Kiwi Can to regain winning form

Press, 11 April 1977, Page 12

Kiwi Can to regain winning form

, Special correspondent Auckland As they did in the Easter Handicap on Saturday horses around the top of the handicap will probably dominate the finish on the $lO,OOO Champion Stakes, the i big event when the Auckland autumn meeting continues today. Only the intervention of Vice Regal prevented the first three in the weights taking all first three placings in the Easter. One of them Kiwi Can. heads the I field for the Champion Stakes and in spite of his 58.5 kg he seems certain to run well, as do Magistrate and Prepak. Kiwi Can. now eight years old. took the Champion Stakes, a 2200 m event in 1975, right on top of his Easter Handicap win. With luck he might have won the Easter again on Saturdav, certainly he showed himself verygood still even if perhaps needing a bit more distance than the 1600 m. Given a clear run all the wav Magistrate' would have finished closer than fifth in the Duty Free Handicap at Tauranga. He finished second the time before, at New Plymouth, and third, three starts back, at Trentham, so he is due to win again. Selections

11.30 am.—Colleen Stakes: Redan. Danish Beauty. Tamber. m 12 J,° P- m —St Heliers Hurdles: Diophon. Otara Jack Oh Brother. 12.50 p.m.—Nelson Handicap: Candid Fair, Ross Ruia, Bloomendaal. 1.30 p.m.—Mangere Steeples: Little Stephen, No Bother Raoul. 2.10 p.m.—Onslow Stakes: Thyresus, De Quincey, Bra Hest. 2.55 p.m.—Champion Stakes: Kiwi Can Magistrate, Prepak. 3.35 p.m.—Waitemata Handicap: Coping. Indian Gold Apapa. 4.15 p.m.—Bown Handicap: Blue Blood, Gay Tipler. Copper 4.55 p.m.—lslington Handicap: Tommy's Pride. No Saint, Tack and Hammer. Acceptances:— 11.35 a.m.— 12^ LUE .f N - . S I AKES - 82600; 12u0m.—Danish Beauty (5) 55.5; Sovereign (22) 54; Redan (14) 53.5; Jean Carleen (13) 53; Ruvette (9), Tamber (8) 51.5; Ogle (11) 51; Blonde Lady (20) Nippy Lynne (15) 50.5; Switched On 'jshmak (TO) 50; Skyroc (11 49.5; Feather Duster (2) Liverpool Lady (19), Reso Ho y 2 ’> Sorrana (4) 49; Gloss (18), Kelly The Second (21) 48.5, Balloted out in order of reentry. Cilla’s Charm (7i 48.5; Mv Pearl (17) 49; Anna Diamond (61, Greta Garbo (31 48. 12.10 p.m

I ST HELIERS HURDLES, 52900; 2 < 60m.—Diophon (6) 61.5; Otara j Jack (2) 61; Oh Brother (9) 58.5: I Red Baron (1) 57.5; Beter Saint I (3), Gold Dip '4), Mesquite (8), i O’Shannessey (5), Three Notes ■ 12.50 p.m.— ; NELSON HANDICAP, $2BOO- - <8) 60; Double 'Twist (5), Ross Rula (9) 58; Joe’s I Gift (14), Pura Seta (21) 54.5Bloomedaal (6). Mi Gold (7) 54l Candid Fair (12). Gay Juliet (20). ; Lavender Hill (1) 53; Extra Flash (19), Mickey Flvnn (10> 52.5; Guest of Time (2),' Play Off (13) 52; Lulua (17). Miss Deebee (4) 51.5; Silent Way (15), Tip Lord 118) 51. Balloted out in order of reentry: Bonny Bright (11). Stylish Man (16), Jolly Hagen (3) 51. 1.30 p.m.— MANGERE STEEPLECHASE, $2900: 4150m.—Little Stephen (7) 66.5: Raoul <6l 60; No Bother (8) 58: Boney- (3), Celtic Furst (5),

Somerset Mist ill. Swift Robin (2), Tassaby (4) 57.

