Hawke’s Bay double

Press, 24 October 1980, Page 2 (Supplement)

Hawke’s Bay double

RACE 7 T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.15 p.m.— SHOWTIME HANDICAP 55000; 2000 m 1 4602 DASHER (13) 57. Mixing form, but last run for 2nd G. Clutterbuck was gqod enough to win this. 2 040 SUNGOLD (12) 56. Useful 4th at Opunake, but dipped out at Waverley. Still looks likely place chance. 3 1216 JESTER PURPOSE (3) 54.5. Dual course winner at distance and in form to make another bold bid for top honours. C. Carey 4 7 ALICE (8) 53.5. Useful run first up at Waipukurau Could be improver. W. Skelton 5 2215 CONTESTANT (14) 53.5. Good form in highweights and not least of chances here. 6 1030 FACILITATE (15) 53.5. Close 3rd at Opunake, but made little ' impression at Opaki. Useful, and one to consider. 7 FREE AND EZEY (1) 53.5. Resuming from spoil. Form only fair last campaign. 8 3074 GET THE RENT (9) 53.5. Better run for 4th at Opaki, but still rates as outside chance.

9 8050 AMBITIOUS (16) 53. Has failed to hit peak so far. R. Jenkins 10 8247 DEINO'S RULER (11) 53. . Form tapering off, but could be sharper for two sprint runs. 11 0115 PRINCIPIO (6) 53. Won twice in good style, but dropped out late in race when tried class 2. 12 6215 BURTON AGNES (10) 52.5. Gained narrow win at Wanganui and finished on strongly last time. Place 13 4128 ANTICIPATE (2) 52. Useful form in lower classes, but will find this tougher.

14 0050 MARINA (7) 52. Hard to fancy in present form. 15 3130 CHINCHILLA . (18) 51.5. Never looked likelv in heavy ground at Trentham. Form before was better and could be threat. P. Belsham 16 9146 PENTECOST (5) 51.5. Lower grade .form is good. Not without chance. 17 0949 MOKARA LAD (17) 50.5. Hard to fancy here. . B. Hibberd 18 7000 CENTORO (4) 50. Recent races not encouraging. Emergencies: Centoro, Burton Agnes. RACE 9 T.A.B. DOUBLE 4.15 p.m.— WAIKOKO HANDICAP $3000; 1200 m 1 47 THE FOX (8) 57. Dual course winner. Will beaten at Opaki. but looked good . when 4th first-up. Place chance,- _ ... B - Smith 2 KAZALIA (3) 54. Coming back.' from lengthy spell. Likely to need outing, ■G. Clufterbuck 3 11 PRINCE SIMBIR (2) 54. Impressive winner of first two races and looks outstanding chance here. R. Lowry 4 6215 BURTON AGNES (5) 53.5. Also engaged in first leg. In form and can finish in money. 5 ON TRUST (4) 53.5. Resuming from spell and will need run. , _ J. Bortham 6 PERMIT (7) 53. Unraced since April. R. Jenkins

7 0 SHAHREENA (6) S 3. Finished last when resuming Waipukurau. 8 77 DIVINE POEM (9) 52.5. Dual course winner at distance. Has weakened shade first two runs of season, but should be ready for bold effort. 9 0080 YANKEE GO HOME (1) 51. Nothing in form to like.