Angle Park Preview - Thursday 17th October 2019
by The Shadow
Tonight’s racing here at headquarters is over all 3 main distances and as always there is some terrific talent spread throughout the evening, we should be all cashed up after last Friday night and there look to be a couple of good things on the 10-event card. Trifecta s and First Fours are on all races and the kennel to follow is the Rasmussen team, they should go home with several winners.
Race 1 - Crash Bandicoot can kick start the night for the Rasmussen team, he was 4th here last week behind Road Travelled, he is very smart when on the lure and should go very close. Star Anise is in fine form and looks the danger, add Diamond Heart for value. Box Up 1.4.7.8.
Race 2 - This is the Maiden event of the night and Billie Burner is working towards a win, she was checked out of the run here last start and led everywhere bar the line at her previous run, she can lead and win here. Right Exit and the newcomer Love First are place chances. Box Up 1.2.4.6
Race 3 - The Steve Brooks kennel is on fire and they look to have another handy type in Castle Ruins, he won here last start in 30.09 in a very strong performance so we will put him on top. Double Attitude has been placed in 4 of his last 5 runs and is a must for our Trifecta. Box Up 2.4.7.8
Race 4 - Last week’s Premiers Cup winner Five Thirty looks the measuring stick in this, she is in fine form and the small field suits. Stitch Em’ Cilla has the pace to lead and is more than capable of pinching this if there was trouble so she can’t be left out of calculations along with Max Jake at odds. Box Up 2.4.7.8
Race 5 - This is the 600m event of the night and Alpha Aion has a perfect record of 3 from 3 over the 600m and is drawn for a bold showing. Whata Key is very smart when on the lure as is Unique Edition who has hasn’t missed a cheque in 6 runs over this trip. Box Up 1.2.3.6
Race 6 - Axel Footluce will find this a lot easier than his recent runs, he has been missing the kick of late and needs to improve his box manners but if he steps he is very smart. Eedee Keepsake has won her past 2 here, she is definitely worth putting in the First Four along with Blazing Major at big odds who is capable of causing a boil over. Box up 2.5.6.7
Race 7 - This is a good even event with several chances, we will stick with Allinga Mal down in box 1 as he has the pace to kick up and lead, he has handy Gawler form and will give this a shake. Spring Taylor will be charging home late along with American Man who will be tracking wide. Box up 1.2.6.8
Race 8 - I have tipped the Rasmussen kennel to have a big night and they can win here with Cawbourne Hunter, he has been placed in a lot tougher company in recent weeks in the Adelaide Cup series, he is drawn to run a bold race. Kennel mate Superstar Chase is the danger in box 5 he has early dash and is racing well and is a must for the Trifecta. Box Up 1.4.5.7
Race 9 - Cawbourne Terry looks the best bet of the night, he has only had the 2 runs here in SA with a 2nd behind Spring Bridge and then finished down the track in the Cup Final behind Hooked On Scotch, he is right down in grade tonight and should win. Mr. Mufasa looks to be a handy youngster and can run into the placings along with Troy The Boy. Box Up 1.4.5.7
Race 10 - It would be nice to go home on a winner again and let’s hope Billy Fix It can bounce back into the winners circle, he found a heap of trouble here last start when unplaced, he was racing well prior and is amongst the main chances. Cawbourne Clint and Spring Glass can fill the minors. Box Up 1.2.4.5
Best Bets
Race 1 NO 7 Crash Bandicoot
Race 9 NO 5 Cawbourne Terry
Best Each Way
Race 5 NO 1 Whata Key
Best Roughie
Race 6 NO 2 Blazing Major
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 FIRST 4 JACKPOT ON RACES 5,6,7,8
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a First 4 Jackpot of $1,000 on each race.
ALBION PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT ON RACES 5,6,7,8
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a First 4 Jackpot of $1,000 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.
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 $1,000 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 October 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 NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$5,545 GAP Race Night Free For All – 515m
$5,545 SA Owned Grade 5 Final – 515m (Heats 17/10/19)
$5,500 Classic 2019 Prelude (2) Final – 515m (For SA bred greyhounds whelped July 17 to December 17 and paid up for Classic 2019. Heats 16/10/19)
$3,855 Grade 5 Bitches Only – 515m
$2,655 Open Maiden – 515m
$4,215 Grade 5 – 600m
$6,030 Free For All – 731m
Nominations close Monday 21st October 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: 2,1,5,7
Race 2: 4,2,6,8
Race 3: 2,7,8,4
Race 4: 4,8,2,1
Race 5: 4,1,2,3
Race 6: 6,5,7,1
Race 7: 1,2,8,5
Race 8: 7,5,8,1
Race 9: 5,4,7,2
Race 10: 5,1,2,8
Best Bets: Race 7, No. 1 Allinga Mal
Each-Way: Race 6, No. 6 Axel Footluce
Roughie: Race 8, No. 7 Tornado Alley
LOCAL NEWS
VALE – MICHAEL DELORENZO
GRSA was saddened to hear the news that Mick Delorenzo passed away after a bit of a fight with illness this week. Mick loved his greyhounds and racing was his passion.
