Angle Park Racing Preview - 16.02.17
by The Shadow
We are back in action at headquarters tonight, the prime night of racing. We have 3 terrific heats of the SA St Ledger with some quality youngsters gracing the Angle Park loam. The semis are races 2,3, and 4 on the programme, venture to race 8 which is an outstanding event over the sprint and the bookends appear the main chances. We have 12 events tonight and don’t forget all are trifecta and First 4 events.
Race 1 and we can kick off with an early winner in Alice’s Entity for the Rasmussen kennel. She has been racing well and is boxed for a bold showing. Chatterbox is a pacey type and looks a chance. Box Up 4.5.6.8.
Race 2, forget his last start and that is High Eden Snow. He is all quality and is drawn to run a big race, the Butcher kennel will have another handy night so we can’t leave out Roc The Belvue. Add the well performed Gangalla Fury who just keeps on winning for the trifecta. Box Up 1.2.5.7.
Race 3 looks a race in 2 and the punters elect will be On Fire, his only problem is he can be hit and miss on box rise. That’s why I lean towards Aston Kody who is resuming from injury he might be able to pinch this with luck. Box Up 1.2.6.7.
Race 4 - The powerful Butcher kennel have a smart one with Purpose Driven. She has won her last 4 starts all in good times and will prove the measuring stick once again. Scorching will be running on late and is must for the multiples. Box Up 1.6.7.8.
Race 5 - This is a more than handy 600m event with Run The Jewels starting amongst the favourites, she hasn’t missed a cheque here in her last 5 runs and capped it off with a nice win over the sprint here at her last start. Sutton Steele is another who is in fine form and he should take up a forward position, watch late for Allen Portland at odds. Box Up 2.4.5.6.
Race 6 - Good open affair here and we will look at the pick 4 for value. Cyclone Clifford will be doing his best work late so we will put him in the mix. What’s Up Trump is boxed for a bold showing down on the rails and Regal Looper has the pace to be right in the finish. Box Up 1.3.5.7.
Race 7, The well-drawn runner is definitely Molly Be Nimble, she has been struggling of late but looks the big improver. I’m looking for value out wide in Egyptian Diva, she is my value bet of the night, she is only a moderate beginner but loves a wide draw, add in Pawesome Boss who is more than capable with a clear run. Box Up 2.5.6.7.
Race 8 - Fabregal has the pace to bounce back from the rails draw tonight, she has been in the money here in 25 of her 30 starts and can crack the $150,000 barrier by winning. Venture out wide to Rockstar Lisa for value, she is very smart when on song and is another who loves a wide draw. Box Up 1.3.4.8.
Race 9, The distance affair of the night and a very good one at that because we have at least 5 chances in a 7 dog event. Long Gully Gilly has been knocking on the door and gets his chance to break back into the winners circle. Linco Bale is coming off a last start win over the 600m in good fashion and is one to watch, add in Paddy Macs for value. Box Up 3.4.7.8.
Race 10, She led here last week but was run down and that was Rock Away for the Rasmussen kennel, looks well drawn and should be able to pinch this. Kennel mate Tommy’s Tune will be right in the mix as will Sappy Bale as she love to run a place. Box Up 1.2.5.7
Race 11, The Jovanovic kennel has a smart one with Cairnlea Kenny, he has won 4 out of his 5 career starts and looks far too strong for this lot. Yes Sarge will be the improver and was a winner here at her SA debut. Add in Dyna Chirpy who loves to run a place. Box Up 1.3.4.7.
Race 12, We should be able to go home on a winner with the old fellow Fusaichi Kahn, he resumed with a handy 4th and is sure to strip a lot fitter. Pelican Keeping will be big odds and is worth putting in the pick 4 along with Odds And Ends. Box Up 2.3.4.6.
Best Bets
Race 1, No: 8 - Alice’s Entity
Race 11, No: 3 - Cairnlea Kenny
Best Each Ways
Race 5, No: 2 - Sutton Steele
Race 9, No: 3 - Linco Bale
Best Roughie
Race 7, No: 7 - Egyptian Diva
UBET JACKPOTS TONIGHT
ANGLE PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot 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, it will include a Double Trio Jackpot of $187.
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.
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.
HOBART ANY 2 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Any 2 Jackpot of $6,982.
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.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for February was released 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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The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s exciting 12 event card of racing at Angle Park.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 8,7,4,3
Race 2: 1,5,2,7
Race 3: 2,1,6,7
Race 4: 6,7,1,3
Race 5: 6,2,5,4
Race 6: 1,4,5,7
Race 7: 2,7,8,3
Race 8: 3,8,1,4
Race 9: 7,2,8,4
Race 10: 2,1,6,7
Race 11: 3,2,8,1
Race 12: 2,4,6,8
Best Bet: Race 5, No: 6 - Run The Jewels
Each-Way: Race 8, No: 3 - Coorong Kid
Roughie: Race 12, No: 2 - Hesa Jayclo
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s terrific night of racing at Angle Park including the heats of the SA St Leger.
First 4 selections –
Race 1: 8,10,6,4
Race 2: 5,4,1,7
Race 3: 2,7,1,3
Race 4: 6,1,7,2
Race 5: 8,2,4,5
Race 6: 7,2,5,1
Race 7: 5,3,2,8
Race 8: 1,4,3,8
Race 9: 3,7,8,2
Race 10: 2,1,5,6
Race 11: 3,2,1,6
Race 12: 6,2,1,3
Best Bets: Race 10, No. 2 - Rock Away
Each-Way: Race 5, No. 8 - Allen Jersey
Roughie: Race 7, No. 5 - Pawesome Boss
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$8,565 SA St Leger Final– 515m (Heats 16/2/17)
$2,445 Juvenile – 515m
$2,645 SA Bred Grade 6 – 515m
$? Graded – 600m
$4,990 FFA – 731m
Nominations close Monday 20th February at 9.00am with GRSA
WORM BURNER NAMED 2016 SA GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR
The 2016 SA Greyhound of the Year was announced at a Gala Dinner at Gawler last Friday night with the top award going to Worm Burner recognising his wonderful season.
