HAWKE’S BAY DOUBLE

Press, 12 September 1980, Page 14

HAWKE’S BAY DOUBLE

RACE 7 ‘ T.A.B. DOUBLE j / 2.50 p.m. SPRING HANDICAP $6000; 2000 m. 1 3140 HOTSAND (13) 55.5. Well beaten last time but previous form top class. Stepping up in distance from 1600 m but will still be .hard to beat. N. Harris 2 2597 HEAD PLANT (9) 53.5. Likes loose ground and hard to fancy in other underfoot conditions. . - W. Skelton 3 0980 GAVADE (22) 52. Form lately has been poor, but if overcoming poor draw could be threat. G. Clutterbuck 4 5100 SCHENLEY (5) 53. Back to form with Trentham win in May, resumed at Hastings last month, but never really in it. Will be fitter, and could be a danger.. • D. Walsh 5 4452 TARBELA (2) 52.5. Finished,well for second at Wanganui after a rocky run at Foxton. Dual , course winner and lookg a leading chance. J.- Walker 6 0827 . BRACK (12) 52. Mixing form, but on Foxton second is not the least of chances. 7 0001 HONEY BEE (17) 52. Smart win at Wanganui on the first day. Stays well and looks sure to be in fighting for the money. J. Andrew 8 3090 AVONOVA (10) 50.5. Poor form'lately and is hard to fancy. J. Cassidy 9 3111 CLOUDY LEASE (6) 50.5. Has shown form over fences, and is fit enough to raise a threat. 10 4132 EPIC (3) 50.5. Flew home for second at Wanganui last week. Improving and looks a certain place chance. P. Mercer 11 6440 SNELL (18) 50.5. Troubled run at Wanganui last week. Form useful and likely to go a bold race. T. Williams 12 2030 THE VICAR (23) 50.5. Mixing form and has wide draw to overcome. 13 6287 KERDIZO (16) 49.5. Disappointing at Riccarton in last two starts. Better going will suit. Worth considering. 14 961 KING ACHA (21) 49.5. . Won easily at Waikato and cannot be left out of calculations here. D. Skelton 15 7410 PERPETUATE (1) 49.6. Well beaten when resuming at Taranaki last month. D. Peake 16 1412 SOLITAIRE (4) 49.5. Coming back from short spell and should not have lost condition. Good form and looks a leading chance, W. Jeffcoat 17 0009 AC RAMAN (11) " 49. Never a threat when resuming at Wanganui last month. 18 010 ABENDIGO (19) 49. Disappointing last time, but good winning form earlier. Wide draw to’overcome. N. Chapman 19 0608 BAMBOOZLE (20) 49. No form. Hard to like. . 20 8225 COPPER KANE (7) 49. Hurdler with fair form but looks;* bit out of class here. P. Oldham 21 0904 DASHER (8) 49. Little in form to like. 22 0000 EYES RIGHT (14) 49. Not raced since May. 23 1950 ROCKY SHOW (15) 49. Moderate form. Not recommended; G. Blair . Emergencies: Rocky Show, Acraman. Copper, Kane, Bamboozle, Dasher. .

RACE 9 T.A.B DOUBLE ♦ p.m.— WISHART HANDICAP $3175; 1200 m. !] 2706 CURRENT COIN (14) 55.5. Sprinter resuming. Won at Hastings trials recently so will be fit for..bold run. 2 1801 GAITER 1(9) 55. Resuming from spell and likely to go a bold race. D. Walsh 3 0477 AL DONTE (4) 54.5. Dropped out when resuming at Foxton last month, but will be fitter now and could find this easier. 4 0660 RA TAPU (3) 54.5. Course specialist. Resuming, but won at Hastings trials

recently and must be chance in this company. 5 8340 CHAGAN (11) 54. Coming back from spell and is likely to need this rim. W. Jeffcoat 6 7070 DENALI (7) 54. First outing since January. P. Van Wanrooy 7 9800 HOI POLLOI (10) 53. Dropped out when resuming at Taranaki, but should be better, for race. Outside chance. • ■ .-. L. McKenzie 8 0115 WHITTAKER, (16) 52.5,. Smart three-year-old.- Game jun for fifth at Tauranga When resuming, last month . and looks sure to take a hand in the finish here. 9 i"4561 DIPLOMA (6) SZ.Not . raced since March but use-

ful and could pose a threat, 10 50 FIX (5) 52. Was top class as two-year-old. Very, fast at

peak. Won Hastings trial recently and will be very hard to beat here. N. Harris 11 0254 SUNGOLD (25) 52. Useful mare. Not raced’since April. M. Bishop 12 1774 ELMAR (12) 51.5. Improving. Close fourth at Avondale and looks sure’ to reach a place at least. , ■ D. Peake 13 9900 PENNE VARI (8) ~:51.5.; First outing since May; Not fancied. 14 005 BUSH SINGLET (2) 51. Finished well, at Foxtbn and could go close. , " ; • • P.' Mercer 15 7877 CLASSIC DREAM (13) 51. Coming back from a spell since March. Not recommend, ed. 16 8900 PRINCE COOBER (1) 51. Hard to fancy. G. Childs