Dee Winter ($8.80) jumped beautifully from box one and was barely challenged, running away with a two and a quarter length victory ahead of Galba Jack ($5.50), who had previously beaten Dee Winter in the heats, with the speedy Bloss’s Benson ($16.70) just a neck further away in third.

After the top three there was a huge distance between the next lot of dogs, with fourth placegetter Blazin’ Arch crossing over six lengths away from Bloss’s Benson.

In a disappointing finish the hot $1.90 favourite Cindeen Shelby failed to fire on the night coming in a well beaten sixth over 10 lengths back from the winner, putting an end to her five-straight winning streak.

Dee Winter won in a time of 29.80, securing their fifth victory from 19 career starts.

The other feature greyhound race over the weekend was the Group 2 Rapidvite Peter Mosman Classic (520m) at Wentworth Park, where Tuiaki claimed victory.

There are plenty of quality greyhound races happening across the country over the next couple of weeks, and the place to go for the best odds is our preferred online bookmaker IASbet.

2010 Traralgon Cup Results

Things kick off on Friday night with the $28,000-to-the-winner Group 2 Traralgon Cup (513m) in Victoria. Eight of the country’s best sprinters will line-up in the final including the pronounced favourite and multiple Group winner Cindeen Shelby.

Kel Greenough’s classy bitch is coming off devastatingly good form having won her last five starts including the Traralgon Cup heat last week where she ran a sharp 29.74 at her first look at the track.

Cindeen Shelby starts from box six on Friday night and faces some tough competition including Prince Fuser drawn well in box three and coming off two wins here. Other top chances include Galba Jack jumping from box two and the speedy Bloss’s Benson out wide in seven.

The 2010 Traralgon Cup is scheduled as race eight on Friday night due to jump at 9:42pm. To back Cindeen Shelby for her sixth straight win head to IASbet.

The excellent racing action continues on Saturday night at Wentworth Park with the $25,000-to-the-winner final of the Rapidvite Peter Mosman Classic (520m) featuring New South Wales best up-and-comers.

Early favourites including the Kenneth Cheetham-trained son of Big Daddy Cool New Divide, and Dave Irwin’s Queensland speedster That’s Just Me, also from boom sire Big Daddy Cool who was the fastest qualifier last week. Both dogs are seeking their fourth consecutive win and have drawn ideally in boxes one and two respectively. Another top chance is Neville Brown’s classy sprinter Tuiaki in box three who has a powerful finishing burst.

The Peter Mosman Classic Final will jump at 9:57pm as race eight at Wentworth Park on Saturday. Our tip is to box New Divide, That’s Just Me and Tuiaki for the trifecta with IASbet.

There will also be plenty of eyes on the Tweed Heads track on Saturday night for the eight heats of the Group 2 Border Park Galaxy (420m). As Australia’s richest non-TAB race, the final worth $25,000-to-the-winner, there are big name trainers and top class dogs lining up left, right and centre in Saturday’s heats including three-time Group 1 winner Fedex in the opening qualifier.

Below are the final field and box draws for the Traralgon Cup and Peter Mosman Classic. Don’t forget to check out the hot betting markets for all these great races at IASbet today!

2010 Traralgon Cup Final Field & Box Draw

2010 Peter Mossman Classic Final Field & Box Draw

The champion Kel Greenough-trained Cindeen Shelby started the Bracelet as the hot $1.40 favourite and lived up to all expectations, blazing to an emphatic 9 ½ length victory.

Long priced outsider Ashby Devil ($19.80) finished a mere nose in front of National Futurity winner Daydream ($6.20) in a photo-finish for second and third.

Cindeen Shelby began beautifully from box one and was barely challenged in her lead-all-the-way win.

Runner-up Ashby Devil missed the start and was slow to jump from box two, giving Cindeen Shelby an early advantage that saw her leading by five lengths before even half of the race had been run.

Third placegetter Daydream did well to get up on the outside from box one and take her position near the top of the field by the first turn.

Cindeen Shelby was in a race of her own by the end of the Bracelet

But none were as impressive as Cindeen Shelby who sprinted home down the straight widening her lead with each stride. She was in a race of her own by the end showing once again her flying speed and skill.

The winning red fawn bitch ran a sharp 29.85 over the 520m in the seven-dog race after the late scratching of Navada Sunrise.

