Gay Marilyn Selected In Matamata Sprint

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31760, 17 August 1968, Page 7

Gay Marilyn Selected In Matamata Sprint

"The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. With a view to Ellerslie next Wednesday, the open sprinters might be worth most attention at the Matamata Racing Club’s meeting today. Fair Law, Gay Marilyn and Boston Boy are among the Ellerslie acceptors which will be competing and each promises to go well.

Gay Marilyn, Fair Law and Boston Boy are expected to be right in the finish of the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the Stewards’ Handicap. Gay Marilyn is in the big mile, the August Handicap, at Ellerslie and the other two are in the Broadway Handicap.

G»y Marilyn will revert to a sprint at Matamata after a failure last time over 10 furlongs at Te Awamutu. Her form until Te Awamutu was excellent and brought a run of wins and minor placings over the shorter courses.

Fair Law is a good four-year-old which seems right on the verge of a return to his best form. Boston Boy Is a last-start winner of an open sprint at Pukekohe and he looks to have come on well in the meantime. Weights Lower With the scale of weights lower, Gay Marilyn has 81b less in the August Handicap than the amount she will be carrying today, and. Fair Law and Boston Boy, in the Stewards’ Handicap have just about their Ellerslie Handicaps. A win today would | almost certainly bring a penalty for Ellerslie: probably 41b or 51b, depending on the merit of the performance. Claroch, which is also in the Stewards’ Handicap, Tina, El Cid, Celeus, Choucuana and De Julio are others at Matamata which have engagements at Ellerslie. Clarendon, Inside Story and Foxonewa seem the best prospects for the Johnston Memorial. Each is a recent winner. Clarendon failed last time but before that scored decisively over 11 furlongs at the Auckland Racing Club's McGregor Grant meeting. He is not among the acceptors for next Wednesday. The forecast is for showers and the track today will be soft. Selection*:— U «.m.—Tul Hurdles: Playday, Damar, Empire Lad. 11.40 a.m.—County Handl-

cap: Bardall, Choucuana, Inca Gold.

12.15 p.m.—First Plarera Malden: Untried, Chenab, Carmente.

12.55 p.m.—Suckland Handicap: Bright Court, Ghanis, Gay Colleen.

1.35 p.m.—Perla Steeplechase: Saint Sliver, Paromac, Wit.

2.is p.m.—Johnston Memorial: Clarendon, Inside Story, Foxonewa.

2.50 p.m.—Second Piarero Handicap: Tore Tokl, Rua Bard, Ann Erra. 3.35 p.m.—Stewards* Handicap; Gay Marilyn, Fair Law, Thundercloud. 4.15 p.m.—Firth Handicap: Celeus, Kandara, Sea Boots. Fields are:— U a.m— TUI HURDLES, 3900; Um Damar (4) 9-8; Playday (16) 9-4; Algamar (2), BlUSful Lad ft). Blue Prince (8), Chui <10). The Clown (2). Empire Lad <7>. Fine Summer (1) Master Valley (14), Matanuka Blue <l5). Summer Fury (11) 90. Scratched: Nashe More (12). Rocky Road (3). Mister Peen (13). Half Shares (5).

11.40 a.m COUNTY HANDICAP. 3900; St. —Bardall (12) 8-11; Choucuana (5) 8-9; Libya <4> 8-3; Synloch (7) 8-2; Bold Princess (1). Inca Gold (14), Kay Marie (10). Mairehau (•>. Triple Romance (9) 8-1; Argohead (2). Collingwood (13), Perfect Ace (8) 8-0.

Scratched: Top Fox (11), Radiant Ann (3).

12.15 p.m— FIRST PIARERE HANDICAP. 3800; 8f —Chenab (20). Disgrace (8). Untried (17) 8-8; Carmonte (18). Parisienne Gold 128) 8-7. Andros (16). Christina Ann (1). Cougar (9). Cute Fox (15). El Torito 122), Golden Huntress (3). Gold Man (7). Javet i2), Jaynagh (25). Landrhill (14). Manarewa (13) Miss Equinox (11). Nearlee (23), Rockfield (5), Viva Maria (19). Rugged? (12). Tao (10) 8-8. Balloted out with right of reentry: Mr Muff (24), Superfield (21). Survey (8) 8-8. Brackets: Via Marla and Mr Muff Superfleld and Survey. Scratched: Jet Commander (4). 12.55 p.m— BUCKLAND HANDICAP, 3800; 71.—Sea Dream (5) 8-10; De Julio (10) 8-9; Fairywood (8) 8-7; Golden Dane (18) 8-6: Ghanis (2). Johnny Cash (12). Padella (3) 8-5: Bright Court (14) Klzllkhan (9) 8-4: Gay Colleen (6) 8-3; Eradelnee (4), Regal Gent (19) 8-2: Kotahi Nul (1), Miss Provoke (17). Yogi Bear (11) 8-1; Banditti (24). Once Again (7), Taxann (23). True Allen (13). Caltex Star (16), Chedworth (15) 8-0. Bracket: Klzllkhan and Golden Dane. Scratched: Tuhoe (22), Comte de Liege (21). Joymen (20). L 35 p.m.— PERIA STEEPLECHASE, 3900;

