Conspirator Fancied For Second Leg Today

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30480, 30 June 1964, Page 4

Conspirator Fancied For Second Leg Today

(N.Z. Press Association)

WELLINGTON,June 29. That’s That runs her final trial for the Whyte Handicap in the Dr. Simmons Memorial at tomorrow’s EgmontWanganui Hunt meeting and she has good prospects of arriving at Trentham on Saturday a last-start winner.

The Simmons is the first leg of the T.A.B. double, which might be completed by Conspirator, whose form is better and more consistent than the large but moderate field he faces in the Patea Hack Handicap. That’s That was a fair third last start to Croydon’s Gold and Return Fare at Awapuni. Before that she finished a nose and a short neck behind Udare at Wanganui. Those races were over six and a half and seven furlongs. Tomorrow’s distance is a mile, which will be more suited to her late-run style of finishing.

Bright Coral, considered more a middle-distance horse than a miler, ran well enough over seven furlongs at Egmont to give himself prospects.

Acis, racing on his home track, is the top-weight with 8-13.'This, because of a lower scale, is nine pounds less than he carried at his last start.

Dr. Jekyll, beaten half a head by King’s Cove at Egmont, usually races well at Wanganui, and Good Samaritan, another local runner, is more solid since he started hurdling. The rest of the field is a mixed bunch of sprinters and middle-distance horses without good form. Classic Winner

A notable acceptor is this year’s New Zealand St. Leger winner, Clayton King, trying for the . third win of his career. Ten days ago he was beaten by only two noses over a middle distance at Egmont. On the same day at Egmont Conspirator ran third over the same course. He had won earlier at the meeting and before that had run first and second over hurdles, which adds up to form superior to that of most of his opponents in the Patea Handicap. Kamina ran • second to Triple Bel at Hastings on Saturday, and though the margin was' nearly two lengths she was beaten by a horse in exceptional form. If she runs as well again she will be hard to beat Akubra disappointed when he started sec-

ond favourite to Triple Bel on Saturday, but with a furlong less to run he might improve.

April Love found 11 furlongs too far for her on the first day at Hastings, and the lower class and shorter distance will suit her. Autumn Haze won a maiden mile by five lengths at her last start, and though maiden form is frequently unreliable, the ease of her win gives her a better chance than many of her older opponents.

The feature race is the Hunt Club Steeplechase. Six of the runners are bound for Trentham at the end of the week, but the likely winner is not one of these. He is Flying Swift, winner of his last two starts over country and a member at the leading ownertrainer, Ivan Robinson’s stable.

The on-course double is on the Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles, and the Mcßae Memorial, an amateur riders’ race. Copper Fair should win the hurdles, and Nightmill is chosen in the second leg. The track should be good.

Riding engagements Include: B. J. Langord: Unforeseen, Acis. S. B. Robertson: My John K. J. Grylls: Conspirator. C. M. McGovern: Ore.

R. A. Jenkins: Mary’s Choice That’s That. M. J. O’Connor: Marilla. N. E. Eastwood: Lark. W. D. Skelton: Red View, Royal Polo, Prince Hagen.

K. S. Cullen: Tyrol, Weldon, About Time. R. Judd: Nightmill. R. P. Briscoe: Summit Star. V. R. Coley: Jimmy Shand, Facet, Potan, Auroro's Wedding, Llandudno.

G. Jenkins: Big Bad John, Mauna Loa. L. K. Tinsley: Tiki, Fantasia, Young Margaret n, Llansgaro. P. R. Wilson Captain Revel, Flying Swift. R. J. Sutherland: Clayton King, Customs.

Selections:— 11.30 a.m.—Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles: Copper Fair, Captain Rebel, Moss. '

12.5 p.m.—Waihou Malden: Loch Katrine, Weldon, Khoranet. 12.40 p.m.—Mcßae Memorial: Nightmill, Wonder, Cowley. 1.20 p.m.—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club Steeplechase: Flying Swift, Sky Warrior, King Filou.

2 p.m.—Dr. Simmons Memorial: That's That, Bright Coral, Acis.

2.40 p.m.—Weraroa Malden Stakes: Prince Hagen, Chatty Lady, Customs. 3.30 p.m.—Patea Hack Handicap: Conspirator, Kamina, Akubra. 4.10 p.m.—Waverley Hack Handicap: Space, David Jeff, Royal Polo. Fields are:— U. 30 a.m.— HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLES, £300; about Um.— Moss (19) 10-0; Copper Fair (23) 9-11; Captain Rebel (17) 9-9; Courtman (16), Dark Crest (12), Golden Memory (14), Ore (13) 9-4; Coral Reef (20), Jimmy Shand (24) 9-3; Garve (6), Helenpheus (21), Indian Joe (2), Bangor (11), Komua (9), Mauna Loa (25), Misguided (4), Norway (3), Paddy’s Prince (7), Red Fellow (10), Space (1), Unforeseen (5) 9-0. Scratched: Wonder, Black Ice, Eulo King, Might Be.

