POVERTY BAY

Press, 25 February 1977, Page 4 (Supplement)

POVERTY BAY

3.35 p.m.— LEOPARD PREMIUM HANDICAP $2525; 2000 m. 1 3413 OUR COUNTESS (12) 57. Scratched on first day but will be hard to beat if started here. W. Cardwell 2 3813 ELSTHORPE (3) 53.5. Strong finish for third on first day. Sure to go close again. G. Cooksley 3 7031 CORUBA GOLD (11) 51. Won well on the first day. lias Improved with recent racing and could easily repeat the victory. D. Withington 4 4531 CLOUDY LEASE (5) 48.5. Has not started since September but has been given plenty of work and should go a bold race. 5 6514 MINICORT (1) 48.5. Failed to measure up on the first day. Not fancied. R. Grant 6 7075 BIANTO (10) 48. Fair race on Tuesday. Place chance. D. Mateara 7 9447 BOLD LION (9) 47.5. Did not run on after being given a perfect trail on the first day. N. Heslop 8 0778 DEE LIGHT (4) 47.5. Could be past his best now. 9 4 MORVEN TIME (7) 47.5. Boid first-up effort for fourth on first day. Likes this track and should be among the place-getters. S. Autridge 10 0634 DENAGH’S STAR (2) 47. Finished fourth in higliweiglit on Tuesday. This is much tougher 11 0100 DUNKELLIN (8) 47. Struggling to measure up in weaker company. 12 5955 STANDOUBT (4) 47. Failed to fire on Tuesday. Not fancied.

4.45 p.m.— ALF MACDONALD HANDICAP $1425; 1600 m. 1 2355 TOP LADY (20) 55. Ran on well on the first day but may be feeling the effects on a lot of racing. G. Cooksley 2 0641 JACK WILL (8) 53.5. Won well on the first day. Should fill a place again. - - D - Mateara 3 4611 SEAN'S MARK (5) 53.5. Impressive winner of two races at Wairoa. Likes the small East Coast tracks and must be fancied.

4 8516 EASTON’S DREAM 08) 53. Ran on well for sixth against stronger opposition at Woodville last Saturday. Must be hard to beat.

5 9821 IRISH DUKE 05) ’sLS* ’‘Bolted” in in high-weight on Uie first day. Should measure up to this field. 6 1543 COPTIC (9) 52.’’imp ro " er s race for third on the first day. Should be close up at the finish again 7 4406 LEGAL COUNTESS (7) 51. railed when a warm favourite on first day. Improvement needed. 8 0072 TURF STAR - Showed marked improvement with a second on Tuesday and could follow on with the form.

9 0368 DUELLO (10) 50. Failed on Tuesday. Others preferred.

10 1656 IMA FLIRT (10) race on the first day.

12 2251 ROYAL Won by six lengths over 1600 m on the first day.

14 4540 RITCHIE (3) *49.s’. Im provement needed 15 0000 RELVARO (12) 49. Not fancied 16 8000 DASH OF GOLD (2) 48.5. Chances do not look eood. 17 0009 FILER (4) 48.5. Form is not encouraging. 18 9604 PLAY OFF (22) 48.5 Fair race for fourth on first day. 21 0650 LOOK MY WAY (11) 48. Not fancied.

A. Campbell 22 0400 PEPPERTREE (21) 48. Handy fourth at Trentham three starts back but recent

form has been disappointing. Balloted out in order of reentry:— 20 8007 DOUBLE HALO (It) 48 Seventh against weaker company on first day 19 0000 DALMATINSKY f*> 48 No chance. 11 0001 LULUA (17) SO. Won well on the first dav. 13 8651 OR DE RM ATE (1) 50 “Bolted” in by eight lengths On first day. Chance if bo makes it back into the field.