesday meetings. The Tuesday meetings will be Finish On Lure meetings with the Wednesday meetings being Catching Pen. The prizemoney for Tuesday and Wednesday will be Category 2 during this period (ie Grade 5 = $1,225). There will be a mixture of all distances programmed.

Greyhounds eligible for Grade 6 events at Gawler during this period will be able to run at Angle Park on Tuesday ONLY for either Gawler Provincial 1 or Gawler Provincial 2 Grade 6’s. (Trainers MUST make this clear on your nomination form or else the grader will grade your greyhound into a normal graded event)

The Angle Park meeting on Friday 26^th December will be a City B meeting for grading purposes and Category 2 for prizemoney (ie Grade 5 = $1,225). This meeting will feature normal races programmed on a Monday night

It is likely there may be some interruption to trialling during this time at Gawler however this may only be for a week or so. A decision will be made about trialling arrangements when closer to the end of November

GRSA appreciates the patience of the Industry during this time while the Gawler project enters the final stages of completion.

2014 SA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TONIGHT

For the second time in 2014 the best locally trained sprinters in the State gathered at Angle Park last week in two heats of the SA Sprint Championships. With the ongoing redevelopment of the Gawler venue the SA Sprint Championship came forward from January 2015 to October this year with the Gawler Cup moving from its normal early November timeslot to February next year.

We had an exciting series in Janurary and the October edition looks no different after the heats were conducted last week. The fastest qualifier for tonight was in the second heat with the Steve Hoffman trained speedster Dustnado just nailing Black Bottle for Kathy Johnstone in the shadows of the post in a slick 29.88 for the 515m journey. Both greyhounds showed great speed to lead and avoided interference on the first turn which affected the chances of Adelaide Cup finalist Valladares and Proven Juddy. Dustnado has drawn nicely out in box 8 and should be able to carve across however Wild Soul who ran third in this heat after a slow beginning looks the one to beat after drawing box 1 tonight.

The first heat saw Galilee Spirit for Bob Isaacson use his exceptional early speed to kick through from box 1 after being all but crossed by Kalden Gambino. Once finding the front the Isaacson trained flyer was never headed going on to record a solid win in a handy 30.04 with Kalden Gambino sticking on well for second and Genghis Kahn again running home nicely over the sprint journey for third. Galilee Spirit has drawn well in box 3 tonight however there is plenty of early burn in the final so luck to the first corner will play a huge part.

The $22,000 Listed feature will be race 8 on tonight’s program and is listed to jump at 9.11pm (SA time). Tattsbet are offering a huge $13,972 Jackpot on the Trifecta so it is well worth having a crack at with the pool expected to reach $60,000.

The Final field in Box Draw order is:

1. Wild Soul Kim Johnstone

2. Kalden Kapone Troy Murray

3. Galilee Spirit Bob Isaacson

4. Black Bottle Kathy Johnstone

5. As It Goes Ossie Chegia

6. Kalden Gambino Troy Murray

7. Genghis Kahn Kathy Johnstone

8. Dustnado Steve Hoffman

9. Farmeroo (1^st Res) SCR

10.Winbrook (2^nd Res) SCR

CLASSIC 2014 PRELUDE (2) HEATS

We ran three heats of Classic 2014 Prelude (2) yesterday, with the winners being:

Heat 1 – Gun McBain (30.13)

Heat 2 – Spicy Peppa (30.17)

Heat 3 – Dodger I Am (30.07)

As we ran three heats for this series, the prizemoney for the Heats was $1,700 each, while the Final will pay $4,800. Breakdown for the final to be run Monday night is:

First: $2,860 inc. $500 to the breeder

Second: $900

Third: $440

Fourth: $100

There will be a trophy presentation after the running of this event on Monday night which will be race 5 due to start at 7.26pm (SA time).

Remaining events in Classic 2014 is the Brian Johnstone (Group 3), Heats 19^th November, Semis 27^th November, Final 4^th December. The Gawler Classic 2014 will be run in January.

MACRO MEATS SHOOTOUT AT SANDOWN NEXT WEEK

As announced on The Catching Pen on Sky Racing during the week, the following four greyhounds will contest the 2014 Group 3 Macro Meats Shootout at Sandown Park on Thursday night 6^th November:
Allen Deed
Awesome Project
Banjo Boy
Iva Vision
Oakvale Destiny (1^st Res)
Star Recall (2^nd Res)

The box draw will be conducted tonight at Sandown, while the winner will snare a $50,000 winner-takes-all prize.

