SPORTSBEAT 7/04/16 Vol 25 No 5

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7 APRIL 2016 – VOL 25 NO 5

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BEATBOX

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Round one misconceptions

WHAT’S INSIDE W

e like to read so much into results from round one but it is funny how they always lead to misconceptions of how the season will actually transpire.

BEATBOX

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AFL NEWS

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AFL PREVIEWS

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SANFL PREVIEWS

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GENERAL SPORT

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CHANNEL 9 ADELAIDE FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 8 HORSE RACING

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RACING FIELDS

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It is a long season as we know but so much hinges on getting it right for the first game of the season for most clubs.

We continually hear over the summer and in trial games that it is all about round one and being ready to perform at their best on the opening weekend.

Results then seem to give fans false hope or despair after just one game.

We can be a fickle bunch.

Last week Geelong had already won the premiership, the Hawks were too old and had lost their hunger, and Demons’ fans were in high spirits of an improved season ahead.

Round two is completed and normality resumes.

Hawthorn is still flag favourite, Richmond and Melbourne remain the newspaper whipping boys and the Bulldogs continue to give us “sexy” football.

The media though will delve deep to analyse each week’s rounds to find something to talk about and just for the sake of it

on most occasions and usually to over-exaggeration as well.

It was drugs again that took over the airwaves and press last week, just when we thought we were over it all.

The biggest story to date is probably Fremantle’s failings so far and how it seems to be chasing interstate players already to improve its stocks for future seasons.

Have the Dockers already given up on this year? – It’s what we’re made to believe.

Good wins to Gold Coast and GWS Giants will also have us taking notice but they still need to show some consistency before they are a real threat. Until then, both will continue to have highs and lows throughout the season.

Locally, Port Adelaide’s struggles are taking up most of the talk and it will only get worse for Hinkley and his players if things remain as they are.

The media likes to bring down individuals as well.

At the moment, young Demons forward Jesse Hogan is facing the wrath of the so called football experts.

He’s 19 years old and just had an explosive first season in the

THUMBS UP

Novak Djokovic’s quest to become the greatest men’s tennis player of all time has gained further momentum after the Serbian champion took down one of Roger Federer’s prized records last weekend.

His 6-3 6-3 victory over Kei Nishikori in Monday’s Miami Open final earned him a cool $US1,028,300 to take his overall earnings to $US98.2 million.

At this rate, Djokovic will surpass $US100 million in career prizemoney by next month.

He has won nine of the past 10 tournaments he has played and now has Federer’s record of 18 grand slam titles within his sights, currently on 11.

“Of course it’s in the back of my mind somewhere,” Djokovic said after his Miami win. “But I don’t have it as a main motivation. Because then things can go a little bit out of control, maybe can present some kind of distraction that I don’t need.”

competition so of course opposition clubs are going to give him greater respect this year.

There’s plenty of time for him to work his way through it and still be the star forward most expect him to be.

The continual bashing, though, will affect his mental state and hinder that development which he must go through to become a dominant player in the AFL. They won’t stop either questioning his contract deliberations and other clubs’ interests in him before he has really proven himself as well.

It’s just what we have come to expect and it can all change in a flicker.

Again though, we are only two weeks in.

However, it’s well known that every week there will be one side lauded and another lambasted.

You just don’t want to be the one being condemned on a continual basis.

The season is a marathon, as it is widely touted, so there are still many more weeks of this media fodder to come.

Just don’t believe everything you hear – especially from round one results.

BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

THUMBS Down

Australia’s bid for a four-peat in the women’s World T20 Cup was thwarted in the final when their dreams were shattered by West Indies.

Despite setting a target that would have sufficed against most opposition (149), the Caribbeans hammered the Aussie bowlers to record a convincing eight-wicket win.

The Southern Stars had their chances but a botched run-out late and dropped catch from eventual match winner Stafani Taylor proved costly while only managing one run in their own final batting over also proved decisive when an even bigger total looked promising.

It was a triple treat as the Calypso Kings beat England in the men’s competition after Carlos Brathwaite hit four consecutive sixes in the final over, to celebrate alongside the U19s and their queens.

AFL NEWS

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No alarm bells yet but ready to chime

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larm bells should not be ringing just yet at Alberton but coach Ken Hinkley’s stress levels will have risen, particularly after last week’s performance against Adelaide.

The Bombers will come to Adelaide on Friday night buoyant after their success against Melbourne last week when many suggested they wouldn’t win a game at all this year.

His game plan tweak has left the Power’s defence a leaking sieve but all cannot be blamed on the back six, with the midfielders pushing up too high and leaving too much room for their opposition to run and kick into a sparse open forward line.

Port Adelaide won’t be napping like the Demons were last week but it is vulnerable.

This shouldn’t take much to rectify with tighter constraints on opponents, especially through the middle, and less zoning around the ground.

Their strong engine room of Travis Boak, Robbie Gray and Ollie Wines, even Aaron Young who showed he welcomed the release of the much-maligned vest last week and can be a regular contributor this season, must regain its confidence to move the ball quicker and put more pressure on their opposition around the contests which it is usually well known for.

Issues were also always going to be raised when Port Adelaide began to suffer injuries, particularly to key players. Unfortunately, that has occurred in the opening weeks of the season.

The club’s so called strengths in attack have now been depleted with the loss of Patrick Ryder at the beginning of the season and now Jay Schulz with a concerning back complaint.

The problem was exacerbated further last week when hamstring tightness limited Chad Wingard’s mobility. He has now been ruled out this week against Essendon on Friday night at Adelaide Oval, a big blow to the Power.

The dilemma for Hinkley is what was assumed to be good depth at the club in its reserves is not proving to be.

Obviously it takes time for youngsters to develop but Hinkley would have been hoping to see the likes of Jesse Palmer, Darcy ByrneJones and Logan Austin show a little more to push for senior selection.

West Adelaide draftee Riley Bonner looks ready to jump the lot of them but other than him, Hinkley will simply have to go to the well of tried and tested players such as Karl Amon, Sam Colquhoun and John Butcher along with Kane Mitchell from the Rookie list.

Sadly Paul Stewart and Cam O’Shea continue to struggle even in the SANFL. So Hinkley’s stocks aren’t as great as previously envisaged.

Unfortunately Hamish Hartlett is set to miss another this week which won’t help alleviate those concerns.

Joe Daniher could add further headaches for Hinkley as he tries to curtail the influence of a dominant forward target from last week.

Consistency has been Daniher’s failing in the past and he will be looking to put two quality outings together.

Much will rest on Jackson Trengove and Alipate Carlile to reduce Daniher’s impact but his strong aerial ability will be difficult to contain.

Footy footnotes We didn’t really see that result coming in the Showdown – well, the margin anyway.

A lack of Victorian media’s acknowledgement of the Showdown is disappointing but we probably come to expect that.

There were many surprises last weekend though.

• Port will televise two of its home games live into China to build its relationship with the new supporter base starting with this week’s Essendon clash on Friday night and then Geelong in round five – good thing they didn’t show the Showdown or its rivals may have benefited more • The Bombers’ song after their win over Melbourne appeared to have more players inside the centre receiving the Gatorade shower than those in the outside • Oh and Channel Nine News Melbourne, I think you need to teach your Social Media people about the AFL landscape after referring to Melbourne as the Devils in a tweet about the Essendon’s victory • It’s a toss-up as to who has the worse kick for goal – Magpies Cloke or Essendon’s Daniher?

• Stevie J might not have gained much satisfaction from beating his old teammates last week but we’re sure he enjoyed showing the Cats coaching staff where he probably should still be after having an influence on their downfall last week – no doubt a bit of backchat as well • Geelong’s Mitch Duncan came off the ground worse for wear after confronting the big (Shane) Mummy from the Giants – he did well to get back up but it got a humorous hashtag on Twitter, #greatwallofmummy

Who would have thought that a clash against Essendon would be so season decisive for the Power in just round three but that is what they face. Another loss and then the alarm bells will well and truly be chiming.

The media attention Richmond encountered during the week will make the Crows trip to Melbourne tougher.

The Tigers will want to respond again to the criticism of their mental strength in tight contests and Adelaide is sure to cop the brunt of it at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

These games, though, can set-up the Crows season, especially by winning away from home.

BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN • It was a case of almost winning a car last week when Bulldog Liam Picken and Crow Eddie Betts flew high but failed to hold their marks – Giant Will Hoskin-Elliott, on the other hand, showed them how it’s done and has one hand on the keys unless someone else can do better • Former Hawk, now Bulldog Matt Suckling knows he won’t receive as much sledging from his ex-teammates as he does when he’s on the golf course with them – a recent outing partnered Jack Gunston finished with a loss that he wasn’t happy with but also a broken driver to boot – “Golf is fun!” he tweeted • It doesn’t seem the most disastrous position to be in but the records show that only one side has actually come back and made the finals following a 0-2 start in the past five years – Carlton in 2013 doesn’t really count due to being elevated into the eight after Essendon’s finals ban – so it doesn’t bode well for Fremantle which finds itself in that position right now – there’s still time though and it shouldn’t be a loss cause yet for the Dockers – a Derby win this week could quickly turn their fortunes around • Former Saints tough guy Barry Hall has staggeringly revealed that he “didn’t give a sh*t” about losing the 1997 grand final to Adelaide saying his attitude at the time was apathetic but he was “shattered” about losing the 2006 grand final when at the Swans • Ex-Sun Joel Wilkinson has followed NRL convert Jarryd Hayne into the NFL, signing with the Arizona Cardinals where he hopes to make it as a cornerback – he has said after only six month’s training in the US that he has become “twice the athlete” he was in three years on the Gold Coast

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AFL PREVIEW ROUND 3

BY DION HAYMAN

PORT ADELAIDE V ESSENDON Friday 7.20pm, Adelaide Oval

At one point, it loomed that Friday night football would be another sub-standard spectacle from a horror blowout when Port Adelaide hosts Essendon at Adelaide Oval this week. It still could be but the Power will need to lift on recent performances. The sides met just once last year in round 17 at Docklands and the Bombers kicked their second highest score of the season and one of only three centuries they scored all year. However Port still won by 13 points, 20.9 (129) to 17.14 (116). Paddy Ryder booted four goals against his old side including three in a decisive final term when Port added seven goals to five after scores were level at three quarter-time. Essendon had won its previous five clashes with the Power dating back to 2011. The Bombers only prior match at Adelaide Oval brought them a two-point win against Port in 2014, 8.14 (62) to 7.18 (60). The Bombers led at every change and hung on against a fast finishing Power.

