Ellerslie Track Will Suit Gold Chick Today

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31187, 11 October 1966, Page 5

Ellerslie Track Will Suit Gold Chick Today

“The Press’’ Special Service AUCKLAND. Unless sudden improvement is forthcoming from the others, Gold Chick, Corbassiere, Damian's Pride and Town Guard will dispute the finish of the Dominion Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double at Ellerslie today, Gold Chick, in particular, looks a bright prospect.

This is the time of the year when Gold Chick excels. These days he seems not to relish very firm ground. The easy tracks of the spring are to his liking. When he dead-heated with Geyser Land in the Mitchelson Cup on Saturday, Gold Chick produced his best performance for the year. He has 61b more, making 8-7, in the Dominion Handicap. Against that. Geyser Land is not an acceptor this time. Neither will Gold Chick meet Blue Lodge, Roganne and Creolian. which finished third, fourth and fifth in Saturday’s cup. In the second leg, the Kennels Handicap, Master Defence will be the hardest to beat. Gold Imp. Special Request and Alkaid are other prospects. Week-end rain kept the footing soft and with further showers probable, the track seems unlikely to firm. Selections.—

Noon—Takanini Hurdles: Count Serene, Something Special, Stromboli. 12.40 p.m.—Doncaster Handicap: Barellan, Ginza. Cambridge Fair. 1.22 p.m.—Dominion Handicap: Gold Chick, Corbassiere, Damian’s Pride. 2.2 p.m. Ellerslie Stakes: First division— Lord Mussetu. Dasheen. Eldoran. Second division Geoffrey, Boston Boy, Belle Diable. 2.50 p.m.—Kennels Handicap: Gold Imp, Master Defence, Alkaid. 3.35 p.m.—Commonwealth Handicap: Head Fancy, Gay Garden, Forest Prince. 4.15 p.m.—Regional Handicap: Fair Account, Court Rapid, Sentry. 4.55 p.m.—Excelsior Handicap: Mighty Fair, Sunny Filou, Sonya’s Pride.

Fields are:— Noon— TAKANINI HURDLES, £BOO Um. and 60yds.—Repeal ill 10-5- Count Serene <l3) 9-13; Carlynn 17) 9-12; Caballero <s> 9-9: Stromboli 12) 9-8; Miss Raye (9). Something Special 13) 9-7: Fiery Lad (10) 9-5; Warea Bov <l2> 9-1; Chequers 16) Fedele 114), Loyal Ruler (11). Robins Report <4>, Yvonne’s Pride <8) 9-0.

12.40 p.m.— DONCASTER HANDICAP, £BOO 6f.—Barellan <IS) 8-13; Cambridge Fair (4) 8-S; Tahiti (10) 8-0: Aldorado (6), Toytime (ID 7-13; Imperial 12), Nautical (13), Sumgent (9), Too Shv (8) 7-12; Abbey's Son 15), Blue Winter (7). Macsfield (1) What You Will (3), Spring Filou (12) 7-11; Ariosto (16), Esperanto (15) 7-10.

’ Scratched: Ginza (17), Orsino 1(14).

12.2 p.m.— ELLERSLIE STAKES, £1020; two-year-olds; 4/f. — First Division: Lord Mussetu (5) 8-8; El Doran (7), Pundanui (9) 8-2: Space Flyer (2) 8-0; Thunderball ilO) 7-12; Cynical (4), Nalei (3), Ternarius (1) 7-11: Dasheen (6) 7-10: Golden Tax (8), Nursie (11) 7- Second Division: Boston Boy <6), Geoffrev (7), Royal Beau (4) 8- Dollar Dee (1) 7-12; Belle Diable (9), Latin Lover (2), Mystic Ring (8), Oreti Mary (5) 7-11; Royal Defence (3) 7-10; Hillwood (10) 7-9. j 2.50 p.m.—

3.35 p.m.— COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP, £800; 7f.—Larboard (18) 9-1; Hug (14) 8-10; Flying Lad (6) 8-7: Triple Wood (24), La Jolla (4) 8-5; Regal Victress (11) 8-4; Head Fancy (9) 8-3; Gay Garden (21), Little Stranger (16) 8-0: High News (25), Mendelian (17) 7-13; Michael Molloy (3) 7-12; Queen's Pride (10) 7-11; Freeway (15) 7-10; Quadroon (13) 7-9: Able Queen (2), Forest Prince (26), Springlo (8) 7-8; Gold Ruler (5), Riingl Kitea (20), Sabre Jet (12), Pelsen (7) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order: Le Comte (23). Cabaruss (22), Herewini (1) 7-7. Brackets: Larboard and La Jolla: Cabaruss and Herewini. Scratched: Chief Warrior (19). 4.1 S p.m.— REGIONAL HANDICAP, £800;

Ilf.—Sentry (20) 8-7; Hoa (25) S-6; Playday (1) 8-4; Kopia (8) 8-2; Court Rapid (18), Margen (2) 8-1; Triple Wyn (5) 8-0; Count De I Loot (11) 7-13; Fair Account (4) [7-12: Rimu-rapa (14) 7-10; Double Peter (19) 7-9; Golden Viaduct (12), Swift Chick (24). Whispering Hope (6), World Bank (15) 7-8: Algamar (22), Dormer (16). Fleet Filou (23). Regal Consort (13), Jaydee (17) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order: Kelly’s Eye (21), Jeenie Be? (10), Java (9), Digger (7) 7-7. Bracket: Java and Digger. Scratched: Aroha Prince (3). 4.55 p.m.— EXCELSIOR HANDICAP, £1100: Im.—Mighty Fair (5) 8-9: Sunny Filou (12) 8-7; Chui (4) 8-4; Surgaway (8), Trueman (9) 8-1; Buona Sera (3), Old Spice (7) 7-13: Nooranee (2) 7-11; Outlawed (10) 7-9: Final Raid' (1) 7-8: Kublai Khan (13), Prince Heroic (6) 7-7. Scratched: Sonya’s Pride (11).

1.22 p.m.— DOMINION HANDICAP, £2000: Ilf. st. lb 0351 Gold Chick (3) 8 7 0100 Old and Bold (10) .. 8 6 0670 Red Crest (11) 8 2 2421 Corbassiere (13) 7 12 000 Damian’s Pride (16) 7 12 3200 Clarendon (7) 7 11 700 Mantovani (14) 7 7 013 Regal Ruler (2) 7 7 4600 New Tiki (5) 7 4 0596 Town Guard (9) 7 4 3840 Wonderbar (8) 7 2 00 Boodle (4) .. 7 1 0040 El Cid (15) .. 7 0 i 0 El Cortez < 1) 7 0 1 70 Marlow (6) 7 0 0880 Queenwood (12) 7 0 ! Bracket: Manlovani and Won- | derbar.

KENNELS HANDICAP, £1200; Of. st. lb 1012 Master Defence (6) 9 3 0021 Alkaid (12) 9 2 Honestly (9) 8 11 Silver Sunset (10) .. 8 3 0 Summer Blaze (5) .. 8 3 3843 Bottle Top (16) 8 1 0 Grand Filou (3) 8 1 0 Ravenwood (4) 11 0 9 Gold Imp (7) 7 10 9 Special Request (8) 7 9 0 King of the Castle <1) 7 8 Killeymoon (2) 7 Look Twice < 11) ' 7 0 Mary Poppins (15) .. Viola (13) .. 7 7 Scratched: Double Image (14).