Ellerslie double fields

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32879, 30 March 1972, Page 7

Ellerslie double fields

1.30 R.IIV(TJLB. daubto ctaMs 120 p.m.) (TJCB. closes 1.40 pun.) EAST! ■ HANDICAP 312 JWO, Im. 1 4141 COUNT KERERU (24) 9-4 Reached iugh peak of iorm al Wellington Cup meeting and ha> trained on in great style Kao away over if al Tauraaga on Saturday. Has size and strength to cope with big weight. Should be Were 2 3134 RICH RETURN (3) 8-12. One of the best sprinter■tilers for years which will be reverting to this distance after two middle-distances at Awapunl and Tauranga. Disappointing last Saturday but capable of much better. K. Cullen. 3 9660 EVENSTEAD (23) 8-5. Form lately not good., Hard 5 to fancy. 4 pits HI-BING (24) 3-5. Highly promising and won very solidly over 7f at Ta Rapa on February 22 with 3-3. Faded Stars Travel Stakes Saturday after being well up to straight. Could be herd to beat In spite of wide draw. G. idge. 4 6169 LAUREL OAKS (14) 4-4. Won mile Adems Handicap at EUerslle on January 3 with 7-12 and has competed mainly in middle-distances meanwhile. Better placed In handicap condition* but not greatly favoured. D. Peake. 4 1244 EMIONT PARK (21) 4-1. Impressive winner Adams Mile at Trantham on January 29 with 7-11 after 7f win at Woodville. Seems to favour •«y tracks. A prospect If 7 (9) 84. Won sprint double at KUerslie and Rotorua, over «f. Ran creditably since In mile at Te Aroha and 7f at W U 7 n fih * chance.

4 4435 FATRIDA (15) 3-2. Expected to be scratched. * 2493 KIA MAREA (11) 4-1. Thoroughly capable sprintermiler at best which won mile Anniversary Handicap at Trentham on January 22. Form meanwhile pretty good. J. Grylls. 10 3442 SHERALEE (221 3-1. Top three-year-old of the spring which has only recently returned from a spell. Good second at New Plymouth on March 15 under 8-13. Has trained on and looks close to best again. Excellent prospect B. Andrews. 11 1443 TASHI (4) 4-1. Hss been sparingly raced lately, with only three starts since his win over 7f at Ellerslie on January 29 under 8-5. Led to 2f against Count Kereru at Tauranga on Saturday. Down 131 b here. Good galloper; always worth respect. N.' Holland. 12 2444 HAUSORI (2) 8-4. Racing well without much luck in middle-distance with seven minor placings in last nine attempts. Once very capable miler, but might find It hard these days to raise the pace for this class. 13 0034 MEDIATE (1) 7-13. Unsound but very fine stayer when fit. Returned to racing after enforced let-up with promising fourth over 6f at whangarel on Tuesday. Would. normally need more distance than this but while fresh could go a mile pretty well. Worth attention. 14 1414 HENRY TUDOR (14) 7-11. Won well in middledistance handicaps at Hastings, Gisborne, in two of last four starts. Weakened when fourth over lOf at Whangarel on Tuesday Smart but his Whangarel run hardly encouraging aa an Easter trial. 14 4427 PINOTAGE (24) 7-11. Seems to prefer soft or easy tracks, and has not been asked for much through the summer. Would become a prospect -with rain before

