Angle Park Racing Preview - 29.12.16

29/12/2016
Racing News

by The Shadow

Tonight is the final meeting here at headquarters for 2016 and we have a 12 event programme.  There are highlights spread throughout the night with none better than the return of Worm Burner in race 6. We have two distance events and in the first of them we see the return of the Gavin Harris chaser Springvale Bryne. Let’s hope we end the year on a high and back a few winners!

 Race 1 and the Janice Jones kennel can kick the night off with a winner with High Eden Snow, he found early trouble here last start from a middle draw but he should bounce straight to the front and win this, the dangers should come from Trace Amount and Aston Dawn.  Box Up 1.2.4.5.

Race 2, the Jones kennel can make it a race to race double when High Eden Frost wins this, he can be hit and miss on box rise but is very strong in the run home.  Victa Ollie is a pacey type with terrific short course form.  Add in Roxy Rolla for value out wide.  Box Up 1.4.5.8.

Race 3 – there are several chances but we should go with Hi Eyecue down in box 1, he has been in the money in 7 of his 11 career starts and is drawn for a bold showing, Dyna Arachni is the big danger as he will be rattling home.  Box Up 1.2.4.7.

Race 4 and this is over the 731m and we see the return of Springvale Bryne.  She has had a short let up and will be primed for a win.  Parsec Bale will be running on late out wide.  Add in Keroma Storm for the value in the trifecta.  Box Up 1.2.4.5.

Race 5, this is another open affair with the main chances drawing the squeeze.  What’s Up Herbie  has pace and should finish in the top 3, Venetian Mask is very smart when on song and appears a big chance.  Add in Penny Maker who is more than capable but is hit and miss out of the lids.  Box Up 3.4.5.6.

Race 6, the Champ returns and what a better way to end 2016, we should see Worm Burner blitz his rivals and clock up win number 36.  Mrs Bubbles can run into the placings again and Dyna Keitaro can fill a place, 5 from 1.7.8 boxed.

Race 7, I will go with the pacey Dixie Anne in this, she has terrific box manners and can nearly pinch this, Tronald Trump is very strong as is Prancer Dancer. Box Up 1.3.6.10.

Race 8 - this is my value bet of the night and that is Zipping Gator in the Wendy Sebastyan kennel.  He was a close up 2^nd at Gawler last start and is boxed for a bold showing in this.  Crisis Bale has pace and was a last start winner here so he is a must for the trifecta.  Allen Membo is knocking on the door and should get a good sit in the run to the 1^st turn.  Box Up 1.2.4.8.

Race 9, Ruff State was checked from pillar to post here last week and should appreciate the wide draw tonight and clear them early so we will make him our top pick.  Scorching will be running on and won from this draw 3 runs back.  Box Up 1.2.7.8.

Race 10 the 2^nd of our 731m events and we will go with the inform Just As Tough, she flew home to win over this trip two starts back and was high flying in the straight over the sprint here last week, she will be hard to beat tonight.  Gelignite Jack appears a place hope and is a must for first 4 punters.  Box Up 1.2.4.7.

Race 11 - Let’s hope we are in front by now as this is a very tricky race.  I will stick with Flying Mal who I tipped here last start he has been missing the start of late but if he is able to step with them he would be right in the mix.  Hesa Jayclo is an improver from the rails draw.  Box Up 1.2.5.7.

Race 12, the final event of 2016 and Destini Scorcher will need a touch of luck but will be running home hard. Throw in Stick Figure and Cash For Jam for the minors.  Box Up 3.5.8.9.

Best Bets

Race 1, No: 2 - High Eden Snow

Race 3, No: 1 - Hi Eyecue

Best Each Way

Race 7, No: 1 - Dixie Anne

Race 11, No: 5 - Flying Mal

Best Roughie

Race 8, No: 1 - Zipping Gator

 

 

UBET JACKPOTS TONIGHT

ANGLE PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $16,025.

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 $160.

ALBION PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 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.

ALBION PARK DOUBLE/TRIO JACKPOT
Races 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Double/Trio  Jackpot of $136.

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 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 $2,676.

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.

 

The Man from the Tower give us all the tips for tonight’s terrific 12 event card of racing at Angle Park.

First 4 selections –

Race 1:          2,1,4,5

Race 2:          1,6,8,4

Race 3:          1,2,7,3

Race 4:          1,2,5,7

Race 5:          3,4,5,8

Race 6:          5,8,7,4

Race 7:          6,1,2,7

Race 8:          8,2,4,6

Race 9:          8,1,7,3

Race 10:        7,2,4,1

Race 11:        1,2,5,8

Race 12:        8,1,3,7

Best Bet:         Race 3, No: 1 - Hi Eyecue

Each-Way:      Race 5, No: 3 - What’s Up Herbie

 

The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park including two heats of the Grade 4 feature.

