Givenchy tough opponent for southern mares at Trentham

Press, 12 March 1982, Page 1 (Supplement)

Givenchy tough opponent for southern mares at Trentham

By J. J. BOYLE Givenchy might be a rugged stumbling block for three of the South Island’s most talented mares in the DB 1600, second leg of the Wellington Racing Club’s T.A.B. double tomorrow.

The South Island hopefuls are The Twinkle, winner of the corresponding race a year ago: Powley, whose record at 1600 m on the course is a win and two seconds; and The Dimple, which was luckless in the running over the same distance last Saturday.

Givenchy has won four of his last six races, was third in another, and unplaced after getting a wretched run in the Wellington George Adams Handicap.

Two of those wins were the Adams Mile at Ellerslie and the Anniversary Handicap at Trentham. Ray Verner has dodged handicap races with the four-year-old on the present campaign at Trentham. Givenchy was pointed for the -weight-for-age North Island Challenge Stakes last Saturday and won the historic race soundly at cramped odds. Powley fought like a tigress for her second to Hikotere last Saturday. She showed no signs of wilting, but the pattern running through most of her campaigns away from home is that she comes up better with a race, and she will again be a formidable adversary for them all tomorrow.

This time, also, she is less likely to be left out in the open. Her No. 6 barrier will give her rider Jim Pankhurst a chance to become nicely positioned, and still leave room for manoeuvre, which was denied rails huggers like The Dimple last week and Givenchy in the Adams Mile in January. The Twinkle was unplaced when favourite in the Air New Zealand Stakes at Ellerslie last week, but that 2000 m weight-for-age test could have found her too fresh, and carrying more condition than she normally does when she campaigns closer to home. It would be more in character for this talented mare to reach one of the places this time. The Dennis Brothers will

be looking to The Imposter to fill the role of trail-blazer for his half-sisters on tomorrow's programme. The Imposter (by Causeur) goes after the New Zealand St Leger Stakes, and without some of the three-year-old summer stars in the line-up he merits some attention. He clinched a start in the classic by winning over 1800 m in style at Riccarton last month. Race 1 12.5 PALLISER HIGHWEIGHT $3375; 2200 m. 1 4111 Focal Point 7 68.0 G. Mclntosh 2 3523 Mickey Flynn 5 66.0 S. Dennett 3 808 Leggy Lee 4 65.5 4 3344 Moonlight 1 60.0 J. McGifford 5 0082 Sousa 3 60.0 M. Blanche 6 1633 Buckcharmer 2 58.0 7 8162 Strike Free 8 58.0 P. Goss 8 0004 Grand Garcon 6 57.5 Race 2 12.40 T. QUINELLA WAKEFIELD CHALLENGE STAKES $15,000; two-year-olds; 1400 m. 1 2221 Andretti 9 58.0 E. Harrison 2 4116 Freewheeling 11 57.0 R. Manning 3 9652 Village Kid 13 57.0 N. Harris 4 1738 Gee Jay 8 56.0 G. Williams 5 3669 Long Range 6 56.0 C. McNab 6 111 Aulyn 5 54.5 D Peake 7 1123 Beautiful Smidgen 1 53.5 J. Andrew 8 1413 Romantic Bay 10 53.5 R. Vance 9 2164 Dynamite 7 52.5 J. Cassidy 10 7461 Prime Fella 4 52.5 P. Mercer 11 2817 Vrinsk 12 52.5 W. Skelton 12 1024 Thosada Rose 3 52.0 M. Lyndon 13 4234 My Nam 2 51.0 T. Autridge Race 3 1.15 ENDEAVOUR HANDICAP $3375; 1200 m. 1 2565 November Gold 23 55.0 R.Vance 2 4233 Gold Shah 19 54.5 T Wslkpr 3 4352 Our Flight 9 54.5 R. Jenkins 4 52 Michael Andrew 20 54.0 A. Morgan 5 3248 Timandra Blaze 1 54.0 D. Grahonja 6 7474 Gold Spray 6 53.5 J. Cassidy 7 Tidal Bay 8 53.5 8 8 Agragate 3 53.0 9 7772 Gold Chalise 22 52.5 M. Lyndon 10 00 Jackc’an 2 52.5 11 09 Navish Trix 17 52.5 G. Grylls 13 Dispatch 21 52. 14 692 Dublin Doll 11 52.0 15 Heather’s Castle 520 P. Mercer 16 Miss Bomore 52.0 D Peake 17 2508 Mort’s Mistake 24 52.0 18 Rebloom 52.0 W. Skelton 19 Ruling Girl N. Harris

