Leawayne, Royal Request May Be Best At Avondale

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30739, 1 May 1965, Page 6

Leawayne, Royal Request May Be Best At Avondale

"The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND. Leawayne and Royal Request each has the form background of a winner in the £l7OO Foley Memorial at Avondale today. Leawayne, with his abundance of early pace, seems certain to run very prominently and Royal Request has speed and very fair stamina as well.

If he runs true to his best form Leawayne will be in front fairly quickly and unless Royal Request and the others finish very strongly he might stay there until the finish. In his last race at Avondale, on April 13, over the II furlongs of the Foley Memorial, he led all the way. Meanwhile, Leawayne all but won the H. O. Nolan Handicap, over a mile and a half on the middle day of the Auckland autumn meeting.

Royal Request’s win in the South Auckland Cup at Pukekohe on March 6 started a great run of form because he has since collected a second—in the Easter Handicap—and a first in the Oliver Nicholson Handicap, a middle distance on the third day of the Auckland meeting. Improved Prospects Firming of the ground again has improved the prospects of Calm Comet, the topweight with 9-0. Calm Comet is tough and consistent but not at his best unless the footing is fairly good. Craddock, on the other hand, is a mudlark which goes through the wet in great style. If the conditions come his way again he might go a long way before he is beaten. Miss Eunice, Pale Face and Emphatique seem the best chances among the rest. The improving three-year-olds Markable, Cherie Brizard and Ocean Mist look the best of several good chances in the second leg of the T.A.B.

double, the Mt. Eden Handicap. Another of the possibilities is the Matamata four-year-old, Gold Imp. High winds during the last two days dried the ground, which promises to be no worse than soft. Selections:—

11.15 a.m.—Rosebank Hurdles: Danesway, John Robie, Ringlock. Noon.—Sapling Stakes: Corumba, Buona Sera, Undercounter. 12.45 p.m.—Titirangl Handicap: Sunny Filou, Kurrewa, Astrum. 1.20 p.m.—Avondale Steeples: Great Era, Summer Sun, Childer. 2.10 p.m.—Foley Memorial: Leawayne, Royal Request, Tasman Lad. 2.55 p.m.—Autumn Handicap: Lucy Gray, Creolian, Smoke Ring. 3.40 p.m. Mt. Eden Handicap: Markable, Cherie Brizard, Gold Imp. 4.30 p.m.—Three Kings Handicap: Claroch, Misere, Kartari. Fields: 11.15 a.m.— ROSEBANK HACK HURDLES, £800; 15 furlongs.—Ringlock (16) 10-2; Braemar (15) 9-8; Young Ray (19) 9-7; Ashbourne Blue (8), Derek (14), Norton (9) 9-4; Jack James (3), Olave (7) 9-3; Danesway (13), John Robie (10) 9-2; Hyde Out (2) 9-1; Confer (17), Khanate (4); Lee Anne (6), Lucid (1), Nickel Pat (IS), No Regrets (11), Sunny Pal (5) 9‘o. Scratched: Revello (12). Noon— SAPLING STAKES, £800; two-year-olds; 6f.—Buona Sera (13) 8-12; Travel Alone (6) 8-9; Prince Arragon (8) 8-4; Undercounter (14) 8-3; Corumba (2), Fans (18) 8-1; Kopia (9) 8-0; Big Beau (26), Iniki (7), Teuira (25), Think Twice (19), Tuam (28) 7-13; Sir John (5), Surgaway (16) 7-12; Golden Surprice (1) 7-11; Altula (10) 7-10; Ballad (4), Birella (12), Fontaine (21), Coup de Grace (29), Shahab (17), Neuster (11), Courtwill (27) 7-9. Brackets: Wastage and Altula; Ballad and Birella; Coup de Grace and .Courtwill; Fontaine and King William; Neustar and Shahrab. Scratched: Gene (22), Sunseeker (3), King William (24), Merry Meh (15), Fleet Filou (23), Wantage (20). 12.45 p.m.— TITIRANGI HANDICAP, £700; 6f.—Jackaboy (28) 8-12; Fair Panope (19), Telemachus (13), 8-11; Astrum (18), La Jolla (5), Sunny Filou (2), Top Shelf (12) 8-10; Nibrae (1), Nukinuki (9) 8-9; Ability (10). Able Pal (3), Alsarita (8), Enfield (7), Nandana (16), Nashe More (27), Peppermint Twist (6). Totara Joy (21) 8-8; Fine Summer (4), Fusspot (20), Marco's Pride (14), New Kiwi (23), Very Glad (17),Golden Orbit (11), Marco Belle (24), Tarlena (15) 8-7. Brackets: Totara Joy and Marco’s Pride; De Filou ana Fine Summer; Fuss Pot and Golden Orbit; Marco Belle and New Kiwi; Tarlena and Very Glad. Scratched; Honi (25), De Filou (26), Sweet Blossom (22), Kurrewa (29).

