Hurricane Kiwi is Gore fancy

Press, 23 February 1978, Page 18

Hurricane Kiwi is Gore fancy

Special correspondent Invercargill On the strength of his good second to Hurricane Kiwi at Invercargill on Monday, the three-year-old. Hurricane Guy, will be a ready made favourite for the Gore Town and Country Club Handicap, main event and first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Gore Trotting Club’s autumn meeting tomorrow. Hurricane Guy’s latest placing was one of ills best efforts, as he was in the open all the way and looked all over a winner until Hurricane Kiwi flashed up to take it off him. Tuapeka Dream has shown up as a smart race mare and was a last-start winner at Oamaru earlier in the month. Radiant Miss indicated that she had held her recent form with a good third in the Blampieds Breeders Stakes at Invercargill and again looks certain to be in it. Taringa Bay and Sir Jim appeal most of the others.

Transglo. which looked unlucky in not finishing closer than fourth in the Blampieds Breeders Stakes on Monday, will have her chance in the second leg, the Royal Festival Handicap. Her run was a good one and had she been able to work clear earlier she could well have beaten her stablemate, Lauralne Hanover.

Bird of Paradise has shown sharply improved form in his latest racing, being a double winner at Forbury Park.

Fallimento’s fifth on Monday was a good effort as he did not get racing room over the closing stages until the race was all over. Earlier in the season he had won three races on end. Scottish Emerald, Moving Grace, and Sole Chance will all be taken into account. Selections:—

3.50 p.m.—Rotoracf Handicap: Two Seventy, High Expense, Bold Butler. 4.20 p.m.—Jaycee Handicap: Prudent Hanover, Lucy Locket, Currency Queen. 4.50 p.m.—Lions Club Handicap; Visite, Powerimaster, Loch Sloy. ,5.20 p.m.—Sherwood Handicap: Del Rita, Lordella, Quiet Majestic. 5.50 p.m.—Gore Businessmen's Association Handicap: Cool Cat, Forward Play, Princess Pat. i 6.20 p.m.—Gore Town and Country Club Handicap: Hurricane Guy. Tuapeka Dream, Radiant Miss. 6.55 p.m.—Round Table Handicap: Flying George, Contradict. Smooth Drive. 7.35 p.m,—Royal Hotel Festival Handicap: Transglo, Bird of Paradise, Falllmento. 8.5 p.m.—Festival Handicap: Mary Isabel, Profiteer, Keep Ahead. Fields for the T.A.B. double and treble are:— iwn T.A.B. TREBLE 5.50 p.m.— GORE BUSINESSMEN'S HANDICAP $1675; Cl; trotters; 2600 m. 1 0600 Jeiland (1) It 2 7053 Tuflane (2) It 3 0370 Rosaclip (3) It 4 7030 Wee Laurel (4) It 5 0883 Gentle Ribbon (5) It

6 9090 Time To Go (6) It 7 8000 Big King i 7) It 8 0210 Princess Pat (8) It 9 0128 Maudey (9) It 11 008 Johnny Foyle (1) 20 13 224 Forward Play (3) 20 14 6200 Cool Cat (1) 50 15 4526 Josephus (1) 60 16 7963 Airdrie (1) 80 Scratched: Kay Tina, Not Surprise. t£HU T.A.B. DOUBLE 6.20 p.m — GORE TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB HANDICAP $2225; C 3; 2200 m. 1 0791 TUAPEKA DREAM (1) It. Up and coming race mare. Impressive last start winner at Oamaru and will take beating in this stronger field. A. Malcolmson 2 7670 RITANA (2) It. Latest form has been weak. K. Norman 3 3378 RODRIGUEZ (3) It. Has been thereabouts in his latest racing. Will be suited by sprint distance. 4 1078 SIR JIM (4) It. Latest form has been disappointing.

