Angle Park Preview - 22nd August 2024
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
With the Shadow away in the darkness, our form assessor from SA.THE DOGS has cast his eye over tonight’s Angle Park meeting with his preview below.
Race 1 - Very even race to kick off a good night here at Angle Park. JUBILANT (4) on top, loved his effort last week when he didn't have much luck early. If he can cross over to the inside, then he will take heaps of beating. BACK TO WORK (2) will stick to the inside and keep pinching runs. MURPHY MCLAREN (5) has strength on his side, just needs some luck.
Race 2 - Intriguing little race this and it will pay to watch the market. Jovanovic doesn't muck around with slow ones and I think CANYA EXTREME (4) will show his true ability here. Should get every chance with the small field. BEWITCH (1) will absolutely be well prepared for her debut here. SPRINGVALE BREE (2) is super strong.
Race 3 - ANNA VALENTINA (2) is overdue for a maiden win and I am pretty confident that she can get it here. She is strong and knows how to use the inside, just needs to get around the #1 early and she should be too good. SPRING MARRISHIA (4) is also deserving of a breakthrough win, has strength. ZEBERIAH (5) will be ready to roll.
Race 4 - Ripping little race this and plenty there's no shortage of chances! SUTTON EBONY (5) really caught the eye last week when dealing with outside pressure early. No speed to her outside tonight, she can land close. FANTASTIC ADA (3) is classy and will be looking to lead all the way. VICTA CHRISSY (7) is super strong. Chances don't end there.
Race 5 - Very even race this, can't write any of then off. KEEP IT ZIPPED (3) gets the nod thanks to the draw. He's a smart youngster and has strength to work with. I think he can slot in behind the #2 and really threaten. WEBLEC MARQUISE (4) is airborne, she will run well. OREGAN FAVORS (1) is perfectly drawn again here.
Race 6 - Great race this! Some high class chasers engaged here. VERSATILE (6) for mine, just think she can zap over early and if she does that then she's a winning chance. SENNA WICK (2) clearly has the good draw and he has both speed and strength to work with. MY KHALEESI (3) is strong and will enjoy being drawn on the inside.
Race 7 - A real treat to have a dog like NOT WITHOUT (2) here in SA. He's a rocket this bloke and has some run some mind boggling times in NSW. Lost confidence recently, but if he returns near his best then he will win here. MINTER FROST (6) is no mug and will give the favourite plenty to think about here. LOCHINVAR ALOISI (3) will be strong late.
Race 8 - Good final this and a few promising middle distance types engaged. Any of these can win. ASCEND (3) on top just with the draw, think he might be some value and able to push through early. NOWHERE MAN (2) led them last week and can do the same again here. DAINTREE GRANITE (4) would just need some good fortune midrace.
Race 9 - Some tactical placement here from the Grgurovic team and they have all but 1 in this field. BETTER DEVIL'S (2) to get an overdue win here. Trying really hard recently and she looks set for a dream run under the #1 early. STARBURST CANDY (4) will be looking to crash the party, has some class and is strong. PRINCESS CORDITE (1) can lead them up.
Race 10 - Wow, this is red hot. Small dartboard job, none of these will be afforded any errors. EULER BALE (1) broke the track record on Monday night, so it's pretty hard to not have him on top. Just needs to repeat that beginning. FANTASTIC TOMMY (3) is going well, just needs a couple of clean strides off the mat. ZINFANDEL EVIE (8) is lightning early.
Race 11 - With a bit of confidence, MISTY GREY (4) goes on top here. Really taken by her heat effort on Saturday and I think she gets the room she wants tonight. Obviously needs to jump well, but she will be hard to beat if she does. DEANO LINCOLN (2) is the huge threat, perfectly drawn down low. EXCUSE (7) has the speed required to offset the wide draw.
