Staying Test For Damian’s Pride Today

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30919, 27 November 1965, Page 6

Staying Test For Damian’s Pride Today

•'The Press” Special Service

AUCKLAND.

Whether Damian's Pride, after making the pace, will he able to last the mile and a half, is a main consideration in today’s Waikato Gold Cup at Te Rapa.

Damian's Pride is almost certain to be set an end-to-end win. On firm footing it will take a very fast gallop to beat him.

1 In his last race Damiian’s ■ Pride won over 11 furlongs at I Avondale in 2min 16 3-ssec. ;The time before, he was sucI cessful over the same distance. at Ellerslie, in 2min 17 2-s®ec. On each occasion he reached the front after a furlong or so and stayed there gamely until the finish. When he won at Ellerslie, in the Alison Cup, Damian's Pride carried 7-8. At Avondale he carried 8-1 and his weight in the Gold Cup is 8-6.

At six years old Damian's Pride is so much improved that there seems no saying how far he will go successfully. His trainer, M. C. Conway, is very hopeful he will run a mile and a half and further. FRONT RUNNERS Besides Damian’s Pride, the only out-and-out front runners in the Gold Cup are Regal Ruler and perhaps Golden Defoe. Regal Ruler is the more likely to try for the pacemaking but from No. 26 at the start it seems a very faint chance that he will head Damian's Pride. Elkayel, Tatu, Aro. Tardini. Kiwi Fox, and Apa hold good middle-distance form and would be hard to beat at top form. Among the light-weights Garden Place, Passionate and Cariynn are capable, so the field taken all round is pretty open. Unless there is a sudden change in the conditions to cause unexpected scratchings the fields for both legs of the T.A.B. double, the Waikato Gold Cup and the Grandstand Handicap. will number very close to 24. the limit for each race. The Grandstand Handicap looks full of possibilities. Foremost are Michael, Hilldale and Kangaroo Town.

The busy Cambridge filly. Urupukapuka. will have her tenth race for the season in the Waikato Guineas and she seems bound to be a warm favourite. Only Farmers’ Boy. Fairfleet and Admiral Donnington of her opponents seem to be Urupukapuka’s class. She was successful last Saturday over the 10 furlongs course of the Guineas in the Foxbridge Plate and in a handicap would have considerably more to carry than any of the other Guineas candidates.

With 8-5. Urupukapuka will be receiving 51b from Farmer’s Boy and 51b from Admiral Donnington. Fairfleet, a filly, has the same weight as Urunukapuka. Urupukapuka has already won the Avondale Guineas and the Great Northern Guineas so a further success today would give her a very notable treble.

The track has been fast for the training work of the last week and promises to provide excellent footing. Selections:

11.15 a.m.—Frankton Handicap: High News. Hooplah, Wairere Lass.

Noon.—Ruakura Handicap: First Division: Dashing Lu, Bostock. Second Division: Dee Dee, Toytime. 12.45 p.m.—Waikato Guineas: Urupukapuka, Farmer’s Boy. Fairfleet. 1.30 p.m.—Sutherland

Hurdles: Khoringa, Repeal, Starboard. 215 p.m—Waikato Gold Cup: Damian's Pride, Passionate, Apa. 3 p.m.—Champion Handicap: Invincible. All Smoke, Treble. 3.45 p.m.—Grandstand Handicap: Michael, Hilldale, Kangaroo Town. 4.25 p.m.—Linley Handicap: Silver Sunset, Peter, man, Fontura. Fields;— 11.15 a.m.— FRANKTON HANDICAP, £700: 7f.—Computer (7) 8-7; Hooplah 13) 8-6: Aqua Pura <l2> 8-5: Wairere Lass (2) 8-4: Luck's A Fortune il), Master Valley (13) 8-0: Hi Value (17) 712: High News (11) Hug (23) 7-11: Top Shelf (14), Amvn Hi (25). Arrant (5). Fans (26) 7-8; Bellechasee (9). Blatant (24). Conal 121). Count Two (4), Even Up (10). Golden Huntress (19), Main Defence (18). Naughty Ngaire (16). Naupilus (15). Netherby Star (22). Pundell (6) 7-7. Brackets: Golden Huntress and Main Defence; Naughty Ngaire and Naupilus: Netherby Star and Pundell; Tarara and Trina Scratched: Caber Fair (8), Tarara (28), Viola (27), Trina (26). Noon.— RUAKURA HANDICAP. £700: two-year-olds: sf.— First division: Bostock (5) 8-12; Styx (17) 8-4; Andros (9), Dashing Lu (4) 8-1: Bright Notes (7) 8- Arragon Lad (1) 7-13: Dantana (8), Majestic Knight (6) 7-12; Mala Marina (13). Papagayo (16) 7-10; Cobbler Lane (3), Gay Marilyn (14) 7-9; Chino <2>. Top Risk (10) 7-8; Nero Bella (15) 7-7. Second Division: Toytime (8) 8-6; Cambridge Fair (4) 8-2; Valiant Knight (6) 8-1: Anchorman (3). Head Off (15) 8-0; Dee Dee (12) 7-13: Blue Chat (13). El Tombo (5) 7-12: Orsino (1) 7-11; Codiac (16) 7-10: Charmain (10). Clover (2) Nvala (7) 7-9: Kuala Lumpur (9) 7-8: Fair Onetta (14) 7-7. Brackets: El Tombo and Majestic Knight; Orsino and Mala Marina: Cordiac and Papa gayo: Clover and Cobbler Lane: Charman and Gay Marilyn; Nyala and Chino; Contessa and Countess Colle: Kuala Lumpur and Top Risk; Fair Annetta and Nero Bella Scratched: Juliet (12), Comtessa (11), Countess Colleen (11). 12.45 p.m WAIKATO GUINEAS, £1250: three-year-olds; Um. —Admiral Donnington (5). Count De Loot (4), Dr Simon (7), Farmer's Boy (3) Michael Molloy (2). Temper (8) 8-10; Blossom Time (6). Cobbler Lass (1), Fairflect (10). Urupukapuka (9) 8-5. 1.30 p.m.— SUTHERLAND BRUSH HURDLES. £700; Um.—Repeal (9) 9- Conspirator (4) 9-11; Goldmyth (8). Khoringa (5), Starboard (2) 9-5: Alphie (3). Blue Stand (1), Classified (12). Economic (7), Fedele (13), Fountain Pen (6), larco (10). Riglaw (11) 9-0.

