RACING Dalvui Likely Winner Of Adams Handicap

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31653, 13 April 1968, Page 7

RACING Dalvui Likely Winner Of Adams Handicap

Dalvui, one of the early favourites for the $7200 George Adams Handicap at Riccarton on Monday, will be flown to Christchurch from Palmerston North with five other North Island gallopers this morning.

The Hastings-trained DalvuJ was to have been /Sown to Christchurch on Thursday but; these arrangements had to be altered because of the weather. On Thursday morning Mr E. W. Symes’s Ormond Gold Cup winner showed his fitness in running six furlongs on the course proper at Hastings in Imin 16 3-ssec, the last three in 39 3-ssec. He was accompanied by his stablemate, Agricole, which will run in the Feilding Cup today. Dalvui is top-weight with 8-9 in the George Adams Handicap. He has 41b more than Point Duty, which is expected to be the only other North Island runner. A start for the Awapunitrained Look Up is unlikely and N. Eastwood has been engaged to ride the Riccarton light-weight. Shipmaster. Shipmaster is essentially a dry-track performer and although a storm-battered Riccarton has had much rain this week, the track was drying out remarkably yesterday in a stiff south-westerly. Royal Blue’s Riccarton trainer, J. R. Shaw, is “standing by” as regards a rider, and Eastwood coulc switch to his recent winner if track conditions are not expected to suit Shipmaster. Royal Blue, like Shipmaster, is on the minimum, but unlike the Messmate gelding he has shown ability to handle soft ground. Point Duty, from Levin, Carpenter, from Wingatui, and Riccarton’s consistent Millie Small also have form on rain-affected tracks besides winning on top of the ground. Carpenter won the Fendalton Handicap at the New Zealand Cup meeting last season, having also won a Dunedin Cup with 8-4 at a mile and a half and several other middle distance races in all seasons. Carpenter should be a formidable Otago challenger. Won Last Year Segundo, the runner-up to Carpenter in the 1966 Dunedin Cup, was last year’s George Adams Handicap winner, and this season he has improved a solid Canterbury record with a win at Rangiora on Labour Day shortly before his third in the New Zealand Cup. Millie Small was another star of the autumn racing at Riccarton a year ago. One of her three wins at that meeting was over a mile and a half against the hack stayers on the final day. Millie Small goes into Monday’s race as winner of her last two races, so she must rate as one of the South Island’s brightest prospects. Royal Master, this season’s Timaru Cup winner, is another with prospects at 7-2 on a track likely to show him to best advantage. He did not have a trouble-free run when fourth behind Royal Blue at Rangiora on April 1. Continued improvement in the weather and the track should give Dalvui every chance to justify his favouritism, but if there are any weaknesses in his make-up at the distance Carpenter, Millie Small, Shipmaster, and Point Duty could expose them. Second Leg James Arthur and Glamis Lad, from Washdyke, Captain’s Command, from Wingatui, and the Woodville three-year-old, Pasa Doble, could supply the main strength of the field for the Great Easter Handicap, the second leg" of Monday's T.A.B. double. Few individual efforts of the Easter racing will attract

more attention than James Arthur’s attempt to lengthen his present sequence of five wins. Two of those wins were in open class and were impressive enough to interest the leading jockey, W. D. Skelton, in taking the mount. James Arthur’s latest win i was at Oamaru on March 25, and came after an exhibition of power galloping in winning over seven furlongs at Ashburton. Captain’s Command made a big impression in winning at Beaumont last Saturday after being out of action for a few weeks with a seedy toe. Captain’s Command has 8-7, 31b below Middy, winner of this race as a three-year-old with 7-9 two years ago. Glamis Lad’s second at Rangiora held nothing but promise for immediate engagements as it was only his second start after a spell. Tumble beat him narrowly at Rangiora, but Glamis Lad would have pegged the Riccarton sprinter back in a few more strides. Pasa Doble looked like Derby material when he won at Riccarton at the Grand National meeting. He struck a lean patch later but a third at Masterton on February 28 held promise of a return to top form. He had the run of the race all against him down on the inside when he failed in the Thompson Handicap at Trentham on March 2. The Great Easter Handicap will be his first start since then. Tracey, a Levin-trained Great Easter contender, has found success elusive as a six-year-old this season. Manana was in the top flight of sprinters earlier in his career, but a dead or soft track could dull the early speed of the swiftest of his rivals enough for him to employ effectively one of the powerful finishes for which he has been noted. Red Chips is one of the most consistent of the Riccarton sprinters and as a winner the last time he raced there besides a fast-finishing fourth at Rangiora on April 1 he holds a chance likely to appeal to many.

