Angle Park Preview - Thursday 24.10.2019
by The Shadow
The Shadow has taken a well-earned break this week but has been kind enough to send through his numbers for Angle Park tonight’s meeting.
Race 1 - 2.1.3.7
Race 2 - 7.2.5.1
Race 3 - 8.2.10.4
Race 4 - 7.4.1.2
Race 5 - 6.4.2.3
Race 6 - 8.7.6.1
Race 7 - 1.4.5.7
Race 8 - 1.2.6.8
Race 9 - 2.5.7.1
Race 10 - 5.7.8.1
Race 11 - 8.2.5.7
Race 12 - 5.1.2.8
Best Bets
Race 6, No: 8 - Tony’s Spark
Race 7, No: 1 - Sir Truculent
Best Each way
Race 4, No: 7 - Superstar Chase
Best Roughie
Race 10, N0: 7 - Spring Glass
TAB JACKPOTS TONIGHT
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 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.
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.
HOBART TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON RACES 1,2,3,4,5
Race’s 1,2,3,4 & 5 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.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for October was released last 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.
ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$3,510 Heats Leigh Rogers – Grade 6 – 515m (Final 7/11/19) Not G-SIX
$5,545 Mixed Masters Stake 515m (For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at time of nom - must have raced previous 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. 4yo and higher will have preference. N/P)
$2,655 Open Maiden – 515m, $4,055 SA Bred Grade 5 – 515m, $4,560 Mixed – 600m
$6,030 Free For All – 731m
Nominations close Monday 28th October with GRSA at 9.00am.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s excellent night of racing at Angle Park.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 1,7,2,3
Race 2: 4,2,7,8
Race 3: 8,2,4,1
Race 4: 5,4,1,7
Race 5: 4,3,2,5
Race 6: 3,2,7,8
Race 7: 1,5,4,2
Race 8: 2,1,6,8
Race 9: 7,5,2,1
Race 10: 4,7,5,1
Race 11: 8,4,2,5
Race 12: 8,7,1,2
Best Bets: Race 8, No. 2 - Eedee Keepsake
Each-Way: Race 5, No. 4 - Menzies
Roughie: Race 4, No. 5 - Come On Enzo
The Man from the Tower gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park -
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 1,2,3,7
Race 2: 4,2,1,7
Race 3: 2,8,4,1
Race 4: 1,2,7,4
Race 5: 2,3,8,1
Race 6: 2,1,8,4
Race 7: 4,5,1,2
Race 8: 2,1,6,8
Race 9: 2,1,7,8
Race 10: 5,1,2,8
Race 11: 8,2,5,1
Race 12: 5,8,2,1
Best Bets: Race 8, No. 2 - Eedee Keepsake
Each-Way: Race 6, No. 2 - Resolute Lee
Roughie: Race 9, No. 1 - Left Exit
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.
VALE – MICHAEL DELORENZO
The funeral for greyhound trainer Mick Delorenzo was held today after he passed away after a fight with illness last week. Mick loved his greyhounds and racing was his passion. Condolences to his wife Lyn and to Katie, Michael Tracey and Darren.
Mick’s family asked that if you are at the track tonight please have a drink in his memory.
In respect of Mick the trainers for tonight’s first race will wear black armbands in his memory.
CLASSIC 2019 PRELUDE (2) FINAL TONIGHT
The $5,500 Final of the second Prelude of Classic 2019 will be race 1 tonight due to start at 6.37pm. Heat winners were Miss Takiri – (29.79), Power Burner (29.91), Rouge (30.37) and Long Gully Evie – (29.98).
After tonight’s final these greyhounds will head towards the Group 3 Brian Johnstone series.
BRIAN JOHNSTONE HEATS
Following the 2019 Gawler Classic and both the Classic 2019 Prelude Finals attention will swing to the rich Brian Johnstone Series.
The Group 3 series is the main event of the Classic 2019 Futurity.
The Heats for the Brian Johnstone will be run on Wednesday, 13th November at Angle Park, followed by the Semi- Finals on Thursday, 21st November and the $37,500 Final on Thursday, 28th November.
Nominations for the heats close with GRSA at 9.00am on Friday, 8th November.
GAP RACE NIGHT TONIGHT
As part of the GAP SA birthday celebrations this week they will have a huge night tonight at Angle Park.
