Repetition sprints for Oamaru prospect

Press, 14 June 1978, Page 22

Repetition sprints for Oamaru prospect

Double Vision, probably Riccartoji's top winning prospect for Oamaru on Saturday after wins at her last three starts, did not dull her' image in any way in training at Riccarton yesterday. Between snow showers ■ she stepped lively in repeti- ' tion sprints from the 600 m on the No 7 grass, recording 39 in the first of them, and 39.8 in the second. ; She was ridden by her trainer, Rob McCann, who ■ will also partner her in the second leg of the Oamaru: T.A.B. double.

Double Vision has had ; luck in the barrier draw in a capacity field at Oamaru, and looks capable of giving weight all round at 1200' metres. Watelse. a form runner in ; the first leg of the Oamaru double, had his race rider, i David Walsh, up when he ; ran 1200 m yesterday in I 1.22.4, the opening 600 in 40.4. He appears to have ■ done well since his placed i run behind Loma Lass and : Monkur at the first Oamaru iiwinter meeting last month. Candidate was paired with ’ Dolmar for 1200 m and they; returned 1.22.2, the last 600 in 41. Candidate was placed over hurdles at Oamaru last month, and might have won! only for a misjudged leap at the last flight. He returns! there on Saturday with prospects of at least one of the ■ prizes in the hurdles. Owen Anning will ride him. Captain Scott, another hurdles candidate for Oamaru, completed 1200 m by i running in from the 600 in (41.6. His stablemate Ready I Reddie followed in 39 — I smart time in the conditions! lon a soft track. Ready Reddie might break 'through for a well-earned' first win in the second division of the Awamoa Maiden (Stakes at Oamaru. , ] Capital ran 1200 keenly ini (1.21.4, the opening 600 in! 39.8. Salonika returned 1.25,|i

quickening for the last 600 in 42. Yum Seng acted well in the conditions to lead Koukla by three lengths finishing 1200 in 1.21.6. The Taggart-trained pair Cyllenius and Janlee recorded 1.23.6 for 1200. slowing in the straight after running the opening 600 in 40.4 Tractable and Quetzal Queen sprinted 600 in 42.6. Tractable is about to resume after a spell, but will not race at Oamaru if the track is heavy.