A Win Almost A Decade In The Making

22:56 23 November 2024
GRNSW News
Wayne Attwill, who got his first greyhound in 1978, had his first Wentworth Park starter in nearly a decade but went home a winner when Take On Will led throughout in a 520m fifth grade on Saturday night.

Take On Will took his tally for Attwill to 14 wins from 34 starts when he carved out sensational opening splits of 5.31 and 13.75 on his way to a half length win in 30.00.

After the race Attwill said: "My previous runner at Wentworth Park was Rivergum Drive in February, 2015, and he was a very good greyhound who won 16 races.

"Take On Will is not in his class but will be a handy WP dog if he can get a bit stronger at the end of 520m.

"I trialled him at Wenty last Monday and he clocked 30.10 so he improved a bit tonight and I can only hope he gains more stamina as he gets older.''


Take On Will's flying first section came in the second race, after the Garry Frazer-trained First Lady had "come out running" and recorded a fast 5.35 initial split en route to a six lengths win in 29.76 in the opening event.

Frazer's fellow trainer Patricia Chaker handled First Lady on Saturday and quipped later: "After First Lady began so brilliantly tonight Garry reckons he wants me to put her in the boxes whenever she races.''

Sonata was a talented but unreliable chaser but she is proving herself a good producer with her son Dynamic Noah leading throughout for his third Wentworth Park win on Saturday night.

Trained by Charlie Gatt for Robert Russo, Dynamic Noah led throughout in 30.08.

"Sonata had two suspensions for marring but she could run and her first litter, which includes Dynamic Noah, are pretty smart,'' Gatt said.


Fastest time on Saturday was posted by former Victorian veteran Deadly Class, who led throughout to win a 520m fifth grade in 29.50.

Deadly Class (pictured), who turned four in June, was sent to Sydney trainer Mark Gatt in September to be prepared for the Masters Meteor at Wentworth Park on October 18.

He finished third to Adhana Rico in that race but his Victorian owners have decided to leave the dog with Gatt, believing there are more opportunities for the greyhound in Sydney.

Deadly Class is enjoying a love affair with WP as Saturday's fast win took his record at the track to three wins and three placings from six starts.

Mark Gatt trained a winning double when Sammy Ethan ran down Omega Travis to win Saturday's top grade race in 29.82, while Minnie Finn also landed a double, with Zeus Keeping in 30.30 and Zipping Mayer in 29.87.

Finn trains Zeus Keeping for Dubbo trainer Charmaine Roberts, who had a second success at WP on Saturday when Kerry Keeping, trained for her by Finn's daughter-in-law Courtney Barnes, led all the way in 29.84.

Zeus Keeping, who had won over 720m at Wentworth Park in September, notched his second 520m victory at the track on Saturday.

Minnie Finn said later: "He is not a true stayer but Zeus Keeping is not really a good sprinter either.

"He is more of a middle distance, 600m greyhound.''


Nailing the start and drawing box one put Supreme Osti back into the winner's circle, according to trainer Ashley Dwyer, after the dog led all the way in a personal best 520m time of 29.77 on Saturday night.

Supreme Osti had been unplaced after missing the jump at his previous four starts but on Saturday jumped in front, courtesy of box one, and wasn't headed, holding off a late bid by Taw Commander to score by just under a length.