Angle Park Preview - 5th March 2020
by The Shadow
As we head towards the long weekend as usual we all need that extra dollar or 2 in our hip pocket, there are several I like tonight at each way odds so that is where we will aim and work our Trifectas and First Fours around, good luck and enjoy the weekend.
Race 1 - The Ben Rawlings team can kick the night off for us on a winning note with Two Times Twice, he has solid 600m form and drops back to the sprint, he looks very hard to beat. Lenny The Jet is a must for the Trifecta as he loves this draw, add Surfing Dyno who was a smart winner up the straight at Murray Bridge last start. Box Up 1.4.5.8
Race 2 - This is the Maiden of the night and it’s a toughie, we will go with the newcomer Springvale Ortiz who has trialled very well here from box 1, he is making his race debut and is well bred. Spring Burner is in the very good kennel of Greg Board and should be included in all Trifectas and Firsts Fours. Box Up 1.2.3.8
Race 3 - Its very hard to go past Chevy Chaser from the draw, he has won his past 2 here in good fashion and appears to have a bright future., Born Lovely has handy short course form and will be in the mix along with Dracarys who won on debut here in good fashion in 30.12. Box Up 1.2.4.7
Race 4 - The 2 main chances look to be Power Burner and American Man, both have different racing styles as the later will be running on very strongly and is my selection. Dyna Adria returned to form with a good win at Murray Bridge last start, he can be hit and miss on lid rise and can add a bit of value to the top Four. Box Up 4.6.7.8
Race 5 - This is the distance affair of the night and we will go with one at each way value in Wooden Tiger, he was placed on debut when 2nd behind My Boy Bean in good time, he might be able to skip to the front and hopefully pinch this. Sir Truculent and My Boy Bean are racing well and are the other main chances. Box Up 2.5.6.7
Race 6 - Fantastic Reef has been very impressive with 2 wins both in sub 30 and is drawn for another bold showing. Worth A Shout has been ultra-consistent of late both over the sprint and 600m, he will be at big odds and is the value runner. Box Up 2.3.6.8
Race 7 - The Rasmussen team have been on fire of late and they should win again with Shadow Burner who was an outstanding winner here last week in a slick 29.64. Fantastic Pippa had support on his SA debut but was checked early and lost all chance, she cant be overlooked on that run. No Knowledge is well drawn and is a danger. Box Up 1.2.4.8
Race 8 - This certainly is a wide open affair so it’s a terrific event to have a Trifecta and First Four in, the 4 I like are Tornado Alley who is more than capable when switched on, he has been hit and miss of late and if steps will take beating. Ask Me Now is an EX Victorian who has had 66 starts and has won in quick times in the past, the new venue and grade will only enhance his chances. Minnie Mac and Firetail for the minors. Box Up 1.2.5.6
Race 9 - The 600m racing here in recent weeks has been 1st class and this looks no different, we will go with Canya Chase who has been racing very well of late, she won in a very fast 34.69 last week and looks the measuring stick once again. Waikiki Big Girl has been in good form with 3 wins from her past 5 and can figure in the money once again, add Oakvale Magic and Rampage Luke. Box Up 1.5.7.8
Race 10 - Crowdza Jumpin’ should start the punters elect, she has been runner up here at her past couple and her rails draw suits, I will stick with Boss Three Fifty again, he has proven very costly of late but with moderate beginners around him tonight he might find the early lead. Herculean and Predecessor for the First Four. Box Up 1.2.5.8
Race 11 - We can go home on a winning note if Artistic Lee can settle forward and find room early, he can be hit and miss on lid rise but is well worth a wager at handy odds. Long Gully Bella is drawn for a bold showing as is Danyo’s Bully. Box Up 1.3.6.8
Best Bets
Race 6 - No. 2 Fantastic Reef
Race 7 - No. 8 Shadow Burner
Best Each Way
Race 1 - No. 8 Surfing Dyno
Race 4 - No. 8 American Man
Race 11 - No. 3 Artistic Lee
Don’t forget its Adelaide Cup weekend and have a little wager on Home By Midnight.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for February was released last week so make sure you grab yourself a copy.