SYDNEY V GWS GIANTS

PORT ADELAIDE: $1.06

SYDNEY: $1.37

ESSENDON: $9.00

Saturday 4.05pm, SCG

The battle of the Bridge goes into its fifth season and GWS has just one win to show for itself after eight games against Sydney. That was a 32-point win at the Sydney Showgrounds in the opening round of the 2014 season. The Giants won 15.9 (99) to 9.13 (67) after piling on six unanswered goals in the final term. But since then, the Swans have recorded three comfortable victories, winning by 46 points at the SCG later that season, by 21 points at the same ground last year and by a whopping 89 points at the Showgrounds in round 21 last season. Kurt Tippett finished that game with five goals as the Swans won 20.13 (133) to 6.8 (44). Jeremy Cameron scored three of the Giants’ six majors.

The Giants are yet to kick 100 points against the Swans.

GWS GIANTS: $3.15

ST KILDA V COLLINGWOOD

GOLD COAST V CARLTON

Collingwood is unbeaten in its past nine games against St Kilda and has won the past seven in a row since the sides drew at the MCG in the 2010 grand final. Four of those seven wins have been by more than 50 points with only one close contest when the Pies hung on to win by six points at the MCG in 2012. The last two games between the sides have seen Collingwood kick the same score of 21.14 (140) in the last two seasons. The Pies won by 86 points at Docklands in 2014 with five goals from Travis Cloke and four apiece from Alex Fasolo and Jamie Elliott, and they won by 74 points last year in round three at the MCG when Cloke booted another five and Elliott another four. St Kilda hasn’t beaten Collingwood since round three, 2010 at Docklands when it won by 28 points.

Carlton has won four of its five games against Gold Coast.

But its one defeat signalled the end of its finals hopes in 2012 and the descent into an abyss that has taken the Blues all the way to the AFL’s basement. Gold Coast won that home game in round 22, 2012 by 12 points, 15.8 (98) to 11.20 (86) with four goals from Tom Lynch. Carlton’s only other trip to meet the Suns on the Gold Coast was a year later when it left with a 43-point win, 16.24 (120) to 11.11 (77) with four goals from Lachie Henderson and three from Eddie Betts. So Carlton’s two away games to the Suns have returned an off-target 27.44. Of its top seven highest individual goal-kickers against Gold Coast, only Andrew Walker remains with the Blues. Jeff Garlett, Jarrad Waite, Tom Bell, Bret Thornton, Henderson and Betts are all gone.

ST KILDA: $2.90

GOLD COAST: $1.18

Saturday 1.15pm, MCG

COLLINGWOOD: $1.42

RICHMOND V ADELAIDE

Saturday 6.55pm, Metricon Stadium

CARLTON: $5.00

Saturday 1.40pm, Etihad Stadium

WEST COAST V FREMANTLE

Richmond has won four of its last six games against Adelaide but the Crows were last-start winners by 36 points at Adelaide Oval in round 19 last year. The Crows won 11.22 (88) to 8.4 (52) with Dustin Martin top scoring with three of the Tigers’ eight goals. It’s 10 years since these sides met at Docklands. The Tigers won by three points in round eight, 2006, 10.9 (69) to 9.12 (66) in a famous game where Tigers coach Terry Wallace denied Adelaide the ball. The Tigers went into the game in 11th place on the ladder while the Crows were top. However Joel Bowden finished with 28 kicks and 20 marks in the game of ‘keepies off’ which saw the Tigers take 181 marks to Adelaide’s 102. It was Richmond’s first and still only win in five games against the Crows at Docklands.

Overall, Adelaide leads 21 wins to 12.

West Coast ended a run of six straight defeats in the western derby, beating Fremantle by 24 points in round 20 last season.

The Eagles opened with 7.2 to 1.3 and never let the Dockers back into the game. Josh Hill finished with four goals while Michael Walters scored four for the losers. The Dockers had won in round three by 30 points after a first quarter blitz of 9.2 to 0.4. Mark LeCras top scored with five of West Coast’s 12 goals. Since 2007, Fremantle has bossed the derby with 13 wins to four. It would have tied the ledger with victory in their last meeting but instead, the Eagles now lead 22 wins to 20. Five of the 42 games between these sides have been decided by less than a kick. The Dockers have won three of them.

RICHMOND: $2.00

ADELAIDE: $1.82

Saturday 7.10pm, Domain Stadium

WEST COAST $1.42

FREMANTLE $2.85

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NORTH MELBOURNE V MELBOURNE Sunday 12.40pm, Blundstone Arena

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W. BULLDOGS

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2

0 0

196

74 264.9

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SYDNEY

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2

0 0

264

124 212.9

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GOLD COAST

2

2

0 0

247

160 154.4

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N. MELBOURNE

2

2

0 0

224

180 124.4

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ADELAIDE

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1

1 0

241

193 124.9

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GEELONG

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1

1 0

192

175 109.7

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HAWTHORN

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1

1 0

185

169 109.5

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WEST COAST

2

1

1 0

219

201 109.0

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GWS GIANTS

2

1

1 0

167

156 107.1

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RICHMOND

2

1

1 0

178

170 104.7

4

MELBOURNE

2

1

1 0

147

158

93.0

4

PORT ADELAIDE

2

1

1 0

219

244

89.8

4

WESTERN BULLDOGS V HAWTHORN

ESSENDON

2

1

1 0

140

188

74.5

4

Sunday 2.50pm, Etihad Stadium

COLLINGWOOD

2

1

1 0

140

219

63.9

4

Hawthorn has won seven games straight against the Western Bulldogs including a 70-point win in Launceston in round three last year. Jarryd Roughead booted seven goals as the Hawks won 19.13 (127) to 8.9 (57). Roughead also booted six goals in Hawthorn’s previous clash with the Bulldogs, which it won by 62 points in 2014, also in Launceston. The last three meetings between the sides have in fact been at that ground. This match though returns to Docklands where they will meet for the first time since 2012. Hawthorn leads seven wins to four at Docklands which is also the venue of the Bulldogs’ last win over Hawthorn – by 16 points in 2010.

CARLTON

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0

2 0

154

223

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BRISBANE

2

0

2 0

185

283

65.4

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FREMANTLE

2

0

2 0

138

229

60.3

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ST KILDA

2

0

2 0

136

226

60.2

0

North Melbourne has won its last 14 games in a row against Melbourne since the Demons’ last victory by 50 points at the MCG in 2006. Nathan Jones, who was playing his fourth game that day, is the only survivor at Melbourne from that match. The Roos won their next match against Melbourne in 2007 by one point but since then, their closest call has been a 10-point victory in 2010.

Ten of their wins have been by five goals or more and one was by 122 points in 2013. North won their only clash last year by 35 points with five goals from Lindsay Thomas while Jesse Hogan booted four for the Dees. North’s longest winning run against Melbourne is 16 wins from 1976-84.

NORTH MELBOURNE: $1.32

WESTERN BULLDOGS: $2.38

MELBOURNE: $3.45

HAWTHORN: $1.60

GEELONG V BRISBANE

Sunday 4.10pm, Simonds Stadium Geelong has won its last four games in a row against Brisbane, as well as eight of its last nine and 14 of its last 16. This game is at Geelong where the Lions have left with heavy defeats after their last two visits. In 2014, the Cats won by 62 points, 21.17 (143) to 12.9 (81). Tom Hawkins kicked seven goals in the rout.

Last year in round 18, it was a similar result with Geelong won by 66 points, 17.11 (113) to 8.9 (57). Josh Walker, who’s now a Lion, kicked five goals while Jed Adcock scored four for Brisbane. The Lions haven’t won at Geelong since 2003, beaten at their last nine attempts. After 22 games at the ground, Geelong leads 14 wins to seven with one draw in 1996. Overall, the Cats lead 25 wins to 18 with one draw.

GEELONG: $1.04

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Essendon

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SAM MITCHELL

Hawthorn

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TOM SCULLY

GWS Giants

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HEATH SHAW

GWS Giants

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ZACH MERRETT

Essendon

37

KADE SIMPSON

Carlton

37

JASON JOHANNISEN

Western Bulldogs

37

BERNIE VINCE

Melbourne

37

MOST HANDBALLS MATT PRIDDIS

West Coast

42

JOSH GIBSON

Hawthorn

41

LUKE PARKER

Sydney

40

TOM MITCHELL

Sydney

37

JORDAN LEWIS

Hawthorn

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JACK MCRAE

Western Bulldogs

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PATRICK DANGERFIELD

Geelong

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ADAM TRELOAR

Collingwood

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SANFL PREVIEW ROUND 3

BY CHRIS KENDALL

PORT V NORTH

SOUTH V WEST

Two vastly contrasting formlines from last week, with the Magpies unable to overcome the Adelaide Reserves at Mannum, while North Adelaide brought about the upset of the season in recording their first win in nearly 12 months in knocking over Norwood. The Roosters were one of the biggest outsiders in SANFL betting history, but were never seriously threatened and responded in sensational style to reward many long suffering fans.

