Change of rider for Herodes at Pukekohe

Press, 1 December 1978, Page 2 (Supplement)

Change of rider for Herodes at Pukekohe

PA. Auckland The highly promising young stayer, Herodes, which has been ridden lately by the apprentice, Peter Ralph, will have a change of jockey for tomorrow’s South Auckland Handicap at Pukekohe. The new rider will be Warwick Robinson, who some four or five years ago did a considerable amount of riding for the powerful Ray Verner stable. Herodes finished fifth in the Nikau Handicap, won by Bennadez, at Ellerslie on Wednesday. 1 His form beforehand had (been very good and, in fact.

d| from his previous six out-, ings he had been successful: j four times. M Verner will also be repre-i )! sented by Ross Rula and | £|Boom Vang. With his No. 1: f stable jockey, David! Peake, ’[out of the country,, the ■ [ mount on Ross Ruia has I gone to Bob Vance. The in* ? I form Grant Cboksley will ’ take the ride on Boom Vang. ’I Yesterday morning, at ‘[Takanini, Boom Vang looked ''[in excellent order when he worked a comfortable 1400 m 1 on the plough in Imin ~2&.6sec. Ross Rual also went i[ 1400 m in Imin 29.65. J Ross Hunter, another Ver-

-,ner candidate for tomorrow, l[went 1400 m in imin 29.65, [the last J ooom with Glister jin a rousing itnin 01.45. 11 Ross Hunter has not got [any recent form but judged by the way he worked j yesterday he could be a big [ chance in< the Onewhero . High-weight. He will be ridI den by Grant Cooksley. Per Cent, a perpetual colt . in the December Juvenile j No. 2, went 800 m solidly . with an Adios II colt in , 49.45. Over the same ground, , Pledge and Count Silver recorded 49.65. Fairbank Lad and Legends ran 50.65. Ric Rossato, which has . beer getting through schoolintf nraetipp and hie

ing practice lately, and his stablemate, Ostento, went a rousing 1000 m in Imin 01.45. Ostento was a good fourth at Pukekohe at his last start, and; if anything, has improved since. He is a candidate for the Pokeno Handicap Forfeith and Ijay were together at the end of 800 m in 49.45. Forfeith makes his debut in the December Juveneil No. 2 and to his credit h<_ has a barrier trial second placing at Paeroa. Double Agent and Afterglow went 1000 m in Imin 06.35, Lyn’s Trophy and Don Sheen in Imin 03.45, Kara’s Bab? in Imin 04.45, and Guest Star in Imin 09.45. Jandell’s sister, Monody, which will be ridden by Gus Clutterbuck in the Pukekawa Handicap, was never at top over 1000 m in Imin 04.65. Silver Halo and John Walker went 1200 m in Imin 1«S bebus took Imin 1 Silver Tower ran a i .rtabi3 1400 m in Imin 28.65.