RACING Cup hopes on trial at Ellerslie

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32801, 29 December 1971, Page 7

RACING Cup hopes on trial at Ellerslie

'•The Press" Special Service .■ AUCKLAND, i It will say little for| their Auckland Cup' prospects if Gene,! Charon, Lord Syntax and Beau Dee fail to collect! stake money of somej description on the second i day of the Auckland) summer meeting this) afternoon.

Gene and Beau Dee are two in the small field for the; Clifford Plate and the other pair are in the Summer Cup.; With only the five horses!

engaged—Bardall, Dark Ruler ; and Foxvale as well as Gene! and Beau Dee—each of the: five acceptors for the Clifford. Plate is guaranteed some-i thing of the $4OOO stake. A condition remaining in) the Auckland summer pro-1 gramme, though, is that! unless the stewards decide! otherwise the stake for the! Clifford Plate shall be reduced by half if the time! for the race is four seconds or more slower than that for the Summer Cup, run just 40 minutes earlier over the same distance.

The condition was introduced some years ago to prevent the Clifford Plate becoming one of those deadly dull weight-for-age affairs, no more than a sprint home. It has not, however, yet needed to be invoked. Last year the two races were run in an identical 2min 4sec and the year before the Clifford Plate; provided the faster gallop byi nearly three seconds. With Gene, in spite of his nine years, still a pretty keen front runner, the pace in the Clifford Plate tomorrow should be strong, but whichever way the race is run victory for Bardall seems just about certain. Under the weight-for-age conditions he has no more to carry than any of his rivals, yet in a

(handicap he would be rejquired to give them very ! large amounts of weight. • Kia Marea, a Hawera mare . i with a good record at i Ellerslie, looks the best pros’ipect for the Summer Cup, [land Kirrama, a champion ;! which will be resuming racking after a spell, promises to )! complete the double in the ''Electric Handicap. I Kia Marea strung together ;! several fine performances (last season, including one in the Century Stakes at .'Wanganui in which she beat > Brookby Hill and Breathalyser • jat level weights. She won l the Thompson Handicap at •iTrentham as well and finished ■i third, close behind Game and ■ Watallan in the Ormond >;Gold Cup. I Kirrama, such a brilliant .) three-year-old last season, 'will be having his first race II since the end of April when .he tackles the Electric ('Handicap, but he is so good, J and his training gallops ■ [lately have been so eye- > catching, that he will very i likely be the favourite. ; Kaukapakapa, from • Awapuni, and Codeene, from I Hastings, are two of the > smart gallopers opposed to Kirrama: another is the con- . sistent Taranaki mare . Peshawar. , Selections: i Noon—Fergusson Handicap: Soarmed, Robin's Request, . Mlradou. 12.40 p.m—Ardmore Handicap: Veracious, Rustler, Sheri wood. 1.20 p.m.—Auckland High- ■ weight: Jack Johnson, Royal j Escort, Avenida. 2 p.m.—Nursery Handicap: First division: Fairece, Rishon. Second division: Midnight Chief, Salvo. 2.40 p.m.—Summer Cup: Kia ' Maroa, Laurol Oaks, Charon. 3.20 p.m—ClHlord Plate: . Bardall, Gena. 4 p.m.—Electric Handicap: , Kirrama, Peshawar, Kaukapakapa. 4.40 p.m.—Ladies' Mila: Neat, Prindlla, Charsada. Fields are: "fergusson HANDICAP, $2000; special conditions; 6f Whistle Green (0) 8-3; Jazz Garter (10) 8-1; Donegal Lad (19), Mlradou (8), Robin’s Request (S) 8-0; Soarmed (4) 7-13; Tufan (24) 7-10; Celtic Prince (25), Jack Entoe (20), Mela (14) 7-9; Cheryl Marie (16), Flash Chick (9), Gay Actress (2), Lady Shifnal (3), Panltor (18). Vallance (1) 7-8; Bronze Legend (22), Cyfox (12), Persian Guard (15), Whispering (21) 7-7. Balloted out with right of reentry: Dallas Enun (11), Sugarfoot (26), Ballandine (7), Caolite (23), Court Justice (17), Polaris (13) 7-7. Brackets: Ballandine and Caolite; Polaris and Court Justice.

