WAIPA

Press, 22 December 1978, Page 10

WAIPA

| RACE 7

2.40 p.m.— ROSE TOWN STAKES $.10,000; 1600 m. 1 0172 BRALESS (U) 55.5. Dashing galloper at best. Run down by Orchidra at last start over 1600 m at Te Aroha on December 9. Looks one of top prospects. J. Grylls 2 4131 GOLDEN KEY (11) 54.5. Leading three-year-old stayer which should still be capable of a big effort at this distance. Avondale Guineas winner last Saturday.

C. McNab 3 0245 FRAXY (14) 54. Bold run at last start in Avondale (’up after fourth over 2000 m al Ellerslie on November 29. Merits much respect. D. Peake 4 1714 OPTICA (17) 53. Came home well at last start when fourth over 240<hn at Wanganui on December 2 and won! earlier over 220f1m at Ellers-: lie. Faces hard task back to! this shorter distance. A. Tweedie 5 6878 AGHIOS NIKALAOS (6), 52.5. Fine galloper but a bit. disappointing lately. Has! time vet to regain top form.! Better placed though on a I bigger track. P. Hillis | 6 4510 CAMERON (4) 51.5. Win 1 new two starts back over i 2000 m at Te Rapa on Nov cm I ber 13 but well beaten. I eighteenth meanwhile over 2000 m at Avondale last Sat I urelay. Hard to fancy at this. 7 0000 FAGAN'S BOY (4) 51.| Once well performed but latest efforts not at all encouraging. Outpaced in Avondale! Cup. Not likely to be helped; much by this shorter course, i R. Skelton • 0128 MANNADO (3) 51. Failed last Saturday over 2000 m at | Avondale after close second! at Te Rapa and win al Roto- ■ rua. (Tapable enough ami might be worth another] chance.

R Mannino! 9 3024 SUGAR LU (10) 51 Form] • bit patchy but includes

several recent solid performances, one a second two starts back over 12v0m at Ellerslie on November 29. JLast-start ninth was at Avondale on December 13. T. Autridge .10 7405 BAYSHORE (13) 50.5. i Made some ground last time J over 1690 m at Avondale on r December 13. Has shown much ability At best would oe one ot the hardest to J beat. .11 901 PASTA ZECAN (4) 50.5. Last-start winner over 1600 m at Avondale on December 13. Has raced well on this track. i One to respect. D. Cameron , 12 2 MORVEN CHIEF (12) 50 5. Useful middle distance run- ' ner which sprinted well when back from a let-up at Avondale last Saturday. Goes i freely and could well make | another bold showing. N. Tiley 13 7550 SILVER BOY (19) 49.5. Never a threat at last start I over 1600 m at Te Aroha on i December 9 after fair efforts at Ellerslie last month. Has | tough task from so wide. 14 709 TE TAKI (20) 49. Very i useful middle distance runner when In top form and looks well again after respite Probably lacking in pace though for 1600 m here. 15 0087 AWARD (2) 48.5. Free I going, capable mare which at best could go well from' j her favourable barrier draw l Badly placed early at last start over 2100 m at Te Rapa on December 5. I R. Marsh, U 1000 EUMENIDES (10) 48.5 | Surprise winner four starts back over 22()0m at Paeroal hut form mean while not inspiring. Well beaten last time I «l Te Aroha on December 9. 17 36 RUA MANA (22) 48. Noll I long back racing after a : spell but encouraging sixth | over 2000 m at Avondale, last Saturday. Barrier draw a ! disadvantage. j ■ 18 2607 GLISTER (21) 47.5. Back I from let up when seventh at | last start over 1200 m at Te. Aroha on December 9. Should! And this distance more suitable but might need another] run or two.