Saturday. J- Riordan. 16 7201 SEIKO (13) 7-11. Snatched 7f win at Paeroa on March 18. SUH nicely placed and with any easing of the ground could run well. Hus plenty of pace. 17 0017 CHARON (A) 7-10. Hard to foHow but retains plenty of abUity, and won well two starts back over 7f at EUerslie on March 4. 18 M 72 PESHAWAR (19) 74. Good mare at best which, after a lapse in form, looked more Hke her old self when second behind Count Kereru at Tauranga. Down 181 b under handicap scale here. Looks to have trained on well. Place chance at least. 19 0004 ATAN (5) 7-7. Improved quickly for good tourth al Awapuni on March 18. Should continue to improve, but longer distance might suit. U. Raklander. 20 0555 ST CRISPIAN (8) 7-7. Disappointing last start when beaten at raeroa. Finished fast time before at Te Aroha on February 26, and won in great style over 61 at EUerslle on December 27. In best form would run this out better than most. G. Willetts, 21 6710 GRIZZLY (17) 7-4. Once top miler which has shown nothing for a long while. 22 7040 JUST LADDIE (14) 74. Has had only two starts after a fair spell. Hardly likely 22a 44W SHIMMERING (27) 7-3. Consistent and capable miler last season, but seems to have lost aU form. 23 0349 ANTENOR (7) 74. Form patchy and even at his best he would hardly measure up to this field. Balloted out with right of reMaloos ODDFELLOW (12) 74. Has shown nothing lately that would suggest he is a possibility. 24 1075 SHIFON (10) 74. Speedy but a bit small and has yet to measure up to anything like this company. 24a 97M GLENOARRICK (25) 04. One of the best intermediates during the Auckland Cup meeting with two wins. Has not done as well since, but looks fit and could improve quickly. Brackets: Just Laddie and Shimmering; Antenor and Oddfellow; Glengarrick and Shlfon.

4.10 p.m.— (T.A.B. closes 3 p.m.) HUIA HANDICAP 33000; 6f. 1 3146 STYLISH PAL (5) 94. Has won sprints this year at Stratford (twice) and Marton, but this looks tougher. Also acceptor at Feildlng. 207 M NUNUI (3) 8-f. After some disappointing form looked more like nls best last time when fourth over

6f at Te Aroha on February 26. Coming to a more suitable handicap again, and free gaUoper which could be hard to catch from No. 3. R. Taylor. 3 5474 PRINCE AMURA (4) 8-2. Very smart Uttle customer which wiU be resuming racing after spell of nearly three months. Capable of pacemaking and could make it tough for his rivals. 4 2897 GAY PRINCE (11) 8-9. Latests efforts not good. Makes little appeal. C. MeLeith. 5 0655 ROBIN ROYAL (14) 8-0. Very smart sprinter at best will be returning to racing after a let up. WiU very likely need the race and might be helped by easier ground. R. Skelton. 6 0261 WAIONAME (13) 7-10. Has been racing pretty well although usually in weaker company than this. Has hard task from so wide at start. Also acceptor for Rotorua. 7 3628 BONNIE HONEY (2) 7-9. Bit disappointing at Tauranga after game second at Paeroa. Looks no worse for Tauranga run and will almost certainly go better here under lighter scale. 8 4156 EVENETTE (15) 7-9. Disappointing favourite at Whangarel on Tuesday. Won over 7f at Hastings on March 4 but that was against much weaker opposition than she will meet here. 9 2018 MIRADOU (6) 7-9. Very speedy but has spoilt chance twice lately by losing ground at start. In top form would trouble this field, 10 0004 SIMPLE SIMON (16) 74. Runs well occasionally but form overaU does not inspire confidence. 11 0223 SOLAR BOY Ul 7-9. Has shown lately his best form with good minor placings at Paeroa (twice) and Ellerslie. Likes to race in front and might have difficulty getting there against the speedsters here but has a chance. 12 5180 YU RON (9) 74. Came back to form in fifth start of season with 7f win at Woodville on February 19 but well beaten two starts since at Awapuni. Hard to allow much chance. 13 2667 POLPERRO (7) 74. Gained couple of second placings early this year at Avondale and Ellerslie, but form altogether this season disappointing. 14 0043 BIG VALLEY (10) 7-7. Has often shown promise but has been racing in middle distances and will probably be outpaced here. 15 4079 DINAGH (1) 7-7. Hard to allow much chance on lat-

est form. 16 0920 ORC ADE 3 (12) 7-7. Has been working well and could be an outside chance. B. Andrews.