Race 12 - Last of the night to send the punters home and on a value perspective it's RANGE OUT (7) on top. Thought he looked good early in the heat but was just afforded no room. Wide draw is more suitable and he can upset the fave. STEVIE LEE ROSE (1) was awesome on Saturday, just needs to handle the early pressure. SMOOTH VIXEN (2) is well drawn low.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next week's Angle Park Thursday meeting features -
$5,810 Heats Kings & Queens – 530m (For dogs and bitches whelped between 1/3/2022 & 31/5/2022. Special Conditions apply depending upon nominations. $7,500 Final 5/9/24)
$5,810 Feature Maiden Final - 530m (Heats 22/8/24)
$2,100 Heats Fastest Forward (1-6 wins) – 530m ($3,680 Final Thursday 5/9/24. Selected from Worst to Best of this category. Final field will be an 8-dog field plus reserves, comprising of the greyhounds running the fastest times in the Heats, regardless of their finishing position in those Heats. Trainer can only have 2 runners per Heat however may have more if insufficient nominations. N/P. Trainers MUST nominate Time Graded Heats to be considered.
$4,420 Mix 5/6 – 595m
$2,785 Maiden – 530m
$4,050 Masters Grade 5 – 530m (For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at time of nom-must raced prev 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. 4yo & higher pref N/P)
$3,680 Juvenile – 530m
$7,140 Open – 730m
* Nominations close Monday 26th August with GRSA at 9.00am.
VACCINATION RULE FOR RACING IN SA – REMINDER
Trainers are reminded that Rule 25 (Minimum Vaccination Requirements) took effect Monday, 1stMay, 2023. Vaccination Certificates must be received by GRSA prior to close of nominations for affected greyhounds to be considered eligible for nominating. It is also imperative that once the greyhound has been vaccinated the paperwork is lodged by yourself as soon as possible. Trainers are also reminded that they must not have their greyhound vaccinated within 5 days of racing. Should this occur, the greyhound will be scratched from its engagement or if paperwork lodged after an engagement and discovered the greyhound raced inside the 5 days then the matter will be referred to the stewards.
BOY FROM THE BUSH
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s wonderful night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections -
Race 1 - 8,1,4,2
Race 2 - 1,4,2,8
Race 3 - 2,5,4,1
Race 4 - 5,7,1,3
Race 5 - 6,4,1,5
Race 6 - 7,5,6,4
Race 7 - 2,1,5,3
Race 8 - 6,7,2,3
Race 9 - 2,8,4,1
Race 10 -1,2,3,8
Race 11- 4,1,8,2
Race 12 -1,4,2,8
Best Bets: Race 4 No 5 Sutton Ebony
Best Bets: Race 5 No 6 Rev Leon
Best Bets: Race 6 No 7 Victa Marli
BEN TOFFOLLI “TOP TIPSTER” GAP FUNDRAISER WINNER – RACE 4 TONIGHT
It’s a credit to local trainer Tim Aloisi and his tipping group that at the conclusion of their tipping competition last weekend where Ben Toffolli was named the top tipster that this group have chose to make a donation to the Greyhounds As Pets Adoption Program.
Race 4 tonight is named in Ben’s honour with the tipster group oncourse to present to our very much appreciative GAP representatives after the running of this event.
2024 NATIONAL STRAIGHT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AT MURRAY BRIDGE ON SATURDAY
We have a strong contingent of sprinters representing SA in the National Straight Track Championships Final at Murray Bridge on Saturday morning. So Be It for Bosco Stamenkovic, Myall Ray for Tracie Price and Cash On Delivery for Cameron Forshaw will take on the best that QLD, VIC and NSW have to offer with the winner receiving $28,000 and being crowned the National Straight Track Champion.
The first race on Saturday morning will start at 8.30am SA time with the final being Race 10 due to start at 11.00am (SA time). It will be an exciting meeting with the first three races on the program on the Straight track, the next five races on the One Turn and the last two races back on the Straight track. It is a credit to our staff that this dual meeting can be conducted as a show piece of SA racing.
Box Draw 2024 National Straight Track Championship Final:
1. Express Ethics (NSW) D. Smith
2. Hara’s Buddy (QLD) J. Daley
3. Sheezel (QLD) B. Kline
4. Zipping Gryllis (VIC) B. Ennis
5. Mile A Minute (VIC) J. Greenough
6. So Be It (SA) B. Stamenkovic
7. Myall Ray (SA) T. Price
8. Cash On Delivery (SA) C. Forshaw
9. Agent Nineteen (SA 1st Res) B. Rawlings
10.Myall Jack (SA 2nd Res) T. Price
2024 NATIONAL SPRINT & DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS AT ANGLE PARK ON SATURDAY NIGHT
For the first time since 2016, the National Championships return to SA for the Group 1 National Distance Final and Group 1 National Sprint Final.
