Sugar Fox fancied at Matamata

Press, 14 September 1976, Page 28

Sugar Fox fancied at Matamata

Special correspondent Auckland Sugar Fox, a winner on the course two starts back and since then at Paeroa, will be heavily supported in her bid to make it three straight in the Rockfield Handicap at Matamata today. The race is the first leg of the T.A.B. double on the Matamata Jockey Club’s restricted programme. The second leg is the Waikato Handicap, which looks more open than the first.

Sugar Fox took a maiden 1600 m at Matamata on August 14 with a very good effort, and scored over 2200 at Paeroa on September 1 in a field smaller than but similar to today’s. A four-year-old by Sugar Apple, Sugar Fox has made steady improvement since joining W. J. Bromby’s stable and it would seem she has merely needed time to show her ability. She might improve a bit yet. Pura Seta looked ready to win soon when fourth to Wanbin over 1600 m at Te Rapa on August 21. The time before she weakened to ninth after running prominently over today’s 2030 m on August 14.

My Reward finished strongly for fifth to Pure Glory on August 14 and ran Sugar Fox to a neck at Paeroa.

Chiquatito might be the best of a number of possibilities in the Waikato Handicap. She was a close and unlucky fourth at Tauranga on August 24 and has been given time to recover from the race, her first since May. She looked good once or twice last season, no more than when splitting Ascending and Mer’cler in the A.R.C. Royal Stakes. Her weight today will be reduced by an apprentice allowance. Vindora is honest. His last four starts have brought three seconds and a first at Paeroa. In his win he gamely kept out Caruba, which went on to score easily at Wanganui. Battle Supreme won well at Avondale and Arigato was

a good winner at Tauranga. Prefer and Bunvaro, both making fresh starts, could also be worth consideration, as could Noess, which has been freshened since running well at Riccarton. Selections:— 11.5 a.m.—Blandford Highweight: Attain, Grogan, Attorney. 11.40 am.—First Alston Maiden—First division: Blintz, Karason. Second division: Cilla Black, Bird Boy. 12.20 p.m.—Mapoerley Handicap: Meed, Full of Scotch, Amber Aine. 12.55 p.m.—Glen Orchard Maiden: Sunworship, Poppa Joe, Intrinsic. 1.35 p.m.—Rockfield Handicap: Sugar Fox, Pura Seta, My Reward. 2.20 p.m.—Second Alston Maiden—First division: Hooker, Venetian Rock. Second division: Bah Inn, Gazelle Hunter. 3 p.m.—Waikato Handicap: Chiquatito, Vindora, Battle Supreme. 3.40 p.m.—Evergreen Handicap: All Rick, Fagan's Boy, Earl Hagen. 4.15 p.m.—Elderslie Maiden: Ben Boru, Chatfield, Oregano. T.A.B. TREBLE 12.55 p.m.— GLEN ORCHARD MAIDEN $1325; 2030 m. 1 7224 Lord So and So (7) 56.5 2 2036 Sun Worship < 11) 56.5 3 2844 Master Jim (12) 54.0 4 003 Poppa Joe <l6> 54.0 5 5820 Tricolette (8) 54.0 fi 4558 Intrinsic (211 54.0 7 8654 King Aly (17) 54.0 8 0340 Mazatlan (23) 54.0 » 0008 Pleasant Show (1) 54.0 10 00 Prize of Gold (4) 54.0 11 6800- Donatwin (19) 53.5 12 0009 Killen (5) 53.5 13 0507 Sir Retta (20) 53.5 14 Aegean (6) 53.0 15 0490 Belle Crest (15) 53 0 16 0070 Coolie Khan (24) 53.0 17 000 Jane Adare (3) 53.0 18 8080 Vendor (2) 53.0 Balloted out in older of reentry:— 19 00 Vltessi (13) 53.0 20 Always In (10) 53.0 21 0478 Marji's Gold (14) 53.0 22 Royal Stuart (18) 53.0 24 000 Master Murphy (22) 53.0 Scratched: Queen Boudicca (9). T.A.B. DOUBLE 1.35 p.m.— ROCKFIELD HANDICAP $1565; 2030 m. 1 4011 Sugar Fox (4) 57.0 2 8208 Andina (8) 55.0 4 3324 The Count (14) 55.0 5 0052 My Reward (5) 55.0 6 0001 Quiet Success (16) 54.5 7 7934 Raymondo (11) 54.5 8 031 Toby (13) 54.5

« 0087 Miss Melanie (15) 54 0 10 8624 Mr Honey (1) 54.0 11 6594 Pura Seta (10) 54.0 13 0065 Aldom (6) 53.5 14 7286 Gold Sue (2) 53.5 15 7000 Marty Robins (3) 53.0 16 6000 Rohario (12) 53.0 Scratched: Justin (7), Sugar Princess (9). T.A.B. DOUBLE AND TREBLE 3 p.m.— WAIKATO HANDICAP $1565; 1400 m. 1 4164 Chiquatifo .20) 57.0 2 2221 Vindora i9i 56.01 3 2026 Prefer (5) 55.51 6 5421 Bunvaro il) 53.0 8 1425 Firebine (22> 52.5 10 8406 Al's Pride (17) 52.0 11 2741 Arigato < 15) 52.0 12 4234 Noess (3) 52.0 13 0306 Ajaccio i 24) 51.5 14 810 All Fox .71 51.5 15 3901 Battle Supreme <Bi 54.5 17 4458 Reklaw (4) 51.5 19 0045 Mighty Hunter (10) 51 0 22 1090 Young Lou (19) 51.0 23 8007 Waianna (23) 50.5 24 9000 Master Warwick (12) 50.5 Scratched: Carroll Brae (13), Ross Rula (I), Prince Angelo (21). Sargyle (2), Pingaiong (14), Turf Star (6), Red Indian (25), Evelure (11), All Girl (16>. T.A.B. TREBLE 4,15 p.m.— ELDERSLIE MAIDEN $1325; 1600 m. 2 0833 Omega (4) 56.0 3 0824 Clansi (1) 55.5 4 0040 John Joseph (16) 55,5 5 7002 Oregano i!B> 55.5 6 095 Ben Boru >l9) 55.0 8 7070 Lofty (3) 55.0 9 0004 Sarella (13) 55.0 10 0636 Three Tryx (24) 55.0

12 0005 Belle Maree M 5 13 0600 Classifier 6) 54.5 14 400 Fond lb 54.5 15 6840 Noveilo 10) . 54.5 17 095 Three Saints <2l) 54.5 19 00 Duradeinee <2> 54.5 20 5400 Sharlene Michelle

«8» 54.5 21 0000 Metellus (15) 54.0 j 22 000 Pretty Bright <7> 54.0 23 0000 Lord Aureate < 14» 54.0 Balloted out with right of reentry:— 24 0067 Eumenldes <23) 54 0 Scratched: Glendoran i 5 Trio s Choice (22>.