Belmura Lad top chance today
NZPA . Melbourne The leading . trainers, Bart Cummings e .arid ' Tommy Smith,, who have yet to win a major rate m'/the-'-firist three days ' of the V.R.C.j Melbourne Cup- carnival, believe their horses can win the $llO,OOO George Adams (1600 m on the final day today! Cummings, whose only big race win in Melbourne this spring, has* been the Caulfield Clip with Ming Dynasty. will start the Mackinnon Stakes winner, Belmura Lad. , Smith, who at the start, of the carnival looked like winning the Melbourne Cup with the ill-fated Kingston Town, saddles the Epsom Handicap winner Bold Diplomat. : ‘ : Cummings said Belmura Lad was back to his best since returning to racing in June after more than a year’s let-up. The- New Zealand stayer Magistrate, a battling fourth in the Melbourne Cup, has a good chance of winning the $40,700 Queen ' Elizabeth Stakes. ■ • Other' Melbourne Cup starters Hyperno and Yashmak are also contesting the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Hy-
perno being the 6-to-4 favourite despite his toptveight of 59.5 kg. Tai Salute.' to be (ridden by Midge Didham. is aiming for his third win .in a row, having won ■ over 1984 m ■ ati Caulfield on October 18 and’! then winning the Mooriee Valley Cup (2600 m from' Brava Jeannie on October
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(T.A.B. CODE: GG) T.A.R OUINPLLA 5.5 p.m. (New Zealand time!.GEORGE ADAMS HANDICAP $116,000; 1600m. 1 5202 Family of Man (13) R. < Higgins 59.0 2 0321 158 Belmura Lad (15) H. White 58.0 3 Hit It Benny (16) R. Quinton 57.0 4 4408 Bit of a Skite (10) J. Sillier 55.5 5 1331 Watney (14) R. Heffernan 54.0 s’ 1002 Arbogast (7) 53.q A. Trcvena • ■ 7' 4011 Bemboka Yacht (17 > E. Didham 53.5 8 2100 Bold Diplomat (6) 51. Johnston 53.5 9 0771 Blazing Bags (9)B. Thomson 50.0 10 11 5190 0832 Captain Filou (3) W. Treloar 50.0 Javea <18) 49.5 12 0176 Western Bay (4) G. Murphy 49.5 13 1314 Victoria Peak (1) G. Willetts . 49.0 14 3650 Prince Pherozshah 12) 48.0 15 1303 Aare (8) B. Clements 47.5 16 1011 Fortune Favours (12) M. Rilev 47.5 17 2527 Silver Bounty (11) B. Werner 47.0 18 4258 Joy <5) D. Short 46.5
T.A.B. QUINELLA 4.20 p.m. (New Zealand time).— QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES S-0,700; 2500m. 1 3127 Hyperno (1) 59.5 H. White 2 1570 Yashmak <6> 55.5 B. Thomson . 3 1186 Amarla (4) 52.5 _ ■ G. Murphy'-' ■ ” 4 8411 Tai Salute (11) 51.0 E. DIdham 5 3120 Peter Mark (7) 50.5 B. Clements 6 1414 Magistrate . (3) 50.0 G. Willetts i 7 0432 Sutimle (5) ; 48.0 R. Quinton 8 6824 Favoloso (10) ' ' 46.5 M. Riley: ■; / 9 2581 Girl's Best Friend >. ■! • (2) ‘ 46.5 10 2807 Rang Again 112) . 46.5 G. Cartwright ! 11 1462 Fairway Mist <8) 46.0 B. Werner ’ li -6171 True Viking |9) 46.0 -I ■ M. Clarke
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