Youthful Queen’s Pal will set elders a hard task

Press, 10 December 1982, Page 23

Youthful Queen’s Pal will set elders a hard task

By

J. J. BOYLE

Queen’s Pal, the only three-year-old in the field, might be the stumbling block for her elders at weight-for-age in the Canterbury Jockey Club’s DB Galaxy Stakes at Riccarton today.

At the end of 2000 m, Queen's Pal's weight advantage ranging from 10kg to 6kg could count for much if she fulfils the high promise evident in her programme of spring racing. She was the South Island's best when third behind Our Flight and Passakiss in the New Zealand One Thousand Guineas. More recently she was an unlucky second over 1400 m at Invercargill. A middle distance presents a fresh challenge for the Wingatui-trained Palatable filly, but her runs up to 1600 m have been characterised by the strength of her finishes' Joyarty. also from Wingatui. will almost certainly be favourite. She is on a count-down for the $150,000 DB Auckland Cup and the lead-up programme so far has held high promise for the big staying race at Ellerslie. Her only start at the New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton produced a fast-finish-ing fourth at weight-for-age in the Canterbury Gold Cup, won by the northern three-year-old Nicolove. Back to a handicap, she carried 57kg into second behind The Wink at Beaumont, and might have put pressure on the winner if she had dodged traffic problems close to home. The Wink is not in the lineup this time, but her talented stablemate, The Dimple, is. This five-year-old started her five-year-old racing successfully against the sprinters at Wyndham on October 30. Like Joyarty, she is Auck-land-bound, and her run today should afford some comparison to be made with The Twinkle’s programme at this time last year. The Dimple’s elder halfsister won the DB Galaxy at Riccarton a year ago before going on to Auckland where she ran second in the Auckland Cup after winning the weight-for-age King’s Plate in style.Sea Princess and John Peel are perhaps the best of the Canterbury-trained hopefuls, but by any method of reckoning the southerners, Queen’s Pal, Joyarty, and The Dimple, should be the dominating figures in the cut-up. The home brigade might not find it much easier, either, in the Bryndwr Handicap, second leg of the T.A.B. double. Gaelic Bid is a competent metric miler from Westport

capable of improving a solid record on the course. He beat a stronger field in style at this distance on the first day of the New Zealand Cup meeting, then ran fourth behind Cimmissionaire on the final day. Westland has a second likely contender in Machiavelli, a winner at his only two starts this season. Riccarton’s best should be Anticipate, whose two starts at the New Zealand Cup meeting produced a win over 1800 m and a fifth behind Gaelic Bid at 1600 m. Race 1 12.40 T.A.B. QUINELLA OXFORD HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP $1900; 1800 m 1 06 Smart Bijou 11 60.5 A. Robinson 2 5939 Zac Fisher 18 60.5 R. Bent 3 6815 Fairway Lass 2 60.0 A. Pitman 4 3710 Julies Boy 8 60.0 C. Edmond 5 74 Kelistan 10 60.0 P. Richards 6 7270 Silver Bayou 13 60.0. T. Matthews 8 3 Wayward Son 6 60.0 9 1006 Dentine 12 59.5 B. Polling 10 0001 Regal Red 15 59.5 A. Reeves 11 0000 Silver Gale 7 59.5 J. Collett 12 740 Royal Mimic 5 59.5 D. Crozier 13 697 Free Turn 3 58.5 14 87 Bo Derek 4 57.0 R. Hewinson 15 080 Henri Daniel 16 57.0 16 6643 Jimo 9 57.0 17 ' 9 Leepon 17 57.0 18 96 Spring Steel 14 57.0 19 40 Viking Prince 1 57.0 R. Bruce Scratched: Walkabout. Race 2 1.15 LEESTON HANDICAP $2100; 2000 m 1 1024 Trujoy 8 57.0 G. Blair 2 64 Jo Megs 2 56.0 J. Collett 3 5583 Noble Vision 7 56.0 R. Bent 4 2512 Showknight 5 55.0 T. Matthews 5 4355 Talgo 1 55.0 R. McCann 6 5000 Tipsy Too 4 55.0 D. Crozier 7 0500 Fondle 9 54.5 R. Starr 8 0062 Silver Shar 6 54.5 S. Turner 9 8699 Manhattan 3 54.0 D. Frye 10 9000 King's Robe 10 53.0 P. Smith Race 3 1-50 PENINSULA HANDICAP $3500; 1200 m 1 6925 Spy Force 5 57.0 R. Cooper 2 2350 Indigod 1 55.0 A. Poblete 3 3741 Lover Boy 2 52.5

