Key Stands Out In Awapuni Gold Cup

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30094, 30 March 1963, Page 5

Key Stands Out In Awapuni Gold Cup

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WELLINGTON, March 39. The top*eius. foar-year-old mare, Key. will be short priced favoarite to win the weight*for-ace Awapuni Gold Cup at the Manawatu meeting tomorrow. Key wiH be trying to win the race for the second year in succession. i When sl»e won the event as a three-year-old last season she ran away from Picaroon and Commodore Roberts to win by five lengths m a. race record time of 2min 2 4-ssee. Meantime, she has fashioned a record which points to her winning the race again. Key has won six races this season—the North Island Challenge Stakes (seven furlongs), the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, the Jackson Stakes, the Manawatu Challenge Stakes, the Thames Valley Stakes, and the Ohuirchill Stakes, each at a mile. A notable achievement among these performances was her defeat of Rapido in the Thames Valley Stakes when conceding him 71b. At Trentham in January she went within half a head .of beating the top stayer, Stipulate. in the Trentham Stakes (11 furlongs), showing that in addition to her great prowess as a sprinter she has the ability' to maintain her speed over a middle distance. When she won the Awapuni Gold Cup last year. Key was opposed by only four horses. This time she will have seven opponents, and the most accomplished of them is Moy, which is a good handicap and weight-for-age winner and was a close third half a length behind Key and Stipulate in the Trentham Stakes. The T.A.B. double is on the Tamatete Handicap, one mile, and the Longburn Handicap, six furlongs. There is a capacity field with a list of reserves for the first leg in which Funny Story. Karinx. and Cool are a fancied trio. Funny Story, which worked well at Hawera on Thursday, ran third to Teachers and Plantation in the Railway Handicap and second to Roodyvoo in the Hutt Handicap in her two starts at the Wellington autumn meeting. Karinx finished fourth in the Thompson Handicap at the same meeting, but spoiled his chance by a slow beginning on the second day. Cool has not been quite up to the form he showed this time last year, but in his last start at Trentham he ran with the leading bunch for six furlongs and left the impression that he might be nearing his best again. Plantation won the corresponding event so convincingly on the first day that he looks like repeating it in the Longburn Handicap, even though he has another 101 b to carry. The forecast is favourable and the track is fast. Selections:— 11.15 a.m— Karere Highweight: Count Lin, The Bandit, King’s Fun. 11.55 a.m.—Autumn Plate— First division: Benz. Top Lad °eeond division: Bright Dale. Triple Try 12.40 p.m.—Woodhey Hack Handicap: Star of Kildare. Croydon's Gold, Dacron. 1.20 p.m.—Stonyhurst Handicap: Dandeinee. Dane. Monetary. 2 p.m.—Tamatete Handicap: Funny Story. Karinx, Cool. 2.40 p.m.—Awapuni Gold Cup: Key. Moy, Picaroon. 3.30 p.m.—Longburn Handicap: Plantation. Donald Dinnie, For Free. 4.10 p.m.—Te Matal Hack Handicap: Repair. Sir Barton, Vivid Light, Fields are:— 11.15 a.m.— KARERE HIGH-WEIGHT. £500: lit.—Elrey. (I) 10-11; Arakhan (10) 10-«; Wonderway (4) 10-5; The Bandit (5) 10-0; Collector (17). Economic < 15) 9-13. Count Lin (26) 9-12; Blue Rock 123) King’s Fun (2). 9-11; Summer Glory (7) 9-10; Golden Melody (6) 9-9; Fair Rullah (18). Milemaster (13) 9-4; Diavolo 22), Golden Sabrina (20). King’s Reign (21) 9-1; Combine (8) Cornstalk (16). Golden Ruth (11) Great Red (3). Lord Pilate (9) Westbrook (25) 9-0. Balloted out with right of reentry: Past Question (14). Francis Gold (12), Red Returns 124) Ataarangi (19) 9-0. Brackets: Lord Pilate and Past Question; Red Returns and Westbrook 11.55 a.ui.— AUTUMN PLATE. £400; 7f —First Division: Ah Ha (23) -arrior Reel '2o> Benz <2). Cap-

