Lord Marbet may return to form

Press, 30 December 1976, Page 12

Lord Marbet may return to form

Special correspondent Auckland Excused his last-start failure: in the Axondale Cup Lord Maret would be one of the first to consider for the first leg of the T.A.B. double, the Citv Handicap, at Tauranga todav. He has more speed than most and with a; fourth in the Waikato Cup showed himself able to stay! pretty well. In the Avondale Cup Lord. Marbet came home with the tail-; enders but between then andthe Waikato Cup he managed a ’ good third over 2100 m at Te! Rapa, behind Royal Rew ai d and Firebine. His fourth in the Waikato Cup represented an excellent effort, • less than a length behind the w inner Heidsieck and onlx a head ; and a nose from second Next to Lord Marbet the best prospects lor Hie T auranga race.j over 2100 m. might be Magistrate., and Shifnal's Pride. Magistrate was another failure at Axondale, in a 2000 m intermediate event hut he at least finished fifth after none of the best in the running. He was a {good winner the time before, in' a 1600 m at Te Aroha and is a! ; five-year-old with considerable j a bi I it x. Shi'fnais Pride, for consistency.: alwavs has to be considered and | if Red Valley goes as freely; ' a s he did when sixth at Rotorua ion Tuesday he will be tough to j • beat. Nippy Jim looks well placed to, round off a hat-trick with the second leg of the T A B. double, the Bav of Plenty Three; Thousand I The three-year-old filly Wan-i 1 delle will be one to beat if for-; ward alter a Jet-up. She was good last season and without; winning, has been consistent; with a run of minor platings this; term. T wo starts ba< k she finished third behind So Fox and La Merl in the Low land Stakes over | 1400 m. Selections: — 11.30 a.m.—Carnival Handicap: Bau Bei Mandeno, Gold Rush. 12.15 p.m.—Christmas Handicap: Gold Chimes, Vindora, Typist. 12.55 p.m.—Summer Highweight: Bermandez, Canned Heat, Royal Sequoia. 1.35 p.m.—Mount Handicap: Award, Gentle Gold, Her Game. 2.15 p.m.—Holiday Handicap: Kaw Ward, Ogle, Lisadell. 2.55 p.m.—City Handicap: Lord Marbet, Magistrate, Shifnal's Pride. 3.35 p.m.—New Year Handicap: Kia Manawanui. Iran, Blue Billy. 4.15 p.m.— Bay of Plenty 3000: Nippy Jim, Wandelle, Trumpet Call. 4.50 p.m.—Festival Handicap: Battle Glee, Te Taki, Gay Monarch. T A B. TREBLE 2.15 p.m.— HOLIDAY HANDICAP $160(1: two-year-old fillies; 1200 m. 1 1 5111 Kay Ward (2). 59 0; ! 2 21 Lisadell <8) 53.5 { 3 012 Braless (1) 52.5; 4 7632 Ogle i 4) 52.0; 6 Beja (15) 50.0 I 7 Blue Julie HB> 50.0 { 9 Fair Countess (3) 50.0 i 10 Lyne's Gold (12i 50.01

Hl Lolo (16) 50.0! 12 5 Rocky Star (9, 50.01 114 0 Shanileigh (.17) 50.0 { {l5 7 Soeurette 10) 50.0 16 Tax Beebe 114) 50.0 17 Twist Again (19) 50. u 18 060 Lizzie H 3) 49.0: Scratched: Alkyana (7), Button •Up (5), Run On (16), All Fours | | di). T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.55 p.m.— TAURANGA CITY HANDICAP $5000; 2100 m. • 1 3444 Shifnal's Pride (10) 53.0! 2 5006 Hudu (2) 52.0 3 1430 Lord Marbet (7) 52.0: 4 2395 Lady Marilyn (3) 50.5; 6 0906 Red Valley (8) 50.0 i 7 0033 Attorney (21) 48.5 8 6000 Fore Dollar H 4) 48.51 9 415 Magistrate 16) 48.51 Hl 6409 De e Light (9) 48.1) 12 9207 Firebine H» 48.0 13 0000 Spring Waggon (5) 47.5 14 0108 Aztec Queen -4) 47.0 16 7072 Cashmere Lass (11) 47.0; 19 8400 Greysun Hsi 47.0 ‘2l (100 Trushot H9> 47.0 Balloted out in order of re entry: — 18 4700 Dunkeilin .(13i 47.0 17 7 Don Charles (18) 47.0 Scratched: Fair Montana <2(h. • Bristol Fashion H2\ Noble Boy >l6). Bon Appetit (17). TAB. TREBLE 3.35 p.m.— NEW YEAR HANDICAP $1725; 2100 m. I 0 Indian Gold (3) 56.5 ! 3 (1404 Iran (7) 55.5 4 1581 Kia Manawa Nui (5) 55.5 ! 5 6007 Shilka (11) 54.5 6 0200 Turf Star H) 54.5 7 0090 Doristoi HO) 54.0 8 6509 Noess (2) 54.0 9 6706 Battle Supreme Ho) 53.5 10 1330 Blue Billy <4j z 53.5 11 0304 Vendor <8) 52.5 12 0057 Bon Apetit H 6) 52.0 13 7963 Pop's Girl (12) 52.0 :14 0700 Pretty Smooth (14) 52.0 il5 0000 Dalmatinsky (9) 51.0 16 7 Don Charles (15) 51.5, Balloted out with right of reentry:— !17 8753 Talama <6) 510 Scratched: Tricolette (13). Bilgola (17). T.A.B. DOUBLE 4.15 p.m.— BAY OF PLENTY THREE THOUSAND $3000; 1200 m. 1 0129 Trumpet Call (2) 55.5 2 10 Final Demand (3) 52.5 4 3435 Wandelel <9) 51.0 6 3 Leprechaun 11) 50.5 7 041 Markcam H2< 50.5 8 330 Mighty Shifnal (10) 50.5 9 9011 Nippy Jim (7) 50.5 ID Golden Smile (14) 50.0 II 09 Indian Count Hit 50.0 ,12 1508 Just Serene (13) 50.0 14 17 Out Of The Clouds (15) 50.0 Scratched: Peter's Joy (3). Dee Light -4), Our Ward (6). Secret Bid (5). T.A.B TREBLE 4.50 p.m.— FESTIVAL HANDICAP $1725; 1600 m. ; 1 2142 Battle Glee 5) 55.5 < 2 200 Bashful Girl (2) 5n.0 3 1980 All Rock (3) 54.5 4 3100 Arigato 9) ;>4..t 5 0019 Gay Monarch Hl) 54.0 6 0569 Stylemaster H > 54.0 7 0000 Arctic Bay (12) 53.5 8 5 Carter Cash i7i 53.0 9 7 Kwik Strida (10) 52.5! 10 0903 Te Taki <4> 52.5 il2 8088 Play Off <8» 52.0; Scratched: Ali_Sahib_[6h