T. Mali hews 4 0867 Bilberry 3 52 0 C. Quirke 5 0707 Cedar Key 7 51 0 R. Starr 6 5 Peligro 8 50.5 R. McCann 7 4459 Ocean Ribbon 6 49.0 G. Davison 8 467 Flying Milley 9 49.0 D. Frye 9 6418 Lynvar'i 4 48.0 S. Anderlon Race 4 2.25 MALVERN MAIDEN $1900; 1400 m 2 885 Alvina's Beau 10 55.0 3 30 Aqua Flight 7 55.0 A. Robinson 4 Bea 19 55.0 5 537 Cappiemore 9 55.0 J. Moffat 6 32 Cloud Dancer 11 55.0 G. Blair 7 2340 Country Manners 1 55.0 B. Smith 8 0655 Divine Flo 6 55.0 P. Smith 9 Double Bank 16 55.0 G. Caird 10 0050 Fraxy Lad 20 55.0 11 -5 Fufaster 22 55.0 'K. Burnett 12 7009 Irish Wink 5 55.0 13 4089 Kamora 13 55.0 J. Collett 14 0068 Lord Chester 18 55.0 D. Crozier 15 0605 Mid Day Nip 15 55.0 R. Cooper 16 66 Pack Ice 4 55.0 D. Frye 17 4802 Playback 14 55.0 T. Matthews 19 Red Chief 3. 55.0 R. Starr 20 0 Shirjan 21 55.0 21 4222 Supir Spy 2 55.0 R. McCann 22 0 Taxpak 8 55.0 Emergencies: Fufaster, Shirjan. Bea. Scratched: Queen’s Bell. Adorable. Race 5 3.0 MIDDLEPARK PLATE HANDICAP $2100: two-year-olds; 1000 m 1 3 All Trebles 3 54.5 P. Smith 2 Almander 1 54.0 R. McCann 3 Ariage 7 54.0 B. Smith 4 Astronomos 14 54.0 R. Hewinson 5 Channel Bay 4 54.0 C. Quirke 6 English Rose 13 54.0 K. Fleming 7 Halcyon Days 11 54.0 R. Bruce 8 Helene 10 54.0 9 Hint 9 54.0 J. Hawes 10 Latinity 5 54.0 R. Starr 11 5 March Parade 16 54.0 D. Frye 12 My Intent 6 . 54.0 R. Cooper 13 Peat 15 54.0 A. Robinson 14 8 Prince Gloaming 12 54.0 ,S. Reid 15 Pronto King 17 54.0 T. Matthews 16 Rattle The Sabre 2 54.0 J. Collett 17 Travanti 8 54.0 . A. Poblete Race 6 3.35 T.A.B. TREBLE KAITUNA MAIDEN $1900; 1400 m 1 Big Orders 9 55.0

