Form analyst The Watchdog has cast his expert eye over Friday afternoon’s Group 2 RAM Security Cranbourne Cup heats (520m) and is predicting ‘white hot’ Lara trainer David Geall and star sprinter Koblenz to steal the show. Koblenz has won 21 of his 34 starts in sensational fashion, but a Group trophy has thus far proven elusive. The superbly-bred son of Fernando Bale and Geall’s dual G1 winner Up Hill Jill has been placed in both the G3 Warragul St. Leger and G3 Cranbourne Classic and The Watchdog is confident…
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Knocker ‘Frank’ about Hume Cup hopes
Dave Knocker surprisingly rates middle distance “revelation” Fernando Frank a better chance than Group 1-winning litter sister Fernando Cazz in Saturday night’s heats of the G1 Hume Cup (600m) at The Meadows. Fernando Frank, trained by Knocker, is $5.50 with TAB from Box 6 in the second heat, while Fernando Cazz, trained by Knocker’s daughter Kayla Cottrell and winner of the G1 Rookie Rebel invitational in February over the Hume Cup course, is $2.70 favourite from Box 7 in the third run-off. Knocker has done a wonderful job in transforming…
TAB Great Chase a ridgy-didge community event
Wednesday’s 2021 TAB Great Chase Grand Final may have looked different to community groups from across Victoria that watched the race via a private Zoom link, but all the excitement and adrenaline that the event brings to The Meadows each year was still very much apparent. The Grand Final traditionally draws more than 500 people to the racetrack for a wonderful celebration, however crowds are currently not allowed on course because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, 30 groups which care for the intellectually or physically disabled logged into the…
Daily Mail: Doctor in great shape at Sandown Park
After snaring yesterday’s G3 TAB Great Chase final with Ridge, William McMahon is hoping that Dr. Tucker (17 from 30 – 2 from 2 Box 3) will be triumphant in today’s 515m Free For All at Sandown Park. The Watchdog’s tip faces stiff competition including G1 winner Lakeview Walter (5 from 11 Trk/Dst – 29.15sec PB), G1 placegetter Carry On Angel (2 from 3 Box 5 – 29.21sec PB), dual G3 finalist Riccarton Rick (won last 3) and Dr. Tucker’s kennelmate Dr. Madison. Mepunga Mustang (5 from 8 – 29.18sec…
McMahon back-to-back in Great Chase
Fastest qualifier Ridge gave Bill McMahon back-to-back victories in the Group 3 TAB Great Chase (525m) at The Meadows on Wednesday afternoon, with the Darriman trainer having won the community-focused series with star sprinter Dr. Tucker in 2020. Ridge, an April 2019 son of the great Fernando Bale, bred and raced by Jennifer Gill, was the quickest semi-final winner one week earlier, when exiting Box 7 and finishing best to defeat Reloaded in 29.99sec. His win in Wednesday afternoon’s $47,000 to-the-winner final of the 1-5 wins series was a virtual…
Invictus Rising to Cranbourne challenge
After a barnstorming victory over superstar Koblenz in a Melbourne Cup prelude last week, country cups specialist Garry Selkrig is optimistic Invictus Rising can repeat the dose in Friday afternoon’s Group 2 RAM Security Cranbourne Cup heats (520m). Selkrig is no stranger to country cups success, winning the Warragul Cup with ‘iron dog’ Stagger (2012) and To The Galo’s (2016) and the Shepparton Cup with Peter Galo (2018), but the Devon Meadows mentor rates Invictus Rising superior to all three. “I think he’s better than them,” said Selkrig. “He’s a…
Daily Mail: Many hopes in TAB Great Chase final
A number of promising greyhounds will be aiming to etch their names on the TAB Great Chase honour roll which includes multiple G1 champion Simon Told Helen (2019) and Dr. Tucker (2020) in today’s $47,000 to-the-winner G3 final (525m) at The Meadows. The Watchdog has selected Indy Fido (3 of last 7), but the dangers include G3 placegetter and fastest semi-final winner Ridge (3 of last 4). Hamillson (6 from 11 – won last 3), True Collinda (6 from 13 – 2 from 2 Box 5) and Idolize (5 from…
Episode 3: Frequently Asked Questions
Self-confessed breeding nerds George Farrugia and David Brasch conclude their brand new podcast series…
How to spend $20 on the TAB Great Chase Grand Final
Form analyst The Watchdog is tipping inside boxes will prove decisive in Wednesday afternoon’s $67,000 Group 3 TAB Great Chase final (525m) at The Meadows. In what shapes as an extremely even and highly competitive event, first reserve Revolution is TAB’s favourite at $3.50, with Indy Fido (Box 1) at $3.80 and Idolize (Box 6) at $3.90 the most fancied of the certain starters. Click HERE for the latest TAB market Both were all-the-way semi-final winners at The Meadows last Wednesday, with Andrea Dailly’s Indy Fido clocking 30.02sec and Idolize,…
Who’s who in the TAB Great Chase Grand Final
The TAB Great Chase is GRV’s number one community event, and also a wonderful stepping stone for future stars of the track. A series for greyhounds with between 1-5 wins, the past Great Chase two winners have been Dr. Tucker and Simon Told Helen, both of which have gone on to carve out sensational careers. While COVID-19 will again prevent crowds attending the Grand Final at The Meadows, around 30 community groups from Victoria’s disability sector will participate in a Great Chase zoom call tomorrow afternoon, with eight of the…