Females May Dominate Major Races

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30058, 16 February 1963, Page 4

Females May Dominate Major Races

Royal Riccarton today will primarily be the Queen’s day, and some swift female thoroughbreds could help to make it a memorable feminine occasion.

Moy, Key, Nell, Picca Leigh, and Apathy will be five formidable rivals for the best of the males, and followers of form can fairly expect all or most of them to be placed.

Moy may be the most likely to test the champion stayer, Great Sensation, to the utmost in the Queen Elizabeth II Handicap.

Key will probably be a dominating favourite in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.

Nell is expected to signal her arrival in open class with a win in the Windsor Castle Handicap, and Picca Leigh and Apathy are in minor races in the first half of the programme.

and Fm going to be very surprised if he doesn't run one of his best races.”

“Moy is not very robust, and Fm going to be very surand she wild know toe has prised if he doesn’t run one had a race with 8-10, but of his best races.” she will go very well if she Great Sensation ran run dodges the bed kick toe has ctoee to the pece_in had in some of her recent races, and from No. 6 races," »id her trainer. K. barrier portion he should Oouoer yesterday. quickly become handy withMoy has earned £13,705 for out being forced over much her owner-breeder, Mr W. M. ground. Angus, so someone missed a , Everyone will be waiting bargain when she was offered *>r one *ose Powerful at the national yearling sales straight challenges th a t 1959 characterised his magnificent When bidding stopped at Wellington Cup victory last 250gn8 Mir Angus decided to month. keen her. Pacemaker Southern Background Studio seems certain to try Moy is by Some© from Sp atone in front. He is Princess Finis, which won back m form—he won at small races for her Dunedin breeder. Mr J. M. Samson, and should make it a strong Princess Finis was pre- “ n^Lr a pared for those wins in the “ rm track is practically cerspring of 1962 by the Riccar- tarn. ton horseman, C. McDonald, Efforts were made this week who will ride the favourite to secure one of the leading to th! Hampton North Island light-weights ComrtEUnddcap today. tor Studio, but without sucGreat Sensation, the per- «*• H« be ridden aonality horse of the meet- by the stable apprentice, K. ing, cantered and trotted at Reggett. Riccarton yesterday, going Wtagatui trainer, D. G. about his work with unruf- 2’ Neil £_ a fled calm. rider for Astra when R. N. There are no frills about Marsh was injured in a race Great Sensation, and he will toll at Gore. He had made not be the picture horse in no engagement early yesthe parade for the Queen terday, but G. W. Mein may Elizabeth H Handicap. But get the mount his splendid condition, bright- Picnigiht, which has imneaTiwS weteht-cewrying pressed more than any of physique will be obvious, and the local candidates in trainthere will be a performance ing this week, did not have to confirm aH favourable pre- • rider yesterday. He may race taopreericna. be a chance ride for B. S. Finlayson, who rode him in Owner S.ti.fied “I couldn’t be more satis- Boy, a light-weight in the fled wtth my horse,” com- Queen Elizabeth II Handimeoted Great Sensation’s cap, arrived from the North owner-titoner, Mr D. W. Island yesterday. He will be Brown, yesterday. ridden by the apprentice, V. "He’S as fresh as could be, Tinsley.

Neill, the ruling favourite for the Windsor Castle Handicap, the second leg of today’s double, also arrived from the North Island yesterday. The Takanini apprentice, B. F. Andrews, came south on Thursday to ride this fast three-year-old today.

Andrews will now ride Eversley instead of Boundless in the Hampton Court Handicap. He replaces E. G. Low on Glentaridn in the Goodwood Handicap, and will ride the Gore-owned and trained light-weight Tampa in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.

John O’Groets, another southerner in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, will be ridden by J. M. Cappie. Key, a quality mare from Hastings, may be an oddson favourite for the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, a quality handicap of one mile. Mr T. C. Lowry’s four-year-old is set probably her stiffest test yet—to give from 151 b to 301 b to some competent milers.

Mr Lowry also bred Double, the only one of Key’s rivals with more than 8-0.

Mr J. H. Grigg bought Double as a yearling and leased her to Mr J. Y. Scales, in whose colours she has fashioned a smart sprinting record.

Rfccarton’s best will probably be Vitamise, winner of the Stewards* Handicap— Key was third—at the last New Zealand Oup meeting. A highly-regarded southern three-year-old in the field is Royal Estate, an impressive winner against open sprinters at Gore lest week. He also won the Southland Guineas at New Year.