Firpo and Lyndon may be winning partnership
From
ROSS DIXON
Grevmcuth
The question of favouritism for the Hokitika Cup today is unlikely to be settled until plans for Frontline and Sea Princess are finalised this morning. Yesterday Frontline was under treatment for a pricked hoof and his Ashburton trainer. Jim Lalor, was far from confident that the Reefton Cup and Kumara Gold Nuggets winner would be fit to take his place in the first leg of the Westland Racing Clubs T.A.B. double. Originally it was planned to reserve Sea Princess for a start at Greymouth next Friday but her connections were having second thoughts after she worked at Hokitika yesterday.
liven without the absence of Frontline and Sea Princess the Riccarton veteran. Firpo. which will have the services of the successful Woodville apprentice. Maree Lyndon, might still be the popular fancy.
Firpo showed something like his best form at Kumara on Saturday when he was the runner-up to Frontline.
Lvndon and Firpo have alreadv teamed up successfully this season. She guided him to victory in the Heathcote Handicap at the Grand National meeting, at Riccarton in August. Meantime the Riccarton stayer has added the Ashburton Cup and the Hocking Travel Handicap at
Washdyke to his winning record. Our Silver. narrowlybeaten after losing some ground at the start in the sprint on his home track on Saturday, is sure to be on the short list of fancies for the Dominion Breweries Handicap. second leg of today's double.
The Kumara-trained five-year-old was a dual winner over today's distance (1200 m at the two-day Westland meeting at Hokitika in November.
Ocean Ribbon, first, and Alarming, third, in Saturday's sprint must also come into strong reckoning again, while Maree Lyndon's mount, the former northerner GayKing. will also have a strong
following. He did not do badly to finish fifth after being trapped wide throughout the open sprint at Reefton last Wednesday. Selections 12.30: Tee Kay .Jay. Til Bils. La Ventana. 1.5: Rapid Jack. Gay Leah. Miss Coaster. 1.40: Kinios. Lady Glenshiel. Arafura Sea. 2.15: Vigel. Toi Sira. Tfuira Belle. 2.5(1: Prove Away. Mt Riley. Leonie’s Pride. 3.30: Firpo. Frontline. Sea Princess. 4.10: Bijou Flight. Hallion. Tipsy Too. 4.50: Our Silver. Alarming. Gay King. 5.30: Strange Magic. Sea Raider. Hair Trigger. 6.10: Cappiemre. Fairway Lass. Eslaner.
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