Dal Wins Again

07:59 03 November 2024
GRNSW News
Wentworth Park's new track record holder Dalwhinnie scored another runaway win there on Saturday night but while his smart time of 29.42 was well outside his 29.03 record figures the dog was almost as impressive.

Dalwhinnie had box eight and trainer Bill Butler was hoping Bamboozle, the fast beginning railer in box seven, would give his greyhound a "cart" across to the fence in the run to the first turn.

All went to script, with Bamboozle jumping in front and heading for the rails, allowing Dalwhinnie to settle in second place from the catching pen to the half-way mark.

He railed underneath Bamboozle leaving the back straight and careered away, coming home in a powerful 11.41sec.


Trainer Ken Burnett landed a winning double at Wentworth Park on Saturday with Power And Glory, the star of his team, scoring by four lengths in a scorching 29.33, fastest time of the night.

Power And Glory overtook pacemaker Sammy Ethan leaving the back straight while Cunningham, a litter brother and kennelmate of the winner, led all the way to take out Saturday's opening event in 29.85.


Deadly Class was sent from Victoria to Sydney trainer Mark Gatt for last month's $50,000 Masters Meteor and the dog finished third to Adhana Rico.

But Deadly Class turned the tables on his Meteor conqueror in Saturday night's Wentworth Park Masters event, leading from the first turn to win by three lengths in a personal best 29.38.

Mark Gatt's father Frank Gatt, who owned and trained the 1999 National Derby winner Hahn Bale, has several dogs in his son's kennels but won a 520m fifth grade on Saturday with the Mark Davidson-trained Ritza Ken.

After being third early Ritza Ken pounced on the lead approaching the home bend and won easily in 29.90.

After the race Frank Gatt said: "Mark Davidson did a great job training a couple of dogs called Ritza Franky Boy and Ritza William for me a few years back.

"They won 24 and 17 races respectively but were really only short course dogs so I was happy to be able to give Mark this dog, Ritza Ken, who showed tonight he can get the 520m.''


Our Inspiration, once deemed to be possibly too small to win in town, led from the first turn to score her first Wentworth Park win on Saturday night, clocking 30.04 for trainer Tony Messina.

"She was born in April, 2022, but tonight was having only her 32nd start because she has had a couple of seasonal spells,'' Messina said.

"Early on her litter mates Cheeky Charli and Almost showed more promise than her, and Our Inspiration was the final member of the litter that my wife Wilma and I had bred from our bitch Cheeky Lass to be educated.

"We thought she was too small so we left her until last to be broken in, yet Our Inspiration has turned out the best of them all, at least as far as 520 metre races are concerned.''

Owner-trainer Greg Hore landed the quinella in Saturday's sole 720m race, when Siska Lucy ran down her litter brother Siska Tommy to win by one-and-a-half lengths in a handy 42.40.

After the race Hore said: "When Siska Lucy sat in second spot behind Siska Tommy I expected her to run him down.

"She is a bit stronger than him but there is not much between them, and I was very happy with Siska Tommy's effort.

"Until tonight he had not raced beyond 630m since July, so he should take a lot of improvement from that run.''