Ajasco fancied at Ellerslie

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32804, 3 January 1972, Page 7

Ajasco fancied at Ellerslie

“The Press" Special Service | AUCKLAND. I The $B2OO George Adams Handicap contains all the talent for a fine race at Ellerslie this afternoon and the prospect of a very soft and, perhaps, heavy track makes the big mile unusually open. Ajasco, though, seems pretty certain to go well and; Tashi, Shimmering and Hi-| jßing also have to be consid-j lered. Ajasco had a great win in the Railway Handicap over 'six furlongs on Saturday and ! there has never been a doubt i of her ability to go a mile. The question is whether she will be inconvenienced if the track becomes heavy. Ajasco has raced mainly on reasonably good footing, lit was fairly soft for the ; Railway Handicap but not as I deep as is likely today. From her weight in the Railway Handicap Ajasco has 1 been raised 71b to 9-1. That is 151 b more than she carried ! last time over a mile, in the Churchill Stakes at Riccar- , ton on November 13. Ajasco won that race and also the i one before, the 6f C.J.C. 1 Stewards’ Handicap. Once again with a favour-! ' able barrier position (No. 2) Ajasco should be very prominent all the way. Tashi (8-3) and Hi-Bing (8-4) have already been successful this season in heavy ; ground. On those perform- ; ances neither would be . troubled even if the rain con- . tinues. A four-year-old, Tashi took i the 6f Admiralty Handicap . at Ellerslie last August when' the ground was very heavy; indeed. The footing was even.

wetter and deeper when HiBing won a mile at Te Rapa, three starts back, on November 20. Tashi, after being unsuccessful in Sydney last spring, has lately looked more like himself and his fourth plac-i ing in the Railway Handicap held plenty of promise. The George Adams Handicap will be the second leg of the T.A.B. concession double. Suttle, if she improved only a trifle from last Wednesday, when she finished third in the Summer Cup, should be the hardest to beat in the first leg, the Nathans’ Memorial. Selections: — Noon.—Waitemata Handicap: Grand Scale, Mamseile, Cyretta. 12.40 p.m.—Ellerslie 2000: Hakone/ Moonmist, Robynne West. 1.20 p.m.-—New Year's Highweight: Captain General, Royal Escort, Dyak. 2 p.m.—Sylvia Handicap: Supreme Lord Full Praise, Turfcutter. 2.40 p.m.—Nathan's Memorial: Suttle, Habanita, Charon. 3.20 p.m.—Royal Stakes: Neat, Montel, Bonnie Honey. 4 p.m.—George Adams Han- i dicap: Ajasco, Tashi, Shim- I mering. 4.40 p.m.—Grey Handicap: 1 Better Times, Veracious, Princilla. ; Acceptances:— Noon.— WAITEMATA HANDICAP, $2000; 11m. —Mamseile (11) 9-6; Cyretta (19). Glengarrick (21) 8-9; Aito (9), Jimonse (12) 8-8; Tagerty (4) 8-5; Sherwood (18) 8-4; Il Lotto (6) 8-3; Machan (2) 8-2; Banker’s Joy (7), Dilettante (13) 7-13; Remarque (17) 7-12; All Dash (20), Dashing Dee (14), Grand Scale (5) 7-11; Testemall (16) 7-9.

Balloted out with right of reentry: Pilfer (22). Rustler (3) 7-9; Swagman (10), D’Arragon (B),j Glenrone (1). Peter Dawn (15) 7-8. ! Bracket: Cyretta and Dashing Dee.

