Show Gate should win big Trentham mile

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33442, 25 January 1974, Page 6

Show Gate should win big Trentham mile

(from Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON. fhe matchless courage and great class of Show Gate will assure her of the respect of everyone in the George Adams Handicap at Trentham tomorrow.

But top weight of 57.5 kg in one of the glamour races of the year will set Mr G. B. Thomson’s bonny Gate Keeper mare her sternest test so far.

One of the mote obvious threats to Show Gate is the sprightly Wood-ville-trained veteran, ; Sharif, a strongly finishing second to the Otago mare in the shorter Telegraph Handicap last Saturday. Sharif came too late to) put any pressure on Show Gate in the sprint on Cup day. but the finish might;, have taken on a different ! character had his apprentice rider managed to find a clear run through the pack a little earlier. Sharif will again carry his Telegraph Handicap weight of 56.5 tomorrow, and will meet Show Gate It kg. better. That’s Luck, a respectable third at longish odds in the Telegraph Handicap, will again oppose Show Gate and Sharif, but with no really bright prospects of edging, them out over the longer distance. Most of the form students will be looking for a younger and less heavily weighted contender to supply stiffest opposition to Show Gate and Sharif this time. lECHYD GAME Th* three-year-old. leehyd. has been embarked on something of an upside-down programme in coming back to 1600 metres after running in the Wellington Derby last Monday. But leehyd did just that most rewardingly at the Auckland Cup < ar nival, where he won the King's Plate (1600 metres) on Auckland Cup day after running an unlucky fifth in the New Zealand Derby. leehyd is all gameness and seems incapable of running a, bad race He lost second only; in the last few strides of the I Wellington Derbv. and if he approaches the Adams Handicap! with the same zest lie should be one of I he top contenders. Sir Gallivant has been bogged down on a string of minor playings from < M Jillings's stable In I he last few w eeks. One such placing, and an unlucky one. was his second to Ngaere Dawn in the Anniversary Handicap on Wellington Cup day. It was late in the race before R F Andrews could find racing room down on the inside for Sn Gallivant. The fonr-y ear-old responded generously with a burst of finishing -peed, hut missed out by halt a length. NORDIC STAR Nordic Star showed little in th* bands ol an apprentice ii the Telegraph Handicap last week but while finishing onlx seventh she was making steads headway in the last 200 metres The case with which she beat some top milers earlier in her career, hoth at Ellerslie and Trentham. should not be for gotten this time. last autumn, she won the Auckland liaeing Club's Eastci Handu ap by 12 lengths. Anothei -un of that quality would put a liras s strain on all the others. Kaukapakapa, owned in the by Mr G D. I'atneron. but trained at Awapuni hs W G. Ivil. won this race a sear ago He looked close to Ins best again when sixth against the sprinters on Monday. Kaukapakapa sweated up freely before the race, and became unsettled in his stall after the •tart was delayed by horses breaking through their gate. If there is to be a surprise from lower in the handicap, the three s car-old. Sentry Hill, might be the one tn effect it He failed in the Wellington Stakes but that race might have ton nd him one short PEG'S PRIDE The Wellington Racing Club Handicap, first leg of the double, offers Peg’s Pride a bright chance ot improving hei good record on the course, She contested the Wellington t up on a short preparation and pulled herself ragged. Quite out of character, she ssas in the tir-t three in the earls stages, and ft said much for tier courage and stamina that she finished sixth after running so keenls for so far. Egmont Park a newcomer at the meeting but a doughty pet former on past campaigns at Trentham. look- almost certain »o reach on of the places. 1 a-I time out. he finished fourth m the Auckland <_ up. making head way strongly after being late to clear the ruck Egmont Park should get the run of the race from No 1 and the others which have to come wider from further back will no' find him easy to peg back (T.A.B closes 10 20 p.m.) 11 30 a.m.— WALLACE VILLE HIGH WEIGHT 52200 ; 2400 m 1 2072 Edirn* "i 6511 M Gnflin 2 0210 Bonny Campfield <3> R Brown 64.0 . .44 Chessingfon ilOi H2.C 4 7617 Fumbler 20i 60.0 .1 McLeod 8 214* Kew (171 38.5

