Tunny appeals at Waikato tonight

Press, 29 August 1978, Page 21

Tunny appeals at Waikato tonight

Special correspondent Auckland Tunny appears ideally placed to make a bold bid for an all-the-way victory in the Mexted Mobile Place, the first leg of the TAB. double at Claudelands tonight. Not surprisingly, in view of the moderate stake, the Mexted Pace has drawn a field of only eight runners but that should ensure that every horse gets a reasonable passage. An upset winner at Alexandra Park on July 22, Tunny ran fourth at Cambridge on August 4 A bad check put paid to his chances a week later at Auckland, and he finished boldly for second there on August 18. Tunny has always shown a use-; ful turn of speed and the smalls track at Claudelands should i play right into his hands if he! adopts, as seems likely, the rolel of pacemaker. Ceffyl Du, Lion Brown and Major Del look his toughest rivals. Ceffyl Du was right out of luck when he received a rocky run at Alexandra Park on August 18. In fact he had little luck In his previous few starts and has performed with credit in spite of this. Lion Brown was in very good form last month but he Hotted his copybook by refusing to begin cleanly at Auckland on August 18. The mobile start tonight should help his chances a good deal. Major Dell has been battling away honestly in recent attempts and could easily prove troublesome. Glen Butler, a good winner at Alexandra Park in June, could show up Baron Avert! and Coping Stone in their best form mav be fair prospects. Katy’s Command has displayed much promise in a handful of starts to date and she could finally break through for her initial success when she tackles the second leg, the Champagne Stakes. Spinnaker and pawn Brigade, who are shaping into very useful three-year-olds. will be other prospects. Oceania Prince and Brvdon Boy appeal of the remainder. Selections: 6.45 p.m.—Molvinate Handi- j cap: Hunting Ross, Old Parr, j Pot Black. 7.15 p.m.—McElwain Pace: Sonic Lord, Tudor Fair, Roy J D'Or. 7.45 p.m.—Birdie Hanover ’ Pace: Cardigan Lad, Sly Smoke, : Springfield Legend. 8.15 p.m.—Waikato Pace: Yarver, Ao Marama, Tactile Bay. 8.45 p.m.—Mexted Pace: Tunny, Ceffyl Du, Lion Brown. 7.15 p.m.—Ata Pace: Mollie Marie, Split Link, Frosty Jowa. . 7.45 p.m.—Champagne Stakes: Katy's Command, Spinnaker, Oawn Brigade. 10.15 pm.—Johnson Handicap: Perfect© Nell. Kimba Marshall, Dione Hanover. 10 45 p.m.—N.Z.I. Pace: Gentle Knave, Pakawhai, Royal Tarport. T.A.B. TREBLE 1.15 p.m.— WAIKATO PACE 8147 a; CO: mobile; 2500 m. 1 024 Yarver (Il 2 Norman Royale <2l It ’ 4a 086 Ao Marama 7> It 0 Count Charlie <s> It s 0 Anything Goes <6l it: 7 940 Zahlee <B> p 074 Tactile Bay <9: 9 500 Craft Beau (10 10 Modern Charles ill) It 11 000 Ashley Downs >l2) It 14 439 Mayne Charles <l6l It 15 900 Blue Knight unruly i It I Scratched: Watermail, Chelsea Shed. Odysseus. Watbro Star,, Sir Hayley. J

T.A.B. DOUBLE 8.45 p.m.— MEXTED PACE $2750; C4-C5; mobile; 2500 m. 1 492 Tunny (1) It 2 9019 Coping Stone (2) It 3 687 Baron Averil (3) It 4 535 Ma|or Dell (4) It 5 240 Ceffyl Du (5) It 6 410 Glen Butler 16) It 7 820 Lion Brown (7> it 8 0590 Windy Grove <8) It T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. TREBLE 9.45 p.m.— PEACE CHAMPAGNE STAKES $1900; three and four-year-olds; 2100 m. 1 213 Spinnaker (1) it 2 Shennandoah (2) It 4 534 Dawn Brigade <4) It 6 9 Thunder Mate (1) 10 7 9240 Brydon Boy i2) 10 7a 9690 Jon Brydon (1) 20 9 8300 Hand On (4) 10 10 406 Oceania Prince (5) 10

11 322 Katy's Command (6) 10 12 886 Lily Black (7) 10 13 005 Vaguely Bye Bye (8) 10 14 5807 Watbro Star (9) 10 Bracket: Brydon Boy and Jon Brydon. Scratched: Paul Command, Odysseus, Dark Orient, High : Quality. T.A.B. TREBLE 10.45 p.m.— N.Z.I. LIFE PACE $1870; C2-C3; 2500 m. 1 070 Our Terry (1) it 2 385 Marshall Field (2) It 3 371 Gentle Knave (3) It , 4 093 Miss Supreme (5) It I 5 8286 Moorfield Lad (6) It 7 933 Royal Tarport (8) It 8 180 Junior Fair (9: It 9 770 Brockworth Chief HO) It 10 900 Tremadoc ill) It : 11 0090 Mairo King 'l2) It : 12 04 Pakawhai H 3) It 13 840 Bowlyn (2) 20 ! 14 380 Rowandale (3) 20 15 400 Count Brydon (4) 20 Scratched: Scotland Yard, SlyMaster, High Quality, Wayfora I Chief.