Weights

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32099, 22 September 1969, Page 6

Weights

Nova, Chandur, Golden Sam, Gunmetal, Magool, Otaku, Phar Wyn, Philip James, Proude Note, Red cl o, The Limit 8-5; Bunny Girl, Foxy, Queen Mellay, Rockfemy, Stormerest, Susan Jane 8-0. CARGILL HANDICAP, >1600; Im and 3f.—Glamis Lad 8-10; Middy 8-8; Cassbridge 8-1; Somelight 8-0; Anvil 7-10; Bellesse, David William, My Era 7-7; Beau Leigh, Governor General 7-6; Beladin, Belfie, Casca. Cherokee Brave, Flowing Gold, Princess Mellay, Smiley, Submerge 7-4. KAIKORAI HANDICAP. 8800; Im.—Red Bard 8-10; Elloughton 8-8; Stamen 8-7; Smiley 8-6: David Porter 8-5; Queen’s Birthday 8-4; Dandy Miss, Gay Peter, Orient Queen, Royal Rejoicing 8-3; El Shub 8-2; Beau Bevan 8-1; Clarendon Imp 8-0: Just Bell, Miss Mannequin, Not Guilty 7-12; Golden Century, Resmart, Spanish Fox, Willie’ Pride 7-111 Hyde!, Jeykalu Screened, Trelay 7-10: Ayreshire Dawn. Bella Crete, Carioca, Chota, Danielle, Derwent View, Gay River, Indian Lady, Miss Kumai, Orgeon, Pavoluss, Persian Crusade, Sum General 7-0. TSLIGRAPH HANDICAP. 81100; 6f.—Donald Mac 8-10; Captain’s Command 8-6; Showetta 8-3; Yipp 7-12; Gay Doctor 7-11; Superspan 7-10; Red Carpet 7-9: Dave’s Gift. Martian Mellay, Red Scarf, Sliderule 7-4.

N.Z.CupFor Our Grace <r Tht Prest” Special Service AUCKLAND. With her decisive victory in the J.. C. Hutton Handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday, Our Grace encouraged her owners to think very seriously of an attempt on the New Zealand Cup in November. Meanwhile, the Mitchelson Cup at Ellerslie next month will almost certainly be on her programme. Being a poor traveller. Our Grave has not so far been asked to compete much outside Auckland and the Waikato. As a six-year-old this season her trainer, L. W. Ford, a partowner with Mr A. W. Temn, of Matamata, is hopeful she might be able to race more extensively. Her decided preference for left-handed racing, the Riccarton way around, is also a factor in making the trip south likelv. Her best form has been on lefthanded tracks and Te Rapa is one on which she has raced very well indeed. Last spring she won the Waikato Gold Cup from a very good field in between failing the other way around in middledistance handicaps at Avondale and Pukekohe. All told, Our Grace has had no more than a handful of races these last six months. The Button Handicap was her fifth race since she resumed in May after a spell and only her second further than a feprlnt course during that time. The other middle distance was the Taumarunui Gold Cup, in which she ran third.

Favourite For AJ.C. Derby (N.Z.P..4. Staff Correspondent) SYDNEY. The Alcimedes colt. Portable, thru«t hi* way to Derby favouritism when he won «tylishly In the >lO,OOO Rosehlll Guineas on Saturday. Ridden by N. Voigt, Portable came home strongly in the lira lie event to win by half a length from Sunny Pintubi, with the favourite, Bogan Hero, four lengths away third. The New Zealand three-year-olds, Mighty Concorde and Agreement finished tenth and seventeenth in the 20-horse field. Portable'* victory surprised all but his trainer. I. J. Smith. Immediately after Saturday s victory. Smith said he would offer G. Moore the mount on Portable in the Derby at Randwick on Saturday week.