Castle Dee For Avondale Race

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31576, 13 January 1968, Page 6

Castle Dee For Avondale Race

“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. Castle Dee’s excellent efforts against the best northern stayers at the Auckland summer meeting and his latest training gallops at Takanini indicate that he will be very hard to beat in the John Wells Handicap at Avondale today. Castle Dee was second in the Queen Elizabeth Handicap and fourth in the Auckland Cup at Ellerslie. This week he has been most impressive in his fast work. Castle Dee may not be the favourite today because about half a dozen runners have excellent recent form. Tatua, the top-weight with 9-7, will have a big following. Dee Dee, Udare and Second Sight are also worthy of respect. Success for Dee Dee would bring a welcome change of luck for the Cambridge trainer, W. W. Townsend. At the beginning of the season Townsend had a formidable team of open-class stayers. But in the last three months, through injuries, he has lost Court Rapid, Mr Fagan, Utah and Creolian. Dee Dee also suffered a setback in December but she showed she had recovered by finishing fifth in the Nathans Memorial Handicap on the fourth day at Ellerslie at her first start "after a short rest. The Takanini gallopers, Valiant Rebel, Bywon, and Springlo, and Classical Glow, from Matamata, may be prominent in the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the Flying Handicap. The weather has been fine and the track should be fast. Selections: Noon—Summer Hlgh-welght: Outspan, Paleface, Black Butt. 12.35 p.m.—Juvenile Handl* cap: Nunui, Mayo Gold, Sup* erior Star. 1.15 p.m.—J. B. O’Loghlen Memorial: Spring Filou, Papa* gayo, Nice Guy. 1.50 p.m.—Kelston Handicap: Arrlvedercl, Better Half, Red Mohtal. 2.30 p.m.—John Wells Han* dicap: Castle Dee, Dee Dee, Udare. 3.15 p.m.—Western Suburbs Handicap: Highland Rebel, Marygrad, Regal Consort. 4 p.m.—Flying Handicap: Valiant Rebel, Bywon, Sprin* gio. 4.45 p.m.—Rangitoto Handicap: Even One, Master Hagen, Mintle. Fields are: Noon— SUMMER HIGH-WEIGHT, $1600; Ilf.—Pale Face (5) 10-0; Outspan (11) 940; Llanace (14) 9-6: Hoa (2) 9-5: Black Butt (7) 9-4: Denby’s Leggett (8), Forceful (13), Waylay (4) 9-2; Adam Troy (3), Cassowary (10). Confer (6), Count Up 712), Legend (1), Logan (8) 9-0. 12.35 p.m.— JUVENILE HANDICAP, $1600: two-year-olds; 6f.—Mayo Gold (10) 8-11; Nunui (6) 8-8; Second Chance (2) 8-6; Admiral Dee (15) 8-1; Honey Dee (19) 7-13:. Tribute (20) 7-11; Double One (16) Modicum (14), Picture Play (1), Proud Queen (5), Ribottobir (21), Sound of Music (22), Superior Star (11) 7-10; Clochemerle (9), Golden Nickel (8) 7-9; Leronic (12), Devon Land (18), Soho (3), Venice (17), Sweet Talk (7), Honey Brae (26), Toogara (25) 7-8: Diatena (4), Edelweiss (13) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry: Niadh (24) 7-7. Brackets: Admiral Dee, Honey Dee and Sound of Music; Edelweiss and Honey Brae: Naidh and Soho; Sweet Talk and Venice. Scratched: Eskimo Princess (30), Leduc (29), Flying Duke (28), Princess Patine (23), Honeywin (27). 1.15 p.m.— J. B. O’LOGHLEN MEMORIAL, $1800; Um. —Gentle Filou (7) 8-11; Alcantus (23) 8-9; Captain Andy (1) 8-7; Spring Filou (24) 8-6; Miss Misty (27), Taxsonia (13) 8-5; Arlanda (12) 8-4; Abbey’s Son (25), Dark Arrow (22), Fairylore (11) 8-3; Nurmi (18) 8-2; Royal Poet (26) 8-1; Papagayo (3) 8-0; Nice Guy (5), Ternarius (17) 7-13; Lassie’s Romance (16) 741; Gold Majesty

