RACING Waikato Royal Cup May Be Spectacular Race

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 4

RACING Waikato Royal Cup May Be Spectacular Race

“The Press” Special Service

AUCKLAND, February 14.

The prospect of a thrilling mile in the £2500 Royal Cup, has drawn widespread attention to the Waikato Racing Club’s summer meeting at Te Rapa tomorrow. The field is just about as good as it could be and the question of what will win seems to be occupying everyone.

Summer Regent is the likely favourite, and Tilka, from Wanganui, Hilldale, Boundless, and Karinx are other notable candidates.

Summer Regent is the topweight with 9-3, and one of four horses with which the Te Rapa trainer, R. T. Cotter, will be tackling the big race. Hilldale is one of the others, and the remaining two are Gitano and Melodic. Throughout the late spring and summer, Summer Regent has been outstanding in his ability to run the middle distances and staying courses with the best. If he wins tomorrow as a miler he will lay claim to being the best galloper in the country. In the draw for barrier positions Summer Regent secured No. 3, In that respect he gained a big advantage over most of his opponents and particularly over Boundless and Karinx, which will be starting right on the outside. There is a run of nearly half a mile to the first turn from the mile post. Boundless and Karinx will, nevertheless, need to go very fast if they are to avoid being forced over much extra ground on the bend to the home straight. Boundless, which is a Riccarton three-year-old of some quality, will be meeting Summer Regent a couple of pounds worse than last time when the Te Rapa gelding beat him pointlessly at weight-for-age in the Trentham Stakes, 11 furlongs, on January 27. Summer Regent and Hilldale, a four-year-old gelding with 8-1, race in different ownerships so they will not be bracketed on the totalisator. Hilldale has pace and a handy barrier position to go with it. He won a mile at Te Rapa in November under 7-11 going fast time, and allows his trainer an excellent second string in tomorrow’s big event. Although scratchings have occurred since the acceptances were taken on Monday it is almost certain that a full Add of 24 will go to the post. The return of horses originally balloted has kept up the number. Wilful is a worthwhile light-weight which gained reentry when Glen Count and Good Day Peter were scratched. Vogel Bloem, from Trentham, is another light-weight chance, but Tilka, with 7-11, seems the best prospect by a long way in the bottom half of the handicap. The T.A.B. double will be the Royal Waikato Cup and the Empire Handicap, an intermediate middle-distance, in which Vinesse, Lionheart (from Wanganui), Mexicali, and Ravenwood are notable. The offering of £ll,OOO odd in stakes has had great response and the fields taken all round are quite the best that have been carded for Te Rapa. Besides the races of the T.A.B. double events attracting great interest are the Juvenile Handicap and the Commonwealth Stakes for three-year-olds. Each promises a fine race.

The ground is very firm and will be made to order for fast galloping unless there is unexpected rain. Selections:— 11.15 a.m.—Frankton Hurdles: Eisteddfod, Aroha Prince, Jolitom. 11.55 a.m.—Juvenile Handicap: Hamir, Thunderhead, Water Waggon. 12.35 p.m.—Vice-President’s Handicap: Lu Filou, Court Beau, Red Crest. 1.15 p.m.—Waikato Stayers’ Plate: Sarafan, Summer Sun, El Cortez. 2 p.m.—Commonwealth Stakes: Fencourt, Patanga, Hi-Minx. 2.45 p.m.—Royal Waikato Cup: Summer Regent, Tilka, Hilldale. 3.25 p.m.—Whatawhata Handicap: Bridoon, My Call, Superfine. 4.10 p.m.—Empire Handicap: Vinesse, Ravenwood,' Mexicali. 4.45 p.m.—Beerescourt Handicap: Lordly Knight, Mo-i--rana, Blue Zip. Fields are:— 11.15 a.m.— FRANKTON HURDLES, £1000; llm 55yds.—Lord Nikita (16) 10-3; Eisteddfod (1), Smart Move (7) 10-0; Iwiroa (13), Joliton (9) 9-12; Hot Punch (3) 9-11; Taringama (4) 9-10; larco (2) 9-1; Mmionair (15), Nickel Pot (14), Starloch (11), Takina (8) 9-0. Scratched: Aroha Prince, Baherciveen, Chequed, King Sol. 11.55 a.m.— JUVENILE HANDICAP, £1000; two-year-olds; 6f.— Hamir (8) 8-12; Thunderhead (2) 8-8;. Clipjoint (13) 8-6; Water Waggon (18) 8-5; Garnet Queen (12) 8-4; Arabelle (3) 8-3; Arbroath (15) 7-13; Anne Lane (7), Computor (10), Gay Clarade (6), Hastie (14), High Voltage (1), Mt. Wyn (4), Nauplius (20), Raaj Kumaar (5), Shuzadah (11) Summer Lad (17) 7-7. Scratched: Velusha, Honey Blonde, Landby. 12.35 P.m.— VICE-PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £1000; Im.—Pirene (5) 8-2; Court Beau (4) 8-0; Lu Filou, (7), Baleno (16). Oceanides (20) Piakonui (14) 7-12; Mittagong (2), Red Crest (3) 7- Fair Tiger (9), Up and Under (10) 7-9; Bon Voyage (12) 7-8; Adriana (11), Bardowie (22), Frandora (23), Gigolo (15), Gold Tax (1), Good Oman (19). Gwana (17), How Do (21), Our Sunshine (18), Qubet (13). Queen’s Poet (24), Roko (8), Tin Tacks (6) 7-7. 1.15 p.m— WAIKATO HACK STAYERS’ PLATE, £1000; 2m. —Irishman (16) 8-12; Sarafan (4), Summer Sun (15) 8-8; Sea Battle (10), Tomwatha (14) 8-7; Caracas (8), 8- Economic (12). El Cortez (1), Ko wood (6) 8-5; Gold Tax (9), Kotere Boy (7), Master Lewis (2). Miss Marlin (13), Neuchatel (5), Sherry Wine (3), Torrid Time (7) 8-4. 2 p.m.— COMMONWEALTH STAKES, £1250; three-year-olds; Um— Fencourt (11) 9-9; Hi Minx (8) 8.3; Black Tudor (3), Patanga (1) 8-0; Gold Chat (9) 7-13: Clavton King (10), Miss Eunice (12) 7-12; Red Crest (2) 7-10: Awaroa (6), Dark Flight (7) 7-7. Scratched: Dandemee, Weatherly.

FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.45 pan. ROYAL WAIKATO CUP, £2500; Im. st. lb. 1331 Summer Regent (3) 9 3 4639 Gitano (1) .. ..'8 5 1014 Boundless (28) ..8 4 2960 Gold Chick (2) ..8 4 0023 Acis (19) .. ..8 3 2125 Karinx (29) ..8 3 7301 Gay Cobbler (25) .. 8 1 4420 Hilldale (5) ..8 1 5141 Llanelly (20) ..8 1 0200 Supreme Gold (23) 8 1 4705 Sir Henry (18) ..8 0 1500 Semprini (9) ..8 0 1025 Melodic (14) .. 7 13 1400 Brown Hair (15) .. 7 12 Straight Irish (26) .. 7 12 4114 Tilka (12) .. ..7 11 4121 Damian’s Pride (4) 7 10 609 Starborough (13) .. 7 10 9244 Kitty Kildare (6) .. 7 9 0028 Khorazami (24) ..7 6 1428 Yonda (17) ..7 6 1300 Garden Place (11) ..7 5 5015 Vogel Bloem (22) ..7 5 Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order:— 2515 Summer Blaze (16) 7 4 9901 Pow Wow (10) .. 7 4 4601 Black Saga (27) ..7 3 0167 Paralovine (8) ..7 3 5305 Royal Request (31) 7 3 Brackets: Starborough and Kitty Kildare. Garden Place and Vogel Bloem, Wilful and Pow Wow, Summer Blaze and Black Saga, Paralovine and Royal Request. Scratched: Good Day Peter, Glen Count. 3.25 pan— WHATAWHATA HANDICAP, £1000; 7f—Look Twice (16), Cheque Day (27) 9-0; Superfine (5) 8-13; Bridoon (3) 8-10; Blue Holly (28) 8-9; My Call (21) 8-7; Killeymoon (25), Nowthen (13) 8-4; Antao (17), Bright Idea (8), Splendour (10) 8-3; Amigo (9), Astola (6) 8-2; Blue Bay (10), Jenny Lee (24). Skyline (26), El Cid (22) 8-1; Chatsmede (20), Count Calorie (31), Crystal Dawn (15), Olala (12),

Regal Ruler (11), Sonny Dakar (30), Trumps (14), Digger (23), Syntactic (4), React (1), Fair' Dawn (18), Flanders Ridge (2) 8-0. Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order: Overcast (20), Royal Life (7) 8-0. Brackets: Fiar Dawn and Flanders Ridge, Olala and Overcast, React and Regal Ruler, Royal Life and Sonny Dakar, Syntactic and Trumps. Scratched: Cheque Day, Blue Holly, Splendour, Chatsmede, Crystal Dawn. SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 4.5 p.m. EMPIRE INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP, £1250; Um. st. lb. 3142 Lionheart (14) ..9 3 5449 Gay Parade (9) ..8 11 0009 Elkayel (2) ..8 8 3005 Lady In Blue (6) .. 8 8 2114 Vinesse (11) ..8 7 6778 Blue Heather (12) .. 8 6 4018 Ashbourne Blue (3) 8 4 7499 Prince Mahmoud (7) 8 0 6553 Ravenwood (10) i. 7 13 0899. Chickmaster (13) .. 7 12 4822 Mexicali (4) ..7 11 0008 Maimoa (8) .. 7 10 0320 Lucy Gray (1) ..7 7 Scratched: Harvest Moon, Vivid Right. 4.45 p.m.— BEERESCOURT HANDICAP, £1000; Im.—Preferable (12) 8-5; Lordly Knight (13) 8-4; Innes Maid (19) 8-3; Peter George (6) 8-2; Countess Lloyda (8) 8-1; Glenaldo (16) 7-13; Cardine (11), No-I-Rana (18) 7-11; Marrone (15) 7-10; Ascot Rose (5) 7-9; Blue Zip (3), Redspot (8), Te Matai (4) 7-8; All Smoke (9), Creemore (7), Janey Michelle (17), Lbrdcation (3), Reservation (10), Trossach (2) 7-7. Scratched: Innes Maid.