RACING Tomray Fancied On His Home Course Today

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32219, 11 February 1970, Page 6

RACING Tomray Fancied On His Home Course Today

! “The Press” Special Service i NEW PLYMOUTH. Tomray and Step Softly are selected to i win the Egmont Racing Club’s T.A.B. double on their home course at Hawera today. ; Tomray will be having his I first start since he ran third against several of New Zealand’s best milers in the i George Adams Handicap at ! the Wellington Cup meeting. ! Tomray is 61b below the top weight, Hagen’s Pleasure, ' and this should give him a marked advantage at the end of 11 furlongs. Step Softly may get strongest opposition from Little i Annie and Dubonair in the I Nolan Hack Cup, of 9} furlongs. j Selections: 10.45 a.m.—Makai Maiden, i First division: Worn Pom, Paid ; Paki. Second division: Van Winkle, King Regards. 11.25 a.m.—Te Roti Hlgh- ' weight: Motumate, Talishar, ; Tsargo. Noon.—Juvenile Handicap: His Surprise, Red Gurkha, Sir i Dan. 12.40 p.m.—Taranaki Apprentices' Cup: Dianne's Gold. Chakiro, Miss Sensation. 1.15 p.m.—Ohawe Maiden: Air Raid, Skoota, Briar Rose. 2 p.m.—Egmont Cup: Tomray, Hagen's Pleasure. Game Hunter. 2.40 p.m.—Evergreen Stakes: Hagen's Gold, Rhapsody, Siren. 3.25 p.m.—Nolan Hack Cup: Step Softly, Dubonair, Little Annie. 4 p.m.—Waimate Handicap: Tipperary Gold, Golden Music, Juvenile King. Fields are: 10.45 a.m.— MOKAI MAIDEN. $800: W.— First division: Crown Prosecutor (14), Kaiaua Lad (8). Lord Mellay (11), Paki Paki (6). Retrial (1), Soon (5), Worker (10) 8-3: Heather Carlyle (12), Coun try Lass (2), Kartika (4), Lady Kohi (9), Miss Lucky (13). Sarelle (3), Worn Pom (7) 8-0. Second division: Dyak (1), Ki Tere (7). Mundy (9), Prince Delhi (12). Similar (4), Tuppy Two (6). Van Winkle (3> 8-3; Della Marie (2), Diable Rouge (5). Kind Regards (I), Lourdes (13). Rozander (8). Speed Queen (10) 8-0. Brackets: Tuppy Two and 'Heather Carlyle; Rozander and Sarelle; Speed Queen and Worn ipom. •11.25 a.m.— TE ROTI HIGH-WEIGHT. $050: ; IOAf Tsargo (11) 9-6; Brygan (1) ’9-5: Roussell (8) 9-3: TaliIshar (7) 9-2: Earl Gilpin (2». Syntol (5) 9-1: Arrowtown (6). j Court Order (9V Motumate (4) I Running Scared (10), Scalpel (3> 9-0. iNoon — ] JUVENILE HANDICAP. $600; 6f.—Red Gurkha (2) 7-13; Im-' perial Lad (12). Sir Dan (3». Wiritoa (9) 7-12: Mission Prince i (6) 7-11: Hagen’s Merit (14), Kia Marea (1), Glamourize (11). His .Surprise (4) 7-8: Welcome Partner (8). Some Lad (7), Big Sal (5) 7-7. Bracket: Imperial Lad and Some Lad. ! 12.40 p.m.— TARANAKI APPRENTICES’ CUP $700: about 7f.—Omahagen (11) 8-13: Cherie Marie (9), Even ! Terms (14) 8-9; Dianne’s Gold (4), Little Pal (1> 8-7: Fair Dinah (5) 8-3: Belmaro (12). Chakiro (10), Kilconnell (2). Seamster (13) 8-2: Coolgardie (8). Dunkerven (6) 8-1; Gather (7), Miss Sensation (3) 8-0.

1.15 p.m.— OHAWE MAIDEN, $600; 6f Aberali (5). Airman (16). Air' Raid (3), All Mighty (13). Civil Defence (14). First Term (7). Goldagh (2), Hardy (17), Kaiaua Lad (20). Shoota (4) 8-5: Angel’s Smile (21). Briar Rose (1). Dell Cherie (12), Dympna (15). Flashwyn (11), Gaye Mink (18», Mary Rand (23), Miss Sfax (25). My Token (8). Notornis (6). Piu Piu (26), Secret Charm (27). Sherwyn Lass (10), Silver Land <22). Spacecraft (9). Taal (19). Top Twenty (24) 8-2. Balloted out with right of reentry: Space Craft. Silver Land. Mary Rand. Air Raid. Flashwyn, Notornis, Kaiaua Lad. Brackets: Airman and Air Raid: Kaiaua Lad and Sherwyn Lass: Angel’s Smile and Top Twenty. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2 p.m.— EGMONT CUP $2500: Ilf. st lb 9415 Hagen s Pleasure (8) 8 10 5176 Bright Notes (3) .86 1376 Game Hunter (12) . 8 5 6405 Tara's Pride (1) ..8 4 1553 Tomray (9) ..8 4 7105 Seagram (6) .. 7 11 1073 Variety Reef (13) .. 7 10 2596 Highbrow (11) ..7 7 9187 Gold Aura (2) .77 6800 Arrogant Beau (5) .. 7 6 0670 Belle Sierra (7) .76 0700 Henech (4) .76 3037 Pawa's Lad (10) .. 7 6 2.40 p.m.— EVERGREEN STAKES, $1000: 7f.—Emanuel (7), Hagen's Gold (5) 8-11; Bonnie Lassie (1). Lamir (3), Miss Sensation (8). Omahagen (4). Rhapsody (6) 7-11: Siren (2) 7-6.

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 13.25 p.m.— NOLAN HACK CUP $900: 9Jfst lb 9041 Little Annie (3) .. 8 10 6521 Hydrabad (15) 8 9 1292 Tsargo <8) ..87 0001 Step Softly (5) ..86 4909 Shenandoah (11) 8 5 0143 Arkoi (6) ..8 5 5253 Dubonaire (4) .85 4279 Blue Suit (10) .. 8 2 5015 Aquila (9) . ..8 2 4700 Country Style (2) .. 8 2 5300 Two Blues (13) ..8 2 2989 Royal Tuscan (1) .. 8 1 0380 Lady Robina (12) .. 8 1 6000 Mac’s Empire (7) .. 8 1 3050 Ribotflite (14) .81 4 p.m.— WAIMATE HANDICAP. $1550; 7f.—Golden Music (11) 8-10: Red Bahram (3) 8-6; Tipperary Gold (9), Mr Pa) (8) 8-5; Hagen’s Gold (6), Royal Genius (10) 8-4; Bren’s Pride (4) 8-2; Valhalla (7) Mias (2) 7-12: Juvenile King (1) 7-11; Langelinie (5) 7-7.