Varnamo improved by first-day run

Press, 11 April 1977, Page 12

Varnamo improved by first-day run

Special correspondent Wellington j Though beaten on the first day. Varnamo could still collect the main share of the stake when he | tackles the Tauherenikau Handi[cap. first leg of the Wairarapa 1 double at Tauherenikau today. After his dual success at Neilson. Varnamo could only run fifth in the President’s Handicap on Saturday but his rider. Ron Taylor, seemed to think that the run would improve him. Idle Torque is a fresh runner at the meeting and she comes to Tauherenikau after a game win at Waverley last week.

Her form before that outing had been good as well with a third at Waipukurau nine days earlier.

Membership and Alarice also make appeal. Membership ran sound fourths at Waipukurau last week and at Tauherenikau ion Saturday. i Alarice beat all but Ultraviolet on Saturday. It was her best race since winning at the Carterion meeting and in that kind of form she will be hard to beat again. Surgemaster. down in the weights, must be hard to beat. He ran third in the high-weight on Saturday. He should have little trouble in seeing out the distance of 2000 m. Morels, after t shocking luck at Waverley on Wednesday deserves another chance while Cloudy Lease, disappointing on Saturday, could run better this time. SECOND LEG I Kayenta fifth in the weight-for-age Feilding Stakes on Saturday. could be the hardest to beat in the Donald Handicap. j second leg of the double. . Kayenta was second at .Nelson, then made ground for fifth at Feilding. On a firm track and from the No. 1 drawn, she looks well placed. Lone Hand was taken out on the first day because of the hard track. He would appreciate any! rain about for he certainly has i the class to take out the sprint. I He ran third in both his Nelson i outings. Vicki Jane continues to battle' . awav. She followed her fourth at Waverley with a similar placing at Tauherenikau on Saturday. One of her biggest draw-j backs is a wide draw. i After his third on Saturdav.j •El Kav has to be considered/ I while Valdemar, which made alii the pace in the sprint, and the | first-dav favourite. Tai Rani, also! | have to he respected. Two! resuming are Bamboozle and Sugar Bag which have not raced • [since last November. Both have! th» class to run well fresh. The feature race todav is the! $4500 Teacher- Whisky' Quality • Stakes for three-vear-olds in! which the sprint winner. Silver Liner after her record run on Saturday, seems likely to be, favourite. She faces stern oopo-1 sit on from Even Son, Pro«ii«v Prior. Rev,i the fi rs t.day wlnn.r, Kinui» Kin<.

Riders ■S. Jones: Prince Royal, Quiverful. G. Cooksley: Clowning. Sun Prince, Parneli, Havaspot, Plain Ruler. J. McLeod: Meditate. N. Wikki: Mr Casey. I M. Donoghue: Minicort. E. Jones: Rainbow City. Mr Speaker. L. Robinson: Bowling In. Models, Bamboozle, Red Terror. Silver Doe. Odin. L. Johnson: Away Me, El Kay, Trajan. Matukawa. A. Taiaroa: Red Gurkha. B. Cozier: Vicki Jane, Solarc. Black Creanza. G. Harris: O’Kane, Cosmo King. H. Rauhihi: Lone Hand, Spring Mist, Mr Parker, Scampton. R. Taylor: Varnamo, Windsor Lady, King's Delight, Legal Command, Secretarian. K. Semi: Sobaro. S. Robertson: Royal Mandate, Ardista, Nubilus. Alwick, Blue Senarda. S. Jenkins: Idle Torque, Fair Eulogy. Bold Gesture. R. Jenkins: Norma’s Lad, Ross Dhu, Sofia, Roeberry Prince, Alarice, Even Son, Tui Vaie, Alvaro Boy. Flying Idyll. C. McNab: Chinkara, Acraman, Prodigy. Pearl Hagen. Selections 11.15 a.m.—Rototawai Maiden: Bold Gesture, Windsor Lady, Zenado. 11.50 a.m. — Ruamahanga Jumpers Flat: Go for Broke, Minicort Red Gurkha. 12.30 p.m.—Esau Seeds Handicap: Fair Eulogy, Top Qualify, Academy. 1.10 p.m.—Pahautea Handicap: King's Delight, Away Me, Deepee El. 1.50 p.m.—Tauherenikau Handicap: Varnamo, Idle Torque, Membership. 2.30 p.m.—Teachers Whisky Stakes: Silver Liner, Even Son, [ Prodigy. 3.10 p.m.—Donald Handicap: Kayenta, Lone Hand. Vicki Jane. 3.50 p.m.—Kahutara Handicap: Alvaro Boy, Glen's Boy, Spring Mist. 4.30 p.m.—Zodiac Handicap: Tom Bowling, Legal Command, Last Deal. Acceptances.— 11.15 a.m —

ROTOTAWHAI MAIDEN NO. 1, $1225: 1400m.—Whitu (4), Scampton (3) 55; Windsor Lady (9) 54.5; Ross Dhu (6). Zenado (17) 53.5; Bidella (15). Bold Gesture (8), Misty Bell (2). Secretarian (7) 53; Ben Homes (1). Jolee (5), Liberate (14). Lord Raven (18). Matterhorn (11), Mr Speaker (13) 52.5; Arrow Hagen (12). Jenny Glow (16). Saint Vita (19) 52.