6 3745 Wiata (19) 58 0 M. Donoghue 8 0080 Ballymac (16i 57.0 16 9466 Raharuhi i4i 57.0 18 8230 Sidgrae . 15i 57.0 20 5020 Waialai t!4i 57.0 19 7726 Trace il) 57.0 A. Robinson 15 000 Muhammad Ali (5) 57.0 17 4446 Secrete (18) 57.0 i 14 00 Modern Millie (6) 57.0; 10 7650 Emprose (11) 57.0! 9 4590 Cardenal (13) 67.0; J. Skinner 13 0090 Jovial Knight (9> 57.0 G. Phillips ;ll 5730 Gibran i!2i 57.0 Scratched: Outlaw (2), Hagen's Hall iHi. (T.A.B. closes 11 a.m.) 12.10 p.m.— TRENTHAM STAKES $7800: weight-for age; 2400 m. 1 0231 Battle Heights |5) 59.0 G Willetts 2 1129 Count Kereru i 4» 59.0, H Marsh 3 18 Glengowan ill 59.0 V Harris 4 8045 Brogue <2i 57.0! K Cullen l 5 9513 Rose Mellay 13) 55.5 R. Skelton (T.A.B. closes 11.45 a.m.) 12.55 p.m.— HOPEFUL STAKES $4000; two-year-olds; 1200 m. 1 1732 Jealous Lover (3) 60 0 M. Burridge 2 412 Cabin Boy (11) 57.0 N. Harris 3 1021 Cherradi ilOi 57.0 M. Campbell 4 1261 Isrzay (4) 56.5 W. Skelton 5 1481 Analight 161 54 0 B. Andrews 6 5197 Counsel (7) 53.5 D. Harris 7 1 Cream Puff (9) 53.0 B. Thomson 8 4315 Gold Reign 112) 53.0 B Andrews 9 34 Top Chief (1) 52.5 10 4242 Somerset Pride i2i 51.5 11 8062 Great Day il3i 51.0 D. Peake 12 2034 Sky (14> 51.0 ,;13 5543 Karu (5) 50.5 R Skelton 114 3457 Vitas Best <Bi 50.0 J. O’Neill

(T.A.B. closes 12.30 p.m.) 1.40 p.m.— NEW ZEALAND OAKS $24 900; three-vear-olds; fillies; 2400 m. ] 1164 Anita Kay i 22) 55.0 M. Skelton I 2 4142 Bellota (16< 55.0 G. Willetts 3 4210 Derby Dancer (17) 55.0 B. Andrews 4 1124 Europium >l2) 55.0 P Thistoll 6 0415 Free Gold 11) 55.0 D. Wyatt 8 1259 Jandell i 7) 55.0 N Harris 10 7818 Kythera 115) 55.0 J. Walker (11 4905 Lady Ezra i!4' 55.0 12 5345 La Foudre (211 55.0 D. Harris 14 1360 Nickaburn i 3) 55.0 A. Robinson 15 0214 Phius ilB> 550 M. Campbell 16 1123 Prepak (8) 55.0 D Peake 18 3340 Slaney (4) 55.0 N. Landers 19 7237 Sobeit <2Ol 55.0 K. Cullen 20 0132 Sugar Talk i9l 55.0 W. Skelton 21 2141 Sweet Offer (13) 55.0 A. Phillips 22 2530 Tinryland Lass (10) 55.0 R. Skelton Balloted out in order of reentry:— 7 5619 High Promise 5) 55. n 13 0810 Mood Cherie (6) 55.0 R. Marsh 17 1980 Royal Vega li 55.0 P. Jenkins 9 8000 Just Dianna 19) 55.0 11. King Scratched: Flowalong (2). (T AB. closes 115 p.m.) iT.A B. double closes 12.55 p.m.) 2.25 p.m.— WELLINGTON RACING CLUB HANDICAP $BOOO ; 2400 m. 1 4513 ROSE MELLAY (8) 56 ■ 4 in Mellay—Rosetti; E. Skelton. Levin). Followed up ’ ease Auckland win with game tliird in Wellington Cup ’ last Saturday. Unlikely to ’ 2 1864 EGMONT PARK (1) 54.5 I 6 h Copenhagen 11— Mvdame; H Deacon. Hawera). > Newcomer at the meeting with not much to commend ■, him on. J. Walker 3 3434 NO SHOW (2) 54 5 g ' Showofl 11—Kinsell; Mrs R. Todd, Hastings). Improved solid middle distance record with respectable fourth on second day of meeting. Did not get best of runs from home turn. G Willetts 4 726 PEG'S PRIDE <l5l 54 4 tn \lcimedes —Winnipeg II; W. Bromb'. Cambridge'. Ran i much too keenly to last out I Wellington Cup distance i Went into that race on short racing preparation but will I be respected this time. I D. Harris ) 5 2110 RUSTAVELLI (17) 52 i 5 1 h Follow Suit—ltaliana; T Magee. Taurangai. Ran him--5j self out pacemaking in Wei-

