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Press, 26 July 1980, Page 20

King Kaka, an unraced Imperialist colt from Wingatui, and Magellan, a youngster from the Riccarton stable of Helen Preston, seemed a talented and likely duo for the prospective heats of the Haldon Stakes at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting today. King Kaka, which will be ridden by his trainer Jim Pankhurst, makes his raceday debut in the First Haldon Stakes. The youngster lacks not-j

•filing on the score of breed-I Jing. He is the second foal of! jthe Stunning mare An Hlu-* Jsion, whose eight wins in-; eluded three at ITenthm, the' 1974 George Adams, the; ; Cuddles Stakes, beating Swell! Time, and the Metropolitan; Handicap, beating Auditor. | Her first foal. My Illusion, j by Sovereign Edition was an impressive maiden winner at ; Hawera last month. i King Kaka has shown 1 plenty of the family ability:! at trials at Wingatui in the J j autumn, his debut being de-i i

i layed because of soreness. : The colt has been impressive in his trackwork, and along ’with the northerner El Toro, : looks likely to hit off his • career with a victory today. i Magellan showed ability ■well above average with a fast-finishing second at an on-course meeting at Riccarton in February. He has been allowed to develop and mature and he has shown through his track work that he will be the horse they will all have to beat in the second heat of the Haldon Stakes.