20 0 Aychere 4 51.5 P. Hurdle 21 6 Dancing Star 14 51.5 22 9476 Internationale 18 51.5 L. O'Sullivan 23 5603 Ngaio 12 51.5 V. Askew 24 6544 Rosie Dawn 16 51.0 Emergencies: Heather's Castle. Tidal Bay. Dancing Star, Aggregate, Jackcan. Scratched: Dark Eu. Race 4 1.50 CHAMPION HANDICAP $5600; 2200 m. 1 1241 Isle A Gree 6 56.5 P. Goss 2 3014 Exporter 2 56.0 R. Vance 3 2319 Rascal 4 54.0 4 2321. Flying Legend 8 53.0 J. Cassidy 5 2121 Makorby 9 52.0 N. Harris 6 0013 Livingston 3 51.0 D. Peake 7 6208 Triarch 7 51.0 G. Grylls 8 110 Calumet 5 49.5 D. Southworth 9 2546 Riverside 10 ’ 49.0 L. O'Sullivan 10 0004 Grand Garcon 11 48.5 11 5909 Jenny Blue 1 48.0 Race 5 2.25 T.A.B. TREBLE N.Z. ST LEGER STAKES $25,000; three-year-olds; 2800 m. 1 0522 Clear Gold 7 55.5 2 3139 Double Mystery 5 55.5 3 3166 Loughanure 4 55.5 C. McNab 4 2212 Lucazade 13 55.5 N. Harris 5 2519 Rose and Thistle 6 55.5 W. Skelton 6 0513 Shazaam 11 55.5 7 8322 Silver Town 3 55.5 M. Gillies .8 4411 The Imposter 14 55.5 M. Mein 9 4228 Vanity 12 55.5 S. Dennett 10 0808 Vinaman 9 55.5 11 02 Waylon 2 55.5 12 3170 Placio 1 54.0 D. Peake 13 0337 Uccello 10 54.0 M. Lyndon 14 1026 Velvet Dream 8 54.0 Race 6 3.5 T. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA CHALMERS STAKES $15,000; 3200 m. 1 3261 Nearco King 6 56.5 In top form and looks the one to beat. J. Cassidy. 2 5032 Azawary 9 55.5 Has run two fine races on the track so far at this meeting. Second in the Wellington Cup earlier in the year. L. O'Sullivan. 3 7315 Desert Sabre 5 54.0 Won Rangitikei Cup and battled away fairly for fifth in U.D.C. Handicap on first day. J. Walker. 4 0144 Spring Moss 7 51.5 Useful races here at meeting so far. Chances have to be respected. D. Peake. 5 0001 Sirtain 11 51.0 Upset winner of Boulcott Handicap on Wednesday and looks in the form to trouble again. 7 9330 Macloud 3 50.5 Failed at Ellerslie, but is capable enough to be rated another chance. 8 9134 Novel Time 2 49.5 ' Useful race at Hastings. One for longer odds. 9 0615 Sunflower 8 49.5 Recent Woodville

