RACING Billy Joe Out; Debbie Marie Now Favoured

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31649, 8 April 1968, Page 6

RACING

Billy Joe Out; Debbie Marie Now Favoured

Billy Joe sprained a joint at Riccarton on Saturday and will be out of action for at least two months.

Mr w. H. Williamson’s three - year - old would probably have been favourite for the Rangiora Handicap, the second leg of the North Canterbury Racing Club’s T.A.B. double at Rangiora today.

The leading jockey, W. D. Skelton, who had been engaged for Billy Joe, will now ride Seminole, which will be having her first start from V. Clutterbuck’s stable. Seminole has done much of he r racing at middle distances, but has been freshened since she last raced, at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s summer meeting in February With Billy Joe missing from the field, Lady Fort has brighter prospects of repeating her success of last week over Rangiora’s six-furlong course.

But Debbie Marie, another of the principals in a spectacular finish—she finished a close third—has prospects equally appealing in this field.

Krazikid, Serengeti and Tumble looked ready for anything when they sprinted in dashing style at Riccarton on Saturday. They lengthen the list of possibilities, and such a list would not be complete without Glamis Lad, whose race at Rangiora last week, his first since November, should have done him no end of good. Segundo seems assured of favouritism for the President’s Handicap, the first leg

of today’s T.A.B. double now there is a prospect of fast footing to offset his lack of middle distance racing lately. Segundo’s peak form looks a good deal better than that of any of the others in the field, though Takatua might have put him to the test if the ground had been soft or worse.

Joe Doe is an unlikely runner in the Autumn Maiden Handicap, and A. J. Stokes will now ride Summer Trial. Another new mount for Stokes is Running Scared in the President’s Handicap. The Wanganui jockey, J A. Messent, will return to ride members of J. Lalor’s Reefton team—Reefton Queen, Prince Magundi, Silver Fountain, Count Down, and Debbie Marie. Messent has also been engaged for Cattegat. Fields: FIRST LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE Noon.— CUST HIGH-WEIGHT $500; 11m. st lb

12.35 p.m.— AUTUMN MAIDEN HANDICAP, $450. 6f.—Joe Doe <5) 8-10; Reefton Queen (15), Star Turne (8) 8-9; Ankerfair (13), Arabian Princess (9). Bigoted (14). Black Rosette (2). Herndale Lad <3), Eileen Francis (18), Master Leigh (11). Okuru (21) Pendecn (1). Rock fire <7). Running Waters (4). Strathern (10), Spare Time (12) Summer Trial (19). Step Dance (20). Toheroa (17), Wee Too (6) 8-7. Scratched: Miss Sheeny (16). SECOND LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE 1.10 p.m.— OKUKU HACK HANDICAP $500; Im.

1.45 p.m.— OHOKA HACK HANDICAP, $500; 6f.—Mr Joe (3) 8-10; Chilli Bean (8) 8-0; Doraido (2), Research (5) 7-13; Sura Light (6). Westerfield (13) 7-10; Dowmanca (11), Fearnought (1), Golden Shah (10), High And Mighty (7). Kowhai Princess (12), Krlste (9), Rival (4), Silver Fountain (4) 7-9. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.25 p.m.— PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP $1250; Um.

MANDEVILLE MAIDEN HANDICAP, $450; Im.—Cattegat (10) 8-10; Lady Lodge (4), Potenza (7), Totara Valley (13) 8-9; Beladin (5), Belcraze (14), Faraday (12), Mahal’s Treasure (11) 8-8; Arty Lady (6). Kiowa (3), Scimus (2), Tallsall (1), Timbercombe (8), Why Should We (9) 8-7.

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.55 p.m.— RANGIORA HANDICAP $850; 6f.

4.35 p.m.— WEST COAST HACK HANOICAP, $500; Um—Partner (6) 8-4; Massakai (7) 8-1; Gee Tee (3) 8-0; Juimark (4) 7-13; Jewel Case (9) 7-11; Gold Treaty (5), Listening Post (11). Our Wyn (2). Standard Time (8), Why Harp (1), Michael Brien (10) 7-9.

7062 Lorastan (5) .. .. 9 11 8233 Sun Bank (1) .. 9 10 2221 Goudhurst (6) . . 9 8 6608 Who Does (3) . . 9 4376 Disciple <4) .. 9 0 3614 Displease <2) .. 9 0 4237 Otaio Bank (7) . . 9 0

st lb 2512 Beau Leigh (14) 8 4 0913 Golden Promise (15 8 4 1549 .les Tar (1) . 8 3 4748 Khush Mahal (10) . 8 0

4200 Pic-a-Deck (17) .. 7 12 5909 Sleeky Fox (6) 7 12 0200 Beit Meri (3) 7 12 0 D’Archiac (13) 7 10 1570 Enrapture (2) 7 10 6688 Gold Wood (7) 7 10 0600 Indian Chief (11) .. 7 10 0 Kai Bank (9) 7 10 2170 Overnight (5) 7 10 3188 Prince Magundi (12) 7 10 9518 Wenew (16) 7 10 Scratched: Gee Tee (4), Bevlyn (8).

st lb 96«0 Segundo (4), Tucker D. 8 7 8037 Count Down (2), Messent J. 8 4 3520 Kalimera (9), E. Low 7 13 3710 Sir Limond (7), W. Skelton 7 13 8053 Gingerbread <1), G.

Guliery 7 10 0923 Takatua (5), N. Eastwood 7 8 0525 Cosmetic (11). P. Silver 7 7 6980 Ibn (6), M. Skelton . 7 7 7968 Roman General (10), E. Didham 7 7 0900 Running Scared (3), A. Stokes 7 7 0799 Royal Encounter (8), A. Eastwood 7 7 3.10 p.m,—

st lb 0000 4327 Krazikid (10), E. Low Tumble (8), G. Gul* 8 11 1423 lery Debbie Marie (7), J. 8 6 4009 Messent Giamis Lad (2), J. 8 5 Pankhurst 8 4 5761 4690 Lady Fort (11) Seminole (14), W. 8 0

Skelton 7 11 3070 Sabell (4), N. Eastwood 7 9 8007 Pango (1), P. Stiver 7 8 00 Talic (12), D. Hadfield 7 8 0606 Danny Kaye (6), M. Skelton 7 7 5250 Jayess (5), G. Mein 7 7 4000 Never Again (13) 7 7 4305 Serengeti <3), A. Eastwood 7 7 Scratched: Billy Joe (9).