Marinoto, La Foudre may dominate Opunake Cup

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34104, 17 March 1976, Page 8

Marinoto, La Foudre may dominate Opunake Cup

If form from the Taranaki Jockey Club’s meeting last week is a reliable guide, Marinoto and La Foudre could dominate the Opunake Cup, first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Opunake Racing Club’s annual meeting at Hawera today. Marinoto, a recent winner at Stratford, finished on well for fourth in the Taranaki Stakes (1400 m and as a result she is expected to make a bold bid in today’s longer event. La Foudre battled on in her two starts at New Plymouth without ever looking likely to win. However she may find the slightly shorter distance more to her liking. Nimulous, a winner on the course earlier in the season, had a convincing victory in the Waipukurau Cup on Saturday and is obviously going to be one of the top chances.

Blanco Sol was well supported in the Waipukurau Cup but after covering more than his share of extra ground drifted out in the run home.

He is a better galloper than that run suggests and it seems he may be worth another chance.

Dulcimer is always a chance in events of this type but on recent performances, Killirin and Red Gurkha could be better prospects.

Any easying of the track conditions. which seems most unlikely, could help the chances of Gallery, Jackaroo and Royal Vega. One of the strongest fields assembled in Taranaki for some time will contest the Ernie Poole Memorial Stakes second leg of the T.A.B. double.

The event, has attracted horses of the calibre of Auditor, Fury’s Order, GreyWay, Copper Belt, Ayub Khan and Tiptoe and as a result a close contest seems certain.

After his stylish win at Trentham last Saturday Grey Way seems certain to start favourite, but, if he is to justify the support, he will need to beat two outstanding gallopers trained on the Hawera track, Auditor and Copper Belt. Auditor resumed racing, after a long spell, at the Te Rapa International fixture and performed well in both his outings. In his only race since he finished less than half a length behind Chrisarda in the weight-for-age North Island Challenge Stakes at Trentham on March 6 and on that form would be the one to beat today. Copper Belt's last win

over Varnamo and Grey Way in the Thompson Handicap at Trentham confirmed his rating as one of the most improved sprinters in the central districts. Considerable interest will centre on the performance of Fury’s Order, a stablemate of Auditor. Fury’s Order, who has been announced as a likely runner in the Sydney Cup, resumed racing with a pleasing effort behind Chrisarda and company is the N.I. Challenge Stakes. RIDERS B. Brown: Raffity. G. Simonsen: Nimulous. Just Serene. M. Burridge: Auditor. N. Waddell: Surrey Park, Belvare. J. Walker: Zynsky, Our Guest. Nobla, Gracious Gift. S. Jenkins: Cadge, Tomrob, Sheza Sweetie. A. Hodges: Star Filou. G. Cooksley; Smart Fella, Young Lucky, Manuka Street. N. Treweek: Even Terms or Flying Command. B. Thomson: Moondah. Waterdown, Peteken, Candidate, Harp, Pan For Gold. C. Brierley: Pat Collins, Taipo, Blitzreig, Marinoto. J. McLeod: Sir Acorn. M. Gillies: Alexander Munro. Explorateur. G. Clutterbuck: Set Aside, Yanuca. Secret; Bid. .E. Andrew: Tambulam. M. Campbell: Brol Marie, Lindason, Fury’s Order. It. Franklin: I : Fancy Nancy, On Tap. Lovely ! iOrders. N. Harris: Lady Linton.; D Harris: Fury’s Eulogy, King’s 1 Romance. All talk. Little Hagen lor Eiger. R. Jenkins: Setsail' Maple, Superpower, Princess Lin-1 aria. ; C. McNab: La Foudre. Tiptoe. Gold Flush. Mingara. G. McLiesh: |Te Pal. All At Sea. G. Phillips:; : Triple Pleasure, Gypsy Queen. Copper Belt, Firehead, Liberty. W. Skelton: Betray. Anaglow. Ayub Khan. R. Skelton: Wee Ader, Tivoli Lass, Regado, Grej Way, First Request. M. Jones: Princess Maple. Kewie Two. G. Barlow: Gallery. ; W. Robinson: Star Sprite, Craig Dean. Jackaroo. T. Mudgway: Maluka. D. Skelton: Nordia, Song

