BOX DRAWS - Ubet National Sprint & Distance
What a night of racing it was tonight at Angle Park. Under threatening grey skies some of the best chasers in the land were on show in the Festival State.
The two local Finals of the UBET AGRA National Championships were held with Parsec Bale for Wendy Matcott causing a minor boilover in the Distance and Worm Burner for Cameron Butcher made it 10 straight when he won the Sprint in brilliant fashion.
In the UBET AGRA SA Distance Final, Springvale Bryne for Gavin Harris was sent out a short price favourite as the rain began to tumble down and favourite backers were happy when she ran to the front in the early stages. She ran a solid race in front however was claimed right on the line by Parsec Bale who swept home from midfield to score a memorable victory. Parsec Bale ran a handy 43.80 for the 731m journey however looks to have the job ahead of her after drawing box 4 in the final. With the host State having two representatives in the National final next Saturday night Springvale Bryne also qualified giving SA a two pronged attack against the Interstaters.
In the UBET AGRA SA Sprint Final, Fabregal for Robyn Mackellar showed super acceleration to lead from box 1 however was no match for the flying Worm Burner who raced away for a solid win in a blistering 29.53 for the 515m trip. The track was now rain affected so the performance of Worm Burner was outstanding and looks SA’s best hope in next week’s final after drawing box 6. Fabregal held on well for second and also qualified for next weeks final and with her brilliant early speed she can put herself right in the mix with some luck.
The box draw for the 2016 UBET AGRA National Distance Championship Final was conducted on track last night:
1. Big Easy Red (Qld) Rusty Dillon
2. Ring The Bell (Vic) Gerard O’Keefe
3. Senator Monelli (WA) David Hobby
4. Parsec Bale (SA) Wendy Matcott
5. Springvale Bryne (SA) Gavin Harris
6. Cardiology (NSW) Kayla-Jane Coleman
7. Mahalo Miss (Tas) Scott Bryan
8. Whittaker (NSW) Julie Fletcher
9. She’s A Looper (SA)(res) Cameron Butcher
10. McLaren Missile (SA) (res) Tania Foster
The $105,000 Group 1 AGRA National Distance Championship Final will be run Saturday night 27th August. The race is listed to jump at 7.19pm (SA time) and will be race 6 on the program with full coverage on Sky Racing 1.
The box draw for the 2016 UBET AGRA National Sprint Championship Final was conducted on track last night:
1. Zambora Brockie (Vic) Anthony Azzopardi
2. Dundee Osprey (Vic) Geoffrey Scott-Smith
3. Benteke (NSW) Ruth King
4. Outside Pass (Qld) Tony Apap
5. Fabregal (SA) Robyn Mackellar
6. Worm Burner (SA) Cameron Butcher
7. Times Square (WA) Chris Halse
8. Buckle Up Beneau (Tas) Gary Johnson
9. Coorong Kid (SA)(res) Cameron Butcher
10. Marlow Brown (SA) (res) Paula Hearnden
The $105,000 Group 1 AGRA National Sprint Championship Final is listed to jump at 8.15pm (SA time) and will be race 8 on the program.
Interstate Greyhounds To Trial
The interstate qualifiers trialling at Angle Park as a lead-up to the National Finals on Saturday August 27th were/are as follow:
Monday 15th August
Mahalo Miss - 515m – 30.62 (4.73:17.64: run home 12.98)
Tonight (Thursday 18th August ) –
Outside Pass – 515m (4.52:16.90: 29.56: run home 12.66)
Times Square – 515m (4.56:17.17: 29.96: run home 12.79)
Zambora Brockie – 515m (4.40:16.76: 29.44: run home 12.68)
Benteke – 515m (4.54:16.88: 29.49: run home 12.61)
Mahalo Miss – 600m (9.20:22.20: 35.51: run home 13.31)
Saturday 20thAugust – (morning trials)
Senator Monelli – 600m
Cardiology – 731m
Monday 22nd August –
Big Red Easy – 600m
Mahalo Miss – 731m
Not requiring a Trial -
Buckle Up Beneau
Ring The Bell
Dundee Osprey
Whittaker