Aegean should extend record

Press, 1 September 1982, Page 27

Aegean should extend record

Special correspondent Wellington The seemingly ageless chaser Aegean has such a wonderful record in Steeplechases at Gisborne that he could win his eighth race when he contests the City of Gisborne Steeplechase on the opening day of the club’s spring meeting at Makaraka today. Aegean has won each of his last six races over the Makaraka country and he looks well placed for another victory today, the first leg of the T.A.B. treble.

Aegean, though, has a useful group of challengers. Reklaw has fine form over hurdles but his 'chasing attempts have produced sufficient to suggest he could be the hardest for Aegean to beat.

Sugarmugundi is a relative newcomer to ’chasing but he has already made a marked contribution with wins at Trentham and Awapuni and he ran second to Bymai in the Homeby Steeplechase at Riccarton in July. The T.A.B. double today is on the Dick Twistleton Handicap and the Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Handicap. Le Ana, already a winner on the epurse. will be attempting to score her fourth win from five recent starts in the Twistleton Handicap. She was a winner at Wanganui and Trentham and after a failure at Hastings scored a good win at NewPlymouth a couple of weeks ago. The topweight, Glasgow Boy has won from 1200 m to 1400 m and it would not surprise to see him make the transition to 2000 m today satisfactorily.

Lance has been disappointing lately but he will be more suited to the firmer ground likely today. Manuaroha was a winner at the Hawke's Bay Hunt Club’s meeting last month and will not be without her chance.

The Sheepfarmers’ Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double, has three runners from the Rogerson Stable heading the handicap. Travolta is always good value fresh and could be the best of them. Harper’s Bazaar has not raced for more than 12 months but won her last two on end in the autumn of 1981. She could be ready to make a big impression again. Bottle Drive is a good galloper and is capable on firm tracks, while Really, True’s only failure of late was at Paeroa last week.

■ TA.B. code: HN ■ Race 6 2.30 T.A.B. TREBLE CITY OF GISBORNE STEEPLECHASE $3000; 4000m 1 0776 Aegean 3 66.0 2 5724 Reklaw 5 65.5 3 1200 Sugarmugundi 9 64.0 4 7226 Candid Fox 2 62.0 5 4567 Omego 6 58.5 6 9155 Pulka 4 58.0 7 0096 John Steed 11 57.0 8 09 Mahawat 10 57.0 9 Peace Train 8 57.0 Scratched: Royal Blood. Zatapck. Race 7 3.10 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA DICK TWISLETON HANDICAP $3250; 2000m 1 6814 Glasgow Boy 7 57.0 3 0304 Alcamo 10 56.0 4 1181 Le Ana 8 55.5 5 6598 Indian Game 9 55.5 6 0598 Lance 3 55.5 7 4031 Manuaroha 4 54.0 8 318 Paul's Boy 5 53.5 9 5425 Noble Stature 1 53.0 10 0000 Canonade 2 52.5 Scratched: Curdu. Race 8 3.45 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA RECORD REIGN HOTEL HANDICAP $2000; 2000m ■ 1 2312 Vincere 3 57.0 2 7572 Respond 6 51.5 3 1585 Gogong 1 51.0 4 4075 Katrina's Pride 12 51.0 5 8100 Master Bismark 14 51.0 7 2534 Jupitur 11 50.5 8 0006 Chung Chong 8 50.0 9 0700 Golden Red 10 50.0 10 0000 Karell 5 50.0 11 0000 Our Fairgo 9 50.0 12 Pirford 13 50.0 13 0 Pokerman 7 50.0 14 9070 Takipu 15 50.0 15 Tudor Glory 2 50.0 Scratched: Shimal Howa.

Race 9 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 4.20 GISBORNE SHEEPFARMERS HANDtCAP $2500; 1200m 1 0098 Travolta 8 57.0 2 5140 Highland Gold 3 54.5 3 1005 Amigacho 5 54.0 5 Harper's Bazaar 9 53.0 6 1407 Precious Candy 6 53.0 7 0560 Bottle Drive 4 52.5 8 2979 Uhero 2 51.5 9 3135 Really True 1 51.5 Scratched: Gay King.

Race 10 5 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUIHELLA ERNIE CANDY MEMORIAL $2000: 1400m i 2643 Nyhavn 11 57.0 2 7201 Gentle Indian 12 56.5 3 0936 Sky’s The Limit 14 55.0 4 1000 Break Out 4 54.5 5 7007 Classic Poker 7 54.5 6 1900 Clear Star 3 54.0 y 039 El Paso 5 54.0 8 3039 Nukuhou 13 54.0 9 6080 Phiatan 1 54.0 11 0000 Smart Bet 10 53.5 12 0090 Achadora 9 53.0 13 0050 Aerial Reef 2 53.0 14 0000 Bruce Again 6 53.0 Scratched: Reigning Cloud.