Angle Park Racing Preview - 15.12.16

15/12/2016
Racing News

by The Shadow

It’s been a tough week on the punt for greyhound followers and we need to get back on the right side of the ledger quickly. Tonight there are a couple I like at reasonable odds and with a bit of luck we can rebound and build a decent bank.

Race 1 - We start the night with a tricky event as it has several chances, the two I like are Bit Saucy and Venetian Mask, both have early pace and will be there at the finish.   Box Up all the evens 2.4.6.8.

Race 2 - Outdoosy looks one of the better bets of the night.  She has good box speed and has won her past two here in good fashion.  She is well drawn and looks the leader; add in Little Bit Silly from her rails draw as she will be working home late.  Box Up 1.2.3.6.

Race 3 - Janice Jones has a handy one in High Eden Frost, he hasn’t had any luck here at his past couple but is drawn to win tonight from box 1.  The only danger for mine is the pacey Stack Em’ Fast out in box 8.  He can be hit and miss on box rise but if he steps he can run a cheeky race.  Box Up 1.3.7.8.

Race 4 - This is a quality event with three last start winners engaged.  I will stick with Allinga Val who ran them off their legs here last week with a BON 29.74, she wins again on that effort.  Wilba Beast will be carving across and should run into the placings again.  We can’t leave out Mrs Bubbles as she will be flying home late.  Box Up 2.3.7.8.

Race 5 - Another tough event, here is my each way special of the night and that is Cyclone Clifford. His recent racing has been over the 600m he drops back to the sprint tonight and if able to be handy early he would give this a big shake.  Allen Portland will only improve on his first start here last week.  Add in Wairo Bob for the trifecta.  Box Up 1.2.4.8.

Race 6 - Age shall not weary him and that is Gun McBain, he is a marvel winning 4 of his last 5 starts.  He is a veteran of 134 starts and is a credit to his trainer TodD Kelly.  He is a major player again.  Add in What’s Up Herbie who hasn’t missed a cheque in his last 5 runs and Hesa Jayclo for the minors.  Box Up 4.6.7.8.

Race 7 - The Troy Murray kennel has Aston Kody flying at the moment.  He won by over 6L here last week in a smart 29.59 from this draw.  He looks the measuring stick once again and can make it 5 on end.  Molly Dobbs can run a cheeky race at odds and is a must for the trifecta punters as is Ruff State who is always around the mark.  Box Up 1.2.5.8.

Race 8 - Allen Membo won on debut here last week from box 4 he will only be improved and should take a power of beating at eachway odds.  Molly Be Nimble will start the punters elect as she should but she will need to ping the lids from the awkward draw.  Box Up 1.4.5.8.

Race 9 - This is a top quality 600m event with the two main chances being the inform Disaaci and Eduardo.  Both can run quick times when out in front so it makes for a terrific race.  Sutton Steele will be working home late for third.  Box Up 1.2.4.7.

Race 10 - Let’s hope we are in front as the last 2 events are wide open.  The Johnstone kennel is always around the mark and their runner in Dancing Dollars has the pace to cross from her wide draw, if she is able to lead might be able to pinch this.  Paddy Macs has been racing over the 600m of late against quality opposition; she will be rattling home over the top of them.  Box Up 4.5.7.8.

Race 11 - I tipped her last start and that is Lady Bale, she stumbled at the start and was never in it after that from box 8.  She might be able to ping the lids and run a cheeky race. Aston Mondo has handy short course form in Victoria and is sure to be well tried on debut.  Box Up 2.6.7.8

Best Bets

Race 2, No: 3 - Outdoorsy

Best Each way (I have several)

Race 1, No: 4 - Bit Saucy

Race 5, No: 2 - Cyclone Clifford

Race 11, No: 8 - Lady Bale

Best Roughie

Race 8, No: 1 - Allen Membo 

 

UBET JACKPOTS TONIGHT

ANGLE PARK TREBLE JACKPOT
Races 6,7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Treble  Jackpot of $5,014.

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
Races 7 & 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Double/Trio  Jackpot of $34.

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 TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $10,000.

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 $2,000.

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 DAILY DOUBLE JACKPOT
Races 7 & 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Daily Double Jackpot of $2,089.

