Angle Park Preview - Friday 23rd August 2019

23/08/2019
Racing News

TELLING THE TAIL

by The Shadow

It’s a twilight meeting here at Headquarters and being Friday we need to back a couple of winners for the weekend, we have a good mixture of racing over the 3 main distances and we have another very strong 731m (race 5 ) as usual all races are Trifecta and First Four events.

Race 1 – 7.4.2.1

Race 2 – 8.5.4.1

Race 3 – 7.8.2.5

Race 4 – 1.2.5.8

Race 5 – 7.3.1.2

Race 6 – 3.4.2.7

Race 7 – 7.2.1.6

Race 8 - 8.6.2.5

Race 9 – 8.4.7.1

Race 10 - 7.2.8.4

Race 11 – 2.4.1.8

Race 12 – 1.2.8.5

Best Bets

Miss Breakout in race 6 she is very quick early and won here last start in a quick 34.97 from box 5 should lead and win again.

Yoda in race 11 he is a very moderate beginner but with an ounce of early luck he might find himself right on the pace early and he is very strong over the last 100m.

Best Each Way

Lucas Entity in race 12, he is working towards a win and from the rails draw he can sit on the back of the early leader in Coorong Lucy and hopefully run over the top of them.

Best Roughie

More Run Bateman in race 5, he has been in the money 8 of his 13 tries over this trip, this is his best draw for a while and he is capable of causing the upset with early luck.

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KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH

The monthly Kennel Capers for August was released last week so make sure you grab yourself a copy.

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The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for today’s super afternoon of racing at Angle Park.

First 4 selections –

Race 1:          7,5,4,2
Race 2:          5,4,1,8
Race 3:          8,7,5,4
Race 4:          1,5,8,4
Race 5:          2,7,3,1
Race 6:          3,1,4,7
Race 7:          2,3,4,7
Race 8:          8,6,7,4
Race 9:          8,5,7,4
Race 10:        8,7,4,2
Race 11:        2,8,4,5
Race 12:        2,1,8,4

The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for today’s brilliant afternoon of racing at Angle Park.

First 4 selections –

Race 1:            7,8,2,4
Race 2:          5,8,2,7
Race 3:          7,5,2,8
Race 4:          1,5,2,8
Race 5:          7,1,4,3
Race 6:          3,2,4,7
Race 7:          7,5,6,7
Race 8:          4,1,2,8
Race 9:          8,4,5,1
Race 10:        8,7,4,1
Race 11:           4,2,8,7
Race 12:            2,1,8,4

Best Bets: Race 3, No. 7 - Yarindale

Each-Way: Race 9, No. 8 - Spring Taylor

Roughie: Race 8, No. 4 - Gemtree Dynamo

ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY

Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –

$5,545 Heats Kings And Queens - 515m (For dogs and bitches whelped between 1^st March 2017 and 31^st May 2017. Special Conditions apply depending upon nominations. $7,500 Final 5/9/19) Not G-SIX

$2,655 Open Maiden – 515m

$5,545 Mixed Masters – 515m (Masters Conditions apply. All Grades eligible. N/P)

$3,510 Juvenile – 515m

$3,710 SA Bred Grade 6– 515m

$? Graded – 600m

$6,030 Free For All – 731m

Nominations close Monday 26^th August with GRSA at 9.00am.

GAWLER SHOW THIS WEEKEND AND RACE CHANGES DUE TO POWER ISSUES AT ANGLE PARK

This weekend our racing venues have been affected by the Gawler Show being conducted and power issues at Angle Park yesterday.

The result being our racing venues are as follows -

Last night we raced at Murray Bridge and today we race the Metro meeting at Angle Park in the Twilight zone. Racing on Sunday 25^th August will be at Angle Park on the Finish On Lure. Racing on Tuesday, 27th August will be at Angle Park and will be raced with the Finish On Lure.

The Gawler track should be ready to trial again on Thursday, 29th August, but this will be dependent on the weather over the show weekend and their next race meeting will be on Friday 30^th August.

SALE GRAZE BINDI OFF TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOR THE CROCMEDIA NATIONALS BUT UNFORTUNATLEY EBBY LAMAR HAS BEEN SCRATCHED

Sake Graze Bindi for Tony Rasmussen created one of the upsets of the season when she claimed victory in the State Final of the Distance Championship a few weeks ago and in the process booked her spot in the Group 1 Nationals in WA on Saturday 24^th August.

She will be up against Tornado Tears one of the best stayers ever seen so we wish her the best.

