Ring the Bell picked

Press, 29 April 1981, Page 27

Ring the Bell picked

Special correspondent ; t Auckland i 1 With Ring the Bell andis Kev’s Boy in form still and: 1 El Casino improving again, p ; the Championship Stakes atl Avondale today could well If [become the Guineas of last I j December all over again. 11 j Ring the Bell was thep winner in the Avondale! 1 jGuineas, on December 13. by: I half a head from El Casino, 1 land Kev’s Boy took third | place, a length further back.l, That was over 2000 m, as is I ’ the Championship Stakes. I 1 There has been little 1 wrong, meanwhile, with the! form of Ring the Bell and, | Kev’s Boy. El Casino has i | not been as prominent but it| [jmust be said he was allowed! , six weeks away from racing, | i between January 19 . and i April 4. ’ Ring the Bell extended his > fine record during the autumn meetings in Sydney, . second only to My Paddy ■ Boy in the three-year-old ‘ ratings: Kev’s Boy has been • racing creditably over . middle distances and up to ; 2400 m against the older - horses. , The Championship Stakes ■ is a handicap with penalties land allowances and under :|the special conditions Ring the Bell is required to give

weight to all comers — 3kg' to Kev’s Boy, 4kg to El Ca-I sino, Ikg to Torquay and as much as Bkg to the moder-: ately-performed lightweights.} Ring the Bell's handicap should not be too much for; him. He is quick and has a favourable barrier position.! Kev’s Boy, Torquay and El Casino are all likely to be giving him a start into the last 200 m or so. The first leg of the T.A.B. Double, the 1600 m Foley Handicap, looks between Wren’s Pride. Shelter's Gold and Reading. Selections:— 113 a.m.—Rosebank Highweight: Top Decision, Better , Saint, Sir Troubador. 11.45 a.m—First Titirangi i I Maiden: Tropic Star. Astra I : Phenomenon, Janie's Call. | | 12.20 p.m.—Second Titirangi i Maiden: Hasta la Vista, Kashmir Boy, Mister Wiierd. 12.55 p.m.—Leopard Classic: i Bound to Honour, Parden Me, | Supreme Gem. 1.35 p.m,—Foley Handicap: I Wren's Pride, Shelter's Gold, | Reading. 2.10 p.m.—Three Kings Handicap: Count Ajax, Royal Amura, Leopard Ripper. 2.50 p.m.—Begg Handicap: Chief Amura, Waiheke, Heidelberg. 3.25 p.m. — Championship Stakes: Ring the Bell, Kev's Boy, Torquay. 4 p.m.—Autumn Handicap: Silver Flier, Nuffin, Prince Cheval. 4.35 p.m.—Mt Roskill Handicap: Von Cettes, El Bar, Vilna.

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T.A.B. QUINELLA U.S a.m.— ROSEBANK H1GHWEIGHT S34OO: 2200m. 1 1996 Cha Jon (4i 66.0 2 5115 Sir Troubadour (2D 66.0 4 0090 Moonlight (20) 63.0 6 1374 Omego (221 64.5 7 9281 Top Decision (13) 64.0 8 3801 Tudor Chief (14) 63.5 11 62 Better Saint (17: 60.0 12 830 Kazan (10) 59.0 13 4109 Crown Hagen (19) 53.5 14 8902 Don Emery (12) 58.5 16 5600 Krdo ,7) 57.0 17 1022 Lady Edwina (8) 57.0 18 1109 Le Roy <2> 57.0 19 70 Mikailee (3) 57.0 20 0100 Obsidian (241 57.0 21 9340 Patrone (15) 57.0 23 0960 Sparkling Brew (23) 57.0 24 40 Teretoa i9) 57.0 Scratched: Crack Even (16). Troopship ill. Reklaw (5i, War Zone (ll>. Dual Purpose (18.. Pony Express iG).