Up and coming local staying star Zinfandel Trace for Gavin Harris and reigning SA Greyhound of the Year Zipping Neutron for Tim Aloisi will represent SA and match up against the best stayers in the land this Saturday night. The Distance final is race 6 on the 11 race program due to start at 8.07pm (SA time).
Box Draw 2024 National Distance Championship Final:
1. Zipping Neutron (SA) T. Aloisi
2. West On Boonie (WA) C. Halse
3. Fahey’s Magic (NSW) T. Barton
4. Aunt Virginia (VIC) J. Paraskevas
5. Zinfandel Trace (SA) G. Harris
6. Valpolicella (QLD) T Zammit
7. Ritza Piper (NSW) J. Scerri
8. Raider’s Guide (TAS) G. Fahey
9. Just Alfie (SA 1st Res) L. Harris
10.Dishonest (SA 2nd Res) C. Jaensch
Group 3 Mt Gambier Cup winner Chapel Road for Kiah Hurley and last years Group 3 SA Oaks winner Where’s Poppy for Kirin Corby will carry the flag for SA in the Sprint Final in what shapes to be one of the best races of the year on Saturday night. The Sprint final is race 8 on the program due to start at 8.44pm (SA time).
Box Draw 2024 National Sprint Championship Final:
1. Cluster (QLD) S. Zammit
2. Chapel Road (SA) K. Hurley
3. Miss Envy (WA) K. Shinners
4. Sweet Sundown (TAS) P. Ryan
5. Uncle Tommy (WA) S. Withers
6. Where’s Poppy (SA) K. Corby
7. Might Have Been (NSW) M. Finn
8. Smooth Plane (VIC) T. Dailly
9. Fantastic Spike (SA 1st Res) L. Chegia
10.Adhana Rico (SA 2nd Res) C. Forshaw
Both Group 1 Finals are worth $85,000 to the winner with plenty on offer for oncourse patrons, with kids activities , live music, food vans and a wonderful atmosphere.
CLASSIC 2024 PRELUDE (1) FINAL SATURDAY NIGHT
There were two $3,700 heats of the Classic 2024 Prelude (1) series conducted last Thursdsay night at Angle Park over the 530m for SA Bred greyhounds paid up for Classic 2024.
Heat winners were Scary Eyes (30.66) and Jabuk (31.23)
Saturday nights final is worth $6,000 ($1,500 added for Nationals night) and will be conducted at Race 3 on the program at 7.07pm.
To be consistent with these types of events there is no trophy attached to this lead up series.
CADILLAC RACING WINTER CLASSIC FINAL AT MT GAMBIER ON SUNDAY
With not enough nominations to run heats last Sunday of the Cadillac Racing Winter Classic, the Mt Gambier Club under normal policy has programmed this event this week as a one off event worth $6,675. There are 5 acceptors for the event which will be race 4 on the program due to start at 12.52pm.
GAWLER SHOW THIS WEEKEND
This year, the Annual Gawler Show will be held this weekend, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August. As a result of this and the National Championships held locally, racing on Sunday night, 25th August will be at Angle Park.
Racing on Friday, 23rd August will be at Murray Bridge around the One Turn with the Murray Bridge Straight track and Angel Park racing on Saturday, 24th August due to the Nationals. Trials will be cancelled at Angle Park on this weekend also due to the Nationals commitment.
Trials will be cancelled at Gawler on Thursday, 22nd August and Monday, 26th August during this time. At the moment trials will go ahead on Thursday, 29th August at the venue but this will be dependent upon the tidying up and track maintenance progression. Trials will be conducted at Murray Bridge on Monday morning. 26th August as normal.
Racing will be at Murray Bridge on the Straight track on Wednesday, 28th August to allow more time for the Show society to remove all of their activities from the Show. There will be trials that night at Murray Bridge.
Racing will return to Gawler all going well on Friday, 30th August.