Port have appeared a little predictable in ball movement in their opening two games and coach Chad Cornes will be aiming to bring some x-factor to mix things up against a North outfit that will be desperate to prove last week was not a flash in the pan. The way it took the game on, used its pace and moved the ball quickly into a multi-dimensional attack – long an Achilles Heel at Prospect – will be very hard to beat here if it can sustain the effort. I’ll back North to keep its tails up again.

While it may seem early to dub it a premiership hangover, the concern at West Adelaide continues to grow following another thumping, this time at the hands of Glenelg. Despite the return of experience such as Jason Porplyzia, it was never in the hunt against a hungry Tigers outfit, while South withstood a blistering opening from the Eagles to record an impressive 43 point win led by Nick Liddle and Nathan Daniel.

The speed and precision of South’s ball movement to a multi pronged forward 50 last week was very impressive and will throw down a challenge to the Bloods this week if they allow the Panthers the same latitude. West seems to be still tinkering with its defensive structures but coach Mark Mickan would be more frustrated by the number of turnovers when working the ball through the midfield.

At a venue where West has not won for over three years, this spells danger for the reigning premier.

Saturday 2.10pm, Alberton Live stream: www.sanfl.com.au or the SANFL App

Sunday 2.10pm, Hickinbotham Oval live stream: www.sanfl.com.au or the SANFL App

Tip: North 13-24

Tip: South 25-36

STURT V CENTRAL

EAGLES V ADELAIDE

Both fresh from the round-two bye, but the Bulldogs bring the form of a 107 point round one victory over North in, while Sturt seemed to be laboring at times in a 39-point loss to Woodville/West Torrens. The loss of some key position players over the summer is going to take time for Double Blues coach Martin Mattner to replace but the club has shown over the years it can rebuild quickly by keeping faith in the youngsters.

It would be unwise to simply follow the round one formlines by looking at the respective opponents, given the vastly differing turnarounds in round two by their opponents, but the Bulldogs were very impressive a fortnight back. Roy Laird’s charges are also reworking their style somewhat, but the plethora of scoring options and key position options look set to stretch the SANFL’s youngest senior list. The Double Blues will give a good account, but Central should take the points.

The Eagles seemed to really struggle with South last week, going down by more than seven goals, when the opening 12 minutes suggested a big win was on the cards. Their discipline in keeping to structures and working to clamp down the Panthers at the stoppages appeared wayward and was punished accordingly. Adelaide built an undefeated start to 2016 by withstanding a spirited Magpie challenge at Mannum in recording a 30-point win.

Eagles coach Michael Godden will study last week’s tape carefully, in particular some late South goals to observe how many of his onball brigade zoned off quickly at ballups to allow their opponents an unimpeded passage to goal. Such latitude cannot be afford to a rampant Adelaide lineup that has proven its ability to score quickly and heavily when challenged, although it is worth noting that the Eagles have won the past two encounters between the sides. Overall, it is difficult to tip against Adelaide.

Sunday 1.40pm, Peter Motley Oval TV: 7Mate

Tip: Central 13-24

Tip: Adelaide 25-36

SANFL PREMIERSHIP LADDER

Sunday 2.10pm, Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval Radio: Life FM

MOST POSSESSIONS

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%

PTS

ADELAIDE

2

2 0 0

228

124

64.77

4

JAMES BOYD

Eagles

63

SOUTH

2

2 0 0

181

129

58.39

4

NICK O’BRIEN

Eagles

62

CENTRAL

1

1 0 0

154

47

76.62

2

KANE MITCHELL

Port Adelaide

57

GLENELG

2

1 1 0

216

150

59.02

2

JARYD CACHIA

Norwood

56

EAGLES

2

1 1 0

158

162

49.38

2

CAM ELLIS-YOLMEN

Adelaide

52

NORWOOD

2

1 1 0

161

193

45.48

2

MITCH GRIGG

Adelaide

52

NORTH

2

1 1 0

165

215

43.42

2

NICK LIDDLE

South Adelaide

51

PORT

2

0 2 0

149

204

42.21

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CHRIS SCHMIDT

West Adelaide

50

STURT

1

0 1 0

66

105

38.60

0

JOEL CROSS

South Adelaide

49

WEST

2

0 2 0

115

264

30.34

0

CHRIS HALL

Eagles

49

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general sport

Top-two finish imperative for Reds

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delaide United enters the final weekend of the A-League minor round with a chance to claim the Premiers Plate, awarded to the top side on the ladder.

However, it is just as imperative that the Reds defeat Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Friday night to ensure they at least stay in second position.

No side in the competition has won the A-League title from outside the top two so gaining points from their trip to Melbourne is crucial. A win could also hand United top spot and the Premiers Plate if Brisbane loses or draws against Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

A draw against Melbourne City would require the Roar to lose and Western Sydney lose or draw while it would remain second if it drew and Brisbane won, as long as the Wanderers still lost or drew.

A loss on Friday night would invariably see the Reds drop to anywhere as low as fifth, which would truly dent their title hopes. Therefore, focus must be on claiming a victory to maintain a top-two finish.

Ex-Melbourne City player Stefan Mauk will be hoping to give his old side some grief, mindful

of suffering a 1-0 loss to his former outfit at Coopers Stadium just four weeks ago. He is keen to turn the table this week knowing a toptwo finish will be massive in Adelaide’s pursuit of its first ever A-League championship.

“As a team, you can build yourself on a good defence,” the 20 year-old continued.

“We don’t go out there to not concede (only), but it proves that we’re a team and we work for each other.

City must also win to claim a top-two possie themselves so this is going to be an extremely tough contest. Some believe this clash could be title deciding.

“We’ve always had a good spread of players (contributing with goal scoring).

“If we can stop City as a team and just focus on our game, then we should be fine with getting the result,” Mauk said.

“We know if we go out there and win, we’re guaranteed a top-two finish, which is very important going into the finals because you have the first week off and then a home semi-final.”

Adelaide’s 2-0 win over the Sky Blues saw Guillermo Amor’s team become the first in the A-League’s history to register four consecutive clean sheets away from home, a feat Mauk lauded.

However, the creative midfielder also praised the scoring exploits of his teammates, claiming it will be difficult to nullify the Reds’ attacking presence with a number of quality goal scorers in their ranks.

“It’s good to have that because (opposition) teams can’t hone in on anyone specifically because we have players in every position that can score goals.”

The Reds will need to be more productive than they were in their last encounter against Melbourne City which was a feisty contest that saw few goal-scoring opportunities from either side but City was clearly better on the day.

The local side struggled to gain any impetus on that occasion, which was made worse when playmaker Marcelo Carrusca was forced from the pitch at half-time and City scored after the break.

Carrusca returned from the groin injury sustained that day in Adelaide’s win over Sydney FC last week and hopefully he has a major impact on Friday night.

BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

Scott believes he’s man to beat at Masters

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here’s nothing like a bit of self confidence, with world No.6 and former Masters champion Adam Scott believing he is the man to beat at Augusta this week.

Scott, with two US PGA Tour wins already this season, showed no sign of fear of the likes of in-form countryman and world number one Jason Day, Rory McIlroy or defending champion Jordan Spieth.

“I have to believe I am going to win this week and that no one else has a chance,” said Scott, seeking to recapture the magic of 2013 when he famously became the first Australian to win a green jacket.

“I honestly believe you have to see it happening for it to happen and that was probably the difference in my career before I

won a major. “It doesn’t mean it just happens but with some good shots and putts going in at the right time it can unfold that way.”

Despite his recent victories, there are still questions as to whether Scott can handle the slick Augusta greens with the short putter.

Since taking down Angel Cabrera in a playoff in 2013, Scott was T14 in 2014 and at T38 last year.

But the man himself, who has lifted his strokes gained putting stat from 157th on tour in 2015 to 48th on tour this season, feels it will be to his advantage.

But his optimism has risen thanks to recent back-to-back wins at the Honda Classic and WGC Cadillac Championship.

“It’s huge coming in with confidence to any major, certainly here because you need your game to be on point here,” he said.

“The confidence is a lot higher than last year.

“There was a lot of tinkering going on in the lead up last year but things look much more in place coming here this year and it’s been a calmer preparation.”

“I’ve said all along as soon as I get on this type of green, the faster quicker greens, I am going to putt better than slower greens,” he said.

“The fast quick greens like back home at Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath – they are my favourite greens to putt on as well as here at Augusta. I think the rhythm of my stroke certainly favours this pace of green.”

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Vili’s Division 3

Chics look to step up again K

ilburn will be aiming to test itself against tougher opposition in Division 3 when it kicks off its season against Flinders Park at home on Saturday.

The Chics won the Division 4 grand final last season and under coach Matthew Whelan will be looking to leave their mark on this competition. Flinders Park also will be aiming for a better season after toiling just above the relegation zone in this grade last season. Dave Kennewell takes the reins again this season.

Pembroke Old Scholars hosts Gepps Cross in an intriguing start to the year for both sides.

Pembroke recorded a solid year in Division 3 last season, falling short in the first semi final to Old Ignatians. Michael O’Leary has the reins and will be looking for a good opening to the season. Gepps Cross endured a tough year in Division 2 and was relegated. Paul James will be looking to make sure the Rams hit the year hard.

Athelstone and Golden Grove meet at Max Amber Sportsfield with both sides having made the Division 3 finals last season. Jade Sheedy calls the shots again as coach of the Raggies, while Ben Armstrong will be looking to guide the Kookaburras to another stint in the finals. A tough match to line up but Athelstone gets the nod at home.

