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Angle Park Racing Preview - 30.11.17

30/11/2017
Racing News


TELLING THE TAIL

by The Shadow

It certainly looks an interesting programme with the 11 events all looking even so if anything, it makes for a terrific night for the trifecta punters. The highlight of the night is the 2017 Brian Johnstone Group 3 final which is race 8 and has a massive $25,000 to the winner and this appears a wide-open affair. The open event which is race 7 on the card is one not to be missed as there are 4 last start winners over the sprint trying to collect the bickies. We will need to get on our front foot early as to try and build the bank as we enter the month of December. Remember the $10,000 guaranteed trifecta for race 1 tonight which is always worth having a crack at!

Race 1 - My old favourite Molly Dobbs can kick start our night out in box 6, she was checked early here last start and battled on well to run into the placings from this draw so we will put her on top. Add in the well-drawn Dyna Keitaro down in box 1 as he will be working home late along with Hurucan from his rails draw. Box Up 1.2.4.6.

Race 2 - I like the inside 3 here, if you have been following me in recent weeks I have been tipping Buddy’s Entity at handy odds but he is yet to break through. However I think tonight could be the night as he was very unlucky here last start when railing hard down the back and was checked and lost momentum. Spring Irish and Skipper McLaren are more than capable with early luck as is the pacey Thermal Strike. Box Up 1.2.3.5.

Race 3 - Spring Bloom was an enormous run at Strathalbyn last Sunday when winning the Cup Final and on her past 2 efforts will be very hard to beat again so we will make her our top pick. Tyla Grace has early pace and can’t be overlooked for our first four and Lepa Nada and Rock Away can run cheeky races. Box Up 3.6.7.8.

Race 4 - Interesting event this one as Tag and Release should start the punters elect on his last start 2nd here in 30.14 after being run down in the final stages from this draw, he has a good turn of early pace and might be able to pinch this with an ounce of luck. Mighty Barcia has his paw on the till and has finally drawn the rails and will give this plenty of cheek. Add in Fox Gambler for value. Box Up 1.4.5.8

Race 5 - This is the 600m event of the night and we will go with McLaren Missile who loves this trip, he rattled home to run a very good 2nd behind Windmill Haze here last start and has been in the money at his last 4 runs. Brick Lane should set the early pace and has been racing well at Gawler and Strathalbyn. Box Up 1.4.5.7.

Race 6 - Alpha Alexander is very quick early and will be right in the finish. Throw in Chief Bale and Tommy’s Tune for value in what now looks an open race with High Eden Snow being scratched. Box Up 2.3.6.8.

Race 7 - The Jovanovic kennel has Cairnlea Kenny flying of late and with 3 wins on the trot here at headquarters and he looks the measuring stick once again from his draw of 3. High Eden Frost continues to be a bridesmaid but is knocking on the door and can’t be left out of calculations. Pyredos Monelli and Windmill Haze look the first four chances. Box Up 2.3.6.8.

Race 8 - This is the Group 3 final and as mention before it has a more than handy $25,000 to the winner on offer and we will go with the Karen Wittholz trained Baa Man out in box 7, he has won 3 of his last 4 starts here all in good fashion and is the form runner in this. Libby Raider flew home to win here last start from a rail draw and we can expect her to run a bold race once again. Box Up 1.2.6.7.

Race 9 - I love distance racing and Angela Modra has Sutton Steele in terrific form of late and there is no reason why he can’t win here again from box 1. He has early pace and should prove far too good. Long Gully Gilly loves to fill a place and should get a lovely run. Box Up 1.2.6.8.

Race 10 - The Troy Murray kennel has a newcomer from Victoria in Zellman and looks to have handy form around the traps, he has 3 wins and 7 placings from his 14 career starts and is sure to be well tried on his South Australian debut. The well-travelled Emily As will be at big odds and she will be rattling home late. Box Up 1.2.5.7.

Race 11 - Its always nice to go home on a winner and the Kevin Murnane trained Matriculate can do that for us, she has a good turn of early pace and might be able to pinch this with early luck. Tigers Empire is our value runner, his wins are few and far between but he can run the Quinella for the kennel. Add in Addison’s Way who just needs to be handy early to have a big say in the finish. Box Up 2.3.4.5.

Best Bet
Race 1, No: 6 - Molly Dobbs

Best Each Way
Race 2, No: 1 - Buddy’s Entity
Race 5, No: 4 - McLaren Missile

Best Roughie
Race 7, No: 2 - Windmill Haze


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 FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000.