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TAB JACKPOTS TONIGHT
ANGLE PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON RACES 1,2,3,4
Race’s 1,2,3 & 4 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $2,000 on each race.
ANGLE PARK QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $2,000.
ANGLE PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $1,000.
ALBION PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON RACES 1,2,3,4
Race’s 1,2,3 & 4 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $2,000 on each race.
ALBION PARK QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Ipswich will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $2,000.
ALBION PARK QUINELLA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quinella Jackpot of $1,000.
HOBART TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON RACES 1,2,3,4
Race’s 1,2,3 & 4 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $2,000 on each race.
HOBART QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $2,000.
HOBART ANY2 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Any2 Jackpot of $1,000.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$5,545 2020 SA Launching Pad Final – 515m (N/P. Winner of final qualifies for $432,000 Launching Pad series at Sandown so long as remains eligible with Hts 26/3, Semis 2/4, $150,000 to the winner Final 9/4/20)
$5,545 Bitches Free For All – 515m
$3,855 Masters Grade 5 – 515m (For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at time of nom - must have raced previous 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. N/P)
$4,560 Graded – 600m
$6,030 FFA – 731m
Nominations close Friday 6th March with GRSA at 9.00am.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park -
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 6,4,1,7
Race 2: 1,3,7,2
Race 3: 1,6,2,7
Race 4: 8,6,7,4
Race 5: 2,7,1,6
Race 6: 2,3,5,6
Race 7: 2,1,8,3
Race 8: 6,1,3,5
Race 9: 1,8,7,5
Race 10: 8,5,1,2
Race 11: 8,1,3,2
Best Bets: Race 4, No. 8 American Man
Each-Way: Race 7, No. 2 No Knowledge
Roughie: Race 10, No. 8 Predecessor
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LOCAL NEWS
“STOP PRESS”
MOUNT GAMBIER THURSDAY 12TH MARCH &
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY 12TH MARCH
NOMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW (FRIDAY 6TH MARCH)
SA LAUNCHING PAD HEATS TONIGHT
We have two heats tonight of the SA Launching Pad series worth $3,855 which will be Non Penalty events and features some of the most exciting young chasers in the state.
The first heat features the likes of Fantastic Reef, Worth A Shout and Major Major which will be race 6 on the program due to start at 8.19pm local time. The second heat see’s Cairnlea Pebbles, Blister and Shadow Burner doing battle which will be race 7 at 8.43pm.
The first four from each heat will qualify for next weeks final to be run on Thursday, 12th March over the 515m with prizemoney of $5,545 and will also be Non Penalty. The Box Draw will take place oncourse tonight after the running of race 8.
The winner of the SA Final will take their spot in the Launching Pad Heats two weeks later at Sandown, however, if the winner for whatever reason cannot take their spot then the next qualified greyhound will be given that spot.
The Heats at Sandown will be run over the 515m on Thursday, 26th March with the Semi-Finals on Thursday, 2nd April and the $150,000 to the winner Final run on Thursday, 9th April.
DAISH IRRIGATION & FODDER MURRAY BRIDGE CUP HEATS KICKS OF TOMORROW
The heats of the Murray Bridge Cup will be run tomorrow (Friday 6th March – Day meeting) with 6 high quality heats graded with plenty of speed and strength engaged. Interstate raiders are dominated from the Azzopardi kennel with Seal The Deal, Short Pork and Toby Time all top chances in their heats. Local superstars Coorong Lucy, Querencia and Alfieri lead the way and all look strong hopes of qualifying.
The Cup Final on Sunday 15th March carry’s $21,000 in total prizemoney with $15,000 to the winner.
The first race tomorrow kicks off at 12.19pm SA time and the last of 10 at 3.30pm. The Cup heats will be races 3 to 8.
