POINTS OF INTEREST
BACK TO BACK?
Wow She’s Fast is the only name on The Phoenix honour roll and that could well remain the case with the inaugural winner a $5 chance to defend her crown. Wow She’s Fast was an $11 outsider from box 4 in 2021, when she clocked a flying 29.66sec at just her seventh start.
WHO WANTS TO BE A MULTI MILLIONAIRE?
The Phoenix is the world’s richest race, and three contenders can rewrite history by becoming the first greyhound to surpass $2 million in prizemoney. Victory would see ‘millionaires’ She’s A Pearl (1,376,470), Wow She’s Fast ($1,258,870) and McInerney ($1,172,770) reach the remarkable milestone.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Paddy Wants Pats has the most wins at The Meadows, winning eight of his 18 starts over 525m, just ahead of Amron Boy and Zippy Tesla, which have both won seven times. Amron Boy also has clocked the fastest time at The Meadows, running 29.45sec in both heat and final of the Group 1 Silver Chief at his past two starts. Wow She’s Fast has been victorious in three of her four visits to The Meadows, with her only defeat coming in last month’s Group 1 Topgun.
It’s also worth noting Amron Boy has won two of his three career starts from box 4 and is unbeaten in two appearances from ‘the blue’ at The Meadows.
GOLDEN GIRLS!
Female trainers dominate the pointy end of The Phoenix betting market, with all four runners at single figure quotes prepared by members of the fairer sex (ably assisted by their husbands); Amron Boy (Brooke Ennis), She’s A Pearl (Jodie Lord), Paddy Wants Pats (Kelly Bravo) and Wow She’s Fast (Jackie Greenough).
SIBLING RIVALRY
While Amron Boy and Wow She’s Fast shape as key players in The Phoenix, their siblings, Amron Dan and He’s No Slouch, the first and second reserves for the main event, will match motors in the $20,000 The Challenger Match Race (Race 4).
