Silver Wraith topweight
NZPA. Sydney The New Zealand horse. Silver Wraith, which was a disappointment in the Ajax Stakes (1400 m last Saturday, . is topweight in the $125,000 Doncaster Handicap at Rand wick on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding finished thirteenth after, being sixth at the turn. Silver Wraith has to give Lowan Star (winner of the Ajax Stakes) skg in the race but he has failed to impressin two Australian starts so far.- i-.,"’ . . . Last ' Saturday Silverl
Wraith was 2kg worse off against Lowan Star. : The champion three-yeaj--old, Kingston . Towhy ■ has drawn well in the, $200,000 A.J.C. Derby (2400 m on Monday. ; 5 ■ - J . Kingston Town has drawn No. 4 barrier and appears to have the set-weight race at his mercy after a great display last Saturday. < The three-year-old showed great acceleration to humble Double Century and the 1977 Melbourne Cup winner, Gold land Black,- to win. the -Hi-. E. Tancred Stakes - [over-, the •'Derby distance at Rbsehill.
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