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
Race’s 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Double Trio Jackpot of $369.

ALBION PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $16,473.

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 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 $2,713.

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’s us all the tips for tonight’s fabulous Angle Park meeting.

Angle Park First 4 selections –

Race 1:  6,7,1,3
Race 2:  2,1,5,6
Race 3:  3,2,8,5
Race 4:  1,5,7,4
Race 5:  7,4,1,5
Race 6:  6,3,2,7
Race 7:  8,3,2,6
Race 8:  6,7,8,2
Race 9:  2,1,5,4
Race 10:  5,7,3,2
Race 11:  7,4,2,3

Best Bet: Race 8, No. 6 Baa Man
Each-Way: Race 4, No. 1 Might Barcia
Roughie: Race 6, No. 6 Alpha Alexander

 

 

The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park including the Group 3 Brian Johnstone Feature Final.

Angle Park First 4 selections –

Race 1:  6,1,3,2
Race 2:  2,4,1,3
Race 3:  3,7,8,5
Race 4:  4,5,1,7
Race 5:  7,4,5,8
Race 6:  3,2,6,7
Race 7:  8,6,2,3
Race 8:  6,7,8,2
Race 9:  1,6,2,4
Race 10:  5,7,8,10
Race 11:  7,3,4,2

Best Bet: Race 9, No. 1 Sutton Steele
Each-Way: Race 7, No. 8 High Eden Snow
Roughie: Race 6, No. 3 Chief Bale

 

 

 
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH

The monthly Kennel Capers for November was released a few weeks ago 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 NEXT THURSDAY

Next weeks Angle Park Thursday night meeting features –

$9,290 Doug Payne SA Bred Feature Free For All – 515m (SA Bred only, Non Penalty)
$3,190 Heats Grade 5 Feature – 515m ($4,590 Final 14/12/17)
$2,445 Juvenile – 515m
$2,645 SA Owned Grade 6 – 515m
$3,775 Mixed – 600m
$4,990 Free For All – 731m
Nominations close Monday 4th December at 9.00am with GRSA
 
 
LOCAL NEWS

2017 BRIAN JOHNSTONE FINAL TONIGHT

 
Last Thursday night at Angle Park there were two fantastic semi-finals of the Group 3 Brian Johnstone final where the first four placegetters from each semi-final qualified for tonight’s feature final.
The fastest qualifier for the final was Baa Man for Karen Wittholz who ran a slick 29.94 in winning by 5 lengths. He defeated Long Gully Robbi and Dakota Dwn.
The other semi-final was won by the Paula Hearnden trained Libby Raider in 30.48 who ran home well to defeat Crazy Again and Dunkirk.

The Final field in Box Draw order is:

1.  Long Gully Robbi  Paula Hearnden
2.  Libby Raider   Paula Hearnden
3.  Dunkirk  Matthew Payne
4.  Emerley Storm  Judi Hurley
5.  Crazy Again  Des Hockley
6.  Baa Man   Karen Wittholz
7.  Emerley Nolen  Robyn Mackellar
8.  Dakota Dawn  Kerry Stagg
9.  Rhynstone Teddy (1st Res)  SCR
10.Emerley Giggler (2nd Res)  SCR

The Group 3 Brian Johnstone Final is for eligible SA Bred greyhounds whelped between July 2015 and December 2015. The $37,500 Final is race 8 tonight and is listed to jump at 9.08pm (SA time).

UBET is offering a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000 on the final with the pool expected to get to over $35,000.
The final part of this series will be the Gawler Classic 2017 to be run on 17th and 24th December 2017.

 

GROUP 1 BRISBANE CUP HEATS TONIGHT

An added bonus for racing tonight is the heats of the Group 1 Brisbane Cup at Albion Park.

There are four terrific heats with plenty of depth and class. The first heat is race 5 on the card with the last heat race 8 and the series features Queenslanders Outside Pass, Cyndie’s Magic, Fast Times, Slick and Group 1 National champion Jury against Victorians Not Available and Aston Dinnigan along with NSW visitor Watch The Wasp.

The racing should be of the highest standard and super competitive to see who makes it through to the rich $75,000 to the winner Group 1 Final next week.
Patrons on-course at Angle Park will be able to watch all the action as well as compare tote and bookmaker odds. UBET will have fixed odds available on all races and provide a $25,000 guaranteed pool for the Quadrella.

 

NO EMERLEY PARK TRIALS TOMORROW
 Greyhound Racing SA has been advised that there will be no trials at Emerley Park tomorrow (Friday 1/12) due to staffing availability.

