Jack Smith with Palawa King after their heat of the Fireball. 📷 Clint Anderson
Palawa King has been withdrawn from the Fireball final at The Meadows tonight.
It comes after trainer Jack Smith identified an injury following routine galloping at home during the week.
Smith joined Matt Nevett this morning on RSN’s Saturday Raceday to elaborate on the situation.
The scratching makes way for first reserve Harvey Intention who will jump from box 4.
It throws the market wide open with just two runners at double figure odds. Ella’s Babe, who carries similar racing traits to Palawa King, is the current favourite with Sportsbet.
Main events:
Race 6, Fireball
Race 7, The Free-For-All
Race 8, Maturity Classic
Kick off: Race 1, 6.36pm
Fields & Form: Click here or via your Watchdog App
Coverage: Jason Adams, Nathan Rooney and Kat Ernst uninterrupted throughout the night on the Watchdog App and Sky Racing Active from 6.30pm
Preview: Keep scrolling! Or watch it here/listen to it here.
Within striking distance of The Meadows? See it all unfold in the flesh: As always general admission is free with dining packages available to enjoy the action from the best vantage point.
Jason Adams has been involved in greyhound racing for 10 years. He spent almost all of that time at Sandown Park before recently transitioning to GRV. He’s also a part of the Sky Racing team and regular contributor on RSN. Part-owner of promising racehorse Keshi Boom.
Follow The Band and Ella’s Babe exceptional in their respective features.
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