Angle Park Preview
Tonight’s 11 event programme looks a very interesting night for all concerned. The main races to look for are races 1, 6, 7 and 8, all are very good betting races with a huge amount of depth so on these events the Trifectas should be nice and wide open with good dividends.
Race 1 and we can kick off with an early winner in Fusaichi Kahn. He has the pace to lead from the good draw and should take beating. The main dangers appear to be the ultra-consistent Roscoe’s Entity and Blu Light Banjo. Box Up 1.2.6.7
Race 2 and the two main contenders look to be Rhynstone Jetta and Cairnlea Lisa. Both have early pace and should be up the front and run bold races. We can add in Twist Away who will be running on along with Princely Bogan. Box Up 1.3.4.7.
Race 3 and the pacey Yiche might be able to pinch this from box 2. She is ultra-consistent and a win won’t surprise. Galilee Spirit will start the punters elect and with an ounce of early luck would be hard to beat. Box Up 2.4.7.8 in a good betting race.
The 4th is a very open affair so it will be a good First 4 race and we can have a dabble at the trifecta as well. I like Lucky Road as he should be able to lead the inside brigade. Emerley Senorita can’t be overlooked as she has her fair share of ability when on song. Box Up 1.4.5.8.
The 5th and a very strong 600 event but it’s very hard to go past the well performed Abbie’s Girl, she has won her past 4 here and Gawler so she is my top pick again. Freesia Bale will improve from the draw along with Cyclone Clifford who will be rattling home Box Up 1.2.3.7.
Race 6 we will go for value in this in Nit Noi. She can be hit and miss but on her night can give this a big shake. Wave To Kirra has a good turn of early speed and is in form as is Wheel Spinner, who is well drawn. Box Up 1.4.6.8.
Race 7, what a ripper this event will be. If She’s A Looper leads it would be all over, but on recent Victorian form she has been missing the kick and tracking wide. So we can go with early pace and winning form and that is Crisis Bale. He has cracked the 30 here at his last two starts so he should be right in the mix, as mentioned before we can’t leave the 2 runner out along with Cash In Looper and Temalor. Box Up 1.2.4.5.
The 8th and it’s another tough race with plenty of depth. I am leaving the favourite It’s Classified out of my selections from his poor draw of 5 but if he steps say goodnight as he is all class. Worm Burner has been very impressive in his Melbourne stint and gets the nod for mine. Mrs Bubbles and the pacey Blurred Lines. Box Up 3.4.6.8.
Race 9 the distance affair of the night and we saw a HUGE upset here last week when Luna Jinx was beaten by over 15L when a short priced favourite, after being severely checked early. She can bounce back and be the one to beat. Ulala Bale won the event last week and can never be left out. 4 from 2.6.8.
Race 10 and the inside brigade look amongst the main chances. All have early pace and they are hard to split. We can add Kiola Lachlan out in box 8 as he could be the swooper down the outside. Box Up 1.2.3.8.
The final event race 11 and we can forget her last start failure when slow out and checked, Starling Bale. The wide draw suits so she should send us home on a winning note. Add in Ifrit Bale who we selected last week and he was a good 2nd at HUGE odds. Box Up 1.2.5.8.
Best Bets
Race 5 No 2 Abbie’s Girl
Race 11 No 8 Starling Bale
Best Each way
Race 3 No 2 Yiche
Race 8 No 3 Worm Burner
Best Roughie
Race 6 No 1 Nit Noi
UBET JACKPOTS TODAY
ANGLE PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Angle Park the SA Sprint Championship Heat 1 will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000.
ANGLE PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park the SA Sprint Championship Heat 2 will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000.
ANGLE PARK DOUBLE/TRIO JACKPOT
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Double/Trio Jackpot of $144.
ALBION PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park the Grade 5 event will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $8,413.
ALBION PARK DOUBLE/TRIO JACKPOT
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Double/Trio Jackpot of $370.
HOBART TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Hobart the Grade 5 Heat will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $5,000.
HOBART QUINELLA JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Hobart the Grade 5 Heat will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quinella Jackpot of $436.
DOUBLE/TRIO INTRODUCED FOR THURSDAY NIGHTS
Ubet has introduced a Double Trio pool on Angle Park greyhound races 7 & 8 each Thursday night giving punters even more opportunities to win at the greyhounds.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$22,000 Bargain Steel Centre SA Sprint Championship Final (Listed Event) – 515m (Special Conditions apply. Heats 7/1/16)
$3,065 Heats John Gray Grade 5 Feature – 515m (Final 21/1/16)
Nominations close Monday 11th January 9.00am with GRSA
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for January 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.
