Angle Park Preview - Thursday 3rd October 2019
by The Shadow
Tonight we have 5 heats of the 2019 TAB Adelaide Cup which are races 3 to 7 on tonight’s programme, we will have all winners through to Friday weeks Cup final and the two fastest seconds. Hooked On Scotch was the winner of last week’s State of Origin Match Race series and has made his way through to the Cup with that win. We have a massive night of racing ahead of us with some very smart performers engaged; let’s hope we can finish well in front ourselves.
Race 1 - Superstar Chase can kick start the night for us, he was a very good 3rd here last week from this draw and should be able to lead and win. Kennel mate Cawbourne Clint is more than capable and is well boxed to run a cheeky race, add City Limit Sign for a bit of value for our trifecta. Box Up 2.4.7.8
Race 2 - Springvale Anna is working towards a win, she will be running on and only needs early luck to figure. Acka Jet can be hit and miss early but should figure in the finish. Box Up 1.2.5.7
Race 3 - This is the 1st of the heats and I am going with the local performer Fly For Fun, he has the pace to lead and with an ounce of luck can pinch this with his home track knowledge. Whiskey Riot is a well-travelled sprinter and with 13 wins from his 28 starts he is boxed for a bold showing. Another interstater He’s For Me won here last week from box 2 and can only be improved. Box Up 1.2.4.8
Race 4 - Heat 2 and the locally owned and bred flying sensation Sennachie is our top pick here, he returned here last week in the Match Race series and carved out a slick 29.21, he is a class act and should take a power of beating. Fantastic Yankee has been in top form, he is well drawn and should gain a clear run and run in to the money. Add Kisses For Cloda at big odds for the First Four. Box Up 1.4.7.8
Race 5 - Heat 3 and this is a wide open affair and the main chances look to be Spring Cuervo down in box 1, Seal The Deal and the well performed Road Travelled, all 3 are racing well and have their chances to secure a spot in next weeks final. Weblec King will be running on and could be the SMOKEY with luck. Box Up 1.2.3.7
Race 6 - Heat 4 and the Jeff Britton kennel have a smart one in Steinbrenner out in box 8, he has won 8 from 22 along with 6 placings, he carved out a 29.42 run at his 1st look here and should start the punters elect. Fernando’s Riot trialled here in 29.82 and is boxed for a bold showing and is very strong. Box Up 2.3.6.8
Race 7 - The last of the 5 heats, we will go with the locally owned Spring Bridge from the Thompson kennel, he is no stranger to the Angle Park circuit starting his career off here, he has solid Victorian form and appears the one to beat. Alicante Bouchet has terrific early pace and she is more than capable of winning here with a clear run. Chief Fernando is another with strong form and must be kept safe. Box Up 2.3.4.7
Race 8 - Mepunga Zeus is working back into form, he flashed home late to run a good 3rd here last start and is drawn for a bold showing. Come Home has been hit and miss of late, he is a smart performer when on song and is a must for our First Four, others to put in the mix are Yoda and Minnie Mac who’s at big odds. Box up 1.4.5.7
Race 9 - This is the distance affair of the night and we will go with Stitch Em Cilla, she has the early pace to lead and has a good record at this trip. Five Thirty will be the one running on strongly and will be right in the market, add in Dashing Mickey who is making his distance debut. Box Up 2.4.6.8
Race 10 - The Scott Feltus trained Ace Allen is close to a win, he has been placed over this trip at his past couple and with moderate beginners on his inside he should be able to lead and win. Whata Key has been racing below his best but is more than capable when on song. More Rum Bateman and Lose Your Blues for the minors. Box Up 2.4.6.8
Race 11 - Tatachilla is the inform runner, he has won 3 of his last 5 including a 29.89 win from this draw over Power Burner, he is drawn to win again. Canya Queen resumed with a handy 3rd and ran home nicely last start, she is a must for our trifecta along with Hot Spartan who can fill a place. Box up 1.2.4.5
Race 12 - Victa Caleb has good short course form, he looks the likely leader and should be able to pinch this. Tornado Alley was a good even effort here last week and is drawn to run a cheeky race again. Connor Allen and Resolute Lee for the First Four. Box Up 1.2.7.8
Best Bets
Race 6 NO 8 Steinbrenner
Race 11 NO 1 Tatachilla
Best Each Way
Race 3 NO 4 Fly For Fun
Race 7 NO 7 Alicante Bouchet
Best Roughie
Race 12 NO 2 Resolute Lee
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 6 & 7
Race’s 6 & 7 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Exacta Jackpot of $5,000 each.
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 DAILY DOUBLE JACKPOT
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Daily Double Jackpot of $6,600.
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.
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.
GRSA TEXT SERVICE
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KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for September was released a few weeks ago so make sure you grab yourself a copy.
