North Island jumpers will create interest

Press, 11 March 1983, Page 11

North Island jumpers will create interest

By

ALEX McMILLAN

The appearance of two top North Island jumpers. Metallic Ruler and Queen's Deputy, will highlight the Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s T.A.B. meeting at Queen Elizabeth II Park this evening. Both come south with big reputations to live up to and should have little difficulty measuring up against a rather weak line-up of southerners in the $lOOO Canterbury Hurdles, with only the smart Otago runner. Humbug Wonder, appearing likely to pose any sort of threat to them. The T.A.B. double will be on the two heats of the 560 m South Island championship (races six and nine). Most interest will centre on race nine, where most of the leading contenders are drawn. The New Zealand champion, Arkarita, is not well served with box No. 4 but is still likely to start favourite, while last season's South Island champion, Macluke, could be prominent from box No. 7, even though he has shown a distinct preference for inside draws. Sleep Easy, from the ace draw, could upset, while the chances of former track re-cord-holder, Petite Dancer, and last start Ashburton winners, Kim’s Ace and Lady Acclaim, could not be completely ignored. The first heat (race six) creates a problem for punters, with most of the form runners having done their latest racing over longer distances than the 560 m. Captain Kilty, badly drawn in box No. 5, is a good, honest type sure to be making ground strongly over the closing stages, while Misty Isle and Charlie’s Irish are thoroughly seasoned campaigners right up to winning against a field of mixed quality. (T.A.B. Code: GF) Race 1 7.00 CHIEF AMIGO STAKES $200; C2; 560 m First leg of first treble 3652 Daphne’s Disco 1 2111 Off The Line 2 3142 Rocks Ahead 3 4183 Select 4 1211 Tam Audain 5 1633 Wadderin Girl 6 7545 Bonny Pardon 7 2132 Artaban 8 Emergencies: 3755 Madam Osram 6325 Wee Dunnit Race 2 7.20 LATEST CRAZE STAKES $200; C2; 560 m Second leg of first treble 2165 Dark Hilarity 1 4331 Master Havoc 2 3421 Smooth Fella 3 6241 Winronin’s Dream 4 1262 Town Treasure 5 1165 Plunder Bar 6 4646 Mystic Mint 7 4443 Quiet Paddy 8 Emergencies: 3755 Madam Osram 6325 Wee Dunnit

Race 3 7.40 TRAVELLING LIGHT STAKES $2OO. C2; 330 m Third leg of first treble 5374 Mr Windsor 1 3316 Exile Him 2 7223 Highland Park 3 4487 Our Review 4 6521 Bashful Queen 5 2131 Lord Afore 6 5832 Levana Belle 7 1331 General Gee 8 Emergencies: 1388 Young Lochinvar 2647 Deep Pool Race 4 8.00 LIVELY KIWI STAKES $200; C 3; 330 m First leg of straight double 1454 Sheer Energy 1 1143 Angel's Hero 2 2673 Run Fran 3 1153 Rocky Hobbs 4 2126 Slitrig Wings 5 2373 Wingatui Lad 6 1562 No Solitude 7 1342 Slitrig Cess 8 Emergencies: 3161 All A Pluto 4216 Falcon Willie Race 5 8.20 NIGHBORN. STAKES $250: C4/5; 330 m Second leg of straight double 4136 No Review 1 7435 Typhoon Charlie 2 6113 Slitrig Hugo 3

4627 Wade Wealth 4 1142 Ben Bendigo 5 4165 Lord Of York 6 1314 Charles 7 3147 Tudor Free 8 Emergency: 7388 Jondug Lad Race 6 8.40 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT 1) $250; C 5; 560 m 3185 The Reefer 1 1116 Charlie's Irish 2 2162 Misty Isle 3 2551 Captain Kilty 5 2166 Casper’s Ghost 6 2413 World Eclipse 7 8447 Midnight Mint 8 Scratched: Red Pardons, Trudy Hobbs. Race 7 9.00 GOLDEN GALLEON STAKES $200; C 3: 560 m First leg of second treble 111 Keytoe Liz 1 1221 Beaumaris 2 1541 Full On Queens 3 4223 Outa My Way 4 8722 Smooth Majestic 5 4743 Geordie's Hope 6 2323 Come Alive 7 0632 Paladin Star 8 Emergencies: 6653 Wahine Gambler 8554 Slitrig Wonder

Race 8 9.20 CANTERBURY HURDLES $1000; CIH: 560 m ■ Second leg of second treble 5572 Glittering May 1 4321 Humbug Wonder 2 3444 Kotuku Wadderin 3 4162 Lockup Dan 4 3332 Queen's Deputy 5 8668 No Wadderin 6 5112 Metallic Ruler 7 Race 9 9.40 T.A.B. DOUBLE SOUTH ISLAND . CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT 2) $250: C 5; 560 m 4353 Sleep Easy 1 7111 Kim's Ace’ 2 1645 Petite Dancer 3 2613 Arkarita 4 8721 Lady Acclaim 6 6531 Macluke 7 Scratched: Porgi, Mystic Madam, Trudy Hobbs. Race 10 10.00 T A B. QUINELLA RED ROVER STAKES $250; C 4; 560 m Third leg of second treble 3254 Juanita s Charm 1 2423 Wairakei Lad 2 3564 Tara Banks 3 4636 Roaming Ron 4 1552 Feet Up 5 6231 Another Humbug 6 6312 Bourbon Lass 8 Scratched. Humbug Star.