Collett has choice of mounts in Riverton Cup

Press, 29 March 1982, Page 20

Collett has choice of mounts in Riverton Cup

Special correspondent Dunedin Auditory’s narrow but im-. pressive win at the Otago Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday has left the jockey, Jim Collett, with a problem? Collett now has to decide

whether to ride Auditory or Fleetwood Mac in the Riverton Cup on Saturday week, Auditory had only threequarters of a length to spare at the finish of 2200 m but she did not have to be ridden out. Collett, who rode three

successive winners including the T.A.B. double races on Saturday, had an anxious time at the 600 m when he was held up by tiring horses beyond midfield. Once she saw daylight, Auditory' zoomed up to lead near the 150 m. Third Degree, which trailed the pacemaker, Piparyl, fought on well for second. The Fluter, which held off the strong finishing The Vision, to win the second leg of the double, will race next at the North Canterbury meeting on Monday. He will be ridden in the main sprint by Shane Anderton, who will claim 4.5 kg for Bert Crooks’ four-year-old. Auditory was one of four winners for Brian Anderton, the Wingatui trainer, who was also successful with Jo Megs, Noble Gem and Min-' nihaha. Jo Megs came from last at the 800 m for a runaway win in the highweight. Minnihaha, Noble Gem and

Silver Road, an all-the'-way maiden winner, were ridden by Jim Moffat, who is apprenticed to Anderton. Queen’s Pal, a late engagement for Russell McAra, had a clear-cut win in the Charley Pride Handicap for two-year-olds. McAra obtained the mount about half an hour before the race when Charlie Brough was unable to make the weight. Queen’s Pal was wide near the lead and came ahead in the run home to score by two lengths and a half. Queen’s Pal, a daughter of Palatable and the first foal of the capable race mare Lomond Queen, is raced by her breeder, Mrs Florrie Griffin of Green Island, and trained at Wingatui by Tony and Lyn Prendergast. Queen’s Pal is to race next at the Easter meeting at Riccarton. Lomond Queen, her dam, excelled at Riccarton and Queen's Pal finished second to Auchentoshan there earlier this month when having her first start.