Matai Dreamer may be good enough

Press, 17 January 1979, Page 17

Matai Dreamer may be good enough

P" Special correspondent Invercargill • Southland’s crack three-year-old colt, Matai Dreamer, will probably be good enough to overcome his handicap of 30m from a stand in the $5500 Southland Championship, for three-year-olds, second leg of the T.A.B. double al the Invercargill Trotting Club's meeting today. The Frosty Dream colt has always been a dubious proposition from a standing start on his own from handicap marks. He can begin reasonably well from a stand alongside other horses, but is back on the 30m mark on his own today. That predicament might be his main obstacle to success. If he can begin anything like reasonably, though, his superior class will stand to him. Trainer Alex Milne senior reports that he is “quite well’’ again after his heavy fail during the preliminary o; his last start at Addington. If that mishap his not shaken his confidence. Matai Dreamer will show his exceptional ability. Lincmac and Solar Hanover, the two principals in the Southland Challenge Stakes, have fared well In the draw and seem certain to give good accounts of themselves again. Both are talented and should be prominent from the outset. Ostrava, the Derby run-ner-up. compounded to finish ninth the first day, after trying to lead over the last 1400 m. He has been inconvenienced by a mouth irritation and, if he can throw off the problem in time, deserves another chance to reveal his undoubted worth. Eastern Chance, to be dri-

ven by Bob Cameron, has been a shade disappointing of late, attributable to a ’ minor poisoning problem. I The pick of the others may be Mark Antony, a member of Maurice SkinI ner’s team, which has been under-rated and is still at the improving stage. The first leg is the South- ’ ern City Handicap, for ' which Craig Del may be the favourite, with Falimento and Key Miss also favoured. Selections: 3.45 p.m.—Wellesley Handicap: Dayville, Tarport Glen, Squirrel. 4.15 p.m.—Thomson Memorial: Henry Score, Model Hardcraft, Koau Bret. 4.45 p.m.—Winton Pace: Bronzebeard, Chief Witness, Bridget O'Tara. 5.15 p.m.—Ascot Handicap: Brushwood Cobb, Last Chance, Salamah. 5.45 p.m.—Surry Handicap: Cool Cat, Findlay's Hanover, Jay. 6.20 p.m.—Progressive Pace: Golda Meir, Myross Lad, Lady Onager. 6.55 p.m.—Southern City Handicap: Craig Del, Fallimento, Key Miss. 7.30 p.m.—New Year Flying I Mile: New Averil, Wairenga, I Phil's Choice. 8.5 p.m.—Southland Juvenile j Championship: Matai Dreamer, I Lincmac, Solar Hanover. 8.45 p.m.—Forbury Handicap: I Don Ar, Patinoir, Pomahaka. ,* T.A.B. QUINELLA 6.20 p.m.— PROGRESSIVE PACE $1975; Cl; mobile; one mile. | 1 0045 Brother James <ll It! 2 0429 Kilbank Rose (2) Itl 3 91 Lady Onager (3) It I 4 9852 Golda Meir (4) It! 5 0903 Clydebank (5) It 6 9094 Hymetus (6) It 7 0040 Sirod (7) Itl 9 0015 Myross Lad (9) It! 10 5041 Timely Reply (10) It! 12 0708 Wise Wench (12) it 13 0707 Zoomtop (13) It 14 6339 Jenny Robyn (14) Itl

15 7383 Strode (15) It 16 6352 Sovereign Chance It (16) Scratched: Irish Mood, Freeman. T.A.B. DOUBLE 6.55 p.m.— SOUTHERN CITY HANDICAP $3300; C 4; 3200 m. 1 4271 Key Miss (b Itl 2 3660 Butler Brigade (2) Hi 3 7138 Be Sly (3) It 4 6483 Craig Del (4i it 6 2442 Fallimento (2) 10 I 7 1389 Mary Isabel (3) 10 I 3 0057 Lord Logan (1) 30 9 4967 Tetarney (unruly) 30 Scratched: Smooth Over. T.A.B. DOUBLE 8.5 p.m.— SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP $5000; three-year-olds; 2600 m. 1 2512 Solar Hanover (1) It 2 4201 Lincmac (2) It 3 9183 Mark Antony (3) It 4 3328 Historic Moment (4) It 5 0 Hally Ho (5) it 6 9390 Halcro (6) Itl 7 Tip The Bottle <7) Itl ! 9 6 Aqua Dream (9) Itl 111 313 Minilima (11) It 112 6074 Affluent (12) lt| 113 2219 Ostrava (1) 10| 14 3150 Johnny Mac (2) 101 15 2750 Eastern Chance <i) 20 16 1118 Matai Dreamer (1) 30 Scratched: Aventurex, Miss Somerset T.A.B. QUINELLA 18.45 p.m.— FORBURY HANDICAP $2300; C2; 3200 m, ! 1 3340 Flying Win (1) it, I 2 4108 Wairenga (2) it I 3 1105 Don Ar (3) It I 4 0593 Doumarkwill (4) It I 5 3775 Browngate Imp (5) it 6 0952 New Averil (6) it I 7 11 Patinoir (7) It I 8 2431 Powermaster (8) It 10 5094 Sly Boy <10) It 111 2405 In Charge (1) 20 112 6010 Satchmo (2) 20 13 2109 Ripple's Command (3) 20 Scratched: Captain Forever, I Scott's Mistake, Good Too.