Seaton Ramblers and Plympton meet at Seaton with both sides coming off disappointing 2015 seasons in this grade.

The last two years in Division 3 has seen Plympton finish seventh so it will be looking to achieve a finals berth in 2016. Photo: Jayson Vowles The Rams have stayed up at this level despite their bottom position in 2015 and will be aiming for a better year under coach Matt Webber. Plympton will be hoping for better form under coach Damian Minervini, aiming to better last season’s seventh place.

Mitcham and Walkerville lock horns at Thomas Farms Oval (Mitcham). The Hawks will be coached by Adam West again, while former SANFL star Frank Leonard has the reins with the Cats which will aim to hit back after a poor

season in Division 2 last year.

BY GORDON ARMSTRONG

DIVISION 3 ROUND 1 Kilburn v Flinders Park

Blair Athol Reserve

Pembroke OS v Gepps Cross

Haslam Oval

Athelstone v Golden Grove

Max Amber Sportsfield

Seaton Ramblers v Plympton

Pedlar Reserve

Mitcham v Walkerville

Price Memorial Oval

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Nine News Division 4 Demons aim to keep Magpies grounded

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astern Park faces a test to kick off its season on a high when it meets first-round winner North Haven at home this Saturday.

The Demons had a first-round bye when Para Hills withdrew from the competition and will look for a bright start under coach Scott McGee. North Haven was outstanding in its 101-point home win against Kenilworth last week. The Magpies kicked 18 goals with the wind and nine goals against. Brenton Wanganeen, Brett Pederson (six goals), Aaron Hinsley and Cohen Mattner (seven goals) were among the best. Hard to gauge the depth of the sides but the Magpies can win again by 13-24.

Westminster Old Scholars hosts Pooraka, both losing their respective games last week by less than a goal. The Dragons fell to Salisbury last week by a point with Rhys French (three goals), Ben Fisher and Josh Charles playing

well. Pooraka led for most of the day against Hope Valley, falling by three points at home.

Chris Adams, Brayden Coombs and Joshua Pelentsov led the way for the Bulls. Back on home deck the Dragons should hit back by 37-48 points.

Hope Valley hosts Colonel Light Gardens in what should be an intriguing battle. The Demons kept at it to get over Pooraka by three points away with Devin Payne, Jayke Hellmanns and Matthew Glen playing well.

Brett Slater kicked three goals. Colonel Light Gardens beat Edwardstown by nine points at Mortlock Park after leading 4.2 to no score mid way in the first quarter. The Lions steadied under pressure with Josh Bennett (four goals), Jarred Graetz, Emmett Wood, Jakob Napier and Alistair Fleming (three goals) all playing strongly. Another tough game but the Lions to roar by 10-22 points.

Kenilworth faces a tough home battle against Salisbury. The Kookaburras found North Haven too strong, crashing by 101 points away with Shaun Clarke, Blake Moser (six goals) and Henry Moss among the best. Salisbury nearly threw the game away against Westminster Old Scholars, kicking 8.16 to 10.3 to win by a point. Matthew Goodes, Ryan Wood and Brad Horjus (three goals) played strongly. Salisbury looks the goods by 37-48 points.

Edwardstown has the bye

BY GORDON ARMSTRONG

DIVISION 4 ROUND 2 Eastern Park v North Haven

Dwight Reserve

Westminster OS v Pooraka

Glandore Oval

Hope Valley v Colonel Light Gardens

Hope Valley Oval

Kenilworth v Salisbury

St Marys Park

Edwardstown

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Nine News Division 5

Dolphins have some new tricks

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BCOC revealed some new tricks first up to show that it was ready to rise up the Division 5 ladder this season.

The Dolphins looked imposing in notching their round one win over Elizabeth by 42 points.

Shaun Turner and Sam Madigan got the ball rolling and highlighted a bright future ahead for the Old Collegiate outfit.

On Saturday, Smithfield will host Pulteney which had a similar tough battle on its hands last week, but failed to prevent a Lockleys’ triumph.

The Demons Daniel Voyzey and Callan Buchecker stayed resolute throughout to see their side get up by 17 points.

A visit to Rosewater is always daunting and after a loss last week, the Bulldogs will not want to drop their opening two matches.

A home encounter now awaits them with first-round loser Glenunga hoping it can bounce back quickly from a disappointing loss to Hectorville.

Smithfield was made to fight for its victory at the Doghouse, but claimed the points in a tight contest.

It was close all day at Webb Oval but the Hounds prevailed in the finish by just eight points after scores were level at the final break.

Corey Clark and Rob Marshall had their opponent’s measure to ensure success for the Panthers by 11 points.

The Rams already look better than last year despite their first-round defeat and will test Lockleys this week.

Hectorville will need Josh Ingall and Jake Mazzone to be their best again among others to push their fellow Hounds on Saturday.

Blackfriars OS began its title quest with a serviceable 27-point win over Greenacres in which Luke Bortolotti and Matthew Rivett stood out.

Coach Aleks Bojanic will be hoping for further improvement to come from the premiership favourites, though.

BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

DIVISION 5 ROUND 2 Hectorville v Blackfriars OS

Daly Oval

Greenacres v Elizabeth

Edward Smith Reserve

Rosewater v CBCOC

Eric Sutton Oval

Lockleys v Glenunga

Lockleys Oval

Smithfield v Pulteney

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Prestige Copy Print Division 6 Tigers, Saints aim for upper hand

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rahma Lodge and Mawson Lakes look set for a tight tussle when they meet at Brahma Lodge this week in the second round of competition. The Tigers fell to West Croydon by 53 points last week with Darren Huitema, Braiden Tippett and Daniel Grgurovic among the best. Mawson Lakes kicked off its season with a solid 17-point win at home against Mitchell Park with Brayden Bennett, Ivan Novosel (seven goals) and Nathan McCammon among the key players. The Tigers will be keen to hit back at home but the Saints just might have the edge by 10-22 points.

Fitzroy and Trinity Old Scholars clash at Fitzroy Sports Club in the clash of the Lions. Fitzroy was no match at home against Ingle Farm, falling by 55 points with Dane Avery, Shaun Smith and Lee Makris among the best. The Lions from Trinity had a tough game against

Houghton Districts, going down by eight points after trailing by nine, 15 and 15 points at the changes. Brad Cameron, Jace O’Hara and Daniel O’Rielly led the way for Trinity which can win again this week by 13-26 points.

Mitchell Park and Houghton Districts, last season’s Division 7 grand finalists, meet again in this higher grade. Mitchell Park lost last week by 17 points to Mawson Lakes with Chris Farrell, Paul Rutter and Brandon Walczak leading the way. The Raiders showed plenty of grit to beat Trinity Old Scholars by nine points with Joshua Davis, Wade Vandermoer and Alex Bray (four goals) among the best.

The Lions can win by 12-21 points.

The western derby between Woodville South and West Croydon at Ledger Reserve looks a beauty on paper. Both sides won last week with Dhenon Economou and Bronan

ALDI Division 7

linders University failed to win a game in 2015, but is looking a far different outfit this year, recording a rousing round-one victory first up to suggest the club is finally on the up.

The Tigers declared their drive for success this season in accounting for the risen Payneham Norwood Union by a telling 82 points with Jace Ryles and Joseph Timpano dictating terms.

The Crabs had to make probably one of their longest trips in history to achieve it though, meeting elevated North Pines on Andrew Smith Reserve at Parafield Gardens.

Eight goals from Chris Hannemann ensured the Reds cruised to a commanding 97-point triumph over 2015 finalists St Pauls OS while Hahns Sullivan and Jack Tidswell instigated play.

Flinders University’s improvement will be tested this week when facing another newcomer to Division 7 in Unley Mercedes Jets at home.

The Jets got their season off on the right note too, defeating former Division 6 side Central United by 11 points in a tight contest.

Albert Rasheed and Mingma Sherpa were instrumental in getting their side over the line.

It was big victories to Salisbury West and Prince Alfred OC in the other matches over the opening weekend.

Ingle Farm and Adelaide Lutheran clash in another tough game to line up. The Bulldogs (Ingle) won easily against Fitzroy with Bradley Sanderson and Nathan Coleman starring, while the best for the Lutheran bulldogs in their 22-point loss to Woodville South were Ben Noll and Mark McFarlane. The Farmers by 16-26 points.

BY GORDON ARMSTRONG

DIVISION 6

Brahma Lodge v Mawson Lakes

Brahma Lodge Oval

Fitzroy v Trinity OS

Fitzroy Sports Club

Mitchell Park v Houghton Districts

Mitchell Park Oval

Woodville South v West Croydon

Ledger Reserve

Ingle Farm v Adelaide Lutheran

Rowe Park

DIVISION 4 LADDER

Crabs on the move F Jordan Smith and Craig Spencer led the way while Damian Chesson kicked five goals in their jubilant 58-point victory and it was double celebrations as well with the B-grade also getting up.

Economou starring for the Cats and Nicholas Symons and Ryan Davies for the Hawks. The Cats by 14-24 points.

On that effort, Salisbury West appears the team to beat this season but its next encounter against an always arduous Adelaide University will really show its true premiership credentials.

It will be the Blacks first game of the season so they will be keen for a good first-up showing.