The Box Draw for the Cup will take place on course tomorrow after race 9 with the 6 winners and 2 fastest second placegetters qualifying for next Sunday’s final.
On Final night the Club will not only feature the $21,000 Daish Irrigation & Fodder Murray Bridge Cup Final it will also feature a $3,000 Consolation of the Cup which trainers will need to renominate for, a $4,000 Special Event over the 530m (N/P), a $3,000 Special Event over the 395m (N/P).
Nominations for the final meeting close with GRSA at 9.00am on Wednesday 11th March
SCRATCHING TIMES CHANGED FOR THIS SUNDAYS GAWLER MEETING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Due to Ozchase doing significant updates on Sunday 8th March affecting the racing system in morning the scratchings for this Gawler evening meeting will be taken and finalised between 3pm and 4pm on Saturday afternoon on the scratching number 8243 7133. Trainers please ensure that you are aware of this time change.
GAWLER BREEDERS 2020 FINAL SUNDAY NIGHT AT GAWLER
The first part of the Breeders 2020 series kicked of last Friday with two heats over the 400m. Maddison Kaye for Des Hockley was brilliant winning the first heat in a slick 22.42 while Dusty Divot for Matt Payne looked good in winning his heat in solid 23.01.
The final will be on Sunday night and will be race 4 on the program due to start at 6.46pm. This series is for SA Bred greyhounds paid up for Breeders 2020.
BREEDERS 2020 PRELUDE (1) HEATS ON 23RD MARCH
Heats of Prelude (1) for Breeders 2020 will be run on Monday, 23rd March at Angle Park.
The Series is for all greyhounds eligible for Breeders 2020. The Final will be run on Monday, 30th March.
Prizemoney will be determined after nominations close.
• Nominations close Wednesday, 18th March with GRSA at 9.00am.
MOUNT GAMBIER CUP CARNIVAL IN LATE MARCH
The Mount Gambier Cup carnival will be run over two weeks, highlighted by the 2020 Bourne Kennels Mount Gambier Cup Final on Sunday, April 5. The Cup is a listed event and will carry $21,000 in total prizemoney with $15,000 to the winner.
On Sunday, 29th March the Club will conduct the Bourne Kennels Mount Gambier Cup Heats with 8 terrific Heats anticipated. The Club will also be running Heats of The Produce Store Feature Maiden over 512m.
On Sunday, 5th April the Club will not only feature the $21,000 Bourne Kennels Mount Gambier Cup Final it will also feature a Consolation of the Cup, which trainers will need to renominate for, The Produce Store Maiden Final, along with feature events over 400m, 600m and 732m.
It looks to be a superb two weeks of racing in the South East of the State.
• Nominations for the Heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Tuesday, 24th March.
BONUSES FOR MURRAY BRIDGE AND MOUNT GAMBIER TO CONTINUE
GRSA will continue a couple of bonuses to link both events which will include a $5,000 bonus if the same dog can win both the Murray Bridge Cup and Mount Gambier Cup and a $5,000 trainer bonus if the same trainer can win both Cups (SA or Interstate or different dogs).
MURRAY BRIDGE TRIAL CHANGES IN MARCH
In March due to the speedway being conducted on Sundays at Murray Bridge on two occasions we will have two Fridays at Murray Bridge during the month and two Sundays at Gawler. These dates will be Friday 6th and 27th March for Murray Bridge and Sunday night for Gawler on 8th and 29th March. With this being the case the trial days will be swapped with Gawler trialling on Friday 6th and 27th and Murray Bridge trialling on Thursday 5th and 26th March.
GRSA also advise that from March there will no longer be officiating staff available to clear greyhounds for Satisfactory trials and Qualifying Qualy trials on the fortnightly Tuesday nights at Murray Bridge.