FIRST LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE 11.30 0379 a.m.— OPAWA HIGH-WEIGHT $1000; 9f. Count Down (8) st. 10 1 lb 3 0952 Sandbank (3), B. T. Jones 9 10 6294 Warm Up (9), K. Quayle 9 6 0662 Autobank (2), C. L. Reeves 9 3 9007 Running Scared (1), A. R. Swanson ... 9 2 2653 Agrippa (5), N. T. Cowles 9 2 00 Chimaera (6) 9 0 47 Skeltheen (1) 9 0 Scratched: The Greatest (4). 12.5 p.m.— CHAMPAGNE STAKES, $2000; two-year-olds; 6f. 726 Bargain Hunter (14) 8 10 E. G. Low 8 10 8620 Equal Chance (1), E. G. Low 8 10 6511 Every Post (10), D. R. Tucker 8 10 3316 Harold Bank (6), D. N. Hadfield 8 10 6313 Hombre (9). N. Eastwood 8 10 0512 Martian Command (8), R. N. Marsh 8 10 3263 Sharif (3), L. R. Tinsley 8 10 2183 Willie's Pride (4), A. J. Stokes .8 10 1301 Allspice (5) fc R. K. Moir 8 8 7276 Court Star (11), G. Guliery 8 8 Dory (13), N. T. Coles 8 8 1114 Eugenie (15), W. D. Skelton 8 8 751 Tarata (2), F. H. Skelton 8 8 1662 Tigric Note (12) 8 8 1 Volante (7) 8 8 SECOND LEG OF ON-COURSE 12.50 0233 DOUBLE p.m.— COURTENAY MAIDEN HANDICAP, $800 ; 7f. Joe Dee (20), A. J. Stokes st. lb 8 10 0027 Flower Girl , (II), R. K. Moir 8 ft. 0082 Jeykalu (2) 8 9

0254 Potenza (14), E. Low G. 8 9 3864 Blackball Lass (18) 8 8 43 Belcraze (7), M. J. Skelton 8 8 7309 Mahal’s Treasure (13), D. N. Hadfield 8 8 000 Arty Lady (5) 8 7 00 Bigoted (8) 8 7 0680 Colour Bar (6), D R. Tucker 8 7 00 Exciseman (17) 8 7 0997 Kiowa (19), W. b. Skelton 8 7 7799 Master Leigh (3) 8 7 0 Okuru (4) 8 7 00 Puritan (15), W. H. Beck 8 7 6972 Running Waters (10), N. Eastwood 8 7 5404 Spare Time (1) 8 7 0 Summer Trail (16), N. T. Coles 8 7 8707 Saliblue (12) 8 7 800 Talisall (9), G. Gullery 8 7 1.30 p.m.— WARSTEP STAKES, $1300; Im. st. lb 0459 Bourbon Lass (7) 8 11 0074 Pango (14), M. j. Skelton 8 10 5250 Cosmetic (13), W. b. Skelton 8 9 7462 Winning Words 4). L. K. Tinsley 8 9 1002 Ronray (1), W. H. Beck 8 5 4748 Khush Mahal 5). D. N. Hadfield 7 12 0890 Not Guilty (8) 7 11 6142 Displease (2) 7 9 1587 Luckstan (12) 7 9 2008 Pic-a-Deck (3), A. H. Eastwood 7 9 2100 My Greatest (11), D. R. Tucker 7 8 1700 Overnight (9), N. Eastwood 7 8 4360 Charisma (6) 7 7 Scratched: Beit Meri (10 FIRST LEG OF TA.B. DOUBLE 2.15 p.m.— GEORGE ADAMS HANDICAP $7200; lim. st lb 1731 Dalvui (10), W. D. Skelton 8 9 0109 Point Duty (5), R. B. Marsh 8 5 5520 Carpenter (1). E. J. Didham 7 9 2211 Millie Small (4), b. R. Tucker 7 7 1419 Look Up (11) 7 6 6608 Segundo (9), M. j. Skelton 7 5 1444 Royal Master (7), G. Gullery 7 2 9684 Roman General C2) 7 0 8541 Royal Blue (3) 7 0 7993 Royal Encounter 8). A. H. Eastwooc 7 0 1252 Shipmaster (6), N. Eastwood .. 7 0 3 p.m.— HERIVALE HACK HANDICAP $1500; 9f. st lb 7111 Port Bank (14), D. R. Tucker 8 10 1482 Pretentious (20) 8 8 2331 Sun Bank (24). N. T. Cowles 8 8 2352 Partner (3), E. G. Low 8 4

