Likely pair for spring campaigns

Press, 19 August 1977, Page 19

Likely pair for spring campaigns

By

J. J. Boyle

I The Riccarton stablemates, iLady Lucifer and Nuriooipa, j showed they were making 'pleasing progress for spring (campaigns when they gali loped on the No. 1 grass at : Riccarton yesterday. i Nuriootpa was Riccarton’s (best winner last season, but Lady Lucifer had her three-; year-old programme affected by leg trouble, which required surgery. To judge from the dash she showed while running 800 m in 49sec yesterday. Lady Lucifer has recovered well, and she might be ini for a rewarding season fori George Humphries’s stable. Lady Lucifer’s 49sec was the best of the sprints in' yesterday’s training and it showed the recovery quali-| I ties of the No. 1 grass after j rolling and a spell of dry weather. Nuriootpa looked bright' and solid when he appeared yesterday to run 600 m ini 4l.2sec. He will be brought along’ steadily to be pointed for ' some of the feature shorter 1 races, including the Stew-i ards, at the New Zealand, Cup meeting. 1 Town and Country, a can--didate for the second leg of the Oamaru T.A.B. double,P yesterday ran 1400 m in Iminl 33 Bsec, and the last 800 tn in 51. After two races at the i Grand National meeting he I should be seasoned for a 1 middle distance at Oamaru, i and might trouble the best of the others in a field lack- I ing strength of form. Stoney Topaz, and Rosie , Harp recorded Imin 22sec , for 1200 m and 52.65ec for'i the final 800 m. ' Delreen sprinted 800 m in . 51.5 sec. Captain Scott was . clear of Southern Comfort t I

and Jan’s Lady finishing the] 'last 800 m of 1600 m in 53.45ec. Captain Scott will be 1

riden by Owen Anning in the hurdles at Oamaru. Crown Lad and Borodino did well to return 50sec for their 800 m. Princess Velvet and Mariachi followed in 52,65ec. First Tuesday led Conquest two lengths after run-! ning 1600 m in Imin 49.25ec,| 1 the last 800 m in 52sec the: final 600 m in 39.65ec.