RACING Heavy Track Will Suit Red Crest In Cup

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31772, 31 August 1968, Page 6

RACING Heavy Track Will Suit Red Crest In Cup

“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. Heavy rain yesterday upset all early predictions on the Avondale Cup today.

Pell Mell. Roganne and Terrific seemed the best prospects beforehand. The way now seems open for Red Crest. Proud Chief, Midnight Kiss, and Rainfall, each an accomplished mudlark, to share the $7500 stake.

Pell Mell, for all his recent good races, is at his best when the footing is not too heavy. So is Roganne and it is more than probable Terrific will like the going firmer than it will be today. The change in the weather was bad luck because the track dried quickly during a fine mid-week spell and until Thursday afternoon, promised excellent going—quite the best in Auckland since last autumn. It is unlikely now to be other than heavy. Red Crest, Proud Chief and Midnight Kiss were among the best performers at the Wellington winter meeting last July. Proud Chief and Midnight Kiss with wins in the Winter Oats and the Parliamentary Handicap respectively and Red Crest with game second placings in each event. Red Crest has not raced since Trentham. Midnight Kiss has had a couple of sprints, which are well beyond him these days, and Proud Chief has had three starts which brought in a second placing at Ellerslie. Good Condition Red Crest meanwhile gave ample evidence of his good condition when he galloped in a race trial with Terrific and Bright Chief at Ellerslie last Saturday. From 11 furlongs upward, he is one of the best performers and he seems in his element when the going is fairly soft or heavy. Proud Chief revels in the wet Whenever the conditions are his way he can be tough to beat in the best company. He managed a fair eighth last start over a mile and a quarter at Ellerslie and has trained on pleasingly. One of Rainfall’s claims to consideration is her win in the Avondale Cup last year. She has not achieved much meantime, but her good finish for sixth behind Fairscott over a mile at Ellerslie last Saturday looked promising. Roganne is the top-weight with 9-1, Midnight Kiss and i Red Crest (9-0), Pell Meir and Terrific 8-10 are next in the field. Their form today will at-| tract widespread Australian interest Master Brynn, from Foxton,. and Laramie have been racing well in the middle dis-' tricts of the North Island and with the light-weight. Honour I Bright will add considerably ' to the strength of the field. I J. W. Winder, who trains I Red Crest, will also saddle, Cambridge Fair, one of the j main fancies for the second | leg of the T.A.B. double, the Sheriff Handicap. Selections:— U a.m.—First Cornwallis Handicap: Absolute, Dee Jay, Anne Erra. 11.00 a.m. September Hurdles: Tawa Mahal, Royal Fersonape, Marlja Jean. 12.15 p.m.—Flunket Handicap: Frince Hizami, Princess Tina, Mendip. 12.55 p.m.—Henderson Handicap: Klzilkhan, Cold Helphts, Alcantus. 1.15 p.m.—Swansen Handl-

