Consistent Ay Em picked at Hokitika today

Press, 12 January 1981, Page 20

Consistent Ay Em picked at Hokitika today

Special correspondent Greymouth The consistent Riccarton-trained Ay Em, looks to have a grand chance of improving his record in the Hokitika Gup, feature race, and first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Westland Racing Club’s meeting today.

Ay Em, which won at Timaru late in December and was narrowly beaten by Taieri Special at Karow and Doimar at Reefton in subsequent starts, will relish the rock-hard conditions that seem likely. . His front-run-ning tacitcs are well suited to the 1200 m right -handed Hokitika course. The in-form jockey, Kevin Morton, hat the mcur'- on Colada and the combination will be a big threat. Colada has looked unlucky in her starts at Reefton and Kumara and she is a past winner on the Hokitika course.

The Westport galloper, Gaelic Bid. is another which was allowed to miss Kumara after the four-yet-r-old had run a splendid race to finish third at Reefton, while Ray Harris requires Brutus to show him some kind of form: before he is prepared to take him to Trentham for the George Adams. Sharebroker and Gold Refrain look a likely combination in the second leg, the Dominion Handicap. Sharebroker holds the track record a + Hokitika for the distance and was only just caught by Gold Refrain at Kumara on Saturday. The two look likely to fight it out again with, Sharebroker gaining some pull in the Weights. Hi Roona is resuming after a short spell and may require a run or two. David Peake has the mount on former northern sprinter, Arvalant, which may well have been prepared specially for this event. He will be suited by the right-handed track. Selections:— 1 p.m.—Coruba Maiden, Disco Chick, Sky Fire, Step By Step. 1.35 p.m.—Bottler's Stakes: Zac Fisher, Galway, Spitfire. 2.10 p.m.—Hoteliers' Handicap: Union Chief, Josie, Princess Nardia. 2.45 P.m. —Wilsons Stakes: Round Up, Gilded Coat, Macho Man. 3.20 p.m.—Walker Handicap: Goucho, Regal Maria, Keyman. 4 p.m.—Hokitika Cup; Ay Em, Colada, Gaelic Bid. 4.35 p.m.—Brandy Handicap: Peck, Summer Moss, Miss Royalty. 5.15 p.m.—Dominion Handicap: Sharebroker, Gold Refrain, Arvalant. 5.50 p.m.—Gilbey's Handicap: Dunbar, Miss Royalty. 6.25 p.m.—Hokitika Stakes: Short Stops, Shabitat, Flying Millie. RACE 1 1. p.m.— CORUBA HANDICAP $1400; 1200 m 2 0583 Okuru Lass (8) 55.0 M. Thornley. 3 0797 Padre Pio (5) 55.0 C. Sorenson 4 400 Redrok 114) 55.0 5 8042 Step By Step (9) 55.0 D. Peake 7 0000 . T resell* (12) 53.0 8 6506 Asterisk (1) 53,0 G. Blair 9 3 Disco Chick (6) 53.0 R. McCann 10 Double Pulse (16) 53.0 11 5500 Gold Tap (2) 53.0 A. Pitman 12 707 Julie Supreme (4) 53.0 D. Frye 13 Rich Alloy (13) 53.0 14 0009 Ronrita (7) 53.0 15 00 The Times (15) 53.0 16 Toy Terra (3) 53.0 R. McCann Emergencies: Fraxlea, Skyfire, The Times, Ron Rita. RACE 2 1.35 p.m.— BATTLERS NOVICE STAKES $1400; 1200 m. 1 Copper Bright (8) 55.0 2 80 Dancing Flame (7) 55.0 C. Sorenson 3 Irish Totara (12) 55.0 C. Ritchie 4 0400 Madam Misty (13) 55.0 D. Johnston 5 7090 Retirement (5) 55.0 D. Frye ' 6 8578 Spitfire (6) 55.0 7 ,406 Unity 13) 55.0 8 3624 Zac Fisher-(9) 55.0 M. Thornley 9 0 Admirals Desire (10)53.0 C. Edmond 2 ls . C 0 Chick (2) 53 0 11 2243 Galway (15) 53.0 G - Blair 12 707 Julie Supreme (1) 53.0 ,< Monsignor (4) 53.0 14 6/99' Silver Laurel (11) 530 _ D. Frye 15 00 Time Times (14) 53.0 ~ C. Edmond 16 0 Washer (16) 53.0 L. Collins Emergencies: Retirement, Admirals Desire. Disco Chick, Julie Supreme. • ’ RACE 3 S.lO p.m.— HOTELIERS HANDICAP $1550; 1650 m. 1 "9021 Union Chief (7) 59.5 K. Morton 2 9726 Coast Queen (9) 55 0 D. Frye 3 4943 Josie (14) 55 0 G. Biair 4 9353 Princess Nardia (17)55.0 K. Thornley 5 3610 Zee Ayr (6) 55.0 6 7009 Artistophanes (4) 54 5 7 4047 Big Head (16) 545 8 3321 Black Satin (12) 54 5 . K. Thornlev 9 0098 County Claire (11) 54.5 10 1547 Nimble Lady (2) 54 51 D. Peake 1 11 0056 Te Wheronui (13) 54.51 12 8090 Bronze Millie (3) 54 0: 13 00 Battle Flash (15) 53.5 34 0000 Big Wheel (5) 53.5 S. Woodsford 15 9709 Jumie (81 53 5 16 6777 King High (18) 53.5 D. Perfect 17 0000 Regent (10) 53.51 18 0700 Tweedia (!) 53.5; M. Thornlev Emergencies: King High.' Tweedia, Battle Flash, Jumie. ; RACE 4 3.45 p.m.— WILSON NOVICE STAKES $1400; 1650 m. 1 5600 Bilingual (5) 55.0; C. Ritchie 2 8880 Gay Senator (10) 55.0; M. Thornley 3 6007 Hypep <o> 55.0 ■ D. Perfect ; 4 3008 Margaret's Pride (16) • C. Sorensen 5 3278 Mount Grey (6) 55.0; ‘' D. Peake I 6 0659 New World (4) • 55.0 1 S. Wrorlsford 7 087 Parpenny (14) 55.0 ; 3 - - 0 Pole 'll- 55.0' 1.. Collins ,9 2 etirem '’ nt ' 3 > 55.0 10 84 Roudd Up (!2i 55.0 11 00 Wrey's Ridge (2) 55.0 •

