RACING Three Kings Might Beat Sir Torre

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30937, 18 December 1965, Page 6

RACING Three Kings Might Beat Sir Torre

“The Press’' Special Service WELLINGTON. The training report from Woodville that Sir Torre might not be quite forward enough and the likelihood of a slightly easy track has altered early thoughts on the President’s Handicap, first leg of the Manawatu Racing Club’s T.A.B. double today.

Sir Torre’s Riccarton form was good enough for him to win the President’s Handicap, but after he came back from Christchurch Sir Torre was spelled for two weeks and then hacked about his owner’s property for another week.

The trainer, J. P. Carter, expects Sir Torre to race well, but thinks he might not be quite as forward as necessary against some of the more seasoned horses. Mairin will recede in favour if the track eases. Otherwise she will be strongly fancied. She won easily at Feilding at her last start, but was relegated for interference. In view of later form shown by some of those which finished behind her—notably Three Kings, Cabriere Humber and Laramie — Mairin rates an excellent chance. _, The Levin horses, Three Kings and Lucky Son are also in favour and will be more so if the ground eases.

Three Kings worked well on Thursday and his Otaki race has brought him forward. Lucky Son is also fit, but his chance depends mostly on the effectiveness of his wedge plates. The rubber cushioning which relieved his heel trouble last year is not acting so well this time and a new method is to be tried. With Alkira a scratching, Jetmate is selected for the second leg, the Flying Handicap. He has not drawn well, but this might be compensated for by the apparent improvement he has made since his fine last-start win. Jetmate was impressive in his final trial. Topless is almost certain to be prominent nearly all the way. Summer Flight is racing like an improver and so are Gaynova and Count Carmel. Understudy is another which will be well supported after her useful third at Wanganui behind Jetmate and Grand Win. Two feature races are the Manawatu Challenge Stakes,

weight-for-age, and the Eulogy Stakes, for three-year-old fillies. The three-year-old eolt Devastation meets the good older horses, Plantation and Grand Win, in the Challenge Stakes his Riccarton form suggests he will, at least, be equal to them. Alkira, whose jockey will be able to claim an allowance, stands out in the Eulogy Stakes. Happy Jan and Jane Eyre, however, will make it a good race with Alkira.

Another good race should be the Santa Rosa Stakes for two-year-olds. There are six winners in the field and also the highly-regarded Miss Mya, which ran Prince D’Amour close last week. Field* are:— U.IS a.m.— WELCOME STAKES, £350; It.— Abe Bray (15). Balyn (4), BIS Blue (28), Bonny Chat (6). Cephas <24). Complicated (2). Drizzle (3), Fremont (12). Fright <2O), Front Page (1), High Fllou <27). Ladles Escort <>3), Lang Syne (10). Morgold (17). Mr Jonea (18). Nigella (21), Opium (S). Otherwise (11). Pandect (23), Polo Pony (14). potlco (20). Prince Tirage (*). Robin Marie (10), State Ruler (8,, Tit For Tat (7), Zihl (23) 8-7. Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order: Cephas, State Ruler. Brackets: Pandect and Polo Pony; Police and Prince Tirage; Robin Marie and State Ruler: Tit For Tat and Zihl. Scratched: Blue Glare (22). Kimber (IS).

