RACING Dixie Belle top choice for Hawera first leg

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32778, 1 December 1971, Page 8

RACING Dixie Belle top choice for Hawera first leg

I "The Press" Special Service ’S NEW PLYMOUTH. The Test Case mare Dixie Belle has run a number of sound races in [recent months, and she appears to have a fine light-weight’s chance in the J. W. Dant Bourbon Handicap at Hawera today.

Run over 10 furlongs for a stake of $2200. the race is the first leg of the T.A.B. concession double at the Bgmont Racing Club’s summer meeting.

Dixie Belle has mixed her latest racing between sprint and middle distances, but she does not appear to be short on stamina, and with only 7.6 on her back, she should run out the 10 furlongs soundly. At her most recent starton the first day of the Waikato meeting she finished on strongly into third place behind Hi Bing over a rtiile. It was a more-than-useful performance, and the appears to be much better placed in today’s field, Oddfellow is a hard horse to follow, but he has raced well in Taranaki in the past and a useful last start fourth at Te Rapa gives him a winning chance. He will be bracketed with Dixie Belle, so the bracket makes strong appeal. After his two good races at the Napier Park meeting, there will be support for the

I top-weight, Dollar Bill, and , Britannicus, which has been , sprinting well lately, has to 1 be considered despite his 1 poor record at the distance. t Yogi Bear, a winner on the track in October, Evenstead, , Classico, and Kartika are the only remaining runners which have any appeal. Second leg i After his two fine races at i the Waikato meeting, Willie i Can will be a popular fancy > for the second leg—the ■ Stewards’ Handicap. He I revelled in the heavy going i to win at Te Rapa last Saturday, and he has certainly i struck an excellent patch of form. The top-weight, Dolapal, has been in fine form this season. He needs good going, but is a top-class sprinter at six furlongs, and should test this fieldAlthough fresh from a long spell, it would be no surprise to see the Pakistan II mare Tantara produce a

bold race, and Himself has some fine hack form to back his claims.

Anticipation is always capable of a useful sprint, and others which make some appeal are Semblance, Gold Man, Sancho and La Bona Dea. Selections:— 10.4$ a.m—Nermanby Maidan No. 1: First Division: Moreno, Miss Julie. Second division: Do Lylah, Vlni vichl. 11.26 a.m—Kapunl High, weight: Arrant, Remarque, Durode. Neon—Nursery Handlcop: Ra| Reni, Foncourt Lass, Super Kot. 12.40 p.m—Normonby Mslden No. 2: John Berry, Modlson Square, Clipton. LIS p.m—Retaken Hock Handicap: Messides, Master William, Orason. 2 p.m—J. W. Dant Bourbon Handicap: Dixie Belle, Dollar Bill, Oddfellow. 1.40 p.m—Rowhili Malden: First division: Bottle Air, Ribot Bold. Second division: Big Friendly, Red Cent. « 3X5 p.m—Stewards* Handl-

cap: Willie Can, Dolapal, Tantara.

4 p.m.—Mangatokl Handicap: Kia Lu, Black Bard, Denies. Fields are:— 10.4 S a.m.— NORMANBY MAIDEN NO. 1, $610; 6f—First division: Arctic Cindy (15), Belle Petite (10), Break ‘n’ Enter (9), Brightest (IS), Counter Spi (3), Dusky Sprite (7), Flattering (5), Lady Armour (8), Marene (4), Memsaab (12), Miss Julia (11) Nanook (13), Now We Know (14) Remand (2), Toei (1) 8-2. Second division: Asti (3), Blue Line (IS), Chanteuse (2), De Lylah (14), Vini Vichl (7) Hagen’s Star (4), La Belle (9), Machu Picchu (1), Melody’s Lady (10), Miss Elldon (12) Modern Millie (6), Nauplia (8) Real Joy (13), Sweet Gift (15) Hove To (5) 8-2.

Brackets: Memsaab and Miss Eildon;. Miss Julia and Modern Millie; Nanook and Nauplia; Now We Know and Real Joy; Remand and Sweet Gift; Toei and Vinl Vichi, Flattering and Vlni Vichl. Scratched: Twinkletoes (11), Gaydene (6). 11.2$ a.m—

KAFUNI HIGH-WEIGHT, $675; Um.—Edward James (3) 9-13; Arrant (16), Durado (13) 9-12; Too Big (14) 9-4; Remarque (18) 9-2; Supreme Ruler (11), 9-1; Bourne Chief (15), Imperial Lad (12), Idunno (17), Kllconnell (4), Portrait (2), Rambunctious (8), Typify (10), Yenisei (9) 9-0. Scratched: Messides (1), Coled (7), Summit Conference (6), Mach One (5). Neon— NURSERY HANDICAP, $610; St.— Fencourt Lass (11) 8-6; Beau Gold (1), Grey Coral 6) 8-3; Super Kat (2) 8-1; Rai Rani (10) 8-0; Asteem (8) 7-13; Armosa (5), Calla (9), Calm Winter (4), Fairieana (15), Rona’s Joy (7), Tambulam (12) 7-12: RingabeUa (3) 7-10. Scratched: Fresh Challenge (13) Rohance 14).

