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The Border Watch : October 24th 2013
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38 SPORT Hill climb living up to its title From back page “This is probably reputed to the be the best hill climb in Australia,” Stingers said. “There are guys who would forsake the Australian championship to come to this. “The drivers love the track, it’s a beautiful piece of road with lots of twists.” Stingers said they also cater well for the fans who fl ock to the event, with 22 cameras strategically placed around the track plus 60 and 70 inch monitors for people to keep up with what’s happening. This year’s event is sure to continue the ongoing rivalry between Peter Gazzard and Kevin Mackrell, with plenty of other competitors ready to step up to the challenge. The event takes place on November 8-10. Big snapper hooked SPOT ON FISHING WITH CRAIG PHILP I’M not going to complain about the weather this week, I only wish we could share some of it with the poor people trying to survive the New South Wales bushfi res. The wind is forecast to back off in time for our Mount Gambier show weekend and the swell from Sunday looks like doing the same. As soon as it’s safe it will be defi nitely worth wetting a line for a snapper or two. I know of several good fi sh to nine kilograms caught off Portland’s Lee Breakwater this week, so it goes to show they are starting to show up in reasonable numbers. This is also our last weekend in South Australian waters prior to the annual closure. It will start from midday November 1 and continue through to midway of December 15. Rough seas have kept most of us land based, not that I’m complaining mind you. Luckily the jetties have been fi shing well. Kingston, Beachport and South End have been producing a variety of snapper, shark, squid and the usual salmon, trout, mackerel, tommies and mullet. Port MacDonnell, being much more shallow, has fi shed well for tommies and squid. The better bream catches in the Glenelg River this week have again been way up river. Wild Dog Bend, Moleside and Pines have all been mentioned. I know of one 70cm mulloway caught only a few days ago on a small piece of squid off the Nelson landing. No major mulloway reports other than the usual 40cm to 55cm fi sh that seem to be up high as Wilson’s Hall now. It will be handy when the wind backs off and we can get down to the estuary and have a look. Who knows, the big guys could have been schooled up down there for a week. Have a safe weekend and enjoy the show if you’re going. I’ll catch you next week. VISIT US ONLINE borderwatch.com.au SE pair chase Cup win Price and Shepheard gunning for SA Country fi nal DAVID LEWIS VID LEWIS SOUTH East greyhound trainers Tracie Price and Barry Shepheard are leaving no stone unturned in their bid for Country Cup success. Following the running of the two Mount Gambier heats at Tara Raceway last Sunday, the Compton-based Price will be represented by Moorak Hope with Arbour Elvis winning the other qualifying heat for Glencoe owner-trainer Shepheard. Moorak Hope and Arbour Elvis will take on representatives from Gawler, Strathalbyn and Port Augusta in Sunday week’s $5000 SA Country Cup fi nal which will be run at Gawler over 531 metres. The local fi nalists have never seen the Gawler track and while they both will have a run on the northern circuit prior to the fi nal their trainers have opted for different lead-up strategies. In line for this year’s Tara Raceway leading trainer award, Price has nominated a large team for this Sunday’s twilight meeting at Gawler and as a result will have no runners at tomorrow’s local meeting. “It’s important that Moorak Hope has a look at the Gawler track and Sunday night’s meeting falls in the middle of the heat and fi nal so it will work in well for her. Besides, I believe an occasional change of track keeps them on their toes,” Price said. Moorak Hope (box two), which looks well placed in a Grade 6 over 531 metres on Sunday night, has drawn the same race as litter sister and kennelmate Loveless Moment (box four). Also in the race is Port Augusta greyhound Jak And Boss which will clash with Moorak Hope again the following Sunday in the Country Cup. Price also has speedy types Oenophiliac, Hey Sexy Lady, Natural Moment and Flaming Gold engaged in 400 metre events. “My biggest problem will 93 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier Phone8725 8825 8725 8825 for service, price and right advice 38 - The Border Watch, Thursday, October 24, 2013 for service, price and right advice be fi nding the track. The last time I was at Gawler was back in 2010 for the Country Cup with Teddy La Plume. To be honest, I’ll need a road map to fi nd my way there,” she said. Shepheard has Super Pick, Rouse Flyer and Arbour Elvis engaged at Tara Raceway tomorrow in the Gambier Vets Free For All (512m) prior to the trio then racing at Gawler on Tuesday night. Super Pick will be having his fi rst run since scoring an easy 732 metre win at Tara Raceway a month ago CHASING ANOTHER WIN: Sally and Brian Weis and young Anikah Ward pictured with Menari Robin after she had scored a smart maiden win at Tara Raceway last Sunday. She has drawn box four tomorrow in the Produce Store Stake (400m). while Rouse Flyer, which has found a new lease of life for owner John Casey since moving to Glencoe from Victoria, was a smart winner over 512 metres on October 6. “Tuesday night will be an ideal opportunity for Arbour Elvis to have a run on the Gawler track while hopefully there will be a 643 metre event for Super Pick,” Shepheard said this week when outlining his busy three-meeting schedule. However, main interest on this night will be the $1600 heats of the Gawler Gold Cup (531m) and Shepheard has nominated Rouse Flyer for the timehonoured event. The Gold Cup will carry $37,500 total prizemoney with the fi nal being run on Sunday week (November 3), in conjunction with the Country Cup fi nal. “I know it’s going to be a tough ask for him but he is racing well at the moment and at the worst there should be a Cup consolation for him on fi nal night,” Shepheard said. “With Arbour Elvis and Rouse Flyer tied up with Country Cup and Gold Cup commitments on this night, hopefully we’ll also be able to fi nd a race for Super Pick,” he added. And in other Gold Cup news, My Illusion, the fastest greyhound to race at Tara Raceway this year when trained by Price, will not contest next week’s heats. Despite winning at Gawler on Tuesday afternoon, My Illusion, now being trained by Crowlands owner Tracey Turnbull, will run from box one in a heat of the Hume Cup (600m) at the Meadows on Saturday night. Meanwhile, three evenly graded heats of the N.F. McDonnell Memorial (512m) for Grade 5 greyhounds will highlight racing at tomorrow’s Tara Raceway meeting. In the fi rst heat, Robert Halliday’s Over Rule, back after a short break, should appreciate a considerable drop in class while Arbour Elvis’s litter sister and kennelmate Arbour Molly looks to be one of the hardest to beat from a favourable box seven draw. The David Peckham trained Striking Viking has run third at her past three starts and, despite drawing box fi ve, she looks a top chance in the second heat with the Richard Clayfi eld trained Malseed Magic, well drawn in box one, a chance of making it two wins in succession. Bourne Again, another Peckham-trained runner, is beautifully drawn in box one in the third heat and will be hard to beat here. Allen Williams’ Colville steps up to 512 metres and will be chasing another memorial success following his Frank Little Memorial win last Sunday. BW395350
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