Bag The Cash does it again at Townsville
Bag The Cash made it seven straight wins as he saluted on Tuesday night at Townsville.
The Mark Partland-trained chaser was sent out in the 498m fifth-grade race at $6 odds with top greyhound bookmakers.
Jumping from box four, he got out quick to lead and swung the first turn four lengths ahead of the pack.
On the final turn into the home straight, Polarizer moved up to challenge, but Bag The Cash held on to win.
Bag The Cash won by half a length in front of Polarizer ($34) and Tessa Poppy ($17) in a time of 28.92.
Bag The Cash – Townsville, August 8
Trainer Partland said the performances served up by Bag The Cash had not been expected.
“It's taken me by surprise everything that he has achieved so far,” he said.
Tuesday night was the first race over the 498m journey for Bag The Cash, after he had built a strong winning streak next to his name at the 380m.
Three of those six wins over that shorter distance came by less than a length.
“Everything you throw at him, he tends to accomplish,” Partland said.
“I will keep him at the 498 and we might have a crack at the Townsville Cup heats next Friday.
“I think he will only get stronger over that distance.
“The best thing about the way he races is he is quick early, so with the corner start in Townsville he tends to get out and avoid any trouble.”
His career started in Mount Gambier with a fifth on debut while trained by Tony Hinrichsen, before joining the Partland kennel in May this year.
“I knew the owner (Craig Watts) when he was in South Australia, and he probably didn't achieve much down there,” Partland said.
“He came here, and he has hit another gear, which is really encouraging.”
The Barcia Bale x Chase The Cash dog has eight wins and six placings from 20 career starts as he edges towards cracking $15,000 in prize money.