IX.4S P.m— NORMANBY MAIDEN NO. 2, SIlO; 6f.—Bordlghera (4), Captain 1U (13), CUpton (18), Don’t Quit (8), Essemjay (22), Eucla (1), Get It (5), Gold Linx (17), Karamu King (3), Madison Square (11), Mr Amura (9), Our Call (2), Park Royal (20), Red Invader (7), Sharpley (10), Somerset Mist (15), True Veldt (6), Usquebaugh (12) 8-7.

Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Captain Bill. Scratched: Khyber Chief 19), John Barry (21), Bargain Boy (14).

1.15 p.m.— ROTOKARE HACK HANDICAP, 31000; lim. Messides (9) 8-9; Uixlana (15), Welcome Partner (8) 7-13; Grand Vino (8), Master William (5), Te Atiawa (1) 7-10; Grogan (12) 7-9; Della Marie (16), Sea Imp (10) 7-8; How Rich (2), Ice Peck (4), Shlranl (3) Seven Laurels (13), Taharoa (11), Tiger Balm (7) 7-7. Scratched: Mighty Lu (17), Idunno (14). FIRIT LBS OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2 p.m.— a 4AJ RAUY BAUBBAM

Scratched: Jindabyne (11). MAIDEN, $610; lim. -First division: Able Wine (15), Battle Air (4), Goldbaean (2), man (10), Yenisei (13) 8-7; Gay Dinah (8), Retread (9), Robin Hill (11), Soblna (3) 8-2. Second division: Awarikai (2), Big Friendly (15), Glen Campbell (11), Imperial Lad (13), Mission Prince (1), Red Cent (9), St Davids (12), Similar (5), Without Fall (14), Battle Honour (4) 8-7; Heintje (7), Jayo (3). Margreta (8), Sodip (6), Tanjie Bracket: Yenisei and Battle Honour; Gay Dinah and Heintje; Retread and Jayo; Robin HUI and Margreta: Soblna and Sodip; Scratched: Mach One (1), Tambelina (6).

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3X3 p.m.—

* MANGATOKI HACK HANDICAP, $1000; 6f.—Black Bard (1) 8-6; Kia Lu (7) 8-5: Master Sobig (4) 8-4; Denagh’s Planet (21) 8-3; Danois (6), Monarko (22) 8-1; Red Day (3) 8-0; Manukura (11) 7-11; Cheryl Marie (23), Valid (9) 7-10; Kylie (19), Lady Excelsior (15), Sen Remo (12), Swift Robin (13), VBl Cherie (16), Prince Nizami (4).7-9; Nordic Star (20), SkiU (24), Smithy (8), Tenroy (5) 7-8. Balloted ou« with right of reentry: Skill, Smithy. Scratched: Pepperwood (10), Grey Hagen (17), Spionet (2),

J. W. DANT BOURBON i HANDICAP *2300; Um. st lb 012 Dollar BUI (12) 8 1 232 Brltannicui (9) 8 I 1100 Yogi Bear (13) 8 0 7009 Evenatead (10) 7 13 4067 Classic© (4) Fair Cloud (1) Oddfellow (14) 7 10 7037 7 8 2(HI4 7 7 0503 0000 Dixie Belle (6) Simon de Montfort 7 6 2770 Sea ( CMef (2) 7 6 7 3 3037 3316 Clifton Lad (13) Kartika (3) .. 7 4 7 4 3060 X Khoragan (5) .. mid 7 4 7 * Dixie

STEWARDS' HANDICAP 1723 91650; 6f. Dolapal (10) .. st lb 8 5 0921 Willie Can (7) 8 8 3209 Hagen's Pleasure (8) Anticipation (4) 8 2 8 1 5374 La Bona Dea (12) 7 10 700 Tantara (5) Waioname (9) 7 8 7 8 3407 Mike Hayes (1) 7 6 Semblance (13) 7 6 4500 Cote D’Azure (14) .. 7 4 Gladeye (11)’ .. 7 4 3100 Goldman (2) .. 7 4 3131 Himself (18) .. 7 4 5600 Melana (3) Mystic Dancer (17) .. 7 4 900 7 4 94 Rapid Win (6) 7 4 3120 Royal Tuscan (15) .. 7 4 60 Samurai (19) .. 7 4 2 Sancho (16) .. 7 4 Balloted out with right of reentry : Melana.