lington Cup. fading fast to l finish eleventh. Others pre-; ferred. K Cullen 7 0763 SLIPS (13) 49.5 <4 g Test Case—Sistine; K. Couper and. D. Sellwood. Hastings). Third in weaker company in Summer Handicap on second day of meeting. M. Skelton 8 9356 CHELSEA TOWER ($1 49 (4 h Stunning—Sasinaz; J Seiwood, Awapuni). Running useful races but has not I shown enough to inspire’ much confidence for this one. W. Skelton 9 7583 TAGERTY (14) 49 (5 g; Test Case—Summer Glow; R.’ Campbell. Matamata). Placed; in weaker company at Ash-! hurst on Monday. R. Skelton 10 2200 KINETIC KING (11) 43.5. Free-going stayer but has not; been running out his recent races strongly enough. G. Harris 11 4568 ARRAGON'S STAR (10) 48 (5 g Arragon—Even’ Break; R. Townsend, Te! Aroha). Newcomer at meeting without much to com-! mend him in this company. 12 3930 DELEMONT (12) 48 il m! Shy Bov —Dashing Star;’ Gestro and McEwan. Hawerai. An expensive failure in weaker field in Summer Handicap on Monday M. Burridge 13 000 CRADENLY (6) 47.5 (4 g. Neanderthal—Lady Arragon: J. Revell. Te Aroha). Right; out of form. D. Wyatt 14 4000 SIMON DE MONTFORT (4) 47.5 18 g Better Honey— De Montfort; T. Whelan, Hawera). Veteran with best davs behind him. 15 7470 ASHANTI (9) 47 (6 h Forearmed—Sweet Chariot; M Andrews. Bulls). Failed when strongly backed at Ashhurst on Monday. 16 6060 BAREVE (18) 47 (6 g Bargoed—Ruthless Eve: H. Holmes. Mastertoni. Form hardly looks good enough. R. King 17 0880 HI VITA (16) 47 (8 g Syntax—Vita Glow; T. Barnsley. Woodville). Veteran with slim chance at best. 18 5329 NATIVE TRACK (7) 47 (4 m Trictrac —Native Lass; E. Ropiha, Woodville). Expensive favourite in Summer Handicap on Monday. Would have to find much improvement on that run. D. Peake 19 2956 SHY WAYS (19) 47 (4 m Shy Boy—Targary; C. Fenwick. Takanini). Stepping up to middle distance after respectable sixth in Anniversary Handicap on cup day. B. Thomson Balloted out with right of re-entry;— 6 8045 BROGUE (3) 50.5 (4 g The Cobbler—Black Jewel. G. and W. Sanders, Te Awamutui. Last start fifth in Summer Handicap was useful run.