tain G«r (W. Cotoa« Pintoe i (8) Doretsa 414). Eric** Gift , (18). Fine Jester (12). Golden . Ann (7). Josie Jean (1). King ! George (31), Lanpere (8). Manila (19). Pallas (13). Petite ; Diane (IS). Prince Murat <«». Regal Blue (5). Robin'* Bet (11> ] Shahwood (12). Top Lad (10) ' Triple Bel (3). Winsome One (17). Zenobia (9) 8-7. SeconO , Division: Agnes of York (8> , Belledere (4). Bright Dale (22). < Cloudy Robe (13). Dhuran. (18) Dry Fly (5). Extender (3), Fire Dancer (30), Huanui (7). Kidnap (14) Kwantan (IS), Luxme (12). Mira Ceti (1). Pasquallna (18). Polo Star (11), Red Kaka (IB). . Rewarded (8). Royal Serena t2l), Tebessa (2). Travelling Light (9). Triple Try (10). Wooph (17) 8-7. 12.48 p.m.— WOODHEY HACK HANDICAP. £500; 7f.—Capless (16) 8- Star of Kildare (1) Vogel Bloem (21) 8-7; Maid of the Oaks (18) 8-2: Closing Time (13), Dacron (8) 8-1; Amused (7) 8-0; Croydon’s Gold (ID. Voltaire (12) 7-10: Lord Hilton (15) 7-9; Athlone (19), Dine and Dance (22). Vital (6) 7-8: Akubra (4), Aurora’s Wedding (26). Belvedene (3). Coruscate (5), Hello Kinfel (17), James Laird (9). Jen Hai (24). Riza (10). Ruthless Eve (23), Sparkling Maid (14). Sunset Gold (201 7-7: Balloted out with right of reentry: Catty (25), Paddy’s Emperor (2) 7-7 Brackets: Riza and Ruthless Eve: Sparkling Maid and Sunset Gold 1.20 p.m.— STONYHURST HANDICAP. £500; 6f.—llbint (10) 9-2; Dandeinee (2) 8-9; Monetary (4) 8-5: Boundless (17). La Golondrina (10) 8-4; Dane (16) 8-3: Paper Kiwi (22) 8-2; Banbury (21). Royal Duty (11) 7-11; Dowie (9) Fair Citation (6). Far Cry (24) Luzonite (15). Spooks (23> 7-9- Bevipna (1). Janeen (18), Record (8). Winchester (7) 7-8: Bel Avenir (25), Lureala (14). Pomare (20). Storytime (12). Wayward (3). Wellsford (27) 7-5; Balloted out with right of reentry; Hi-Minx (26). Vijav (5) 7- Campden (13) 7-10. Brackets: Banbury and Campden. Record and Wayward, Vijay and Wellsford 2 p.m. TAMATETE HANDICAP. £1300; Im.

Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order:— ’473 Very Dry (61 ..7 0 Brackets: Fierce and Harvest Moon, Kawera and Lorica Oceana and Shah Jahan. Very Dry and Vixen's Pride. Scratched: Outcome, Teachers Harry Lauder. 2.40 pm AWAPUNI GOLD CUP, £1500: Um—Determined (4). Outcome (1). Picaroon (5). Sir Loin (61 9-2; Silver Pelt (7) 9-0; Challen iß>. Moy (2) 8-13; Key (3) 8-11. 3.30 p.m. LONGBURN HANDICAP. £800; 6f.

0800 Waltoa (1) ..7 1 1.10 p.m TE MATAI HACK HANDICAP. £600; Ilf.—Fast Bridge 124) Sir Mink (4) 8-9: Sir Barton 13) 8-8; Bedfast (8) 8-7: Aorangi (15). Archon (1). Vivid Light (22) 8-3; Coalseam (21). Repair (10) 8-2; Lionheart (28) 8-1; Precarious (11) 8-0; Grand Coeur (12) 7-13; Cavalier (131 7-12. Gay Minga (23) 7-11; Three Kings (20) 7-10; Ardlui (17). R-.-vr Sailor i2s> Ruck lone«

(16). Dawn Chorus (6) Llanmeter (5) Mangaroa (18), Straight Forward (19) 7-9. Balloted out with right of reentry: May Bell (9). Red Shadow (7) Sporting Coral (14) 7-9; Milemaster (4) 8-0. Brackets: May Bell and Red Shadow Sporting Coral and Strai ht Forward

st. lb 0900 Cool (9) . 8 6 0103 Straight Irish (16) . 8 2 5200 Acis (12) . 7 12 3732 Funny Story (20) . 7 12 5508 Ba loo (26) . 7 11 1248 High Disdain (3) . 7 11 0032 Fairassan (13) . 7 10 4261 Damselle (25) . 7 7 8022 Sampler (28) . 7 7 1001 Tilka (15) . 7 7 5975 Lady Lorinda (24) . 7 6 2324 Fine Time (27) . 7 5 4146 Karinx (7) . 7 5 0420 Selwyn (22) . 7 5 7684 Gay Gavotte (5) . 7 3 8206 Fair Symbol (11) 7 2 0000 Bagush (17) . 7 0 0800 Fierce (1) . 7 0 0099 Harvest Moon (21) . 7 0 700 LoriCa (4) . 7 0 8060 Oceana (8) . 7 0 0000 Shah Jahan (2) . 7 0 2237 Vixen’s Pride (10) 4799 Kawenh (23) 7 0 . 7 0

2250 Astrid (3) st. lb 9 0 0313 Home on the Range (5) 0040 Starborough (9) 8 8 12 10 3621 Plantation (2) 8 2 3094 Donald Dinnie (11) 8 0 9720 Gold Splice (61 7 8 1110 Extra (4) .. 7 1 6760 For Free (7) 7 1 >660 Grazioso (13) 7 1 4880 Here Goes (15) ’7 1 2119 Le Plus (14) 7 1 7107 Noranda (10) 7 1 0006 Pine Ridge (12) 7 I 8060 Truro (8) 0800 Waitoa (1) 7 7 1 1