Angle Park Preview - Thursday 7th June 2018
by The Shadow
With another big night of racing here at headquarters we have a 12-event programme. There are 3 Heats of the 2016 Auction Series over the 515m and the Shane McQueen Feature Final carrying a $6,500 to the winner’s cheque over the 600m. As always all races are trifecta and first four events. I hope you followed me last week as you would have had a very handy return for my best bets and trifecta selections.
Race 1 - We tipped him last week and he saluted the judge and that is Bean Monelli, he is drawn well again for a bold showing and can kick us off on a winning note. Kennel mate Larrikin Locky can add value to our first four along with Hesa Marlow and Snakebite Bale who will be rattling home late. Box Up 1.3.4.8.
Race 2 - The Maiden of the night and when in doubt go with the box draw so we will tip Talitha Cumi who has the rails draw. Striking Jewel is knocking on the door along with Dakota Cam. Box Up 1.2.7.8.
Race 3 - The first of the Auction Series Heats and last start winner of the Howard Ashton Final Waterloo Kate looks very hard to beat again, she showed early pace here last week from box 1 and collected a massive $25,000 for her connections. Bereluke has handy form and is more than capable if left alone early. Box Up 2.6.7.8.
Race 4 - Flying Ellen is the in-form runner of this field and has won her past 2 here in good fashion, she looks one of the better bets of the night. Game Over is better than recent form suggests and is a likely improver. Add Barwell Boy who has had a stint in Victoria. Box Up 2.3.4.7.
Race 5 - This is the third and final Heat of the Auction series and Springvale Choix should start the punters elect, he made good ground here last week when 3rd behind kennel mate Waterloo Kate and should be right in the mix again. De Choix has a good turn of early pace and is a chance of pinching this with luck so she is a must for our Trifecta. Box Up 1.4.6.8.
Race 6 - Feral Lad has been in terrific of late with 4 wins from his last 5 starts including a 30.06 win here over this trip, he looks boxed to win again from his rails draw. Zellman has been racing well over the short and should be able to run into the placings along with Alpha Aion. Box Up 1.4.6.8.
Race 7 - The Tony Rasmussen trained chaser in Honcho Monelli is all class and is boxed for a bold showing, he has a personal best of 29.42 here and should go very close. Hot Marlow is a pacey type and will be in front for a long way. Hukanui will be rattling home late and is a must for the First Four. Box Up 1.2.5.6.
Race 8 - This is the Final of the 2018 Shane McQueen over the 600m and it is certainly a top-class affair. The main chances look to be On Fire and Cairnlea Jet, both were last start winners here in good times and they should nearly run the Quinella. Spring Bloom is our value runner as she will be running on strongly. Box Up 3.5.6.9.
Race 9 - The Rasmussen kennel should have a big night with their team and it’s very hard to go past Zudactyl Monelli from box 4, he found a heap of trouble here at his last run over the 731m when odds on favourite, he resumes here and will be very hard to beat. Croydon Boys should get home hard. Box Up 4.6.7.8.
Race 10 - There looks to be several chances in this so it makes for a terrific betting race, the Rawlings kennel has a new one in Bogie Bullet, she had 1 start here over the short last month and won in a handy 22.53, with 5 wins and 4 placings from just 12 starts we will put her on top. Funky Monkey and Sutton Nicky are big chances and can’t be over looked. Box up 1.2.5.8.
Race 11 – With the scratching of Panhandle Slim it looks like both Half A Mill and Fantastic Chief are drawn well and are huge chances in a pretty open affair. Box Up 1.2.5.6.
Race 12 - The Rasmussen kennel can go home on a winning note with Menzali out in box 7, he battled on strongly to finish 2nd behind Aston Abbott in 29.93 at his SA debut and can go one better tonight. Deflection and Zoro Bale are moderate starters but will be doing their best work late. Box Up 1.2.7.8.
Best Bets
Race 4 NO 2 Flying Ellen
Race 7 NO 1 Honcho Monelli
Best Each Way
Race 6 NO 4 Zellman
Best Roughie
Race 1 NO 4 Larrikin Locky
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 FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $1,000.
ALBION PARK ANY 2 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Any 2 Jackpot of $8,239.
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.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for June will be released next 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.
