Tonight's Angle Park Preview
MEDIA RELEASE – TONIGHTS ANGLE PARK PREVIEW
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
If you won Monday night, then you are a genius as several roughies saluted the judge, but I think we can bounce back tonight. There are no odds on hopes so we the punter can have the chance to recoup a dollar or two.
The first event and we can kick start the night with the Troy Murray trained Kalden Crixus. He led early on debut but got very tired in the run home and finished 4th. That was several weeks ago and he should be primed for this. Add in Mimic Master and Ceduna Cruiser. Box up 1.3.4.7
In race 2 Sidney’s Shadow found a bit of trouble here last week and finished 2nd behind Set The Scene in 29.90. She can bounce back and give us two early winners. Jacky Blue Eye is well drawn from box 1 and will run a cheeky race. Box up 1.5.6.8
Race 3 and Tait Bale has his paw on the till with 5 placing’s in a row here. He can bounce to the front and finally breakthrough for a much deserved win. The minors look to be Gilbert Allen and Queen Rascal. Add in Big Mick Dee for value, box up 1.3.4.8
The Distance race of the night is next on the card and this looks to be a good event to have a trifecta bet. The Wally Harkins chaser, Who De Punk has the pace to cross early and win on her distance debut. Box up 2.4. 6.7
Race 5 and this is a tough race on paper. There are several chances tonight. I have tipped Victa Scott but not with a lot of confidence!! Cawbourne Jet has pace and has a good chance of leading. Box up 1.4.5.8 Good Luck.
Onto the sixth and there isn’t a lot of winning form in this except for Dyna Alivia. She has to be put in the mix. Book Of Shadows will be amongst them along with Webster and Koubek who will be flying home late. Box up the inside five
(1.2.3.4.5)
Race 7 and Fire Tyson is in outstanding form and carved out a handy 29.99 win here last Thursday from box 3 so there is no reason why he can’t do it again. The main dangers look to be Bogie Magic and Encosta Kahn, they all have drawn poorly but have class on their side. Box up 1.4.5.6
The eighth and Bogie Prince is in the in-form kennel of Ben Rawlings and he led throughout to win from box 2 here last start in 29.86. With a repeat performance we would see him win again. Victa Sam and Senni Tony will be charging home late. Box up 1.2.3.5
Race 9 and this is a very good 600m affair. Todd Kelly has Dream Choice in outstanding form and she has the perfect draw of box 1. She will be the measuring stick once again. Tercel hasn’t had a lot of luck of late but is more than capable of bouncing back. They look the best quinella of the night. Box up 1.4.7.8
The tenth and Right Time for the Butcher kennel can bounce back after a last start defeat. He is very smart when on the bunny and the wide draw is a bonus. Avatar Kist for Peter Hurley has the red and returned to the winners circle last week. Is a must for the first three. Box up 1.2.3.7
Let’s hope we are well in front by the last so we can have a little on Nigel Bale from box 1. I like the inside brigade to run the trifecta so box 1.2.3.5.
Best Bet Race 2 Sidney’s Shadow (Box 6)
Best Eachway Race 6 Koubek (Box 3)
Best Roughie Race 3 Big Mick Dee (box8)
Best Trifecta Race 4 Box Up 4.5.6.7.
JACKPOTS TONIGHT
ANGLE PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park the Grade 4 Final will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $7,583.
ALBION PARK QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5, 6, 7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $10,045.
HOBART QUINELLA JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Hobart the Hobart Thousand Heat 4 will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quinella Jackpot of $849.
MAN FROM THE TOWER
Selections for tonight’s exciting 11 event card of racing at Angle Park tonight featuring the Feature Grade 4 Final-
First 4 selections –
race one 4/7/8/1
race two 6/8/3/4
race three 1/3/8/4
race four 4/7/8/3
race five 6/5/8/1
race six 2/3/4/1
race seven 4/6/5/1
race eight 2/1/3/4
race nine 6/1/7/8
race ten 7/8/4/2
race eleven 8/6/5/1
Best Bet Race 7 Bogie Magic (Box 4)
Best Eachway Race 4 Who De Punk (Box 4)
Best Roughie Race 7 As It Goes (box1)
LOCAL INDUSTRY NEWS
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for December has just been released 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.