BOY FROM THE BUSH
The Boy from the Bush starts the New Year with plenty of winners in tonight’s terrific 11 event card of racing at Angle Park featuring heats of the Bargain Steel Centre SA Sprint Championship-
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 6,1,7,3
Race 2: 4,1,8,7
Race 3: 2,4,7,8
Race 4: 5,4,1,8
Race 5: 3,2,4,6
Race 6: 8,7,1,3
Race 7: 2,5,6,7
Race 8: 4,3,1,5
Race 9: 4,2,1,8
Race 10: 1,2,3,4
Race 11: 8,2,1,5
Best Bet: Race 5, No. 3 Cyclone Clifford
Each-Way: Race 8, No 4 Mrs Bubbles
Roughie: Race 4, No 5 Emerley Senorita
LOCAL NEWS
PATHWAY RACING UNDERWAY
The first “Pathway” races were held yesterday at Angle Park with a terrific response from trainers. There were 6 races of Pathway on the 12 race program with only 3 greyhounds breaking the time standard.
The next meeting will be at Angle Park on Wednesday 20th January with these races run at normal prizemoney for the first 3 months and then flattened stakemoney for the next 3 months giving us a 6 month trial period. Please check out below for full conditions of “Pathway Racing”
Race meetings identified for Pathway Racing in January & February are –
- Wednesday 20th January 2016 at Angle Park (Provincial 2)
(Nominations close with GRSA at 9am on Friday 15th January)
- Sunday 31st January 2016 at Gawler (Provincial 2)
(Nominations close with GRSA at 9am on Wednesday 27th January)
- Wednesday 10th February 2016 at Angel Park (Provincial 2)
(Nominations close with GRSA at 9am on Friday 5th February)
- Sunday 14th February 2016 at Gawler (Provincial 2)
(Nominations close with GRSA at 9am on Tuesday 9th February)
- Wednesday 24th February 2016 at Angel Park (Provincial 2)
(Nominations close with GRSA at 9am on Friday 19th February)
- Sunday 28th February 2016 at Gawler (Provincial 2)
(Nominations close with GRSA at 9am on Tuesday 23rd February)
Greyhounds must have run outside a time standard in their last 4 starts to be eligible for selection.
| Track | Distance | Time Standard |
| ANGLE PARK | 388m | 22.54 |
| 515m | 30.33 | |
| 600m | 35.65 | |
| 731m | 44.08 | |
| STRATHALBYN | 319m | 18.58 |
| 400m | 24.64 | |
| 536m | 32.38 | |
| 762m | 46.22 | |
| GAWLER | 400m | 23.03 |
| 531m | 31.33 | |
| 643m | 38.31 | |
| MT GAMBIER | 277m | 16.58 |
| 400m | 23.63 | |
| 515m | 30.98 | |
| 600m | 35.75 | |
| 732m | 45.84 |
**No time required for Port Augusta as a Non TAB meeting
Trainers will have to specifically nominate for these races or will be considered for normal races on this program.
Refer to conditions of Pathway Racing eligibility below.
· Pathway Racing to be run at Angle Park Wednesday meetings and Gawler Sunday meetings initially as part of the trial. Each meeting will be programmed around 1 to 2 weeks apart for the first two months.
· Prizemoney for these races will be normal Provincial 2 levels for the first 3 months and then will be at flattened stake money levels for the next 3 months during the trial.
· Pathway Racing events will only be for Maiden, Grade 6 and Grade 5 greyhounds at the track.
· Winners of these races will take a penalty (When run at Flattened stakemoney these races may be Non Penalty)
· Trainers must nominate for these “Pathway” races to be considered otherwise the grader will grade in normal events. However if a trainer advised ‘Pathway Racing Only” then the grader will only consider for that event. Trainers are advised to put as much information on their nomination to assist the grader.
· Greyhounds must have started in South Australia on 4 occasions to be eligible for these races. First starters and greyhounds with one, two or three starts in SA will not be considered for these events.
· Fields will be selected worst form to best form in the opinion of the Grader. The Order of Preference will not be used for Pathway Racing.
· Races will be graded on race wins where possible.
· SA Bred greyhounds will be given preference into these events if nominated
· Fields will be made up with all trainers first before those trainers with multiple nominations are considered. For example, trainers will go in with 1 dog first then 2, then 3 etc
· Guarding will occur where possible
· Initially there will be no feature heats programmed on these specific Pathway Racing meetings
BARGAIN STEEL CENTRE SA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP HEATS TONIGHT
There are two fabulous heats of the listed Bargain Steel Centre SA Sprint Championship at Angle Park tonight to be run as race 7 and 8.
