Interest At Wanganui In Guineas Prospects

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

Interest At Wanganui In Guineas Prospects

“The Press” Special Service PALMERSTON NTH. The new season’s ■ three-year-olds will be out in force today but none will attract more attention than Honey Belle, the pre-post favourite for the Wanganui Guineas next week. The Takanini filly is one of 25 second season horses engaged on the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting. She will be ridden by W. D. Skelton in the SlBOO Flying Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double. Honey Belle is a half-sister to Star Belle, being by Better Honey from Belle Time. She is trained by I. J. Tucker who has her in forward condition. Her stablemate, Superior Star, is to run at Wanganui as well. He is a colt by Test Case from Belle Rosa, the dam of Belle Time. Superior Star will tackle the Intermediate Mile and a good showing there could mean that he will also run in the Guineas. Of the other three-year-olds entered at Wanganui, 11 have been accepted for maiden class. Leading prospects among them are Brazil from Marton and Chi Chi, which is trained at Awapuni. Brazil, second last week at Foxton, has been entered for the Wanganui Guineas.

The most interesting of the

remainder are Royal Tudor, which will run against Superior Star in the Intermediate Mile and the 10 three-year-olds which will clash in the Durie Hack Handicap. Cantostan and Pep are Guineas possibilities in this event, which will be run over a little more than six and a half furlongs. Royal Tudor had 8.8 in the Free Handicap. He carried 8.0 when he won the open sprint at Foxton last weekend and he is up a stone today.

In the Free Handicap, Pep had 8.1 and Cantostan 7.9. Their names came well down the list, but Cantostan had two wins at Riccarton recently and Pep resumed with an encouraging fourth in hack class at Foxton. Of the pair Pep could go further at three years. He is by Fair’s Fair from the imported Conquete and he came rather late on the juvenile scene. Double Picks

Messene and Honey Belle remain in favour for the double and now that Pasa Doble has been scratched, Automaton is given a chance. The track will be firm, although showers are forecast. Selections: 11.30 a.m.—Putlkl Handicap: Anxious Moments, Long Blow, Iranian. v 12.10 p.m.—River City Plate: First Division—Brazil, San> don. Second Division—Jack of Hearts, Chi Chi. 12.55 p.m.—Okehu Hurdles: Nice Peter, Gave All, Lerwick. 1.35 p.m.—Tally-ho Steeplechase: Royal Admiral, Conspirator, Coalseam. 2.20 p.m.—F. F. Newman Handicap: Messene, Monastic, Automaton. 2.5 p.m.—Durie Handicap: Phar Lace, Count Kereru, Cantostan. 3.50 p.m.—Flying Handicap: Honey Belle, Dunraven, Morning Dow. 4.35 p.m. Intermediate Mile: Superior Star, Ima Martian, Royal Tudor. 11.30 a.m.— PUTIKI HANDICAP, $1000; Um and 55yd.—Lenoman (6) 8-11; Long Blow (13) 8-10: Anxious Moments (7) 8-8; Lonely Lad (8) Teri (3) 8-7; Iranian (12), Verboten (2) 8-3; Belle Sierra (1), Candy Gold (11), Deck Mate (9) Lady Colleen (4), Lyveden (5) 8-0. Scratched: Embassy (10). 12.10 p.m.— RIVER CITY PLATE, $800; 6Jf and 44yd.—First Division: Abbey Boy (20) Amicable (19), Boke (7), Caltex Star (9), Court Master (16). Eureka (17), Five Aces (10), High Talk (4), Lady Neptune (18), Mosskitos (1), Mystic Lass (3), Resirene (11), Sandon (15) Shy Shelma (14), Wild Star (8) 8-7; Brazil (6), Dee Cee Nine (5), Omahagen (2) 8-0. Second Division: Abbey foyle (12), Bald Eagle (17) Brygan (15), Ceahro (1), Darron (5), Hagenah (2), Jack of Hearts (3), Miss Una (13), Motumate (14), Overdrive (16), Proud Light (19), Royal Shoal '(10) 8-7: Beau Deb (11) Chi Chi (4). Durability (7), Head Lady (8), Lady Kohi (18), Star Gaye (6) 8-0. Brackets: Court Master and Darron, Five Aces and Hagenah, High Talk and Jack of Hearts, Lady Neptune and Miss Una, Mosskitos and Motumate, Mystic Lass and Overdrive, Resirene and Proud Light, Sandon and Royal Shoal, Wild Star and Beau Deb, Brazil and Chi Chi, Dee Cee Nine and Durability, Omahagen and Lady Kohi. Scratched: Sweet Talk (13), Fair Dinah (9), Touche (20), Glamour Boy (12). 12.55 p.m.— OKEHU HURDLES. 91000: Um. —Nice Peter (4) 9-10; Malibar (1) 9-6; Gave All (5) 9-4; Lerwick (6) 9-3: Blue Glare (9) 9-1: Hori (8), Mycin (2), Nebulae (7), Rand (3) 9-0. 1.35 p.m.— TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE. $1100; 2im. —Conspirator (8) 10-9; Royal Admiral (3) 9-11: Mali Peter (4) 9-6; Coalseam (9)