12.40 p.m.— I ELLERSLIE TWO THOUSAND, $2200; Im.—Hakone (2) 9-2; Moonmist (1) 8-13; Pacifico (14) 8-7; (Dixie Belie (10) 8-4; Antenor (3), Beachlands (7), Paint (18), (Semblance (12) 8-2; Craftsman (16), Lord Thurteen (4), Michael 'Thomas (11) 8-1; Fair Dash (8), Valetta (6) 8-0; Fair Share (9) ’7-13; Zacatecas (13) 7-11; Robynne West (17) 7-10; Golden King (15), Timon (5) 7-8. 1.20 p.m.— NEW YEAR'S HIGH-WEIGHT, $2000; Ilf.—Royal Escort (8) 10-1; Our Mac (14) 9-12; Dyak (18), La i Rochelle (15) 9-11; Anderan (21), 1 Irish Whip (17) 9-10; Wee Robin '(12) 9-9; Triple Test (16) 9-8; 'Perpetual (6) 9-5; Jack Johnson 115), Puerto Rico (3) 9-4; Captain General (2), Haka’s Wish .13). Jay Gee (20), Too Big (11) 9-3; Jubilee Girl (22) 9-1; My Chance (7) Stylish Crest (1), The Saint (19), Trojan (9) 9-0. Balloted out with right of reentry: Sunset Star (10), Motumaoho (4) 9-0. 2 p.m.— SYLVIA HANDICAP, $2000; 6f.—Fencourt Lass (19) 8-3; Kay | (15) 8-2; Full Praise (2), Hilaree HU) 8-0; Karamagic (10) 7-12; • Supreme Lord (9) 7-11; Fresh • Challenge (12), Tommo’s Place ' 13). Turfcutter (5) 7-10; Donna i Margaret (1), Sun Queen (17) 7-9; Delvita (8), Heather Brae (16),; Metric System (14), Rapacious •(13) 7-8; Anda Fair (7), Anna Marie (18), Coity Lad (6). Super Kat (4) 7-7. '2.40 p.m.— NATHANS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, $5000; Ilf.—Charon (6),; Habanita (9), Suttle (7) 8-0; Nipawin (2) 7-8; Fair Cloud (5) 7-7: Mac’s Honey (1). Styleman (8) 7-6; Everleigh (3), Monaline (4) 73.20 p.m.— ROYAL STAKES, $6500; Um.— Montel (15) 9-3; Bonnie Honey (4), Orcades (6) 8-11; Neat (16) 8- Lovely Honey (5), Ngapuke (13) 8-6; Mikasa (1), Port Royal (8) 8-3; Aquilita (2), Cetacea (11), Cracker Jill (10), Extensive (12), Lady Piquet (14), Melodee d’Amour (9), Ray San (7), Vicki Jo (3) 7-7. Bracket: Bonnie Honey and; Melodee d’Amour. GEORGE ADAMS (TATTERSALL) HANDICAP, $8200; Im.— Ajasco (2) 9-1; Kaukapakapa (10)j 8-11; Patrida (9) 8-10; Evensteadj (15). Gene (21), Hi-Bing (16) 8-4; Tashi (8) 8-3; Molten’s Pride (12) j 8-1; Mr Sovereign (22) 8-0: Har-, leigh March (20) 7-13; Hindi (13), I ■ Laurel Oaks (6). Lord’s Gift (7),1 ISt Crisoian (17). Seiko (19). ’ ■Simple Simon (3) 7-12; Grizzly (1)! 7-11: Kia Marea (18). Sam McGredy (11) 7-10; Shimmering (5) 17-7; Supreme Miss (14) 7-5;, • Shifon (4) 7-4. -

4.40 p.m.— GREY HANDICAP, $2000; 7f.— Veracious (20) 8-13; Better Times (14) 8-6; Master Sobig (17) 8-2; Red Day (13) 8-2; Cheryl Marie (10) 8-1; Jazz Garter (25) 8-0; Point of Order (28) 7-13; Princilla (5), Roberta Belle (22) 7-11: Raw Courage (24), Nouvelle (21) 1 7-10; High Gal (11), Tufan (12), j Whispering (18) 7-9; Diebeneo (23). Gay Actress (9), Grandiose I

(6), Hades (4), Ido Filou (27). Mr ■ Amura (7), Navigation (8), Vali- > ance (2) 7-8. Balloted out with right of re- : entry: Asva (15), Maesta (3), ; Bronze Legend (26), Brad (16),' Mighty Valarian (1), Gai Soigner (19) 7-7. Brackets: Diebeneo and Ido J Filou; Asva and Maesta; Bronze it Legend and Brad; Might; >'Valarian and Gai Soigner.