In the first heat Gun McBain will try and continue his super run of form challenged by the up and coming Crisis Bale along with quality performers Cash In Looper, Temalor and Liam’s Entity. Unfortunately the brilliant She’s A Looper has been withdrawn from injury who probably would have started favourite.
In the second heat we see the clash of Worm Burner and It’s Classified both back from successful trips across the border. They will be challenged by Mighty Quoted, Mrs Bubbles and Blurred Lines.
The first four greyhounds from each heat will qualify for next weeks $22,000 final with the box draw to be conducted oncourse tonight after the running of race 9.
As a promotion for next month’s Greyhound of the Year dinner GRSA has named some of tonight’s races after previous Greyhound of the Year winners. It’s terrific to acknowledge our past champions –
2014 Wild Soul, 2013 Ernie Bung Arrow, 2012 Hope’s Up, 2011 Kalden Mayhem, 2010 Satanic Cash, 2009 Drink Driver, 2008 Quinton Bale, 2007 Scull Murphy and 2006 Miss Spicy.
FINALISTS FOR THE 2015 SA GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR
The Greyhound of the Year Selection Panel met last week and determined the Finalists for the 2015 SA Greyhound of the Year. The panel members will now cast their individual votes on the title, with the winner announced at the Awards Dinner on Saturday 13th February. The Greyhound of the Year Panel members are also voting on the SA Bred GOTY, SA Distance GOTY and SA Sprinting GOTY to be announced at the Awards Dinner.
The Finalists are:
GRIFTER BALE
2015 Starts 40-1sts 17, 2nds 8, 3rds 4
Tr. Ben Rawlings
2015 Prizemoney $58,153
Greyhound of the Month –
- (scored votes in 4 months)
Won – Heat & Final Gawler Stayers Cup (Feb)
Heat & Final SA Distance Championship
Heat & Final AGRC Distance Feature
Heat Shane McQueen Feature (eighth in Final)
Heat Stayers Cup (third in Final)
Heat National Distance SA Series (eighth in State Final)
Second – Heat & Final Gawler Stayers Cup (Nov)
Best Times: 35.11 (600m Angle Park)
43.04 (731m Angle Park)
37.35 (643m Gawler)
GUN MCBAIN
2015 Starts 37-1sts 20, 2nds 4, 3rds 4
(SA Bred) Tr. Vadim Roz/Todd Kelly
2015 Prizemoney $63,485
Greyhound of the Month – January & February
- (scored votes in 3 months)
Won – Heat & Final Gawler Gold Cup (G3 - Feb)
Heat 2015 Gawler Classic (second in Final)
Heat Gawler Gold Cup (G3 – fifth in Final - Nov)
Best Times: 29.73 (515m Angle Park)
30.33 (531m Gawler)
22.68 (400m Gawler)
IT’S CLASSIFIED
2015 Starts 20-1sts 11, 2nds 3, 3rds 1
Tr. Troy Murray
2015 Prizemoney $47,695
Greyhound of the Month –
- (scored votes in 4 months)
Won – Heat & Semi Final Champion Puppy (eighth in Final)
Heat & Final Gawler Gold Cup (G3 - Nov)
Heat Silver Chief (G1 – fifth in Semi Final)
Second – Heat SA Derby (G3 – sixth in Final)
Best Times: 29.51 (515m Angle Park)
30.23 (531m Gawler – Equal Track Record)
29.90 (525m Meadows)
MRS BUBBLES
2015 Starts 43-1sts 20, 2nds 8, 3rds 3
(SA Bred) Tr. Andrew Peden/Matthew Payne
2015 Prizemoney $51,565
Greyhound of the Month – July
- (scored votes in 3 months)
Won – Heat, Semi Final & Final Gawler Produce
Heat Breeders Prelude (2) (sixth in Final)
Final Gawler Breeders (second in Heat)
Xmas Sprint
Second – Heat SA Oaks (G3 – fourth in Final)
Third – Final Howard Ashton (G3 – second in Heat, fourth in Semi Final)
Best Times: 29.79 (515m Angle Park)
30.32 (531m Gawler)
28.80 (503m Port Augusta)
25.33 (447m Port Augusta)
REAL FLASH
2015 Starts 25 -1sts 13, 2nds 4, 3rds 2
Tr. Troy Murray
2015 Prizemoney $66,470
Greyhound of the Month – May
- (scored votes in 2 months)
Won – Heat & Final WA Oaks (G2)
Heat Gawler Gold Cup (G3 – sixth in Final - Nov)
Consolation Adelaide Cup (G1 - fourth in Heat)
Second – Final National Sprint SA Series (third in Heat)
Best Times: 29.49 (515m Angle Park)
30.31 (531m Gawler)
22.76 (400m Gawler)
30.26 (530m Cannington)
2015 SA RUN OF THE YEAR – GET VOTING TOMORROW
Again this year you can be part of the GOTY Awards night by voting for the 2015 SA Run of the Year with the award to be presented at the Greyhound of the Year function to be held on 13th February. Available on the GRSA website at www.grsa.com.au from tomorrow is all the Run of the Months for the year 2015 voted by the Greyhound of the Year panel. The performance that receives the most votes from the voting public will be declared the winner. Simply follow the steps below to be part of the action.
