New Zealand final — a battle of the females

Press, 19 November 1981, Page 27

New Zealand final — a battle of the females

By

BOB SCHUMACHER

A brindle bitch from Wellington and a black bitch from Canterbury are expected to hold the key to the Lion Breweries New Zealand greyhound championship final at Queen Elizabeth II Park tomorrow evening. The Wellington visitor is Ronwin Girl (Winronin—Scarf) which won her semi-final last Thursday stylishly when having her first run on the track. Her time was the slowest of the four semi-finals but with the experience on the track she should be capable of lowering it considerably. The Canterbury bitch is Tredeka Lass, which won last year's national final and also the inaugural Trans Tasman series against the country’s best longtails. Bill Kingston’s champion No Pardons—Bishopdale Lass greyhound was not at her best in the semi-finals. She missed the jump but got in a good position early and looked set for an easy win at the top of the home straight. However, she lacked her characteristic strong finishing burst and just held second by a nose. That was enough to give her a start in the $3OOO final. A bitch is almost certain to win the championship for the third successive year. Only two dogs - Mac The Taff (Otago) and Mr Buddv - are in the final field of eight and neither is fancied although Mac The Taff finished resolutely to run second to Ronwin Girl. Apart from Ronwin Girl and Mac The Taff, the other six finalists are from Christchurch. The fastest qualifier was Silent Illusion, which finished fourth in last year's New Zealand championship. r , She is a most talented chaser and finishes powerfully. However, she has the disadvantage of box No. 5 and will be lucky to get a clear run on the first turn. A better proposition might be Devoted Lady which will be suited by a wide draw. She has won her last starts impressively and has the stamina to match a sharp turn of speed. The likely pacemaker is the little Ratio Mist bitch. Lucky Sheba, which set a torrid pace in her semi-final and was only collared by Silent Illusion over the last 50m. However, she will be at good odds and so might She’s A Sweetie, the conqueror of Tredeka Lass in the semi-finals.

The championship is the first leg of the T.A.B. double and the second leg will be on the New Pacific Stakes, a combined class 4 and 5 race over 560 m. Argent Wave, which just missed a start in the New Zealand final, and Little Upstart, an easy last-start winner over the distance, might dispute the favouritism. Fields:— RACE 1 7.0— SEYMOUR STAKES $200; C2; 560 m ' ’ 1165 Speedy John Boy 1 6316 April Music 2 1165 Purple Sally 3 6331 Quiet Paddy 4 1125 Macluke 5 1116 Chief Brutus 6 4143 Nene Monrose 7 1526 Petite Dancer 8 Emergencies: 2126 Fairlando 9 6366 Drumhilla Jan 10. RACE 2 1.20 — CHARLOTTE JANE STAKES $200: C2; 560 m 2128 Nellie Kim 1 2524 Recap 2 1436 Piraeus 3 6121 Nifty Betsy 4 2522 July Rose 5 5644 Typhoon Charlie 6 2135 Isle of Mint 7 1338 Misty Isle 8 Emergencies: 3454 Stadium Ghost 9 4375 Tara Smooth 10. RACE 3 7.40— LYTTELTON STAKES $250; C2D and C3D: 805 m 4622 Lady Keytoe 1 4221 Madam Osram 2 4226 Humbug Boy 3 1434 Chief Maxi 4 1375 Master Brydie 5 5663 Killarney Angel 6 3534 Caruba Gold 7 2253 Redwood Pepper 8 RACE 4 8.5— TINWALD STAKES $200; C 3; 330 m 3376 Endless Talent 1 1323 Oakville Jai 2 2486 Kellie Ashanti 3 2547 Conned, Again 4 4851 Grey Wadderin 5 3418 Lord of York 6 5143 Pacific Pirate 7 7731 Tenroh Mill 8 Emergencies: 3386 New Shyloh.9 2345 Zambesi Flash 10. RACE 5 8.20 — LORD SHANNON No. 1 $200; C 3; 560 m 6141 Porgl 1

4645 Kirstie Lobell 2 1227 Angel’s Circle 3 3341 Leadley’s Champ 4 4453 Opawa Sandy 5 5765 Debbie Holly 6 4345 Laurel Rock 7 8213 Tiger Hunt 8 Emergencies: 4563 Tide Song 9 1176 Midnight Mint 10 RACE 6 8.50— T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP $3000; C 5; 560 m 2572 Lucky Sheba 1 5112 Tredeka Lass 2 1162 Mac The Taff 3 2211 Ronwin Girl 4 4211 Silent Illusion 5 2211 Devoted Lady 6 1352 Mr Buddy 7 1131 She’s A Friendly 8 Emergencies: 4443 Opawa Sandy 9 1283 Cuddly Angel 10 RACE 7 9.10CRESSY STAKES $200; 02; 560 m 1114 Wiremu’s Pride 1 3212 Captain Kilty 2 3631 Wahine Gambler 3 211 Paladin Star 4 1265 Technique 5 2764 Southshore 6 7431 Bionic Enda 7 5325 Flying Casper 8 Emergencies: 3454 Stadium Ghost 9 4375 Tara Smooth 10 RACE 8 9.35— LORD SHANNON No. 2 $200; C 3; 560 m 5111 Trudy Hobbs 1 2415 Sixty One Four 2 2111 Wadderin Knight 3 4542 Coastal Revs 4 3721 Royal Kahlua 5 1375 Reject’s Charm 6 1424 Afghanistan 7 2215 Challenger Two 8 Emergencies: 4563 Tide Song 9 1176 Midnight Mint 10 RACE 9 9.55— T.A.B. DOUBLE . NEW PACIFIC STAKES $250; C 4 and C 5; 560 m 3623 Argent Wave 1 5345 Victory Club 2 1326 Wadderin Boy 3 2314 Iris’s Lass 4 1283 Cuddly Angel 5 4141 Little Upstart 6 3117 Wade Wealth 7 1655 Midnight Megan 8 Emergencies: 5274 Juanita's Charm 9 2664 Kennel Boss 10

RACE 10 10.15— T.A.B. QUINELLA RANDOLPH STAKES $200; C2; 560 m 2286 Kellie Direct 1 1132 Humbug Wonder 2 1323 Wadderin Lass 3 3531 Prince Pardon 4 111 Doucette 5 2315 Bold Conquest 6 3236 Matagouri Bub 7 5218 Dusky Peach 8 Emergencies: 2126 Fairlando 9 6366 Drumhilla Jan 10.