Angle Park Preview - Thursday 12th September 2019
by The Shadow
As the weather warms up so is the racing here at headquarters, tonight we have 4 heats of the SA Derby and 3 heats of the SA Oaks, all are quality events and with plenty of visitors from around Australia. It certainly makes for interesting racing on a huge 12 event programme.
Race 1 - We will kick off with a value runner in Galactic Titan, he has early pace and was a last start winner here in 30.08 and with luck might be able to pinch this. The dangers are Weblec King who will be the improver with another look around the circuit and Ultimate Speed who is a well-travelled sprinter and can’t be left out of calculations. Box up 3.4.6.7
Race 2 - Boombox Charlie wasn’t disgraced when 2nd here on his debut, he is well drawn and appears one of the main chances. I like Right Exit at each way odds out in box 7, she is making her SA debut here and is one to watch. Box up 1.2.4.7
Race 3 - The powerful Britton kennel has won many finals here in SA in the past and they have a huge chance with Mister Harlewood here, he trialled well in 29.76 and has very handy Victorian form. It’s A Riot has been racing well in WA and has transferred to the Ben Rawlings kennel, he has 3 wins and 5 placings from his 11 starts. Box Up 1.3.6.8
Race 4 - The 1st of the Oaks Heats and another Britton runner in Mepunga Maggie won here last week in 29.73 leading throughout from box 5, she is very quick early and will be very hard to beat. Miss Takiri has handy local form and is well drawn. Submission has won 4 of her last 5 in Melbourne and must be respected. Box Up 1.3.4.5
Race 5 - Cawbourne Hunter bounced straight to the front here last start and won in 29.97 from box 7, he has the pace to lead again and is my top pick. Bailey Rocks is a very smart sprinter and with early luck she can run very quick times, add Tornado Alley and Crowdza Jumpin’ for the First Four. Box Up 1.4.7.8
Race 6 - Glenn Rounds has had some very smart greyhounds in his time and he appears to have another in Curt Lee, he has notched up 14 wins and 3 placings from just 22 starts, he trialled here in 30.07 and should go a lot quicker this evening. Cappy Morgan has won his past 2 at Sandown and should be able to run into the placings along with Old Town Road. Box Up 1.4.6.8
Race 7 - Naughty Gunn is a WA performer who has won 5 of her last 7, she has early pace and will be right in the mix if she handles the track 1st up. Oakvale Beauty is a very smart performer and loves this circuit, she is yet to miss a cheque here in 10 starts. Box Up 2.4.6.7
Race 8 - Alfieri is an outstanding sprinter, he is drawn for a bold showing once again but will start a very short price favourite. Oakvale Warrior is very strong and will be running on late and is a must for the Trifecta. Come Home and Black Antico for the minors. Box Up 1.2.3.7.
Race 9 - This is my value runner of the night and that is Mod Squad, he is well travelled and led here 2 starts back only to be run down, he can improve and will be at handy odds. Fly For Fun is in terrific form and will be the hardest to beat. Box Up 2.3.6.8
Race 10 - Aston Peregrine has the credentials, she has fast wins in Melbourne and should start the punters elect. I like Weblec Diamond who has had a look at the track and is a pacey type out of the lids. Holy Reign walks early and will be doing her best work late. Box up 2.4.5.6
Race 11 - Looking for value in a very open event we can go with the pacey Acoustic Lee, she has won 3 of her last 5 all in good times and will be hard to beat again. Crash Bandicoot has been hit and miss in recent runs is a must for our First Four as is Waterloo Monelli who is very strong. Box Up 2.4.5.7
Race 12 - The last of the night is a Distance affair over the 731m and the Victorian in Red Rochelle can take us home on a winning note, she won here 2 starts back and should prove too strong again. Five Thirty is better than recent form suggest and is a place chance from the draw as is Lose Your Blues. Box Up 1.2.6.8
Best Bets
Race 6 NO 6 Curt Lee
Race 8 NO 1 Alfieri
Best Each Way
Race 1 NO 6 Galactic Titan
Race 7 NO 2 Naughty Gun
Best Roughie
Race 9 NO 8 Mod Squad
TAB JACKPOTS TONIGHT
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 TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON RACES 1,2,3,4,5
Race’s 1,2,3,4 & 5 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 EXACTA JACKPOT ON RACES 9 & 10
Race’s 9 & 10 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Exacta Jackpot of $5,000 on each race.
ALBION PARK QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5, 6, 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $2,000.
ALBION PARK EXACTA JACKPOT ON RACES 1 & 3
Race’s 1 & 3 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Exacta Jackpot of $5,000 on each race.
HOBART FIRST 4 JACKPOT ON RACES 5,6,7 & 8
Race’s 5,6,7,8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a First 4 Jackpot of $3,000 on each race.
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.
