WANGANUI DOUBLE

Press, 17 September 1976, Page 8

WANGANUI DOUBLE

RACE 6

2,35 p.m.— SEIVEWRIGHT STAKES $6000; 1600 m. 1 7347 ALWICK (12) 58.5. Speedy but might find this too strong. 2 527 ANDREW (3) 58.5. Stayer beginning new campaign. Goes well in soft ground but could have trouble matching pace. D. Wishing ton 3 0037 BRYLEE (9) 58 5. Favours this trip more than the middle distances. lie has been trying but needs to improve. 4 426 FURY'S ORDER (5) 58.5. Prefers more ground but two runs this term have been enough to give him a

good chance here. J. Walker 5 028 JESTER HIKA (14) 58.5. No appeal on last week's effort. 6 753 LINTON BREEZE (41 £®.s, Net a WeiJTil-for-YtinßJr but is excellent miler and showed marked improvement over 1360 m last week. D. Harris 7 590 NOBLE CALL (2) 58.5. No appeal. 8 117 SHAITAN (11) 58.5. Nor them middle-distance runner with big reputation. Failed in very bad ground under these conditions last week but won a 2100 m handicap with 61.5 at his previous start. B. Thomson 9 300 CHA JON (7) 57. No appeal. 10 3401 INKY'S GOLD (13) 57. Best effort this term to beat good handicap field comfortably over 1360 m last week. Likes track and should be tough. 11 063 WELLINEAS (6) 56. Beaten five lengths and a half by Entice last time. Needs to improve. 12 091 ENTICE (10) 54.5. Won Cl 1400 m event in heavy ground last time by two lengths and a half. Should adapt well to these conditions and looks a top chance. 13 351 MAYO MELLAY (8) 50 Scored brilliant win against own age in Wanganui Guineas over this course last week. This will be harder but a repeat of that effort would make him hardest to beat. N. Harris 14 363 SECRET SHOW (1) 50. No show with Mayo Mellay in Guineas last week but ran well enough to be a leading place chance. 3.50 p.m.— HIGGIE HANDICAP $2200; 2060 m. 1 7714 SAHIB ALY (9) 56.5. Two good efforts at Trentham make him on« of best prospects. N. Waddell

2 2397 LUCY MELLAY (1) 55.5. Mixing form. Ran fair race I last week here, I 3 5453 cloudy Lease W Went well in similar company at Poverty Bay and should be dangerous here. 4 121 HARP (21) 55. Potentially a top mare. Last raced in May. Probably forward but could have a difficult run from this draw.

B. Thomson 5 4515 RAUMAI (19) 55. Has been in. good form and looks one of best chances. 6 062 EMERALD CITY <4) 54.5. Upset chance if she reproduced last start Trentham form. Should handle ground.

E. Jones 7 435 CHAMPAGNE LADY (16) 54. Good third to Van der Hum early August and did well again last time. Strong chance 8 208 GREYSUN (6) 54. Needs to improve. 9 179 INDIAN RULER (17) 54. Last started July 31 but shows promise and could upset. 10 008 ADVENT TOR (5) 53.5. No appeal. L. Robinson

n 790 royal vega (0) 53.5. Not racing- Veil. tn TALLFIRE (20) 53.5. Good run in C2 event last time over 2200 m gives him appeal but drawn badly 13 3680 CELTIC KATHY (15) 52. Out of form. 14 312 QUAD ERAT (10) 52. Nar rowly beaten on the fust day and should be tough here despite rise in class. 15 971 RED SAILS (10) 52. Last; raced in January. 16 117 GRAND IMAGE (3) 51. Racing well in weaker com pany. Little danger in C 3 event last week. 18 916 PHRASE (2) 51. Fair run last week followed easy win over 2200 m in mud. Upset chance. Balloted out in order of re-entry:—

17 303 KERRY PRINCE (11) 51. Runs solid middle-distance races and looks one of better light-weights.

— R - Jenkins 20 390 FONTENOY (13) 49.5. Needs to improve. 19 515 FIRST PICK (14) 49./. Racing well and should go on with it here. 21 00 BONNY KEV (12) 49. No appeal.