AVONDALE HACK STEEPLECHASE, £BOO ; 2im.—Super Luck (3) 9-9: Alpen Queen (2) 9-7; Great Era (7), Ring Port (1) 9-4; Childer (5) 9-2; Glenfar (6), Lamarck (4), Summer Sun (8) 9-0.

2.SS p.m.— AUTUMN HANDICAP, £800; Ilf —Captain Rebel (24), Pretty Lucky (6) 9-0; Creo-lian (4) 8-10; Lucy Gray (12), Olrvene (8) 8-5; Smoke Ring (16) 7-12: Never Despair (21) 7-11: Good Time (7), Kouratane (27), My Surprise (25) 7-10: Count Serene (15), Count Up (2), Creemore (18), Furious (11). Idle Lad (3). Otaika (13). Redspot (19) 7-9; t’oxrone (20). Kandance (17), Regal Mount (26). Somerset Lodge (5), Synonymous (23), Kennedy Bay (9). Pincha (22) 7-8.

Brackets: Maguires Reek and Misty Fox; Pincha and Regal Mount; Somerset Lodge and Synonymous. Scratched: Maquire’s Reek (10), Misty Fox (15), Kubiai Khan (1).

9000 Regal Ruler <10) ..7 0 Brackets: Old Spice and Regal Ruler; Seasonal and Te Awhina. Scratched: Court Raid <Bl. Clipjoint (24), Nassella (12), Firenze (19), Seasonal (1), Te Awhina (22). 4.30 p.m.— THREE KINGS HANDICAP, £800; 7f.—Misere (17), Fontura (11) 8-13; New Tiki (5) 8-12; Piakonui (14), Standfast (6), 8-10; King of Luck (21) 8-9; The Prophet (22) 8-8; Basant (19), El Cid (18) 8-5; Regal Victress (1) 8-4; Anne Lane (13) 8-3; Chat’s Own (9), C’aroch (7), Francis Castle (12) 8-2: Freeway (8), High Voltage (4) 8-1; Equal Shares (15), Fair Proof (20) 8-0; BHveen (2), Lady Wilkes (16), Ship Shape (10), Town Guard (3) 7-13. Scratched: Kartari (23).

2.10 p.m.— FOLEY MEMORIAL. £1700: Ilf. St lb 8245 Calm Comet (5) 9 0 1821 Royal Request (7) .. 8 4 8000 Craddock (14) 8 0 2104 Miss Eunice (11) .. 8 0 3275 Tasman Lad (2) 7 13 4212 Leawayne (13) 7 11 (4) . 0000 Purging (16) 7 9 7 5 7679 Blue Beard (12) .. 7 2 0484 Pale Face (6) 7 1 2720 El Duende (8) 7 0 0806 Emphatique 410) 7 0 6131 Inner Circle (1) 7 0 0900 Mexicali (15) 7 0 Scratched: Earl Marshall (3), Revello (9).

3.40 p.m.— MOUNT EDEN HANDICAP. £1000; 7f. St lb 0034 Clarendon (18) 7 12 3731 Cherie Brizard (9) .. 7 9 1522 Gold Imp (5) 7 7 0300 Triple Countess (IS) 7 6 6079 Caballero (20) 7 4 0552 Markable (7) 7 4 029 Bottle Top <25> 7 3 7797 Crojack (17) 7 3 6470 Earl of Foxwood (li) 7 3 0540 Mavis Brae (26) 7 3 1077 Carlynn 12) 7 2 3187 Te Pari Chat (4) 7 2 6089 Antao (14) .. 7 0 0928 Astarito (13) 7 0 Equality (4) 7 0 1319 First Tax (23) 7 0 5748 Greymoon (3) 7 0 5562 Ocean Mist <15) 7 0 2580 Old Spica (21) »■ 7 0