12.40 p.m.— ARDMORE HANDICAP, $2000; special conditions; Im. —Veracious (7) 9-7; Robynne West (5) 8- Sherwood (6) 8-9; All Dash (12) 8-6; Vola Mena (10) 8-3; Glengarrick (1), Hierarchy (9), Roberta BeUa (8), Rustler (11), Winlocke (2) 8-1; Brad (4), Head Ruler (13), Mighty Valarian (14), Sedco (3) 84). 140 p.m— AUCKLAND HIGH-WEIGHT, $2000; Ilf.—Royal Escort (4) 10-0; Our Mac (9) 9-13; Anderan (7) 9- Cyretta (5) 9-9; Remarque (11) 9-7; Puerto Rico (6) 9-6; Avenida (8), Jack Johnson (2) 9-4; Too Big (1) 9-2; Arctic Heights (3), Casey (13), Stylish Crest (10) 9-1; The Saint (14). Trojan (12) 9-0. 2 p.m— NURSERY HANDICAP, $2450; two-year-olds; 6f.—First division: Fairece (11) 8-9; Rishon (9) 8-5; Pontresina (1) 8-4; Glendaurel (7) Turfcutter (8) 8-0; Fresh Challenge (13), Hilatee (12), Ranafast (4), Rapacious (10), Tutamoe (2) 7-12; Beau Centaur (5) 7-10; Lorola (3), Trace (14) 7-9; Barbarossa (6) 7-7. Second division: Midnight Chief (5) 8-7; Salvo (1) 8-4; Poseur (13) 8-3; Hl Wind (4) 8-0; Delvita (11), Heather Brae (3) Jamie Boy (12), Supreme Lord (10) 7-12; Cheiron (2), Coity Lad (9) 7-10; Metric System (6) 7-9; Peg’s Pride (7) 7-8; Top Card (8) 7-7. Brackets: Metric System and Trace; Top Card and Barbarossa. (First leg of TA.B. concession double) 2.40 p.m.— SUMMER CUP $5000; lim. 4 st. lb 0010 Charon (12) .. ..8 1 0000 Suttle (1) .. -.7 13 0640 Kia Marea (2) .. 7 12 3547 Too Bad (5) .. -78

weighMor-age; 10f.—Bardall (4), Beau Dee (5). Dark Ruler (2), Foxvale (1), Gene (3) 9-3. (Second leg of TA.B. concession double) 4 p.m— ELECTRIC HANDICAP

2009 Semblance (2) .77 4.40 p.m— THE LADIES- MILE, $5000; three-year-old fillies; Im. —Bonnie Honey (6). Neat (16), Trousseau (5) 8-8; Charsada (17), Ido Filou (2), Lovely Honey (1) 8-6; Eastern Clouds (15), Laurelville (8), Orcades (13), Princilla (18), Port Royal (4), Shlffello (19) 8-3; Alvarado (10), Aquilita (11), August Moon (7), Cetacea (14), Extensive (9), Salome (3), Summer Shadow (12) 7-7.

0141 Laurel Oaki (4) . 7 6 0147 Monty (9) . .7 5 7400 Moonmist (8) .. 5 2004 Pacifico (3) ' 7 5 3093 Dixie Belle (11) . 7 4 2000 Glenrone (7) .. . 7 4 9716 Mac’s Honey (10) . 7 4 6000 Monaline (6) .. . 7 4 3J0 p.m.— CLIFFORD PLATE, $4000;

$4000; 7f. Kirrama (4) st. lb 9 ,) 8651 Codeene (10) .. 9 0 3121 Kaukapakapa (11) . 9 0 2334 Peshawar (6) .. 8 5 0103 Molten’s Pride (8) . 8 1670 Hindi (7) 8 1 4070 Simple Simon (1) 7 8 9099 Beachlands (9) 7 7 7700 Fair Dash (5) . 7 7 6000 Michael Thomas (3) 7 7