2014 Group One Vic Peters Classic Preview

The finale to a superb Group One Vic Peters Classic series will be decided tonight at Wentworth Park, with all eight greyhounds capable of taking out the title and securing $75,000 for connections.

Jason Fletcher will be looking to win his first Group One race with Xtreme Knocka, who is the fastest qualifier from last week’s semi finals, after a sizzling 29.56 performance over the 520m. The son of Knocka Norris and Misty Field will need to overcome a tough box eight draw, with plenty of speedy greyhounds engaged underneath him.

John Finn’s Anything Less has been installed as the pre-race favourite, and has a huge motor when he gets wound up. After producing a sensational come from behind performance last week in 29.61, this talented greyhound will only need some luck from the three alley to challenge this field and continue his trainers winning ways of late.

Talented female trainer Christine Oldfield will be looking to notch up her second Vic Peters Classic final in three years, after taking out the race in 2011 with now proven sire Spring Gun.

Tonight’s winner will join an illustrious honour roll, including the likes of Proven Nitro, Nitro Burst, Cromlah Bale, Collision, Go Wild Teddy and Bobniak. This series continues to produce sensational greyhounds both on and off the track, with this year’s crop of youngsters certainly no different.

The final will be run and won at 9.50pm.

Box 1 Race Odds $4.80 Heat Replay	Frattini		Trainer Christine Oldfield	Owner Amanda Stollery	Prizemoney $13,310	Last 10 Starts 1715311522
	27 Months Brindle Bitch by Collision – Dusty Retreat Start Fair Running Rail Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $950.72 Rating 90		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 14 8 2 1	Strike Rates Win % Place % 57% 79%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 0 2 0	Box 1 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 3 2 0 1
	ARG Comment: Is ideally drawn in box one and showed good stamina last week to finish second behind Lucy Lobster. Will need to be in a handy position mid-race to have any chance of saluting in this affair, but can carve out a nice time and give trainer Christine Oldfield another Vic Peters title.				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.89 29.89 5.47 5.52

Box 2 Race Odds $21.00 Heat Replay	Le Grand Logie		Trainer Jeff Eaton	Owner Jeff Eaton	Prizemoney $8,655.00	Last 10 Starts 11131133
	19 Months Black Dog by El Grand Senor – Oh Em Gee Start Good Running Rail Finish Moderate Prizemoney Rating $1,081.88 Rating 80		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 8 5 0 3	Strike Rates Win % Place % 63% 100%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 3 1 0 2	Box 2 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 1 0 1
	Carole Eaton (Kennel Representative): “I am just so excited to be in this final. I couldn’t be happier with the box draw as he’s a mad railer and a good beginner as well. He will need some luck because there’s some very good dogs in this race, but anything can happen.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.97 29.97 5.41 5.41

Box 3 Race Odds $2.70 Heat Replay	Anything Less		Trainer John Finn	Owner Glenn Rounds	Prizemoney $57,125.00	Last 10 Starts 1117124111
	26 Months Black Dog by Bekim Bale – Casey’s Angel Start Moderate Running Middle Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $4,760.42 Rating 98		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 12 9 1 0	Strike Rates Win % Place % 75% 83%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 8 7 1 0	Box 3 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 1 0 0
	Melinda Finn (Kennel Representative): “Will need luck at the start from box three.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.57 29.61 5.41 5.51

Box 4 Race Odds $8.00 Heat Replay	All Strung Out		Trainer Glenn Rounds	Owner Glenn Rounds	Prizemoney $85,305.00	Last 10 Starts 1345121332
	26 Months Black Dog by Bekim Bale – Casey’s Angel Start Moderate Running Wide Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $4,489.74 Rating 95		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 19 6 5 6	Strike Rates Win % Place % % %	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 7 0 4 3	Box 4 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 0 0 1
	Comment – Glenn Rounds (Trainer): “I’m hoping he’s not too far back heading around the first corner and can get some room to move. He’s a very consistent dog and has gone well in this series, so I’m just hoping for a bit of luck and that he can finish off the race strongly.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.55 29.84 5.50 5.59

Box 5 Race Odds $7.00 Heat Replay	Lucy Lobster		Trainer Charlie Lamb	Owner Sweet Lady Punt Syn	Prizemoney $25,785	Last 10 Starts 1133133111
	25 Months Black Bitch by Brett Lee – One Tree Hill Start Fast Running Wide Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $1,841.75 Rating 95		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 14 8 1 4	Strike Rates Win % Place % 57% 93%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 6 4 0 2	Box 5 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 3 0 0 2
	Charlie Lamb (Trainer): “I’m so proud of her and what she’s done in this series. She’s such a good little chaser like her mum was and I’m just hoping she can jump well again from this box.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.85 29.85 5.31 5.34

Box 6 Race Odds $8.00 Heat Replay	Jewel Action		Trainer Kristy Sultana	Owner Tim Caines	Prizemoney $32,765.00	Last 10 Starts 1221111823
	24 Months Brindle Bitch by Tuiaki – Miss Beeslee Start Fast Running Finish Prizemoney Rating $1,820.27 Rating 85		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 18 11 4 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 61% 94%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 8 4 2 1	Box 6 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 2 0 0
	Kristy Sultana (Trainer): “Very, very hard race. We will be crossing our fingers at the start.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.66 29.86 5.31 5.42

Box 7 Race Odds $9.00 Heat Replay	Cosmic Angel		Trainer Anthony Azzopardi	Owner Deborah May	Prizemoney $20,895.00	Last 10 Starts 1613316812
	28 Months White & Black Dog by Cosmic Rumble – Bit Stressed Start Fast Running Middle Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $1,229.12 Rating 95		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 17 7 2 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 41% 65%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 8 3 1 2	Box 7 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 0 0 1
	Anthony Azzopardi (Trainer): “I think he’s only a place chance. It’s going to be hard to win from box seven. It’s a good box for him, but to much pace in box five and six, so it’s going to be hard to get across. We are only hoping for a good result.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.62 29.78 5.35 5.45

Box 8 Race Odds $8.50 Heat Replay	Xtreme Knocka		Trainer Jason Fletcher	Owner Jason Macri	Prizemoney $22,675.00	Last 10 Starts 2111121221
	25 Months White & Blue Brindle Dog by Knocka Norris – Misty Fields Start Good Running Middle Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $985.87 Rating 100		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 23 9 7 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 39% 78%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 7 2 2 1	Box 8 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 1 1 0
	Jason Fletcher (Trainer): “I’m not confident with box eight, but he has plenty of ability and I’m just hoping he can avoid trouble at the first turn. If he’s close enough he can win, but there’s some very strong dogs in the race that he may not be able to run down.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.56 29.56 5.44 5.44

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