Sporting Show to keep big following today

Press, 7 March 1983, Page 28

Sporting Show to keep big following today

Special correspondent Alexandra Sporting Show will retain a big following when he steps up to a middle distance in the Garrett Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Cromwell Jockey Club’s meeting today. The four-year-old son of Honey Crepe and Show Gate eclipsed his rivals over 1400 m on the first day of the meeting on Saturday when he came from last and made his run round the field on the home turn. He had been equally impressive when he won over the same distance at Wingatui at his previous start.

“He has settled in his races now so he can race over ground and I will keep Every Show for the sprints,’’ said his owner-trainer, Gordon Thomson, who is viewing major races at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s easter meeting for the talented brothers.

Sporting Show managed 2000 m successfully in the Cromwell Stakes and the Blue Riband at Waikouaiti as a three-year-old last season. He made the pace in both of those races.

Sporting Show will again be ridden by the Wingatui apprentice, Robin Montgomery, who carried 12 kilograms of lead to make the weight of 57kg on Saturday. He will carry half a kilogram less today. Auditory could be his stumbling block if any. She was ridden unusually at her most recent start in the Galaxy Stakes at Wingatui nine days ago and faded to fifth. This was not surprising when she dashed to a 10 length lead in the middle stages. Every Show, the three-year-old brother to Sporting Show which scored an impressive all the way win over 1400 m at Wingatui, heads the field for the Radford Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double. He will again be ridden by the Riccarton apprentice, Sharon Reid, and should prove the hardest to beat. SELECTIONS 11.15: Chares, Lady's Gem, Belsen's Bank. 1130: The Improver, Lucky Day, Ashwell. 12.25: Bleeper, Lord Killamey, River Glow. 1.0: Red Prince, Shuttle, Pbar Wrong. 1.35: Justa Pique, Dublin Bay, Big Letters. 2.15: Sporting Show, Auditory, Caparo. 2.50: Cappiemore, Super Dude, Rai) Dust. 3.25: Every Show, Barbedos, Go Johnny. 4.0: Security Note, The Vision, Peck. 4.40: Egyptian Princess, Dulcia, Proud Leigh.

Race 1 11.15 T.A.B. QUINELLA SCOTT HANDICAP $2100; 2000m 1 7011 Belsen’s Bank 9 N. Ridley 67.5 2 Glendu 16 62.5 3 62 Chares 3 R. Collett 61.0 4 00 Postscript 6 A. Robinson 61.0 5 0420 Bymai 12 T. Belsham 59.0 6 1350 Regal Cloud 7 59.0 7 020 Duwell 5 D. Shaw 58.0 8 095 Lady’s Gem 2 J. Collett 58.0 9 8000 Persian Lad 1 58.0

10 3005 Brightwater 11 57.5 S. Allen 11 80 Gate Parade 4 J. Albert 57.5 12 0087 Raenga 8 T. Gibbs 57.5 13 0780 Draw The Shot 14 57.0 14 0786 Hasty Simm 13 57.0 Race 2 11.50 FIRST TARRAS MAIDEN $1625: 1400m 1 665 Ashwell 3 J. Collett 55.0 2 9007 Billy Wood 4 A. Tait 55.0 3 3067 Colinsay 9 J. Pankhurst 55.0 4 0046 Da Boo 6 S. Anderton 55.0 5 0780 Draw The Shot 1 55.0 6 0996 Glengarry Boy 7 55.0 7 3909 Kintail Express 10 R. Cooper 55.0 8 9783 Lucky Day 5 55.0 9 00 No Shamar 8 B. Smith 55.0 10 7930 River Orchid 11 D. Frye 55.0 11 7 Sandehno 2 S. Reid 55.0 12 2 The Improver 12 A. Robinson 55.0

Race 3 12.25 SECOND TARRAS MAIDEN $1625: 1400m 1 0982 Bev's Delight 2 J. Pankhurst 55.0 2 0922 Bleeper 4 V. Powell 55.0 3 6600 Connadagh 12 D. Frye 55.0 4 0098 Defiance 8 R. Cooper 55.0 5 6403 Friar Tuck 6 J. Collett 55.0 6 809 Katiki Beau 11 L. Didham 55.0 7 3552 Lord Killarney 3 C. Roberts 55.0 8 5946 Madam Muriel 9 R. Montgomery 55.0 9 86 Meo Amigo 1 55.0 10 0004 Mount Joy 5 J. Dowling 55.0 11 5952 River Glow 7 K. Morton 55.0 12 0 Thoreau Chief 10 55.0 13 Volcanic Ash 13 P. McKay 55.0 Race 4 1.00 FIRST MASSEY HANDICAP $2000; 1400m 1 1205 Golden Gull 6 R. Montgomery 56.5 2 3147 Red Prince 2 56.5 3 6057 Duapprove 10 A. Tait . 56.0 4 7154 Nottingham Lea 3 D. Frye 56.0 5 0895 Phar Wrong 4 S. Anderton 56.0 6 0 Sky Rover 7 S. Prince 56.0 7 0771 Aldrome 9 J. Dowling 55.5 8 0190 Imperial Dream 1 55.5 9 0345 Melda Jane 12 R. Cooper 55.5 10 8000 Persian Lad 8 S. Cowie 55.5 11 916 Shuttle 5 J. Collett 55.5 12 9889 Rahnessa 11 T. McRae 54.5

