Cool customer

Monday December 8, 2008

Salegreys Iscool, one of the best bred greyhounds in Australia, is really living up to her pedigree.

Owned by six prominent Sale Greyhound Racing Club identities, Salegreys IsCool is by 2004 Group 1 Silver Chief winner and The Meadows 525-metre track record-holder Big Daddy Cool and out of 2001 Group 1 Melbourne Cup winner Classic Capri.

That's a pretty cool bloodline, and Salegreys Iscool was one cool customer at The Meadows on Saturday night.

Prepared by Peter Giles of Moe, Salegreys Iscool snared a $5000 first prize in the Buffalo Sports Cup (600m).

A versatile type, Salegreys Iscool ($3.70) defeated Qayyim Bale ($8.70) by three lengths, with Bo Frazier ($3.70) two and a half lengths away third in 34.67sec.

Salegreys Iscool has notched 12wins (with eight seconds and four thirds) from 38 starts. Her stakes total $40,750.

South Australian mentor Shaun Matcott has built up an alliance with Australia's No. 1 owner-breeder Paul Wheeler, who resides in New South Wales.

And he made a hit-and-run mission with two Wheeler-owned speedsters: Kallan Bale and Quinton Bale. Both had earned a trip across the border due to their excellent form at Angle Park in Adelaide.

Contesting the Fairfield Cricket Club & Albi Mixed Four/Five (525m), Quinton Bale ($3.00F) defeated Cyclone Ned ($3.50) by three-quarters of a length, with Burning Fuse ($5.30) a half length away third in 30.06sec. It was his 17th win from 28 starts.

Two races earlier, Kallan Bale saluted in the Asure Quality Grade Five (525m).

Kallan Bale ($3.10F) defeated Uno Kissy ($4.80) by a neck, with Trew Sensation ($24.70) five lengths away third in 30.40sec. It was his 12th win from 21 starts.

Time honours on the 11-event fixture went to Farmor Swift in the Whittlesea Lions Club Grade Four (525m).

Trained by Robert Britton of Lara, Farmor Swift was back to her brilliant best defeating Excellerator ($14.50) by one and a half lengths, with Din's Son ($1.90F) two lengths away third in 30.01sec.

Only lightly raced, Farmor Swift has registered seven wins (with five seconds and seven thirds) from 27 starts, including five wins from 10 starts at MGRA headquarters.

Other winners on the program were: Remo Rubik ($1.60F) 30.16sec; Royal Nelson ($3.10F) 30.04sec; Awesimus Maximus ($8.30) 42.73sec; Blachura Bale ($5.30) 30.36sec; Rapid Newfire ($7.00) 34.61sec; Huey Sage ($7.70) 30.53sec; Renovating ($4.60) 30.18sec.

Peter Quilty
Publications Officer
Greyhound Racing Victoria