Unfortunately Ebby Lamar for trainer Colin Swain who went super in his final making full use of box 1 to book his spot in the Group 1 Crocmedia National final has been scratched due to a hock injury keeping the sprinter of the track for the next 6 weeks.

NATIONAL FINAL MARKETS

TAB have markets available on both Finals due to be run on Saturday 24^th August and at time of writing the prices were:

CROCMEDIA National Sprint –

Hello Rhonda (TAS) 31.00
Dyna Dave (NZ) 10.00
Good Odds Harada (NSW) 4.40
Black Opium (VIC) 2.20
Premium Share (WA) 3.50
Orson Allen (VIC) SCR
Silver Stunner (QLD) 14.00
Ebby Lamar (SA) SCR
Starlight Yo Yo (Res – WA) 8.00

10. Campini (Res – WA) 4.50

CROCMEDIA National Distance –

Bronelly Jacob (TAS) 71.00
Veloce Nero (NSW) 10.00
Miss Gingin (QLD) 6.50
Reidy’s Runner (WA) 5.00
Tornado Tears (VIC) 1.45
Sale Graze Bindi (SA) 101.00
Rajasthan (VIC) 8.00
Opawa Hilary (NZ) 81.00
Back On Lava (Res –WA) 21.00

10.Fantastic Ghost (Res – WA) 51.00

WINNING POST SUPPLIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA NEXT WEEK

Peter Bryce form Winning Post Supplies will be in South Australia next week with dates and venues listed below -

Mount Gambier Sunday 25th August

Angle Park Monday 26th August

Angle Park Tuesday 27th August

Murray Bridge Wednesday 28th August

Angle Park Thursday 29th August

Gawler Friday 30th August

Murray Bridge Sunday 1st September

Horsham Tuesday 3rd September

GAWLER CLASSIC 2019 NEXT FRIDAY – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY

GRSA has brought forward the Gawler Classic series to be run prior to the Group 3 Finals of each series to encourage support.

Generally these series’ are not well supported after the two Preludes at Angle Park and the Group 3 Final. The Gawler Classic for 2019 will be run at the end of this month. If there is limited support for this seriues then GRSA will look at other dates.

See details below -

Heats Gawler Classic 2019 – 531m (SA Bred Greyhounds paid up for Classic 2019. Final Friday 6/9/19) Not G-Six

· Nominations for the Heats close at 9am on Monday, 26^th August

KINGS AND QUEENS FEATURE NEXT WEEK – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY

Again this year GRSA will conduct the Kings and Queens Feature series with Heats on Thursday, 29th August and a $7,500 Final on Thursday, 5th September in continued support of any greyhound affected by the change to the GCA Age Restricted Classics change a few years ago.

The eligibility for this series is for dogs and bitches whelped between 1^stMarch 2017 and 31^st May 2017. Performed Maidens are eligible (raced or qualy trialled).

It will be dependent upon nominations, however, we would like to run a dogs Heat and a bitches Heat separately with greyhounds qualifying into the Final. If there are not sufficient nominations for either sex then these Heats may be mixed as a one off Heat into a Final or a couple of mixed Heats. Special conditions apply, however, these races will be non-penalty.

• Nominations close Monday, 26th August at 9.00am with GRSA.

GOTBA OAKS, DERBY AND WATERLOO CUP IN SEPTEMBER

Feature meetings for Coursing come up in September with the Oaks and Derby on Sunday, 1^st September and the 2019 GOTBA Waterloo Cup on Sunday, 15^th September at Virginia.

The Oaks and Derby are for bitches and dogs whelped on or after 1/7/17with greyhounds required to have competed at Coursing to be eligible. The Waterloo Cup is always a feature on the Clubs program and will wind up their 2019 season.

SA OAKS AND SA DERBY IN SEPTEMBER

The Group 3 SA Oaks and SA Derby to be run in September this year will be for greyhounds whelped on or after 1^st June 2017 (27 months) which has stayed the same as the last few years.

GRSA will continue to leave the eligibility date at 27 months in support of trainers, breeders and owners of young up and coming greyhounds, however, it is important that these series’ be supported by our local participants. If the series’ are not supported with nominations locally and from Interstate then GRSA will have no option but to consider altering the age restriction to 30 months to ensure sufficient support for these races in 2020. In support of these series’ GRSA has kept the Heats of the Oaks on the same night as the Derby with Heats on Thursday, 12^th September and the Group 3 Finals on Thursday, 19^th September.

The Dates are:

Coffex Coffee Oaks (Group 3):

$5,545 Heats – Thursday, 12^th September

$35,000 Final – Thursday, 19^th September

BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies SA Derby (Group 3):

$5,545 Heats – Thursday, 12^th September

$35,000 Final – Thursday, 19^th September

• Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 9^th September at 9.00am.

