Skite picked at New Plymouth

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33417, 26 December 1973, Page 7

Skite picked at New Plymouth

-Tr>e Press'* Special Service . WELLINGTON. i The Sliowoff 11 four-year-old,; Skite. is a promising stayer and I he should measure up to the l opposition he will meet at New, Plymouth today when he makes i bis open-class debut in the Bal-J cartes Handicap, the first leg of; the T.A.B. concession double on; the opening day of the Taranaki 1 Jockey Clubs summer meeting. It mav be listed as an open[ class event but the field is any-; flung but strong. This fact is' empuasised by lamberlina being the top-weight with 49kg, Ikg above the minimum. Skite won narrowly but well; at the Wanganui meeting earlier; this month and since has run on; solidly for a good third at the Paeroa meeting. Before Wang-; anui he had finished a close I second at the Hawera meeting so his form is hard to fault. Windswept and Gay Dinah are likely to trouble him the most. Windswept is a promising young mare which displayed good form on the New Plymouth track last season. In the second leg, the Wynyard Handicap, Evenette, Midnight Chief and Nunui are fancied. Selections: — 10.45 am.—Devon High, weight: Off Drive, Elkiro, Asva. 11.20 am.—First Oildrillers' Maiden: St Ivo. Double Bar, Nadir Chief.

Noon. — Second Oildrillers* Maiden: Grey Dawn Five Star, Gaston's Pride. 12.40 p.m.—Electric Juvenile Handicap—First division; Counsel! Proud Hero. Second division: All Talk, Peter Graham. 2.1 S p.m.—Balcarres Handicap: Skite, Windswept, Gay Dinah. 2.55 pm.—Urenui Handicap— First division: Jonelle, Gold Run. Second division: Samantha Desiderata. 3.40 p.m.—Wynyard Handicap: Evenette, Midnight Chief, Nunui. 420 p.m.—Atiawa Handicap: Seven Forty Seven, Battling On, Getit. Fields are:— 10.45 a m.— DEVON HIGH-WEIGHT, $1000; 226','m — Elkiro U2 61.5; Ofl Drive 2) 39.5; Turf Duel p. 58.5, Colonel Buzz <4i, Takings tll> 57.5; Asia <lOl, Four Star ,9), Gold Fever (141, Jan Louise >6». Luquery (8), Jlerrv Men (1), Purple Shadows * Scratched: Parawanui (13),

TV hacko (3). 11.20 p.m.— OILDRILLERS' MAIDEN NO. 1,- _ uni—St bo I6> 57; Double Bar 161, Onslaught (13’. Nadir Chief <4> 55; Classic Star; -•4 5; tabula- .3>, Hi Surge a . lenta 18>, Mini Wings (22). Pulsate ■■'>' 54; Barney s Pride (7), Buc Cup 117), Calm Winter <Bi. • -He Island >2». Double Octave Eriand (14). Gav Min <Ol,l K.upaki Lass <2Ol, Nacelle (12)/ Bed Barron <2lj, Same Again (15). Tru l ane (24i 53.5. i Balloted out in order of reentry: Same Again, Castle Gland. Double Octave, Barney's Pride. Bed Baron. Scratched: Princetta (ID, Peter Darren (19>. Noon— OILDRILLERS' MAIDEN NO. 2, S?se. 1200m.—Grey Dawn (3> 56; Gaston's Pride t 4> 55.5: Bob's Lass 21), Five Star (ID 54.5; Bonnie Avon t22>. Hasty Gay (14), Jester Hika >8 Kaikama (7), Our Melodv 10>, Rich Command (17), Sas AUght (15) 54; Bendigo 231. Cho Cho San (18), Emerald City <l9l, Forgotten Dream 16', Highland Crest (24), Lady Cobbler (5). Monab <6),i Rampage • 12'. Royal Mission (I),' b’rinzalong <9: 53 5. Balloted out in order of reentry Rampage. Stringalong, Cho Cho San. Bendigo. Scratched: Sir Alfred <2>, Goodwood Lass (20’. Welcome Home 13). 12.40 p.m.— ELECTRIC JUVENILE HANDICAP. li'ik’m.—First division—Counsel 13i 56. Proud H- sq '7 54.5, Alwvn’s Pride Il2> 0 Dusky Satchol (15), Return-