2.15 p.m.— WAIKATO GOLD CUP, £3000; Um.

Brackets: Carlynn and Passionate. Persian Star and El Khebira. Baleno and Bright Chief. First Mate and Magician Scratched: Summer Regent (7).

5 CHAMPION HANDICAP. £800; l* m .—All Smoke (19) 9-0: Awaroa (3) 8-12: Treble (11) 8-6: Invincible (17) 7-13: Sue Paul <9> 7-11; Kowloon (20). Tamarangi (21) 7-10: Stanza (15) 7-9; Americano (23). Beyond (13). Blockade (6). Castle Dee (28). Nurmi (29). Pundee (10) 7-8: Babaeta (16). Belle of Ascot (26), Flanders Ridge ‘2). Good Time (27). Hermaion (8). Mycet (1). Quantum (14). Surmount (7). Utah <25). Stirling Castle (5) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry: Hoa (18). Royal Dakar (12). Rimu Rapa (4). Master Lewis (24). On Top (22) 7-7. Brackets: Hoa and Master Lewis; Mycet and On Top; Quantum and Rimu Rapa: Royal Dakar, Stirling Castle, Surmount and Utah.

3.4 S p.m.— GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, £1250; 7f.

Balloted out with right of reentry:— 9 Antao (11) . 7 0 Brackets: Boodle and Prince Manu. Faralovine and Antao. Damselle and Karent. Overdale and Synola. Scratched Misere (23). Boodle (22), Boscar (12).

4.25 p.m.— LINLEY HANDICAP, £700; Im. —Silver Sunset (15) 8-13; Fontura (20) 8-6; Sentry (22) 8-2: Peterman (2) 8-1: Terrific <6) 8-0; Gay Future (24) 7-11: Schoolmate (19) 7-11; Somerset Lodge (16), Kandara (4) 7-9; Dark Chick (23), Fairylore (9). Gigolo (10), Marco Psalm (25) 7-8. Belle Ruler (5). Blue Peer (14). De FHou (26), Foxrua (1), Neustar (7), Papette CS). Playground (21). Prove It (11). Roko (13). Seaman (18). Sureve (12) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry: Joytax (28), Birella (17), Folder Star (3) 7-7. Brackets: Miss Fury and Neustar: Papette and Playground: Prove It and Roko; Seaman and Sureve.

Beaumont Acceptors CN.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN. The double at the Beaumont Racing Club's summer meeting next Saturday will be on the President's Handicap and the Beaumont Champion Hack Handicap. Acceptances:— 11.15 a.m.— LAWRENCE HIGH-WEIGHT, £235; Im and 33yds.—Ravelston (4) 10-7; Feleka (3) 10-3: Lord Fair (5) 10-2; Ore (9) 10-1: Turtle (8) 10-0; The Budget (7) 9 10: Etassem (2) 9-2; Faraj «1). Prestilite (10), Say So (6) 9 0. 11.55 a.m.— TRIAL STAKES No. 1, £175: 6f and 33yds.—Arabian Light HO). Colour Bar (12), Left Over <«), Mataki (4), Music Man (3), Prestilite (2), Proud Celt (5), Top Price (7) 8-5; Borough Lady (1). Flash of Gold (8), Irrldescent (11). Saliblue (9). Shoelace (14). Soncerai (13) 8-2. 12.35 p.m.— TUAPEKA HANDICAP. £259: Im and 33yds.—Umbo (7) 8-10; Golden Thistle (4) 7-12: Wild Delight (9) 7-11; Llangwm (3). Taanwav (2) 7-10: Grey Flash (1). Kelven Lad (8). Norse (5). Sailor's Flight (6) 7-9. 1.20 p.m W. B. NAYLOR HANDICAP, £500; Im and 33yds.—Golden Glen (4) 8-13; Baalbek (8), Tundra (6) 8-12; Solicitor (5) 8-6; Satlnette (1) 8-5; Cassbrldge (7) 8-4; Carpenter (3) 8-3; Cobble (10) 8-0; Town Crier (15) 7-11: Bright Countess (14), Cheiro (12) 7-10; Glenmorven <9>. Silver Spire (2) 7-9; Golden Boa (16) Idol Prince (13), Last Count (17) Westburn (11) 7-7 Balloted out with right of reentry until 10.30 a m. race day; Idol Prince. 2 p.m.—

PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, £400: 6f and 33yds.—Flying Trix <7) 9-2; Satlnette (1) 8-7; Big Smoke (6) 8-6; Feleka (3) 8-4; Cobble (2) 8-1; Fox Chat (4) 7-12: Lisa (5) 7-11; Waihola (8) 7-10; Allo Vite (9) 7-7.

2.40 p.m.— TRIAL STAKES Na. 2, £175; 6f and 33yds.—Cassol (It), Jack s Bay (9), Lambano (12), Lonvato (13), More Luck (4), Scram <7>. Silver Cerne (1) 8-5; Arden (3). El Khal (6), Golden Supreme (10). Heavenly <8). Marmbr Howe (2), Sea Belle (5) 8-2. 3.25 p.m.— BEAUMONT CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, £300; 10|f— Baal Hanan (6). Careys (1) 8-12: Bell View (7) 8-6: Nelson River (2) 8-5; Peter (4) 8-1; Underwood Lass (5) 8-0; Woodella (3) 7-12: Grey Satin (8), Ronda (10), Trca Vite (9) 7-7.

4.10 p.m.— WOOD MEMORIAL HANDICAP. £260 ; 6f and 33yds —Melhar (19) 8-10; Croseway (11) 8-7: Blue Rose (5) 8-4: Kulinga (6) 8-3; Acron 19) 8-0: Pease (7). Savings Bank (20) 7-12: Lucky Streak (12) 7-11; Alexandra (3). Alpine Light i 4). Kimono <l3). Mightv Peak (10) 7-9: Belfie i2). Etuale <1). Loch Nagar (18), Red Motto (17), Rene Sableur (8), Revlis King (15). Riding Fast <l4), Roeana (16) 7-8.

Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order until 3.30 p.m. race day: Roeana. Etuale, Bene Sableur, Riding Fast.

Tenerani Dead Tenerani, which acquired fame as the tire of Blbot. died recently in Italy, aged 21 Tenerani was top three-year-old in Italy In 1947. winning all the Italian colts' classics and the two races outside Italy he cantested. He was bought bv the English National stud in 1951 and stood in Britain until 1960, when he returned to Italy.

st lb 0211 Damians Pride (6) 8 6 402 Elkayel (14) ..8 6 0353 Tatua (4) .. ..8 6 3234 Afo (11) ..8 4 000 Calm Comet HO) ..84 6805 Clarendon <2> ..8 1 1735 Tardini (25) .. 7 12 1425 Blue Lodge (3) 7 12 4140 Kiwi Fox (21) .. 7 12 00 Patanga (13) .. 7 10 0004 Regal Ruler (26) ..7 9 0047 Apa (18) ..7 8 0590 Golden Defoe (1) ..7 8 9120 Old Parr (19) ..7 7 0430 Ichtar (27) ..7 7 0120 Dark Intrigue (15) .. 7 6

7230 Kamikaze (20) . 7 6 13 Garden Place (S) . 7 5 8020 Mi-Minx (23) . 7 5 7973 Carlynn <5) . 7 4 0120 Passionate (28) 4 900 Persian Star (9) I 7 3 2200 El Kheblra (17) 7 0607 First Mate (12) ’ 7 0 Balloted out with right of reentry:— 0900 Magician (10) 7 0 3380 Bright Chief (22) . 7 0 40 Ba’.eno (24) 7 0

St lb 0 Fencourt (25) 9 1 905 Impresario '28) 8 9 741 Michael <15) 8 8 600 Yardstick <3) 8 5 6 Hilldale <19) 8 0 0702 Master Defence 8 0 61 Kangaroo Town (7) 8 0 no Old and Bold <26) 7 12 4350 Otematata <17> 7 11 3594 Mana Mitchell <6) 7 10 Grand Filou (24) 7 8 2256 Umpah (4) 7 8 24 Wonderbar (13) 8 0279 Cherie Brizard (5) 7 3 Kay Filou (10) 7 3 Mavis Brae (I) ■’ 0 Gina Lollobrigida <8) 7 1 50 Lerua (2) 7 1 0 Paralovine (14) 7 1 0 Prince Manu (27) 7 1 0800 Damselle «16) 7 0 1870 Karent (18) 7 0 4760 Overdale (20) 7 0 000 Synola (21) 7 0