 

The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s super 11 event card of racing at Angle Park.

First 4 selections –

Race 1:          2,4,8,6

Race 2:          3,6,1,4

Race 3:          1,3,5,8

Race 4:          2,8,3,1

Race 5:          1,2,4,8

Race 6:          4,7,3,6

Race 7:          8,5,2,4

Race 8:          5,8,4,6

Race 9:          7,2,1,8

Race 10:        5,7,3,4

Race 11:        6,8,2,7

Best Bet:         Race 5, No: 1 - Wairo Bob

Each-Way:      Race 1, No: 2 - Elisha’s Delight

Roughie:         Race 7, No: 2 - Molly Dobbs

 

The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s very exciting night of racing at Angle Park including the Grade 5 feature Final.

First 4 selections –

Race 1:          6,5,1,7

Race 2:          3,1,6,2

Race 3:          1,3,5,7

Race 4:          3,7,8,4

Race 5:          4,8,1,3

Race 6:          4,5,7,6

Race 7:          8,4,1,5

Race 8:          4,1,5,7

Race 9:          2,7,4,1

Race 10:        7,5,3,1

Race 11:        6,1,8,2

 

Best Bet:         Race 3, No: 1 - High Eden Frost

Each-Way:      Race 11, No: 6 - Allen Mondo

Roughie:         Race 7, No: 4 - Run The Jewels

 

KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH

The monthly Kennel Capers for December 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 THURSDAY

Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –

$4,590 Xmas Sprint Free For All – 515m

$2,445 Grade 6 – 515m (For greyhounds who have won 1 race or Maiden Heat and Final)

$3,390 SA Owned Grade 5 – 515m

$3,775 Mixed 3/4/5 – 600m

$4,990 FFA – 731m

Nominations close Monday 19^th December at 9.00am with GRSA

 

SA BRED FUTURITY PAYMENTS – DUE TOMORROW

The next batch of futurity payments are due tomorrow (Friday 16^th December) and there are three series for which payments need to be made.

The payments due are:

Breeders 2017 – Final Payment - Pups Born Jan 15 to June 15

This payment is for greyhounds for which the first two Sustaining Payments have been made. The Final Payment is $121 per greyhound.

Classic 2017– Second Payment - Pups Born July 15 to Dec 15

This payment is for greyhounds for which the first Sustaining Payments or a Final payment was made last June.

The Second Sustaining Payment is $55 per pup or a Final Payment of $121 can be made at this stage.

Breeders 2018 – First Payment - Pups Born Jan 16 To June 16

The First Payment is due for Breeders 2018. 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.

We recently sent out paperwork to those people who are recorded as the owners. If you have not recieved anything and think you should have, or if you have any questions, please contact Futurity Co-ordinator, Caralyn Fielden.

 

TIME HONOURED HOBART THOUSAND HEATS TONIGHT

The time honoured Group 1 Hobart Thousand Heats will be conducted tonight with an outstanding line up of speedsters the country has. To be run over the 461m the club has 8 terrific heats. Only the winners will go through to the $75,000 to the winner final which will be run on Thursday 22^nd December. Main greyhounds for the series look to be Zambora Brockie, Blazin’ Bomber, Outside Pass, Unlawful Entry and Katy Roman.

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ON FIRE TRIALLING AT THE MEADOWS FOR SILVER CHIEF

Recent Group 3 Brian Johnstone Final winner On Fire trained by Cameron Butcher will be at the Meadows on Saturday night to trial in between races in preparation for the Group 1 Silver Chief Series. The Silver Chief is an age restricted event for Dogs with heats run on 24^th December, semi finals 31^st December and the $100,000 to the winner final on 7^th January.

 

BOGIE BEKIM IN SALE CUP HEATS ON SUNDAY

After his third place last week at Sale, Bogie Bekim trained by Ren Rawlings returns this Sunday in the heats of the Group 1 Sale Cup. There are 6 heats of the Cup with Bogie Bekim drawn box 3 in the first heat due to start at 6.25pm (SA time). Some fabulous chasers are engaged in the series with the likes of Burn One Down, Ring The Bell, Fanta Bale, Dundee Osprey and Hit The Highway all greeting the starter. The final will be run on Sunday 26^th December and is worth $75,000 to the winner so we wish Bogie Bekim, Ben and the connections the best of luck.

