Racing and trotting La Mer favoured in International Stakes
With the ground probably soft, anything could happen in the International Stakes at Te Rapa this afternoon, but one thing still pretty well certain is that La Mer and Uncle Remus will be the favourites.
Uncle Remus was a winner as a three-year-old in the spring when the tracks were very soft and the ground being that was hardly the cause of his defeat in the Guines at Ellerslie. La Mer won the Great Northern Oaks on going that was officially described as easy. It was sufficiently soft, though, to worry the trainer Malcolm Smith, who indeed had thoughts of withdrawing her from the race on that account. If it is fine today with a breeze the track might not cur out to much. The two horses met in. this one last year but the; outcome, with La Mer out[ on her own in front and Uncle Remus cut back into! third by Carlaw is not con-! elusive. By then Uncle; Remus was suffering badly! the respiratory trouble for which he soon afterwards underwent an operation. Uncle Remus was beaten; narrowly last time, by the three-year-old Vizier, in a weight-for-age 1600 m event at Wanganui on February 10. He came through the race well and his trainer Colin Ji Hings is well satisfied with his progress ■ ince. La Mer had her latest start in a weight-for-age 2000 m race for fillies and mares at Tauherenikau on February 6 and, naturally enough having regard to the conditions of the event, she won easily Under weight-for-age in' today’s 2000 m rare Uncle, Remus will be carrying 57kg. La Mer. a year older but profiting from a 2.5 kg allowance 56.5 kg. Of those against La Mer and Uncle Remus the best are likely to be Mun Leel and Shivaree. At last back, in the form that made her! such a distinguished filly! last season, Mun Lee runaway with the Challenge; Stakes at Rotorua on Febru-1 ary 10. That was over! 1900 m at Weight-for-age sol she has exactly the samel amount today. Along wirb Uncie Remus,j La Mer. Shivaree and four nrhers in 'he International! Stakes — Big Gamble,; Sound Wave. Walkinp Delegate and Golden Kay —■• Mun Lee is entered for Australia this coming autumn. A win could be expected to have her connections very seriously considering the trip. Almost as much an attraction today will be the 531.000 Lion Brown Sprint in which Dalgety Bloodstock have also taken a hand through bringing the New South Wales horse, Chinese l Boxer, for the race — they 1 have also assisted with the : International Stakes. Chinese Boxer a four-year-old. is evidently very smart, as he will need to be if he is to match the likes of March Legend. Arbe Chene.
-1 Heidelberg, Brutus and Lady 3 [ Belle. which are also in the J big sprint. 1 Selections:— e 12.35 p.m.—Carragh Handicap. Bobby's Lass, Perina •'>' Mary, Chief Amigo. s 1 a p.m.—Balmoral Handicap: Judena, The Merchant Flying [J Abbot I 1.35 p.m.—Windsor Handicap: Lifetime. Madam Fahy. Pretty t Sweet. 2.‘ p.m.—Sandown High- „ weight: Kara's Babe, Hasty 5 Kiwi Dr Syn. I 2.40 p.m.—Lester Piggott Handicap; Frippence, CalpurniU cus Ginevra. Il 3.20 p.m. — International j Stakes: La Mer, Uncle Remus, ’! Mun Lee. 3 55 p.m.—Stayers' Plate: I Dad's Army, Dulcie's Star, i J Mountain Gold. 4.35 p.m.—Lion Sprint: Arbre ’ ’ Chene, March Legend. Heidelberg. 5.10 p.m.—Edinburgh Handicap: Freerider Katy Lee, Man i Of Law 5.<5 p.m.—Ascot Handicap: I Drum, Vapour Mist. Royal 1 Mallard. ► ; Fields for the T.A.B. double/ .‘treble and Quinella events are;
