2014 Group One National Sprint Final Preview

Cannington gets to celebrate 50 years of the National’s on Saturday night with eight of Australia’s best sprinters showcasing their speed from the 530 metre boxes in hope of becoming the 2014 Group One National Sprint Champion.

WA trainer Linda Britton is the only trainer in the National’s series to qualify two greyhounds into the final field. Zelemar Fever and Star Recall made it through after running first and second in the deciding final last week.

Star Recall holds the least experience of the two jumping from box six. With only 30 career starts and 16 wins to her name she has more then made her mark on WA greyhound racing.

The Daughter of High Earner – No Recall is one of seven talented bitches that come from the litter of 10.

This isn’t her first group campaign, at the start of the year she made the trip to Victoria in the hope of an Australian Cup victory with litter sister High Recall. Although unsuccessful, the 26 kilo bitch returned to her home track Cannington in fine form producing a 30.37 victory and has been hard to beat since. Two months ago she recorded a flying personal best of 30.18 and has been an integral to the success of the Britton kennel.

Star Recall’s racing style sees her jump to the front of the field on most occasions with an average first sectional of 5.73, her best being 5.59. Its hard to fault her performance in recent weeks, she hasn’t been unplaced in 13 starts, eight of those being wins. Star Recall always has a cheer squad on track courtesy of her owner Kevin Dover and his family.

Saturday night is a tough ask for the WA star, but racing on her home track will give her the confidence she needs for a Group One win.

“Star Recall is a more experienced race dog compared to Australian Cup time so that should work in her favour. She is also much better suited on her home turf.” Trainer Linda Britton explained.

“It’s hard to separate Star Recall and Zelemar Fever in the race. They both know the track very well but Zelemar Fever is three to four lengths quicker then Star Recall.”

On paper Zelemar Fever had been in a minor slump in form of late with her first win in a over a month coming last week. The daughter of Bombastic Shiraz – Noaki Pace found her early speed again, charging home to win by two lengths over Star Recall in a time of 30.40.

“I’m pleased she is coming along, she has hit form again.” Britton explained.

Zelemar Fever isn’t a newcomer in group races, with her Group One Temlee victory at The Meadows the highlight of her and trainer Linda Britton’s careers.

Zelemar Fever will jump from box four on Saturday night, a let down compared to the red box she won from last week.

“It’s no secret that she loves box one and she hasn’t drawn as well this week, but if she begins I give her every chance.”

Owners Gary and Craig Weston will be hoping Zelemar Fever struts her stuff all the way to the boxes and back to the winners dais on Saturday night to add another group title to her name.

At 9.37pm Perth time, the boxes will open and in a matter of seconds the Group One National Sprint Champion will be named, taking home not only the title but $75,000.00 in prizemoney.

The prices listed are the current Centrebet fixed odds. Centrebet are offering readers a $200 free bet and frequent greyhound promotions.

Box 1 Race Odds $23.00 Heat Replay	Dominator Girl (TAS)		Trainer Paul Hili	Owner Launnie Boy’s	Prizemoney $17,280.00	Last 10 Starts 2322373382
	39 Months Black Bitch by High Earner – Bit Sweet Start Good Running Middle Finish Well Prizemoney Rating $595.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 29 9 5 5	Strike Rates Win % Place % 31% 66%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0	Box 1 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 3 0 0
	Comments: ARG comment: She has done well to get here in the absence of Buckle Up Wes. May find this a hard task even though she has a great record from box one.				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last – – – –

Box 2 Race Odds $4.40 Heat Replay	Chica Destacada (NSW)		Trainer Doreen Drynan	Owner Dee and Pee syndicate	Prizemoney $56,615.00	Last 10 Starts 1136526115
	27 Months Black Bitch by Cosmic Rumble – Eluthra Start Well Running Middle Finish Well Prizemoney Rating $2,264.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 25 10 4 3	Strike Rates Win % Place % 40% 68%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 0 2 0	Box 2 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 0 1 0
	Comments: Doreen Drynan (Trainer): “Box two is a good box to have but it all depends on the start and if there is any trouble. I think Tony Brett’s dog Flash Reality and Linda Britton’s Zelemar Fever will be hard to beat. She (Chica Destacada) has had three starts around Cannington, two race starts and a trial so I didn’t feel the need to trial her again.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.68 30.87 5.74 5.85

