POVERTY BAY
1.50 p.m.— LEOPARD PREMIUM HANDICAP $3000; 2000 m 1 5132 OPTICA (4) 545. Good run on first day and sure to be improved sufficiently to be best prospect this time. K. Reggett 2 5009 MARIE KAY (5) 53.5. Disappointing on first day. Would need to improve. D. Southworth 3 5002 IRISH DUKE (3) 52. Sustained injury which kept him out of first-day event. Likely to run but missed work could tell over final stages. R- Harrison 4 8909 ELSTHORPE (10) 51.5. Failed against high weights on first day. Capable but would need to show improvement. L. Robinson 5 2017 APOSTLE (11) 50.5. Good form in lower grades and fair run at Te Rapa midweek. Will be respected. 4 0084 CORUBA GOLD (2) 505. Useful effort on first day but others preferred. D. Withington 7 0907 GENTLE GOLD (9) 505. Form only moderate. S. Royal 8 8053 DMA ITI (4) 505. Good effort on first day. Left alone in front could be much harder to beat. S. Autridge 9 0441 EUMENIDES (1) 50. Narrow win against high-weights on first day. Looks better placed there again. 10 000 FOOTMARK (7) 50. No appeal. 11 1215 WAIRERE GIRL (8) 50. Useful run on first day when she did not have the best of runs. Must be considered.
3.10 p.m.— ALF MACDONALD HANDICAP $1425; 1600 m 1 2031 JON CLAUDE (20) 54. Easy winner on first day. Certain to be hardest to beat again. 2 0447 ROYAL PRIDE (7) 54. Fair efforts of late but generally disappointing. G. Barkla 3 4545 TOP LADY (13) 54. Covered extra ground on first day but still kicked on well. Not to be overlooked. L. Robinson 4 0152 MIDNIGHT OAK (17) 53.5. Bold effort on Wednesday. Must be in with good chance again. P. Hillis 5 0512 TINAWIN (3) 535. Two good runs at Wai roa. Much improved mare. Will be best of fresh runners. T. Autridge 4 2145 CLIVE COMET (18) 52.5. Consistent and will be better suited by bigger track than was the case at Wairoa. 7 4221 GOLD RING (8) 50. Maiden graduate with more than fair share of ability. 8 0024 HEFNER (12) 50. Stayed on solidly after making the pace on first day. Should go well again. D. Withington 9 7156 MISS HOUSTON (1) 50. Not far away on Wednesday. Better draw will help. S. Autridge 10 0041 RARE COMMODITY (21) 50. Maiden winner on first day K. Reggett 11 3001 WINDSOR LADY (4) 50. Easy winner in maiden ciass on first day. 12 0000 AFLAME (15) *95. No appeal. 13 9400 IRISH BEAUTY (5) 49. Disappointing lately. 14 0003 PRINCE SILVER (11) 49. Good run on first day. Should be considered. 15 4007 MARLOO (9) 48.5. Fair form and not without prospects. P. Calkin 14 4000 PRETTY SMOOTH (141 48.5. Others look better. 17 4004 ANAKIWi (2) *B. Ran on well over 1200 m on first day. Extra distance will suit. 18 5000 FREE AND EASY (19) 48. No appeal. D. Southworth 19 0000 JUST LEAH (14) 48. Weak form.
20 OOS LULUA (10) *B. Others look better. S. Roval 21 9978 PEPPERTREE (4) 48. Moderate appeal on recent efforts.
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