Good Job From Courageous Cash

By Jeff Collerson
Good Odds Cash recorded her slowest winning Wentworth Park time on Saturday night but her performance was arguably her most courageous as she overcame a "rough and tough" passage to run down Arctic Kingdom in the 520m Free-For-All.

The Tracey Hurst-trained Good Odds Cash (pictured) had clocked 29.70, 29.73 and 29.77 in her three previous Wentworth Park wins but displayed remarkable tenacity to win running away by just under a length in 30.18.

After the race Hurst's husband Frank, who handled the greyhound, said: "Good Odds Cash just keeps on coming, doesn't she?"

Vamos Penny made the early running but Good Odds Cash, who was third early, dashed around the outside to momentarily hit the front on the back straight.

But at that point the Owen Langley-trained outsider Arctic Kingdom, producing the race of his life, railed underneath her to grab the lead, pushing Good Odds Cash off the track in the process.

Favourite Zipping Kansas was also within striking distance but Good Odds Cash shook him off and after trailing Arctic Kingdom on the home bend, surged away to notched her 17th win in 29 starts.


The Hurst family's old warrior Good Odds Harada registered his 15th Wentworth Park win in the final event, coming from second on the back straight to comfortably win the Ladbrokes Masters in a slick 30.00.

Jason Magri also landed a winning double on Saturday, with the Kemps Creek trainer scoring with Where's Rocky in 29.94 and with Zipping Kansas' kennelmate and litter brother Zipping Conway in 29.88.

Zipping Conway, who had won each of his first five races, was resuming after a break of more than three months and led throughout to defeat Flashing Torque, who must surely be ready to open his Wenty account after his third placing in seven starts at headquarters.

Time honours on Saturday went to the Peter Lagogiane-trained Ziggy Star, who upset favourite Romantic Storm to lead all the way in 29.81.

Ziggy Star had not raced since finishing third to Light And Lily in the group 1 Ladbrokes Peter Mosman Opal at WP on October 16, with Lagogiane explaining her brief respite.

"Ziggy Star strained a groin muscle during the Opal but I decided against treating it and just giving her a few weeks off instead,'' Lagogiane said.

"She has just been free galloping at home but while I didn't necessarily expect her to beat such a strong field, I knew she would run a big race, especially if she got away cleanly, which she did.

"I only wish she had jumped like that in the Peter Mosman Opal.

"With Ziggy Star it all depends on what happens at box rise, and she certainly nailed the start tonight.''


Miss Wanted turned two in June but was having only her ninth start when she led throughout to score a first-up WP win in 30.29 on Saturday.

After the race Andrew Mulrine, whose wife Kim trains the greyhound, said: "We had been preparing Miss Wanted for a big maiden race at Wenty when she came in season.

"Then she had a couple of niggling little injuries but while she had not raced at WP Miss Wanted had plenty of trials on the track before she won tonight.

"Last Tuesday she clocked a first split of 5.44 in a Wentworth Park hit-out so off that we thought she should be the pacemaker tonight and she got away cleanly and wasan't headed.''

One Way, a certainty beaten when second at his Wentworth Park debut on October 23, was another impressive fifth grade winner on Saturday, leading quickly to win by 10 lengths in 29.94.