High Saint’s Australian debut
NZPA Melbourne One of New Zealand’s Caulfield Cup hopefuls. High . Saint, will make his Australian debut in the 1200 m First Upfield Handicap for 'three-year-old colts and geldings at Moonee Valley I today. i The Patron Saint gelding |has been heavily handil capped with 59kg and with ithe light-weight New Zea- ' lander, Brian Andrews, up, (will be carrying a lot of ! dead-weight. ■ A wide draw is another disadvantage faced by High Saint and he is rated a 5-to- ; : 1 third favourite after two ■ w e I l-performed country horses, Helio Carlo and Dark (Port, which have won five races each in their short careers.
High Saint, whose best (i success to date was his win'/ at weight-for-age in the Fox-ji bridge Plate (1400 m at Te 1 Rapa last August, will be having his first run since 1 last November. He is now being trained ' by an expatriate New Zea- 1 lander, Jack McGreal, who * has been reported as saying 1 High Saint needs an early ■ start to his campaign because he is gross in condition. The New Zealand jumper, Wata Devil, is the 5-to-2 cofavourite with Strasbourg in the $20,000 A. V. Hiskens Steeple (3600 m With Dick Walsh sus-;j pended, the mount on Wataj Devil has been given to (i Matt Van Strien. Wata Devil is a novice']
(steeplechaser, but with 59kgi' 'will enjoy a 10kg advantage' (over the seasoned; Strasbourg. Another of the expatriate New Zealand jockeys, Gary Willetts, will be keen for success from one of his four mounts. On the final racingday of the season, he needs! one winner to bring his tally ii
ito 100 wins for the season. He has two good prospects — Willow Star, a 4-to--1 second favourite in the second Upfield Handicap and Hearts Are Trumps, the 3-to- ' 1 joint favourite with Dolly Chihuahua, both former New Zealand horses, in the sec- , ond Sunset Handicap i (1600 m
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Press, 29 July 1978, Page 20
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