EMPYREUS-SANDY LIKELY

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31835, 13 November 1968, Page 4

EMPYREUS-SANDY LIKELY

I he Canterbury Gold Cup at Riccarton today should establish if one or more of the three-year-olds in the field is on the threshold of greatness.

Pep and Eradeinee, principals in the New Zealand Derby finish on Saturday, will oppose older horses on less favourable terms than they would at weight - for - age, and by most methods of reckoning the odds are all against them.

Noon— ELLESMERE HANDICAP

CANTELLA: Second to Quetta at Motukarara. STRONG-ARM: Third in division at Rangiora. COURT STAR: Third in maiden at Motukarara. FARMER’S DREAM: Fair sth at Motukarara. GOGO: Last-start 4th at Motukarara. APOLLON: Distant Sth at Motukarara.

Coeur De Chene Strong-Ann Day Time FIRST LEG OF ON-COURSS DOUBLE 12.30 p.m.— PORT COOPER HIGH-WEIGHT $1400; Um.

i 1.10 p.m.— IRWELL HANPICAP 11400; two-year-olds; sf.

But improvement from one race to the next is usually more marked in the form of second - season performers than in the case of the elders, and the mathematical approach might count for nought today. However, in Empyreus and Summer Magic the three-year-olds, will have two formidable rivals in the first leg of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s T.A.B. double.

ANGEL: Failed at Trentham and Motukarara. COMPATIBLE: Weakened after leading at Mdtukarara. CAT BALLOU: Another failure at Motukarara. DAYTIME: Improver’s 4th at Rangiora. FATHOM FIVE: Never likely at Rangiora. GOLD FOUNTAIN: No form in two starts. KOPHES: Has shown speed in training. ODDETTA: Well beaten at Motukarara. PARWIN: Ninth at Motukarara. PHENOMENAL: No form. ROMAN LEGEND: No form. SWEET VERTEBRAE: Not running her races out strongly. SISTAN: Failed in the wet at Westport. THREEPENCE: Fair 4th al Rangiora. TULLOCH MAID: Speedy but no form yet. UNCERTAIN: Fair 6th at Dunedin. WINNING BANK: Others preferred. LADY GLORY: Odd patch of form. DIPMATE: Fresh start. COLLECT CALL: No form in two starts this season. MALIRON: Well beaten at Rangiora.

FAR TIME: Welcome Stakes winner; also won at Trentham.

DARYL’S JOY: Close second tn Welcome Stakes. Consistent.

CLARENDON IMP: Won at Dunedin and Gore. This will be tougher. FINO IT: Runner-up in only two starts so far, latest at Motukarara. GOLD NIP: Failed in Welcome Stakes, but placed at Motukarara and Dunedin. BANNOCK: First start. Bay colt by Ayrshire Bard out of Surprise Ending. Owned and trained by D. M. Kerr. Riccarton. EASTERN GOLD: Saddle slipped when 6th at Motukarara. LOVE BITE: First start. Brown colt by Eastern Nip out of Love and Kisses trained by C. Coe. Amberley. LORD SHEENY: First start. Trained by R. P. Register, Riccarton. Bay gelding by Jekyll-Lady Sheeny. TALISON: Failed in only start. Daryl’s Joy Far Time Clarendon Imp

GUNGA DIN: Solid run for '4th on Saturday. BEYOND: Weak run on first day. Hurdles winner at Trentham. IDENTIFICATION: Easy first-day winner. ROSA JAN: Well beaten on Saturday. DANDY MISS: Consistent. Good second to Identification. SILVER SAVANT: Weak record this season. DAVID WILLIAM: Sound run for 3rd on Saturday. LISTENING POST: Weakened to 6th in high-weight on Saturday. GOUDHURST: Form weak. Identification Dandy Miss David William

Sandy, a brilliant young galloper from Otago, is the ruling favourite for the Jockey Club Handicap, the second leg of today’s T.A.B. double. He has undeniable claims to favouritism after his win in the’Riccarton Handicap on Saturday. Sandy’s stablemate, Middy, went close to a track record in winning the race for Mr G. B. Thomson last year. Today Middy is one of the bright prospects in the Fendalton Handicap. Fields, with riders and form comments, appear below, races referred to being on the first day unless otherwise stated.

Balloted out with right of reentry in the following order: 08 Collect Call (20) .. 85 8 Maliron (10) .85 Brackets: Kophes and Uncertain. PRrwin and Phenomenal; Roman Legend and Sweet Vertebrae; Sistan and Threepence: Tulloch Maid and Winning Bank. Scratched: Mahal's Treasure (26), Offender (25).

COEUR DE CHENE: Highly consistent. Last-start 2nd to Dory at Rangiora.

$800; 7f. st. lb 3222 Coeur De Chene ( 14) 8 10 2332 Cantella <16), G. R. Gallery 8 8 0203 Strong-Ann <12>, D. R. Tucker 8 8 0343 Court Star (18), J. F. Harris 8 7 25 Farmer’s Drcam (1) 8 7 0924 Gogo (19), L. K. Tinslcv 8 7 08 Apollon (29), E. G. Low 8 09 Angel (27), F. H. Skelton 8 0 Compatible (11), K. Donaldson 8 5 90 Cat Ballou (13), G. W. Mein 8 5 04 Daytime (9), G. W. Wright 8 5 7 Fathom Five (5), L. N. McCutcheon 8 5 00 Gold Fountain (2) 8 5 Kophos (17). D. H. Harris A 5 00 Oddetta (8) 8 009 Parwin (22), D. N. Hadfield 8 000 Phenomenal (7), D. Sanderson 8 5 000 Roman Legend (21), N. D. Landers . . 8 5 0090 Sweet Vertebrae ■ (30). M. J. Skelton 8 7676 Sistan (6). W. H. Beck 8 5 0747 Threepence (24) 8 5 8700 Tulloch Maid (4), R. B. Marsh 8 5 « Uncertain (23), R. J. Skelton 8 00 Winning Bank (15), L. J.. Carston .. 8 67 Lady Glory (28) 8 Dipmate (3) 8 .)

5134 Gunga Din (2), M. st. lb J. Dombroski .. 10 7 0817 Beyond (5), B. J. Clements 10 6 0131 Identification (7), P. R. Whiteman 10 1 9110 Rosa Jan (10). W. C. Gye 9 10 2132 Dandy Miss (3), J. D. Pankhurst 9 6 849 Silver Savant (4), D. A. Adams 9 6 0453 David William (1). B. T. Jones . 9 5 0326 Listening Post (9), A. Cowan 9 2 0778 Goudhurst (8). R. K. Moir ' 9 0 Scratched: Grenstone (6; i.

st. lb 311 Far Time (5), J. F. Harris 9 3 2232 Daryl’s Joy (7), W. D. Skelton 8 12 711 Clarendon Imp (2), B. J. Anderton .. 8 0 22 Find It (6) . 7 11 5237 Gold Nip (4), R. J. Skelton 7 10 Bannock (1) .. 7 7 56 Eastern Gold (3) .. 7 7 Love Bite (10) Lord Sheeny <9). D. 7 7 R. Sanderson 7 7 0 Talison (8), R. J. Silver 7 7