Box 3 Race Odds $2.75 Heat Replay	Flash Reality (QLD)		Trainer Tony Brett	Owner Marlene Ellis	Prizemoney $158,460.00	Last 10 Starts 1111131111
	32 Months Black Dog by Premier Fantasy – Orara Flash Start Well Running Middle Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $9,321.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 17 11 2 3	Strike Rates Win % Place % 65% 94%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0	Box 3 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0
	Comments: Tony Brett (Trainer): “Box three is all right; he just needs to do what he has been doing the last couple of weeks and the big track suits him to the ground. It’s a hard call to pick a winner, I think the winner will come from the inside; the two (Chica Destacada) has been here before. Also the WA chasers having a hometown advantage is a big thing.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last – – – –

Box 4 Race Odds $7.00 Heat Replay	Zelemar Fever (WA)		Trainer Linda Britton	Owner G Weston & C Weston	Prizemoney $233,750.00	Last 10 Starts 1343311122
	42 Months Black Bitch by Bombastic Shiraz – Noaki Pace Start Good Running Rail Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $3,292.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 71 29 10 9	Strike Rates Win % Place % 41% 68%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 32 17 4 5	Box 4 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 17 6 1 5
	Comments Linda Britton (Trainer): “She isn’t drawn as well as last week but if she begins i put her in with a good chance.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.90 30.40 5.60 5.71

Box 5 Race Odds $6.00 Heat Replay	CrackerJack Dak (VIC)		Trainer Andrea Daily	Owner Jordean	Prizemoney $52,975	Last 10 Starts 1281822111
	32 Months Black Dog by Mogambo – Lil’s Memory Start Fast Running Rail Finish Well Prizemoney Rating $1,394.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 38 16 10 3	Strike Rates Win % Place % 42% 76%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0	Box 5 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 0 1 1
	Comments: Jordan Cooper (Owner) : “If he doesn’t lead he can’t win. It’s a tough field and we will need everything to go right.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last – – – –

Box 6 Race Odds $5.50 Heat Replay	Star Recall (WA)		Trainer Linda Britton	Owner Kevin Dover	Prizemoney $97,430.00	Last 10 Starts 2131411111
	28 Months Black Bitch by High Earner – No Recall Start Fast Running Middle Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $3,214.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 30 16 6 4	Strike Rates Win % Place % 53% 87%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 21 8 6 4	Box 6 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 5 3 1 1
	Comments: Linda Britton (Trainer) – “If she begins, I think she is in with a good show. She is much better suited on her own turf.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.18 30.54 5.59 5.72

Box 7 Race Odds $18.00 Heat Replay	Bessy Boo (NSW)		Trainer Christine Proctor	Owner Ashley Wilson	Prizemoney $127,715	Last 10 Starts 3431341125
	43 Months Black Dog by Bekim Bale – My Black Bess Start Slow Running Rail Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $3,115.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 41 13 8 8	Strike Rates Win % Place % 32% 71%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0	Box 7 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 5 1 1 1
	Comments: Christine Proctor (Trainer): “The box isn’t that great, either one two or three would have been best but that’s the run of it. Chica Destacada is fast when she gets on the bunny and Tony Brett’s Flash Reality is a good chance but every dog is a chance in the race. He is well suited to the track, the longer distance will suit him because his last sectional is strong and he will motor home. He can also come from behind so he doesn’t need to be in front.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last – – – –

Box 8 Race Odds  $41.00 Heat Replay	Wild Soul (SA)		Trainer Kim Johnstone	Owner Velocity Lodge	Prizemoney $47,545.00	Last 10 Starts 1311112113
	33 Months Black Dog by Mogambo – Velocity Thunder Start Average Running Middle Finish Okay Prizemoney Rating $990.00 Rating		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 48 20 10 6	Strike Rates Win % Place % 42% 75%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0	Box 8 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 3 0 2 0
	Comments: Kim Johnstone (Trainer): “He is going to need a lot of luck; he isn’t the best beginner so he isn’t going to be able cross any of the dogs early on. I think Zelemar Fever will be hard to beat because its her home track as well as Tony Brett’s Flash Reality because it’s been racing enormously.”				Best Cannington Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last – – – –

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