‘ORIGIN-AL’ PATH TO ADELAIDE CUP PART OF EXCITING CROSS-STATE INITIATIVES

Victorian and South Australian-based trainers will have a new direct path to the Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final under exciting new cross-State initiatives being introduced by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) and Greyhound Racing South Australia (GRSA).

The industry-first initiatives include the winner of GRSA’s State of Origin series, to be held at Angle Park on 26^th September, being guaranteed a berth in the $75,000 to-the-winner Adelaide Cup Final on 11^th October. The State of Origin series is run along similar lines to Sandown’s Speed Star, with four Vic-trained greyhounds clashing with four locals under match race conditions.

The State of Origin series was introduced in 2018 and is sure to create even greater interest among Victorian trainers in its second year with the inclusion of the massive carrot of bypassing the Adelaide Cup Heats.

A guaranteed Adelaide Cup spot isn’t the only benefit awaiting the State of Origin winner. In addition to gaining direct entry into the Adelaide Cup Final, the State of Origin victor will also secure a position in the Group 3 Sandown Shootout, the four-sprinter feature to be run on 14^th November.

Another innovation will see the winner of the Adelaide Cup receive automatic entry, should connections accept, into the invitation-only Group 1 Topgun at The Meadows, which will be run this year on 9^th November. With positions in the Adelaide Cup and Shootout on offer, State of Origin places will be keenly sought after and the winner of Sandown’s Speed Star series, to be held on 15^th September, will be rewarded with one of the four Victorian spots in the Origin series.

Highest placed Victorian in the September Speed Star (15^th September) at Sandown gains automatic entry (if they accept) into SA State Of Origin Race to represent Vic (26^th September).
Winner of the SA State of Origin Race (SA or VIC greyhound) gains automatic entry (if they accept) into the Group 2 Shootout at Sandown (14^th November).
Winner of the SA State of Origin (SA or VIC greyhound) (if they accept)will be guaranteed a spot into the Group 1 Adelaide Cup final (11^th October) 2 weeks later (Bypasses the Heats).
Winner of the Group 1 Adelaide Cup gains automatic entry (if they accept) into the Group 1 Topgun at the Meadows (9^th November).

CONDITIONS OF THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES:

The State of Origin Match Race series between South Australia and Victoria will be held on Thursday, 26th September.

Nominations close at 9am on Monday, 23^rd September with GRSA.

Eligibility as to who represents South Australia or Victoria is based around the Nationals conditions. Greyhounds would need to be trained in either State 76 days out of the last 150 prior to the date of the race (26^th September).

The best four greyhounds nominated from SA will be selected by the GRSA grader to represent SA. Victoria will already have a qualifier (if nominated) from their highest placed Victorian trained greyhound in their Speedstar series at Sandown on Sunday, 15^th September. The other three best greyhounds nominated from Vic will be selected by the GRSA grader to represent Vic.

With the linking of the State Of Origin with the Adelaide Cup if a greyhound has qualified for another series on Adelaide Cup Final night they may be considered ineligible for the State Of Origin.

The Grader will use whatever information he has available to select those greyhounds including liaising with GRV for the Victorian selections. The SA Graders decision will be final. Those greyhounds not selected from Interstate will be given the opportunity to solo trial or race in another event on the night. Reserves will be declared with one from SA and one from Victoria depending on nominations to replace the States representative if scratched. For example the SA reserve will only replace an SA scratching.

The Grader will rate the four greyhounds from each State in order from 1 to 4 with 1 being the highest rated greyhound. The head to head matches will be decided by the two 1 rated greyhounds competing against each other and then it will be 2 v 2, 3 v 3 and 4 v 4. Prizemoney for each individual match will also reflect 1 to 4 with the 1 rated greyhounds receiving the most amount of money. However, the overall winner will still be determined based around the times the greyhounds run so all greyhounds have that opportunity.

PRIZEMONEY:

Winners of match races – 1 v 1 – Winner $4,750, 2 v 2 – Winner $4,500, 3 v 3 – Winner $4,250, 4 v 4 – Winner $4,000.

Overall State of Origin winner (based on overall times) $7,500, second $2,500, third $1,000.

The winner of the SA State of Origin (SA or VIC greyhound) will be guaranteed a spot (if they accept) into the Group 1 Adelaide Cup final (11^th October) 2 weeks later and will be required to by pass the Heats.

