Salvaro disappoints at Motukarara

Press, 14 December 1977, Page 39

Salvaro disappoints at Motukarara

If Salvaro is going to keep her winning record intact when she contests the Jam-s Hazlett Stakes at Wingatui on Saturday — she was successful at Hokitika last time out — she will have to improve markedly on her performance in the sprint for class one. two and three horses at the Riccarton Turf Ciub's qualifying and harrier trials held at Motukarara yesterday. Salvaro, after disputing the pace with Greek Magic to the straight in yesterday s 1200-metre event, was under pressure early in the run home and only just managed to last to dead-heat for fourth with her stabiemate, Sparrowhawk, the tail-ender most of the way in the fivehorse field. Honours in the event went to the Richmond-trained Cracker Day, which improved two places in the run home to beat Greek Magic by a head. Stoney Topaz which tracked Salvaro to the straight, was a length back third with a similar distance to the dead-heaters. Despite yesterday’s disappointing effort Salvarc could still take beating at Wingatui. The run, with the

pace on all the way, would probably do more good than harm. Among the lesser-lights with engagements at Wingatui none impressed more ‘yesterday than Cheswick Tara and Gundagai. rivals in it he first division of iSaturday ' s Warrington [Handicap. Cheswick Tara ran out 1000 metres strongly to beat the tearaway pacemaker, (Petite Fleur, by two lengths ■ in the event for class four ,and five sprinters and GunIdagai was equally impres'sive in wearing down the pacemaking Ny ah, an ,acceptor for the second divi[sion of the Warrington (Handicap, for a neck victory iin the 1200-metre event for I classes four and five, and [maidens. | Results:— TWO-YEAR-OLDS; catch weights; 40Um.~-King High 1; Jonathan Apple 2: Allez Bonnay (3. Ten started. Head. neck. head. (Admiral Leigh fourth Time 2LBsec. Trainer, J. Lalor, Ashi burton MAIDENS; catch weights: 400 m —Carmen Lea 1; Belisarius 2; (Monty’s Moon 3. Eight started. | Half a length, length and a half, half, a length. Time: 24.8 sec. Trainer, R. T. Harris, Tuahtwl. { MAIDENS; catch weights; ' 1000m.—Allgrey I; Fiord 2;

Foumimnead Marina Red | ’ Ivcke Marled Neck. half * R B ’ Taggart.‘ Riccarton CLASS FOUR AND FIVE lain L Petite Flrur 2, Cvileinus Sim i . , I me: 1 -i‘T t’rainei. J V Bourne MAIDEN QUALIFYING TRIAL S ual Ro.-c l».-u.i\ .<i a Triple irtob X fen Mailed r*o lengths, length. four engthTitne: 1:14.2. TraUiet. M. J Wadley, Riccarton Heat two Prince Mu I; Sinn I ein Redene 3 Eight slatted Lvngt* and a half, length and a half, four length’s. Time I’4 i Trainer, J N J Healey, Rich mond. CLASS FOUR, FIVE AND MAIDENS; . alch sseightGundagai 1, Nyah 2, Golden Trumpet 3. Ten started Nc» k. head. neck. Time: 114. Trainer. R, J Knight, Riccarton. CLASS ONE. TWO AND THREE catch weights; 1200 m —4 rackrr Da\ 1; Greek Magic 2; Stone\ Topaz 5. Five started. Head, length. length. rime: 1:12 Trainer. J. N. J. Healey, Rich mond. MAIDEN QUALIFYING TRIAL; weight 55 kgs. 1600 m Cyrene I; The Courier 2. Menalv 3 Nine started. Two lengths, length, length. Time: I 41.6 Trainer. J Lalor, Ashburton. ALL CLASSES; catch weights 1600m.—The Elms I; Lurklo 2. Sound Barrier Six started Two lengths, nose, length No Decision fourth. Time: 140 Trainer. S. B. Laming, Rangiora.