GREYHOUND OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER
Greyhound of the Month for November was Bogie Magic for trainer Ben Rawlings mainly due to his exceptional performance in the Group 3 Gawler Gold Cup.
In a tight month of voting Bogie Magic secured enough votes just ahead of Token McLaren who also had an excellent month winning his only 4 starts.
Bogie Magic’s month started off in the second biggest open race on the SA calendar with the final of the $37,500 Gawler Gold Cup. He was impressive in his heat win however after coming up with box 4 in the final he was sent out at juicy eachway odds. Anyone who took a punt on Bogie Magic leading would have been ecstatic after the lids flew open and Bogie Magic was able to pounce on the early lead. From there he ran good time out in front and whilst chased hard by Kalden Kurageous he went on to record an emotional win for connections by 2½ lengths in a brilliant 30.92.
He had three other starts for the month with a win at Angle Park in a flying 29.92 and two other placings at headquarters improving the already impressive record of the El Galo/Bogie Gem sprinter.
At the end of the month Bogie Magic had won 22 races from 60 starts with 17 minor placings and prizemoney in excess of $85,000.
RUN OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER
The Run of the Month for November was the Tania Foster trained Token McLaren who made his much anticipated debut over the 731m last month winning three staying events including a brilliant performance on Thursday 21st November. In a handy FFA event he pounced on the early lead from box 6 and from there was never headed. He ran very fast splits to record a sizzling 42.89 in winning by over 15 lengths and become one of only a handful of greyhounds to break 43.00 seconds at Angle Park.
THE DOUG PAYNE NEXT THURSDAY
Next Thursday night will see the running of the Doug Payne Feature. The race is for SA Bred greyhounds and is graded on a “Best 8” basis; it is run over the 515m trip. Prizemoney for the race is a total of $6,875 and outside of the Futurity events, it is the main SA Bred event for the year.
*Nominations close next Monday 16th December with GRSA at 9.00am.
ICE VESTS AVAILABLE FROM GRSA
With the Hot Weather fast approaching having your own Ice Vest for your greyhound could give you that little edge on your rivals. They are available through the Chairman of Stewards Paul Marks for $100 each. Please contact Paul to place your order.
GROUP 1 RACING HEADS TO THE APPLE ISLE
The exciting Group 1 racing will continue in Tasmania this week with the running of the Hobart Thousand Heats tonight on the Hobart track. There are 6 fabulous heats with only the winner’s progressing through to next weeks $75,000 to the winner Group 1 final.
There is good representation from the Victorians again this year which includes Group 1 Melbourne Cup winner Black Opal Magic for Jason Thompson who looks very hard to beat in the fifth heat after drawing box 1. Jason also has the flying Ronan Izmir engaged who should also progress. The series also includes Paw Licking for Kel Greenough and Farmor Las Vegas for Rob Britton.
The sentimental favourite for the series will be the Tasmanian Rewind who hasn’t started since August when it looked like his stellar career was over. A winner of 55 races Rewind has returned to the track in heat 5 and will be hoping to qualify and then seek redemption for coming second in the past two finals behind Blackalls Boss last year and Dyna Tron the year before.
The first heat on the night is due to jump at 8.35pm (SA time) with the winners and two fastest second placegetters qualifying for next weeks final.
SEPARATE GRADING AT GAWLER TO START SHORTLY
Very shortly separate grading at Gawler will be implemented in December. We are just waiting on final testing before going “Live”. Gawler will be separated into two categories with Tuesday being separate grading to both Friday and Sunday. Greyhounds will keep the same grade that they currently have when Gawler is separated. GRSA will not change a greyhounds grade ie Grade 2 goes to Grade 5 for Friday. I will advise the confirmed date very shortly.