1500 Jay Ribbon (17) 8 2 5492 Jes Tar (26) 8 1 3166 Beau Coup (12) 7 13 0713 Expel (21), A. H. Eastwood 7 13 1250 Gee Tee (11). G. W. Mein 7 13 9622 Fair Behaviour (2), R. N. Marsh 7 13 1774 Julmark (15) 7 12 9095 Sleeky Fox (10). G. Gullery 7 12 6230 Dime (9) 7 11 3004 Fair Gap (19) 7 11 0499 Submerge (27) 7 11 3366 Jewel Case (5) 7 10 3000 Able Mariner (6), R. B. Marsh 7 9 0492 Betadin (23) 7 9 0800 Conciliation (25) 7 9 0019 Gold Shar (8) 7 9 0050 Lady Velvet (1). D. N. Hadfield 7 9 4505 Listening Post (16). N. Eastwood 7 9 0000 Standard Time (22) 7 9 6686 Scimus (13) .. 7 9 5184 Wenew (4) 'I 9 0673 Why Harp (IS), A. J. Stokes .. 7 9 Balloted out with the right Of re-entry: 6567 Our Wyn (7) . 7 9 Brackets: Listening Post and Our Wyn: Standard Time and Scimus; Wenew and Why Harp. SECOND LEG OF T A B DOUBLE 3.45 p.m.— GREAT EASTER HANDICAP $4000; 7f. st lb 6237 Middy (20). F. H. Skelton 8 10 1984 Red Chips (14). E. J. Didham 8 9 3501 Captain’s Command (3). R. N. Marsh 8 7 2267 Tracey (6), R. B. Marsh 8 3 5130 Manana (1). A. J. Stokes 8 2 0008 Krazikid (5). E. G. Low 8 1 6039 Pasa Doble (10) 7 10 3271 Tumble (16). A. H. Eastwood 7 9 4230 Debbie Marie (18). 7 8 0092 Glamis Lad (4). D. R. Tucker 7 8 1111 James Arthur (15), W. D. Skelton 7 7 1838 4716 Azir (9), G. Gullery Mister Bud (13). G. 7 4 Heaton 7 4 08 Morris Francis (12). M. J. Skelton 7 3 0006 Blue Stephan (8) .. 7 0 6065 Danny Kaye (7) 7 0 0900 Never Again (2) 7 0 0703 Sabell (19) 7 0 3056 Serengeti (17) 7 0 5050 The Greatest (11), N. Eastwood 7 0 4.30 p.m.— PAPANUI HACK HANDICAP $1000; 7f. st lb 1121 Mister Joe (3). D. R. Tucker 8 10 1151 Chilli Bean (14). W. D. Skelton 8 4 9137 Golden Promise (8) 8 3 1081 Haast (11) 8 1 9982 Bellnote (10) . 8 0 0535 Centaur (13), W. H. Beck 7 12 8670 Glendaloch (7) 7 12 0200 Beit Meri (1), E. J. Didham 7 11

0 Llanston (4). R. N. Marsh 7 11 3342 Palamette (18) 7 11 1570 Enrapture (5) 7 10 0095 Meffs (6) 7 10 4486 Kowhai Princess (17) 7 10 1883 Prince Magundi (15), M. J. Skelton 7 10 0012 Rival (12), A. H. Eastwood 7 10 Scratched: Ronray (16), Fearnought (2), Overnight (0).