12.5 p.m.— WAIHOU MAIDEN, £200; about Im.—Curalium (14), Blue Dart (11) Dreamtime (13), Facet (16), Fancy Me (7), Fine Jester (5), Golden Ann (19), Koranet (15), Kundalini (12) Loch Katrine (M>. Marilla (18), Oh Susanna (4). Prince Finchall (20), Red Rhythm (1), Satchmo (8). Strathkay (6), Triple Try (2), Weldon (9), Youngster (3) 8-7. Scratched: Gold Asset. 12.40 p.m.— McCRAE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £225; amateur riders; about lim.—Red Cloud (8), Wonder <7) 11-2; Eulo King (1) 11-1; Belanza (5), Cowlev (6), Gay Amber (2), Nightmill (10), Summit Star (3). That’s For Sure (11), Tui Marie (4) 10-7. Scratched; Slmca. I 'egmont-wanganui nUNT CLUB STEEPLES, £560; about 2)m.—Flying Swift (8) 10-3; Erewhon (1) 10-2: Flockhart (6), Oneroa (2) 9-<; Big Bad John (4), Purple Heart (5) Raylight (12), Red Vallin (11), Retief (13), Roman

Gold (3), Sky Warrior (9), Supreme Effort (10) 9-0.

Scratched: King Filou. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.0 p.m.— DR. SIMMONS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £500; Im.

2.40 p.m.— WERAROA STAKES, £200: W.— Gatto’s (1). Clara Mondee (5). Copper Tan (2), Hello Kathey (14), High Command (22), Khona (16), L’Arc (3), Potan (20); Koya) Admiral (13), Takoha (17) 8-7: Ana (8), Autobe (11), CattyLady (18), Customs (19), Cutter (21), June (10), Llansgaro (6), Prince Hagen (12), Royal Chatter (9), Super’s Last (15), Targary (7) 8-0. Scratched: Gold Look, Bengali. SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.30 p.m. PATEA HACK HANDICAP.

4.10 p.m.—■ WAVERLEY HANDICAP, £255; about 6Jf—David Jeff (12) 9-0; Roley (18) 8-12: Monograph (17) 8-11; Ranui (9) 8-9; My Desire (13), Royal Polo (14) 8-7; Understudy (16) 8-6; Space (1) About Time (10), Aurora’s Wedding (8), Dry Fly (19), Fordoun (7), However (6), Legates (11), Sunset Gold (3), Thone (5), Turps (4), Young Margaret (2) 8-5. Scratched: Sir Blue.

• st. lb. 0020 Acis (12) .. 8 13 0000 Bright Coral (14) 8 6 0200 For Free (8) 8 2 1000 Tyrol (3) 8 1 0002 Dr. Jekyll (6) 8 0 0033 That’s That (11) 8 0 0003 Clayton King (10) 7 12 0004 Good Samaritan (2) 7 9 0060 Advance General (9) 7 7 3000 Chesterman (1 7 7 0000 Fantasia (3) 7 7 0000 Gold Splice (7) 7 7 0004 Red View (4) 7 7 0 Splice (16) 7 7 Scratched: Rungahiwi, Athlone.

■ £280; 11m. st. lb. 2113 Conspirator (16) ..9 0 1040 Kerry Dancer (4) .. 8 4 0001 Autumn Haze (7) ..83 0000 Cogent (1) ..83 0030 Akubra (19) .,81 0040 Llandudno (14) ..81 1000 Kavu (15) ..8 1 0004 Adler (13) .. ..8 0 0000 April Love (11) ..8 0 0000 Black Label (2) ..80 0000 Crystal Poet (12) .. 8 0 2000 Facet (20) .. ... 8 0 0000 Golden Lad (23) ...8 0 0040 Gold Spin (9) ...8 0 0002 Kamina (6) ..80 0000 Jillian (18) ..8 0 0000 Mary’s Choice (21) .. 8.0 0000 My John (17) .,80 0030 Tarzan (3) .. 8 0 3000 Tiki (10) .. 8 0 Scratched: Gold Look Golden Dee, Relenpheus.