Please check out the latest kennel capers for updates from the Grading Review Panel held last month.
GAWLER TRACK TUNOVER ON DECEMBER 19
After the last attempt to turnover the Gawler track was postponed a few weeks ago due to rain the new date is now Thursday 19th December. This will mean that there will be NO trials on this day.
STRATHALBYN RACING
After an incident on the track at the last Strathalbyn meeting GRSA in conjunction with the club have installed about 90m of safety rail around the third turn. There will be no disruption to racing and trialling with the clubs next meeting scheduled for this weekend.
FIXED ODDS AT ANGLE PARK ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Tattsbet have begun offering a Fixed Odds market on ALL races at Angle Park on Monday night and Thursday night. This started a few weeks ago and the response has been excellent providing another betting option for our punters.
NO TRIALS AT ANGLE PARK XMAS EVE OR NEW YEARS EVE
With Christmas Eve and New Years Eve falling on a Tuesday night there will be No trials conducted at Angle Park. Due to staffing arrangements and an opportunity for most to spend time with their families the decision was made not to conduct trials on these nights.
ANGLE PARK ON BOXING DAY NOW IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
After a request from GRV and approval from Sky Racing we have shifted out Thursday night meeting on December 26 (Boxing Day) from a night meeting to a twilight meeting. This has assisted GRV with their programming of feature Group races at Sandown and Sale on this night.
Race times at Angle Park will now be around 3.18pm to 6.27pm. GRSA will increase the Trainers Fee for this meeting by an extra $10 per trainer to assist our participants.
ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS OVER XMAS AND NEW YEAR
Trainers are reminded that the Trainers Fee on Public Holidays are paid into your bank account. This happens for all public holidays during the year so will also occur for December 26 and January 1st. Prizemoney payments are finalised after Monday nights meeting and normally paid into your account on Wednesdays however payments will be made one day earlier on the Tuesday before Xmas and the Tuesday before New Years Eve.
2014 ADELAIDE GREYHOUND AUCTION
The Adelaide Greyhound Racing Club (AGRC) in conjunction with GRSA, will once again conduct the Adelaide Greyhound Auction in 2014.
DATE: Sunday 12th October, 2014
For all greyhounds whelped between: 1st November 2013 - 31st May 2014
More information will be provided over the coming months, including details of nominator/breeder bonuses and the race series attached to the auction.
ADELAIDE CUP TO RUN ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN 2014
As announced in the Sunday Mail last weekend the Group 1 Adelaide Cup in 2014 will be run on a Friday night for the first time in the races history. The opportunity came out of the blue, with Greyhound Racing Victoria first approaching GRSA about swapping our Thursday night on Boxing Day to allow the Group 1 Sale Cup, typically in a twilight timeslot, to be run in conjunction with the Sandown Park meeting at night.
As previously advertised we moved Boxing Day to a twilight meeting and requested a Friday night meeting from GRVIC in return. The chance to run our Group 1 on a Friday night was too good an opportunity for us pass up so next year the Adelaide Cup Final will be held on Friday, October 10, however we are still deciding the format of the series and whether to run the heats on the Thursday night, October 2, or Monday night, October 6.
We expect the move will allow more people to attend reaching a larger market and create a bigger atmosphere at Angle Park while also boosting turnover in the lucrative timeslot. We would also continue to work with other States in finding opportunities to improve the profile of racing in South Australia.
ANGLE PARK MONDAY NIGHT TRIAL POLICY
Monday Nights only (commenced 18 November 2013)
Two fields of a maximum of four (4) greyhounds will be conducted immediately following the completion of the kenneling procedure for the Race Meeting.
The following lists the order in which greyhounds will be selected in the event of more than 8 greyhounds nominated.
