BOUNDLESS ONE OF FAVOURITES TODAY

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30378, 29 February 1964, Page 4

BOUNDLESS ONE OF FAVOURITES TODAY

“The Press” Special Service

AUCKLAND, Feb. 28. Fine training gallop* during the last few days helped keep Feiacita and the Riccarton visitor Boundless at the head of discussions on the £l5OO Franklin Cup at Pukekohe tomorrow. As long as the going is firm they seem likely to remain the popular fancies. Gitano. Sir Henry. Llanelly and Royal Request are well performed runners among the others in the field.

After being vesry hard and dry during a long spell the I track took a wetting yester-; day when the weather broke and became showery. The ; fall was sufficient to freshen .the ground, which will remain fairly firm unless there iis unexpected heavier rain. Fdacita and Boundless are two of the cup candidates which run their middle disI tances in front. Damians • Pride is another. Between ! than they are fairly certain ito force a hot pace over the ■; 10J furlongs of the cup course. A six-year-old from Te ißapa, Felacita has a string of solid middle-distance gallops behind him. Boundless, a three-year-oid gained a time record for New Zealand and Australia when first over 11 furlongs in the Wairarajra Cup on New Years Day. In the meantime he w*on tiie ■ Gloaming Stakes at Trenitham.

Last Year’s Wins Gitano at this time last year won a couple of very worthwhile middle-distances, at New Plymouth, in the Caltex Gold Cup, and at Te Arona, in the Berries Memorial. The signs are that he is getting close to top form again. Sir Henry, at Te Aroha, Llanelly (Ellerslie) and Damian’s Pride (Rotorua) all have a win close up in their form background. Sir Henry is the top-weight witti 8-11. The weights on Felacita and Boundless are 8-7 and 8-6 respectively. The Franklin Cup and the open sprint, the Pukekohe Handicap, of £BOO. seven furlongs, are the races of the T.A.B double. In the Pukekohe Handicap the best chances might be Aro, Repeal and Tax Free. Aro is a four-year-old and the other ' two are three-year-olds. Each !is a young galloper of high promise. Selections:— 11 a.m.—Puni Hurdles: Iwlroa, Jolltom, Super Luck. 11.35 ajn.—Winnie Stakes: Sunset Fair. Pleasanton, Velusha. 12.10 pan.—First Waiuku Trial: Te Ma tai, Super Do, Kirkmay. 12.50 p.m.—Fulton Memorial Handicap: Red Crest, Danesway, Piakonui. 135 pm.—Second Waiuku Trial: Persian Heir, Loyal Ruler. Joy's Pride. 2.5 pm.—Franklin Cup: Felacita. Boundless. Gitano. 230 p.m.—Bombay Handicap : Bright Idea. Lu Filou, Yondee. 3.35 p.m.—Pukekohe Handicap: Aro. Repeal Tax Free. 4.15 p.m.—Buckland Handicap: Cheque Day, Golden Girl, Great Venture. 11 aan.— PUNI HURDLES. £500; about lira. —Iwiroa <5) 10-0; Jolitom (10) 9-13; Bevaneeee (3), Count Atom (9), Golokhan (7), Hot Scone <2), Minionair (1), Regal Ruler (4). Takina (3) 9-0. Bracket: Count Atom and Minionair. Scratched; Prince Fawkes, Super Luck. 11.35 a.m.— WINNIE STAKES. £500; two-year-olds; 6f.—Garnet Queen (15) 8-10; Pleasanton (5), Velusha (6) 8-6; Ocean Mist (16) 8-0; Markable (14) 7-12; Animate (3), Kartari (10). Sagma (17), Sunset Fair (4) 7-11; Court Stream (12) Evana (1), Nooranee (7). Oasiene (18) 7-8; Elite (8). Hustafa (9), Lady Eulogy (11) Lady Wilkes (13), Shady Lane (2) 7-7. 12.16 FIRST WAIUKU HANDICAP, £500; 6f— Te Matai (6) 9-0; Hong Mah (19) 8-9; Sydnev (15) 8-8; Kirkmay (16) 8-7; Super Do (5) 8-6; Blue Camellia (10). Lorenzo Marques (12). Regal Minstrel (14), Trumps (7) 8- Bombay (17), Cordova (13). Faire Innes (8). Furious (2), Golden Lotus (11), Guidado (9). Joy Belle (1). Lagoona (18). Michael John (20). Royal Bride (4). Veritas (3) 8-4. 1236 pan.— FULTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £650; lOJf.—lrishman (17) 9- Piakonui (20) 8-13; Dansesway (19) 8-8; Baleno (8) 8-6: Master Lewis (3), Red Crest (14) 8-5; Glendaldo (6) 8-3; Little Moss (2) 8-2; Ascot Rose (1) 8-1; Caracas (11) 8-0; Lucy Gray (5). Skyline (9) 7-12: Hi Swanee (4) 7-11; Blue Zip (18) 7-9; Donna Peri (16), Gold Tax (12), How Do (7). Quebet (10). Reservation (13), Vera Banda (15) 7-8.