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XMAS NIGHT AT GAWLER THIS SUNDAY

It will be a big Xmas night this Sunday at Gawler with their final Sunday meeting before Christmas. Feature races on the night are the 2016 Gawler Classic Final and the $5,000 Golden Maiden Final both over the 531m.

All roads lead to the Northern Circuit this Sunday.

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XMAS SPRINT NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT

On Thursday the 22^nd December the feature at Angle Park will be the $4,590 Xmas Sprint Free For All over the 515m.

Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 19^th December.

 

GRADE 4 FEATURE HEATS LATER THIS MONTH

After tonight’s Grade 5 Final at Angle Park the next Low Grade series will be for Grade 4 greyhounds over the 515m with heats on Thursday 29^th December and $4,590 final on Thursday 5^th January.

Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Friday 23^rd December

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PRIZEMONEY PAID XMAS WEEK

With the Xmas Public Holidays this year being on Monday 26^th and Tuesday 27^th December GRSA will still look to make the normal prizemoney payments on Wednesday however it is likely that it will not process to Owners/Trainers bank accounts until Thursday.

 

BLACK CAPS NOW AVAILABLE FROM GRSA

Along with the white caps GRSA has now approved that black caps can be worn by participants. Both black and white caps with GRSA logos are available from GRSA at a cost of $10.

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GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR ON FRIDAY 10^TH FEBRUARY AT GAWLER

The date has been set for the Greyhound of the Year function at Gawler on Friday night 10th February 2017. It will be exciting to have our prestigious event at the Gawler venue for the first time with the awards looking very interesting this year.

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OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINATION FORM

As part of the GOTY awards GRSA present an Outstanding Service to the Industry Award and are calling for nominations. Nomination forms are available on line and from the Racing Office at GRSA.

 

Please forward your nomination to [email protected], fax (08) 8268 2870 or GRSA, PO Box 2352, Regency Park, 5942 by COB Friday January 20 2017.  The winner to be announced at the 2016 Greyhound of the Year Awards Dinner held on Feb 10, 2017.  The decision of the judging panel will be final. 

 

GRADING UPDATES

The Grading Review Panel met on Friday 11^th November to discuss grading in South Australia from an Agenda provided by submissions and industry consultation during the past few months.

Following is the main points introduced from 1^st December 2016 - 

• The panel advised to be consistent that Grade 6 greyhounds should remain in the drawn fields so long as they were eligible at time of nomination. This would be a change for the 4 win Non SA Bred Grade 6 greyhounds and APK/APM Grade 5 wins who would have normally been withdrawn free of penalty. The panel were supportive of these greyhounds remaining eligible.
• Pathway winners should be included on the Order of Preference. Regardless of the winners time the performance will be considered as a Country win (like Pt Augusta) and thus will sit on the Order of Preference at 13 if a last start Pathway winner.
• The table below is in regard to a Time Standard for Masters Events at different tracks over different distances. The panel agreed to the table and advised that the same conditions for Thursday night be implemented for other meetings when a greyhound equals or breaks the Time Standard being ineligible for a Masters Event at that distance and track. Whilst they do not take a grade they have to have two unplaced runs before being considered for a Masters event.

This refers to the Grade 5 Masters events Only.

 

 

• The panel agreed to change the condition of eligibility from 3 months to 6 months for how long prior to a greyhound racing. This comes into line with the 6 month satisfactory trial policy.

 **Please note that the GRP were supportive of trainers putting as much information in the comments section of their nomination to assist the Grader in the grading process. Please give him as many options as possible however if trainers write nothing the grader will grade accordingly. If trainers nominate for a specific race advertised in the All tracks calendar and it doesn’t go ahead it is recommended trainers give the Grader another option on their nomination. If trainers do not want their greyhounds to be mixed then they need to be clear on their nomination and understand that the races will be graded accordingly and if you were going to be in a mixed event under normal grading guidelines then the greyhound will be left out**

 

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)

The next Tuesday Angle Park Qualifying dates are:

December 20^th (for APM meeting on 26^th December – for APD Wednesday on 28^th December)

December 27^th (for APM meeting on 2^nd January – for APD Wednesday on 4^th January)

January 3^rd (for APM meeting on 9^th January – for APD Wednesday on 11^th January)

Nominations close with GRSA at 12.30pm on the Tuesday of the meeting.

