Soft Track Likely At Tauranga

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31711, 21 June 1968, Page 5

Soft Track Likely At Tauranga

"The Press’* Special Service AUCKLAND. The weather is showery and the going is fairly certain to be soft for the Bay of Plenty Racing Club's meeting at Tauranga tomorrow. The T.A.B. double will be on the Winter Handicap and the June Handicap. Selections: —

10.45 a.m. Tauranga Hurdles: Schoolmate, Fairylore, Rio Tinto.

11.25 a.m.—Oropl Handicap: Fairscott, Choucuana, Mike Haynes. Hoon. —Juvenile Handicap: First Division—Bardall, Jumbana. Second Division—Fountain Gold, Ghanis. 12.45 p.m.—Club Handicap: Honour Bound, Juliet, Royal Fleet.

1.20 p.m.—Boy of Plenty Steeplechase: Khanate, Olde Chelsea, Emsle. 2.0 p.m.—Winter Handicap: Blue Baron, Golden Guy, Roganne. 2.40 p.m.—Malden Handicap: Ujlnx, Yogi Bear, Fair Flash. 3.20 p.m.—June Handicap: Ruaklwi Lass, Wonderbar, Wairere Lass. 4 p.m.—Harbour Handicap: Kotahl Hui, Warrington, Mr Rudd. Fields, with form, for the T.A.B. double races are: 2 p.m.—

Min Flicka Impressive "The Press'* Special Service PALMERSTON NORTH. Sprinters attracted most attention at Woodville yesterday when final trials for Hastings were held 40 feet out on the course proper. Min Flicka and Hyfort were particularly impressive. The track was cutting out and times were slow. The fastest gallop was six furlongs in Imin 20 2-ssec run by Min Flicka with her stablemate, Blue Turtle. These horses, both of them in tomorrow’s Mahora Handicap, stayed close throughout their trials, clocking 40 3-ssec for the last three furlongs. Hyfort was a little more impressive than Royal Theme and General Myth in a similar gallop over six furlongs. They worked later in the session and clocked Imin 20 3-ssec, the last three furlongs in 40 4-ssec. Janeville and John Derry caught the eye as improvers when they finished together after a mile in Imin 52 3-ssec, the last six furlongs in Imin 23 l-ssec, and the final three furlongs in 42 3-ssec.

WINTER HANDICAP 63000; 10if. st lb 0560 Lu Filou (4) 9 0 0420 Roganne (5) L. . 8 10 3671 Dee Dee (9) 1. . 8 9 8520 Sunset Fair (2) 8 3 5001 Blue Baron (11) 8 2 0000 Ironbark (8) 8 0 1847 Kurrewa (7) 7 13 0036 Golden Guy (14) 7 10 3073 Annie Lane (1) 7 9 4060 Ariosto (18) 7 9 3157 Blue Winter (16) 7 8 7400 Happy Return (3) * •’ 7 8 0000 Chui (19) 7 7 5074 Jeenie Bee (10) 7 7 2800 Papeete (6) 7 7

0 Paromac (15) 7 7 5200 Rosehill (12) 7 7 0000 Sue Paul (13) 7 7 2180 Tom Jones (17) 7 7 Bracket: Lu Filou and Ironbark. 3.20 p.m.— JUNI HANDICAP 12000; It. st lb 1100 Dashing Lu (1) 9 9 0071 Friendly Opal (3) .. 9 5 2021 Wonderbar (5) 8 13 4127 Ruakiwi Lass (4) .. 8 12 0010 Rohe Potae (10) 8 7 0722 Bottle Top (14) 8 4 2549 Wairere Lass (11) .. 8 4 6000 Chief Warrior (15) .. 8 2 f)00 Tino Ariki (8) 8 1 0000 Damar (18) .. 8 0 1000 Dark Arrow (6) 8 0 6000 Fair Fury (16) 8 0 0446 Game Hunter (13) 8 0 3070 Gray Knight (9) 8 0 7380 Invincible (17) ... 8 0 7094 Mighty Fair (2) .. 8 0 1705 Oiwyn Ann (12) 8 0 1003 Red Arrow (7) 8 0 9008 Regal Ruler (19) . 8 0 Bracket: Wonderbar and Rohe Potae.