135 pan.— SECOND WAIUKU HANDICAP, £500; 6f.—Persian He:r (7) 8-10; Joy’s Pride (3) 8-8; Loyal Ruler (2) 8-7; Blue Haiei (16>, Telemachus (9) 8-6; Ftan-j dec's Ridge (10), Montaha (6), Theme (14) 8-5; Annie Rooney) 119), Chareen Blue (15). Donna! Dee (20), Farina (5). Golden 1 Play 11). Greta Marlin (11).j; Harlem (41, Kublai Khan (18), I Lakonia (12), Pretty Lucky (21), j Royal Life (8), Synonymous; (17), Yvonne's Gold (13) 8-1. Bracket: Synonymous and,. ; Montaha. r

250 pan.— BOMBAY HANDICAP, £500; 71.— Peter George (7) 9-0; Lu Filou (5) 8-13; Derbv Dick (11) 8-10; Innes Maid (6) 8-8; Countess Lloyda (3) 8-4; Blue Holly (9), Bright Idea (4) 8-3; Yondee (2) 8-2; Marrone (8) 8-0; E Cid (10) 7-12; Crystal Dawn (1) 7-9. 335 pan.— PUKEKOHE HANDICAP,

4.15 p.m.— BUCKLAND HANDICAP, £600: 61.— Cheque Day (5) 9-0; Superfine (8) 8-10; Great Venture (11) 8-9; Golden Game (6). Golden Girl (7) 8-5; Blue Bay (4), Fair Crest (13), Play Day (12) 7-13; Respot (10) 7-12; Chatsmede (9), Jenny Lee (2) 7-11; Retiro (3), Riot (1) 7-10.

i 23 p_m.— FRANKLIN CVP, £1500; lOif. st. lb! •7521 Sir Henry (3) s 11! 4212 Felacita '1'1 3 7, 0140 Boundless (8) 2 6 3905 Gitano (7) .. 3 5 1410 Llanelly (11) 8 2 14000 Brown Hair *6) 8 1 11215 Damian's Pride (13) i 13 <670 Persian Star (2) 7 9! 11700 Earl of Foxwood (12) 7 8 9901 Pow Wow (14) 7 8 0280 Khorazami (4) 7 7 i 3 Bed Robe (9, l 7. 3053 Royal Request (10) 7 « 7909 Summer Morn (5) .. 7 1

£300; 7f. st. lb 7500 Don Palatine (2) .. 7 12 005« Bonnie Dee (15) .. 7 11 8693 Servitor (7) ..7 6 3003 Repeal (11) ..7 5 2303 Khadija (4) ..7 4 2811 Tax Free (10) ..7 4 0115 Aro (3) ..7 2 15707 Gold Chat (14) ..7 2 3277 Convarto (9) ..7 0 4205 Fulgur (8) .. ..7 0 0030 Mairnoa <13) ..7 0 1124 Mavis Brae (17) ..7 0 4310 Princess Clare (5) ..7 0 3000 Shahgen (2) ..7 0 1414 Sir David (1) .. 7 0 3100 Te Awhina (12) ..7 0 Scratched: Yonda.