RIVERTON DOUBLE

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34129, 15 April 1976, Page 2 (Supplement)

RIVERTON DOUBLE

1.50 p.m.— RIVERTON CUP SIOOO, 2147 m. 1 7031 LYNDA MARY (71 56. Grand race mare in peak form. Decisive winning run last time out. Will be the one to beat. Ta t 2 2160 FIERY FILOU (12)* 51.5. Competent stayer with good form background. This will be his most serious test but could come out on top. 3 4402 REDLO (17) 51.5. Rarely guilty of a bad run lately. Can be counted on to be thereabouts in this stronger held. G. Wright 4 3105 WARLIGHT (3) 51.5. Runs good races as frontrunner but testing Riverton | course "ill find him out. | 5 3148 BLUE DAY (1) 51. Cap abie stayer but this field will ■ be difficult assignment judging bv her latest racing. 6 75 GREY PRIDE <6) 50.5. Hasi done little recent racing. WUL appreciate 'ting out of track, j 7 0900 ZEE BEE (19) 50.5. Won! last year’s. Riverton Cup but' has raced little lately. Has; worked well enough and; could be one of hardest to beat R. McAra 8 0413 HURRYBY .20) 50. Latest form has been firstclass. In strongly run race would be a chance. G. Offen 9 3513 NOTARY (16) 50. One of better stayers in field. First-! class recent form. Could be ♦he one Lynda Mary has to M. Batkin 10 8440 WILLIE KNOWS (11) 49. Will be suited by soft track. Always liable to cause an; upset. G. Alien 11 6653 LEYLEIGH (4) 4S.S. Does not win out of turn but would be one of better lightweight chances. _ H. Goscomb 12 2725 ZING (8) 48.5. Not the most reliable but on one

> ’ of his better days, would not be out of his depth. 13 1270 LADY CLAYMORE (14) j ' 48. Good staying mare in >| tower classes. Might find this' company a bit rich. j i J. McKay . • 14 5679 VICMONT (10) 48. Looks; safely held. i 15 7260 LOMAX (9) 48. Does not: appeal on latest form. ; » P. Thomas i >:l6 7330 SUDDEN CHANGE (19) t 43. Better stayer than most > but opposition may be too 1 strong. >l7 1486 RAPID FLIGHT (5) 48. ! Better stayer than most, i ?■ Could be a ‘’bolter.** i

18 1790 KING BARD (15) 48.; Does not appeal. Balloted out in order of re-i ientry:— 19 8515 DE LOMOND (21) 48. Recent form in lower classes! above average. Has breeding! to make grade in this company 20 1046 RED WILLIE (2) 48. Would be long shot. Handles heavy ground well. 21 1680 MARIA DEE (13) 48. Opposition may be too strong. 3.5 p.m.— APARIMA HANDICAP SI 700; 1400 m. 1 6081 SHIFNAL KING (11) 55.5; Capable sprinter but has raced little lately. Could 1 make bold showing. Won last time out at Wingatui. S. Dalton 2 7991 TRIAL RUN (8) 55.5; Returned to best form at Beaumont. Looks one of the best chances in moderate - field. J. McKay 3 3567 GENERAL SIMM (6> 55; i Will be hard-pressed match- ■ ing this field. G. Sanderson 4 3488 MAGIC EYE (12) 54.5; i Has ability. Will be one of ; better prospects. L. Molloy 5 2149 RED STUDENT (9) 54.5; Will not be written off because of his last-start failure. Earlier form solid. 6 0790 DIAMOND PAL (3) 54; I Little recent racing. Has | previously raced well in I heavy ground at Riverton. M. Kennedy 7 8181 COCK YOUR EAR (7) 53.5; Brilliant last-start winner on the course. Looks capable of giving repeat I performance against similar field. G. Offen 8 7304 WINDVALE BOY (5) 52; Races well on heavy ground. 9 1130 GATEMAN (1) 51.5; Form in lower grades better than average. Could be lightweight prospect.

10 0460 FUNNY WAY (2) 51.5; Does not appeal on latest form. 11 3800 ANTINOUS (10) 51.5; Was smart three-year-old. Latest training points to him being back to that form. 12 SBO4 SHOW BEAU (4) 51.5; Will have problems matching this field.