2016 Listed Northern Districts Cup – free tips & betting preview
PROVEN Kodiak is the favourite to win the Listed Northern Districts Cup (450m) at Shepparton on Friday night.
Installed as the $2.60 top elect from box four with SportsbetAston Kody at $9.50 with Crownbet, with the regally bred son of Collision and Aston Elle drawn in box six for the final.
A winner of three from nine overall, the youngster was the fastest heat winner on Monday, clocking 25.46, however he is drawn poorly for the $25,000 to the winner race and can’t afford to make any mistakes.
The youngest and most inexperienced chaser in the final is Hone In (box eight) – but despite this he is definitely one for the exotics. The red fawn dog should get plenty of room to win up from box eight and he is probably capable of going a bit quicker than his 25.59 win here on Monday.
Landmark must be respected off the one, with the September ’13 whelp being prepared by master conditioner Rob Britton, with the talented pooch a rough chance at $10.
Eumeralla Donny and Mary’s Entity round out the field at $21 and $34 respectively, with both greyhounds going to need a bit of luck to defeat a few of the top picks in this event.
The Listed Northern Districts Cup is race eight on the card at Shepparton on Friday night and is set to jump at 8:42pm.
Box One – Landmark
Black Dog – 35.8kg – September 2013
Where’s Pedro x Tiz Tears
Prize money: $8,625
Trainer: Rob Britton
Career: 20: 5-5-2
Box: 1: 1-0-0
TD: 3: 1-1-0
TD Best: 25.76
Career Highlights: WON Geelong 22.31, 22.54, Sandown Park 29.98, 30.02, Shepparton 25.76
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $10 with Bet365
Box Two – Eumeralla Donny
Black Dog – 32.5kg – October 2011
Talk’s Cheap Chikate
Prize money: $17,565
Trainer: Jason Hardy
Career: 67: 10-17-10
Box: 3: 1-1-0
TD: 4: 0-3-0
TD Best: NBT
Career Highlights: WON Healesville 19.50, Horsham 27.18, Bendigo 24.36
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $21 with Bet365
Box Three – Eddie Yap
Black Dog – 34.4kg – July 2013
El Grand Senor x Loretta West
Prize money: $20,770
Trainer: Ray Henness
Career: 34: 10-10-5
Box: 3: 0-1-0
TD: 1: 1-0-0
TD Best: 25.57
Career Highlights: WON Geelong 22.62, Shepparton 25.57, Bendigo 24.10
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $6.50 with William Hill
Box Four – Proven Kodiak
Black Dog – 36.7kg – January 2013
Nitro Burst x Blue Pie Girl
Prize money: $24,547
Trainer: Wayne Vassallo
Career: 39: 15-7-4
Box: 4: 1-2-1
TD: 14: 4-3-1
TD Best: 25.22
Career Highlights: FINALIST 2016 Group 2 Shepparton Cup
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $2.60 with Sportsbet
Box Five – Mary’s Entity
Black Bitch – 25.8kg – August 2014
Fabregas x Girl Aloud
Prize money: $2,195
Trainer: Luke Azzopardi
Career: 11: 1-4-1
Box: 0: 0-0-0
TD: 4: 0-2-1
TD Best: NBT
Career Highlights: WON Shepparton 22.67
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $34 with Bet365
Box Six – Aston Kody
Black Dog – 29.9kg – July 2014
Collision x Aston Elle
Prize money: $5,775
Trainer: Thomas O’Donovan
Career: 9: 3-2-1
Box: 1: 0-0-0
TD: 4: 2-0-1
TD Best: 25.46
Career Highlights: WON Shepparton 25.46, 25.62, Sandown Park 29.72
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $9.50 with Crownbet
Box Seven – Bear’s Gold
Fawn Dog – 31.8kg – June 2014
Cape Hawke x Rustic Reeta
Prize money: $11,086
Trainer: Keith Hellmuth
Career: 10: 6-3-0
Box: 3: 1-2-0
TD: 5: 3-1-0
TD Best: 25.48
Career Highlights: WON Shepparton 25.48, Bendigo 23.89, Healesville 19.14
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $4.80 with Bet365
Box Eight – Hone In
Red Fawn Dog – 32.4kg – October 2014
Spring Gun x Benalla Doll
Prize money: $10,890
Trainer: Ian Garland
Career: 6: 3-2-0
Box: 0: 0-0-0
TD: 3: 1-1-0
TD Best: 25.59
Career Highlights: WON Shepparton 25.59, Ballarat 25.69
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $10 with Bet365
1st Res – Pomp Fiction
Black Dog – 30.5kg – January 2014
Premier Boloney x Gunmetal Lass
Prize money: $12,137
Trainer: Jason Formosa
Career: 44: 11-5-6
Box: N/A
TD: 13: 3-0-1
TD Best: 25.46
Career Highlights: WON Shepparton 22.47, Ballarat 22.35, Bendigo 24.16
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $34 with Bet365
2nd Res – Miss Rossi
Black Bitch – 28.6kg – October 2013
Barcia Bale x Motorette
Prize money: $25,160
Trainer: Tina Womann
Career: 52: 12-10-13
Box: N/A
TD: 3: 1-0-1
TD Best: 25.59
Career Highlights: WON Shepparton 25.59, Warrnambool 25.24, Ballarat 25.37, Horsham 27.03
Odds to win the Northern Districts Cup: $13 with Bet365