 

2018 GAWLER PRODUCE – NOMINATIONS EXTENDED UNTIL TOMORROW (FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER)

Nominations for the 2018 Gawler Produce Series have been extended until close of business tomorrow (Friday 1st December) with GRSA. With only 88 nominations received initially GRSA and the Gawler Club would be hoping to get over 100 nominations for this prestigious series. Please contact GRSA if requiring any further information.

 

ANGLE PARK TRIALS MOVED FROM SATURDAY 2ND TO SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER

Greyhound Racing SA has moved the Saturday morning trials at Angle Park on 2nd December to Sunday 3rd December to accommodate staffing availability. In support of trialing opportunities it was considered best to move the trial session to Sunday rather than cancel all together. Trialing will commence on Sunday at 7.00am like a normal Saturday with bookings taken as per normal. GRSA would like some feedback from participants after the session is completed.

BOGIE BEKIM SHOOTING FOR GROUP 3 SUMMER CUP AT WENTWORTH PARK

Star SA stayer Bogie Bekim will be competing in the Group 3 Summer Cup heats at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. He has been drawn into the second heat due to be run at 8.05pm SA time and has drawn box 2. He comes up against the likes of Ebby Ripper and Zipping Katelyn however his class should get him through to next weeks final. Supers star Fanta Bale is in heat 1 and after breaking through the $1millon prizemoney barrier last week she looks the testing material. With only two heats the first four placegetters in each will progress to the final.

DOUG PAYNE SA BRED FEATURE ON 7TH DECEMBER

The time honoured Doug Payne SA Bred Feature will be run on Thursday 7th December. The race is for SA Bred greyhounds only Non Penalty selected under Free For All conditions, worth $9,290, run over the 515m journey.
• Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 4th December

 

LOWER GRADE FEATURE HEATS IN DECEMBER

The next Low Grade Feature series will be held this month with a Grade 5 series to be run over the 515m. $3,190 heats will be on Thursday 7th December with the $4,540 final on Thursday 14th December.
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Monday 4th December

CHRISTMAS MEETING AT PORT AUGUSTA ON SATURDAY 9th DECEMBER

It will be another terrific meeting on Saturday 9th December when Port Augusta host their Christmas Twilight meeting for season. There will be plenty of activities and social groups on course including - 
• Father Christmas in attendance with goodies for the kids
• Jumping Castle for the kids kindly sponsored by Scott Feltus
• Verity's 40th Birthday Bash
• Crossroads Concepts Christmas break up

Feature Racing events on the day -
• Pastoral Hotel 503m Open Christmas Feature
• Jack McSporran 503m Gr 6 Memorial
• Vin and Barb Collins 447m Gr 5 Memorial
• Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP 447m Maiden
• Crossroads Concepts 447m Open Feature
• Verity's 40th Birthday Stake
Nominations close with GRSA at 9.00am on Tuesday 5th December.
First race will be around 5.30pm with all roads leading to the Northern venue.

 


GUN MCBAIN RETIRES FROM THE TRACK AND IS NOW SET FOR A STUD CAREER

South Australia’s Iron Dog Gun McBain went out on a winning note a few weeks ago to embark on a stud career when he was successful at Angle Park over the 388m in his last race start. Owned and trained by Raye Kelly the son of Spring Gun and Flame McBain has been a permanent fixture on the SA racing scene since his debut on the 2nd April 2014 at headquarters, not surprisingly with a win.  He leaves the race track with a few titles to his name in his 168 race starts which included 68 wins (40%) and 55 placings and prizemoney in excess of $160,000. He holds the Angle Park record of most wins at the venue of 53 and also holds the National record of most TAB wins in Australia of any greyhound at 68. Feature wins on the track were the 2014 Champion Puppy Final, the 2015 Group 3 Gawler Cup Final and 2017 John Gray Final. We wish Gun McBain all the best in retirement and also with the next phase of his career in the breeding barn.

KURT DONSBERG AVAILABILITY ON THURSDAY 14TH DECEMBER

On course Photographer Kurt Donsberg will be delayed in attending the race meeting on Thursday 14th December. Due to personal commitments he will be oncourse around race 3 or 4. To assist participants before Kurt arrives GRSA will allow camera and/or mobile phone use for presentation photos for those who wish to take up that option for them.

GRP & ICG MEETING’S IN DECEMBER

The next Grading Review Panel meeting will be held on Friday 8th December with the Industry Consultative Group being held on Friday 15th December.