T.A.B. TREBLE 2.10 p.m.— ONSLOW STAKES $2600; two-year-olds; 1200 m. 1 4155 Northfleet (9) 55.5 2 4741 Taibon 119> 54.0 3 13 Thyresus < 12) 53.5 4 3342 De Quincey (8i 52.5 5 7810 Azemac <2i 51.5 6 1287 San Antonia (10) 51.5 7 2156 Sovereign's Knight <s> 51.5 8 4 Bra Hest (1) 50.0 9 7663 Loyal Navy (16) 50.0 10 35 Shivaree <18) 50.0 11 6 Beau Luna (14) 49.5 12 5436 Don Ho (15) 49.5 13 0 Proud Owen (20) £9.5 14 0528 Ric Rossato (17) 49.5 17 70 Dusky Dan (6i 49.0 18 3086 Le Ruler i7i 49.0 20 0900 Honolulu (211 48.0 21 0000 Plain Sam (13) 48.0 Balloted out in order of reentry:

19 8007 Frankie <3) 48.0 16 90 Candid Court (4) 49.0 15 387 Sirred (111 49.5 T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.55 p.m.—

CHAMPION STAKES 810,000; 2200 m. 1 3543 Kiwi Can ill) 58.5 2 6325 Magistrate <10) 53.5 3 6903 Prepak (4) 51.5 4 5000 Persian King (12) 48.5 5 1970 Bold Ben 11) 48.0 6 4832 Te Taki (91 4,3.0 7 7110 Voliz (7) 48.0 8 4446 Doristoi (2) 47.5 9 6320 Royal Mallard (51 47.5 10 6705 Sovereign's Dream

11 4841 Kia Manawa Nui (8) 47.0 12 0580 Kiloran (6) -77.0 T.A.B. TREBLE 3.35 p.m.— WAITEMATA JUBILEE HANDICAP $2800: 2200 m.

I 1 0027 Hell Bent 18) 55.5 2 5121 Lord Aly (17) 55.0 3 1940 Golan (14) 54.0 4 2024 Blue Billy (15) 53 5 5 0601 Apapa (181 51.5 6 8633 Coptic (1) 51.5 7 2304 Indian Gold (5) 51.5 8 819 Caution ,2) 51.0 9 0942 Coping (17) 50.5 10 7798 Golden Fox <l9) 49.5 11 9000 Golden Woods (10) 49.5 12 0845 Our Mark (7) 49.5 13 8475 Tiber Prince (16) 49.5 14 2221 Various (6) 49.5 15 2168 Princess Soraya (3) 49.0 16 0010 Regenerate (20) 49.0 Balloted out in order of re-entry:— 17 5537 Upward Bound (9) 49.0 18 0000 Patronia (4) 49.0 19 1000 Lord Pharos (13) 49.0; 20 00 Rapacious ill) 48.0

T.A.B. DOUBLE 4.15 p.m.— BOWEN HANDICAP

S 4000; 1200 m. 1 1467 Blue Blood il) 59.5 2 4601 Copper Bit (9) 55.0 3 5290 Gay Tipler (7) 51.0 4 0020 Rojanda (2) 49.0 5 0390 Hot Bundle (4) 48.5 6 1000 Community Affair I6> 48.0 7 9860 Indian Ruler <8) 48.0 8 3879 Silver Image (5) 48.0 9 8050 Tiebreaker |3> 48.0

T.A.B. TREBLE 4.55 p.m.— ISLINGTON HANDICAP $5000; 1600 m.

1 6146 Tommy's Pride (2i 51.0 2 6652 Battle Fury (5) 50.5 3 4428 Romantic Belle (11) 50.5 4 6064 Mother's Pearl (1) 50.0 5 0128 No Saint (9) 50.0 6 57 Persian Sun ,4) 49.0 7 3650 Tack And Hammer 114) 49.0 8 5050 Wild Call (6) 48.5 9 90 Canute (12) 48.0 10- 0134 Carlow (71 48.0 11 8807 Dee Light 110) 48.0 12 0296 Footmark (8) 48 0 1.3 0960 Silver Boy (1.3) 48.0 14 0900 Valiant Warrior (3) 48.0