ing (14) 52.5: Golden Levant (16) [ 51.5; Ataanui (10), Maples’s Pride | 16), Renalda (11) 51; Auburn Lass; Lass i 8), Kinscem (9i, Royal; Carlisle il) 50.5; Aflame (5),! Gaydrill i2i 50. Second division— Peter Graham 115) 56; Scotch' Merit (8) 53.5; City (11), Lyracus; Il6> 52.5; Star Of Carlyle (9) 52; Blue Mvth 14), Prince Brolga (13) 51.5; Belle Crest (10), Penny Peel[ j 3) 51; Idealistic (7i, Nature Boy l (2), Royal Charley (6) 50.5; Bonny: i Bright (12), Irish Affair |5) 50. i Brackets: Ataanui and Belle Crest; Maple’s Pride and Penny; Peel; Auburn Lass and! Idealistic; Kinscem and Nature; Boy; Royal Carlyle and Charley! •Boy; Aflame and Bonny Bright;; Gaydrill and Irish Affair. Scratched: Gold Devil <3», Pride; 'Of Carlyle (10), All Talk (14),I Calkulated Risque (4). 1.25 p.m.— SUBURBAN MAIDEN HANDICAP, $850: 1800m.—Fair Montana 1 (1) 57; My Comfort (2> 56.5;! Playfellow. (5) 56; Final Oak (9),| Native Guide (15), Royal! Vega (22) 55.5; Banitza! (17). Beatrix (24), Countess! Carlyle (16), Even Stress (19), Fancy Ways (11), Gay Davina (6), Tainui <TO) 55: Foinhaven (4),' John Allen (12) 54,5. Scratched: Shilly Shally (14), IKurow (21). Mahdi (23), Tanjiel 'Fair <18). William Tell <8), PanIhandle <3). Sleigh Belle (20), Tout ■ Noir (13), Someone (7). FIRST LEG OF T A B. DOUBLE 12.15 p.m.— BALCARRES HANDICAP $2OOO ; 2200 m.

2.55 p.m — URENUI HANDICAP, $1000; ! 1200m.—First division: Miss Delaimore (9), Samantha (14) 54; | Jonelle (1), Superl (5) 53; Kilkern (4). Meter Maid (11), Rasual (16) 1.52.5; Bye Bye Honey (7), Prince Centaur (15), Young Angel (2) 52; Baronic (13), Fleet Helen (10), Murdoch (6>, Red Rosa (3), Silver Pine (17), Sooner (18) 51.5. Second division: Gold Run (5) 54.5; But Beautiful (3) 54; Desiderata (8), Lord Rizzio (2) 53; Here’s Luck (6s, Periphial (17). Raylene (16) 52.5: Career Girl (14), Danish Maria (12) 52: Casa Dal (10), Chay Bligh .(ll), Golden Phylus (13), IPardao (1). Shellwin (9). Smithy (4) 51.5. Brackets: Rasual and Periphial; Bye Bye Honey and Raylene;

Prince Centaur and Career Girl; Young Angel and Danish Maria: Baronic and Casa Dal; Fleet Helen and Chay Bligh; Murdoch and Golden Phylus; Red Rosa and Pardao; Silver Pine and Shellwin: Sooner and Smithy. Scratched: Lady Yasawa (15), Lady Excelsior (7), Rangitata (8), Tensynd (12). SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.40 p.m.— C. H. WYNYARD HANDICAP S 1850; 1200 m. 0 Nunui (3) 52.5 6816 Evenette (5) 51.5; Fencourt Lass (7) 50.5 0105 Midnight Chief (8) 49.01 3822 Jackee (2) 48.5 000 Diamond Dollars (10) 43.0 0109 Guideville (1) 48.0 3780 Miss Dellamore (4) 48.0 0000 Merryman (6) 48.0 0840 Ribo (9) 48.0 4.20 p.m.— ATIAWA HANDICAP, $1300; I 1800m.—Battling On (19), Seven Forty Seven (12) 54; Getit (1) 53.5; Vai Cherie (3) 52; Fair Likely 18) Open Sesame (15), Trogonidae <9t 51; Silver Threads 21) 50.5; Fairy Glen (23). Fare Thee Well (6), Victory Jim (161 50; Amorae (22), Aumeter (2), Case Stated (20), Gold Main (5). Khyber Chief (14), Mahal <l7). Moroccan Prince ■ 24i Ocean Monarch (4) 49.5; Muhammed All 7 . Fearless Fred 18 49. Balloted out in order of reentry: Mahal. Ocean Monarch,! Aumeter, Muhammed All. Fearless Fred Scratched: El Cordobes (10>, I'll Be There (11), Attorney (13). ,

9087 Tambelina (10) 49.0 1 (1600 Fore Dollar i7) 48.5 2126 Gay Dinah <8) 48.5 7000 Sea Chief (9) 48.5. 0677 Bacardi (6) 48.0 2489 Grey Coral (1> 48.0: 7008 Mighty Susan i,2) 48.0: 0 Perpetual (4) 48.0 0723 Remand (3) 48.0 2131 Skite (3) 48.0] 7339 Windswept (11) 48.0. Scratched: Ric Rac (12).