2014 Group Three Christmas Gift Final Preview

The final group race of the year at Wentworth Park will be run and won on Saturday night, with Zipping Willow the early favourite to notch up yet another victory at the track. Trainer Jason Mackay will be looking to keep his talented chaser’s superb run of form going, as she looks to notch up her fourth straight win and twentieth career win at the track.

Doreen Drynan’s Chica Destacada was the fastest heat winner last week and is suitably drawn in box one, provided she begins cleanly and matches Zipping Willow early on. After finishing second in the Group One Melbourne Cup, the daughter of Cosmic Rumble and Eluthra oozed confidence last week and should challenge this field.

Last year’s winner Double Twist went onto win the coveted NSW Greyhound of the Year title, with both of these greyhounds certain to be mentioned when the nominees for this year’s award are announced.

Successful connections will take home $25,000 in prize money, with the final to jump at 9.48pm EDST.

Box 1 Race Odds $2.80	Chica Destacada		Trainer Doreen Drynan	Owner Dee and Pee Syndicate	Prizemoney $271,355	Last 10 Starts 1115682121
	May-12   Black   Bitch   by   Cosmic Rumble – Eluthra Start Fast Running Middle Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $8,222.88 Rating 99		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 33 13 6 3	Strike Rates Win % Place % 39% 67%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 16 8 2 2	Box 1 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 2 1 0
	Kerry Drynan (Kennel Representative): “She missed the start a bit last week and will have to improve on that from box one. Zipping Willow is the danger, but i’m just hoping she can begin well and be up there early on.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.49 29.77 5.33 5.42

Box 2 Race Odds $15	Peter’s Pick		Trainer John Callaughan	Owner Peter Henry	Prizemoney $40,655	Last 10 Starts 3312652232
	Nov-11   White & Black   Dog   by   Made To Size – Tina’s Shadow Start Average Running Middle Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $1,231.97 Rating 80		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 33 15 7 6	Strike Rates Win % Place % 45% 85%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 0 1 1	Box 2 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 7 4 2 1
	ARG Comment: Ran the race of his life last week to finish second behind Chica Destacada at big odds. Is drawn perfectly to get a nice run again and if he gets some luck is a good place chance.				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.22 30.22 5.57 5.57

Box 3 Race Odds $13	Zipping Angel		Trainer Jason Mackay	Owner M & F Hallinan	Prizemoney $26,620	Last 10 Starts 5325133521
	Jan-12   Black   Bitch   by   Dyna Lachlan – Agent Gibbs Start Fast Running Middle Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $1,331 Rating 90		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 20 7 4 3	Strike Rates Win % Place % 35% 70%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 11 4 1 2	Box 3 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 2 1 0
	Cam Hallinan (Owner Representative): “We are hoping that she can hold out Chica Destacada at the first turn and give Zipping Willow a clear run.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.73 29.95 5.41 5.41

Box 4 Race Odds $21	Jumble		Trainer Craig Chappelow	Owner Redliner Syn	Prizemoney $11,385	Last 10 Starts 1424132122
	Oct-12   Black   Dog   by   Where’s Pedro – Surpassing Start Fast Running Wide Finish Moderate Prizemoney Rating $569.25 Rating 75		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 20 4 7 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 20% 65%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 9 1 2 2	Box 4 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 1 1 1
	ARG Comment: Flew out from box five last week to lead until being tackled in the home straight by Cawbourne Kayono. Should be in the middle early on, but will need to find something at the finish to match some of these strong greyhounds.				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.91 30.21 5.44 5.52

Box 5 Race Odds $6.00	Rue De Kahn		Trainer Dean Swain	Owner Michael Laffey	Prizemoney $136,300	Last 10 Starts
	Feb-12   White & Blue Fwn   Bitch   by   Where’s Pedro – Shelbourne Dawn Start Good Running Rail Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $3,586.84 Rating 90		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 38 12 10 4	Strike Rates Win % Place % 32% 68%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 19 4 7 1	Box 5 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
	Dean Swain – Trainer: “I think she has a good chance, she is a class act and I think the box isn’t all bad. She needed the run last week, so will be improved for Saturday. It’s a fantastic field and i’m proud to be a part of it.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.64 30.17 5.40 5.52

Box 6 Race Odds $1.90	Zipping Willow		Trainer Jason Mackay	Owner M & F Hallinan	Prizemoney $185,570	Last 10 Starts 1724114111
	Jun-11   Black   Bitch   by   Goodesy – Sirocco Lass Start Fast Running Rail Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $3,787.14 Rating 100		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 49 33 7 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 67% 86%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 26 20 2 1	Box 6 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 7 4 2 0
	Cam Hallinan (Owner Representative): “She isn’t drawn badly, but will need to begin very well to get to the front at the first turn. We are all confident she can go well.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.35 29.78 5.29 5.37

Box 7 Race Odds $21	Zipping Tank		Trainer Anthony Azzopardi	Owner Terry Kingcott	Prizemoney $22,840	Last 10 Starts 2171445242
	April-12   Black   Dog   by   Smooth Fancy – Navigator Miss Start Good Running Middle Finish Moderate Prizemoney Rating $1,087.62 Rating 85		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 21 6 5 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 29% 62%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 10 3 3 0	Box 7 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 0 0 0
	Anthony Azzopardi (Trainer): “Will need a lot of luck from the box.”				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.86 30.33 5.52 5.52

Box 8 Race Odds $31	Cawbourne Kayono		Trainer Jodie Lord	Owner S Byrnes & A Baker	Prizemoney $19,305	Last 10 Starts 3733411231
	Apr-12   Black Dog     by   High Earner – Elle Mcstate Start Good Running Rail Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $551.57 Rating 85		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 35 10 6 4	Strike Rates Win % Place % 29% 57%	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 12 2 2 2	Box 8 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 0 1 1
	ARG Comment: Showed great strength last week in taking out final heat of the night. Will need to improve on the clock to be a threat in this affair, however has good early pace and can get a nice cross from the wide draw.				Best Wentworth Park Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.09 30.09 5.36 5.50

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