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ANGLE PARK NEXT FRIDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$107,500 Final TAB Adelaide Cup – 515m (Group 1 – Special Conditions Apply. Heats 3/10/19) Not G-SIX
$11,435 TAB Adelaide Cup Consolation – 515m (Consolation from Adelaide Cup Heats – trainers must renominate) Not G-SIX
(Winner of the SA State of Origin Race (SA or VIC greyhound) gains automatic entry into the Group 2 Shootout at Sandown 14/11. Winner of the SA State of Origin (SA or VIC greyhound) will be guaranteed a spot into the Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final 11/10. By pass the Heats. Conditions apply)
$2,655 Open Maiden – 515m
$12,175 TAB Premier’s Cup – 731m (Best greyhounds nominated) Not G-SIX
$7,500 TAB SA Country Cup Final – 515m (For greyhounds which qualified in heats at GAW, MTG, MB. 6 dog final. Conditions apply), $6,025 Open – 600m
Nominations close Tuesday 8th October with GRSA at 9.00am.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park including the heats of the Group 1 Adelaide Cup.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 7,2,4,5
Race 2: 1,7,8,2
Race 3: 4,2,8,5
Race 4: 7,8,4,1
Race 5: 2,3,7,6
Race 6: 6,8,2,3
Race 7: 3,1,2,7
Race 8: 1,5,4,7
Race 9: 8,6,1,1
Race 10: 4,8,2,6
Race 11: 1,2,4,7
Race 12: 1,8,7,2
Best Bets: Race 5, No. 2 Seal The Deal
Each-Way: Race 6, No. 6 Oakvale Beauty
Roughie: Race 7, No. 1 Cawbourne Terry
LOCAL NEWS
2019 GROUP 1 TAB ADELAIDE CUP HEATS
Five super heats of the Group 1 TAB Adelaide Cup have been drawn together for tonight’s meeting at Angle Park with some terrific greyhounds from Interstate taking on the cream of the crop from SA.
The TAB Adelaide Cup Final carries total prizemoney of $107,500, with the winner to receive $75,000. With five heats each winner and the two fastest second placegetters will progress through to the Group 1 Final on Friday night, 11th October and join Hooked On Scotch for trainer Jason Thompson which qualified for the Final after winning the TAB State Of Origin Match Race series last Thursday night.
GRSA appreciates the continuing support of GRVIC for allowing our premier night to be conducted on a Friday each year in the interests of the National Racing calendar. By GRVIC swapping one of their meetings the Group 1 TAB Adelaide Cup will gain maximum coverage to the wider community with all races being shown on Sky Racing 1 and makes for a super start to the weekend.
TAB have full tote and fixed odds coverage available for the heats tonight with the Shadow previewing each race earlier in the preview.
TAB also have an all in fixed odds market available for next week’s Group 1 final with the top priced contenders listed below–
Hooked On Scotch 2.50 1.34
Sennachie 3.50 1.56
Spring Bridge 12.00 3.45
Whisky Riot 12.00 3.45
Road Travelled 14.00 3.90
Steinbrenner 14.00 3.90
Chief Fernando 21.00 5.50
Fly For Fun 21.00 5.50
Oakvale Beauty 21.00 5.50
Panhandle Slim 21.00 5.50
Seal The Deal 21.00 5.50
Alicante Bouchet 26.00 6.75
Weblec King 26.00 6.75
All other greyhounds 31.00 or above (TAB odds as of 1.00pm 3/10/19)
The Box Draw for the Adelaide Cup Final will take place oncourse after the running of race 8 tonight at approximately 9.25pm (SA time) and will be LIVE streamed on Facebook.
For those greyhounds that miss out on qualifying for the Adelaide Cup Final there will be a $11,435 consolation on the program where trainers will need to renominate to be considered.
BOOKING ON THE NIGHT
Bookings are now open for the 2019 TAB Adelaide Cup:
Chasers Buffet. $50 covers your seat in Chasers and their amazing all-you-can-eat buffet. Seating in Chasers provides you with the best positioning to see the festivities of the Adelaide Cup unfold. Book NOW to avoid disappointment as we usually book out. Phone 8243 7150.
General entry is gold coin donation and there will be tonnes of free rides and entertainment on the night. We should see some “SUPER DOGS” on the night.
GAWLER TO RACE ON THURSDAY TWILIGHT BEFORE ADELAIDE CUP
Again with this years Adelaide Cup being on a Friday night, Gawler will race on the Thursday twilight (10th October).
The first race will be around 2.30pm to 3pm with the last around 6pm. There will be Grade 5 heats over 400m and Grade 6 heats over 531m with both finals to be conducted on Friday 18th October. There will also be a Novice 0-4 wins over the 643m. This meeting will be a Provincial 1 meeting.
Nominations close 9.00am tomorrow Friday 4th October with GRSA.
TAB PREMIER’S CUP ON ADELAIDE CUP NIGHT
Our feature staying event on Adelaide Cup final night is the $12,175 TAB Premier’s Cup over the 731m journey.
This is an Open event for the best greyhounds nominated.
Nominations close 9.00am Tuesday 8th October with GRSA.
TAB SA COUNTRY CUP FINAL ON ADELAIDE CUP FINAL NIGHT
The qualifiers for the $7,500 SA Country Cup Final have been determined under the conditions.
The final is Angle Park over 515 metres to be run on Adelaide Cup Final night Friday 11th October 2017. This will be a G-SIX (6-DOG) FINAL. Qualifiers are -
Qualifying
Track
Mt Gambier Springvale Alysa (1st) & Galactic Titan (1st)
Murray Bridge Spring Taylor (1st ) & Conner Peruzzi (1st)
Gawler Better Dream (1st) & Victa Nash (2nd)
Under the conditions reserves will be determined by ballot from second placegetters. Those greyhounds considered are –
Lektra Brandy (MTG), Black Spring (MTG), Sweet Ella (Murray Bridge), Cawbourne Clint (Murray Bridge).
If required GRSA will then consider by ballot from the third placegetters from all heats.
Country Cup Final Prizemoney
1st $5,000
2nd $1,250
3rd $650
Unplaced $200
PETER BRYCE FROM WINNING POST SUPPLIES BACK IN ADELAIDE THIS WEEK
Peter Bryce from Winning Post Supplies has been back in South Australia this week until Sunday 6th October at Murray Bridge.
At Gawler on Friday 4th October for placegetters he will donate for 1st, 2nd and 3rd with OPL Probiotic 150g for race 8. Please catch up Peter at the track.
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 15/10/19, 29/10/19, 12/11/19, 26/11/19
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.