Angle Park Preview - Thursday 28th June 2018
by The Shadow
It’s another strong programme tonight with one highlights being race 4 on the card which is the 2018 Bayroad Queen Stayers Cup where a small but classy field will contest over the 731m, all runners certainly have a chance and its sure to be keenly contested in the early stages. Don’t forget all races are Trifecta and First Four events.
Race 1 - The Rasmussen kennel has been on fire of late and they can kick start their night off with a winner in Lachlan Monelli down in box 3. He has won his past 2 here in good fashion and will be the one they have to beat. Barwell Boy has pace and should be right in the mix again along with the newcomer, Kadabra Monelli. Box Up 3.4.5.8.
Race 2 - I like the book ends in this. Dakota Cam from box 1 and Dyna Quire out in box 8 both have had plenty of chances in recent weeks and can nearly run the Quinella. Add Lilymax who is making her debut and Lightcry for the First Four. Box Up 1.5.7.8.
Race 3 - This is a wide-open affair with a heap of chances. The ones to look out for are Pawesome Nelly who has been in the placings in recent starts, Data Queen who has a terrific turn of early pace and Zoro Bale who will be charging home late. Box Up 1.2.4.8.
Race 4 - As mentioned earlier this is the Final over the Distance and with only the 4 runners now, it will certainly make it interesting. On Fire won here last week in good fashion, coming from near last to score the win. He is well drawn and will be right in the finish again. Zudactyl Monelli is yet to win over the journey here but has been in the money in 3 of his 4 starts.
Race 5 - Purpose Driven resumed here and finished 4th behind Spring Bloom last week. She will be improved by the run and expect a better effort in this tonight. Spring Bloom will again be very hard to beat and is a must for all trifecta punters. Box Up 1.2.4.5.
Race 6 - The Gregory Board kennel is another who has been firing of late and they look very hard to beat with Spring Bridge in this. He has won 4 of his last 5, all in good fashion and is my top pick in this. Aston Abbott is another with the runs on the board with 4 wins from his last 5 so they are a must for our First Four. Box Up 4.5.6.8.
Race 7 – With the scratchings of Nangar Bear and Pyredos Monelli, Cairnlea Jet in box 2 comes right into calculations with his an excellent record here, while Hukanui in box 5 will be getting home strongly as he always does.
Race 8 - The inside 3 all have a chance in this with Windmill Haze getting the nod. He ran on strongly here last week to score in 30.15 and he looks the main threat to his kennel mate Darcy Brown who should be the early leader. Snakebite Bale will be doing his best work late. Box Up 1.2.3.8.
Race 9 - Amity Marlow is drawn for a bold showing in this on her recent efforts where she won here 2 runs back in 30.09, then was a very good 3rd here last start from a wide draw from the rails. She should nearly lead, and win. Bombastic Tim and Cinnamon Rose can run into the placings. Box Up 1.6.7.8.
Race 10 - This is the 600 of the night and Lauren Harris has a big chance with Max Jake down in box 1. He won from this draw last start in good fashion and run a smart 35.11. Spring Irish will be motoring home late along with Pierce Bale. Box Up 1.2.4.7.
Race 11 - And it’s always good to go home on a winner and we can do that with the pacey Bogie Bullet. She found one better in Mepunga Gal here last start but should nearly pinch this with her early dash. Half A Mill can add value to our First four along with Dyna Soren Box Up 3.4.5.6.
Best Bets
Race 1 No 3 – LACHLAN MONELLI
Race 6 No 4 – SPRING BRIDGE
Best Roughie
Race 3 No 2 – DATA QUEEN
ANGLE PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 1 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $2,000.
ANGLE PARK DAILY DOUBLE JACKPOT
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Daily Double Jackpot of $4,040.
ALBION PARK DOUBLE TRIO JACKPOT
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Double Trio Jackpot of $1,036.
HOBART TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON ALL RACES
All races tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $1,000 on all races.
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.