Not only will they conduct the feature race on the program, the 100th Hound Feature which is race 4 on the card due to start at 7.40pm celebrating the achievements of Jenny Alcorn who has fostered 100 greyhounds they will also have the very popular GAP Parades.
There will be three GAP Parades on the night between races 2 and 3, 3 and 4 and 5 and 6.
2019 GAWLER GOLD CUP HEATS ON TUESDAY
The 2019 Gawler Gold Cup carnival will be run over three meetings.
The carnival will kick off tomorrow at Gawler with four heats of the Gawler Sprint Classic for open 400m greyhounds featuring Victa Caleb, Spring Sniper, Chief’s Sidekick, Victa Louise, Flying Apollo, No Passengers, Regazzoni and Magic Begins. There are also three heats of the Gawler Stayers Cup for open 643m greyhounds which features Matty Mateusz, Sale Graze Bindi, Canya Chase, Dyna Quota, Love Made Me and Spring Kudu. 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. An outstanding line up of greyhounds have been nominated including Group 1 Adelaide Cup finalist Cawbourne Terry along with Fly For Fun, Road Travelled and Panhandle Slim not to mention Interstate challengers Immediate, She’s Gifted, Awesome Catch and Riley’s Page.
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 this meeting close on Wednesday 30th October with GRSA at 9am
The Box Draw for the Gawler Gold Cup final will take place at Gawler on Tuesday evening during the Industry Seminar.
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.
GRADING REVIEW PANEL MEMBERS
With the 2 year term for some Members of the Grading Review Panel expiring GRSA is now seeking applications from Industry persons who are interested in joining the Panel.
The Grading Review Panel looks at all things grading in South Australia and how rules and policies can provide a fair and balanced system. Members work in a group environment and are required to have a strategic and balanced view in regard to the best outcomes for everyone in the industry. Some expiring Members have indicated that they would like to continue on the Panel which can be considered pending their nomination.
Listed below are the specific categories that are up for nominations.
• Mature Professional Trainer
• Semi- Professional Trainer
• Pathway/Hobbyist
• Breeding Background
• Wagering Background
• Ownership Background
Should you fall under one of these categories and would like to join the Panel please apply in writing to myself at [email protected] advising the attributes you could bring to the Panel. Applications close on Friday, 1st November 2019 which will then be considered by the GRSA Board for appointment. The appointment will be for a 2 year term which could be extended if agreed upon, with the Panel meeting 2 to 3 times a year, however, there will be general correspondence during this time which will take place via email.
The next meeting scheduled for the Grading Review Panel is on Thursday 28th November 2019 at 11am.
GRP POSITIONS (AS FROM 17/10/2019)
| POSITION | RECOMMENDED |
| Mature Professional TR | Petar Jovanovic (exp) |
| Semi Professional TR | Kevin Bewley (exp) |
| Pathway/Hobbyist | Sharyn Gray (exp) |
| Breeding background | Neil Mann (exp) |
| Wagering Background | Anthony McLean (exp) |
| Ownership Background | Daniel Grgurovic (exp) |
| Young Professional TR | Ben Rawlings (1 year left) |
| Semi Professional TR | Kim Johnstone (1 year left) |
| Club Representative | Mike Wittholz (2 year left) |
ACCELL THERAPY MAT TO BE MOVED NEAR THE KENNEL HOUSE
GRSA have moved the Accell Therapy mat out of the reception area at Angle Park and moved it near the Kennel House.
This will hopefully encourage trainers to utilise the mat during and outside of normal Admin hours. The mat cannot be used on race days/nights however could be used on trial nights. GRSA will monitor the use of the mat to see if the move has assisted the use and trainers.
NO TRIALS AT MOUNT GAMBIER ON TUESDAY
GRSA have been advised that there will be NO trials at Mt Gambier on Tuesday (29/10) due to a new cable being installed and maintenance.
AUTO SORTING FOR GRADING TO START ON THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER
GRSA advises that the auto sorting of the Order of Preference for Grading purposes will start on Thursday 31st October. The first meeting graded this way will be the Angle Park Monday night meeting on November 4th.
This process will reduce this part of the process by about 1 hour and will remove some of the discretion of the Grader because it will also incorporate all greyhounds, even those off the Order with a Weighted Points Score (WPS) table.
