Game Adios should carry on winning at Ashburton
By
G. K. YULE
I he 2\ew Zealand Derby Stakes winner. Game Adios, will he a popular fancy as he attempts to cement his position as the top three-x ear-old in the Champion Stakes at Ashburton today.
Game Adios had to be : good to beat El Guago and ' Cheltenham with com- 1 j-arative ease at Addington H on November 17 at his latest! I start. He will receive spirit- J ed opposition today, but J should carry off what is the! ] final leg of the on-course < treble and the first T.A.8.1' quinella race. | (
Royal Lopez received a shocking run in the Derby,' but did better when third to! the speedy Bionic Star on! the same course on December 1. His efforts at trials! have been first-class, sug-i gesting that he is right»back ! to the fine form he showed 1 last season when his suc-[ cesses included the Sapling i Stakes at Ashburton. i Cheltenham won at Ad-I 'dington on December 1,1
lwhile he was an unlucky! . fourth in the Waimate Cup >ilast time out. He seems best! 11 suited by grass tracks, as: ■ does Stopwatch, which was! narrowly beaten in the ■iWaimate Cup and then won: :! narrowly but well at Rangi-i ijora a week later. •! El Guago will be in de-1 ; mand after some splendidly-: iconsistent efforts, while! -1 Regal Guy. The Gangster .land Don Jaime will have to
be considered as place chances. Ihe McLean Handicap and the Wakanui Handicap will be the first two legs of this treble. Cousteau. Mac The Knife and Protea look three of the better chances in the opening race, while Virginia City, Little Minx and The [Trump are expected to show to advantage in the middle i leg.
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