Greyhounds Airwoman flies to victory

Press, 8 September 1980, Page 21

Greyhounds Airwoman flies to victory

By

BOB SCHUMACHER

There is a touch of class associated with Airwoman. The No Pardons-Bishopdale Lass brindle has only had a handful of starts, but she has won her races with ease, and continued in that vein at the Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s sweepstake meeting; at Queen Elizabeth II Park bn Saturday. Airwoman met her strongest opposition in a class 2 race over 560 m, but she wasted no time; in. putting a break on her seven' rivals. Speedy Cash, which led the chase down the back straight. was 1 beaten before the bottom! bend, and it was left to Silent Illusion and Devoted Lady to lead the chase. . : Both are very capable grey-i hounds but thev were unable toi make any impression on the! pacemaker, which won with ease* in 34.025, the fastest time of the: day for the distance. I Silent Illusion, a surprise winner of the Tanqueray Laurels last April, has wintered well and should have benefited from the I run. Devoted Lady added another, placing to an increasing list, and should riot have to wait much longer for a winning run. In the main hurdle race. Grey Wadderin and Duelling Gay gave a brilliant exhibition of fast leaping. Duelling Gay was: never more than three lengths; behind Grey Wadderin, but the leader never erred and his econ-1

lomical jumping kept him ahead to the finish. | Reject’s Charm was; seen in ’favourable light when he made . no race of the . class 3 event. ! He was away well from near the outside, and soon shook off the attentions of Irish Panther. The big Kim’s Mint-Torianpa Charm fawn dog maintained a powerful gallop to the line, although there was a lot to admire in the second placing of Kilty Hobbs, which was among the tailenders down the back i straight and made considerable ground over the last 220 m for | his placing. ’ The class 2 and 3 distance race over 805 m was an all-the-! wav win for Signor Caruso. He! made a good beginning and was! never headed, although Flying Crls was rapidly overhauling him in the home straight. I Solarcaine’s superior speed from the traps enabled him to; beat the New Zealand Breeders’! Stakes champion. Placid Power,! over 33dm. Placid Power dwelt! at the start, "but the sprint! should have sharpened him con-[ slderably for the next totalisatorj season. ■ The fastest" sprint winner was Jondug Lad, which careered away in the ; first class 2 race over 330 m. He began brilliantly and was out ‘by six lengths before the home straight. His time was 19.595, an : unofficial track record. .<• ■ Other impressive winners were

Pacific at Night; Juanita’s Charm. Killarney Angel. Silent Mirage, Kim Khan, she’s a Friendly, and Iris’s Lass. Results were:—

Class-, OH, 's6om.—Man O’ Wobble (B. Cummings) 1; Country Vai (Mrs V. Bean) 2. Class IH, 560m.—Grey Wadderin (M. Boyd) 1; Duelling Gay (R.- Nyhan) 2. "Time: 36.37. Class 3. 560m.—Reject’s Charm (R. Hopkins) 1: Kilty Hobbs (A. Bradford) 2; Fergie Mac (B. E. Norris) 3. Time: 34.58. Class 2,560 m—Pacific at Night (L. and R. Plusa) 1; Big Boy; Havoc (P. Corbett)' 2: Sandy’s Pardon (N. Muir) 3.- Time: 34.94.| Class 2,560 m—Airwoman (J.: R. Graham) 1; Silent Illusion (K.| Corbett) 2; Devoted Lady (C.i Cameron) 3. Time; 34.02. I Class 1,560 m—Heat l: Buffloh. King (J. Butts) 1; Lady Keytoe : (K. and'T, Joli) 2; Tuahimi Kara! (A. Topia) 3. Time: 35.87. Heat 2:j Juanita’s Charm (K. and T. Joli)! 1; Sally Banks <D. Gibson) 2; Miss! Marrex (R. Carpinter) 3. Time: 34.57. ; . Class 0, 560m.—Heat 1: Killatney Angel (P. Kane) 1; Angel Asset (A. Mathias) 2; . Barry Stuart (Mrs V. Bean) 3. Time: 34.66. Heat 2; Tide Song (J. Flint) 1; Redwood Pepper (G. Palmer) 2; Race Bank (M. Davidson) 3. Time: 34.92. Heat 3: Little Upstart (K. and T. Joli) 1: Taff’s Mischief (W. J. Morris) 2; Irish Cuddles (B. Kingston) 3. Time: 35.24.

Class 2D and 3D, 805m.—Signor Caruso (R. Gregory) 1; Flying Cris (L. and E. Plusa) 2; RedWood Lil (L. and R. Plusa) 3. No time:

Class 4, 330m.—Solarcaine (G. Barron) 1; Placid "Power (P. N. Kane) 2. Time: 20.14.

Class 3, 330m.—Silent Image (N. Muir) 1; Hidden Guilt. (G. Buchanan) 2; Ultra. Silent" (K. and T. Joli) 3. Time: 19.71. . Class 2, 330m.-rHeat 1; Jondug Lad (J. Butts) I; ■ Bouncy, Wadderin (M. Boyd) 2;.Pelicon Queen (A. Haycock) 3. Time: 19.59. Heat 2; Iris’s Lass (M.-, Kingston) 1; Ratkos Rocket (K. and T.- Joli) 2; Son, O’ War (R).. Corbett) 3. Time; 20.55. Heat 3: Beg Your Pardon (D. Schultz) 1; Nellie Kim (V. Norris) 2; Harmony Flyer (M. Kingston) 3. Time: 20.61, ,- Class- 1, 330m.—Heat 1:/Haydn Royal (G. Wilson) 1; Bondi. Butch (M. Boyd) 2; Cathay’s Return (M. Walker) 3. Time: 20.76. Heat 2: Kim Khan (G. Fullerton) 1; Coromiko Lass (B. Kingston) 2; Southshore (R. Wood) 3. Time: 20.15. Class 0, 330m.—Heat 1: She’s a Friendly (M. Hill) 1; Hunting Havoc (J. Walsh) 2; Kellie Ashanti (K. Lindbom)" 3. Time: 10.95. Heat 2: Solarbank (G. Barron) ■1; Westpark Charm (J. Cleary) 2; Princess Shyloh (G. Palmer) 3. Time: 20.71. Heat 3: Regal Avalon. (M. Davidson) 1; Angel’s Circle (J* Kerkvliet) 2; Red Cullinan (C. Pease) 3. Time: 20.69.