2014 Group One Sale Cup Final Preview

THE early speed will be on in the , to be run on , but there are also several more than handy stayers who have claims on the $75,000 feature.

In what is shaping as an intriguing affair on paper, many of the runners are speedy sprinters, who may be tested by the 650 metre trip, while there are also a few stayers in the mix, giving the race some added strength.

Let's see what the trainers had to say going into the last race of 2014.

Box 1
Race Odds
$10
Heat Replay
 
Texas Titan
Trainer
Jeff Britton
Owner
Nathan Wilson
Prizemoney
$47,390
Last 10 Starts
1422861131
July
2012
  Black   Dog   by   Vapour
Whirl
Foot
Luce
Start Fair Running Middle Finish Good
Prizemoney Rating $1,634 Rating 88
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
29 10 5 6
Rates
Win % Place %
34 72
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 1 0 0
       
Box 1 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
5 2 0 1
Jeff Britton (Trainer) – “He will probably want to get off the track a little bit so box one is probably not ideal, but we will just wait and see what happens.”
Best Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.49 37.49 6.21 6.21
Box 2
Race Odds
$9.00
Heat Replay
 
Agent Jack
Trainer
Steven McKenna
Owner
Forte Alcock Syndicate
Prizemoney
$31,975
Last 10 Starts
1816516142
March
2012
  Black   Dog   by   Bekim
Bale
Flowering
Lily
Start Good Running Middle Finish Good
Prizemoney Rating $1,453 Rating 92
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
22 11 2 1
       
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
50 64
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 0 1 0
       
Box 2 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
7 5 0 1
Steven McKenna (Trainer) – “It is is favourite box so hopefully he puts his best foot forward. He seemed a little bit flat in his heat, I don't know whether that may have just been from the travelling, but I am hoping he comes out firing on Friday night. Although I was a little disappointed with his overall time in his heat, he did what he needed to do to make the final and I think he should run out the distance strong. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.31 (2nd) 37.31 (2nd) 6.11 6.11
Box 3
Race Odds
$21
Heat Replay
 
Zipping Spike
Trainer
Darren McDonald
Owner
Brad Canty
Prizemoney
$25,685
Last 10 Starts
1111327132
March
2012
  Black   Dog   by   Smooth
Fancy
Navigator
Miss
Start Slow Running Middle Finish Strong
Prizemoney Rating $1,617 Rating 87
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
16 8 3 3
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
50 88
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
3 0 1 1
Box 3 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 1 0 0
ARG Comment – “Lightly raced dog that faces a tough challenge in the final against some of the best chasers going around in Victoria at present. He isn't quick early, so will need to stay out of trouble and get a bit of luck in the running.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.34 (2nd) 37.34 (2nd) 6.24 6.24
Box 4
Race Odds
$2.45
Heat Replay
 
Star
Trainer
Jeff Britton
Owner
Kevin Dover
Prizemoney
$181,055
Last 10 Starts
1188171151

March
2012

  Black   Bitch   by   High
Earner
No
Recall
Start Excellent Running Rail Finish Good
Prizemoney Rating $4,211 Rating 100
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
43 23 7 4
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
53 79
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 1 0 0
Box 4 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
2 2 0 0
Jeff Britton (Trainer) – “I wouldn't say it is ideal how she is drawn, there is a bit of pace drawn directly outside her and that is the last thing that we needed. It was a really good run last week, I am hoping she will just get 20 metres of clear running early in the final, I just don't know if she is going to get it.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.18 37.18 6.15 6.15
Box 5
Race Odds
$10
Heat Replay
 
Kiltah Magic
Trainer
Owner
Sly Fox Syndicate
Prizemoney
$29,500
Last 10 Starts
4654611171
September
2012
 

Red
Fawn

  Bitch   by   Kilty
Lad
Beltah
Magic
Start Excellent Running Wide Finish Good
Prizemoney Rating $1,475 Rating 98
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
20 10 0 2
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
50 60
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 1 0 0
Box 5 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
2 1 0 0
Kelly Bravo (Trainer) – “Initially we thought it was a bad box but not once we saw how the field was drawn. Allen Deed is on her outside and she has a bit of pace on her inside so it probably isn't too bad. We are hoping she will show enough pace to be up near the lead because I don't think she would be able to come from behind, she seems to be more of a frontrunner.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.21 37.21 6.04 6.04
Box 6
Race Odds
$4.60
Heat Replay
 