BY STEPHEN O’LOUGHLIN

DIVISION 7

Flinders Uni v Unley Merc. Jets

Flinders Uni

Central United v St Pauls OS

Mofflin Reserve

Prince Alfred OC v Payneham NU Park 9 Salisbury West v Adelaide Uni

Salisbury Downs Oval

North Pines

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D F A % Pts 0 179 78 69.7 2 0 106 97 52.2 2 0 68 65 51.1 2 0 64 63 50.4 2 0 63 64 49.6 0 0 65 68 48.9 0 0 97 106 47.8 0 0 78 179 30.4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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D F A % Pts 0 104 62 62.7 2 0 114 87 56.7 2 0 106 89 54.4 2 0 68 60 53.1 2 0 95 84 53.1 2 0 84 95 46.9 0 0 60 68 46.9 0 0 89 106 45.6 0 0 87 114 43.3 0 0 62 104 37.4 0

Ingle Farm West Croydon Woodville South Mawson Lakes Houghton Districts Trinity OS Mitchell Park Adelaide Lutheran Brahma Lodge Fitzroy

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D F A % Pts 0 99 44 69.2 2 0 113 60 65.3 2 0 71 49 59.2 2 0 91 74 55.2 2 0 87 79 52.4 2 0 79 87 47.6 0 0 74 91 44.9 0 0 49 71 40.8 0 0 60 113 34.7 0 0 44 99 30.8 0

Salisbury West Prince Alfred OC Flinders University Unley Mercedes Jets Central United North Pines St Pauls OS Payneham NU Adelaide University

P W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

D F A % Pts 0 116 34 77.33 2 0 149 52 74.13 2 0 105 47 69.08 2 0 69 58 54.33 2 0 58 69 45.67 0 0 47 105 30.92 0 0 52 149 25.87 0 0 34 116 22.67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

DIVISION 5 LADDER

DIVISION 6 LADDER

DIVISION 7 LADDER

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HORSE Racing

No Winx opens Queen Elizabeth Stakes up

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pposing trainers would have breathed a sigh of relief when Winx did not accept for Saturday’s rich Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Royal Randwick.

Trainer Chris Waller made the decision not to persist with the Queen Elizabeth for his champion mare after she had a tough run in winning the Doncaster Mile last week.

He declared that it was a joint agreement between owners and himself to send Winx to the paddock and come back for the defence of her Cox Plate won last year.

Waller will still be a major player in the $4m race on Saturday with his Australian Cup and BMW winner Preferment.

Surprisingly, the Zabeel four year-old is not favourite but sharing second line of betting with Godolphin’s Hauraki and Lloyd Williams-owned The United States holding top honours.

It has been more than a year since Hauraki last won a race but the wait will be worthwhile if he can break through in the Queen Elizabeth.

He will be one of two John O’Shea runners

along with It’s Somewhat who has won his last two starts in the Sellwood Stakes and Ajax Stakes.

Hauraki has placed in all three runs this autumn including two at Group 1 level, a third to Winx in the Chipping Norton Stakes and a second in the Ranvet Stakes to The United States.

“He’s going as well as we’ve seen him go,” O’Shea said.

“I thought he was marginally unlucky last start.

Had he stayed on the fence he would have got the run the winner got.

“Another good thing about him is that he handles all ground and it looks like it could be on the soft side.

“Everything he’s done since he ran at Rosehill has been positive and we’re looking for him to run up to his best.”

The United States’ co-owner Nick Williams said the horse had done well since the Ranvet last month.

“He is in top form. He is by Galileo so a wet track won’t bother him and we’re really

looking forward to it,” Williams said.

David Hayes and Tom Dabernig will have three good prospects running with last year’s winner Criterion, Dibayani and Rising Romance.

“Dibayani and Criterion both like the wet and Rising Romance had no luck last start,” Hayes said.

“But last year’s winner is hard to go past.”

Rising star Happy Clapper could be one to watch here though, backing up from a courageous second placing in the Doncaster.

The Pat Webster-trained five year-old managed to beat the handicapper last week, only to be outdone by a champion performance in the finish.

However, Webster was so pleased by Happy Clapper’s run and the way he has pulled up that it was no question to persevere with a Queen Elizabeth entry.

“His two runs at weight-for-age have been good and he could go to the Queen Elizabeth and not be out of place,” he said.

Waller with stranglehold on Sydney Cup

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hris Waller looks to have a mortgage on the Group One Sydney Cup with the three clear top picks for the two mile race.

Libran, who is shooting for a fourth-straight win, heads the betting but will be closely challenged by stablemates Who Shot Thebarman ($4) and Grand Marshal ($4.20) who quinellaed last year’s Cup with the latter getting up.

Libran has been a revelation for the stable this campaign, with the import having only had the one start in Australia back in November prior to his autumn preparation.

The five year-old has stepped through the grades impressively and will back-up from a narrow win over Alegria in the Group Two Chairman’s Handicap over 2600m on day one of The Championships.

The English import has been carrying big

weights at his last two outings and will drop from 58kg last start to 53kg in the Sydney Cup. Who Shot Thebarman only had 54.5kg on his back in the same race 12 months ago so goes up notably in weights, carrying 57kg this time around.

If successful Who Shot Thebarman will join Mourayan (58kg in 2013) as the only other Sydney Cup winner to carry more than 56kg to victory in the race since Tie The Knot (57kg) for his second in 1999.

Grand Marshal had just 52kg last year goes up three kilos on Saturday and will be shooting for back-to-back wins for the first time since Tie The Knot (1998-99).

Almoonqith for David Hayes and Tom Dabernig and Cafe Society for Gai Waterhouse are considered the top chances outside of the Waller trio, with the two

runners opening at $9.

Waterhouse has kept faith with Dee I Cee despite his disappointing performance in the Chairman’s Handicap, finishing 10 lengths sixth behind Libran.

She believes the slow tempo early in the race played against Dee I Cee and the plan was always to run him in the Cup. Waterhouse will also saddle up Café Society who set the pace in the Chairman’s Handicap and battled on well to finish third.

Meanwhile, trainer Paul Snowden is confident Happy Hannah can continue a family tradition and win Saturday’s Group One Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick.

She produced a flying finish at her last start to finish third behind Single Gaze in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill two weeks ago.

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Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Fillies Listed SW+P $100,000 1 53s11 Thames Court dwn (13) Ms L Meech 57 2.80 2 6s609 The Grey Flash (1) S Cahill 57 51.00 3 12s44 Beluga Blue th (5) Ms C Lindop 56 15.00 4 4s200 Sailing By w (11) J Noonan 54.5 5.00 5 13123 Sweet Redemption w (18) J Childs (a) 54.5 9.00 6 11321 Turbo Miss w (17) H Coffey (a) 54.5 7.00 7 0s151 C’est Beau La Vie wh (3) J Holder 54.5 15.00 8 111s7 Coerced witness th (19) Ms E Finnegan (a) 54.5 26.00 9 82s45 Comprende th (4) D Tourneur 54.5 17.00 10 32115 Ballybrit dhn (7) J Bowditch 54.5 17.00 11 380s2 Ritzy b (8) T Pannell 54.5 21.00 12 52s11 Scrum (14) P Gatt 54.5 15.00 13 92s80 Ashlee Marie w (15) 54.5 51.00 14 2s321 Street Spun d (6) Ms J Payne (a) 54.5 11.00 15 4s31 Concubine h (12) M Neilson 54.5 8.50 16 4s1 Pure Pride (20) 54.5 51.00 17 0s367 Zapurbly wb (10) 54.5 51.00 18 5s177 Saturday Magic h (2) J Toeroek 54.5 51.00 EMERGENCIES 19 91 warrington h (16) Ms J Kah 54.5 26.00 20 15s77 optimize h (9) J Toeroek 54.5 51.00 CoNCuBINE, Street Spun, Thames Court

4.33

1 15743 2 22441 3 3s973 4 61s00 5 42832 6 14201 7 18s3s 8 38634 9 49243 10 07792 11 8s437 12 37171 13 s2212 14 1s514 15 s8213

1600m

Apprentices can claim Benchmark 75 $40,000 Emmooki’s Dash cdw (6) J Toeroek 59.5 Mihany h (10) M Neilson 59 Have Plenty tdw (12) J Bowditch 58.5 wicked Tycoon tcdw (5) Ms C Jones (a2) 57.5 Hadda Couple cdwb (11) SCRATCHED Ilovewhatsebrings cdwh (8) T Pannell 56.5 Streaming By (4) D Tourneur 56 Burnro tcbh (1) P Gatt 55.5 Generous Beau tcwh (13) J Childs (a2) 55.5 on A Dream cwh (7) Ms C Lindop 54 Corporate Takeover w (3) J Holder 54 Kingsgrove w (15) Ms E Finnegan (a2) 54 Metro Cowboy cbh (2) Ms J Kah 54 Any Given Glass w (9) Ms L Meech 54 Vianden d (14) H Coffey (a) 54 METRo CowBoy, Mihany, Vianden

31.00 5.50 11.00 31.00

7.00 6.00 13.00 21.00 31.00 31.00 5.50 3.00 13.00 16.00

legend T – Won at track; C – Won at this distance on this course; D – Won at this distance on another course; W – Won in slow or heavy going; B – Beaten favourite at last start; H – Trained on track; N – Won at night; S – Spell of three months; F – Fell