The son of Oaks Road and Little Looper went from restricted age company to winning and being placed at Group 1 level establishing him as not only the best dog in the state but one of the best in the land. In 2016 Worm Burner won 24 races from his 40 starts including 11 minor placings and prizemoney in access of $240,000. Congratulations to both Cameron and Yvonne Butcher.
ST LEGER HEATS TONIGHT
After the St Leger Heats were cancelled due to the extreme heat last Wednesday the same greyhounds and box draw will compete tonight.
The series now becomes a two week series instead of the three week series. Tonight’s heats are worth $4,590 with the final worth $8,565.
Tonight’s racing features some of the most promising chasers in the State including High Eden Snow, Gangalla Fury, On Fire, Crunchin Numbers, Thumb A Ride and Purpose Driven just to name a few.
With three heats, the first two and two fastest third’s will qualify for next weeks final with the slowest third and fastest fourth being declared the reserves. The $8,565 SA St Leger Final will be run next Thursday 23rd February. The box draw for the Final will be conducted on track this evening, following race 5.
GAP PARADE TONIGHT
Apart from the exciting racing and buffet tonight the concourse patrons will also witness the Greyhound Adoption Parade where wonderfully cared for greyhounds highlight their good homes or provide and opportunity for those looking to be adopted and fostered.
This will be conducted at around 7.05pm after the running of race 3 and we thank the band of volunteers from the GAP association for giving up their time tonight to parade their greyhounds.
TEMLEE AND ZOOM TOP ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SA FLAVOUR
On Saturday South Australia will have representation in two of the Group 1 races at the Meadows in Victoria.
The Cameron Butcher trained Worm Burner will run in the Temlee over the 525m while Springvale Bryne for Gavin Harris and Bogie Bekim for Ben Rawlings will run in the Zoom Top over the 725m. Last Saturday night (11/2) both Worm Burner and Bogie Bekim solo trialled in preparation for these events over the 525m. Worm Burner ran 5.22, 17.90 and 29.94 while Bogie Bekim ran 5.15, 17.90 and 29.88. Both terrific trials for the big races this Saturday night and we wish connections the best of luck.
FREE WIFI AT MCQUEENS AND CHASERS
The free wi-fi service is now up and running and is available to the public in both Chasers and McQueens. There should be no further issues.
MOUNT GAMBIER CUP CARNIVAL STARTS ON FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
The Mount Gambier Cup carnival will be run over two weeks and three meetings this year, highlighted by the $10,000 Classic Bet Mount Gambier Cup Final on Sunday March 5.
In the first week the club will run on Friday 24th February featuring the heats of The Produce Store Feature Maiden over 512m, heats of the Grade 5 over 600m and heats of the Formula 400 Open over 400m. On Sunday 26th February the club will conduct the Classic Bet Mount Gambier Cup Heats. The club will be running up to 12 races on both days of the carnival.
The final day of the carnival will not only feature the $10,000 Mount Gambier Cup Final it will also feature the Produce Store Maiden Final, the Grade 5 600m Final as well as the Formula 400 Open Final over the 400m.
Nominations for the Friday meeting close 9.00am on Monday 20th February with GRSA.
Nominations for the Sunday meeting close 9.00am on Tuesday 21st February with GRSA.
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:
February 21st (for APM meeting on 27th February – for APD Wednesday on 1st March)
February 28th (No Qualys for APM meeting on 6th March – for APD Wednesday on 8th March)
March 7th (for APM meeting on 13th March – for APD Wednesday on 15th March)
March 14th (for APM meeting on 20th March – for APD Wednesday on 22nd March)
March 21st (for APM meeting on 27th March – No Qualys for APD Wednesday on 29th March)
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 22nd 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 -
Friday 24th February (qualifying trials)
Wednesday 1st March
Friday 10th March (qualifying trials)
Wednesday 15th March
Friday 24th March
Wednesday 29th March
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 (30th 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.
| Race 8 Date | Race 8 Box | Member | Race 8 Box | Member |
| 16/02/2017 | 6 | Kerry Stagg | 1 | Lauren Harris |
| 16/02/2017 | 3 | Colin Simes | 2 | Ben Rawlings |
| 23/02/2017 | 2 | Colin Swain | 7 | Bob May |
| 23/02/2017 | 3 | Tim Aloisi | 4 | Kirin Corby |
| 2/03/2017 | 7 | Vaun Gray | 5 | Steve Meimetis |
| 2/03/2017 | 1 | Jan Jones | 3 | Angela Modra |
| 9/03/2017 | 5 | Tanya Foster | 7 | Darren Fulwood |
| 9/03/2017 | 1 | John William | 3 | Angela Meimetis |
| 16/03/2017 | 8 | Heather Dawe | 6 | Ken Gill |
| 16/03/2017 | 1 | Wendy Matcott | 5 | Allan Francis |
| 23/03/2017 | 1 | Nick Paptheodrakis | 6 | Tabatha Robinson |
| 23/03/2017 | 2 | Paul Daminato | 3 | Alan Randall |