Angle Park Racing Preview - 13.7.17
by The Shadow
There are several highlights on tonight’s programme none better than race 9 where On Fire will be going for his 12th straight win, the Bekim Bale x Alana Blues sprinter is in outstanding form and the times he keeps on producing are unbelievable . Race 6 is a more than handy 731m event and there looks to be several chances, don’t forget all races are Trifecta and First fours so we will be able to snare a couple of handy dividends especially race 1 with a guaranteed Trifecta Pool of $10,000.
Race 1 - We kick off with a wide-open affair and I like one in this down on the fence in Funky Monkey, she looks well placed in this and should be able to push up early. Mepunga Georgia has pace and is a must for the Trifecta, add Harbison Miss who will be working home late. Box Up 1.3.7.8.
Race 2 and the Paula Hearnden kennel look to have a strangle hold on this with 3 runners. Long Gully Pete will find this a lot easier than his recent runs. Dakota Peach loves to fill a place and has early dash. Box Up 2.4.6.7.
Race 3 - Long Gully Josh was grabbed on the line at Gawler last start in quick time so he should be able to break back into the winner’s circle in this. Dakota Farr has only had a handful of starts and looks to have a bright future. Box Up 1.2.4.5.
Race 4 - We tipped her last week and that is Kung Fu Mary, she is better when able to lead and gets her chance to do that from box 8 tonight. Eustace Road has won 4 from 4 all over the short and looks well primed to tackle the extra trip. Box up 1.3.7.8.
Race 5 - The Cameron Butcher kennel should have another terrific night and they can kick off with a winner with Regal Looper, he charged home to score here last start from box 7 and for mine can jump straight to the front in this. The dangers look to be Allen Portland who will be working home late as will be Tear It Down. Box Up 1.2.5.8.
Race 6 - This is the Distance affair of the night and Caprice Monelli rattled home over the top of them to win here last week in a very handy 43.39, on that effort he looks the measuring stick again. Purpose Driven has been in the money at her last 5 here and is a monty to fill a place again. Box Up 1.2.7.8.
Race 7 - I like the inside 3 here but it’s very hard to split them as they are all very capable on their night, Aston Hinkley loves a wide draw and could be the smokey if he came out running as he could skip away in a very open affair, make sure you put a First Four on in this. Box Up 1.2.3.6
Race 8 - Another of the Cameron Butchers runners in Buzz Box has been in terrific form and she looks primed to win again from box 1 with 4 wins from her last 5 starts, she is my top pick. Dyna Keitaro will be working home late and is a veteran of 133 starts. Box Up 1.3.7.8.
Race 9 - As mentioned earlier, On Fire is going for his 12th straight win and it would be a very game person to tip against him, with 25 wins from 41 starts it would only be bad luck that would beat him. Signal Peak is another inform runner and will be right in the mix, add Backpacker at big odds for the Trifecta. 6 from 2.4.8. boxed.
Race 10 - With 5 runners over the 600m Zipping Zeus will prove the one to catch, he has a very good record over this trip and is sure to start the punters elect. Sutton Steele has pace and will make his presence felt as will Hesa Jayclo at big odds. 6 from 1.4.8.
Race 11 - I think we can go home on a winner with the Tony Rasmussen trained Greysynd Gem, she showed a good turn of early pace here last start only to be pipped on the line in 30.13, the main dangers will come from Relton if he is on song and Rock Away. Box Up 1.4.5.7.
Best Bests
Race 1, No: 1 - Funky Monkey
Race 8, No: 1 - Buzz Box
Best Each Way
Race 7, No: 3 - Rockstar Lisa
Best Roughie
Race 4, No: 7 Exhibition
ANGLE PARK TRIFECTA GUARANTEED POOL OF $10,000 ON RACE 1
Race 1 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Guaranteed Trifecta Pool of $10,000.
ANGLE PARK QUADRELLA GUARANTEED POOL OF $5,000
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Guaranteed Quadrella Pool of $5,000.
ANGLE PARK DOUBLE TRIO JACKPOT
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Double Trio Jackpot of $300.
ANGLE PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $14,306.