The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s fabulous night of racing at Angle Park.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 1,3,8,6
Race 2: 8,1,4,2
Race 3: 8,6,2,7
Race 4: 7,2,4,8
Race 5: 4,1,6,7
Race 6: 6,2,4,1
Race 7: 1,2,5,6
Race 8: 6,5,4,3
Race 9: 4,5,6,3
Race 10: 1,5,2,3
Race 11: 1,4,6,2
Race 12: 2,3,7,8
Best Bet: Race 7, No. 1 Honcho Monelli
Each-Way: Race 2, No. 8 Dakota Cam
Roughie: Race 6, No 6 Alpha Aion
The Boy from the Bush give us all the tips for tonight’s terrific night of racing at Angle Park including the Shane McQueen Feature Final and Heats of the AGRC/GRSA Auction Series.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 1,2,4,8
Race 2: 6,1,2,3
Race 3: 2,6,7,8
Race 4: 7,2,4,3
Race 5: 4,8,6,7
Race 6: 2,1,6,7
Race 7: 1,5,3,6
Race 8: 5,9,4,1
Race 9: 4,8,7,6
Race 10: 1,5,2,8
Race 11: 6,1,4,5
Race 12: 7,8,2,3
Best Bet: Race 12, No. 7 Menzali
Each-Way: Race 6, No. 2 Meehan Sox
Roughie: Race 11, No 6 Mr. Worldwide
ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$19,000 Auction Main Series Final – 515m (Special Event NP. For those greyhounds sold through the 2016 Auction series. Heats 7/6/18)
$4,590 Auction Series Consolation – 515m (Consolation for those greyhounds who did not qualify for the Main Series Final from heat 7/6/18. Trainers must renominate to be considered)
$4,590 Mixed Masters Stake – 515m (Masters conditions apply)
$2,445 Bruce Tycoon Bitches Only Grade 6 – 515m (Free Service to Bruce Tycoon provided by Ben Weidenbach)
$2,200 Open Maiden – 515m
$3,390 SA Bred Grade 5 – 515m
$4,990 Free For All – 731m
Nominations close Friday 8th June at 9.00am with GRSA
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.
STOP PRESS
NOMINATIONS FOR ANGLE PARK
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NEXT WEEK
CLOSE AT 9.00AM TOMORROW (8TH JUNE)
2018 SHANE MCQUEEN FINAL TONIGHT
Last week at Angle Park there were three terrific heats of the 2018 Shane McQueen where the first two placegetters and two fastest thirds qualified for tonights Feature final.
Heat winners were –
Pierce Bale – 35.18
On Fire – 35.17
Cairnlea Jet – 35.04
The Final field in Box Draw order is:
1. Pierce Bale Gino Grgurovic
2. Paraphernalia Tracie Price
3. Spring Bloom Greg Board
4. Windmill Haze Ken Gill
5. Cairnlea Jet Petar Jovanovic
6. On Fire Cameron Butcher
7. Eli Starlight Tony Rasmussen
8. Nations SCR 9. Jeebus Bird (Box 8) Tony Rasmussen
10. Who Said That (2nd Res) SCR
The $9,365 Final will be race 8 on the program and is listed to jump at 9.13pm (SA time).
This will be the fifteenth running of the event, which is named in the memory of former GRSA CEO, Shane McQueen.
Previous winners are:
2004 SHAMIRA BALE G Dailly 34.89
2005 EXPLOSIVE FLASH P Barry 35.00
2006 DEGREE OF STYLE K Gill 35.32
2007 SO BUSY L Harris 34.68
2008 C’MON TESS K Gill 35.09
2009 RED DEMON R Harnas 35.05
2010 STRICTLY MAMBO J Jones 35.13
2011 SIPS HER COFFEE R Hume 35.14
2012 KALDEN MAYHEM T Murray 35.16
2013 TERCEL K Bearpark 35.05
2014 BIG ZAP T Murray 34.87
2015 HE’S A VILLIAN L Rasmussen 34.91
2016 AMERICAN TONY K Gill 35.06
2017 ALLEN OREGON B Rawlings 35.13
GREYHOUND AUCTION SERIES MAIN HEATS TONIGHT
Heats for the Main race series for greyhounds that were purchased through the 2016 Auction will be run tonight with three 7 dog heats programmed.
The series features the likes of Bushiri, Waterloo Kate, Bereluke, Flying Ellen, Barwell Boy, and Springvale Choix.
The heats are worth $4,665 with the $19,000 Final to be run next Thursday 14th June 2018. Please also note that there will be a $4,590 Consolation for those eligible greyhounds that did not qualify for the final however trainers will need to renominate to be considered (nominations dependant).
The first two greyhounds from each heat and two fastest third placegetters will qualify for next weeks final. The box draw will be conducted oncourse after the running of race 6 tonight.
There will be another series to be run in July or August over 515m for $1,130 heats and then the final is worth $5,000. These dates are yet to be confirmed.
LICENSE RENEWALS ARE NOW DUE
Please be advised that your license renewal is NOW DUE. We have sent out renewals to those requiring updating their license.
Please check your license card to confirm the expiry date.
It is vital that you license before the cut of time to ensure no greyhounds will miss a run. As an example it you are nominating for any race meeting in July you would want to have renewed by Friday 22nd June to guarantee no issues.
Check with Owners locally and from Interstate as this has been an issue in recent years and get the licenses renewed by this date.
Please contact the GRSA Integrity Department for queries or questions.
BRUCE TYCOON AT STUD - FREE SERVICES IN JUNE
Thanks to Ben Weidenbach he will be offering free services to star sprinter Bruce Tycoon on selected races in June. 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.