Cindeen Shelby (Bombastic Shiraz x Proper Shelby) has now won 31 of her 53 career starts, including her last four in succession, and Saturday’s win was her seventh Group win from 12 attempts. She now boasts over $440,000 in career prizemoney.

2010 Ladies Bracelet Final Results

The 2010 Ladies Bracelet Final features a star studded field of elite sprinters including the reigning AGRA  Australian Greyhound of the year Cindeen Shelby.

Trained by Kel Greenough, the daughter of Bombastic Shiraz is one of Australia’s most loved and respected racing bitches and has been in sizzling hot form of late winning her last four from five including her emphatic Bracelet heat win last Saturday.

In the qualifier, Victorian Cindeen Shelby blew away her competition winning by an incredible 15 ¾ lengths ahead of Navada Sunrise after a horror finish.

Coming into the straight National Penny disorganised the field when she made a mess of the turn and on the finish both Spanky and National Penny fell after colliding, Spanky badly injured in the fall.

Despite the carnage Cindeen Shelby lead beautifully all the way after jumping from box one, and she will again be wearing the red rug when she runs in the final.

The fastest heat winner from last week was Flash Of Light who coasted to a 9 ½ length win ahead of roughie La Voca.

The Mark Delbridge-trained black bitch won in a personal best time at the track and distance of 29.90 and has drawn box three on Saturday.

2009 Golden Easter Egg winner Dana Beatrice, however, boasts the fastest time here. The Rodney McDonald-trained champion ran a slick 29.70 back in April last year and had her latest win at Wentworth ahead of Arsonist on March 20.

The daughter of Collision has drawn box seven for Saturday night, a box she has one four from seven starts in.

In the heats Dana Beatrice was beaten by over five lengths by the Brett May-trained Daydream, who impressed many winning in the qualifier first-up after a two month spell. The lightly-raced youngster has had a brilliant start to her career already having won 11 of just 18 starts including her victory in the Group 1 National Futurity.

Drawn on the outside in box eight for the final, the brindle bitch by Bit Chili out of Stresa is aiming for her fifth consecutive win.

The 2010 Evans & Son Jeweller Ladies Bracelet is scheduled as race eight on the night’s cracker ten-event card and is due to jump at 9:57pm (NSW time).

2010 Ladies Bracelet Final Field & Box Draw

Last round proved to be the realm of the underdogs, with only two of the ten favourites saluting in their events – Cindeen Shelby and Dana Beatrice.

Will more upset wins be on the cards for this week or will the favourites fight back? Read on for a preview of the four semis and the sensational dogs fighting for a place in the final.

Easter Egg Semi-Final 1:

The first Easter Egg semi-final features some speedy sprinters including the star of the qualifiers, the Tracey and Frank Hurst-trained Fancy Mandy. The impressive black and white bitch annihilated her rivals in heat four last week when she ran a near track record time of 29.49 winning by nearly six lengths ahead of the hot favourite High Earner.

In the semis Fancy Mandy has again drawn box four, which she won from last week. She looks well positioned to head straight to the final as she faces one of the weaker heats.

Her main threats will be the consistent Boston Blackie, runner-up to Cosmic Rumble in heat six, drawn ideally on the rails and the Michael Carter-trained Proven Jett directly on her outside in box two.

Boston Blackie is a great beginner, but even if he does take the lead early on the rails, Fancy Mandy and her incredible speed and ability is likely to chase him down.

Also starting in the first semi is winner of heat nine, Boss Number One who will struggle from box five after having won from his favourable box one draw last week.

Easter Egg Semi-Final 2:

The second semi is a grand final-worthy field featuring the most impressive line-up of dogs. A big danger here is the impressive Heather Collins-trained bitch Arsonist who has been blessed with the rails alley.

Boom Victorian chaser Arsonist ran a strong second to the talented Dana Beatrice in the eighth heat last week from box seven, and their ideal draw on Saturday night puts them in an excellent position.

In any other semi, Launching Pad winner Arsonist would be a shoe-in, but the level of competition she faces is tough including Perth Cup winner High Earner (box two), Cosmic Rumble (box three), Rookie Rebel victor Flash Of Light (box four) and the seemingly unstoppable 2009 Australian Greyhound of the Year Cindeen Shelby (box six) all fighting for a spot in the final.