(T.A.B. closes 2 p.rn.) 3.10 p.m,— CITY HANDICAP $2200; 2200 m. 1 2054 Guest Star (12) 57.0 W. Skelton 2 1231 Action (13) 56.5 3 4511 Celtic Fox (19) 56.0 N. Harris 4 5426 Attain (17) 54.0 N Landers 5 1355 Cobbler's Charm (6) R. Skelton 52.0 6 6613 Fiore (15) 52.0 7 1680 Lord Cavalier (18) 51.5 8 9302 Last Post (16> 51.0 D. Foley 9 0635 Jack Daniels (20) 50.5 B. Andrews 10 6584 Bel Canto (7) 50.0 G. Willetts 11 7527 Captain Scott (4) 50.0 K. Cullen 13. 3047 Davlyn (10) 49.5 M. Burridge 14 3490 Four Leaf (9) 49.5 D. Peake 15 4043 Sonora (141 49.5 17 5730 Gibran (Hi 49.0 19 050 Master Paul (8) 49.0 Balloted out in order of reentry:— 20 8600 Red Rosa i2) 49-0 M. Skelton 16 8565 El Salvador (51 49.0 Scratched: Seven Forty Seven ‘(3). Jovial Knight it'.

(T.A.B. closes 2.45 p.m.) 3.55 p.m.— GEORGE ADAMS HANDICAP, $15,000; 1600 m. 1 1211 SHOW GATE (21) 57.5 <4 tn Gate Keeper—Minglow).. G. B. Thomson, Wingatui). Assembling a great record over the last year. Tenacious’ and brilliant, and should go well with all her weight. R Marsh 2 122 SHARIF (1) 56.5 |8 g. Pakistan 11—Fairylike. J. F. and J. W. Harris. Woodvill)/ Pu> in big run for second: behind Show Gate in Telegraph Handicap on Wellington Cup day. This distance should suit. N. Harris 3 1313 THAT'S LUCK (1») 54.5 14 h Copenhagen Jl—That’s i That. P. Burgess. Woodville)., Good third behind Show Gate’ and Sharif last Saturday, l ead up form was very solid, including win over 1400 m at: Woodville. R. Skelton 4 0 AUDACITER (5) 52.5 (5 g! Mellay—Svelte. G. Lee. Ric-I carton). Was having first start’ for several weeks when he, failed over 1400 m on Monday Led to straight then! retreated Should go further this time. H, Rauhihii 5 3513 lECHYD (8) 52 (3 c| Franxinus—Dorothy May; M.! Griffin. Awapuni. Won King’s’ Plate at Ellerslie on January I. Third, less than length from winner in Wellington, Derbv on Monday6 3554 KING'S ROMANCE (7)1