112 090 Yaul (8) 55.0 113 0054 Gilded Coat (15) 53.0 A. Pitman 14 5500 Gold Tap (1) 53.0 D. Frye 15 0 Macho Man (7) 53.0 T. Cowan Emergencies: Hypep, Gold Tap. HACK 5 3.20 p.m.— WALKER HANDICAP $1500; 2025 m. 1 0091 Ashnelle (1) 56.0 2 0051 Keyman (6) 56 0 G. Laming 3 5546 William John (4) 54.5 D. Perfect 4 8762 Goucho (8) 54 0 D. Frye 5 2923 Bridgie Girl (3) 53 5 G. Blair 6 6039 Air Queen (9) 52.5 7 8800 Delareche (2) 52.5 A. Pitman 3 0707 Phillograh (10) 51.5 9 4852 Regal Maria (7) 51.5 R. McCann 10 6007 Hypep (5) 50.0 D. Perfect RACE 6 T.A.B. DOUBLE 4 p.m.— HOKITIKA CUP $3200; 2025 m. 1 5529 Brutus (1) 58.0 2 1676 Ernest (9) 57.0 3 2773 Colada (10) 55.0 K. Morton 4 2105 Pennianne (5) 55.0 5 5122 Ay Em (6) 53.0 K. Thornley 6 1693 Gaelic Bid (2) 51.5 S. Woodsford 7 0107 Hermanion (12) 51.5 G. Blair 8 1233 .’an* A-'ain (3) 51.5 D. Perfect 9 3144 All Smiles (4) 50 0 C. Sorenson

10 9790 Dancer Boy (11) 49.5 ; 11 0390 Old Timer (7) 49.5 | 12 7487 Dellana (8) 49.0 | V. Askew RACE 7 T.A.B. QUINELLA 4.35 p.m.— BRANDY HANDICAP . $1650; 1200 m. 1 711 Peck (1) 57.0 K. Morton 2 1490 Frontiniac (3) 55.0 3 0930 Mario Kempes (8) 53.0 4 7504 Miss Royalty (14) 53.0 C. Sorenson 5 813 Tai Noon (9) 52.5 6 0091 Steel Maid (15) 52.0 7 1562 Summer Moss (13) 52.0 K. Thornley 8 (1007 Regal Deb (11) 51.5 9 0048 Reyal Guard (10) 51.5 10 00 Thomm? (2) 51.5 D. Peak 11 00 Battle Flash (4) 51.0 12 0 Help. (7) 51.0 13 9709 Jumie (12) . 51.0 C. Edmond 14 0000 Regent (5) 51.0 15 6935 Spy Castle (6) 51.0 16 0090 Squaw Dance (16) 51.0 Emergencfes: Regal Deb, Regent, Miss Royalty, Squaw Dance. RACE 8 T.A.B. DOUBLE 5.15 p.m.— DOMINION HANDICAP $3145; 1200 m. 1 1340 Hi Roona (6) 53.5 M. Thornley 2 0212 Sharebroker (5) 56.5 K. Morton 3 1331 Gold Refrain (7) 33.5 K. Thornley 4 8957 Napiat (9) 53.0 5 00 Arvalant (10) 49.5 6 6339 Fair Ribot (2) 49.5 D. Frye 7 High Born (4) 49 5

: 8 8371 Influential (3) 49.5 V. Askew i 9 8080 Et Tu (3) 49.0 G. Blair 10 00 Whisky Sour (1) 49.0 G. Laming iRACE 9 15.50 p.m — ! GILBEYS HANDICAP 11 $1800; 1650 m. 1 100 Carless 16) 56.0 1 C. Edmond 2 2372 Dunbar (3) 56 0 M. Thornley 3 0091 Ashneile (4) 55 01 : A. Pitman , 4 7504 Fonsamarda (5) 54.5 D. Frye 5 7504 Miss Royalty (1) 53.0 C. Sorenson , 6 8650 Tanner (2) 51.0 i G. Blair ; RACE JO T.A.B. QUINELLA • 6.25 p.m.— , HOKITIKA STAKES $2650; 1650 m. . 1 3651 Argand (5) 51.5 C. Sorenson 2 oil Expresso Pronto (11) 51.5 3 2221 FLYING MILLIE (9) 51.5 D. Frye 4 090 Matellan (3) 51.5 5 0909 Scotch Dream (7) 51.5 A. Pitman 6 0075 Anonoma Mae (6) 50.0 G. Blair 7 0 Grand Trio (1) 50.0 C. Ritchie 1 8 707 Julie Supreme (3) 50.0 9 100 Orowaiti Lady (12) 50.0 10 009 Ronrita (4) 50 9 11 8612 Shabitat (10) 50 0 D. Perlee 12 9442 Short Stops (2) 50.0 R. McCann