>1.50 a.m.— RUAMAHANGA JUMPERS' FLAT, $1600; 2200m.—Minicort 1> '66.5; Go For Broke <2) 64: Dinola 1(3) 60 5; Meditate (6) 60: Red 'Gurkha (4i 58.5: Accurate (104 157.5; Mac Dee (7i, Meandarra (5). Sadhu (8), Sobaro (9) 57. 12.30 p.m.— ESAU SEEDS HANDICAP; I $1600; two-year-olds: 1250 m—- . Eulogy GO) 52.5: Academy (5). Top Quality Hl) 51: Aqu»iuu) (B) 49.5; Arma Karma (9),

Falvius (4). Jemima (3), Motukawa <1), Red Orders (6), Riccasha (2). Dofia (7) 49. 1.10 p.m.— PAHATEA HANDICAP, $l5OO. i 1600m.—Blue Senarda (2) 55; Clowning <3l 54; King's Delight (16) 53.5; Away Me (17). Golden Mayo (14). Kura Filou (19), Lucy Lee (12), Roeberry Prince (1) 52; Always In (18), Depee El (6), Emmett’s Luck (20). Golden Chariot (11), Heart Breaker (15>, King’s Gold (10), Lo Sai Chu (s>, Parnelli (4), Quick Deal (13). Rere Poto (8). Scaramouch (7), Space- i maker (9) 51. Balloted out in order of | re-entry: Clowning, Scaramouch. 1.50 p.m.— TAUHERENIKAU HANDICAP

11 4403 Surgemaster (6) 47.0 Scratched: Stunnamede ilOi. 2.30 p.m.— TEACHERS WHISKY STAKES. $4500; three-year-olds; 1600 m — [Silver Liner (6) 59.5; Kinesis King (1> 54; Even Son (7> 53; Prince Royal (3), Prodigy <9) 52.5; Clowning (111. Sun Mist (4) 50.5; Alesa (10). Red Terror (8) 49.5; On Tap (2), Remington (5) 49.

3.50 p.m.— KAHUTARA HANDICAP, $2000; 2000m.—Alvaro Bov (7) 59: Mission Viejo (4) 53.5: Ardista (3), •Mr Casey (15) 53; Five Wavs (5) 52.5; Mosmo King (2) 51.5; Rain[bow City (8) 50 5: Blue Senarda [(10) nO; Berida (li 49.5; Solanlie). Spring Mist (2(11 49: Glen's Boy (14). Odin (9) 48.5; Cobble: 's Charm (22i, Ima Flirt (21), Just Il7i. Kolob (18), Lvnice <l6 • Scaramouch (19). Siz e (13 Style ril), Trajan il2i, Vila's Best (23<|

[ Balloted out in order of re-antry: Ima Flirt. Just. Trajan. Cobblers (harm. Blue Senarda. A. 30 p.m.— ,O-,? DIA . C HANDICAP $1830: , 12;><lm.—Last Deal <| 58.5; Tom [Bowling (6i 57: Chinkara ill Flvmg Idyll (2i. M- Parker (12). 54; .Red Labe! .31 53 5; Legal Com- •£!. n u Silv * r Dne (!0> 51; 5 ® , 5 ; Chouana <sj :,o. lo°c od i! gh ’l® l, Remington iib 149.5; <»i. L ucv Lee H, Rocky (7). Shahrooua (15) 49. *

S3500; 2000m. 1 4.331 Idle Torque (1) 54.0 2 3115 Varnamo <4) 53.5 3 4702 Alarice <3) 52.0 5 9927 Cloudy Lease <9) 48.5 6 7900 Sun Prince (lb 48.5 7 2644 Membership (2) 48.0 8 9308 Nubilus i8) 47.5 9 5708 Morels <5> 47.0 10 4009 Solo (7) 47.0

3.10 p.m.— 1 2 DONALD HANDICAP $2565; 1400 m. 9533 1108 Lone Hand <21 Pearl Hagen 12) 54 5 53.5 3 8344 Vicki Jane ill) 53.0 4 0725 Kayenta <1> 51.5 5 5657 Tui Vale ,3) 51.0 6 3935 Taj Rani |9) 50.5 7 6003 El Kay (4) 50.0 8 0386 Havaspot i5) 50.0 9 3002 Valdemar (10) 50.0 10 0059 Alwick (8) 49.5 11 4100 Astrizaanl 16 49.0 12 4331 Bamboozle 113) 49 O 13 2160 Sugar Bag (7) 49.0