 

BOOKING OF TUESDAY NIGHT TRIALS AT ANGLE PARK

Please be advised to encourage participants to use the online booking facility for Tuesday night trials have opened up for bookings an hour earlier than phone bookings.  You will therefore, be able to book online from 11.30am on the Monday prior to Tuesday night trials.  Being mindful that when booking online you can only book a maximum of 6 trials and then will have to ring the office from 12.30pm to book the remainder.  Our GRSA staff is available to provide support and training for those participants who require it, please contact GRSA to organise.

This came into effect from Tuesday 22^nd November trial session.

For participants who wish to continue to book via the telephone please ensure you follow the below directions:

1.          DO NOT phone prior to 12.30pm as NO calls will be placed on hold and your call will not be answered prior to 12.30pm.  By calling prior to 12.30pm you are actually inconveniencing yourself as you may be disconnected or directed to another area as the telephone system will not let you que for a long period of time.

2.          Ensure you know exactly what type and number of trial/s you require.

3.          No other queries will be answered to ensure a timely manner of answering the calls that are in que for booking trials.

4.          Please understand that our staff provides you with the best possible and earliest time available so they will not enter into a debate about the reasons why.

5.         DO NOT book more trials than required.  GRSA will be monitoring this situation and if required action may be taken against offenders.

 

STRATHALBYN TRIALLING DATES

The following dates are for the next trial sessions at Strathalbyn -

Wednesday 14^th December

Friday 23^rd December

Wednesday 28^th December

Friday 6^th January

Wednesday 11^th January

Friday 20^th January (qualifying trials)

Wednesday 25^th January

 

GREYHOUND RACING SA TRAINER WORKSHOP

All current licensed trainers are required to attend a greyhound workshop to assess their competencies. 

Currently, workshops are open for bookings with dates and schedules available on the GRSA website.  Please select your preferred option and contact Renee on (08) 8243 7113

Please note all workshops are restricted to six participants per sessions.

Greyhound Racing SA Trainer Workshop Schedule

It is a requirement of all registered owner trainers and public trainers to attend one 3 hour workshop session. All efforts will be made to have workshops available however, they are subject to change depending on participant workshop bookings. There is a FAQ sheet available also with frequently asked questions so please look at the information available in the Industry pages on the GRSA website.

 

AGRC MEMBERS LUCKY DOG DRAW
Each year we have drawn 4 names for each week’s Thursday APK race 8, next to each name is the box number of the dog you have drawn in Race 8.  If your box number happens to win Race 8, you can renew your membership next year (30^th June) for half price.   

If you happen to own or train greyhounds racing on the date that your name has been drawn, you can choose to have your dogs drawn instead of the lucky box number and it works the same if your dog drawn happens to win.  It is up to you to notify an AGRC committee member on the night that you want to take up this option and we will randomly draw one of your dogs competing on the night. AGRC Committee members are Alan Amezdroz, Barry Stewart, Petar Jovanovic, Melissa Trowbridge, Gabe Vistolli and Gavin Harris.

Below is the AGRC Lucky Draw for Members:

Race 8 Date	Race 8 Box	Member	Race 8 Box	Member
15/12/2016	2	Don Turner	7	Fred Versari
15/12/2016	3	Bob Isaacson	6	Laurence Cahalan
22/12/2016	4	Carol Scott	2	Steve Brooks
22/12/2016	8	Bill Marcus	7	Bob Taplin
29/12/2016	5	Richard Stasiak	7	Irene Rehmann
29/12/2016	6	Kim Johnstone	8	Gary Pidgeon
5/01/2017	8	Gary Hutchinson	4	Carol Brooks
5/01/2017	3	Tony Lagana	7	Karen Price
12/01/2017	3	Paula Hearnden	2	Brad Ablett
19/01/2017	1	Gabe Vistolli	2	Barry Jones
19/01/2017	3	Darren Ensten	8	Ray Barkla
26/01/2017	7	Petar Jovanovic	3	Gary Siney
26/01/2017	4	Adam Manton	1	Tony Rasmussen