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Sandown Hillside HOLLYWOOD’S

sPeciaLs

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

LadbRokes austRaLia 11.55 1300m

LadbRokes.coM.au 12.30 1500m

LadbRokes bet betteR 1.05 1300m

Apprentices can claim 4yo & up mares Benchmark 90 $80,000 000s4 enquare w (6) B Thompson (a3) 60 6.00 8212s Zanteca w (8) Dylan Dunn (a2) 60 21.00 8905s Minnie Downs dw (12) R Bayliss (a1.5) 58.5 13.00 s3997 Nadeem Lass w (3) J Bayliss (a3) 58 15.00 155s5 every Faith dw (14) G Boss 56 13.00 s1111 French emotion tcwn (13) B Rawiller 55.5 3.00 122s3 She’s Miss Devine (5) B Melham 55 5.00 42828 Boundary d (1) P Moloney 54 13.00 s11s4 Telopea t (10) D Yendall 54 6.00 17157 Abohar cdw (11) 54 15.00 1814s Godspiel dw (9) 54 31.00 6607s inishowen dw (2) M Dee (a1.5) 54 26.00 355s7 kansas Sunflower (7) C Symons 54 15.00 3126s Fair And equitable t (4) SCRATCheD She’S MiSS DeviNe, Telopea, French emotion

4

best each-Way bet

Race 6 2 pay up bRO

Apprentices can claim 3yo $80,000 074s7 Red Alto (8) T Sadler (a2) 58 5.50 31452 Lahqa wn (7) Dylan Dunn (a2) 57.5 3.50 146s1 kerauno (3) M Dee (a1.5) 56.5 4.60 4s232 Dane Thunder w (2) J Bayliss (a3) 56 5.50 2131s Miss Cooper n (4) Ms K Mallyon 56 8.00 99s27 Pearl Star w (1) R Bayliss (a1.5) 55 15.00 48s01 Assertive Star (9) B Melham 54.5 11.00 9s143 Total Discretion (6) B Thompson (a3) 54 9.00 44313 eagles Dare wn (5) P Moloney 54 15.00 keRAuNO, Assertive Star, Dane Thunder

3 1 2 3

best bet

Apprentices can claim 2yo $80,000 One Over Rod (7) M Dee (a1.5) 58 5.50 4 Smooth Whiskey (6) B Melham 58 16.00 0 North Sky (1) R Bayliss (a1.5) 57.5 11.00 5s7 October Tutu (4) G Boss 57.5 3.00 5s455 Pyx Chamber b (2) J Winks 57.5 5.00 536 Launched (8) P Moloney 56 4.00 Smart As You Think (3) B Rawiller 56 8.00 9 Platinum Magic (9) K Forrester 55.5 51.00 87 River Goddess (5) C Symons 55.5 16.00 SMOOTh WhiSkeY, One Over Rod, North Sky

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LadbRokes Mega MaRgin 1.45 1300m

Apprentices can claim 3yo $80,000 1 35s00 Rageese w (13) B Rawiller 60 2 s3110 Catch A Fire bn (7) Dylan Dunn (a2) 59 3 2s129 Brockhoff wbn (9) L Nolen 58.5 4 326s2 Demonstrate w (3) B Melham 57 5 003s1 Manhattan Blues w (2) R Bayliss (a1.5) 57 6 43s99 el Greco w (4) Ms K Mallyon 56.5 7 s6346 Cana d (6) G Boss 54 8 175s4 Les Darci bn (8) P Moloney 54 9 733s7 Ragazzo Del Corsa (12) J Winks 54 10 14715 Land Of Freedom (10) M Dee (a1.5) 54 11 18s15 un De Sceaux dwn (1) D Yendall 54 12 1 vellastar w (5) 54 13 67s35 euston Road d (11) C Symons 54 DeMONSTRATe, Brockhoff, vellastar

8.00 4.60 5.50 3.50 8.00 8.00 13.00 17.00 21.00 16.00 21.00 26.00 26.00

Race 5 5 DOcTOR caRE

5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

LadbRokes Live PLay 2.25 1800m 17.00 26.00

Daily Double 8, 9 Treble 7, 8, 9 First Four All Races Double Trio 7, 8

31.00 9.00 17.00 17.00 26.00 26.00 4.00 31.00 26.00 17.00 21.00 5.50 7.00 5.50 21.00 15.00 31.00 15.00

2.50 5.00 11.00 3.00 8.00 31.00 13.00 31.00 51.00 51.00 26.00 51.00 51.00

LadbRokes inFohub 3.45 1000m

Apprentices can claim Open $90,000 1 59430 it is Written dn (5) Dylan Dunn (a2) 58 2 1332s hard Romp cdwn (10) M Dee (a1.5) 57 3 41113 Sheidel dwb (11) R Bayliss (a1.5) 56.5 4 53524 Grane dwn (14) J Bayliss (a3) 56 5 s0545 iconic dw (8) B Thompson (a3) 56 6 72251 Beau Rada dwn (3) B Rawiller 55.5 7 31211 Miss Seton Sands d (6) P Moloney 55.5 8 97282 Lonrockstar d (13) Ms K Mallyon 54.5 9 81265 Bullpit dwn (1) G Boss 54 10 60s08 General Jackson dn (4) 54 11 32358 Zupacharged (16) D Yendall 54 12 9s00s African Pulse cdw (12) D Bates 54 13 177s2 volontiers twb (7) J Bates 54 14 231s6 Sunday escape dwb (9) Ms K Mallyon 54 15 47279 Tansy cdwb (17) C Symons 54 16 3s11s Ruettiger (18) B Melham 54 eMeRGeNCieS 17 04679 Fab Fevola dwn (2) 54 18 24036 Canali dn (15) 54 SheiDeL, Miss Seton Sands, Grane

Race 4 4 DEmOnsTRaTE tab guide

LadbRokes gaLiLee seR. FnL 3.05 2400m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Listed SW+P $150,000 s1321 Cool Chap w (4) B Melham 57 s0455 Pay up Bro wb (7) D Yendall 56 14630 Bullish Stock t (3) Dylan Dunn (a) 56 164 Charlevoix t (12) L Nolen 56 14330 Skulduggery (5) R Maloney 56 43138 Sarimanok (10) D Bates 56 1s644 Tuff Bickie (11) M Dee (a) 56 56586 Laser Sight (13) R Mc Leod 56 89s84 Barachino (8) B Rawiller 56 s0875 Cracklin’ Rosie (9) K Forrester 54 56616 Wintonia (6) P Moloney 54 s6510 See Line Woman (2) J Winks 54 0s624 Meru (1) Ms K Mallyon 54 PAY uP BRO, Cool Chap, Charlevoix

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iMPRoveR

Race 3 7 shE’s miss DEvinE

Apprentices can claim Benchmark 78 $50,000 9s784 Temps voleur tcw (7) A Boyd (a3) 62 395s0 At First Sight (14) B Rawiller 61.5 19162 Leveraction tcdwbn (9) Ms B Sweeney (a3) 61.5 72221 Mr Journeyman w (15) J Bayliss (a3) 61.5 0s093 Doctor Care w (5) B Thompson (a3) 61 235s8 Gabella w (3) Dylan Dunn (a2) 61 97487 Commanding Time w (17) C Symons 60 5746s Lunayir (12) B Melham 59.5 s6211 Zahspeed cwn (13) G Boss 59.5 664s9 Crime Fighter (2) R Bayliss (a1.5) 59 523s5 Straight Jacket dw (6) D Yendall 59 13332 See What i Bring w (4) D Bates 58.5 61457 Transfer Allowance tw (11) D Gauci 58.5 11312 Tears Of Joy tw (19) P Moloney 57.5 s3142 Better Land w (16) L Nolen 56.5 10s81 The Bandit cdw (8) T Sadler (a2) 56.5 eMeRGeNCieS s7879 No excuses Bec n (10) Ms K Mallyon 54.5 44101 Paradanza wn (20) M Dee (a1.5) 54.5 52s39 Malabar Man tw (18) 55.5 3s815 War Legend w (1) R Maloney 54 DOCTOR CARe, The Bandit, Zahspeed

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one to Watch

MR

9.00 9.00 3.50 9.00 7.00 4.60 9.00 17.00 13.00 31.00 21.00 51.00 21.00 26.00 31.00 21.00 31.00 51.00

Extra Double 4, 5 Quadrella 6, 7, 8, 9 Fixed Odds All Races

tRack/RaiL/WeatheR Rail is out 5m for the entire circuit. Racing on the Hillside Track. Track soft (5). Weather overcast.

8

LadbRokes cash in 4.25 1600m

Apprentices can claim 3yo Fillies $80,000 1 34s11 Silent Sedition n (3) Dylan Dunn (a2) 60 2 54142 Labdien wn (12) B Melham 59 3 11174 Jacqui’s Joy w (7) M Dee (a1.5) 58.5 4 6s609 The Grey Flash (18) 57 5 4s098 Bengal Cat (2) T Sadler (a2) 56.5 6 05s96 Let her Rip w (19) J Winks 56.5 7 211s9 Lopartega dn (9) I Gundogdu 56 8 40s46 Bannatyne (4) C Symons 55 9 90s30 Dawn Of hope (13) R Bayliss (a1.5) 54.5 10 1 ensuing (15) Ms K Mallyon 54.5 11 43384 Miss Wilson (8) J Bayliss (a3) 54.5 12 212s6 She’s Got Speed d (10) R Maloney 54.5 13 92s80 Ashlee Marie w (16) Ms J Beriman 54 14 2s321 Street Spun d (1) Ms J Payne (a3) 54 15 81932 L’original w (14) B Thompson (a3) 54 16 4s1 Pure Pride (5) P Moloney 54 eMeRGeNCieS 17 561 high Lago d (11) D Yendall 54 18 4s1 Bo Bardi (20) B Thompson (a3) 54 19 6s194 eolande (6) 54 20 9s582 valentine’s Reward w (17) 54 SiLeNT SeDiTiON, Jacqui’s Joy, Labdien

9

3.50 5.00 8.00 31.00 13.00 21.00 51.00 17.00 26.00 15.00 17.00 21.00 51.00 15.00 13.00 15.00 17.00 15.00 17.00 26.00