First 4 selections –

Race 1:          2,1,8,7

Race 2:          1,6,5,8

Race 3:          4,1,7,10

Race 4:          1,7,4,2

Race 5:          4,1,5,8

Race 6:          5,7,8,1

Race 7:          2,1,6,10

Race 8:          4,8,1,2

Race 9:          8,7,2,1

Race 10:        7,2,4,1

Race 11:        1,2,7,8

Race 12:        3,5,8,9

 

Best Bets:        Race 2, No: 1 - High Eden Frost

                        Race 10, No: 7 - Just As Tough

Each-Way:      Race 3, No: 4 - Little Bit Silly

Roughie:         Race 7, No: 10 - Hy Guard

 

KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH

The monthly Kennel Capers for January will be released in a few weeks 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 Grade 4 Feature Final – 515m (Heats 29/12/16)

$3,490 Mixed – 600m

$4,990 FFA – 731m

Nominations close Tuesday 3^rd January at 9.00am with GRSA

 

 

RACE NIGHT DESK UNAVAILABLE TONIGHT FOR THREE WEEKS

Due to staffing arrangements for tonight and Thursday the 5^th and 12^th January we unfortunately will not have staff behind the Race Night Office counter. The area will be open to participants to take fields and race results as per normal.

The Trainers Fee will be paid upstairs by Hospitality staff between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.

GRSA will provide signage for industry participants and if there is paperwork to be lodged please try and organise with the fulltime staff prior to each Thursday night or drop it in the overnight box near the old Administration entry point.

GRSA apologises if this causes inconvenience during the next three weeks.

 

FABREGAL SHOOTING FOR 14 STRAIGHT AT GAWLER ON SUNDAY

It is clear that Robyn Mackellar’s star chaser Fabregal is one of the best sprinters in the state and has been successful on the national scene however her love affair with the Gawler circuit is unmatched in recent times. On Sunday night the daughter of Fabregas and Allinga Aye Jay will be shooting for her 14^th win in a row at the Northern circuit. She is undefeated over the 531m distance winning all her 10 starts including the Gawler Produce and Gawler Cup double (pictured)and overall at Gawler she has had 17 starts for 15 wins and 2 thirds. Owned by Terry McCallum and bred locally by Trevor Davey she has been fabulous for connections winning over $140,000 in prizemoney. It is unclear whether 14 straight would be a record at Gawler with historical records hard to find however it would be hard to find a greyhound with more dominance at the Gawler venue in recent history. She is engaged in Race 2 on Sunday night, out of box 4 due to jump at 6.24pm and we wish her and connections the best of luck.

 

SA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP IN JANUARY

Owners & Trainers are reminded of the domiciliary clause on the SA Sprint Championship coming up in January. To be eligible a greyhound must have been domiciled in SA for a period of not less than 76 days out of the 150 days immediately prior to the time fixed for the finalising of nominations and drawing of fields. (Nationals policy adopted)

This date going back 76 days is 26^th October as nominations close on Monday 9th January 2017.

The $4,590 heats are scheduled to be run on Thursday 12th January, with the Final to be run on Thursday 19th January. Total prizemoney for the listed final will be $22,000, with the winner’s share of $15,000.

Nominations close on Monday 9th January 2016 at 9.00am with GRSA.

 

JOHN GRAY FINAL IN JANUARY

The time honored John Gray series will be held in January with $3,190 heats run on Thursday 19th January and the $8,565 final on Thursday 26^th January. The series is for Grade 5 greyhounds over the 515m journey.

Nominations close on Monday 16th January 2016 at 9.00am with GRSA.

Nominations close at 9.00am tomorrow with GRSA.

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SATURDAY MORNING TRIALS PROCEDURE

With some recent issues in regard to the Saturday morning trials at Angle Park, trial staff have advised that to make it simpler and clearer for participants and employees that there will be one block per distance where FOL, Catching Pen, Handlsips etc will be booked rather than having this separated. Trainers will get their number as normal for that distance and no one else will have the same number over that distance to stop any confusion. As per normal after every 10 trials there will be a track grade and they then move to the next distance (likely starting with 515m). GRSA will trial this for a period of time and I ask that participants please be patient with their fellow industry members and GRSA staff.

 

MARK AISTON TO FILL IN WHEN RAY FEWINGS ON LEAVE IN JANUARY

Our long time MC at Angle Park Ray Fewings will be taking some leave in January and we are fortunate to have radio and tv personality Mark Aiston available to fill in while Ray is away. Mark has supported and followed greyhound racing for many years and it is terrific to have him on board. Mark will be hosting on the 12^th, 19^th and 26^th January along with the 2^nd February while Ray is away.

 

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.

  

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 advising “leaving the greyhound out” 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)

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 -

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
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