Trainer’s Chance For Best Total

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31262, 7 January 1967, Page 6

Trainer’s Chance For Best Total

•*Th< Press’* Special Servlet AUCKLAND. The Matamata trainer, J. A. Gibbs, could equal his best training tally for a season at Thames today. Gibbs has already trained 12 winners this season—two less than his best season, 1965-66. He has three runners engaged today, and two. Hi Value and Hot Line, look bright winning chances. Hi Value is a candidate for the first leg of the T.A.B. double, the Goldfiields Cup. Hot Line is in the first leg of the on-course double, the Kopu High-weight. Hi Value, after a useful fifth in the George Adams Handicap, a mile, at Ellerslie earlier this week, has come into favour for the Goldfields Cup. He has yet to try a middle distance in open company, but on breeding he should get a longer distance successfully. Hot Line looked most unlucky not to have won the Coromandel High-weight on the first day of the Thames meeting. Rounding the home turn he was with the leaders but on straightening up he appeared cramped for room. Dashing Lu, a Te Ar oh a filly, Bottle Top and Merry Men are likely to be prominent in the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the Flying Handicap. Dashing Lu won decisively on the first day and has a great chance for a good double. The weather has been fine and the track should offer good footing. Selections: —

U a.m.—Tapu Stakes: First Division: Golden Carpet, Gia Sandri. Second Division: Ana Rom, Phylene. 11.40 a.m.—Kopu Hlghwelght: Het Line, On Top, Legend. 12.15 p.m.—County Handl* cap: Ternarius, Dasheen, Cassowary. 1235 p.m.—Thames Handicap: Summer Valley, Gold Majesty, Falryloro. LN p.m.—Goldfields Cup: HI Value, Mac's Pride, Ravenwood. 2.10 p.m.—Purlrl Handicap: Gay Garden, Right-o-Way, Finality. 3 p.m.—Flying Handicap: Dashing Lu, Bottle Top, Merry Men. 3.40 p.m.—Farewell Handicap: Clarry, Kathey's Son, Richard Diamond. Fields: U a.m.— TAPU NOVICE, £320: Of.First division: Ability (3), Fiddlers Three (6), Rigoletto (13), Try Mate (14) 8-0; Lucy Jones (11). Sky (8), Sahara Gold (4) 8-4; Golden Carpet (0), Majestic Knight (2), Spray Doone (17) 8-2; Link (1), Chib (10), Even (18), Gia Sandri (10), Lynaire (12), Mopsey (17). Robin Kay (15) 7-11. Second Division: Bylaw (16). Iniki (13) 8-9; Catherine Tudor (18). Melsum (4). Shahrez (12), Silver Notes (17) 8-4; Freehold (10), Moanahere (9), Mr Lawful (6), Tim brook (11), Anna Rose (8), Concise. (5). Fairzami (14), Katie Daley (7), Midnight Rose (15), Phylene (1), Sunflight (1) 7-11. Brackets: Sahara Gold and Silver Notes; Rosie Sky and Freehold; Golden Carpet and Moanahere; Majestic Knight and Mr Lawful; Spray Doone and Timbrook; Bronze Link and Ana Rose; Chib and Concise; Even and Fairzami; Gia Sandri and Katie Daley; Lynaire and Midnight Rose; Mopsy and Phylene; Robin Kay and Sunflight. Scratched: Proud Light (3), Gathone (2). 11.40 a.m.— * KOFU HIGH-WEIGaT, £350;

lim.—On Top (4) 9-10: Something Special (11) 8-8; Able Wren (8), Hot Line (6) 8-3: My Surprise (15) 8-2; Dilly Dally (5), Legend (14) 8-1; Apolima (13), Balalaika (7). Four Ways (8), High Tax (1), Riglaw (2), Sweet Jasmine (12), Think Twice (3) 8-0. Scratched: Gigolo (10). 12.15 p.m.— COUNTY HANDICAP, 5300: sf.—Appian (17), Dual Account (4) Pay More (13) 8-1; Dasheen (8), Ternarius (8) 8-0; Decorama (14), Serenade (2), Thundercloud (18), Rograder (7) 7-13: Forsake (4) 7-12; Ella Will (11) 7-11; Camowary (1). Donna Ley (15), Golden Tax (18), Kathy's Castle (10), Miniway (5) Red Bahram (20), Wood Lark (») 7-10. Balloted out with right of reentry Miss Lynette (12), Bold Princess (3) 7-10. 1238 p.m.— THAMES HACK HANDICAP, £350; lim. —Fairylore (31, Gold Majesty (10) 8-1; Sprlnglo (11) 7-12; Gay Merit (5) 7-11; Brown Mars (2), Outlawed (13), Rescator (18), Summer Valley (15) 7-10; Abbey’s Son (23), Easter Joy (14), Jan Cobbler (18), Phalex (9). Proud Vixen (0), Pundell (7), Sweet Blossom (22), Treasure Castle (4) 7-8; Some Count (12), Zaratuka (1) 7-8; Arrogant Beau (17), Satin (20) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry: Modern Touch (18), Princess Dee (8) 7-7. Scratched: Blue Tui (21). L3O p.m.— GOLDFIELDS CUP,

Bracket: Ellesdee and High Voltage. Scratched: Garden Place (18). 2.1* p.m.— PURIRI HACK HANDICAP, £350; If.—Be My Girl (1) 8-10; Flaxsis <l2l 8-5: Regal Victress (18) 8-4; Delta Queen (7), Gay Garden <2> 8-3; Finality (8), Sparrow <5) 8-2; Right o' Way (11) 8-1; Fair Annetta <10), Gossworth (3) JuMet (8), Karen Jean (21), Lady Chick (4), Nerona (20), Our Request (15), Phool Topi (18), Rue Royale (17) 8-0; Not Seen (4) Yvonne (13) 7-13. Balloted out with right of reentry: Totara Joy (14), Sennoma (IB) 7-13. 3 p.m.—

FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, £350; «L—Clarry (12), Kathey's Son (14), Tolly (8) 8-3: Beau Coup (2), Malope (11), Meadow Lands (8), Pacific Prince (7), Regal Consort <3), Bichard Diamond <1), Te Awhitu (10), Youanme (IB) 7-11; By Plane <•>, Kabab <s>. Matanuku Blue (15), Singing Hills (4), Too Jfry (13) 7-10. |

£1000; lim. st lb 0005 Bed Count (17) 8 5 0111 Pale Face (9) ... 8 3 0044 Mac’s Pride (14) ... 8 2 6200 Ravenwood (9) . 8 1 5002 Micheline (8) 8 0 4614 Capella (3) 7 12 0030 Wilful (5) . 7 12 7905 Hi Value (1) 7 9 6767 Boodle (4) .. 7 5 2195 Cambridge Fair (18) 7 5 0000 Computer (12) 7 5 6073 Dolce Vita (6) 7 5 00 EHesdee (16) 7 5 0098 Gold Dowa (7) 7 5 0040 High Voltage (15) .. 7 5 303 Lerua (13) 7 5 09 White Strand (2) 7 5 05 Wizard (11) 7 5

FLYING HANDICAP, £800; er. st lb 0013 Bottle Top (8) ». 8 9 2241 Dashing Lu (8) Prince Manu i2) 7 13 0482 7 11 0666 Hywyn (6) .. 7 7 4077 Surgaway (4) 7 7 8625 Triple Wood (10) .. 7 7 9004 Bostock (7) 7 6 9006 Double Image (9) .. 7 6 6609 Merry Men (1) 7 6 0570 Synteena (5) p.m.— 7 6