GRSA made changes to the Order of Preference as previously advised which include -
- No 5 – Qualifying trials will be managed separately outside the automation
- Remove St Leger & Champion Puppy heats reference
- Remove 6 months criteria reference
- Remove Grader giving preference to performances over 400m
- Back to normal - No 9 (Placed 2 of last 3 in City) and No 10 (One win from last 3 in City)
- Any reference about Pathway or Time Graded is removed from this file
- Update Track Classifications based on new file for WPS (Weighted Points Score)
- For WPS (Fell is considered as 4th and FTF is next available placing)
The WPS will assist with the selection of those greyhounds not on the Order of Preference so all greyhounds will effectively be sorted into an order for selection.
GRSA has the support from the GRP that when using the automation that if the order of entry by Order of Preference, Race wins or WPS is discovered to be incorrect after fields have been drawn that GRSA will NOT redraw the race in question (so long as the greyhound is correctly graded). If this did occur then the affected greyhound will get first preference at its next nomination.
GRSA will publicise the Order of Preference and WPS document once grading of each meeting is completed to be posted on the GRSA website similar to the Time Grading report.
WEIGHTED POINT SCORE TABLE
All greyhounds will also have a WPS calculated based upon the WPS table. There is no age criteria on the start dates when calculating the WPS. The WPS must be calculated on the greyhound’s last 5 Race starts. If the greyhound has not competed in 5 Races, the pro-rata WPS will be applied.
Pro-rata WPS
Greyhounds that have not yet competed in five (5) starts are allocated points on a pro-rata or an average over five (5) starts with a weighting of 80% applied to the "pro-rata" points.
To calculate the points of a greyhound that has not competed in five (5) starts:
- divide the greyhound’s total points by the amount of starts it has competed in
- multiply the new average by the difference between 5 and the number of actual starts and apply the 80% discount weighting
- add the result to the actual points earned from the greyhound’s starts.
Examples for working out the points of greyhounds using this method:
One Start = 36 points 36 / 1 = 36; 36 x 4 = 144 x 0.8 = 115; 115 + 36 = 151 points
Two Starts = 46 points 46 / 2 = 23; 23 x 3 = 69 x 0.8 = 55; 55 + 46 = 101 points
Four Starts = 84 points 84 / 4 = 21; 21 x 1 = 21 x 0.8 = 16; 16 + 84 = 100 points
The full table of tracks and classifications is available on the GRSA website and published in the last editions of kennel capers.
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, will affect Grade 6). There will be no retrospective grading for greyhounds already in SA with a starting date of the 9th September.
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.
TRANSFERING GREYHOUNDS INTO SA WITH PROOF OF PURCHSE AND GRADING EXEMPTIONS
GRSA has considered the scenario of SA owners purchasing greyhounds with the new proof of purchase transfer and choosing not to bring them back to SA but still hoping to get grading exemptions if needed at the time. We have already had a number of greyhounds purchased with this process. Normally GRSA has not had to deal with this scenario as the greyhounds would normally be transferred to a local trainer in SA and race straight away so there has never been a policy in place.
GRSA has introduced the below policy -
Any greyhounds purchased into SA ownership under the proof of purchase conditions to be trained in SA and seeking grading exemptions need to be in SA to receive grading exemptions before the 1st January 2020. On the 1st or after this date greyhounds have to come back to SA once purchased without any race starts interstate to receive a grading exemption.
Owners are encouraged to contact the GRSA grader to assist with specific grades of greyhounds prior to purchase.
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.
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.
ICG MEETING ON NOVEMBER 8
The next Industry Consultative Group meeting will be held on Friday, 8th November 2019 with an agenda to be released to the panel in the next few weeks
MOUNT GAMBIER CANCELLED ON BOXING DAY
GRSA advises that the meeting set down at Mount Gambier on Thursday 26th December 2019 has been cancelled. GRSA has been advised that there will not be a Vet available on this date for on track duties.
Details are below -
Delete : Mount Gambier Thursday 26th December 2019 (TAB) Day
GAWLER SATISFACTORY AND QUALIFYING TRIALS
A reminder to trainers that Satisfactory trials and Qualifying trials are conducted at Gawler on Thursday mornings weekly.
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