H. ford 2 449 Bijou Flight 5 55.0 D. Frye 3 00 Double Lode 6 55.0 4 80 Epsom 1 55.0 R. McCann 6 530 Gay's Pal 15 55.0 D. Crozier 7 In The Glen 14 55.0 P. Smith 8 0 Jacqui's Delight 22 55.0 9 7 Lady Avis 12 55.0 10 6 Leacroft 7 55.0 11 6080 Mary Gray 11 55.0 D. Reardon 12 5 Nanette 21 55.0 R. Cooper 13 0463 Philsea 20 55.0 G. Davison 14 Prestigious 10 55.0 15 4595 Queen's Bribe 4 55.0 G. Blair 16 3374 Silver Defoe 8 55.0 R. Hewinson 17 54 The Times 2 55.0 J. Collett 18 7 Thora Belle 19 55.0 K. Fleming 19 38 Tit Bits 13 55.0 B. Smith 20 Valigma 18 55.0 A. Robinson 21 5 Vingt'un 3 55.0 R. Bruce 22 705 Yukon Lass 16 55.0 T. Matthews Emergencies: Prestigious. Lady Avis. Double Lode. Scratched: Fleet Princess. * Race 7 4.10 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA DB GALAXY STAKES $8000; weight-for-age; 2000 m 1 2540 Flying Ribot 9 58.5 R. Bruce 2 1128 John Peel 6 58.5 D. Frye 4 2163 Macho Man 12 58.5 D. Crozier 5 0367 Alvaro King 10 57.0 A. Poblete 6 0079 Another Story 8 56.0 R. McCann 8 0920 Black Gull 5 56.0 J. Hawes 9 2430 Double Jay 4 56.0 J. Moffat 10 9342 Joyarty 3 56.0 J. Pankhurst 11 1 The Dimple 13 56.0 A. Robinson 12 1881 Sea Princess 7 54.5 B. Smith 13 0291 Worldly Mist 2 54.5 T. Matthews 14 1532 Queen's Pal 11 48.5 R. McAra Scratched: Just A Rebel. Auditory. Race 8 4.45 T.A.B. TREBLE AMURI HANDICAP $1900; apprentice riders; 1400 m 2 0670 Double Sign 1 54.5 D. Crozier 3 8490 Treacle 10 54.5 S. Reid 4 0340 Kinios 12 54.0 T. Matthews 6 0 Trianon 2 54.0 D. Frye 7 1 Bo Diddley 16 53.5 D. Reardon . 9 0 Indian Idol 7 53.5 S. Anderton 10 1 Our Hope 11 53.5 G. Davison 12 0770 Saccone 3 53.5 R. Cooper 13 75 Honourette 9 53.0 H. Thomas 14 000 Legalize 13 53.0 J. Hawes

15 5034 Paura Hoa 5 53.0 R. Bent 16 Parkistinian Lad 17 52.5 17 0080 Silver Laurel 15 52.5 J. Moffat 18 80 Synroc 14 52.5 N. Morice Scratched: Just from Santa, Silver Shar, Buster McCoy. Phar Wrong. Race 9 5.20 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA BRYNDWR HANDICAP $3500; 1600 m 1 5006 Firpo 3 57.0 R. Bruce 2 Miles Better 5 56.5 J. Moffat 3 2009 Firefly 4 55.0 A. Robinson 4 5705 Timax 14 54.5 D. Frye 5 0051 Anticipate 17 53.5 P. Smith 6 14 Gaelic Bid 6 53.5 T. Matthews 7 0230 Darnley Flight 7 53.0 J. Collett 8 6640 Third Degree 12 52.0 G. Killick 10 4700 Paddy Beaufort 11 50.5 G. Davison 12 11 Machiavelli 10 50.0 R. McCann 13 1075 Weinmeister 9 50.0 R. McAra 14 0630 Country Scene 13 49.5 B. Smith 15 0848 Dellana 18 49.5 K. Burnett 17 1712 Silver Print 8 49.5 S. Anderton Scratched: Aguirre. Nottingham Belle. Kelly Robe. Black Gull. Race 10 5.55 T.A.B. TREBLE T. QUINELLA RANFURLY SHIELD HANDICAP $2200; 1400 m .1 1306 Sir Ashley 17 57.0 B. Smith 2 Strange Magic 19 57.0 R. McCann 3 1603 Crescent 6 56.5 R. Cooper 4 8850 Pee Dee Que 4 56.5 T. Matthews 5 5249 Sharlanza 10 56.5 G. Davison 6 0000 Hesten 1 56.0 A. Robinson 7 8582 Crystal Eyes 8 55.5 N. Morice 8 0210 Dainty Dish 2 55.5 J. Pankhurst 9 10 Hearseur 5 55.5 J. Collett 10 2119 Junior 11 55.5 R. Starr 12 7999 Bev’s Girl 9 55.0 H. Ford 13 9510 Lord Of The Dance 16 55.0 A. Poblete 14 7035 Sutch 18 55.0 D. Frye 15 0789 Asterisk 3 54.5 R. Bruce 16 4 Bongo Boy 14 54.5 L. Didham 17 Foam 15 54.0 D. Crozier 18 140 Kusadasi 21 54.0 J Hawes 19 700 Ribot Vain 12 53.5 P. Smith 20 Lancaster 13 53.0 21 00 Lord Beaufort 13 53.0 K. Fleming Emergencies: Lancaster, Lord Beaufort. Scratched: Rebel Star.