S. Allcock 5 7594 THE BUTLER (5) It. Sound race at Invercargill on Monday. From handy draw could be in it all the way. A. Cox 6 1859 TARINGA BAY (6) It. Competent front runner which will be a chance over this distance. COX 7 3122 HOLY CORD (7) It. Grand trotter which has run up excellent record from difficult marks. Will not be out of it against the facers. 10 1232 HURRICANE It. Top three-year-old. Grand race to beat all but Hurricane Kiwi on Monday. Will be the one to beat. 11 2643 RADIANT MISS ’ First-class recent form. Good run for third on Monday, and looks certain to be in „ R. Cameron Scratched: Key Way, Hurricane Kiwi, Tempest Time, Game Chance, Southern Knight. T.A.B. TREBLE 6.55 p.m— ROUND TABLE HANDICAP $1675; Cl; 2600 m. 1 5036 Lord Wainui (1) it 2 6620 Company Express (2) It 3 7042 Flying George (3) It 4 9106 Able Dale (4) It 5 2642 Waitaki Flo (5) It 6 6439 Sovereign Chance (6) It 7 9709 Brushwood Commander (7) It 8 6535 Local Dream (8) It 9 3780 Phil's Choice (9) it 10 4074 Eden Guy (10) It 11 0260 Marlon Light (11) It 12 905 Smooth Drive (12) It 13 407 Hanover Bond (13) it 14 2724 Contr *dlct (14) It T.A.B. DOUBLE 7.35 p.m ROYAL HOTEL FESTIVAL HANDICAP $2475; C 4; 2600 m. .1 1154 TRANSGLO (1) It. Flrst-

class recent record Looked unlucky not to finish closer than fourth at Invercargill on Monday. Is entitled to be favourite.

J. Smolensk! 3 1011 BIRD OF PARADISE (3) It. Sharply improved pacer with fine recent record. Looks outstanding chance.

A. Malcolmson 4 5080 HANOVER PRIDE (4) It. Latest form has been nothing to write home about.

P. Shand 5 4990 SCOTTISH EMERALD (S) It. Better placed in handicaps than in her recent racing. Has the ability to add interest.

F. Forbes 6 3605 FALLIMENTO (6) It. Capable young stayer. Good run for fifth on Monday after being late securing racing room. One of better prospects.

R. Johnstone 7 0700 ZERRO (7) It. Disappointing recent form. 8 6516 UPPER WAITAKI (8) It.

Sound race at Invercargill. Entitled to be considered on present form. 9 0903 MOVING GRACE (9) It. Smart run for third in strong field on Monday. If she races up to that form could beat this field. R. Langford 10 6387 MODEL LORD (10) It. Smart pacer when In form and competent stayer. A. Hunter 11 3158 HUNTER DIRECT (11) It.

rsiwojo Lnpauic ui guuu run. P. Williamson 12 8068 FLEETMAE (11) 10. Has yet to return to her good two-year-old form. Ran improver’s race on Monday. D. McNeught 13 3230 SOLE CHANCE (2) 10. Competent stayer better placed in the handicaps on this occasion. Disappointed on Monday but should not be written off. D. Kerr, |un. 14 5346 PAULA BRIGADE (3) 10. Fair race In strong field on Monday. In her present form entitled to be considered. J. Cox 15 6175 LUCKY CHANCE (1) 20. Showed some smartness from difficult mark on Monday but was run down closing stages. Could not be counted out. H. Skinner 16 0277 LA ROUE (1) 30. Stopped badly at Invercargill. Looks safely held on that run. Balloted out with right of reentry: Hanover Pride. Scratched: Master Terry. T.A.B. TREBLE 8.5 p.m — FESTIVAL COMMITTEE HANDICAP $1925; C2; 2600 m. 1 9963 Key Miss (1) It 2 0070 Irish Dream (2) it 3 0539 Quiet Forbes (3) It 4 5226 Mary Isobel (4) It 5 9195 Amberfield (5) It 6 7102 Keep Ahead (6) It 7 7414 Profiteer (7) It 8 5802 Torle (8) It 9 9810 Lord Logan (9) It 10 090 Panther Boy (10) it 11 0008 Galnay (11) it 12 5134 Mighty Chance (12) It 13 7888 Ripple's Command (13) It Scratched: Roseland Boy.