RACING Tahu Koura May Be Best Two-Year-Old

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31167, 17 September 1966, Page 6

RACING Tahu Koura May Be Best Two-Year-Old

The Dunedin Jockey Club begins South Island two-year-old racing today to make the programme for the opening of its spring meeting something better than a run-of-the-mill affair.

The McLean Stakes, run last year in divisions, will be run as an outright contest this year. If barrier sprints in the last few weeks have any bearing on the result, Riccarton’s Tahu Koura and Wingatui’s Red Copy, Heffs, and disk should be strong contenders.

Tahu Koura won the sprint for two-year-old fillies on the third day of the Grand National meeting. Riccarton form could also supply winning leads for other races at Wingatui today. Gladaub and St. Jude were winners for southern stables at the Grand National meeting, and will come in for confident backing today. Gladaub made a successful debut as a hurdler at Riccarton. He was switched back to the flat to win against the sprinters at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting, but will resume in the role of a jumper today.

Turtle has dropped out of the hurdles field. St Jude, a decisive winner over a mile and a quarter in his only start at the Grand National meeting, looks equal to the task of beating the other hacks over 11 furlongs today. St Jude has the ability, it is felt, to end Polar’s winning sequence, now extending over three races—one at the Otago Hunt meeting followed by a double at Ashburton last week-end. Even Chance and Pharasal probably will be at cramped odds when they attempt to win today’s T.A.B. double for Riccarton stables.

They have earned favouritism after sound wins at Ashburton,

P. J. Silver has been engaged to ride Fontara in the Trial Stakes No. 2 and G. O. Finn has engaged for Grey Satin in the St. Kilda Improvers’ Handicap. Wingatui had fine weather yesterday. The track has improved in the last two days but is still expected to be soft or easy. Fields are:— 11.15 a.m.— TRIAL STAKES No. 1, £225; 7f. —Arctic Lad <9). D’Archiac (5), Lo and Behold (10), Bervan (3), Big Fellow (4), Dime (7), General Joe (15), Panace (1), Roman General (11), Watallan (6) 8-5: Fair Behaviour (8) 8-4: Bellburn (16), Delia (17), Magic Mink (12) 8-0. Scratched: Robert Bell (13), Justice (14), New Imp (2).

11.50 p.m SPRING HURDLES. £350: lim

. Glaudaub (2), Peter (4) 9-8; Golden Glen (7) 9-4: Crossway (5). Royal Burgh (6), Swashbuckler (8) 9-0. Scratched: Turtle (3), Edenisle (1).

12.30 p.m.— ST. KILDA IMPROVERS* HANDICAP, £350: Im. —Chow Maine (6) 8-10; Grey Satin (2) 8-9: Shoelace < 14) 8-7: Chang (3), Conde (12) 8-2: Double Fair (13), Earl Howe (11), Flowing Gold (9), Grey Flash (5). Jan’s Joy (10), Prestilite (8), Skinful (7) 8-0. Bracket: Grey Satin and Grey Flash. Scratched: Golden Silver (4), Smart Time (1). 1.5 p.m.— McLEAN STAKES, £500: 4f Astral Flight (1). Botan (7), Heffs (2), Kinki (15), Red Copy (4), Stephanair (5), Warahiko (6), Bell Note (10) 8-5: Footloose (S), Glisk (17), High Sterra (9). Miss Mannequin (12), Redoco (3), Shewetta (18). Sura Light (16). Tahu Koura (11) 8-0. Scratched: Jivaros (13), Maggy Lee (-4).

TRIAL STAKES NO. 2, £225: 7f. —Blue Seas (15), Cognac (18), Hello Count (12), Near Go (2) 8-9: Channel Command (17), Couer de Chene (5), Great Match (3), Master Sheeny (1), Pop Singer, 14), Slumbay (8), The Medico (13) 8-5: Gayway (16), Tres Vite (10) 8-4; Fontara (7), Merry Madam (11), Mia (9), Queen Neptune (4) 8-0. Scratched: Naratam (6). 2.55 p.m.— SUBURBAN INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP. £400: 7f. Allegretto (7) 8-10; Dunsun (3) 8-7; Sailor’s Flight (1) 8-6: Nelson River (5) 8-4; Ronrico (4) 7-13; Blue Stephan (2) 7-10; Captain Howe (9) 7-8. Scratched: Polar (8), Royal Burgh (6).

4.1 S p.m.— KAIKORAI HANDICAP. £4OO. Ilf —Polar <7> 9-0: St. Jude <3l S-6: How Exciting (4) 8-5: Taanway (11) 8-2: Silver Field (14) 8-1; Disciple (9) SO; Glocca Morra (2), Sierra Gold (6). We’ll Find Oul (10) 7-13; Golden Supreme (5), Golden W'cb (8), Sandy Man (1). Third Chance (13) 7-12. Scra(ched: Awaklki (12).

FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 1.45 p.m.— WATT IE GOLD CUP, £1150; Ilf. st lb 0009 Fieldmaster (9) 8 1 8811 Castle Gregory (2) .. 8 0 0884 Flying York (1) 7 13 6661 Even Chance (8) 7 7 9734 Flyway (6) .. 7 5 1042 Jester Jinks (3) ■ 4 4743 Calvados (5) 7 7738 Jus* Peter (1) 7 0662 Lorastan (12) . 7 1 0266 BeMbridge (4) 7 0 6307 Cobble (10) .. 7 0 3253 2.20 Mogambo (7) p.m.— • 0

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.35 p.m.— TBLECEAFH HANDICAP, £500: if. lit lb 0096 Cattle Flight (6) .. 8 13 6925 Cass-arook (8) ..8 6 4372 Summer Mag’ic (4) .. 7 11 2524 Combination (7) ..7 9 0074 Satinette (5) ..7 5 9646 Tumble (2) . ... 7 5 1901 Pharasal (9) ..7 4 0395 Be’Ctana (3) ..7 3 5340 Axir (1) ..7 0