Race 5 1.35 T.A.B. TREBLE SECOND MASSEY HANDICAP $2000; 1400m 1 0200 Cheval de Jour 8 R. Montgomery 56.5 2 0906 Dublin Bay 6 D. Frye 56.5 3 172 Justa Pique 3 L. Didham 56.5 4 7148 Caramack 11 56.0 5 1097 Kumonson 1 S. Allen 56.0 6 031 Tesema 2 J. Pankhurst 56.0 7 9516 Big Letters 4 J. McIntosh 55.5 8 5580 Imperial Princess 5 K. Morton 55.5 9 4780 Cara’s Breeze 7 55.0 10 7090 Top Row 10 55.0 11 80 C'mon Sal 9 54.5

Race 6 2.15 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA GARRETT HANDICAP $5000: 2000m i 0495 Auditory 4 J. Collett 57.0 2 9011 Sporting Show 1 R. Montgomery 56.5 3 0026 Caparo 3 S. Allen 56.5 4 3856 Albatross 2 K. Morton 54.5 5 2710 Princess Nardia 6 R. Cooper 54.0 6 Hytest 8 J. Dowling 52.0 7 3109 Red’s Image 10 D. Frye 51.5 8 0641 Willie bee 9 C. Roberts 51.0 9 0008 Regalo 7 S. Anderton 50.0 10 9865 Royal Meg 5 M. Crawford 50.0

Race 7 2.50 TAB. TREBLE TAB. QUINELLA CROMWELL STAKES $5200; three-year-olds; 2000m 1 0316 Acco 6 55.5 L. Didham 2 1342 Bold Ambassador 5 55.5 P. Richards 3 1111 Caooiemore 1 55.5 J. Moffat

4 5 1952 Cee Low 7 55.5 55.5 4501 K. Jones Rail Dust 4 A. Tait 6 2242 Super Dude 3 J. Collett 55.5 7 8001 Thorovari 2 D. Frye 55.5 8 2324 McAng'us 8 A. Robinson 55.5

Race 8 3.25 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA RADFORD HANDICAP $2500. apprentice riders: 1400m 1 1081 Every Show 5 58.0 2 S. Reid 1473 Barbedos 12 57.5 3 T. Matthews 0849 Bay Gull 1 56.0 4 R. Montgomery 4848 Brimarg 6 56.0 5 K. Ussher 1470 Go Johnny 14 56.0 6 D. Frye 9266 Boulder City 3 55.0 7 0000 Overcast 7 55.0 8 J. Mawer 0907 Ta Tay 10 54.5 9 • S. Anderton Musterer 4 54.0 10 J. Wilson 890 River Raider 13 54.0 11 J. Moffat 5067 Silver Monarch

B. Smith 12 2308 Cassini 15 53.5 13 8300 Prince Yoko 2 52.5 D. Skerrett 14 1369 Huff ’N Puff 8 52.5 15 • P. McKay 6003 Satanghai 9 I. McRae 52.5 Emergency: Satanghai. Race 9 4.00 T.A.B. QUINELLA QUEENSTOWN TRAVELODGE HANDICAP $3350; 1200m 1 4127 Nottingham Note

J. Collett 2 38 Off An’ On 7 J. Dowling 55.0 3 6636 Peck 5 K. Jones 55.0 4 4216 The Vision 1 A. Robinson 55.0 5 3156 Eagless 8 D. Frye 54.0 6 3800 Junior Blue 3 R. Montgomery 52.0 7 1945 Security Note 2 J. Wilson 52.0 8 6444 Cadmium 9 P. McKay 50.5 9 5251 Lochindal 4 T. McRae 50.5 Race 10 4.40 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA PURVIS HANDICAP $2500; 2000m 1 6890 River Town 4 A. Robinson 57.0 2 1075 Reinway 12 K. Morton 56.5 3 4900 Gordon 5 J. Albert 56.0 4 0430 Cara Vee 2 55.0 5 2501 Dulcia 9 J. Pankhurst 55.0 6 2141 Egyptian Princess 11 S. Anderton 55.0 7 2110 Proud Leigh 1 55.0 8 6003 Satanghai 7 T. McRae 54.5 9 4610 Sonntag 3 J. Collett 54.5 10 0080 Tudor Peak 6 B. Smith 54.5 11 5000 Abdicator 8 S. Allen 54.0 12 7870 Crown Jewel 10 54.0 13 6809 Chinette 14 R. Cooper 53.0 14 8009 Oregon Pine 13 A. Tait 53.5