ALBION PARK QUADRELLA GUARANTEED POOL OF $25,000
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Guaranteed Quadrella Pool of $25,000.
ALBION PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $14,306.
HOBART TRIFECTA JACKPOT ON ALL RACES
All Races tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Trifecta Jackpot of $1,000 on All races.
HOBART QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $1,000.
HOBART EXTRA DOUBLE JACKPOT
Race’s 3 & 4 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Extra Double Jackpot of $3,363.
SANDOWN PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 6 tonight at Sandown Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $1,000.
The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s terrific Angle Park meeting.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 7,1,3,6
Race 2: 7,6,2,8
Race 3: 1,2,4,5
Race 4: 8,1,3,4
Race 5: 2,8,1,5
Race 6: 1,2,7,8
Race 7: 3,2,1,6
Race 8: 1,3,8,7
Race 9: 6,8,4,2
Race 10: 6,4,8,1
Race 11: 8,1,4,7
Best Bet: Race 4, No: 8 - Kung Fu Mary
Each-Way: Race 11, No: 8 - Royal Bling
Roughie: Race 5, No: 1 - Tear It Down
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park including the heats of the Champion Puppy.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 7,1,8,3
Race 2: 2,6,7,1
Race 3: 2,4,1,8
Race 4: 1,8,4,3
Race 5: 1,2,8,5
Race 6: 1,7,2,8
Race 7: 1,2,3,4
Race 8: 1,3,4,6
Race 9: 6,4,8,2
Race 10: 6,4,1,8
Race 11: 1,8,7,5
Best Bets: Race 8, No: 4 - Buzz Box
Each-Way: Race 7, No: 1 - Dyna Parlance
Roughie: Race 5, No: 4 - Linco Bale
ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$9,290 Cinderella’s Commercial Cleaning Group Champion Puppy Final – 515m (Special Event. Heats 13/7/17)
$3,490 Heats Restricted Wins Feature– 600m (0-4 wins only. $4,590 Final 27/7/17)
$2,645 SA Owned Grade 6 – 515m
$3,390 SA Bred Grade 5 – 515m
$4,990 FFA – 731m
Nominations close Monday 17th July at 9.00am with GRSA
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for July will be available 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.
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STOP PRESS
NOMINATIONS FOR UBET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLOSE AT 12.00 NOON THURSDAY 20TH JULY
CHAMPION PUPPY HEATS TONIGHT
There are two terrific heats of the Champion Puppy series tonight with some of the most talented up and coming greyhounds in the State doing battle.
The likes of Cairnlea Gump, Long Gully Pete and Dakota Peach in heat 1 and Long Gully Josh, Rhynstone Teddy and Cooper Scooper in heat 2 suggest it will be an exciting series.The Champion Puppy is for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st July 2015 where the first 4 from each heat will progress to next weeks $9,290 final.
**The box draw for the final will take place oncourse tonight after the running of race 4**
SA GREYHOUNDS INTERSTATE
Tonight at Sandown both SA owned and bred stars Fabregal and Worm Burner do battle at Sandown in race 8, the Free For Event due to start at 8.07pm SA Time.
It’s great to see these greyhounds in the premier race on the night. Meanwhile on Saturday night at The Meadows two of our leading trainers are taking on Group 1 company in the heats of the Maturity. Brick Lane for Lauren Harris has been in super form and has drawn box 8 in the third heat of the series due to start at 7.50pm SA time while Petar Jovanovic has Cairnlea Kenny engaged in race 9 at 9.39pm SA time. He has drawn box 6 and will be glad On Fire is not in the series as he has regularly been chasing him home at headquarters recently. We wish connections and greyhounds a safe journey.
2017 GAWLER BREEDERS HEATS ON SUNDAY
There are three excellent heats of the 2017 Gawler Breeders series at Gawler on Sunday night with terrific fields drawn in the heats and on their supporting program.
The first heat is run at 6.04pm and features Raven Sky, Whackin’ Theo and Yoe while heat 2 jumps at 6.27pm and see’s the clash between Hope’s Beau, Miles Per Gallon and Farmin. The final heat will be run at 6.46pm and features Kiowa Big Bow, Slipper’s Time and Attainment.
