Hastings Double

Press, Issue 32333, 26 June 1970, Page 2 (Supplement)

Hastings Double

(T.A.B. closes 1 p.m.) (T.A.B. double closes 12.40 p.m.) 2.10 p.m.— TE MATA HANDICAP, $3000; Ilf. T.A.B. No. 1 2862 ESCAMENO (15) 8-8. Second to Mimi's Boy at Awapuni last start. Erratic but good on heavy track. R. Marsh. 2 2522 ROYAL BLUE (4) 8-1. Second to Proper Verdict last week. Consistent and must appeal. D. Foley. 3 7213 BEAU BEVAN (9) 8-0. Third on the first day after Dunedin win. In form and is a place prospect. B. Dodds. 4 809 DOMODOSSOLA (10) 7-12. Backed and beaten last week and would need to improve. 5 6170 WHITI TE RA (16) 7-12. Disappointed first day and would have to do better to have a chance. J. O’Neill. 6 470 GOLDEN SUMMIT (6) 7-9. Handy to straight last week but weakened. Likely improver. J. Messent. 7 8000 MAMMOTH (2) 7-9. Has been racing poorly. 8 5483 PUNDANUI (11) 7-9. Continues to battle on but lacks class to win. Place prospect. 9 0830 TWITCHIT (1) 7-8. Buried early at Tauranga last week after a good third at Waipa. Might be dangerous here. N. Eastwood. 10 6800 CREPE DE CHINE (8) 7-7. Form lately has been uninspiring. C. Packer. 11 0010 DARK SONG (5) 7-7. On a heavy track could be a definite threat. 11 0076 JEST-IN-TIME (18) 7-7. Good sixth sprint last week. On heavy ground could be dangerous. 12 4004 FOUR DEMONS (13) 7-7. Solid fourth last week and on the improve. Has much class and appeals. W. Skelton. 13 0000 GREY LANCE (17) 7-7. Does not appeal on recent form. 14 0700 JOVIAL FRIAR (3) 7-7. Form lately has been poor but he has shown ability in very heavy ground. 15 3390 MAN O’MAN (14) 7-7. Poor race last week but has

the ability to do better. D. Silcock. 16 1000 McDELLA (7) 7-7. Disappointing lately but on a heavy track might do better. J. Molloy. 17 3075 TARDINI (12) 7-7. Bold race for fifth last week and could be a dangerous improver. L. Carston. Bracket: Dark Song and Jest-In-Time. (T.A.B. closes 2.20 p.m.) 3.30 p.m.— LONGLANDS HANDICAP, $1600; 7f. TAB. No. 1 2210 FREE PASS (5) 9-7. Has been racing over longer distances but always likely to be hard. 2 1154 MELDIE (16) 9-2. Top class stayer which ran fourth in sprint at Riccarton on May 19. Must appeal. L. Carston. 3 1423 CHILL (2) 9-0. Won this race last year and her form

lately has been good enough to win it again. 4 0 IMA MARTIAN (19) 8-12. Good horse but he niay need a race or two. 5 2217 FAIR TIGER (14) 8-9. Ran on for seventh on tlie first day and could improve. 6 8308 HIS LORDSHIP (3) 8-6. Fair race at Egmont on June 17 but may need one or two more. H. Rauhihi. 7 1780 AEOLIAN (7) 8-5. Has been disappointing lately and does not appeal. D. Foley. 8 5714 DASHEEN (17) 8-4. First and fourth at Manawatu and and must be well fancied. 9 2246 RICHMAN (4) 8-3. Has raced disappointingly at last two attempts and would have to improve to win. R. Marsh. 10 0105 SUNNY ITALY (1) 8-3. Ran on well for fifth on the

first day. Place chance. 11 0340 TOSH (8) 8-1. Disap pointed on the first day. Needs very heavy ground. 12 4300 BANAGH (11) 8-0. Resuming after a short spell and may need race or two. W. Cardwell. 13 0100 CANNES (15) 8-0. Disappointing race last week and would have to improve to have a chance. W. Skelton. 14 0000 CHEETAH (9) 8-0. Could not be considered on current form. 15 9439 DINAGH (12) 8-0. Recent graduate from hacks which could be prominent. B. Dodds. 16 5080 HI VITA (6) 8-0. Ran poorly on the first day and does not appeal. 17 1195 PHAR LACE (10) 8-0. Fair race over seven furlongs at Manawatu last start and could be in the firing line here. N. Harris. 18 5836 TUDOR LAD (13) 8-0. Mudlark which would need heavy ground to be dangerous. Weakening sixth on the first day. 19 0644 UJINX (18) 8-0. Finished well for fourth on the first day. Likely improver with a place chance.

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11 a.m.—Pukohou Hurdles: Mycet, Ayrshire Dawn, Black Knight. 11.35 a.m.—Frimley Trial No. 1: Lingulata, Noble Wit, Fransen. 12.10 p.m.—Hawke’s Bay Hurdles: Matanuku Blue, Box, Sunseeker. 12.45 p.m.—Frimley Trial No. 2: Nullarbor, Proud Note, Llevame. 1.25 p.m.—Hastings Steeplechase: Macquarrie, Robert Earl Victory Prince. 2.10 p.m.—Te Mata Handicap: Four Demons, Royal Blue, Beau Bevan. 2.50 p.m.—Raukawa Handicap: Just William, Chanterelle, Jet Plane. 3.30 p.m.—Longlands Handicap: Chill, Dasheen, Meldie. 4.10 p.m.—Farewell Handicap: Deno, Abbeyfoyle, Red Wolf.