This race could belong to any dog and they all deserve to be at Wentworth Park in the final on Easter Saturday.

Easter Egg Semi-Final 3:

In the third Easter Egg semi on Saturday night three super consistent heat winners will face off in a great showdown, with Regent Diamond, Ruff It and Devine Ruler starting from boxes one, three and four respectively.

The fastest and most impressive of the three is the Tony Brett-trained Ruff It who claimed an emphatic victory in heat five last week by over five lengths.

Ruff It defeated an impressive field that included Dyna Lachlan, installed as the equal favourite for the April 3 final prior to the heats with High Earner, who ran a well-beaten fourth. The Adelaide Cup – Australian Cup winner will only get a run now if two of the dogs in the third semi final are scratched, which is looking unlikely.

Now trained in Queensland by Christine Robartson, Regent Diamond claimed the biggest upset win last week when they went out as the longest priced runner in the opening heat at $42.70 before going on to claim an all-the-way win ahead of the likes of Galba Jack who placed third and the brilliant Fedex who missed out on a semi-final spot after finishing fifth.

It was Regent Diamond’s first look at the Wentworth Park track and punters can be sure her odds will never be as generous as they were in the heats, especially if she finds some early pace, gets away quickly and leads all the way for a win here on Saturday night.

Easter Egg Semi-Final 4:

The closing semi-final is another star-studded field featuring the defending champion Dana Beatrice in box seven. If Dana Beatrice goes on to win the final next week, she will hit the history books as the only dog to win more than one Golden Easter Egg.

Also engaged in semi final number four is Snozz who caused another of last week’s upsets. The Jason MacKay-trained veteran proved an old dog can learn new tricks when he took out the second heat by four lengths to Flash Of Light with the odds-on favourite Lochinvar Marlow finishing fourth.

Trained by Robert Smith, Lochinvar Marlow has been lucky enough to still gain a run in the fourth semi this week after the Anthony Azzopardi-trained Excel Like Time was scratched due to injury.

Lochinvar Marlow moves up to box three in the race, which the promising dog will enjoy far more than his heat run from box six.

Other chances include the Robert Britton-trained Banger Harvey in box two and Bogie Bomber on the rails.

To view the final fields and box draws for all four semi finals click here.

The winners and runners-up from each semi will progress on to the $250, 000-to-the-winner final on April 3.

Wentworth Park’s scheduled card for Saturday night is a ripper, also featuring two heats for the Group 2 Globe Memorial Easter Chase as well as the Western Districts Cup Final. See below for the times and race details.

Classy runners engaged in the Easter Chase heats include Lochinvar Vogue, the fast paced Forty Twenty and the Graeme Bate-trained Jarvis Bale jumping from boxes two, four and six respectively in heat one.

The second Easter Chase heat is headlined by David Knockers’ super impressive and consistent Victorian stayer Drill ‘Em in box three. Drill ‘Em’s biggest dangers are Dashing Corsair (box two), Santino Marella (box six) and Whitfield Bale (box seven).

Coming off recent victories in both the Group 1 Galaxy and Group 1 Super Stayers, Drill ‘Em will be hard to beat both here and in next week’s final.

Wentworth Park Race Programme – Saturday March 27:

Fresh from a near track record performance during the heats, NSW star Fancy Mandy will again begin from box four for the semi-finals of the Group 1 Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park on Saturday night.

Tracey Hurst’s brilliant beginner made a mockery of her awkward draw to record the second fastest ever time over the 520m trip at Wentworth Park – just 0.05s shy of Queen Lauryn’s 29.44s mark.

She is expected to hold the majority of punters’ money for the first semi-final with the top two advancing to the final for the richest free entry race in the world.

Semi-final two boasts an all-star cast including 2009 Australian Greyhound of the Year Cindeen Shelby, Perth Cup winner High Earner as well as the exciting Victorian trio of Arsonist, Cosmic Rumble and Rookie Rebel winner Flash Of Light.

Defending champion Dana Beatrice has been posted out in the seven alley in a difficult fourth semi-final. She is trying to become the first greyhound to win the event twice in its 20 year history, while a number of trainers including Darren McDonald, Tony Brett and Rod McDonald are chasing the honour of being the first trainer to win the Golden Easter Egg multiple times.

Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Semi-Final 1

Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Semi-Final 2

Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Semi-Final 3

Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Semi-Final 4