Jumpers are stable hopes

Press, 15 June 1979, Page 1 (Supplement)

Jumpers are stable hopes

By

J. J. BOYLE

I The Riccarton trainer Ned [Thistoll, who is not having [one of his more successful seasons, is looking to two jumpers for a change of luck at Oamaru tomorrow. I He has First Base in the hurdles and will embark Lazy Loot on a ’chasing

career in the Aubrey Memorial. I The Washdyke jockey, ; Harold Pateman. has been en-i I gaged for Lazy Loot, and ' Leslie Collins will ride First' : Base. Pateman won a 1600 m ■ high-weight on Lazy Loot at Washdvke last September. La4T Loot finished a work-|

ing gallop on the No. 1 grass I at Riccarton yesterday by running the final 800 m in 52.6. Tideway. one of the stronger form prospects from Jlticcarton for Oamaru — he iis in the first Kakanui Han-| dicap — could have bettered: his 41 for GOO He laoksj (bright and strong

i| Midknieht sprinted Ron in ' 51.8. Cattle Que" and Ri11bot Cloud reco d-.d 52 6. Always and Debre r 52. Sprite- : ly Miss 50.5. and Cop Th* i 49 2. ■ Heartbeat, a last-Mari w n- • ner in th; sec ”d KT< Ttti l:Hand-ar Oam d h r iistabf-mVe Rein-v, ! e length., fuu.nui* ojj u* wvi