T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 1.35 p.m.— FOLEY HANDICAP $8000; 1600m. 2 3319 Our Shah (5i 55.0 3 0060 Innes Lad (121 54.5 4 0735 Wren's Pride <61 54.5 8610 Be A Devil (3i. 53.5 6 4807 Washington (3) Y 3790 Sylvaner ill) 53.0 8 3480 Monody (13) 52.0 9 4804 Shelter's Gold |2) 52.0 10 1330 Mickey Flynn (7) 51.5 11 9642 Reeding (1) 51.0 12 0070 Rising Damp 19) 51.0 13 9870 Optica |1O> Scratched: Elmar <4). 48.0

T.A.B. TREBLE 2.10 p.m. THREE KINGS HANDICAP S3600; 1200m. 1 2251 Count Ajax |41 7224 The Shifty Kid (7) 5G.5 3 0506 Swaps (9) 55.0 4 9049 Homage (20) 54.5 2213 Mimic (15) 54.0 6 2705 Proud Avon (16) 54.0 8400 Glasgow Boy (14) 53.5 8 8632 Leopard Ripper (18) 53.0 9 9050 Osmanli (23) 52.0 10 9131 Royal Amura (8) 52.0 11 0301 Jimmy Dine (21) 51.5 51.0 12 3080 Bold Getty (12) 13 8260 Deino's Ruler (10) 51.0 14 5174 Travolta (25) 51.0 15 1096 Danger Boy (22) 50.0 16 8297 Orchid Gold (24) 50.0 17 8034 Sauvignon (11) 50.0 IS 000 Alcamo (17) 49.5 19 8020 Ballymiles (12) 49.5 20 6023 Denny Royal (13) 49.5 21 0 Anna De Tolia (6) 48.5 22 8606 Copsana (3) 48.5 23 6244 Count Silver (1) 48.5 24 4490 Brunhild (5) 48.0 24a E 0067 Cosnaim (19) 48.0 mergencies: Count Silver, Ana De Tolia, Copsana, Cosnaim, Brunhild and Bracket: Brunhild Cosnaim

T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.50 p.m.— BEGG HANDICAP S5000: 1200m. 59.0 1 Heidelberg <5) , 2 9312 Chief Amura (6) 55.5 3 0258 Chagan (4) 55.0 4 7500 Hotsand (2l 54.5 5 3397 Giovanni (9) 53.5 6 2081 The Tracker (12) 53.0 7 3069 Waiheke (10) 51.0 8 3250 Divine Poem (8) 50.5 10 3506 Uncommon (7) 50.0 11 3348 Just a Devil (11) 48.0 12 0005 Wild Fire (1) 48.0 Scratched: Phoenix Palm (3).

T.A.B. TREBLE 3.2 CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES S20,000; 2000m. 1 Ring the Bell (3) 56.5 2 3211 Torquay (9) 55.5 3 5611 11 Vento (10) 53.5 4 4214 Kev's Boy (14) 53.5 1226 Rakata (7) 53.0 6 3797 El Casino (1) 52.5 3171 Grey Wings (12) 52.0 8 8451 Stylish Dude (13) 52.0 9 3614 Turanganui (8) 50.5 10 7103 Thea (6) 50.0 11 7113 Full Thrust (17) 49.5 12 8358 Nioaml’ (2) 49.5 13 1010 Osmiridium (18) 49.5 14 3832 Severing (5) 49.5 16 0295 Hutch (19) 49.0 17 3332 Avitt (15) 48.5 18 3052 Bordello (20) 48.5 19 0409 The BIH»rn (4) 43.5 20 5482 Promise Me (11) 47.5 Emergencies: Avitt. Scratched: Belje Mer (16).

T.A.B. QUINELLA T.A.B. TREBLE 4.35 p.m.— MT ROSKILL HANDICAP S4000: 2200m.' 1 0 Master Mark (4) 5/.3 2 0037 Perpetuate (2) 56.0 3 5400 Aberman (11) .55.5 4 6341 Von Cettes (5) 55.5 5 1874 Milosh (10) ’> 55.0 6 5526 Ef Bar (8i 54.0 8 6090 London Pride (12) 52.0 10 4048 Battle On (3) 51.0 12 8062 Vilna (1) 51.0 Scratched: Rama Boy (6), Nicola Jane (7), Osmiritinim (9).