GREYHOUNDS: Wallsend trainer Troy Halligan couldn't be happier with Golden Phase's form and draw heading into Million Dollar Chase heats at Maitland on Monday night. Login or signup to continue reading Golden Phase has won four in a row and has prevailed in all three runs at Maitland over the heat distance of 450m. She has box eight in the second, and perhaps the easiest, of two heats which kick off the premier NSW series.
"Boxed beautiful," Halligan said. "She likes the middle of the track, so you want four and out. "It's a funny track at Maitland.
It's got an eight degree camber to the first corner. It's a good run to it but if you miss it slightly on the inside they can roll down on top of you. "She won off the eight last start there, so I'm happy with that, and the seven [Isle Of Rose] should give her a nice cart across.
It's very quick early." Golden Phase was equal $2.50 favourite for the heat with Nad Al Sheba (one).
"The one is the logical favourite ...
but it will have to be good to beat her. She undefeated up there and breaks 25 seconds almost every time. "The run at Wenty last start topped her off nice and she went up the straight during the week and went the best she's gone.
" Golden Phase won in a best of the night time of 29.53 seconds last time out at Wentworth Park on August 19. Heat one at Maitland features young guns Rinsed The Lot (box one) and Barefoot Zulu (three).
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