OTAKI DOUBLE

Press, 26 September 1980, Page 2 (Supplement)

OTAKI DOUBLE

RACE 7 2.45 p.m.— RAUKAWA HANDICAP $7750; 2000 m. 1 6001 LANGELAND (6) 55. Top galloper which was most impressive in winning over 1400 m at Hastings. Will take beating. G Phillips 2 5419 FOUR CROWNS (12) 53. Sprint winner this term but more at home over this distance. • J. Cassidy 3 5131 VOLUNTEER (3) 51.5. Form hard to fault. .Won well at Foxton and has less weight under this scale. J. Walker 4 9704 HEAD PLANET 121) 51. Fair run last week. Draw not much help though. 5 7768 KOIRO TRELAY (16) 51. Useful race at Wanganui. Good stayer which will give good account of himself even at this early stage of campaign. Clutterbuck 6 4019 SNELL (5) 51. Game win on first day at Hastings but failed to flatter on the second. Worth another chance. B. Hibberd 7 8060 GAVADE (1) 50.5. Not happy at distance last week. Longer odds at best. L. Robinson 8 4527 TARBELA (7) 50.5. Battling away and rates chance. 9 9500 TARLTON (11) 50. No show in sprint last week. 11 0010 HONEY BEE (20) 49. Failed on first day at Hastings. Wanganui run beforehand could be better guide.

J. Andrew 12 0303 THE VICAR (17) 49. Game run on last day at Hastings; Good chance on that effort. 13 4447 ACQUITTAL (9) 48.5. Big strider which will ap-

preciate any firming of the

ground. W. Jeffcoat 14 1324 EPIC (24) 48.5. In sound form. Some chance, but poor draw not much help. 15 0909 AVONOVA (2) 48. Improver’s run at Hastings. 16 7508 COOBER'S KNIGHT (10)

47.5. Still looking for best form which is on wet tracks. 17 0005 GLISTER (22) 47.5. Fair run over ground at Wanganui.

A. Kaye 18 0520 RED EPIC (4) 47.5. Handy mare trying ground for the first time.

P. Didham 19 0060 ACRIZONA (13) 47. Needed race at Wanganui.

20 0966 ALIZA (18) 47. Useful races at Wanganui. Approaching form. 21 2250 COPPER KANE (14) 47. Others preferred. 23 3900 N'KOSI (23) 47. Not fancied.

D. Moseley 24 5070 SILVER LAY (15) 47. Battling last week, but needed race. 1 Scratched: Dish (8), . Dasher (19). RACE 9 3.55 p.m.—, . . HEMA TE AO HANDICAP $4000; 1200 m. i . t ■ 1 1823 STAR PIPER (10) 53. Useful sprinter .resuming. Should run well fresh. 2 6813 ACADIA (4) 52.5. First run since March. Showed potential last season. v 3 8014 GAITER (5) 52.5. Fine effort at Hastings when resuming. Has the class to win. - D. Walsh 4 4777 AL 1 DONTE (1) 51.5. Fair races at Hastings. One for longer odds. •-*- R. Lowry 5 8010 REDMAN (2) 51‘. Deadheated at Foxton. but failed at Wanganui. Price may be right, despite Foxton success. W. Jeffcoat 6 0360 BALLY TRAIL 'll) 49. Failed at Rotorua, but other form useful. 7 0087 PENNEVARI (9) 49. Showed pace for a while on both days at Hastings. Likely to be in finish.

B. Smith 8 6007 EL NICKY (3) 48.5. For longer odds only. P. Dldham 10 0000 MANUAHf (6) 48.5. Resuming. Last raced in April. J. Cassidy .11 7869 POISE (7) 48.5. Good mare, but disappointed last week. Dangerous to discard. L. Robinson Scratched: Emmett’s Luck (8).