GROUP RACING AROUND THE NATION

This Saturday night at Wentworth Park the Group 1 Vic Peters final will be run with a high quality field assembled and then on Monday night (Melbourne Cup eve) the Group 1 Hume Cup Final over 600m and Group 3 Silver Bullet will be run at The Meadows.

2014 SA COUNTRY CUP
The first heats have been run in this year’s Country Cup series with the qualifiers for Gawler decided. The $5,000 SA Country Cup Final will be run at Strathalbyn over 536 metres on Strathalbyn Cup Final night Sunday 16^th November 2014. The SA Country Cup will be rotated each year between Gawler and Strathalbyn to be held on each clubs Cup night.

Qualifying

Track Dist. Date of Meeting

Gawler 531m Sunday 26.10.14 (Punishment & Ruby Swift)

Strathalbyn 536m Friday 31.10.14 (Two Heats)

Mt Gambier 512m Sunday 2.11.14 (One Heat)

Port Augusta 503m Tuesday 4.11.14 (One Heat)

GOTBA COURSING AWARDS NIGHT

The GOTBA will present their Annual Awards at Angle Park on Thursday 6th November. To be presented will be the SA Coursing Greyhound of the Year and the Coursing Trainer of the Year. Also featuring on the night will be a Best 8 event for greyhounds which competed at Virginia during 2014. This race will be graded on circle form. The race is supported by the GOTBA and carries prizemoney of $4,415.

Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 3rd November

FEATURE GRADE 6 HEATS

The next of our low grade feature heats will be run next Thursday 6^th November. They will be $2,350 heats for Grade 6 greyhounds to be run over the 515m journey. The final worth is $4,415 to be run on Thursday 13^th November.

*Nominations close next Monday 3^rd November with GRSA at 9.00am.

$10,000 STRATHALBYN CUP ON NOVEMBER 9 & 16

The Daish Irrigation & Fodder Strathalbyn Cup series begins with the heats on Sunday 9th November. The Cup has been increased to $10,000 with the final run on Sunday 16th November along with a $2,000 Consolation of the Cup. The $5,000 SA Country Cup final will also be conducted after qualifying lead up heats. Also on the program will be the Les Newton Trophy along with a Distance event.

Nominations for the heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Tuesday 4th November

PORT AUGUSTA ON MELBOURNE CUP DAY

The Port Augusta Greyhound Racing Club will have a Non TAB meeting on Melbourne Cup Day this Tuesday (4^th November). This is a great day for the Port Augusta Club as they get terrific numbers and support for their meeting on the first Tuesday in November. It’s always a great day to attend.

HOT WEATHER POLICY

A reminder to trainers with the hot weather coming to make sure they are aware of the updated conditions relating to the Hot Weather Policy. This policy is available on the GRSA website and also at the track.

2015 GAWLER PRODUCE STAKES CLOSE FRIDAY 7^th NOVEMBER

The 2015 Gawler Produce Stakes will be run by GRSA in conjunction with the Gawler Greyhound Racing Club. We will offer guaranteed Final Stakemoney, which will be $22,000. The estimate for the total series prizemoney is $40,000, based on this year’s series.

* Nominations for the 2015 Gawler Produce will close next week (Friday 7^th November) with GRSA.

Nomination Forms are available, along with the full list of conditions and the payment schedule. We have sent out forms to those with eligible greyhounds as well as previous supporters of the race. If you haven’t received something already, please give Caralyn Fielden a call on 8243 7100.

ANNUAL GRADING REVIEW PANEL – FRIDAY 7^th NOVEMBER

Submissions have been received and the Agenda has been released for the Annual Grading Review Meeting on Friday 7^th November. I would like to thank those trainers and Clubs who sent in submissions and approached GRSA staff during consultation sessions at the track over the past few weeks.

PETER GOERS ONCOURSE ON NOVEMBER 13

Highly respected radio broadcaster Peter Goers from ABC 891 will be broadcasting live from Chasers Restaurant from 7pm – 10pm on Thursday November 13. He will be positioned opposite the reception desk near the tote at the east end of Chasers.

GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR ON SATURDAY 31^ST JANUARY

The date has been set for the Greyhound of the Year function at Chasers Restaurant on Saturday night 31^st January. There will be more information top follow shortly however it looks to be one of the most wide open years in recent history with maybe the next few months establishing the greyhound of the year for 2014.

FREE INDUSTRY SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 5

An early notification to our participants that there will be a Free Seminar conducted at GRSA on Friday December 5 featuring an outstanding list of speakers. There will be more information very shortly and numbers will be restricted so keep this date free with the line-up confirmed in the next few days.