Colada favoured in filly-of-year series

Press, 26 February 1977, Page 18

Colada favoured in filly-of-year series

Colada should taxe a step close’ to success in the Broadlands Fill'- of the Year :Series by winning the Otago Mannequin Stakes a* Wingatu; today. This 1600 m race will be the ’fourth in the series, and Col iada goes into it as winner of two of the three previous ■contests, giving her 13 points.

Closest to her, with 7i points, is Riccarton's Lady. Aristoi, and Southland's 'Dawnway is tinrd with 6. Lady Aristoi and Dawnway beat Colada in the Princess Mellay Stakes at Gore earlier this month hut the Washjdyke filly is fancied to beat • them in their first test over iIGOO metres today.

Todays race is worth $2500, but out of the series will come *3OOO and a S6OO trophy for the owner of the filly earning most points. The winner of today’s race :will earn 7 points, and there will he three points for -e< ond and one point for third Colada was purchased at a modest figure by Mr Allan •Waugh, of Timaru. in 197' and quickly became a bai gain by winning four times in five starts as a two-year-old. Having won twice more in the meantime she comes into today’s set-weight race with a substantial advantage over [those with comparatively modest records. And she

should want for nothing on the score of horsemanship. 1 She will be ridden bv ,lim • Pankhurst, who knows bis Wingatui better than any, other rider tn the race. Lady Aristoi showed some prowess as a front-runner in winning over 1400 metres at Gore in the third race of the series. The 1600 metres at Wingatui will make heavier de ntands on her and nun h might depend on whether the others opt for a casual pace until half-way. After today'* race the remaining events in the serie« will be staged at Nelson, Rangiora, and Rici arton. c oncluding with the Warstep ■ Stakes on the final dav of the Canterburv Jockey Club's . I East er meeting.