52 (5 h Bally Royal—Kathey’sl Romance, M. Smith, New Plymouth). Fourth yvhen' favourite in Telegraph Handicap won by Show Gate last Saturday. W. Skelton 7 0111 NGAERE DAWN (20) 52 (8 br ni Roland—Sirenic, R. McSeveny, Stratford). Game| winner of Anniversary Handicap on Cup Day “stealing” the race in middle stages. This harder. R. Jenkins 8 0452 DEE LIGHT (9) 51.5 (4 h Globe Of Light—Alphaomega. A. Rogerson. Te Rapa). I Beaten by Grey Way over’ less ground and in weaker company on Monday. Brighter chances elsewhere in this field. N. Landers 9 4541 FRAXABLE (3) 51.5 14 hl Franxinus — Caressable. J.I Revell. Te Aroha). Won Summer Handicap over middle’ distance at long odds on Monday. Respectable fourth in Anniversary Handicap at this distance on Wellington Cup Day. D. Wyatt 10 4222 SIR GALLIVANT (12) 51 ’4 g Hasty Cloud—Pam Sue. C. Tillings, Takanini). Unlucky when second to Ngaere Dawn this distance in Anniversary Handicap on Cup Day. One of obvious prospects after earlier solid form. B. Andrews 11 880 AN ILLUSION (15) 50.5 (5 m Stunning—Red Margi, K. A. Thomson. Wanganui). Showed nothing against sprinters on Cup Day. Others preferred. B. Thomson 12 2606 KAUKAPAKAPA (18) 50.5 (6 g Gold Sovereign—• Regale. W. Ivil, Awapuni). Respectable sixth against sprinters on Monday. Won this race last year and his latest race should have brought him to his peak „ J. Walker 13 1070 HIS AYR (4) 49.5 (6 g His Grace—Uniflow. K. Thomson. Otaki). Showed nothing ! in Anniversary Handicap on Cup Day, finishing behind middle of field. 14 47 NORDIC STAR (2) 49 5 (6 m Copenhagen ll—Glamour fair. L. Gestro and W. McEwan, Hawerai. Round distance of Telegraph Handicap last Saturday too short. Should be strong contender this distance and might beat them all if she is in the form she showed to wTii Auckland Easter Handicap last season. G. Willetts 15 1683 GAY SOVEREIGN (22) 49 4 m Sovereign Edition—Fairender, R. Dowling, Te Rapa). »vas in weaker company when third over 1400 metres at Ash hurst on Monday. G- Clutterbuck 16 3310 MEXIQUENNA (16) 49 ( ? m Quetzal—Shankill, W. ; Calder, Otaki). Ran herself I out pacemaking in Telegraph Handicap last Saturday. Chances of doing well over more ground in this class look dim. J, O'Neill 17 8638 MARINOTO (13) 48 i 5 m Arctic Explorer—Khorazure. r. Walsh. Inglewood). One of the faures in Telegraph Handicap on Cup Dav. Hard to fancy. R Franklin 18 1110 SENTRY HILL (17) 48 ’3 c Golden Plume—Rose Leigh. B. Hillis. Takanini). Failed this distance in Wellington Stakes, fading quicklv to finish tenth. Balloted out in order of re- , entry:— 20 2155 BELMARO (10) 47.5 i 7 g I Roselander — Melody Glory. Miss A. Visser. Tauranga). Good fifth in corresponding race at Auckland Cup meeting. then filled same position with useful run in Anniversary Handicap here last week. 19 3223 BEL CAVALLO (4 g Fountainhead—Marietta, D. Thistoll, Riccartoni. Improved useful record with strongly finishing third in Anniversary Handicap on Cup Day. This is harder. 22 5630 INTUITION (6) 47 (4 atl ," Pakistan ll—Janrose. F hopiha. Woodville). Weak run

in Anniversary Handicap. Hard to fancy. 21 7316 GRAVEN SPA (14) 47 (4! ni Mellay—Shangri-La, W “il- Awapuni). Win two starts baek was over middle i distance at Wairarapa meet-’ ing. Sixth last time out was! in weaker class at Ashhurst, i (T.A.B. closes 3.30 p.m.) 4.40 p.m.— KELBURN HANDICAP $2200; 1600 m. 1 3674 El Kay (20) 53? 1 2 5311 Toi Vale 113) 535. ’ 3 0431 Melva Jay (14) 53'n D. Harris a 5323 Cup Day 1181 52.0’ M. Campbell 6 2062 Ranjni (3) 51.0 N. Landers 1 7 830 Royal Sign (2) 510! J. Walker : 8 0 Denkavit (1) 50.5 R. Jenkins 9 1057 Hinetai <l2) 50.0 it) 6200 Blanco Sol (7) 49(5’ 11 7 Up Again (4) 49.5 i C. Hercock 12 9100 Miss Flirt (21) 49.0’ 1 13 4343 Nicholas (19) 49.0’ B. Thomson ’l4 4060 Enchanting Lady (10) D. Peake 48.5 i l-> 6476 Escuina (5) 48.01' <OO7 Mahal (15' 48.0! 19 4319 Morgangeba ill) 48.0: R. Skelton ,20 106 On Show (6) 48 0G. Willetts I',, 0 ,? 65 Princ e Genji (17) 48.0’ balloted out in order of reentry:— 18 7708 Mellay Boy 18) 48.0 l W. Skelton ■l6 O'JOO Fully Tested (91 48.0 [ Scratched: Trogonidae (22),! , Rise and Fall (16!,