GRSA will send an official to Murray Bridge on a monthly basis on a Friday morning trial session, which has both tracks trialling. This presents an opportunity to also include the Straight Track for Qualifying and Satisfactory Trials. The trial session for March will be Friday, 20th Mar
ACCELL THERAPY MAT MOVED INTO VET CLINIC
Management has moved the Accell Therapy mat into the Vet Clinic to provide a greater opportunity for it to be used. It is recommended that a greyhound derives benefit with a 15 to 20 minute session and is generally for recovery from racing or injury. Please do not hesitate to ask when next in the Vet Clinic at GRSA.
ICG MEETING – FRIDAY MARCH 20
The next Industry Consultative Group meeting will be held at GRSA on Friday 20th March. An Agenda will be sent out to the panel in the next week for discussion at the meeting.
“EASTAR” MATCH RACE SERIES IN APRIL
The “Eastar” Match Race series will be held on Thursday night, 9th April (Easter) at headquarters. This event is for South Australian local greyhounds with selection for the series based around winning times for greyhounds that have run over the 515m at any Angle Park meeting since 1st December, 2019 along with those that have trialled (see trialling conditions below) to set a time.
It will be an exciting night with innovative coverage from inside the boxes and around the track for each match race. There will be specific greyhound rugs for each greyhound adding to the promotion around the Easter theme.
Prizemoney for each match will be between $4,500 and $3,000 with GRSA adding $500 for each greyhound which places second in their match. The overall winner will collect $6,000.
Listed below is the current list of greyhounds (subject to domiciliary eligibility) that have won and broken 29.90 seconds at Angle Park since 1st December, 2019. GRSA will separate equal times to a third decimal point if required closer to the event.
UPDATED 4/3/20
- Alfieri – 29.50
- Coorong Lucy – 29.50
- Axel Footluce – 29.61
- Cairnlea Ebony – 29.62
- It’s A Riot – 29.63
- Wooden Tiger – 29.64
- Soda Crash – 29.64
- Shadow Burner – 29.64
- Boss McLaren – 29.66
- Spring Vinnie – 29.67
- Spring Cuervo – 29.67
- Eedee Keepsake – 29.67
- Spring Fair – 29.69
- Bailey Rocks – 29.70
- I’m Top Girl – 29.72
- Two Times Twice – 29.74
- Emerley Fabbro – 29.74
- Master Chaos – 29.75
- Rock It Fernando – 29.76
- Wild Marilyn – 29.77
- Feelin’ – 29.78
- Tornado Alley – 29.78
- Could Be Magic – 29.79
- Up Time Girl – 29.79
- Fantastic Reef – 29.82
- Major Major – 29.82
- Cawbourne Get Up – 29.82
- Established – 29.83
- Springvale Issy – 29.84
- Springvale Jorja – 29.85
- Danyo’s Charlie – 29.85
- Hot Desert Storm – 29.86
- Legendary Lao – 29.86
- Nirimba Pirate – 29.87
- Castle Ruins - 29.88
- Oakvale Elite – 29.89
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 overall winner of the local Match Race series will be guaranteed 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.
Prizemoney for the match races –
Winners receive - 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.
Runner Ups receive - $500.
Overall SA Eastar winner (based on overall times) - $6,000, second $2,500, third $1,500.
- Nominations close Monday, 6th April with GRSA at 9.00am.
Trialling conditions
Trials will be conducted Thursday, 19th March, Thursday, 26th March and Thursday, 2nd April at the Angle Park race meetings over the 515m.
There will be up to eight trials conducted each night, with a maximum of two dogs per trial and a total of 8 greyhounds trialling per night. These trials will be run between races at the discretion of the Stewards. Trainers must book these trials with Greyhound Racing SA by 11.00am on the day.
All greyhounds will be eligible to trial, whether on the current list of greyhounds that have broken 29.90 seconds in winning since 1st December, 2019 at Angle Park to improve their position or haven’t won over the 515m from 1st December, 2019 at the absolute discretion of the Grader. 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.