The countdown and the madness has begun!
The 2016 Energis Ballarat Cup organising is well underway. The track was deeply harrowed last Friday in preparation for it to be spot on for cup night, The radio advertising has made its way to onto the airways, the bookings for entertainment are happening its building to be an absolute cracker.
With confirmation of Zambora Brockie and Aston Bolero both heading towards the cup and that 50k country cups bonus, its already looking to be a star studded heats night.
HEATS & FINALS
We’ve got 2 Grade 7, 450mtr heats on tonight that look very competitive. Plus the two Maiden qualie finals.
450mtr Qualie Final - Ebby Chance should just lead and win. Crackerjack Jake seems a strong type.
390mtr Qualie Final – if Lonnie Magic reproduces his qualie run he’ll win by a country mile but has since failed. Maximum Babe should lead and can hold on.
The two Grade 7 heats are full of promising greyhounds and looks very competitive affair.
Heat 1 – Mimosa has top form heading into this, with placings in fast time. Heartbreak Hotel won on debut in 22.54 here then second at Geelong at his second start.\
Heat 2 – Bombora Cyclone has a blistering 22.19 win on debut her then won at sale in 25.50 and looks hard to beat. Myrniong Floyd boast placings to Raw Ability.
Throw in some mixed 4/5 events and it all makes for a greats nights racing!
DID YOU SEE
The daylight job from Striker Light in 25.23
The quadie killer, Slipaway Robbie leads all the way
Raw Abilitys freakish 24.99 run
LOCAL RESULTS
The locals had week that could have been! still managing 9 winners for the week we had a whopping 26 place getters!
All honours go to a small kennel in Haddon and Rob Weightman. Only a 2 dog kennel and saluted with 2 winners.
Silverdust at Ballarat in 22.10 and Lethal Gun at Geelong in 22.66. sensational effort.
Other winners were:
Molly Chapta for team Hansen at The Meadows in 34.61
Iconic Rock for the Carr Train in 2.58 at Geelong
Joyus for Joey Borg in a slick 22.03 at Warrnambool
Destini Seajewel for David Taylor at Ballarat in 25.98
Little Mix for The Millers at Ballarat 22.59
Starface at Shep in 25.90 for Michael Davidson
Kibosh in a slick 22.15 for Johnny Krusselbrink
Trainer of the year
| Trainer Name | Total Runs | First | Second | Third | %1st’s | %2nd’s | %3rd’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA DAILLY | 339 | 47 | 46 | 56 | 13.86% | 13.57% | 16.52% |
| JASON THOMPSON | 51 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 56.86% | 9.8% | 7.84% |
| WAYNE VASSALLO | 40 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 47.5% | 12.5% | 2.5% |
| DARREN MURRAY | 79 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 20.25% | 10.13% | 13.92% |
| CHRIS STANTON | 118 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 12.71% | 16.1% | 15.25% |
| ANTHONY AZZOPARDI | 52 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 28.85% | 15.38% | 23.08% |
| JASON FORMOSA | 137 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 10.22% | 14.6% | 11.68% |
| ANITA COURTS | 107 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 13.08% | 10.28% | 15.89% |
| BRIAN BROWN | 58 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 22.41% | 20.69% | 12.07% |
| JESSICA SHARP | 90 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14.44% | 7.78% | 14.44% |
Greyhound of the year
| Position | Greyhound | First | Second | Third | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FABSTAR | 4 | 5 | 0 | 78 |
| 2 | DYNA EDGAR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 3 | DYNAMIC COULDRON | 4 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| 4 | SUPER SMARTY | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | BIDE TIME | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| 6 | MONALEEN NED | 3 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| 7 | ALPHA DAVID | 4 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| 8 | ICONIC ROCK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| 9 | ZOLTINA’S LEGACY | 3 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | LEKTRA TIMON | 2 | 3 | 2 | 48 |
