3 North horses out of Adams

Press, 9 April 1977, Page 21

3 North horses out of Adams

Bv J. J. BOYLE ! Varnamo. Idle Torque, and Membership were scratched last evening for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s George Adams Handicap at Rxcarjton on Monday. T r a n s p o r t problems affected the programmes of these horses, and North IsJand representation in the . $lO,OOO race will now rest with Seven Forty Seven and Heckle's Choice. Idle Torque, winner of ihe feature race at Waverley this week, will be brought south midway through next week and will run in the Great Autumn Handicap on the final day of the C.J.C. meeting. Orchtdra, a stablemate of Varnamo. will also be I brought south for the Warstep Stakes on the final day I at Riccarton. i She made a brilliant entry ‘ into the Broadlands Filly of I the Year Series when she won the Newman’s Trans-1 port Stakes at Nelson, and will probably again be a stumbling block for the

bouth Island s best next Sat urday. The successful Gcut trainer. Rex Cochrane. wh< will put four runners into th* Riverton Cup today, ui send three other members < his strong team north tomorrow for feature races a Riccarton on Monday. Cochrane has engaged th* North Island jockey. Rodan Heaslip for Game Warrior l* the Great Laster Handicap and the two-year-old. Dual in the < hanipagne Slakes The successful Ashburtor apprentice. David Walsh will ride San Ardo. th< Cochrane stable’s hope it the George Adams Handitar* San Ardo has won his la* three races. Game W’arn< i won at Oamaru last tinv out. and Dual has won a his only start. Dual is a bay colt by Grr' Gull from C ourt Belle racer by Messrs J. G. Allison am T. H. Ruddcnklau. Court Belle was a big winner for the Cochram stable, winning in the bet company at Trentham anc Riccarton.