lUJO a.m.— TOKOMARU HIGH • WEIGHT HANDICAP, £500: Uf.—Arakhan (14) 10-9; Far Cry (12), Happy Billy (10) 9-8; Everglades (5) 9-5; Shubad (17) 9-3; Al Pedro (15) 9-2; Atahari (10), Fingala (1). Jebelle (2), Komua (11), Lightning Chief (8), Noble Kiwi (7). Red Lancer (3), Travelling Light (18). York Abbey (13) 0-0. Scratched: Economic (4), Arlington (6), Alltime High (*). 12.25 p.m.— SANTA ROSA STAKHS, £723 15s; sif.—Miss Mod (3) 0-4; Raiden (3) 8-10; Nuihau (9) 8-0: Miss Mya (7) 8-5; Ponsadin (1) 8-4; Shana* (14) 8-2; That'S Right (17) 8-1; Silver Sabre (10) 7-12; Gun (3) 7-11; Chev (16), Gay Count (IS), Silver Pennant (13) 7-10: Cons'zllatlon (8) 7-8: Colimero (11) 7- Vinous (18) 7-6; Deep Blue (6) 7-5. Brackets: Chev and Gun; Silver Pennant and Silver Sabre. Scratched: Floodlit (4), Irresistible (12). 13 p.m.— MILSON HACK HANDICAP, £550; 7f.—Hooplah (IS) 8-13; Classical Glow (8) 8-11: Sweet Dream (22) 8-3: Olympian (7) 8-4; Blue Veil (18) 8- Northern Star (12), Valentino (11) 8-2: Wizard (13) 8-1; Basilio (23) 7-12: Black Ice (3) 7- Chiave d'Oro (14) 7-0: Identlflcatlon (8), Red (5). Sandra Kildare (10), They Told Me (1) 7-8: Avocat'a Pride (25). Jordan's Gold (17), Mighty Nice (4), San Leonardo (IS), Whirling (20) 7-7. Bracket: Northern Star and Avocat's Pride. Scratched: Tipperary Tom (20). Grapevine (25), Caveat Emptor (15). Atahari (2), Rushing (21), Scotch Seaman (6). 1.65 p.m.— EULOGY STAKHS, £72s; Im Alkira (5) 0-0; Happy Jan (8) 8- Jan Eyre (0) 7-12: Dear Pal (2) 7-10: Patsy's Pride (10), So True (11) 7-8: Fairlu (13). Harvest Festival (*), Pinza Girl (1), Pizzicato (7), Smashing (4), Throb (3), Tinsel (12) 7-7. Brackets: Harvest Festival and Throb. FIRST LEG OF T.A.R. DOUBLE 2.25 p.m.— PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, £1750; Ilf.

Scratched: Clayton King (13). > *MANAWATU CMALLINGB STANGS. 31535; Im—Baloo (13). Bandon <2>. High Disdain <•). Kawera (5). Planration (17). Sail Away , (it), Vogel Bloom (•) >-l: Lucky Bebel (11). Shut (3) »-0; Friendly Mill (13) 3-11; Grand Win (4). Marla Mitchell (13). Starlit (14) >-»; Devastation (13), Might (7) 3-3. Scratched: Cantu* (3). Dervish (1). 3BCOND LBG GF TJLI. DOUGL* 335 F,m.— FLYING HANDICAP. £lOOO ; 3L st lb

6.38 p.m.— TARARUA HACK HANDICAP, £030; lim.—Tolka (4) 8-0: Naneda (6) 8-8; Tarim (8) 8-6: Desclple (12) 8-5; Hermalon (2), Samuel (16) 8-3; Speclallto (1) 8-2; Stipe (I), Lady Janus (11) 8-1; Simonsen (7) 7-11; That's Fair (13), Cinita (5) 7-10; Boas Moyne (10), Travistream (3) 7-0. Scratched: Royal Dakar (15).

at lb 0039 Lucky Son (12) ..8 7 8115 Three Klnc* (17) .. 8 * 3033 Laramie (19) ..8 5 1422 Humber (13) ..8 3 9C97 Acta (20) ..7 9

2254 Shady (1) . 7 0 MU Sir Torre (10) '..It MM Patanga (5) ..7 7 1100 Wavering (0) ..7 7 30M Ichtar (18) ..7 0 1*34 Malrln (23) ..7 5 0181 Tax leader (0) ..7 4 4M4 Raihld (13) .. 7 0 0200 KI Ganador (2) ..7 2 IMO 5307 Acapulco (22) Golden Bay (1*) ..7 0 ..7 0 4120 Hylander (7) .. 7 0 1130 John Derry (0) ..7 0 0038 Narbada (11) ..7 0 00.0 Paper KIWI (4) ..7 0 1200 Royal Polo (3) ..7 0 2*05 Awaroa (21) ..7 0

0000 Home On The Ranta 8 11 (10) 0230 88 Gymkhana (15) Huoh (13) 8 7 8 3 000 Bandolero (0) 7 12 0201 Jetmate (10) 7 11 5023 Underotudy (1) 7 0 223 Dalvui (8) .. 7 3 00 88 Summer Flight (10) Count Carmel (17) .. 7 2 7 1 580 Aorangl (11) 7 0 OOM Count Down (12) ». 7 0 0007 Gaynova (5) 7 0 000 Grazloeo (4) .. 7 0 00 Linesman (18) .. 7 0 5300 Sir Juvante (7) ». 7 0 0000 Strontian (2) 7 0 1700 ToplOM (10) ..7 0 Scratched: Alkira (3), Star of Kildare (0).