The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s excellent night of racing at Angle Park.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 3,4,7,5
Race 2: 1,7,8,5
Race 3: 1,2,4,8
Race 4: 2,8,7,3
Race 5: 2,4,5,3
Race 6: 5,4,6,2
Race 7: 2,8,5,7
Race 8: 1,3,2,8
Race 9: 1,6,8,2
Race 10: 1,7,2,8
Best Bet: Race 7, No. 2 Cairnlea Jet
Each-Way: Race 8, No. 1 Darcy Brown
Roughie: Race 9, No 1 Amity Marlow
PORT AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL CUP COMING UP THIS SATURDAY
A strong field will line up for the 2018 Port Augusta City Council Cup on Saturday at the Port Augusta Greyhound Club Inc.
Gawler Gold Cup winner Windmill Haze looks well placed to add to trainer Ken Gill's trophy collection while kennelmate Darcy Brown could also run into the placings from the rail. Heat winners Flyrite, Nut Allergy and Waterloo Cup winner Gangalla Fury all look to be a chance in what is a competitive field. The final is set to run at 2.40pm with the first race on the program running at 1pm. Get to the track for a great day out for all.
LICENCE RENEWALS ARE DUE NOW
Participants are advised that license renewals are due now.
Any greyhound nominated for meetings in July will not be eligible if licenses locally or interstate are not updated. GRSA encourages trainers to check with owners Interstate and locally and ensure they have a current license.
Please contact the Integrity department regarding your license if you have any issues.
2018 GAWLER PRODUCE SEMI-FINALS THIS SUNDAY
All eyes will again be on Gawler this Sunday night with the Semi-Finals of the 2018 Gawler Produce being run.
The fields are as follows:
1st Semi-Final
1. VICTA ASHLEY Michael Giniotis
2. SPRINGVALE CHOIX Barry Stewart
3. VICTA LOUISE Robyn Mackellar
4. ABUZZ Cameron Butcher
5. BERELUKE Nicole Stanley
6. PANHANDLE SLIM Raymond Murray
7. OAKVALE WARRIOR Nathan Wilson
8. TIME'S RIGHT Cameron Butcher
9. CAIRNLEA JET Petar Jovanovic (1st Res)
10. MORE THAN BLACK Troy Murray (2nd Res)
2nd Semi-Final
1. FABWIK Kirin Corby
2. VICTA CALEB Michael Giniotis
3. ETHICS Nicole Stanley
4. AIMING Cameron Butcher
5. WANCHAI EXPRESS Raymond Murray
6. CAIRNLEA BELLA Petar Jovanovic
7. UP TIME GIRL Cameron Butcher
8. MASTER CHAOS Irene Rehmann
9. MINACIOUS Graham Brown (1st Res)
10. ACCELERATE Cameron Butcher (2nd Res)
BRUCE TYCOON AT STUD - FREE SERVICES IN JUNE
Thanks to Ben Weidenbach he has been offering free services to star sprinter Bruce Tycoon on selected races this month.
One Bitches race will be run each Thursday night (varying grade) at Angle Park with the winning connections receiving a free service. Winning connections will need to contact Ben to claim their prize. The races and dates are listed below and GRSA thanks Ben for putting up these services during next month.
• Thursday 28th June - $3,775 Bruce Tycoon Bitches Only Mixed – 515m (Free Service to Bruce Tycoon)
FUTURITY PAYMENTS DUE TOMORROW
Owners of SA Bred greyhounds are reminded that the next batch of Futurity payments are due on Friday 29th June 2018.
There will be three series’ for which payments will need to be made.
The payments due are:
Classic 2018 – Final Payment Pups Born July 16 to Dec 16
This payment is for greyhounds for which the first two Sustaining Payments have been made. The Final Payment is $121 per greyhound.
Breeders 2019 – Second Payment - Pups Born Jan 17 to June 17
This payment is for greyhounds for which the first Sustaining Payment was made last December. The Second Sustaining Payment is $55 per pup or a Final Payment of $121 can be made at this stage.
Classic 2019 – First Payment - Pups Born July 17 to Dec 17
Finally the First Payment is due for Classic 2019. 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.
To assist all owners of Futurity eligible pups, reminders were posted this week. It is perhaps a good idea to make the payment as soon as you can, so it doesn’t slip your mind and the closing date passes. If you have sold a pup/s we would ask if you can either forward on the information or let Caralyn Fielden know at GRSA and she can follow it up. If you haven’t received a reminder and you think you should have, contact us asap.
