MEDIA RELEASE

MEDIA RELEASE

Friday 4th January, 2007

2008 Sky Channel Adelaide Cup Nominations

At closing time today, GRSA has received a total of 55 nominations for the 2008 Sky Channel Adelaide Cup. The full list is as follows:

*Greyhound*	*Trainer*	*State*
APRIL COUNTRY	P JOVANOVIC	SA
ASHBY BALE	A DAILLY	VIC
ATLANTIC BALE	A DAILLY	VIC
BECTON	J THOMSON	VIC
BEYOND THE CALL	J THOMSON	VIC
BLIKSEM	I COCKERELL	VIC
BULLETPROOF GIRL	T MURRAY	SA
C' MON BELLA	P JOVANOVIC	SA
C' MON TESS	K GILL	SA
COOL AS	J OEHME	SA
COOL CONQUEST	D MURRAY	VIC
COULTA BOMBER	R BRITTON	VIC
DASH OF STYLE	K JOHNSTONE	SA
DELUXE LARRICKI	D MCHUGH	SA
DIMORA QUEST	S MATCOTT	SA
EMERLEY CARLOS	P HURLEY	SA
EXCELL ALLEN	L RASMUSSEN	SA
FINAL VIEW	C ORMSBY	SA
FINLANDIA	L COCKERELL	VIC
HUMMING BROCK	O CHEGIA	SA
LANGDON BALE	S MATCOTT	SA
LAULALA	K JOHNSTONE	SA
LIAM'S WAY	L WOODHEAD	VIC
MAGNOLIA DRIVE	K JOHNSTONE	SA
MASTER CONFLICT	A MCLEAN	SA
MERLEEN	E ANDERSON	NSW
MINCHINBURY	P JOVANOVIC	SA
MISS COSTALOT	W RYAN	SA
MOLLIE'S REWARD	A RANDALL	SA
NIMUAY LASS	D FOSTER	SA
OLLY ORCA	T MURRAY	SA
ON SHORE	S MATCOTT	SA
ONE TREE HILL	R BRITTON	VIC
PERISHER TIME	I COCKERELL	VIC
PETE'S CONQUEST	D MURRAY	VIC
POLARIS BALE	S MATCOTT	SA
PORCELAIN GIRL	J GALEA	VIC
PROVEN ALIAS	J THOMSON	VIC
PURE CONQUEST	D MURRAY	VIC
ROMEO BRASS	T MURRAY	SA
RUN 'S HOUSE	J THOMSON	VIC
RUNNING BARE	P JOVANOVIC	SA
RUTLAND REASON	T MURRAY	SA
SAXON'S BACK	T MURRAY	SA
SCULL MURPHY	R ISAACSON	SA
SINGIN' LARRICKI	D MCHUGH	SA
TASMAN QUEEN	R BRITTON	VIC
TORPEDO RUNNER	T MURRAY	SA
TRAIN A JOURNEY	J GALEA	VIC
TWO SPOTS	B CLEGGETT	SA
UNO JOEL	J THOMSON	VIC
UNO'S SHADOW	A MIEGEL	SA
VEGAS BALE	K JOHNSTONE	SA
VERTEX	L CAHALAN	SA
WHIPPY'S IMAGE	J THOMSON	VIC

The Adelaide Cup Selection Panel met this afternoon (Friday) and determined the field for the Advertiser Interstate Challenge. The greyhounds that compete in this event are automatically seeded into the Adelaide Cup Semi-Finals. The field not in box order is:

South Australia
            Scull Murphy
            Humming Brock
            Olly Orca
            Torpedo Runner
            Saxon’s Back – (SA Reserve)

Interstate
            Uno Joel
            Train A Journey
            Pete’s Conquest
            Tasman Queen
            One Tree Hill – (Interstate Reserve)

The final field a draw will be declared at box draw time on Monday 7^th January at approximately 1.30pm . All other greyhounds will compete in the Sky Channel Adelaide Cup Heats.

Adelaide Cup Race Dates:

Thursday 10^th January: Sky Channel Adelaide Cup Heats (up to 6) @ $3,000 each

Thursday 17^th January: Sky Channel Adelaide Cup Heats x 4 @$6,000 each

Thursday 24^th January: Sky Channel Adelaide Cup Final @ $75,000

Further Information:
Peter Smith (08) 8243 7100
Operations Manager
Greyhound Racing SA