Record-breaking speedster Benchester will contest his second consecutive Group 2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup final (450m) on Saturday night. But unfortunately for trainer Mark Morrissey history has also repeated with the box draw. In 2020, Benchester, which holds Shepparton’s 385m record, had box four when he ran fourth to Hard Style Rico in the Cup final and after drawing four again, he’s the outsider of the field at $26. “Two years in a row and the same box again,” Morrissey offered ruefully. “It doesn’t help at all.” The winner of…
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‘Speedy’ veteran showing no signs of slowing down
An incredible 102 starts ago, Speed Star (Fernando Bale x White Spyro) leapt out of the boxes to pounce on the lead in his first race, with noticeable alacrity over 400 metres at Geelong. And, although Speed Star would go on to finish third, his racing aptitude was clearly evident at such an early stage of his development. From a maiden win two starts later, the Andrea Dailly-trained began an incredible race record that continues today, with more victories than wonder mare Winx. With no signs of slowing down, Speed Star’s…
ABSOLUTE ‘PAUA’!
Form expert The Watchdog has gone on a ‘Paua’ trip – if you’ll excuse the pun. He’s tipping a crack sprinter will prove too powerful at Ballarat. And the talented chaser has plenty of power and passion, having finished second in a G3 Healesville Cup and jointly holding Warragul’s 400m track record (22.07sec). Could all of this add up to ‘power with glory’ for punters? Find out by clicking on today’s ‘Daily Mail’.
Highlights aplenty in Launching Pad heats
They’re the most keenly anticipated heats of one of the most keenly anticipated series of the year. The 2021 Launching Pad – the country’s premier series for emerging greyhounds – boasts some of the nation’s most exciting young greyhounds which are sure to be prominent throughout the year. Since converting to the revolutionary slot race format, the Launching Pad has seen some of the sport’s biggest names launch their careers through the three week series. In fact, since the 2015 change, 37 of the 336 greyhounds to contest a heat…
Who won the Shepparton Cup box draw?
Ferdinand Boy may just be the best drawn greyhound in Saturday night’s $67,000 G2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup Final (450m) after coming up with Box 8. David Geall’s emerging star has exited the pink alley on six occasions for five wins throughout his 28 start career, a strike rate of 83%, and he appears great value after opening up at $6.50 in the final. Also in Ferdinand Boy’s favour is the fact that Box 8 has produced the second most winners (15.72%) of any draw over Shepparton’s 450m trip in…
MATTER OF ‘FACT’
Crack open the bubbly.. The Watchdog was back with a bang, returning punters a whopping 135% profit yesterday. And it’s not ‘Rumour’… The form expert is confident he can keep the champers flowing! Matter of ‘Fact’, it’s a Healesville straight track specialist he’s counting on to keep the ball rolling. Want the truth, the whole truth… Click on today’s ‘Daily Mail’ to separate ‘fact’ from fiction.
Gotham Duke to prove a Shepparton Cup superhero?
Form expert The Watchdog has nigh hopes about the prospects of Gotham Duke in the G2 C.K.H Painting Shepparton Cup (450m) ahead of Monday night’s heats. Mel Lithgow’s speedster will face off against series favourite Catch The Thief and Tasmanian sensation Wynburn Sheean in the third heat at 8.26pm, however he is in exceptional form and he has the advantage of box one. “Box one will be a huge key for Gotham Duke. He’s been placed in all four tries from that draw. He has got genuine early speed and…
MASTER OF ‘SUSPENSE’?
There’s a ‘feeling of suspense’ when a ‘fab four’ head up the straight at Healesville. And The Watchdog has singled out one of the quartet could make his rivals ‘jittery’. He’s won five from nine (56%) over the 350m trip, with a blistering 18.86sec PB. But the form expert also says the competition will be hot – especially from another star who has won 10 from 14 and also loves Healesville. Who will be the ‘master of suspense’? Click on today’s ‘Daily Mail’ to discover more on this dramatic clash.
‘Thief’ steals the show with cracking Shepparton Cup heat win
Champion trainer Jason Thompson may have found an ‘elusive’ fifth Group 2 Shepparton Cup (450m) winner. Catch The Thief, a recent acquisition to his all-conquering Pearcedale kennel, ‘stole the show’ with a sensational heat performance tonight, and he has come up with box 2 in Saturday’s $67,000 final. Okay, he wasn’t quite the fastest heat winner. But the way he ‘pinched’ the race suggested he’s the one to ‘catch’ in Saturday night’s $47,000 to-the-winner final. He was TAB’s ‘All In’ $5 favourite prior to the heats. Contesting Heat 3, Catch…
GAP on the airwaves
It’s not often a birthday party makes the news, but when it’s the Greyhound Adoption Program’s 25th, even Melbourne’s number one radio station wants to join the commemoration.