RACING Grey Way favoured at Riccarton tomorrow

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33451, 5 February 1974, Page 8

RACING Grey Way favoured at Riccarton tomorrow

Grey Way represents 1 rentham winning lorm in the Gordon’s (jin Handicap at Riccarton tomorrow, and punters are unlikeh to look elsewhere in their search for the favourite.

Grey Way won the W.R.C. .Metropolitan Handicap over the same distance as tomorrow’s race on Wellington Derby day at Trentham. His victory over a smart band of sprinters made everyone take fresh stock of the South Island talent. Clearly, he has reached a level of form likely to assure him of future success in top company. In the meantime he will have bright chances closer to home. And, of course, one of those chances comes his way tomorrow. As usual, Grey Way will be ridden by M. J. Skelton, who found the first day of the meeting memorable fori his victory on Mister Pompous in the Benson and Hedges Inter-Island. Jury and Condor, the next best behind the North Island sprinter Lovely Honey last Saturday might supply the main strength of opposition for Grey Way tomorrow. Jury came fast and late! for his second over 1200 m. It was his first start since: November, and it should; have done him no end of! good in fitting him for a longer race tomorrow. Shudup is being switched) back to sprinting after a' middle distance campaign which produced a win at! Hokitika, then a failure in! the Benson and Hedges Inter-Island. \ Earlier he won against sprinters at the Reefton and Hororata meetings, and 1400 metres probably show him in better light than anything! longer. Town Major is being; given the more orthodox! switch tomorrow, from | sprinting back to a middle distance, and this will have an influence on betting on! the New Zealand Breweries, Handicap, first leg of the. T.A.B. double. Town Major has a strong record on South Island courses, and that, rather than his failures at the Auckland Cup meeting

should have the most accu-.the ease with which he won rate bearing on his chance the Invercargill Gold Cup at, Tomorrow. 2600 metres at New Year; Coorabm did nothing of I will assure him of solid; J any account in the Benson) southern backing and the rean’d Hedges Inter-Island, but'spect of everyone.