My Star looks sound chance at Rangiora

Press, 9 June 1980, Page 27

My Star looks sound chance at Rangiora

By

G. K. YULE

My Star did remarkably- well for a C2 pacer to finish third to Dreamy Dragon and Heather Chief in the Queen s Birthday Stakes at Ashburton last Monday. He will have to show very little improvement on that effort to win the Three-year-old Stakes, the first leg of the T.A.B. treble at Rangiora Raceway today.

My Star, a member of Robin Asquith’s team at Rangiora, has struck a purple patch of form in recent weeks, his last five starts having resulted in a win, two seconds, a third and a fourth. However, it was his Ashburton effort . which points to. a bold run today. He was in the open for much of the way and fought on gamely three lengths and a neck from the winner. Irish Boa, too, racing pleasingly at Ashburton, holding .on for a fairly close fourth after receiving a splendid trail. He gained a dashing win over 3200 m on the first day at Ashburton and is obviously at ease on rain-affected tracks. Heather Chief is set a much more difficult assignment than at Ashburton where he finished second after starting from 20m. • He starts from the same handicap mark today, but has a larger field of less-ex-perienced horses to contend with. He looked all over a winner at Ashburton until Dreamy Dragon came on the scene and he held on gamely for second. That run suggests he will beat most in this field.

The highly-rated Dundas will be having only his fourth race start. He missed the start at Oamaru on May--10 at his most recent appearance and made ground for sixth. If he moves off smoothly, he should take a prominent part in the finish. Lord Tarport, a surprise second to Tribute over 3200 m at Ashburton last Saturday, Capinsay and Logan Chance appeal most of the others.. The Oxford Handicap, for C2 trotters, and the G. I. Morris Memorial Handicap, for C2 pacers, are the other legs of the treble. Air Pocket, a stylish winner in both of his starts at Ashburton,' will probably 'be favourite for the trotters’ race, but he will not need to lose too much ground at the start if he is to notch his third successive win as the distance of the race is 2000 m. Daynoma and Premature could be the pick of the others. ’ Bonnie Lass, Forest Wind and Chance Fortune could be as good as any in the final leg, which has drawn

an open field. Gikama Dee, Overdale Lad, Stop the Clock, Cousteau, and Royal Scotch will be other prospects. RACE 4 SECOND COURSE TREBLE T.A.B. TREBLE

12.30 p.m.— NORTH CANTERBURY STAKES S 2100; three-year-olds; 2600 m. 2 9 Gunsmoke (2) It C. de Filippi 3 0008 Katsina (3) It W. Denton 5 09 Ruling Prince (5) It J. Whittaker 6 Jeff's Pal |6) It M. Rennie 7 236 Dundes (7) It P. Young 8 5514 Irish Boa (8) It H. Henderson 9 89 Sovereign's Reign (9) It J. Crofts 10 92 Lord Tarport (10) It K. O’Reilly 11 0445 Capinsay (11) It P. Shand 12 0 Sea Rover (12) It I. Schwamm 13 0548 Logan Chance (13) It B. Clark 14 2097 Starshine (14) It F. Holmes 15 Light Lord (15) It P. O’Reilly, jun. 16 0 Looking Glass (16) It 17 0 Generosity (17) . It J. C. Tillett 18 0068 Up To You (18) It ■p 20 2143 My’Star (2) 10 R. Asquith 22 4822 Heather Chief (1) 20

T. Thomas Scratched: King Canute, Lord Fernando, Koau Bret, Eastwood Earlybird. RACE 7 T.A.B. DOUBLE

2.0 p.m.— RANGIORA CUP $3500: C 5; 2600 m. 2 5730 Ladyship Khan (2) It J. Carmichael

3 2246 Regal Guy (3) It K. Townlev 4 5955 Lord Septemus (4) It L. May 5 6072 Johnny Mac (5) It U. Swain 6 5974 Jack's Tram (6) It P. Hampton 7 1105 The Raider (1) 10 P. Young 8 1345 Trevor Hodgen (2) 10 S. Miller 9 7208 Dainty Judy (3) 10 J. Bovd. 11 9008 Bronze Regal (5) 10 R. Nyhan 12 0621 Coo's Boy il) 20 J. Smolensk! 13 2000 Columnist (2) 20 P. Jones 14 6464 Lord Logan (3) 20 R. Langford 15 3000 Smokey Lopez (1) 30 D. Nvhan Scratched: Gentle Jen, Kings down Cavalier.

RACE 8 T.A.B, TREBLE 2.55 p.m.— OXFORD HANDICAP S 1900; C2; trotters; 2000 m. 1 0000 Tutaki Lad VI) It M. Smolensk! 2 0689 Daynoma <2| It 3 90 Moorfield Del (3) It G. Ryder 4 1000 Ney Ko i 4) It P,- Gallagher 5 0000 Happy Day <sl ■ It J. McDonald 6 0000 Command Assured (6) It -1. Sutherland 7 0467 Premature (7) It J. Smolensk! 8 5546 Kotare Flight (8) It J. Carmichael 10 '6900 Tigerade (10) It F. Kirk 12 0389 Roddy Dee (12) It C. Hav 13 4595 Crocket Wood (13) It D. McCormack 14 5911 Air Pocket (14) It S Little 15 8008 Gerry's Girl unruly) It C. de Filippi 16 0034 Longridge 11) 20 W. Butt 17 0000 Haiho Scotty (1) 30 I. Cameron Scratched: Quiad, Everton Adios. RACE 9 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 3.30 p.m.— MAGNET HANDICAP $2150; C 3; 2600 m. 1 0008 Springfield Prince (1) it P. Gallagher 3 8000 Ashley Lord (3) It 1. Schwamm 4 0918 Cheyenne (4) It G. Mangos 5 0979 Avalon (5) It D. Nyhan 6 0187 Donna Dear (6) It R. Swain 7 6406 Reddition (7) It P. Jones 8 3641 Yankee Bomber (8) It L.'. Trotter 9 0009 Sidi Rezegh (9) It P. Clarke 11 3140 Glen Fair (ID It P. O’Reilly, jun. 12 8277 Gilnockie Tower (unruly) It C. de Filippi

13 0215 Wickliffe ■ (1) 101 D. Jc.nes 14 3623 Prince Nugent ,2) 10 F. Holmes 15 0590 Jenny Robyn (3) 10 A. Sutherland 16 6036 West Street (4) 101 M. de Filippi 17 2587 Scotch Spot (5) 10' B. Borcoskie Scratched: Anchor, True Peterson, Kingsdown Lad. RACE 10 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 4.5 p.m.— G. I MORRIS MEMORIAL $1900; C2; 2000 m. 1 0928 Gikama Dee (1) ' It W. Butt 2 5500 Flying Empress (2) .It M. de Filippi 3 9103 Overdale Lad (3) It A. Sutherland 4 0002 Forest Wind (4) It T. Thomas. 5 4030 The Trump (5) . It R. Latimer 6 0004 Stop The Clock (6). It P. O’Reilly, jun, 7 2909 Redoak (7) It 8 3310 Chance Fortune (8) It J. Ferguson 10 5803 Royal Scotch (10) . It M. Hamilton 11 8094 Double Blue . (11) It i K. Townley ■

12 0050 Simlang (32) It K. O’Keillv 14 5573 Cousteau (14) It C. de Filippi 16 3724 Bonnie Lass (16) It M. Pash 17 6231 Elite De! (17) It G. Shand 18 8058 Hanasara (18) It G. Mangos 19 2000 Catherine of Aragon (19) It P. Shand Scratched: Flagship, Karae King, Hey Byrd.

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