How to vote
Log onto the GRSA website. Click on the 2015 Run of the Year box on the front page. Simply watch the videos and select the one you think should be Run of the Year, complete the contact details and submit your vote. You can only vote once and by voting you will go in the draw to Win a dinner for two at Chasers Restaurant.
Voting closes at close 12 noon on Friday 5th February 2016. Good Luck & start voting.
OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY AWARD
At the next Greyhound of the Year Awards night the Young Person and Volunteer award have been combined to acknowledge Outstanding Service to the Industry. Nomination Forms are available on the GRSA website and from the Racing Office.
Nominations will close on Friday 22nd January 2016.
JOHN GRAY HEATS ON JANUARY 14 WITH FINAL ON JANUARY 21
It will be a huge night of racing on Thursday January 21 at Angle Park with the running of the $8,565 Final of the John Gray Final. This event is for Grade 5 greyhounds over the 515m and has always been well supported by the Industry with up to 8 heats a regular occurrence. The Heats will be run at Angle Park on Thursday 14th January. Who will join last year’s winner My Party, on the honour roll for this year?
Nominations for the heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 11th January
A special mention to the AGRC who again are supporting the John Gray Final in 2016 and have been great supporters of this race for many years. Special thanks to local racing identity Ron Johnson who kindly donates a trophy each year for the winning connections.
2015 DOUG PAYNE SA BRED FEATURE NOW ON JANUARY 28
The time honoured Doug Payne SA Bred Feature for will be run on Thursday 28th January. The race is Open for SA Bred greyhounds only selected under Best 8 conditions. The race is worth $8,565 run over the 515m journey.
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 25th January
CHERYL BOSWELL IN RACING OFFICE
Tonight the Race Night office will be open from 4.30pm to 8.30pm with Cheryl Boswell talking over the role from Kerry Seamen. Cheryl’s first night solo was last week and I thank the participants patience while she gathers experience. Please be mindful that with the closing time of 8.30pm to ensure you collect your trainers fee and lodge paperwork prior to this time.
On Monday night’s the Race Night office will be closed with all Trainers Fees paid upstairs at the bar in Chasers Restaurant. Any paperwork needing to be lodged can be left in the nominations slit in the wall next to the Administration entry.
SA BRED FUTURITY PAYMENTS
The next batch of futurity payments are due on Friday 15th January and there are three series for which payments need to be made. This date has been put back due to the extension of the 2016 Gawler Produce.
The payments due are:
Breeders 2016 – Final Payment - Pups Born Jan 14 to June 14
This payment is for greyhounds for which the first two Sustaining Payments have been made. The Final Payment is $121 per greyhound.
Classic 2016– Second Payment - Pups Born July 14 to Dec 14
This payment is for greyhounds for which the first Sustaining Payments or a Final payment was made last June.
The Second Sustaining Payment is $55 per pup or a Final Payment of $121 can be made at this stage.
Breeders 2017 – First Payment - Pups Born Jan 15 To June 15
The First Payment is due for Breeders 2015. All SA Bred greyhounds born in the above period are eligible to make this payment.
The First Payment is $27.50 per pup or a “one-off” Final payment of $121 can be made at this stage.
We have sent out paperwork so if you think you should have, or if you have any questions, please contact Futurity Co-ordinator, Caralyn Fielden at GRSA asap.
GAWLER THURSDAY TRIALS TO START AT 7.00AM
After a request from the Gawler GRC the Thursday morning trials will now start at 7.00am.
This starting time change will continue until the end of daylight saving in March 2016.
STRATHALBYN TO TRIAL MAIDEN/GRADE 6 OVER 536M
The Strathalbyn GRC will look to run mixed M/6 fields over the 536m. With the lack of 500m greyhounds this may provide an opportunity for both classes. Preference will still be for a Maiden event 536m however if required these could be mixed. Please make it clear on your nomination if you would like your Maiden greyhound mixed with a Grade 6 over 536m only.