• Tonight (Thursday 7th June) - $3,190 Bruce Tycoon Bitches Only Grade 5 – 515m (Free Service to Bruce Tycoon)
• Thursday 14th June - $2,445 Bruce Tycoon Bitches Only Grade 6 – 515m (Free Service to Bruce Tycoon)
• Thursday 21st June - $4,590 Bruce Tycoon Bitches Only Free For All – 515m (Free Service to Bruce Tycoon)
• Thursday 28th June - $3,775 Bruce Tycoon Bitches Only Mixed – 515m (Free Service to Bruce Tycoon)
EXTRA PRIZEMONEY FOR PORT AUGUSTA CUP MEETINGS – NOMS FOR CUP HEATS CLOSE TUESDAY 12th JUNE
The Port Augusta Greyhound Racing Club has advised that there will be $100 extra added to each race (excluding Cup Final) for meetings on 16th June (Cup Heats) and 30th June (Cup final). The Cup final will now be worth $5,000 total prizemoney.
* Nominations will close for Cup Heats with GRSA on Tuesday 12th June at 9.00am.
$7,000 STAYERS CUP IN JUNE
The next feature race for the stayers will be Heats of the Stayer’s Cup on Thursday, 22nd June over the 731m journey.
The $7,000 Final will be run on Thursday, 29th June.
*Nominations close on Monday, 18th June at 9.00am with GRSA.
AGRC TO SPONSOR THE NEXT LOW GRADE FEATURE HEATS IN JUNE
The next low grade series heats at Angle Park will be run on Thursday, 21st June for SA Bred and/or SA Owned Grade 5 greyhounds over the 515m.
Conditions will be that if sufficient nominations are received to run two heats of SA Bred then those heats will be run. If insufficient nominations then SA Owned greyhounds will also be included with the SA Bred dogs given first preference. The Adelaide Greyhound Racing Club will kindly sponsor this event with added prizemoney and a rug to the winning connections. The final will be worth $5,340 run on Thursday, 29th June.
*Nominations close on Monday, 18th June at 9.00am with GRSA.
GAWLER PRODUCE STAKE HEATS IN JUNE
A reminder to all trainers with greyhounds paid up for the Gawler Produce Stake that the heats will be run on Sunday, 24th June.
The semis are listed for Sunday, 1st July and the Final will be held on Sunday, 8th July.
The prizemoney breakdowns will be announced after the number of heats are known, however the Final is guaranteed at $22,000 and Consolation at $2,700.
*Nominations for the heats close on Tuesday, 19th June with GRSA at 9.00am.*
The winner of the Final is also eligible for a $6,000 bonus if it can win the 2018 Gawler Gold Cup later this year. If the winner of the Gawler Produce is SA Bred, there is also a $1,000 SA Bred Bonus.
FUTURITY PAYMENTS DUE THIS MONTH
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 will be posted next 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.
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
Specific claiming race conditions have been released 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.
Races are programmed on –
Wednesday 13th June – 388m
Tuesday 19th June – 400m (Gawler)
Wednesday 27th June – 388m
MOUNT GAMBIER RUNNING ADDITIONAL FORTNIGHTLY THURSDAY MEETING
The Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club is running an additional fortnightly Thursday afternoon race meeting over the coming months.
The addition of these meetings follows consultation between the Club and GRSA on servicing local participants during the temporary closure of the Warrnambool Greyhound Club for refurbishments from May to August. With the pool of nominations for Mount Gambier coming from the South East region of SA and from across the border in country Victoria, it is believed that an extra meeting per fortnight will assist participation in the region. The change will result in Mount Gambier racing on a two week cycle of Friday/Sunday in the first week and then Thursday/Sunday in the second week.
GRSA have released extra dates in the first instance in late May, June and July to establish support, with the intent to add additional meetings in August whilst the Warrnambool works take place (estimated at 4 months). GRSA thanks the support of the Mt Gambier GRC, Radio TAB, staff and Sky Racing for their support for these extra meetings.
Date changes are listed below –
Add: Mount Gambier – Thursday 21st June 2018 (TAB) Day (Time Graded by Groups)
Add: Mount Gambier – Thursday 5th July 2018 (TAB) Day
Add: Mount Gambier – Thursday 19th July 2018 (TAB) Day
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.
TRIAL DATES FOR STRATHALBYN
All bookings for normal trials will be taken by the Club for Wednesday nights. You can book trials via text MSG / or call Yvonne King at the Club on 0407 334 349 between 9am and 11am on the day of the trials. All qualifying trials will need to be booked through GRSA as per normal by 12.30pm on the day of the Qualy trials. GRSA thanks the support of Yvonne and the Strathalbyn GRC in regard to these changes.
The following dates are for the next trial sessions at Strathalbyn -
Wednesday 13th June (Qualifying Trials)
Wednesday 20th June
Wednesday 27th June
ANGLE PARK QUALIFYING TRIALS
Angle Park Qualifying Trials are weekly on Tuesday night, for the corresponding Monday APM meeting and the Wednesday APD meeting.
Trainers must be specific on their nominations about which day they are trialling for and what distance. (ie Wed 388m, Mon 515, Mon 600m etc)
Tuesday Angle Park Qualifying dates are:
June 12th (for APM Monday meeting on 18th June – for APD Wednesday meeting on 20th June)
Nominations close with GRSA at 12.30pm on the Tuesday of the meeting.