Heaslip on Prepak
PA Auckland The Takanini jockey, Rodney Heaslip, who has been enjoying a run of success lately, has gained the choice mount of Prepak in the $12,000 Cornwall Handicap at Ellerslie tomorrow. Heaslip got the mount when, the fust rider for the Verver stable, David Peake, declared himself not fully recovered from a broken collarbone. Peake has been riding work at Takanini this week but he said yesterday morning he did not want to risk snapping the affected bone again. Yesterday at Takanini, Prepak wound up her Cornwall Handicap preparation by running a solid 1600 m and another Cornwall Handicap runner, Battle Fury, also got through useful work. Galloping took place on the No. 2 grass, which provided reasonable winter footing. Prepak went 1600 m in Imin 47.65ec. being brought home over the final 1400 m by Communique. They ran the lasti 1200 m in Imin 19.2 see, and the final 600 m in 41.6 sec. Prepak all along has had her preparation aimed at having her at peak for the Cornwall Handicap and judged by the wav she has worked this week her training has been timed nicely. I Communique, which had the outside running, also worked Imnrcssively and he could gain A double for lhe rne<‘t»ng in CM I Fitzrov Handicap. | Baltic Fury and the two-year-I old. Stevor, went 1200 m in Imin 20.4 sec. the last 600 m in 3fl.4see | Battle Fury found 1606 m on .the first dav too short for him, but this lime he will be much i harrier to beat. Stevor handles bad ground [well. hut unfortunalelv has drawn wide in the Patnell l Handleai). | Blue Blood appnu-iated the heller footing when running [ 1000 m in Imin 3.4 sec. If tli<* fine (weather continues be will have a chance in the Visitors’ Handl<an The lumpers. Rrprlid and Otara Jark, went 1600 m In Imin 50 6s4*r Burglar Bill began behind them and was even further i behind at. the finish. Domlev Fair, a ton prosper* ♦omnrrnw. vent 1606 m with I Willie Montet*»n» and wm gnin*» well a* the finish, running the 'last 1200 m in Imin 21 4sec.
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