KINGS AND QUEENS FEATURE HEATS – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY 26TH AUGUST
Again this year GRSA will conduct the Kings and Queens Feature series with $5,810 Heats on Thursday, 29th August and a $7,500 Final on Thursday, 5th September in continued support of any greyhound affected by the change to the GCA Age Restricted Classics change quite a number of years ago. The eligibility for this series is for dogs and bitches whelped between 1st March 2022 and 31st May 2022. Performed Maidens are eligible (raced or qualy trialled). Depending upon nominations we would like to run a dogs Heat and a bitches Heat separately with greyhounds qualifying into the Final. If there are not sufficient nominations for either sex, then these Heats may be mixed into a couple of mixed Heats. Special conditions apply; however, these races will be non-penalty.
• Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 26th August at 9.00am with GRSA.
MOUNT GAMBIER TRACK GRADE PLANNED FOR MONDAY 26TH AUGUST
The Maintenance team at Mt Gambier have advised, that weather dependant, there will be a track grade of the Mount Gambier track on Monday, 26th August.
GRADING REVIEW PANEL MEETING ON FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST
The Grading Review Panel will meet on Friday, 30th August with an Agenda being sent to the members shortly. After applications were sought for Industry panel members the group has been finalized. GRSA is appreciative of the time and effort the below group has made to assist the Grading Process.
Panel Members – Shaun Mathieson (Racing Manager), Greg Barber (Chief Grader), Brenton Scott (CEO GRSA), Board Industry Director, Ben Rawlings (Industry Member), Bosco Stamenkovic (Industry Member), Jack Trengove (Industry Member) and Cameron Forshaw (Industry Member).
If participants have grading queries and would like the panel to discuss, please email [email protected] or please speak to one of the members so this can be tabled at this meeting or upcoming Grading Review Panel meetings.
INCREASED PRIZEMONEY FOR GOTBA COURSING – WATERLOO CUP OVER TWO DAYS
As previously announced the increase in prizemoney has taken effect for the GOTBA. Further coursing meetings will be staged Sunday, September 8 followed by the Oaks, Derby and Waterloo Cup (Saturday and Sunday) meeting later in September on 21st and 22nd.
Increased Prizemoney (Beginning 14th July 2024)
4 dog coursing events – first $350, runner up $110 (Up from first $265, runner up $90)
8 dog coursing events – first $525, runner up $160 (up from first $380, runner up $120)
Waterloo Cup – first $6,000, runner up $1,600, thirds $200
Oaks – first $3,700, runner up $1,000, thirds $150
Derby – first $3,700, runner up $1,000, thirds $150
Entry conditions for Derby, Oaks and Waterloo Cup: Must have had 1 start at any Coursing venue during 2024 to be eligible for the Waterloo Cup, Oaks or Derby.
Bonus – If the winner of the Derby, Oaks or Waterloo Cup is a greyhound that has raced at two Virginia Coursing meetings during the 2024 season, a $500 bonus will apply.
*Normal graded events will be conducted on the Saturday along with first rounds of Oaks, Derby and Waterloo Cup if required with Sunday being the completion of Oaks, Derrby and Waterloo Cup.
2024 SA OAKS AND SA DERBY FEATURES IN SEPTEMBER
The Group 3 SA Oaks and SA Derby to be run in September this year will be for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st June, 2022 (27 months).
The Heats of the Oaks will be run on the same night as the Derby again this year with Heats on Thursday, 12th September and the Group 3 Finals on Thursday, 19th September.
The Dates are:
SA Oaks (Group 3): $5,810 Heats – Thursday, 12th September $35,000 Final – Thursday, 19th September
SA Derby (Group 3): $5,810 Heats – Thursday, 12th September $35,000 Final – Thursday, 19th September
• Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 9th September at 9.00am.
• Trainers are reminded of the Vaccination eligibility for racing in South Australia
SA BREEDERS SUPPORT PROGRAM
The Breeders Support Claim which has been increased to a maximum of $5,500 per litter will apply to all SA bred and whelped litters where the mating took place on or after April 1, 2024. Breeders will be able to claim from a wider variation of breeding costs including stud fees, veterinary and transport, vaccination costs and whelping costs. Please see the breakdown below for Breeders who are looking at breeding their next litter. Claims will be processed upon receipt of the Litter Registration form and Claim for