Group One Silver Chief Classic Final Preview

The first Group One of 2015 is up for grabs on Saturday night at The Meadows when an exceptional field of young sprinters lines up for the Silver Chief Classic over 525 metres.

This year’s final is shaping up as one of the best in recent years with a sizzling showdown expected between Dyna Villa (box one), Dyna Double One (three) and Above All (five).

Dyna Villa won last year’s Melbourne Cup, the richest greyhound race in Australia, and looms as the one to beat from the inside. He has good early toe and is expected to be pushing up for the lead on the first turn. He is capable of posting blistering times so, if in front, the other runners would find it near-impossible to run him down.

Dyna Double One is the boom pup on the scene and is unbeaten in four starts. He ran an incredible 29.52 when claiming his semi-final last week, the second-fastest time posted at The Meadows. If he can get room to gallop early, there is no telling what he is capable of.

Above All recently won the Group One Hobart Thousand in track record time and he is a freak in his own right. He can be a touch slow early but he oozes class and can never be discounted.

Away from the three big guns, there are several highly promising chasers contesting the race.

Midnight Flynn (box seven) is out where he wants to be. He ran a commanding 29.84 when winning his heat two weeks ago. If there is any trouble on the inside, he might be the one to swoop around them from out wide and cause an upset.

Emrys (box two) ran a credible second in his semi-final last week. He is a slow beginner but is ideally drawn to hold his position on the rails and sneak into a place.

The remainder of the field is made up of Wheeler-owned greyhounds in Dyna Quirk (box four), Amaro Bale (box six) and Gorham Bale (box eight). They are all rated at pretty long odds, but it is not unlike the Wheeler Dynasty to provide a feature race winner at juicy odds.

The final is race eight tomorrow night and is set to jump at 9:43pm. Let’s hear what the connections had to say:

Box 1 Race Odds $2.20	Dyna Villa		Trainer Jenny Hunt	Owner Brendan Wheeler	Prizemoney $494,450	Last 10 Starts 1311131311
	October 2012   Black   Dog   by   Collision – Roxio Bale Start Good Running Rail Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $18,313 Rating 100		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 27 17 2 6	Strike Rates Win % Place % 63 93	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 6 4 2 0	Box 1 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 1 0 1
	ARG Opinion – Terrific greyhound which is a genuine star of the sport. He is proven at Group One level and is capable of reeling off sizzling sectionals over the track and distance. He has a good mix of speed and strength and is the one to beat from the coveted inside draw.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.67 29.74 5.07 5.10

Box 2 Race Odds $18	Emrys		Trainer Mario Briganti	Owner The Rat Pack Syndicate	Prizemoney $21,325	Last 10 Starts 4151142512
	January 2013   Black   Dog   by   Magic Sprite – Prancing Uno Start Slow Running Rail Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $1,333 Rating 85		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 16 5 6 0	Strike Rates Win % Place % 31 69	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 9 2 5 0	Box 2 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 0 1 0
	Mario Briganti (Trainer) – It was a last-minute decision to put him in the series because I was thinking about stepping him up to 600. He is more destined for a career over the middle distance and further. He is still in there with a chance, but realistically I don’t think he can win. The big guns are in one, three and five and I think one of them will win, I will just be happy to sit behind them and run a place.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.87 (2nd) 29.87 (2nd) 5.18 5.23

Box 3 Race Odds $2.40 Heat Replay	Dyna Double One		Trainer Andrea Dailly	Owner Brendan Wheeler	Prizemoney $22,990	Last 10 Starts ——1111
	March 2013   Black   Dog   by   Barcia Bale – Crystin Bale Start Fair Running Rail Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $ 5,747 Rating 98		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 4 0 0	Strike Rates Win % Place % 100 100	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 4 0 0	Box 3 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 0 0 0 0
	George Dailly (Co-trainer) – Dyna Villa has more experience than him and he has a touch more speed [than Dyna Villa] so I think it is pretty even. If he gets caught behind Dyna Villa, Dyna Double One may not be able to figure out how to get past, it’ll be very interesting. He has had plenty of field trials, but against dogs that don’t know what they are doing, the same as him. It is a completely different kettle of fish to going against Group One dogs. Whatever he does, he will improve on.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.52 29.52 5.07 5.07

Box 4 Race Odds $23	Dyna Quirk		Trainer Andrea Dailly	Owner Brendan Wheeler	Prizemoney $11,130	Last 10 Starts ——3112
	March 2013   Red Fawn   Dog   by   Barcia Bale – Crystin Bale Start Fair Running Rail Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $2,783 Rating 82		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 2 1 1	Strike Rates Win % Place % 50 100	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 0 1 0	Box 4 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 2 1 0
	George Dailly (Co-trainer) – He is a good box dog and he has got very nice early toe. He has got ability and he might give Dyna Double One a hard time early so it is a pity that they have drawn alongside one another.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.04 30.41 5.10 5.19

