Save likely newcomer at Wellington today

Press, 7 May 1980, Page 25

Save likely newcomer at Wellington today

By

J. J. BOYLE

Judena and Dark Isa, principals in the finish of the D.B. Galaxy Stakes at Ellerslie last month, have obvious claims for consideration in the Trentham race of that series today. But a good case can be made for Save’s chances of beating both of her Waikato rivals.

Save Was four lengths better than Dark Isa When they met over 2100 m on the testing Waipukurau track on April 26 Aiid a dashing gallop oil Monday has brought this four-year-old from Awapuni ihto stronger favour. Save and Dark Isa are newcomers at the Wellington meeting. Those looking to first-day form will place. Gay Sharon, Dancing Queen, I

and possibly RayWbod Lrtss on their short lists, but they could not show As much enthusiasm for the chances of Judena after her so-so run in Concert’s Cuddle Stakes. ! Gay Sharon was runner-up in the Cuddle Stakes, Dane; ing Queen a determined finisher for fifth; and Raywood Lass a fair sixth. Luck Roorta is almost certain to start favourite in the Adventure Handicap, second

i leg of today’s T.A.B. double. He is top Weight in a field lacking strength in any ’ depth, and his biggest handicap could be the No. 15 barrier. i A light-weight capable, • perhaps of taking a best advantage of the topweight’s wide draw is the Wavefleytrained TOralis, whose two starts this time up have produced two thirds. The Wellington Racing

Club has> commendably, streamlined Its programme and hopes to niri off its nine races today in the space of four liotirs and 20 minutes. If Successful the club should go some way towards winning new friends for facing, and attracting back to the' course those who have long ago had their fill of dragging programmes of marathon size.