(21), Hot Line (8), Native Diver (2) 7-10; Fair Velvet (20), King William (6), Double Fault (8), Laurel Prince (14) 7-9. Balloted out with right of reentry: Midnight Rose (4) 7-9; Fairzami (10), Wood Lark (19), Fairsworth (15) 7-8. Brackets: Native Diver and Double Fault; Fair Velvet and King William; Laurel Prince and Midnight Rose, Fairsworth and Fairzami. Scratched: Our Gem (28),; Rocheda (29). 1.50 p.m.— KELSTON MAIDEN, $1400; 7f.— Arrivederci (6) 8-10; Gold Cross (17) 8-8;: Kay Marie (25), Red Montal (21) 8-7; Better Half (14), Gay Romance (16), Mumtaz (2), Royal Dane (5) 8-6; Center Way (10), Defender (27), El Doran (9), Fast Draw (8), Final Go (1), Ganet (20), Kiwi Girl (19), Lenex (12), Le Sherwood (22), Milky Way (28), Perverse (7), Son (13) 8-5; Royal Parade (29), Blueit (30), Fleece (4), Tuhoe (31), Sayandra (3) 8-4. Brackets: El Doran and Final Go, Le Sherwood and Lockerbie. Kiwi Girl and Lenex, Milky Way and Perverse, Son and Blueit, Fleece and Royal Parade, Sayandra and Tuhoe. Scratched: Pussy Galore (23), Mr Rudd (26), Dartmoor (15), Princess Trix (11), Pualei.tani (33), Lochebie (32), Pharabar (18) Waioneke (24).

3.15 p.m.— WESTERN SUBURBS HANDICAP, $1600; Im.—Ticotat (2) 8-11; Harbin (15) 8-7; Highland Rebel (17), Marygrad (25) 8-5; Double Image (5) 8-4; Pay More (20) 8-3: Haymaker (18), King; Tide (23) 8-2; Acrylic (22), Aldorado (21), Apolima (11), Boston Boy (9), Fair Annetta (7), Far Quest (4), Outlawed (10), Van Dyke (3) 84; La Villa (14), Melanion’s Pride (1), Regal Consort (12), Sennoma (6), Standfast (16), Susie Kildare (8) 8-0. Bracket: Standfast and Susie Kildare. Scratched: Game Hunter (24), Countess de Blue (13), Gay Garden (19).

RANGITOTO HANDICAP, $1600; 6f.—Even One (3) 8-10; Finality (23) 8-1; Arragon Princess (9), Innes Lady (7), Prosody (24) 7-12; Gay Garden (10) 7-11; Mintie (1), Youanme (8) 7-10; Bonny Blue (4), Golden Tax (18), Master Hagen (13), Pontypool (2), Poor Tommy (5), Rograder (16), Spi (6), Winkle (11) 7-9; Final Say (19), For Sake (12), Orsino (15), Soondar Rani (14), Too Shy (25) 7-8. Bracket: Soondar Rani and Too Shy. Scratched: Zingara (20), Scott’s Bard (17), La Villa (22), Belletto (21).

2.30 p.m.— JOHN WELLS HANDICAP $4000; Ilf. st lb 0311 Tatua (9) . 9 7 0000 Terrific (4) .. 9 1 7700 Honestly (1) ... 8 4 2631 Udare (10) .. . 8 4 8699 Iranbark (3) .. . 7 13 0495 Dee Dee (6) 7 12 4570 Sunset Fair (17) 7 10 6024 Castle Dee (2) . 7 8 0200 Blue Baron (19) . 7 6 1031 Second Sight (18) . 7 6 0422 Golden Guy (22) 7 4 0000 High Voltage (18) . 7 4 0660 Misere (15) 7 4 6457 Pacific Prince (21) . 7 3 0602 Brother Bart (12) ..7 0 5132 City Court (14) .. ..7 0 0006 Marlow (16) .. 7 0 6306 Royal Personage (13) 7 0 0048 Sir John (20) . ..7 0 6000 Tasman Lad (23) 7 0 0709 What You Will (11 7 0 Scratched: Head Fancy (5), Botany Downs (7).

4 p.m.— FLYING HANDICAP $2200; 7f. st lb 2445 Bywon (7) 7 13 0026 Valiant Rebel (3) .. 7 12 3140 Classical Glow (15) 7 11 0063 Lord Ted (14) .7 7 8880 Wonderbar (4) 7 7 022 Gold Imp (11) 7 4 3554 Travel Alone (10)". .7 4 1350 Forest Prince (13) ..7 3 6054 Belgarah (5) . 7 2 6404 Clarry (2) 7 2 0600 Dolce Vita (8) 7 2 0 Donroy (12) ... "1 2 8067 Merry Men (1) ’J 2 86 Mt Secret (6) . 7 2 7907 Springlo (9) . " 7 3 4.45 p.m.—