The Breeders 2017 series is for SA bred greyhounds whelped between January 2015 and June 2015 and paid up for the series. It will be a tight contest with the first two placegetters and two fastest thirds progressing to next Sunday $4,500 final at Gawler.
MOUNT GAMBIER FEATURE MEETING ON SUNDAY
The Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club will race tomorrow however one of their biggest meetings for the year will be on Sunday.
They have a 12 race card which features two heats of the John Reid Memorial Maiden along with two heats of the Eric Lewis Memorial 600m event. However, the highlight has to be three heats of the 2017 Anniversary Cup which has drawn together a high quality line up which resembles the type of fields the club gets for their Cup series in March. Highlighted greyhounds are track record holder Brazen Bomber, Fiorelli Rose and Mojito Mayhem just to name a few. Racing starts at 11.31am and finishes at 3.09pm and we wish the club and competitors a fantastic day. All finals will be run the following Sunday on 23rd July.
2017 AGRC/GREYHOUND RACING SA GREYHOUND AUCTION ON 29TH OCTOBER
The Greyhound Auction will again be held in October 2017 to be conducted on Sunday 29th October.
Nomination Forms for the Auction will be sent out shortly to Breeders/Owners and will be available from GRSA. The closing date is 4pm on Friday 18th August 2017.
The conditions have changed from last year due to breeding numbers and processes.
The main changes are –
• Extension of dates for eligible pups – increased to 1st October 16 to 30th June 17
• This will be a Reserve Auction with the vendor to pay commission on Reserve price if passed in to be eligible for the Race Series.
Conditions below -
Auction Date: 29th October 2017
Whelping Dates: 1st October 2016 to 30th June 2017
Entry Fee: $50 per pup (non-refundable)
Commission: 11%
Minimum Upset Price: $500
Fees to Enter Race Series: Nil
Race Series Dates: June 2019 (Greyhounds 23-32 months old)
Race Series Stakes: 1st- $16,000, 2nd-$5,000, 3rd- $2,500, Unpl- $500 (if more than 50 pups) Breeder/Nominator Bonuses: 1st- $3,500, 2nd-$2,500, 3rd- $1,500 (if more than 50 pups)
Special Conditions:
• Greyhounds purchased through the auction that are not SA Bred will be allowed the same grading exemptions in regards to Grade 6 and Juvenile races as locally bred greyhounds
• The main race series Heats and Final are scheduled for June 2019. One month before (May) there will be a Wednesday 388m series with Heats and Final for pups sold at the auction. There will also be a Wednesday heats 515m and Final Thursday night 515m held in July the month after the main race series.
AGRA GROUP RACING CALENDARS – 2017/2018
The AGRA Group Racing calendar booklets have now been released. They are available from the offices of GRSA and at Gawler.
NEW WINNING POST FOR ANGLE PARK IN AUGUST – ANGLE PARK SHUTDOWN
The New Winning Post will be installed in August however for this to occur Angle Park will be out of action for almost two weeks.
To best fit in with the schedule this will be done immediately after the State Finals of the Nationals giving sufficient time prior to the Oaks and Derby series in early September. Across are the racing and trial dates during the period of 11th August through until 24th August (we hope to be back trialling at Angle Park on Tuesday 22nd August).
2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN QUEENSLAND
The AGRA National Championships are just around the corner.
The National Finals this year will be held at Albion Park in Queensland to be conducted on Friday 25th August. Both the National Sprint and National Distance Finals will carry prizemoney of $75,000 to the winner.
The State series’ for SA will be held at Angle Park on Thursday 3rd August for the Heats with the State Finals on the 10th August.
The most important date for local trainers to remember is the national closing date for entries. Acceptances for the National Championships will close with GRSA on Thursday 20th July at 12 noon. Nominations this year must be lodged via fax or handed into GRSA due to Stat Dec requirements for Queensland.
A reminder to all trainers of the clause which requires a greyhound to have been domiciled in South Australia for a period of not less than 76 days out of the 150 days immediately prior to the National Acceptance Closing date to be eligible to represent SA. If unsure of a greyhound’s status, please contact the GRSA grading staff.