about 2im—Wit (4) 6-11; Paromac (1) 9-10; Klrrlbllli (6). Saint Silver (2) 9-6; .Victory Prince (3) 9-5; Owai's Billy Boy (7) 9-4; Ashbourne Blue (11) 9-2; Marco Lass (9) 9-1; Bollard (10), Choc Wallace (5) Globe's Prid» (8). Surmount (12) 9-0. 1.15 p.m—--2.15 p.m.

SECOND PIARERE HANDICAP, 3800; fit—Bydalla (12). Cynical (11). Paddy McGredy (8). Tera Tokl (16). Ann Erra <2) 8-7: Con McDevitt (25). Courtessa (9), Crownlynn (22). Gazzara (14), Grecian Countess (5), Hinterland (17), La Ora (15). Hlnematua (23). Kerry Dawn (4). Mr Lucky (18). Neander Lee (3). Rua Bard (20). Samantha Dee (26). Silver Hope (13). Tamahere Duke <«>, Triplelean (1). Win Mln (24) 8-8

Balloted out with right of reMac Laird (7), Princess Moes (10) 8-8.

Brackets: La Ora and Hinematua. Mac Laird and Princess Moss.

Scratched: Tide Song (18), Master Dkn (21).

3.35 p.m— STEWARDS' HANDICAP 31300; Bf.

FIRTH HANDICAP. 3900: Hm. —Kandara <22) 8 10; Chekaro (10). Sea Boots (18) 8-7: Sunseeker (20) 8-6: Yuma (9) 8-4: Empire Fair (11) 8-3: Misty Fox (7), Tramore (15) 8-2; Celeus (12) 8-1; Gurkha (8). Lenex (21). Lord Ambrose (17), Red Reveille (1). Rising Price (24). Ruawai (19), Supremo Joy (4). Susie Kildare (16), Tamahere Lasa (6), Pundanul (33). Harlkt (2). Sterling Lad (14) 8-0. Scratched: Punchline (3), Taxann (5). Great Summit (13).

GEORGE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP 12400: Um. gt lb 8 12 1009 Wlrl <2) 2419 Clarendon (IS) 8 6 3181 Inside Story <3) .. 8 3 3611 Foxonewa <0> 8 1 1221 Commendable (1) .. 7 13 6030 Aro (10) .a 7 10 3272 Abbey s Son <111 ■■ 7 9 0065 Macdonald (8) 7 9 2010 Rocky Lane (13) .. 7 8 0958 Antellcum <4> 7 7 0512 Annie Laurie '18) .. 7 7 5907 El Cid <17) • 7 7 3807 Invincible <U) 7 7 6460 Messene IS) 7 7 8545 Olwyn Ann <7) 7 7 Scratched: Dark Arrow (8). Llanace (14). Tina (12). 2.S0 p.m.—

•t lb 8119 Midnight Kli» (in .. « 11 Creolian <2) .. .. 9 2 4110 Chief Warrior <8) .. 8 11 0019 Claroch <1> . .,810 4914 Walrera Laaa (5) ... 8 9 2217 Gay Marilyn (81 ..8 8 4410 Cay Cobbler (3) .. 8 4 8458 Alltaid (ID .. ..8 4 0093 Charmaln (9) ..8 1 0994 Chino <101 ..8 1 0440 Count Two <41 ..8 1 9034 Fair Law (12) ..8 1 4488 Came Hunter <1«> .. 8 0 2077 Cray Knight <131 ..8 0 7003 Thundercloud <141 .80 4030 Unaurpasaable <191 8 0 Scratched: Boston Boy (7). 4.15 p.m.—