f cap: Ramlegh, Sterling Lad, , Ursa Queen. 2.20 p.m.—Avondale Cup: I Red Crest, Midnight Kiss, Proud Chief. 3 p.m.—Second Cornwallis Handicap: Mogul, Conrad, Shargret. 3.45 p.m.—Sheriff Handicap: Cambridge Fair, Ginza, Royal Fair. 4.25 p.m.—Borough Handicap: Commendable, Head Fancy, Mike Haynes. Fields are: U a.m FIRST CORNWALLIS HANDICAP, $1400: 6f—Absolute (3) 8-6: Dee Jay (2) 8-4: Bonnie Dundee (1). French Ballet (17) 8-3: Ann Erra (11), Bright Spray (7), Double One (15), Sinless (5). Sweet Lady (13) 8-2: Bonnie Bard (4), Devil Rae (14), Impatience (9), Leigh Grant (19), Neander Lee <6). Rekawai (8) Sunwarm (18), Tenacity (16), Viva Marie (12) 8-1. Bracket: Dee Jay and Bonnie Dundee. Scratched: Hari (19). 11.40 a.m.— SEPTEMBER HURDLES. $1500: Im and 7f.—Tawa Mahal (4) 10-3: Chui (2) 9-8: Ironbark (6). King William <1). Little Johnny <3). Marija Jean (10) 9-7; Skeltheen (11) 9-6; Royal Personage (7) 9-3: Empire Lad (12). Fair Fury (5), Look Twice (8), Revelsum (9) 9-0. 12.15 p.m.— PLUNKET HANDICAP, $1600: two-year-olds: 4f.—Big Shot (12) Brylee (2), Counties Gold (9) Defensive Lad (3). Mendip (6), Prince Nizami (5) 8-5: Even Flight (15). Flight Madam (1), Idyll Dollar (4). Lady Countess (16), Panda Gold (8) Princess Tina (11), Vapour Trail (10), Miss Defence (14) 8-0. Bracket: Miss Defence and Defensive Lad. Scratched: Greywyn (17), Pal (13) Master Simon (7). 12.55 p.m.— HENDERSON HANDICAP, $1700; 7f.—Kizilkhan (15) 8-4: Alcantus (6) 8-3; Fairlie Grove (26), Lord Mac (1), Silver Sabre (23) 7-13; Big Push (19) 7-12; Game Hunter (3), Red Bahram (8) 7- Gold Heights (9), Lord Cheval (25) 7-9: Argohead (17). Comte de Liege (21), Kingie (28), Red Mantle (18), 7-8; El Torito (13), Little Stranger (31). Merryaire (16), Proudborough (10) Tamatahi (24). Town Supply (20), Cuckoo (2). Bannockburn (7), Andros (30) 7-7. Brackets: Banockburn and Cuckoo, Little Stranger and Merryaire, Tamatahi and Town i Supply. Scratched: Golden Dane (11), Thunder Gold (27), Bardall (29). ; Eradeinee (5), Regal Gent (22) Warrington (12), Decorama (4), Red Montal (14). 1.35 p.m.— SWANSON HANDICAP, $1700; Um. —Ramlegh (16) 8-10: Ursa Queen <7) 8-5; Royal Fleet (22), 8- Misty Fox (10) 7-13; Joy’s Way <l7), Sennoma (23), Sterling Lad (12), Triple Wyn (19) 7-12; Cabaruss (15), Cougar <18), Great Summit (1). Hariki (21), Head Serang (24). Mr Lee (20), Nashe More (2). Our Honey (11), Pundanui (8). Spiker (14), Ujinx (4) 7-11. Scratched: Supreme Joy (5). i Celeus (3), Apolima <6). Best i Way (13), Tamahere Lass t 9). 1 2.20 p.m.— AVONDALE GOLD CUF

, Scratched: Earl Marshall (16). 'Abbey’s Son (17). ! 3 p.m.— SECOND CORWALLIS HANDICAP, $1400; 6f.—Mogul (12) 8-4: Devon Land (10) 8-3: Attractive <3), Conrad (9), Golden King <4), Hinematua (14) 8-2; Beliene (17), Dyak (19), Kerry Dawn (7), Mister Muff (8), Profusion (1). Shargrett (5). Tamahere Duke <11), The Saint (13), Tomahawk (15). Tudor Star (6) 8-1. Scratched: Cento (1R), Fair Test (16), Gold Fashion (2). 3.45 p.m— SHERIFF HANDICAP $2200; 6f. St lb ’2Bll Cambridge Fair (9) 8 5

4.25 p.m.— BOROUGH HANDICAP. $2000:

Im.—Bright Chief (2) 9-2; Red aire (10) 8-5; Commendable (12) 8-3; Wonderbar (5) 8-2; Head Off (15) 7-12; Boston Boy (1), Papette (8) 7-11; Mike Havnes (11) 7-9: Head Fancy (9) 7-8; Mitamit (13), Sureve (7), Undercounter (4) 7-7. Brikets: Bright Chief and Mike Haynes, Head Off and Head Fancy. Scratched: Star Belle Cl). Claroch 114). Valiant Rebel <6).

$7500; Ilf. st lb 6115 Roganne (7) .. 9 1 1900 Midnight Kiss < 14) .. 9 0 0022 Red Crest (11) 9 0 0232 Pell Mell (1) 8 11 ' 0007 Terrific (8) 8 10 0090 Wiri (20 > 8 8 '0442 Laramie <6> .. 8 7 0906 Rainfall (10) .. 8 7 5411 Master Brynn (16) .. 8 6 9340 Lu Filou (4) . 8 5 4199 Clarendon (18) 8 2 7881 Gay Marilyn <12) .. 8 0 1828 Proud Chief (5) 7 13 0006 Blue Baron <19> 7 9 4051 Honourbright <2) .. 7 9 0435 Old and Bold (13) .. 7 7 5456 Olwyn Ann (9) 7 3416 Schoolmate <3) 7 4

5072 Royal Fair (8) 0190 Claroch (11) .. .7 13 7 12 6201 Ginza (4) 7 12 7042 Bostock (10) .. 7 8 6600 Lady Defence (1) .. 7 4 8947 Terramycin (7) 7 4 9746 Travel Alone (6) .. 7 4 Scratched: Rohe Potae (5), Honey Belle (2), First Tax (3).