Question Me appeals at Te Rapa today

Press, 4 October 1977, Page 48

Question Me appeals at Te Rapa today

Special correspondent , Auckland i After four outings over 1200 m in a new campaign. Question Mel should be ready to run a winning 1600 m in the Cup Trial, the first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Waikato Hunt's meeting at Te Rapa today. It was about this time last year that Question Me. then three! I years old, started to look good. (One performance which really! (stamped him as a galloper of; . some class was his victory in j the P. and M. Plaza Purse, I 11400 m, at Te Rapa on Labour ' Day. His 15 rivals included ( Silver Lad, Bunvaro and Secret I Show. I Master Morgan, as easily the best-performed metric miler in - the field, might be the hardest i for Question Me to beat. Nena finished well back at Ruakaka recently but a change to softer track conidtlons should' help her to a better effort. ; There will be plenty of inter|est in Better Be Good’s show- : ing in the second leg, the Wvnn I Brown Memorial, because the race will be his first over a, middle distance. He tailed the field in the fin-) ish of his last race, at Avon-’ |dale on September 10, but the! weight-for-age conditions were) I right against him. His previous ■ I form was first class. I Bold Warrior and Fleet Guy) (are likely to be. Better Be; Good’s strongest rivals. Fields are.— 11.25 a.m— KENNELS HURDLES, of $1840; 2800m.—Vendor (8) 61; High Chief (7) 60; Chocolate Soldier (14) 58.5; Jo Ar (2) 38; Marji’s Gold (10) 37.5; Valium (11) 57.5; Cama Court (3), Cee Em (6), El Taazi (13), Holy Ruler <5). Three Tryx (4) 57. Scratched: Otara Jack (12), Gay Monarch (1), Golden Terms (9). 12. S p.m.— BARDOWIE HANDICAP, of $1325; 1200m.—Ogle (6). Piston (11 54; Sillic |2) 53: Master Cedric

I (8> 52.5; Annasarzi (13), Chrib(alien (23), Maid of Orleans (1), (For Favor (13) 52; Black Monet I (14), Bogia (16), So Flash (24), 'Speedy Return (11) 51.5; Life’s A I Gamble (15), Royal Ribot (22), Two Ronnies (19), Albek’s Follv i (9), Indian Fox (3) 51. Balloted out in order of reentry: Davy’s Girl (20), Lady of Spain (5) 51. Scratched: De Quincey (4), Saralong (17), La Rey (18). Regal Prince (21), Weather Report (7). 12.40 p.m.— CHAS MEREDITH MEMORIAL, of $1325; Amateur Riders; 2000 m. —Hasty Son (2) 74; Maori Major (11) 71.5; Home Breaker (10) 69; Dark Purple (5), Gold Sue (7) 68.5; High Rate <9) 68: Absolve (8) 67.5; Dalmatinsky (4), lan’s Pride (3), Lord Ebony (1), Marty Robbins (14), Wonder Wave (12), 67: Karbrit (6) 66.5. Scratched: Harttrick's Pride! (13).

T.A.B. TREBLE 1.20 p.m.— TIRAU HANDICAP $1325; 1600 m. i 1 3203 Roys! Bourbon (2) 54.5 ■ 2 2302 Pierre's Order (16) 54.0 i 4 3209 Blue Mini (19) 53.5 5 4228 Buckshot (7) 53.5 6 425 Hunting Style (10) 53.5 I 7 434 Peb (11) 53.5 ! 8 6520 Young Jeff (14) 53.5 II 0873 Janstar (1) 53.0 112 673 Lepkey (13) 53.0 ,13 036 Midnight Fancy (18) 53.0 |l4 003 Regal Angel (5) 53.0 116 0 Seccombe (6) 53.0 18 657 Sky Bid (171 53.0 'l9 000 Star Delta (21) 53.0 21 000 Trio's Choice (22) 53.0 ’,22 4000 Alberta Dee (9) 52.5 23 65 Purple Frae (20) 52.5 124 3478 Saffron (8) 52.5 Scratched: Royal Bachelor (4), iGrey Legend (23), Riversvnd (31, ‘Tourista (15), Shut Eyes (24). Byrneside (12).

T.A.B. DOUBLE 2 p.m.— CUP TRIAL HANDICAP $5000; 1600 m. 1 004 Master Morgan <1) 54.51 2 700 Guest Star Mi 54.0 i 4 606 Conch (5) 52.0! 5 550 Surgemaster (11 50.5 6 084 Divine Cloud (6) 48.51 8 000 Nena iB> 48.51 9 0465 Question Me i2) 48.5 1 10 2116 Her Fancy i7i 48.0’ 11 084 Munchen <9i 4'6.0! Scratched: Moon Rock (10), I Lady Marilyn (3). I ■".■rtawai T.A.B. TREBLE |2.35 p.m— WAIKATO HUNT CUP $3525; 4800 m. ; 1 130 Ben Lander (13) 65.0 i 2 133 Royal Mail (11) 65.0 3 650 Ascona (12) 63.0 4 6320 Trocar <8) 62.0 5 100 Lucanus (10) 61.0 6 010 Manasco (7) 61.0 7 3411 Till (1) 60.5 8 156 Supple Jack (4) 60.0 9 4303 Ragamuffin Man (9) 58.5 10 821 Thumbs Orf (6) 58.0 11 2330 Gunlock (3) 57.5 12 320 Peter Rose (2) 57.5 13 5661 Samfella (14) 37.5 Scratched: New Caledonia (5). T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.25 p.m— WYNN BROWN MEMORIAL $2025; 2100 m. 1 1421 Fleet Guy (2) 56.5 2 2171 Bold Warrior (5) 54.0 3 8107 Greysun (3) 53.0 4 1139 Better Be Good (9) 52.5 5 0000 Double Twist (4) 52.5 6 0790 Noess (6) 50.5 7 4066 Bashful Girl (81 49.5 8 9816 Acrizona (1) 49.0 9 2260 Golden Woods (7) 48.5 EQasS 4£ p.m— FENCOURT HANDICAP. $1645; ! 1600m—Alva Brae (6) 57; 1 Merman (7) 56; Turf Star (3) 53.5; ‘ Arlston (5). Royal Blunder il) 51; : Torina (8) 49; Kami (4) 48.5. H Scratched: Vindora (2). EEU T.A.B. TREBLE 4.45 p.m.— . 1 PE RIA HANDICAP I. $1485;. 1600 m. t 2443 Optica (2) 36.511 2 613 Nga-sun (3) 54.5;1 3 1432 Blyg (16) 53.5 ( 4 243 Donald bubh (12) a 3.5 I 6 7352 Omego (7) 53.5 S 7 0530 Always In (22) 53.0 ■ 9 241 Bellemar (20) 52.5 ( 10 9453 Chilly Reception »2.5 1 (21) 1 11 002 All Fox (») 52.0 '! 12 2616 Balzane (1) 52.0 14 6062 Beric (19) 52.0 « 16 0564 Joy's Best (11) 52.0 I 18 490 Procession (13) 52.0 J 19 8000 Canned Heat (18) 51.5 21 009 Yeung Peg (4) 51.5 22 6007 Cinaro (6) 51.0 23 0080 Melburn (3) 51.0 Scratched: El Bar (15), Besiege (9), Battle King (10), Bianco (17). Just Leah (14). Odessa (23).