Balloted out In order of reentry: 19 4097 MAKE MINE CANDY j (1) 47.5. Disappointing lately after showing much early promise. Made ground though last Saturday over 1600 m ut I Avondale. Has the ability. R. Heasup 20 1200 ROYAL FENCER <15)1 i 47.5. Failed at last two atI tempts but earlier second in! Waikato Guineas anil won ' over 1400 m al Te Rapa. Not, on latest showings. 21 HOO CLANG (9) 47. Not rar ing well enough. Well beaten at last start behind Fast a Zecan at Avondale 24a 017 WALKING DELEGATE (8) 47. Disappointing last time in intermediate 1608 m at Pukekohe on December 2, after good win in same class at Kllerslie on Not ember 23. Capable but would be lucky l to get a start. |

23 0 LLANFYLLIN (25) 47. Well beaten when back ftom a spell at last start over 1400 m at Pukekohe on December 5. Hardly likely to have improved sufficiently. 24 000 PHILANZAK (7) 47. Too badly beaten last time in intermediate 1400 m ta Avondale to be allowed much chance. Prospects ol a start, anyway, are dim. 22 6585 FREE YEN (23) 47. Racing pretty well but would, be up against it from so wide at start and chance of a run only slight.

3.50 p.m.— FLYING HANDICAP $3000; 1150 m. 1 4130 SMART FELLA (8) 58. Ran poorly at last start over 1207 m at Waverley after run of good form. Has the ability to come up well when fresh and the pace to trouble any opposition Ibis distance. W. Robinson 2 9185 SOVEREIGN'S KNIGHT (12) 53. Managed winning sprint form in minor coin pany last season. This will be first race after a spell. Could be worth watching. 3 COPPER BIT (13) 52 5 Good sprinter which will be resuming after a layoff since last April. Might well manage this distance capably’ while fresh.

T. Autridge 4 6155 RITUAL (10) 52.5 Fast young galloper buck to sprinting after trying middle distances with credit Has the pace to mnke a big showing.

R. Skelton 5 5217 VICKI JANE (3) 52 5 Weakening pacemaker al last start over 1400 m at Otaki on December 9 after all-tlie-wav win al Wanganui on December 2. Likes to lead and favouied by Um* barrier draw.

K. Reggetf 6 6550 BETTER BE GOOD <|)| 4® J. Good galleper wMefc

1 will be resuming after a let- ; up. Won four last season ineluding a 1600 m event at I Ellerslie in June. R. Manning 7 3223 CURRENT COIN (2) 49.1 Consistent and speedy. From so close in could be cxpec-l ted to take a hand in the! pacemaking. Last-start third was over 1200 m at Ellerslie on November 25. 8 4430 ROYAL PRIDE (5) 49 No chance after slow start at Te Aroha on December 9. 1 Previously third at Pukekohe on December 2, in third race since back from a spell. 9 3 SHIFTEASE (9) 49 Baek from a letup when third to} Oranmore at Te Aroha on 1 December 9. Could be ex-j pected to have improved; with the run. 10 8476 ROYAL PETITE (14) 48.5. Comes up with the odd good 1 sprint run but form all-round nothing to enthuae about. I II 0006 BEACH SPI (15) 48 J Speedy but would need to ‘ improve markedly to win following recent failures. I Won three last season, show , ing plenty of pace. 12 9799 LADY ALTON (6) 48 Has some speed but not racing nearly well enough. Fin j ished weakly again at last start over 1200 m at Te Aroha on December 9. 13 2112 ROCK N RYE (16) 48 Last-start second to Dusky Kiss over 1400 m at Te Rapa on December 5 alter intermediate wins at Ellerslie and Te Awamulu. 14 1800 SHOW LADY (11) 48 . Well beaten in sprint at Tel Rapa on December 5 Last won at Dargaville on Novem-

ber 17. 15 26 SORRANITA (4) 48 Ex pensive failure at last start in CS 1200 m at Pukekohe 011 December 2 after first-up second at Pukekohe on October 14. Speedy and cap able of much better. G. Forbes 16 1448 YOUNG LOU (7) 47. Last won C 4 1200 m at Rotorua In September. Well beatrn in similar company last time at Rotorua ou October 21. ,