Trainer Tony Brett (pictured) features on Justracing billboards around Queensland and New South Wales and we wish him well tomorrow night in Perth with his classy greyhound Glen Gallon in the Perth Cup final. The race jumps at 11.22pm Queensland time.

Last Saturday Doomben raced on a “heavy 10” track for their entire eight race card and it drizzled at various times during the meeting.

Warwick Farm as at this morning was “just a heavy 8” according to the Track Manager when he was interviewed by Tony Clements on RadioTAB at 8.45am. The following interview after the Track Manager was Warwick Farm based trainer Joe Pride who openly laughed at the heavy 8 rating noting “I’m not sure about that” and querying whether the Track Manager had “been sitting in his lounge chair” all morning, instead of being out in the open. Pride went on to point out to Tony Clements that “tracks don’t dry out with light rain - do they?” Good to see Pride’s no nonsense approach to something I’ve been writing up here for years – and that is how stupid track ratings are put out in this country. It’s all positive crap to stimulate turnover, but you can only fool some of the people some of the time, as some of us thankfully do have a normal compliment of grey matter upstairs.

Racing Queensland Handicapper Andrew Whitehead has sent through the scaled weights for Doomben tomorrow and they read – Race 6 + 1 kg and Race 7 + 1.5 kgs.

Brisbane Racing Club Assistant Track Manager Sean Bridges advised the website at 5.30pm today that the Doomben track is rated as a slow 6. Sean confirmed it rained at the Doomben track late this afternoon “for about five minutes”, but advised “that rain wouldn’t affect the slow 6 rating”. He further added that “there is a chance of an upgrade to a dead 5 tomorrow if no further rain falls overnight, as the forecast for tomorrow looks good”.

Please note an article I put up on the Brisbane racing website Monday stated that there is a harness meeting at Toowoomba on Sunday – but there isn’t, it’s the first Sunday of March (4/3/12). The article was changed after it went up, but some locals may have read it initially and not realized the date was later changed in it.

Brad Tamer from Tattsbet has sent the jackpot information for that entity through for tomorrow and there are two major jackpots which read:

The apprentice jockey weights at Doomben tomorrow should be:

*Mitch is in some publications as claiming 2 kilos tomorrow, but he told me this afternoon that he can claim 3 kgs for one more city winner before his claim drops to 2kgs.

Today on www.brisbaneracing.com.au I preview Caulfield Race 8, on www.sydneyracing.com.au I preview Race 1 at Warwick Farm and on www.melbourneracing.com.au Tim Hickman looks at Caulfield.

Galilee has sent through this preview of Adelaide racing tomorrow and it reads in full:

Last week – Zoned In won for us at Donald – the field fell away so the odds weren’t flash. This week we are at Morphettville and at this time the track rating is a Dead 4.

I am going to Race 7 this week and believe that I have a runner that should be each way odds and should be very competitive – Andamooka Gem. The favourite will be the Mark Kavanagh trained Set and Forget and on his form will be hard to beat.

It is an interesting race as I feel there are a number of runners, who like Set and Forget like to race up on the pace in this. In fact, hopefully, this should work to our advantage, if we are good enough, as I see Set and Forget not having much option but to push forward from the 3 barrier and to race in his normal manner. Andamooka Gem should be able to take up his usual mid field position and finish off his race well.

I note that Mark Kavanagh has replaced claiming apprentice Nathan Rose with senior jockey Simon Price. Rose being on Set and Forget for his last three runs, and claiming, for two wins and a second, now goes onto Andamooka Gem. At their weights, on their last clash, Andamooka Gem meets Set and Forget 2kgs better for being beaten by him 0.8L. Obviously Nathan Rose will be a great advantage for Andamooka Gem in that he will now exactly what he has to do to beat Set and Forget – all being equal.

Set and Forget has the runs on the board in relation to the track and distance but both are trained here. The other danger, to both, I believe will be the quietly ridden Exalted Thomas.

Maybe this will be a battle of the wits. I am expecting Andamooka Gem to be in the finish of this race and I will be on eachway.

Selection:  Race 7 – 11 Andamooka Gem eachway.

Good luck.

Anthony Collins has sent through a preview of Albion Park tomorrow night. It reads:

Two heats of the Claimer's Challenge will be the feature events on the program this Saturday night for the Albion Park Harness Racing Club.

An eight event program will kick off at 5.10pm with the 4BC 1116 AM NEWS TALK PACE, an M2 to M3 event over the 2138 metre trip.

As a new initiative, horses with a claiming price of $15,000 can also be included in the barrier draw to this event.

In form pacer Mister Commitment (Armbro Operative) for trainer Grant Dixon is one such entrant, an M5 assessed runner which is drawn in barrier 11.

Mister Commitment has two Albion Park victories of metropolitan claiming grade in the past five starts, which includes a 1.57.3 mark four starts ago.

The first heat of the Claimer's Challenge is the second event on the program, at 5.35pm.

Both heats, which are over the 2138 metre distance, require pacers with a claiming price of between $3000 and $6000. The final of the Challenge will be conducted at Albion Park next Saturday night, the 11th of February.

As per the rules of the series, horses engaged in the heats are ineligible to be claimed this Saturday night, however runners that make the final are eligible to be claimed next week.

The winner of his latest two starts, Good Boys (Perfect Art) for ex New South Wales trainer Justin Abbott , for a claim price of $6000, has drawn off the back row in barrier ten.

Good Boys, as mentioned, has struck a purple patch of form which includes three victories in his latest six starts.

The nine year old won in handy fashion last Saturday night at Albion Park, sitting in the death seat throughout as a $5.50 elect on the tote.

The second of the two heats is race four at 6.40pm.

Drawn in barrier five Greenmans Valley (Trump Casino), has had four starts in claiming grade since competing in the Redcliffe Christmas Cup which have resulted in two victories, both at Redcliffe.

The latest victory was in a steady 1.58.3 mile rate, which was recorded after Greensmans Valley,as a $1.70 favourite, sat three wide for the final 1000 metres including a last half in 59.2.

Greensmans Valley, trained at Gatton by Shane Sanderson, has a healthy record of 16 victories from his 79 starts to date.

The final race of the night is the Southern Queensland Plumbing Pace at 8.42pm.

Drawn on the back is the Grant Dixon trained Lateforlunch (P B Bullville), which is aiming for three straights victories after recording two back to back at the Gold Coast in recent weeks.

Lateforlunch has not finished further back than 4th in all eleven starts this campaign, notching six victories.

This Saturday will also launch the start of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club’s commitment to entertainment.

Regular Albion Park entertainer Kel Harper, will be performing live from the Grandstand in between races this Saturday.

Following this, the Club has committed to providing live entertainment on the first Saturday of each month along with the continuation of the Tuesday Poker Tournaments.

2012 is the year to re-assess your Saturday nights and start planning trips back to the track.