Condolences to his wife Lyn and to Katie, Michael Tracey and Darren.
For those wishing to attend Mick’s farewell details will be in this Saturday’s advertiser.
Mick’s family asked that if you are at the track tonight and tomorrow please have a drink in his memory.
2019 GROUP 3 GAWLER GOLD CUP FINAL ON NOVEMBER 3RD
The Gawler Gold Cup carnival will be run over three meetings. The carnival will kick off on Friday 25th October with Heats of the Gawler Sprint Classic for open 400m greyhounds.
There will be heats of the Gawler Stayers Cup for open 643m greyhounds. Both finals will be worth $8,000 and $8,500 respectively and will be run on Gawler Gold Cup night.
On Tuesday, 29th October the $3,000 Heats for the Group 3 Gawler Gold Cup will be run over the 531m. The meeting will be run as a day meeting with normal Tuesday times.
The Group 3 final will be run on Sunday night, 3rd November worth $36,000 in prizemoney with the winner to receive $25,000. Including the Gawler Sprint Classic and Gawler Stayers Cup there will be a Consolation for the Gawler Gold Cup worth $4,000.
Nominations for the Gawler Sprint and Stayers close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday, 21st October.
Nominations for the Gawler Cup Heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Thursday, 24th October
LEIGH ROGERS GRADE 6 FEATURE
The Leigh Rogers Grade 6 feature will be run over the 515m journey with $3,510 Heats on Thursday, 31st October and the $11,435 Final on Thursday, 7th November.
Nominations for the Heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday, 28th October.
GRSA introduced this race onto the feature race calendar two years ago in recognition of former long time Food and Beverage Manager, Leigh Rogers, who lost his battle with a rare form of cancer three years ago. Leigh is the husband of Rachel and father of three young girls and it will be great to see them back oncourse in recognition of Leigh.
GAP SA RACE NIGHT
As part of the GAP SA birthday celebrations they will have a race night on Thursday, 24th October featuring a Free For All event worth $5,545.
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday, 21st October.
There will also be three GAP Parades on the night and we will celebrate the achievements of Jenny Alcorn who has fostered 100 greyhounds.
SUPER BONUS FOR SA BRED FROM 1ST JANURAY 2018
The super-bonus scheme is premised upon 100% dividend to breeders for SA Bred greyhounds.
The following updates have been approved for implementation from 1st January 2018. The super bonus will only be paid out to breeders residing in South Australia.
The following is a summary of the bonus by race:
RACE SUPER-BONUS
Adelaide Cup (515m) - G1 $12,500, Adelaide Cup (515m) – 2ND $5,000, Adelaide Cup (515m) – 3RD $2,500, Adelaide Cup finalist $1,000, BGC SA Derby (515m) – G3 $3,500, BGC SA Derby (515m) – 2ND $1,500, BGC SA Derby (515m) – 3RD $750, Coffex Coffee SA Oaks(515m) – G3 $3,500, Coffex Coffee SA Oaks(515m) – 2ND $1,500, Coffex Coffee SA Oaks(515m) – 3RD $750, Gawler Gold Cup (531m) - G3 $5,000, Mount Gambier Cup (512m) - Listed $2,500, Murray Bridge Cup (455m) - Listed $2,500, Group 1 victory (interstate) $10,000, Group 2 victory (interstate) $5,000, Group 3 victory (interstate) $2,500
The super-bonuses for interstate events will only be applied for series/events that are open entry. Events that are restricted by age or gender are eligible for the bonus. Events that are exclusively open to SA Bred runners or incorporate other restrictions, such as ‘sweepstake’ events, puppy/auction Classics and Maiden series are not eligible for the super-bonus.
UPCOMING TRIAL DATE CHANGES
- Thursday 31st October – Murray Bridge 8am to 11am (Normally Friday, however racing on that day due to Gawler swap)
- Wednesday 25th December – NO TRIALS at Angle Park (Christmas Day)
- Thursday 26th December – NO TRIALS at Gawler (Boxing Day – issues preparing the track previous day)
- Wednesday 1st January – Angle Park from 6pm (as per normal)
GRSA TRIALLING SCHEDULE UPDATED FOR MURRAY BRIDGE
- Murray Bridge Tuesday. STAT and Qualys once a fortnight to be run at 6.50pm – 7.15pm the same as Angle Park. Dates will be Tuesday 29/10/19, 12/11/19, 26/11/19
GAWLER SATISFACTORY AND QUALIFYING TRIALS
A reminder to trainers that Satisfactory trials and Qualifying trials are conducted at Gawler on Thursday mornings weekly.
WINNING GRADE 6 RACES IN ORDER
GRSA reminds trainers to win their grade 6 events in order at a specific venue. For the venues that allow two Grade 6 wins trainers need to win a Grade 6 over one distance and then a Grade 6 over the other distance. If a greyhound wins a Grade 6 and then a Grade 5 then they will lose their Grade 6 over the other distance at that venue.
GRADING CHANGES FROM GRADING REVIEW PANEL HAVE STARTED
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.
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.