of Joy, Young Lucky. C. Calver: Northern Wajs. T. Johnson: Te Moananui. Selections:— 11.5 a.m.— Parihaka Maiden—First division: September Morn, Nordia. Second division: Betray, Triple Pleasure. 11.43 a.m.—Juvenile Handicap: On Tap, Smart Fella, Petken. 12.20 p.m.—Apprentices' Handicap: Young Lucky, Northern Ways, Pan For Gold. 12.57 p.m.—Patiki Highweight; Arbour, Nicholas, Explorateur. 1.35 p.m.—Tasman Maiden: Gypsy Queen, Taipo, Harp. 2.15 p.m.—Opunake Cup: Marinoto, Nimulous, La Foudre. 2.53 p.m.—St Patrick's Handicap: Gracious Gift, Belvare, Secret Bid. 3.30 p.m.—Ernie Poole Memorial Stakes: Auditor, Copper Belt, Grey Way. 4.5 p.m.—Manaia Handicap: Tivoli Lass, All Talk, Pat Collins. T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.15 p.m.— OPUNAKE CUP, $4OOO : 2000 m. 1 0174 Marinoto l7> 54.5 3 0143 La Foudre (17) 52.5 4 2231 Nimulous (1) 54.0 5 9330 Blanco Sol (9) 51.0 i 6 2308 Dulcimer (5) 51.0! 8 8300 Intuition |4) 50. a 9 2600 Fancy Nancy (16) 50.0 10 0006 Gallery (10) 50.(1: 11 0090 Jackaroo (14) 500 15 5741 Killirin .(15) 49.0 ; 16 7470 Playfellow (13) 49.0; 19 (1845 Royal Vega (18) 49.0 17 8002 Red Gurkha (19) 49.0, Scratched: Pinkerton (6), Bold Note (9>, Mias i2o>, Sharela <Bi. Dornoch (It), Roy (3), Sheza, Sweetie (12). 3.30 p.m.— ERNIE POOL MEMORIAL STAKES $7000; 1400 m. 1 323 Auditor (8i 57.5; 2 0441 Ayub Khan (6> 57. a; 4 4 Fury's Order (9) 57.5 5 3131 Grey Way <7> 57.5 6 2424 King's Romance (13) 57.5; 7 300 Willem Barendz (12) 57.5, 8 1211 Copper Belt (11) a 7.0 9 7850 Leprechaun (3) 57 0; (0 1229 Mobndah ,4) 56.0 [ 11 9525 Slaney (10) 56.0; 12 4255 Tiptoe (2) 56 0 13 2260 Miss Dunraven (1) 55.5 14 0142 Royal Mallard (14> 53.5 Scratched: Blue Blood (5). T.A.B. TREBLE 1.35 p.m.— TASMAN MAIDEN $1300; 2000 m. 1 6000 Barney's Pride (2) 53.0 2 5809 Blue on Blue (I) 53.0 3 0800 Gentle Whistler (10) 53.0! 4 048 Lindason (8l 53.0 7 0792 Royal Charley (13) 53.0 9 6905 Tomrob ,18) 53.0 10 5473 Durata (11) 51.51 11 057 Fury's Eulogy i 3) 51.5 12 4264 Gypsy Queen (16) 51.5 13 307 Harp (7) 51.5 14 000 La Serene <l4l 51.5! 15 7053 Princess Linarla (15) 51.5; 16 7740 Princess Rema (12) 51 5 IS 6205 Taipo (20) 51.5! 19 8006 Te Moananui (6) 51.5 20 5536 Wee Ader la) 51.5 Balloted out in order of reentry:— 5 2036 Mr Thunder (9) 53.0; 17 6065 Rovalia i4t 51.5; 8 (1080 Set Aside (17) 53.0 Scratched: Our Guest (19). 2.53 p.m.— ST PATRICK'S HANDICAP $1500; 1200 m. 2 0208 Firehead t 3) 57.0 3 1221 Belvare (10) 55.5! 4 903 Aquabelle (2) 55.0! 5 2261 Gracious Gift (11) 54.5 j 6 4097 Secret Bid (7) 52.5 7 0000 Steveona (8) 52.5 i S 9900 Ydra (13) 52.5; 9 5189 Out of the Clouds (1) 52.0 10 1170 Oyzo (121 52.01 11 1205 Gentle Thoughts (6) 51.51 12 00 Kwik Strida (14) 50.0' 13 00 Mingara (5) 50.0 15 0797 Blue Palm (9) 49.5 Scratched: Empha Lian (15), Winslow Boy (4). 4.5 p.m.— MANAIA HANDICAP $1400; 2000 m. 1 0011 All Talk <ll 57.0 2 4411 Tivoli Lass (5) 55.0

j /‘tio vraig uedii 4 6236 Pat Collins (J 7 54.0 5 9365 Bon Appetit 53.0 6 8081 Anaglow (6) 52.5 7 3200 Baltic Star (15) 52.5 9 7041 Ingaret (13) 52.5 10 0051 Star Filou (14) 52.5 11 4944 Candidate (12> 51.5 12 5010 Captain Day (7) 51.5 13 1870 Royal Appointment (3) 51.5 14 6900 Gold Flush (9) 51.0 16 8750 Maluka <4> 51 0 18 0805 Yanuca (18> 51.0 Balloted out with right of reentry:— 15 6740 Lauron (16) 51.0 Scratched: Royal Pal (10). Eyelure (II).