Southland Guineas for Washdyke winners

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34037, 29 December 1975, Page 8

Southland Guineas for Washdyke winners

A start in the Southland Guineas with, perhaps, a Trentham campaign to follow, is planned for Thomas Mellay, a brilliant winner of the St Andrews High-weight at : Washdyke on Saturday. Thomas Mellay is un-l beaten in two starts in the colours of Mr Phil Heffernan, who is now living in retirement in Christchurch after farming in Southland for many years. Mr Heffernan purchased Thomas Mellay from Mr andi Mrs R. S. Cowie last month,! and at first intended to train

the Mellay colt himself at. Riccarton. But because he : had been in indifferent; health he decided to place the chestnut with Michael McCann. ! McCann won on Thomas Mellay at the Canterbury I Jockey Club’s Christmas meeting. He engaged the southern jockey, Ron Weaver, for Thomas Mellay : on Saturday and this comfa i n a t i o n triumphed: brilliantly by two lengths; after drifting to the tail of! the field at the start. Weaver will again be Thomas Mellay’s rider in thej [Southland Guineas, a race I that is engaging lively inter-!

I 1 est in Canterbury this sea-ji son. '< Mhorlight, another winner at Washdyke on Saturday, is! also being pointed for the Southland Guineas. This colt from the Tua-| hiwi stable of Ray Harris,': wore down Aristarchus and’ the favourite Cappello in al; head and head finish to the.: Stayers’ Plate on Saturday. Cappello was trying for , his third successive win but he had nothing going for! him when left with the: pacemaking under top! weight of 58kg. Cappello is now in class two. and will probably run in the Waikouaiti Cup on January 1.