Gold for Audaciter?
Audaciter probably resolved all doubts -about favouritism for tomorrow's Kurnara Gold Nuggets when he eclipsed his rivals in the corresponding race at Reefton on Wednesday. Mr Les Ling’s free-going chestnut could have hardly
taken any ill-effects from his Reefton victory; he turned what promised to be a contest into something of a straggling procession with the power of his gallop in the lead. Audaciter is 2.5 kg closer lo Maclane than he was at Reefton, and many will be look ing to last month’s Dunedin Gold Cup winner to come up with stiffest opposition.
By
J. J. Boyle
Maclane was amongst the unplaced lot behind Audaciter al Reefton, but it would be folly to judge of that performance in isolation. It will, or should not be for gotten, that Maclane has won at five of his last eight starts, and has handed out sound healings to some good middle-distance performers at Wingatui, Hokitika, and Greymouth. Senator Kennedy will en gage much attention in his step up to a middle distance. He has some smart sprint runs on his record and he should employ his sharp speed to some effect in tomorrow's historic race. Paratonnerre, a fading fourth at 1400 metres at Reefton, is back to 1200 m in the McConnon Memorial, second leg of the TAB double, and might capitalise on No. I to break through for his first win this season. Eros, a stablemate of the Reefion winner Strad, will not be the least of the chances. Two starts back Eros finished within a neck of the lop southern sprinter Panagor over 1300 m at Waikouaiti. The outside barrier position was all against him when he failed to reach a place behind Strad on Wed-
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34046, 9 January 1976, Page 1 (Supplement)
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