HOT WEATHER POLICY

A reminder to trainers with the hot weather upon us to make sure they are aware of the conditions relating to the Hot Weather Policy. This policy is available on the GRSA website and also at the track.

SA BRED FUTURITY PAYMENTS – DUE FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER

The next batch of futurity payments are due on Friday 15th December and there are three series for which payments need to be made. Forms have been sent out today for those eligible greyhounds.
The payments due are:
Breeders 2018 – Final Payment - Pups Born Jan 16 to June 16
This payment is for greyhounds for which the first two Sustaining Payments have been made. The Final Payment is $121 per greyhound.
Classic 2018– Second Payment - Pups Born July 16 to Dec 16
This payment is for greyhounds for which the first Sustaining Payment 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 2019 – First Payment - Pups Born Jan 17 to June 17
The First Payment is due for Breeders 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.
If you have not received anything by the end of next week and think you should have, or if you have any questions, please contact Futurity Co-ordinator, Caralyn Fielden.

COMPLETION OF PAPERWORK

Participants are reminded of their obligation to ensure that when lodging paperwork that it is fully completed and payment is made at the time of lodgement.  GRSA is here to assist should you be unsure of how to complete any paperwork however it is not our responsibility to arrange for its completion, nor is it our responsibility to ensure that it is lodged.  Therefore, please ensure when lodging any paperwork eg, Transfer of Ownerships, Litter Registrations etc that they are fully completed and paid for and lodged within a timely manner.

ONLINE & PHONE BOOKINGS OF TRIALS FOR ANGLE PARK AND GAWLER  FROM 11.30AM

GRSA received feedback in regard to the Online Trial booking process for both Gawler Wednesday and Angle Park Tuesday and Saturday trial sessions.  This process of online bookings is fully supported by the ICG and GRSA Board and will continue to grow over time.
• To encourage the move from 100% phone bookings to online GRSA made the decision to separate the booking times from 12.30pm, to 11.30am for online and 12.30pm for phone. This has worked successfully and reduced the number of phone calls dramatically. This encourages participants to manage their own bookings.  However GRSA believes that the separation is now no longer required so both online and phone bookings will now be at 11.30am for trial sessions.  It was decided to go to 11.30am due to the commitment participants have made to the online process and worked their schedule around this time being at home or near their device to book.
Whilst having the bookings at the same time the trial booking phone line will still be 08 8243 7172. No trials will be accepted on any other phone line; participants will be queued as normal and will not be taken before 11.30am. Our staff member will attempt to book your phone trials in a timely manner bearing in mind participants will be booking online at the same time. I would encourage all participants to move to the online process as this is quicker, easier and they can have the flexibility to manage the process themselves.
• It is important for all participants to realise that at any point from 11.30am when the trials open to around 3.30pm the day of the trial session (or day before for Saturday) they can log on or ring up and manage their bookings. They may be able to move earlier or later if there has been a cancellation etc, it really does provide an option if their time is unsuitable.

NOTIFICATION OF TRAINING AMENDMENT & CLEARANCE OF GREYHOUNDS

Trainers are reminded of their obligation to notify GRSA within 3 working days of a greyhound coming into or leaving their kennel (Rule 105(4)(i)).  This is a requirement for all greyhounds regardless of where bred.  We have had a number of trainers recently put in training amendments late the night prior to nominations closing at 9am the following day, this practice can lead to your nomination not being accepted or being unable to nominate online should any issues arise the following morning.
Trainers are also leaving it to the night before nominations close to have greyhounds “checked off”.  This practice can also lead to your nomination not being accepted or being unable to nominate online should any issues arise. It is therefore in the trainer’s best interest to have lodged with GRSA the training amendment and clearance of the greyhound a number of days prior to wishing to nominate the greyhound.  It is not GRSA’s responsibility to ensure that the paperwork is processed within ½ hour, which is the amount of time available to have it processed before nominations close at 9am.

TRIAL DATES FOR STRATHALBYN

All bookings for normal trials will 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.  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 6th December
Wednesday 13th December (Qualfying Trials)
Wednesday 20th December
Wednesday 27th December

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:
December 5th (for APM Monday meeting on 11th December – for APD Wednesday meeting on 13th December)
December 12th (for APM Monday meeting on 18th December – not for APD Wednesday meeting on 20th December due to Time Grading)
December 19th (no APM Monday meeting on 25th December – for APD Wednesday meeting on 27th December)
December 26th No Trials
Nominations close with GRSA at 12.30pm on the Tuesday of the meeting.