LadbRokes odds boost 5.00 1600m

Apprentices can claim Open $90,000 1 10s54 kenjorwood dwn (13) M Dee (a1.5) 60 8.00 2 904s0 Sertorius dwn (11) T Sadler (a2) 60 17.00 3 106s0 Desert Jeuney tdw (14) B Thompson (a3) 59 26.00 4 7716s De Little engine tdb (2) J Winks 57.5 17.00 5 070s0 Guest Of honour d (9) B Melham 57.5 21.00 6 0s883 Tristram’s Sun tcwn (16) P Moloney 57 26.00 7 s00s7 Zabisco tdw (3) B Rawiller 57 17.00 8 807s6 Backbone dwn (20) C Symons 56.5 17.00 9 47983 Survived dw (5) D Thornton 56.5 11.00 10 079s2 Atlantis Dream tdw (15) L Nolen 56 9.00 11 315s6 Black Tomahawk dw (12) J Bayliss (a3) 56 26.00 12 600s0 Genuine Lad wn (4) R Maloney 56 51.00 13 0s70s kourkam dw (10) Dylan Dunn (a2) 55.5 17.00 14 1s701 Nevis dw (6) Ms K Mallyon 55.5 4.00 15 07s69 Petrology c (17) R Bayliss (a1.5) 55.5 11.00 16 65896 Good value dw (19) J Bayliss (a3) 55 13.00 eMeRGeNCieS 17 86s34 hijack hussy wb (8) D Yendall 54 11.00 18 s82s8 Doumaran w (7) S King 54 6.00 19 8s305 hollywood Bound dw (1) G Boss 54 13.00 20 806s6 Bunchloch dw (18) D Bates 54 51.00 hiJACk huSSY, Atlantis Dreaem, Petrology

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BEST BET

HOLLYWOOD’S

SpEcialS TaB guidE Daily Double 9, 10 treble 8, 9, 10 First Four All Races Double trio 8, 9

extra Double 5, 6 Quadrella 7, 8, 9, 10 Fixed odds All Races

TRack/Rail/wEaThER Rail is out 6m from the 1600m to the winning post, then out 3m for the remainder. Track heavy (8). Weather fine.

1

TFE FERnhill handicap 11.00 1600m Apprentices cannot claim 2yo Quality Listed $150,000

1 s3232 Prized Icon h (7) J Bowman 58 2.60 2 3219 Reinforced h (3) B Shinn 55.5 3.80 3 640 Hutcho (6) D Dunn 55 35.00 4 74 Crown Him h (4) J Collett 55 8.00 5 35 Obscura (8) J Mc Donald 55 3.50 6 5s36 Bring Me The Bling (2) T Berry 54 26.00 54 26.00 7 30 Lasqueti Spirit (1) Ms W Costin (a) 8 65 Gravitate h (5) K Mc Evoy 54 15.00

PRIzed ICOn, Obscura, Crown Him

2

SouTh paciFic claSSic 11.40 1400m Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Quality Listed $150,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

14s19 0s158 36s42 s90s0 1s111 13s70 s4807 2s114 8s839 31331 18414 5s332 05s81 2s214 141

16 17 18 19

4s232 909s4 0s222 33323

Santa Ana Lane w (9) J Bowman Puritan (19) C Williams Kimberley Star cdwh (6) B Shinn Look To The Stars (14) B Spriggs Suspense wh (3) M Zahra Serene Majesty h (4) K Mc Evoy King’s Troop (12) T Clark Handfast d (1) J Mc Donald Tulsa h (10) D Dunn Chandana tdw (18) B Avdulla Craiglea Wandoo w (5) P King Mawahibb wb (7) D Oliver dark Steel h (2) T Huet Sonic Swish b (8) C Reith dixie Chick (17) T Berry eMeRGenCIeS dane Thunder w (13) Invincible Knight h (15) not A Cherry bh (11) S Clipperton egyptian Symbol w (16)

59 58.5 58 58 58 57.5 56 55.5 55.5 54 54 54 54 54 54

13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 5.00 16.00 21.00 13.00 6.00 11.00 51.00 11.00 26.00 11.00 21.00

54 31.00 54 31.00 54 51.00 56.5 5.50

KIMBeRLey STAR, Handfast, Mawahibb

3

pRovincial c’ShipS Final 12.15 1400m Apprentices cannot claim Special Conditions SW $400,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

s8211 213s3 20s12 10253 810s3 96s82 3s523 600s1 4s417 6s121 44s11 10s92 9s436 1s342 3123

16 17 18 19

0s754 91147 5s154 4s648

BEST Each-way BET

Race 7 4 libRan

Supreme effort tw (9) S Clipperton 57.5 8.00 Better not Blue w (15) T Angland 56 11.00 His Majesty dw (18) B Shinn 56 4.60 Powerline wb (10) B Prebble 56 3.50 electric Power tw (16) J Bowman 55.5 21.00 Marple Miss cd (6) C Reith 54 17.00 danish Twist wb (2) D Oliver 54 9.50 Rustic Melody d (11) T Clark 54 13.00 Unequivocal dw (12) T Berry 54 11.00 zestful (19) K Mc Evoy 54 17.00 Hetty Heights w (5) B Avdulla 54 5.00 In Her Time (3) M Bell 54 21.00 Parraay w (8) J Mc Donald 54 13.00 dream Lane dw (4) T Huet 54 51.00

By Golly Molly (7) C Schofield 54 51.00 eMeRGenCIeS Magic Of dreams dw (14) 54 51.00 Orcym Sam dwb (17) 56 101.00 Minnesota w (1) 54 71.00 Iron George w (13) 56 301.00

HeTTy HeIGHTS, His Majesty, danish Twist

onE To waTch

Race 3 11 hetty heights

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Race 5 1 japonisme

8

pERcy SykES STakES 12.50 1200m Apprentices cannot claim 2yo Fillies Group 3 SW $500,000

1s051 139s s2143 285 2s23 32842 41 6332 2s4 25s23 013 4s64

Thyme For Roses dwh (11) T Clark Missrock b (6) J Bowman Twist Tops cw (5) B Avdulla So Serene h (10) D Oliver Soviet Secret (4) D Dunn emphatically (12) Ms M Payne najmaat h (3) N Hall Spright b (1) T Berry Prompt Response h (8) K Mc Evoy Geneteau (9) D Lane Gretna (2) C Williams Palomino b (7) J Mc Donald

56 55 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54

5.00 26.00 6.00 17.00 11.00 13.00 13.00 35.00 3.50 26.00 7.00 21.00

TWIST TOPS, Prompt Response, Thyme For Roses

5

aRRowFiEld SpRinT 1.25 1200m Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Group 2 SW $500,000

1 1s353 Japonisme dw (7) J Bowman 2 16s20 Kinglike dw (3) K Mc Evoy 3 13s35 Counterattack tcdwb (9) C Williams 4 67s24 Takedown d (4) B Prebble C Newitt 5 9s307 Ready For Victory (15) 6 23s14 Spill The Beans tcw (2) T Clark 7 3821s Hellbent dw (1) B Shinn 8 1s131 Stellar Collision dwn (10) M Zahra 9 63s34 Bassett (8) D Dunn 10 4s382 Sooboog (11) C Reith 11 11s16 Ghisoni td (14) J Mc Donald 12 110s1 Petits Filous w (13) D Oliver 13 3s458 Lake Geneva d (12) T Berry B Avdulla 14 33323 egyptian Symbol dw (6) eMeRGenCy 15 217s Spieth dw (5)

56.5 3.50 56.5 11.00

56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5

9.50 15.00 71.00 11.00 8.00 15.00 51.00 26.00 15.00 4.60 71.00 21.00

56.5 71.00

JAPOnISMe, Hellbent, Counterattack

6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

JamES Boag’S auSTRalian oakS 2.05 2400m Apprentices cannot claim 3yo Fillies Group 1 SW $1,000,000

Jameka w (16) D Oliver Single Gaze w (9) Ms K O’Hara Honesta h (8) C Williams Sacred eye h (1) N Hall Ambience tw (3) J Mc Donald Valley Girl (10) B Prebble Sofia Rosa wb (12) J Bowman diamond Made tw (5) G Schofield Alaskan Rose wbh (6) D Dunn Capella (15) O Bosson Chabaud wn (2) T Berry Self esteem wh (13) M Zahra Happy Hannah h (7) B Shinn Believe wh (11) K Mc Evoy eMeRGenCIeS 15 s4633 zasorceress (4) D Lane 16 51810 Aurora’s Star wh (14) s4532 02211 2s646 7s554 3s850 51152 1F112 22301 66732 11345 34116 45124 s2113 1139

HAPPy HAnnAH, Jameka, Honesta

7

56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56

3.50 13.00 11.00 17.00 35.00 8.00 9.50 35.00 26.00 8.00 51.00 35.00 4.60 51.00

56 71.00 56 101.00

SchwEppES SydnEy cup 2.45 3200m Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Group 1 $2,000,000

1 s9032 Who Shot Thebarman dw (5) B Shinn 57 3.50 2 1s906 Almoonqith dh (10) J Bowman 55.5 11.00 3 s0853 Grand Marshal cw (6) J Mc Donald 55 4.20 4 34111 Libran tw (3) B Avdulla 53 3.50 5 1s474 Auvray wh (8) T Berry 53 26.00 J Collett 52.5 21.00 6 31145 destiny’s Kiss tcwn (1) 7 69s03 Gallante w (11) K Mc Evoy 51.5 13.00 8 s7723 Cafe Society h (9) C Schofield 51 11.00 9 4s978 Like A Carousel n (7) Ms K O’Hara 51 71.00 10 6s326 dee I Cee h (4) T Huet 51 51.00 11 2s451 Bayanova w (2) Ms J Beriman 51 35.00

