RACING General Boy picked for Westland today

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32461, 23 November 1970, Page 9

RACING General Boy picked for Westland today

General Boy may avenge a head defeat on Saturday by Gay Doctor by winning the V. P. Bernard Handicap, first leg of the Westland Racing Club’s T.A.B. double today.

General Boy will meet Gay Doctor on 51b better terms today, which could giv? uim a slight edge. At all events, it is a race in which South Canterbury will be strongly represented.

The Riccarton-trained Elvin Spark had none the best of it in the running when third behind Gay Doctor and General Boy on Saturday. He was making good progress in his run from well back in the field when a gap closed on him. Only for that, the heavy backing which made him favourite in his openclass debut might not have been misplaced.

G. W. Mein, who rode three winners on Saturday, will again ride Gay Doctor today. D. Tucker will be on General Boy. Magic Man, from Riccarton, holds a bright chance of winning the Woodstock Hack Handicap, the second leg of today’s T.A.B. double. He has shown his best form at a middle distance, yet was equal to the task of winning at a mile for C. McDonald’s stable on Saturday. Today, he will be racing at a mile and a quarter, and might be too strong for Irish Hope, which ran him to half a length on Saturday.

Jubal and Strad should be a strong combination for the on-course double, which is on the Whataroa Stakes and the Arahura Hack Handicap. Strad is also an acceptor for the last race on the card —and if he is taken out of the Arahura Hack Handicap, the prospects of Japita and Honey Carlyle will brighten. Selections:— HJO p.m-—Whiter©! Stakes: Jubal, Zabaana, Dialatta. 1.10 p.m.—Arthur's Piss Handicap: Isel Place, Star Turne, Screened. 1.50 p.m.—Arahura Hack Handicap: Strad, Japita, Honey Carlyle. 2.30 p.m.—V. P. Bernard Handicap: General Bey, Gay Doctor, Elvfn Spark. 3.10 p.m. Kowhitirangi Stakes: Merrily, Royal Cambeau, The Big Ape. r - 330 p.m—Woodstock Hack Handicap: Magic Man, Irish Hope, Flicka Gold. 4.3op.m.—Lake Mahinapua Hack Handicap: Strad, Threepence, Regent Royal. Fields are:— 12.30 p.m.— WHATAROA STAKES, $400: about fit.—Jubal (1) 9-3; Dialette

i (6) 8-12; Alcatraz (10), Dainty f Tread (5), Little Sue (7), Lord 1 Tony (8), Totara Boy (3), 1 Zebeena (11) 8-7; Arctic Acre (9), . Flippit (2), Just Garry (15), Mac- . lane (14), Misty Rose (12), Solar - Flare (4) Yapinga (13) 8-2. 1 Balloted out with right of re- » entry: Totara Boy, Flippit, Lord ' Tony. 1 Bracket* Alcatraz and Lord , J Tony. S 1.1» p.m.— j ■ ARTHUR'S PASS HANDICAP, ! > $650; about Bf—lsel Place (2) 1 8-10; Star Turne (3) 8-1; Azir (1), i Reefton Queen (4), Screened (5) ’ J 7-13. ’ 1.50 p.m.— ■ ARAHURA HACK HAHDICAP, . I $460; about M—Strad (4) 8-10; Japita (2> 8-9; Honey Carlyle (7) 7-13; Flying Melda (8), Sally ; Robe (5) 7-12; Morning Rain (6), . ’ One Spot (I), Princess Tavia (3) : 7-11. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE ; 2.30 p.m.— V. P. BERNARD HANDICAP

1.10 p.m.— J KOWHITIRANGI STAKES, j $420; about Im.—Royal Cambeau < <4) 9-3; Glowing Gold (3), Harold , Lindsay (61, Lord Tony (5), Mid- 1 shipman (1), Mr Suble (8), The s Big Ape |9| 8-7; Flippit (2), Merrily <7) 8-2. SECOND LEG OF TAI. DOUBLE 330 p.m.— WOODSTOCK HANDICAP $500; about Um.

Balloted out with right of reentry: Janet Leigh. 4.50 p.m LAKE MAHINAPUA HACK HANDICAP, $480; about 7f Strad (8) M 0; Threepence (1) 84; Janet Leigh (3), Regent Royal (6) 7-13; Fairy Cloud (9), Fearnought (2), Moonfleet (4), One Spot (7), Russian Jack (5) 7-11.

964! $950; Im. Gay Doctor (5) at lb . 8 10 0402 General Boy (7) . 8 6 9070 Glamis Lad (1) . 8 3 0851 Isel Place (6) . 8 2 1133 Elvin Spark (8) . 7 10 0870 Dory (9) . 7 8 7650 Mr Joe (2) . 7 8 5240 Senator Jack (3) . 7 8 0500 Sherlock* (4) .. . 7 8

st lb 1841 Magic Man (S) .. 8 10 2203 Flicka Gold <4) .. 7 12 5252 Irish Hope (8) 712 5753 Doug’s General (9) 7 10 2744 Janet Leigh <2) -7 1°

7810 Booster (10) .. ..7 8 5700 Carioca (3) ..7 9 5000 Krlste (4) ..7 9 7234 Offender (7) .. .. 7 9 8570 Sleeky Fox (5) .79 8660 Strathghanistan (1) 7 9