9-5; Jack's Bay (6) 9-1; Borsalino <7), Fabriano (5). Petone (2). Synair (1) 9-0. 2.20 p.m.— F. F. NEWMAN HANDICAP $2400; Um. and 55yds.

Scratched: Ironbark (10), Pasa Doble (11). 3.5 p.m.— DURIE HANDICAP, $900; 6JI and 44yds.—Lisieux (19) 8-12; Cantostan (7), Pep (15) 8-5; Our Fury (3) 8-1; Padella (2) 7-12; Emanuela (10) 7-11; Mr Black (6), Shelly Burford ($), Toni (11) 7-10; Copendere (9), Count Kereru (1), Phar Lace (12) 7-9; Jasbo (5), Mowhiti (22), Regal Link (14), Voitan (17) 7-8; Lady Branksome (13), Par mestan (16), Sasan Gold (4), Straight (21), Stunner (18) 7-7. Brackets: Shelly Burford and Straight: Count Kereru and Lady Branksome. Scratched: Larnaka (20). 3.50 p.m.— FLYING HANDICAP $1800; 6jf. and 44yds.

INTERMEDIATE MILE, $1200; Im.—lma Martian (8) 9-3: Chiave d Oro (18) 9-1: Royal Tudor (16) 9-0; Abdication (6), Banagh (7) 8-11: Gay Merit (3) 8-8; Superior Star (14) 8-7; Prince Ray (11) 8-5: Montini (13) 8-3; Contradict (19). Feurig (2) 8-2; Republican (12) 8-1; Luxury Look (5). Pallium (17), Roussel (4), Surrigo (1), Topspeed (15) 8-0.

Scratched: Bren's Pride (9) Blue Turtle (10).

st lb 6222 Gus (6) 8 10 0021 Lucky Rebel (7) 8 7 3429 Automaton (3) . 8 6 7411 Astral Blue (4) 8 4 0518 Autobe (13) .. 8 3 6032 Messene (5) 7 11 2224 Mystery Man (12) .. 7 11 2540 Monastic (2) 7 10 9652 Supa (8) 7 10 9754 Lightning Ridge (1) 7 9 0630 Surf Boy (9) 7 8 0087 Pink Sari (14) 7 7

st lb 6210 Empyreus (8) 9 0 5044 Dunraven (10) 8 12 4289 Fans (13) 8 12 8857 General Myth (11) .. 8 2 7747 Raidan (7) 7 12 4900 Parlez d’Amour (3) 7 11 1213 Honey Belle (2) 7 10 0033 Rikki Tikki (6) 7 10 1248 Tudor Lad (9) 7 9 0800 Javion (12) .. 7 7 0149 Morning Dew (1) .. 7 7 They Told Me (5) .. 7 7 3050 Unsurpassable (4) .. 7 7 4.35 p.m.—