Box 5 Race Odds $3.90	Above All		Trainer Robert Britton	Owner Alison Lee	Prizemoney $118,165	Last 10 Starts 1211141121
	July 2012   Black   Dog   by   Magic Sprite – Kara Janx Start Fair Running Moderate Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $7,878 Rating 91		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 15 9 3 0	Strike Rates Win % Place % 60 80	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 3 1 0	Box 5 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 2 0 0
	Robert Britton (Trainer) – It is an outstanding field and he will certainly need a bit of luck to get across from box five. I would like to think that if he comes out well and gets that luck then he will be very competitive. Whether he is good enough to beat the two Wheeler dogs (Dyna Villa and Dyna Double One) I am not certain, but he will be right in it if he gets the opportunity to use his ability.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.76 29.76 5.11 5.20

Box 6 Race Odds $81 Heat Replay	Amaro Bale		Trainer Jenny Hunt	Owner Paul Wheeler	Prizemoney $12,780	Last 10 Starts 1242352312
	March 2013   Red Brindle   Dog   by   Kinloch Brae – Princess Bale Start Fair Running Rail Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $1,162 Rating 80		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 11 2 5 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 18 82	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 8 2 4 0	Box 6 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 1 0 0 1
	ARG Comment – Regally bred pup that has put in a couple of handy runs during his career but this is an arduous assignment and he will need plenty of luck from the poor draw.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.10 30.21 5.09 5.09

Box 7 Race Odds $23	Midnight Flynn		Trainer Michael Carter	Owner John Carr	Prizemoney $27,880	Last 10 Starts 2112311212
	June 2012   Black   Dog   by   High Earner – Little Zeva Start Fair Running Wide Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $2,145 Rating 93		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 13 7 4 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 54 100	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 2 1 1 0	Box 7 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 3 1 2 0
	Michael Carter (Trainer) – The way the field is boxed, I give him a good chance. There is a lot of speed on the inside and they have only got to jam up a little bit on the fence … he should be left alone out where he is. If he can get around them going around the first corner then I think he will take a fair bit of catching.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.84 29.99 5.13 5.13

Box 8 Race Odds $23	Gorham Bale		Trainer Steven Collins	Owner Paul Wheeler	Prizemoney $51,280	Last 10 Starts 43326361121
	August 2012   Black   Dog   by   Batrim Bale – Amity Bale Start Slow Running Rail Finish Strong Prizemoney Rating $1,654 Rating 82		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 31 10 9 7	Strike Rates Win % Place % 32 84	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 10 5 4 1	Box 8 Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 3 1 1 0
	Steve Collins (Trainer) – It is a tough draw for a slow box dog and a mad railer. He is a pretty smart race dog, one of the smartest I have ever trained, he can hit the handbrake, wait for the opening, and then go through.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 30.01 30.16 5.15 5.26

1st Res Race Odds $18	Dyna Yemen		Trainer Andrea Dailly	Owner Brendan Wheeler	Prizemoney $43,650	Last 10 Starts 6316146343
	July 2012   Fawn   Dog   by Superman   – Talia Bale Start Slow Running Middle Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $1,984 Rating 86		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 22 9 1 4	Strike Rates Win % Place % 41 64	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 11 6 0 2	Box – Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd – – – –
	George Dailly (Co-trainer) – The dog can really run, given a clear run he can really motor. It wouldn’t surprise me to see him go well if he got a run but he has got to draw near the rails, he isn’t that good drawn off the track.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.87 30.06 5.16 5.27

2nd Res Race Odds $31	Dyna Vikkers		Trainer Andrea Dailly	Owner Brendan Wheeler	Prizemoney $4,920	Last 10 Starts ——1233
	March 2013   Black   Dog   by   Barcia Bale – Crystin Bale Start Slow Running Middle Finish Good Prizemoney Rating $1,230 Rating 82		Career Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 1 1 2	Strike Rates Win % Place % 25 100	Track & Dist. Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4 1 1 2	Box – Record Starts 1st 2nd 3rd – – – –
	George Dailly (Co-trainer) – He is stepping up good. He is obviously not going as good as [his brother] Dyna Double One at the moment, but every time he goes out he is improving and figuring out what racing is about. He goes better and better each time, that’s about all you can ask from them.				Best The Meadows Times Best Last Sect. Best Sect. Last 29.97 30.19 5.19 5.24

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