LIBRAn, Who Shot Thebarman, Grand Marshal

1 2 3 4

6 7 8 9 10

49251 10s09 11s41 44914 75s38

11 12 13 14 15 16

s6685 23112 33s57 13s14 4s308 1s138

17 00s72 18 11437

Suavito d (15) L Currie Politeness tdw (4) D Dunn Azkadellia w (9) D Oliver Miss Rose de Lago dn (8) J Mc Donald noble Protector dn (2) C Williams zanbagh dwh (6) B Shinn Casino dancer cw (7) S Clipperton Artistry dh (14) T Huet Vergara wh (1) Ms K O’Hara Coronation Shallan dwn (12) D Stackhouse Slightly Sweet tdw (17) J Collett Heavens Above tcwb (3) T Angland Lady Le Fay dw (10) J Bowman Badawiya dw (18) C Newitt Pasadena Girl cwh (16) K Mc Evoy Risque dwbh (5) D Lane eMeRGenCIeS Supara h (11) T Berry Asinara (13) T Clark

AzKAdeLLIA, zanbagh, Risque

57 11.00 57 21.00 57 3.80 57 17.00

57 57 57 57 57

15.00 6.00 71.00 13.00 35.00

57 57 57 57 54.5 54.5 54.5

101.00 35.00 21.00 11.00 9.50 17.00 8.00

57 21.00 54.5 35.00

QuEEn ElizaBETh STakES 4.05 2000m Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up Group 1 WFA $4,000,000

23973 07411 1s059 0s550 0s521

6 8s077 7 23611 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Race 9 1 cRiteRion

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up F&m Group 1 WFA $1,000,000

5 00sL2

1 2 3 4 5

impRovER

coolmoRE lEgacy STakES 3.25 1600m 7s139 2s270 s2123 0s341

9

SR

9s424 1s452 8s332 6s561 915s4 s0635 s9244

15 1s042 16 0s986

Criterion tcdwh (2) T Berry Preferment cdw (5) J Bowman Mongolian Khan tdw (9) O Bosson Our Ivanhowe (4) B Prebble The United States dw (8) K Mc Evoy Happy Trails dw (3) D Dunn It’s Somewhat dw (11) S Clipperton dibayani wh (13) N Hall Happy Clapper twh (1) B Avdulla Hauraki tdb (14) J Mc Donald Leebaz tdw (10) C Reith Lucia Valentina tdw (12) D Oliver Rising Romance tdwh (7) D Lane Fenway dbn (16) B Shinn eMeRGenCIeS Awesome Rock (15) S Baster Weary w (6) C Williams

59 6.00 59 5.00 59 21.00 59 21.00

59 4.20 59 35.00 59 59 59 59 59 57 57 57

21.00 26.00 13.00 8.00 101.00 7.00 26.00 71.00

59 51.00 59 201.00

CRITeRIOn, The United States, Lucia Valentina

SapphiRE STakES 10 SEnSiS 4.45 1200m

Apprentices cannot claim 3yo & up F&m Group 2 SW+P $300,000

1 13s95 Bounding dwh (6) K Mc Evoy 58 6.00 2 87s01 Griante cdw (8) C Williams 58 4.00 3 380s0 Bring Me The Maid cdw (4) D Oliver 57 16.00 4 94s11 Sultry Feeling cdwh (14) J Bowman 55.5 7.00 5 2930s Peace Force tw (18) T Clark 55 26.00 6 51154 Cradle Me cdw (7) J Collett 54 11.00 7 35338 I’ve Got The Looks cdwh (10) C Reith 54 11.00 8 93s27 Brook Road dw (3) C Schofield 54 13.00 9 222s6 Two Blue cdw (11) P King 54 17.00 10 41s05 Vezalay (1) S Baster 54 13.00 11 7s622 Private Secretary tcdw (15) B Avdulla 54 11.00 12 8370s Berry delicious tw (16) Ms K O’Hara 54 31.00 D Dunn 54 13.00 13 1s270 Secret Agenda dwn (12) 14 74s76 Ottoman cw (13) J Mc Donald 54 21.00 eMeRGenCIeS 15 95141 no More Tears dw (9) T Berry 54 9.00 16 78249 Press Report d (5) Ms W Costin (a) 54 21.00 S Clipperton 54 16.00 17 4s562 Lucky Can Be wh (2) D Lane 54 51.00 18 25424 Hieroglyphics dwhn (17)

PRIVATe SeCReTARy, Cradle Me, Vezalay

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Swimming

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seconds as the lead swimmer in the 4x100m freestyle club relay for his club Ravenswood at the NSW titles.

Sure, Magnussen was almost three seconds outside his personal best 100m freestyle time.

It may be an eternity away from his world beating PB 47.10 but Verhaeren reckoned Magnussen was on the right track after witnessing his reaction to finally eclipsing the 49 second mark following months of trying.

But Verhaeren reckoned Magnussen’s expression after finally breaking the 49-second barrier in his 4x100m freestyle relay final effort at last month’s NSW titles showed the dual world champion was on track for Rio. Verhaeren admitted critics would be forgiven for thinking the jury was out on what Magnussen would produce at this week’s Rio Olympic trials starting in Adelaide on Thursday.

Upon his return from a shoulder reconstruction Magnussen appears on paper in danger of missing out on an individual Rio Olympic 100m freestyle berth in a field boasting world No.1-ranked Cameron McEvoy and in-form young gun Kyle Chalmers.

Magnussen is yet to show if he has recaptured his form since major shoulder surgery robbed him of a chance to have a crack at a record third straight 100m freestyle title at last year’s world titles in Russia.

However, Verhaeren admitted he had few concerns after watching Magnussen’s reaction to overcoming the mental hurdle of posting a season best 48.85

“I saw his relief and rightfully so,” Verhaeren said.

“It showed that he is back on track.

“If you compare where he was three or four months before than he has made a massive improvement.”

Australia’s McEvoy – a 2015 world titles silver medallist – is the red hot Rio favourite with a worldleading time of 47.56 seconds.

But Verhaeren was confident that London silver medallist Magnussen, who swam almost half a second faster four years ago, is primed to rediscover his best form at the Adelaide trials after his injury woes.

“Tracking his whole trajectory to where he is now he would be very happy,” Verhaeren said of Magnussen.

“We all know what sort of swimmer he is. “He is on track.

“But on track for what?”

LAINE CLARK – AAP

IT’s a joke A POLICEMAN RADIOED into headquarters, “Hello. Is that you Sarge?”

“Yes? Go ahead,” came the reply.

“We have a case here. A woman has shot her husband for stepping on the floor she had just mopped clean.”

“Have you arrested the woman?”

“No sir. The floor is still wet.”

“SON, YOU’RE ADOPTED” my father told me.

“Are you kidding? Really?” I queried, stunned.

“Yup, so get ready,” my father said. “They’ll be picking you up in about an hour.”

ONE POINT WARM-UPS 1. In which month will the Rio Olympics be held?

2. Wayne Campbell quit as Umpires Chief to join which club?

3. Who kicked Collingwood’s winner against Richmond with eight seconds left on the clock?

4. Who won the Showdown Medal?

5. Which Brisbane player has retired after concussion issues at just 22 years of age?

TWO POINT PONDERS 6. Who is the AFL’s longest serving captain?

7. Who is the Thunderbirds’ new captain?

8. Who won at Bells Beach – his second win in a month?

9. How many consecutive losses had North Adelaide suffered before beating Norwood last weekend - 9, 18 or 27?

10. Which European soccer team had its 39-game unbeaten run snapped last weekend?

THREE POINT PLAYS 11. Henry Frayne is an Australian track and field athlete in which sport?

12. Who his four straight sixes to win the World T20 for West Indies?

13. Which team won the women’s World T20?

14. What is Cameron McEvoy’s favoured stroke in the pool?

15. Who was man-of-the-match in the Sheffield Shield final?

FOUR POINT BONUS 16. Hawthorn beat West Coast last weekend by the same margin as it did in last year’s grand final. What was the margin?

17. Which player was not rewarded with a Cricket Australia contract for the next 12 months - Peter Siddle, John Hastings, Shaun Marsh or Adam Zampa?

18. Which NHL team is the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team in the world and the only existing NHL club predating the founding of the League?

19. In soccer, who is Germany’s all-time top scorer with 71 goals?

FIVE POINT EXTRA 20. Name the 10 spin bowlers Australia has selected in Tests since Shane Warne’s retirement (must have been selected primarily for their bowling)?

JUDGMENT DAY. 0–10 POINTS You are a sporting dunce. 11–20 A lot more work needed. 21–30 A strong showing. 31–40 A real bright spark.

41–45 Bordering on genius. 46 OR MORE You are a sporting guru.

ONE-POINTERS: 1 - August. 2 - GWS. 3 - Brodie Grundy. 4 - Tom Lynch.

5 - Justin Clarke. TWO-POINTERS: 6 - Nick Riewoldt. 7 - Erin Bell. 8 - Matt Wilkinson. 9 - 18. 10 - Barcelona. THREE-POINTERS: 11 - Long jump. 12 - Carlos Braithwaite. 13 - West Indies. 14 - Freestyle. 15 - Peter Handscomb. FOUR-POINTERS: 16 - 46 points. 17 - Zampa. 18 - Montreal Canadiens. 19 - Miroslav Klose. FIVE-POINTER: 20 - Beau Casson, Cameron White, Jason Krezja, Bryce McGain, Steve Smith, Xavier Doherty, Michael Beer, Nathan Lyon, Ashton Agar, Steve O’Keefe.

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