winner. Fair effort here on Saturday. 10 3776 Hot Heir 4 49.0 Failed to flatter in highweight. Wednesday. 11 2748 Reine Rose 1 49.0 Ran on a shade here on Saturday. Scratched: Unique. Race 7 3.40 T.A.B. TREBLE SUBURBAN HANDICAP $4100; 1400 m. . 1 5617 Divine Style 14 57.5 C. Goode 2 9124 Goodbye Singapore 7 53.0 L. O'Sullivan 3 3510 Camille 10 52.0 R. Jenkins 4 2434 Extra Glance 9 52.0 5 127 Mythos 12 51.5 6 7174 Genaro 1 51.0 J. Cassidy 7 01 Both Barrels 4 50.5 M. Lyndon 8 1 Planet Power 11 50.5 N. Harris 9 8816 Mill 5 50.5 10 0154 Staff Bar 19 50.5 11 3394 Sea Haze 17 50.0 12 614 The Incisor 3 50.0 13 8066 Brianka 16 49.5 P. Hurdle 14 018 Diplomatic Kane 2 49.5 15 07 Graphite 18 49.5 16 7310 Legalize 15 49.5 17 0433 Nearco Strait 13 49.5 18 5170 Little Dons 8 48.5 P. Mercer 19 0 Wings Of A Dove 6 48.0 Emergency: Wings Of A Dove. Race 8 4.15 T.A.B. DOUBLE D.B. 1600 $45,000; 1600 m. 1 2413 Hikotere 15 57.5 Golden Mile winner which ran fair race under topweight here midweek. S. Grylls. 2 3655 Master Grey 7 57.5 Good effort when resuming in mile Saturday. Should be all the better for the outing. G. Harris. 3 1142 Our Shah 11 57.5 Just beaten in Challenge Stakes first day. Racing well and showed top form on the track in January. L. O'Sullivan. 4 91 Shamrock 3 57.5 Impressive winner at Wairoa and should do well here if he starts. 5 4194 Standoff 14 57.5 Has yet to prove himself in this' company, but had little luck in mile last week. 6 0311 Givenchy 1 57.0 Impressive win in Challenge Stakes last week and will be one of the leading lights. D. Peake.

7 1153 Prince Majestic 9 57.0 Has not raced since November, but is top class galloper which has raced well on this track before. C. McNab. 8 5427 Stylish Dude 2 57.0 Handy run here last week. Worked well yesterday, but has the job in front of him in this. D. Southworth. 9 2134 Daisy 13 56.0 Talented mare which turned in a top flight effort in Air N.Z. Stakes. 10 1227 The Twinkle 4 56.0 Won here a year ago and looks in the right shape to continue with form in spite of moderate effort in Air New Zealand Handicap. M. Mein. 11 4045 Diplomante 12 55.5 Capable mare, but will have to be taken at trust at this distance. J. Cassidy. 12 0112 Powley 6 55.5 Won Adams here last January and just beaten on Saturday. Will be sharper for first-day run. J. Pankhurst. 14 2210 The Dimple 10 55.5 Will need luck in the running here. 15 0123 Amrica 5 51.5' Bold run over 1400 m in Challenge Stakes. Should be capable of strong effort. D. Walsh. Race 9 4.50 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA EASTBOURNE HANDICAP $4600; 1600 m. 1 1300 Greek Meer 1 55.5 D. Grahonja 2 3841 Red Agent 3 55.0 J. Cassidy 3 1815 Fountaincourt 5 54.5 P. Smith 4 132 Fidji 10 54.0 M. Campbell 5 1514 Highland Gold 9 54.0 R. Manning 6 1712 Crawford’s Boy 16 53.5 D. Peake 7 6861 Princess Cadenza 14 53.5 E. Harrison 8 3241 East Wind 17 53.0 9 5746 High Idea 12 53.0 10 685 Lord Loruce 8 52.5 11 1224 Princess Dan 13 52.0 12 2295 Remmington 22 52.0 P. Hurdle 13 3457 Wandering Leah 15 52.0 D. Southworth 14 2011 Udela 20 51.5 S. Waddell 15 3412 Nun 2 51.0 16 5640 Golden Nugget 6 49.5 17 3076 Honour Jan 18 48.5 18 Janine 5 48.5 19 0305 Lace 11 48.5 20 9759 Abendigo 21 48.0 21 8005 Goldhill 7 48.0 22 0154 Staff Bar 19 48.0 Emergencies: Janine. Gold Hill, Abendigo, Staff Bar.