PRIZEMONEY INCREASES FOR ANGLE PARK (CITY A) THURSDAY FROM JULY 1
As of July 1, Thursday Night Angle Park stakemoney across all grades will increase by 5%, reflecting the key role that the premier weekly meeting plays in attracting the highest quality outcomes from local breeding and interstate acquisitions.
This will also benefit some of our feature events that will increase on Thursday nights.
TRAINERS TO RECEIVE $20 FROM 1ST JULY TO REPLACE $15 UNPLACED
The existing $15 unplaced payment that currently applies to a majority of SA greyhound races will be replaced by a new $20 Trainer Raceday Subsidy (TRS) from 1st July with 100% of that payment being allocated directly to trainers.
For clarity, this payment will be made in addition to the $60 trainer rebate and will be allocated to unplaced greyhounds under circumstances wherein the $15 payment would have previously applied. Unplaced payments of more than $20 will remain the same.
CINDERELLA’S CLEANING CHAMPION PUPPY HEATS IN JULY
Owners & Trainers of up and coming youngsters should note that the Champion Puppy series isn’t far away.
The Cinderella’s Commercial Cleaning Group Champion Puppy Series is for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st July 2016 and is conducted as Heats to a Final series.
The $4,820 Heats will be run on Thursday 12th July and the Final on Thursday 19th July. Prizemoney for the 2018 Final will be $10,710 thanks to the increases announced from 1st July.
*Nominations for the heats close on Monday, 9th July with GRSA at 9.00am.*
GAWLER BREEDERS 2018 IN JULY
After the recent Group 3 Howard Ashton Final the final race in the Breeders 2018 pay up series is the Gawler Breeders 2018.
The series will be conducted on Sunday 15th and 22nd July.
*Nominations for the heats close on Tuesday, 10th July with GRSA at 9.00am.*
PARTICIPANT DRESS CODE
Stewards remind participants to ensure they comply with all requirements of the GRSA Dress Code when attending race meetings when involved in racing.
CHANGES TO 6 MONTH TRIAL POLICY FROM JUNE 1
GRSA Stewards have recently undertaken a benchmarking exercise with other states around field sizes for greyhounds looking to return to racing after not competing for more than six (6) months.
The Stewards view is the spirit of the rule about unraced greyhound for more than six (6) months is to ensure the greyhound is fit to race.
In an effort to assist participants, the GRSA Trial Policy will be amended, to allow greyhounds which have not raced for more than six (6) months to be able to complete a satisfactory trial as a solo trial. This change will take effect as of 1 June 2018. The provisions of GAR72 and GAR77A still apply.
CLAIMING RACES BEING CONDUCTED
There are specific claiming race conditions for these events, but basically, greyhounds are graded into an event with a claiming price.
Prior to the event, new owners can buy the greyhound before it starts with any prizemoney won being retained by the old owners and then the new owners take the greyhound after the race. These races provide an opportunity to sell and buy greyhounds that are currently competing. Conditions refer to no more than $2,500 or $5,000 claiming prize.
Races are programmed on –
Wednesday 11th July – 388m (up to $5,000)
Sunday 15th July – 400m (Gawler – up to $5,000)
Wednesday 25th July (up to $5,000)
KURT DONSBERG – ONCOURSE RACE NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER
Recently Kurt was able to extend his roster to not only do Thursday night meetings at Angle Park but also the Monday night and Wednesday day meetings, however, due to personal commitments he is unable to do Monday nights until later in the year.
Kurt will continue as normal with Thursdays and also Wednesdays based on his availability.
On those days/nights of racing when Kurt is not oncourse GRSA will continue to allow participants to take their own presentation photos and if required, gain access to the presentation area. Please just liaise with the Stewards on the day for access.
ACCELL THERAPY MAT NOW AVAILABLE AT ANGLE PARK
The mat is now available in the foyer area of the Angle Park building.
It is recommended that a greyhound derives benefit with a 15 to 20 minute session and is generally for recovery from racing or injury. It will be available during normal office hours to be used (greyhounds racing on that day excluded). Please ask the Racing Admin staff if you wish to use the mat. GRSA is working towards making this available also during trial sessions.