MYOZCHASE INTRODUCTION
In June GRSA went Live with MyOzChase which provides an easy way for participants in the Greyhound Racing Industry to perform transactions online that previously had to be completed manually and via paper-based Forms.
The portal available on the GRSA website will also improve communications between participants and Greyhound Racing Controlling Bodies.
MyOzChase will initially be offering the following functionality to users who register, obtain a log-in and complete a once-off identity verification prior to transacting online with their Controlling Body:
· Online updates of personal details
· View all their associated greyhounds (as an Owner, Trainer, Custodian, etc.)
· Submit Notifications of Retirement for greyhounds
· Submit Trainership and/or Kennel changes for greyhounds (replacing the current Kennel Notification or Notice of Training / Removal Form) *Please note should you wish to transfer a previous Victorian trained greyhound into your kennel you will need to do this via the Online Nomination portal.
· Link through to the Online Nominations website (for Trainers only)
Further enhancements will be made over time.
INCREASED PRIZEMONEY FOR SELECTED FEATURE RACES IN 2017/2018
GRSA has been able to increase some of the feature races for the new season continuing to increase the returns to participants. Below is a list of the feature races with prizemoney increases.
TIME GRADING UPDATE
GRSA has been working at achieving some of the outcomes from the recent Grading Review Panel meeting held on 28th April 2017.
Some items like cascading reserves need to be implemented by OzChase however some do not.
We will be able to include greyhounds with 0 – 2 starts so every greyhound nominated will be eligible for consideration. The table below details the rating for 0-2 start greyhounds -
“A greyhound with 0 starts will be given a rating of 10 as a starting point. At its second start it will have the average of 10 and its first start. At its third start, it will be the average of the 2 lowest ratings, including the base rating of 10. ie if had 12, 12 from 2 starts, it will be 10 + 12 / 2 = 11”
For “Best to Worst” Time Grading we will be able to include higher graded greyhounds into mixed events if there are insufficient nominations for a single race. The conditions of this are listed -
“A Grade 4 can be mixed with a Grade 5 however a Grade 3 will not unless there is also a Grade 4 greyhound selected for that time graded race”
GRSA has also started to program some category Time Grading meetings. These meetings are for greyhounds that are Maidens, 1 – 4 wins and 5 plus wins all time graded “lowest to highest”. Please refer to the All Tracks calendars for details.
BOOKING ON LINE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRIALS AT GAWLER HAS STARTED
GRSA has introduced the Online Booking process for Wednesday night trials at Gawler starting last week.
Like Tuesday night, these will be timeslots giving participants guaranteed bookings and allowing a smoother process. Trials on Wednesday nights start at 7.00pm as normal with 25 minute blocks. GRSA will monitor the bookings and attendance and may vary conditions and timeslots as required.
QUALIFYING TRIALS TO MOVE TO WEDNESDAY’S AT STRATHALBYN
After consultation with the Strathalbyn GRC the monthly qualifying trial session will move to Wednesday nights.
The Club will still run on the rotation with Friday and Wednesday depending on when the race meeting is programmed. All qualifying trials will need to be booked through GRSA as per normal by 12.30pm on the day of the Qualy trials.
All bookings for normal trials will now also be taken by the Club. As they do on Wednesday nights they will now also take the bookings for Friday 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. GRSA thanks the support of Yvonne and the Strathalbyn GRC in regard to these changes with qualy trials and bookings.
The following dates are for the next trial sessions at Strathalbyn -
Friday 14th July
Wednesday 19th July (Qualifying Trials)
Friday 28th July
ANGLE PARK QUALIFYING TRIALS – NOW WEEKLY
Angle Park Qualifying Trials will now be run 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:
July 25th (for APM meeting on 31st July – for APD Wednesday on 2nd August)
Nominations close with GRSA at 12.30pm on the Tuesday of the meeting.
KURT DONSBERG – ONCOURSE RACE NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THURSDAY’S
GRSA secured the services of Kurt Donsberg for Thursday nights oncourse photography.
Kurt is no stranger to greyhound racing as he is the son in law of industry stalwart John Oehme so his face will be familiar to many industry people. We appreciate Kurt coming on board to assist us with Thursday nights. Those participants looking for a photo please see Kurt on the night or contact GRSA.