1) Reserves at the Meeting that do not obtain starts.
2) Trainers that have greyhounds engaged and are located in an area affected by track closures.
3) Trainers that have greyhounds engaged.
4) Other greyhounds.
PROCEDURE/CRITERIA
1) Trainer to contact GRSA between 10.00am and 11.00am on the Monday to nominate
2) Other than reserve greyhounds Trainers will be restricted to trialing one (1) greyhound unless nominations determine otherwise.
3) Stewards allot the Box for the Greyhound.
4) Trials will be 515m in distance.
5) Greyhounds currently under suspension are not eligible to be nominated.
6) Greyhounds, registration certificate or cards must be produced at kenneling time.
7) Trainers with other greyhounds engaged can utilize the extra kennel space until such time they are ready to leave OR trainers with no other greyhounds will be free to leave following their trial.
Please Note
Monday kenneling times will be 4.30pm to 5.15pm as from 18 November 2013.
ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$6,875 Doug Payne SA Bred Feature- Best 8 – 515m
$2,270 SA Owned Juvenile – 515m
$3,240 Grade 5 – 600m
$4,640 FFA – 731m
Nominations close Monday 16th December at 9.00am with GRSA
ANGLE PARK THIS MONTH ON FRIDAY
This month we are running at Angle Park in the Friday Day timeslot prior to Christmas. This was to align with Christmas Shows planned on these days however the response was limited on the first two dates so it should just be a normal crowd however on the 20th there is around 150 people booked in. We will revert back to our normal programmed meetings between Gawler and Mt Gambier after Xmas Day.
Angle Park dates are –
Friday 13th December
Friday 20th December
BOOKMAKER PETER DAMARELL ONCOURSE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT ANGLE PARK
Bookmaker Peter Damarell will be on-course every Wednesday betting competitive fixed odd markets on the full programme at Angle Park. Peter will also display all bookmaker prices from the thoroughbred meetings in South Australia and the meetings in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. This is a major bonus for oncourse patrons as there will now be no need to make the long drive to Gawler, Balaklava, Murray Bridge or Strathalbyn as the very same bookmakers prices will be available at Angle Park every Wednesday. Touch screens have also been installed at Angle Park to assist with race form every meeting.
Punters can enjoy the comfort of the Angle Park betting auditorium and it’s free to get in. No more hot or cold old betting rings after a long drive. Why not give it a try? Please tell your thoroughbred friends about this outstanding opportunity. Save your entry fee and petrol and participate in the opportunity to win a free $50 betting voucher drawn on the day with Peter Damarell’s compliments.
BOOKING NUMBER FOR TRIALS
Participants who wish to book trials have to ring 8243 7172. This phone line will only be used for trial bookings and will queue participants. By having this one number with participants queuing makes this process more efficient for booking trials. There will be NO trials accepted through the normal administration number. To be fair to everyone GRSA will only accept bookings using the new number. Please make yourself aware of the new number for booking trials.
SA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP
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 23rd October as nominations close on Monday 6th January 2013.
The $4,265 heats are scheduled to be run on Thursday 9th January, with the Final to be run on Thursday 16th January. Total prizemoney for the listed final will be $22,000, with the winner’s share of $15,000.
Nominations close on Monday 6th January 2013 at 9.00am with GRSA.
CLASSIFIEDS - PUPS FOR SALE
Whelped August 17.
By Magic Sprite, sire of Black Magic Opal and Australia's busiest sire. ($2,200 stud fee).
From Miss Reeba (Bombastic Shiraz - Reeba Honcho). Sister or half-sister to 15 winners including Silver Chief winner Jimmy Neutron (19 wins)Cash Up (24 wins, 29.61 Angle Pk),Karl (14 wins) Its a Living (14 wins), Walk Right In (8 wins) etc. All Melb. metro.
$2000 dogs, $1800 bitches.
Ray Fewings, 0401926764.