2019 TAB GROUP 1 ADELAIDE CUP RACE DATES AND CONDITIONS

TAB Adelaide Cup Race Dates:

Thursday 3^rd October : TAB Adelaide Cup Open Heats x up to 8 @ $11,435 each ($7,995, $2,290, $1,150)

Friday 11^th October: TAB Adelaide Cup Final @ $107,500 ($75,000 to the winner, $20,000, $10,000, unplaced $500)

TAB Adelaide Cup Consolation @ $11,435 each ($7,995, $2,290, $1,150)

Total prizemoney and trophies for Heats, Final and Consolation: $210,415.

Nominations: TAB Adelaide Cup Heats close Monday, 30^thSeptember with GRSA at 9.00am.

Nominations can be made on-line, please specify Adelaide Cup or on a Multi Nomination Form.

Automatic qualifiers for TAB Adelaide Cup Heats (if nominated):

a) Winner of the Coffex Coffee SA Oaks on Thursday, 19^th September.

b) Winner of the BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies SA Derby on Thursday, 19^th September.

Automatic qualifiers for TAB Adelaide Cup Final (if nominated):

a) Winner of the State Of Origin Match Race Series (SA V Vic) on Thursday, 26^th September.

NEW TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP FORM TO INCLUDE PROOF OF PURCHASE

Participants are advised that as from 1^st September 2019 a new Transfer of Ownership Form is to be completed if wanting to seek grading exemptions.

The new Form has a Proof of Purchase section, this requires purchasers to lodge documentation confirming the purchase of the greyhound or if no documentation is available then it is a requirement for the Statutory Declaration to be completed. If a Transfer of Ownership Form is lodged without the completion of this section then NO grading exemptions will be applied to the greyhound. The form is available on our website and is also included in this edition of Kennel Capers.

TRIALLING AT MURRAY BRIDGE AT RACE MEETINGS

For trials at Race meetings when available (less than 12 races) at Murray Bridge when it is a One turn meeting we will only have the One turn trials available in between kennelling and the first race. Similar for the Straight track it will only be Straight track trials.

GREYHOUND RACING SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 2019 SA COUNTRY CUP

Below are details of how and where greyhounds can qualify for the $7,500 SA Country Cup Final, to be run at Angle Park over 515 metres on Adelaide Cup G-SIX Final night Friday 11^th October 2019.

Conditions

All South Australian Greyhound Racing Clubs outside of Angle Park will conduct heats, or nominate greyhounds from which the Greyhound Racing SA Grading Department will choose two representatives. These meetings are Gawler Provincial 2, Murray Bridge One Turn Provincial 1 or 2 and Mount Gambier Provincial 2. (Performances at Gawler Provincial 1 meetings are not eligible for consideration)
The event is open to all South Australian greyhounds that are not above Grade 5 at Angle Park (APK City A & APM City B meetings only) over 515 metres at the time of nomination. Winner of each event takes a penalty including the final.

Special Exceptions:

Mount Gambier Club is allowed to include non-South Australian trainers under strict conditions:

The trainer has had starters at 15 meetings for Mt Gambier in the previous 12 months.
The trainer can only qualify for one of the clubs.
The trainer must have trained the greyhound nominated for the previous 3 months.

Graders’ discretion will be used to determine the best nominated.
The greyhound must be SA trained (except Mount Gambier as above).

A South Australian trained greyhound is defined as one that has been racing in SA for a period of not less than 3 out of the 6 months immediately prior to the time of nomination.

The greyhound must have started at least 2 times in the last 12 months at the track it is attempting to represent.
There will be a maximum of two heats per Club with the winners of each heat qualifying. If there is only one heat conducted then the first two placegetters will qualify. (up to 8 dog heats)
The two reserves will be determined firstly by a ballot of the second placegetters from all heats. The third placegetters will then be considered by ballot if required. If a heat was not conducted at the track, then that track is not included in the ballot. Should a greyhound be withdrawn prior to the ballot, the next placed greyhound from that Club’s heat will be selected.
Once a greyhound has qualified from a Qualifying Heat, it is not eligible to compete at another track in this series, unless there are insufficient nominations to fill the field.
Once qualified for the Country Cup Final the greyhound will be ineligible for the Adelaide Cup series or any other race on this Cup Final night.
Lead up Heats may be up to 8 greyhounds however the Final on Adelaide Cup night will be a G-SIX Final

Qualifying

Track Dist. Date of Meeting

Mt Gambier 512m Sunday 22.09.19

Murray Bridge 455m Sunday 22.09.19

Gawler 531m Friday 27.09.19

Country Cup Final Prizemoney

1^st $5,000

2^nd $1,250

3^rd $650

Unplaced $200