Allen Deed
Trainer
Andrea Dailly
Owner
Jan Wheeler
Prizemoney
$198,805
Last 10 Starts
2154761521
December
2011
  Black   Dog   by   Jarvis
Bale
Greta
Bale
Start Fair Running Wide Finish Good
Prizemoney Rating $4,057 Rating 95
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
49 20 11 1
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
41 63
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
2 1 1 0
Box 6 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
2 0 0 0
George Dailly (Co-Trainer) – “I would rather him drawn on the outside than the inside. The way he went up the straight last week, he only had one dog on his outside and he nearly pushed him out and into the grass early. The wider he is, the better he is. I was very happy with how he went last week overall because I wouldn't really consider him a true stayer. He had a lot of good dogs chasing him and he hung on well and ran the best of the night, he did a very good job.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.15 37.15 6.23 6.23
Box 7
Race Odds
$4.40
Heat Replay
 
Space Star
Trainer
Owner
Camilla Limon
Prizemoney
$79,300
Last 10 Starts
3153212131
June
2012
  Black   Dog   by   Bekim
Bale
Tonto
Tears
Start Fair Running Middle Finish Strong
Prizemoney Rating $3,304 Rating 90
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
24 14 3 4
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
58 88
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 1 0 0
Box 7 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
4 3 0 0
Robert Britton (Trainer) – “He has stepped up to the top level very well. He won and won well in his heat, he did it the hard way, but to be honest I thought he might have gone a little bit better. I think there is some improvement in him, I would like to see him run up to his trial time.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.34 37.34 6.23 6.23
Box 8
Race Odds
$21
Heat Replay
 
Zipping Felix
Trainer
Peter Dapiran
Owner
Hallinan Hallinan Syndicate
Prizemoney
$27,385
Last 10 Starts
1455127311
May
2012
  Black   Dog   by   Turanza
Bale
Natalie
Rass
Start Slow Running Rail Finish Strong
Prizemoney Rating $944 Rating 89
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
29 8 4 4
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
28 55
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 1 0 0
Box 8 Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
3 2 0 0
ARG Comment – “Ran a top race last week to claim his heat, but his is a very strong final and he will need luck with three wide runners drawn on his direct inside.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.25 37.25 6.35 6.35
1st Res
Race Odds
$3.00
Heart Replay
 
Trainer
Darren McDonald
Owner
Two Bear's Syndicate
Prizemoney
$602,165
Last 10 Starts
2211121162
November
2011
  Black   Bitch   by  

Mogambo

Off
Springer

Start Moderate Running Middle Finish Strong
Prizemoney Rating $12,043 Rating 95
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
50 16 12 4
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
32 64
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 0 1 0
Box – Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
ARG Comment – “Australia's best stayer who ran a credible second in her heat last week. That was her first start at the track so she is sure to improve. She is one greyhound that should never be discounted.”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.35 (2nd) 37.35 (2nd) 6.38 6.38
2nd Res
Race Odds
$18
Heat Replay
 
Deadly Boy
Trainer
Steven McKenna
Owner
Anthony Forte
Prizemoney
$67,870
Last 10 Starts
1217151322
March
2012
  Black Dog     by  

Superman

Dyna
Gabi
Start Running Finish
Prizemoney Rating $ 1,331 Rating
Career Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
51 18 8 5
Strike Rates
Win % Place %
35 61
Track & Dist.
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 0 1 0
Box – Record
Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
ARG Comment – “Received a 28 day suspension at Sale for failure to pursue the lure with due commitment. Will not be taking his place in the field, even if there are .”
Best Sale Times
Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last
37.37 37.37 6.17 6.17

Star Recall (4) has been desperately unlucky not to have won a Group One and I think she will finally get her chance on Friday night. She is blessed with early speed and she should be up near the front early on. She may be threatened early by Kiltah Magic (5) on her direct outside, but that runner wanted to shift off the track a bit last week which shouldn't hinder Star Recall, a railer. The Jeff Britton-trained greyhound proved that she is very strong with a 37.18 heat win, just three one hundredths off the best of the night set by Allen Deed.

Kiltah Magic was the quickest early last week in the heats, but she cannot afford to let Star Recall slip underneath her on the rails as her overall time was better.

Allen Deed (6) is a Group One winner and is better boxed here than what he would be on the inside. Last week he wanted to get off the track early on, so he will be giving ground if he does that again. He has wide runners boxed directly on his inside and outside so will have to avoid getting tangled up if they are all trying to get off the track at once. If he can get some clear galloping room, he is right in it, but will need some luck.

Agent Jack (2) ran a good race behind Allen Deed last week. He hit a few flat spots but hung on well. I think he should improve off that run and he is boxed where he wants to be tonight, his biggest issue is that he has a runner on his inside that will want to get off on the first turn.

Space Star (7) is all class but will need to be able to adapt to the step down in distance from the longer journey against the top class greyhounds. He wont be able to give any of these too much of a head start.

The Group One Sale Cup is race eight at Sale this Friday and is set to jump at 9:42pm.

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