GRSA TEXT SERVICE
Participants are reminded if they have not already done so to provide GRSA with your mobile phone number so text messages can get sent updating the most current information in the industry.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for September was released today 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 THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$35,000 BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies SA Derby - 515m (Group 3. For dogs whelped on or after 1st June 2017. Heats 12/9/19) Not G-SIX
$35,000 Coffex Coffee SA Oaks - 515m (Group 3. For bitches whelped on or after 1st June 2017. Heats 12/9/19) Not G-SIX
$5,545 Mixed Master’s Stake – 515m (Master Conditions apply)
$2,655 Open Maiden – 515m
$4,055 SA Owned Grade 5 – 515m
$? Graded – 600m , $6,030 Mixed – 731m
Nominations close Monday 16th September 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: 3,6,4,7
Race 2: 2,7,8,1
Race 3: 6,3,4,2
Race 4: 5,3,4,1
Race 5: 4,8,1,2
Race 6: 6,4,8,1
Race 7: 4,2,5,6
Race 8: 2,1,6,4
Race 9: 2,6,4,8
Race 10: 5,2,6,4
Race 11: 2,4,5,7
Race 12: 8,1,2,6
Best Bets: Race 3, No. 6 Mister Harlewood
Each-Way: Race 4, No. 5 Submission
Roughie: Race 10, No. 5 Holy Reign
LOCAL NEWS
SA OAKS AND SA DERBY HEATS TONIGHT
The Group 3 SA Oaks and SA Derby Heats will be run tonight at headquarters for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st June 2017 (27 months).
There are four heats of the Derby with the likes of Weblec King, Ultimate Speed, Mister Harlewood, It’s A Riot, Curt Lee, Cappy Morgan, Fly For Fun and Jasper The Jet all main chances in each heat. The first two placegetters in each will qualify for next Thursdays Group 3 $35,000 SA Derby final. The box will take place oncourse after the running of race 10 tonight.
There are three heats of the SA Oaks which include leading contenders like Megunga Maggie, Submission, Oakvale Beauty, Naughty Gunn, Aston Peregrine and Philadelphia Pip.
The first two placegetters and two fastest third placegetters will progress through to next weeks Group 3 final on Thursday 19th September. The box will take place oncourse after the running of race 11 tonight.
WATERLOO CUP THIS SUNDAY AT VIRGINIA
The time honoured Waterloo Cup will be run this Sunday at Virginia.
This will conclude the GOTBA Coursing season for 2019. Good Luck to all those competing.
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, 11th 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 – Noms close Tuesday 17.09.19
Murray Bridge 455m Sunday 22.09.19 – Noms close Tuesday 17.09.19
Gawler 531m Friday 27.09.19 – Noms close Monday 23.09.19
Country Cup Final Prizemoney
1st $5,000
2nd $1,250
3rd $650
Unplaced $200
HEATS CLASSIC 2019 PRELUDE (1)
The heats of Classic 2019 Prelude (1) will be run on Monday, 23rd September with the final on Monday, 30th September.
This series is for greyhounds paid up for Classic 2019.
Nominations close Wednesday, 18th September with GRSA at 9.00am.
MURRAY BRIDGE SUNDAY TO START EARLY ON 29TH SEPTEMBER
With the Murray Bridge Show coming up in the next few weeks Sky Racing has given the Club approval to start their meeting around 3pm on Sunday 29th September.
The start time will coincide with the Show finishing and will hopefully attract a few more patrons oncourse.
Nominations close Tuesday 24th September with GRSA 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 26th September, being guaranteed a berth in the $75,000 to-the-winner Adelaide Cup Final on 11th 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 14th 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 9th 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 15th September, will be rewarded with one of the four Victorian spots in the Origin series.
- Highest placed Victorian in the September Speed Star (15th September) at Sandown gains automatic entry (if they accept) into SA State Of Origin Race to represent Vic (26th 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 (14th 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 (11th 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 (9th 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, 23rd 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 (26th 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, 15th 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 (11th 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, 3rd October : TAB Adelaide Cup Open Heats x up to 8 @ $11,435 each ($7,995, $2,290, $1,150)
Friday, 11th 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, 30th September 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, 19th September.
b) Winner of the BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies SA Derby on Thursday, 19th 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, 26th September.
GRADING CHANGES FROM GRADING REVIEW PANEL START ON MONDAY
The main change from the GRP was that when a greyhound comes to SA and has won less than 5 races (1-4 wins) then it will be considered a Grade 6 even if it has won Grade 5 races (Metropolitan Grade 5 races (460m – 590m) in their State, however, this will affect Grade 6).
There will be no retrospective grading for greyhounds already in SA with a starting date of the 9th September.
MOUNT GAMBIER TIME GRADING TO BE A MIX OF WINS FROM OCTOBER
After a request from the Mt Gambier GRC to change the format of their Time Grading events, GRSA has approved the change for their Thursday meetings from specific grades to a mix of race wins. From their meeting on Thursday, 3rd October and all other Time Graded meetings races will be Maidens, 1-4 wins and 5+ wins which will change from Maiden, Grade 6 and Grade 5.
Races will still be Non Penalty, with normal Time Graded prizemoney.
For Middle Distance (600m) and Distance (732m) racing, the GRSA Grader (using discretion), may choose to construct a field over these distances without regard for the number of wins of the greyhounds nominated, if in the opinion of the Grader the spread of Time Ratings warrants the running of that race.
NO SATISFACTORY TRIALS AT MOUNT GAMBIER WHILE NEW KENNEL HOUSE BEING BUILT
The Mt Gambier GRC have advised GRSA that there will be NO satisfactory trials on race days at Mount Gambier during the kennel house renovation due to the added pressures over the next 6 weeks.
An option may be to conduct a satisfactory trial on Tuesday, however, this would have to be considered on a case by case basis by the clubs availability.
NEW TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP FORM INCLUDES PROOF OF PURCHASE
Participants are advised that as from 1st 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.