race s ■mm i.A.B. TREBLE 2.40 p.m. — LESTER PIGGOTT HANDICAP 32250: 2000m. 1 2923 Ginevra i!5> 53.0 2 0421 Frippence (22) 52.5 3 788 Hot Knight (19) 52.0 7801 Pre Empt (17) 52.0 5 8001 Inaville (5) 51.5 6 5044 Smart Warrior <9) 51.0 / 4513 Cobo Bay (11) 50.5 3 2155 Millionaire (1) 50.5 9 8042 Alrob (14) 59.0 10 9354 Calpurnicus (20) 50.0 11 8315 Bonnie Rula <6) 49.5 12 4408 Pura's Pride 2) 49.5 13 014 Alpine Oak (4) 49.0 14 3858 Candid Court (12) 49.0 15 4671 Nicola Jane (18) 49.0 16 0140 Pixie Can <21> 49 0 17 5440 Frtmeval <3> 49.0 !8 5207 Si Gong (8) 49.0 Emergencies:— 19 Bruton Road (13) 48.5 20 Hi Tone 10) 48.5 22 Path Finder <7) 48.0 I 21 A*l< Joe »16) 48.0
1 race 6 liililB f.A.b DOUBLE J.20 p.m.— DALGETY INTERNATIONAL $22,500; STAKES weight-forage: 2000m. 1 8491 Big Gamble < 10) 58.0 2 0021 Oakvale <9> 58.0 ; 3 0299 Cob Baby <7) 57.0; 4 1’81 Shivaree (4i 57.01 - 0202 Uncle Remus <8> 57.0 6 Illi La Mer ill) 56.5 7 .MOI Reqal Band 3) 56.51 8 3721 Mun Lee (2) 55.5 D 0273 Golden Key (1> 52.0; 10 8303 Sound Wave 6) 52.0 u 6644 Walking Delegate 52.01
SACE 7 i.a.b treble JX55 p.m. — ! Y /AIKATO "STAYERS' PLATE $4500: 3200m 1 >234 Mountain Gn»d (3) 2 1201 Silver Atel <2» 52.5 3 2240 Airmond 116i 51.5 4 2844 Dulcie's Star (171 51.5 5 8500 Noess <23> 51.0 6 2071 Yell (13) 51.0 7 2119 Dad's Army (8) 50.5 8 0900 Big Drum (12) 50.0 9 8000 Land Mine 115) 49.5 10 2378 Lord Aly <10> 49.5 11 6210 Lorraine's Choice (6) 49.5 12 5800 Noble Boy (18) 49.5 13 6352 Omego <20> 49.5 14 9728 Corporal Jest <4) 49.0 15 1021 Chelsea Mac 14) 48.5 ;16 0164 Brubbv Magee <11) 48.5 17 3306 Hay Father <24) 48.5 19 0000 Dracula <22> 48.0 Emergencies:— 18 9974 Cinaro (5) 48.0 *.'4 5576 Vearon (1) 48.0 21 8706 Miss Al Cazar 9) 48.0 7(1'16 Our Sahib i7) 4« -1 6370 Suoar Kinq '2D 43.0 20 »'O9 Jolie's Jambes <19) 48.0;
T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. OUINELLA ,4.3j p.m LION BROWN SPRINT i S3J.000; v.eight-for-age; 1400m. i 1 1562 Al Donte (3i 57.5' 2 0031 Better Be Good (12) 3 2122 Copper Bit (6) <j t .j 4 16 March Legend (14) 57.5 5 7U17 Prince Amura <Sj 57.5 6 8 Serendiper (15) 57.5 7 071 Silver Image 8) 57.5 8 1216 Arbre Chene (1) 57.0 9 2910 Chinese Boxer (7) 57.0 10 2102 Heidelberg (5) 57.0 11 3614 Lady Belle (2) 56.0 12 2343 Pennevari (4) 55.5 13 0122 Brutus (10) 53.0 14 0695 Royal Fencer (1) 53.0
[15 9311 Sonie Gold (13) 53.0 I RACE 10 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 5.45 p.m.— ASCOT HANDICAP $3000; 1600m. 1 1132 Drum <18, 575 2 0300 Punchinello (15) 57.0 3 4112 Golden Rhapsody (171 55.0 4 097b Flaunt 1201 545 0005 Royal Mallard (10) 54 0 0 8423 Spicla <9> 54 0 7 3118 Dainty Oak (16) 53 5 8 8514 Snell (14) 535 9 2054 Tikeda (7) 53.5 10 0521 Vapour Mist (6) 53 5 i: 1030 Gold Patrick (5) 53.0
12 4514 Galatea (12) 52.0 13 3780 Young Bing t8> 52.0 14 5366 Bold Display (4) .51.5 15 2807 Silver Tower (13) 51.5 16 1010 Assessed (2) 50.5 17 038 Fair Steve '1) 50.5 18 5100 Count Karayar (3) Emergencies:— 50.0 .20 9490 Shut Eyes (lb 49.0 19 8U09 Master Show (19; 49.0 >21 0062 Fraxibard (211 48.5 ! 22 0557 Rahboona (22) 48 .U
Racing and trotting La Mer favoured in International Stakes
Press, 20 February 1979, Page 24
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