Top Blend should measure up today
From ALEX McMILLAN Westport Top Blend, a brilliant winner over 1600 m in a lower grade on Saturday, appears capable of coping with the sharp rise in class he will encounter in the Westport Businessmen’s Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double on the second day of the Westport Jockey Club’s meeting at Patterson Park today. A five-year-old entire by Pass The Bottle, Top Blend was untroubled to justify his firm favouritism on Saturday, overcoming the inconvenience of being caught four wide in the early stages with the minimum of effort and putting a winning break on his rivals on the home turn. His rider, Jackie Oakeshott, did not appear to ask him for any serious effort until very close to home, and the fact that Top Blend was able to post Imin 37.3 s for the 1600 m (0.3 s outside Ribot Vain’s track record), speaks volumes for his ability. Top Blend is prepared at Rangiora by Graeme Hoare, who races the bay in partnership with Mrs Ngaire Langford, and it is believed that he will be even better suited by today’s longer distance of 2000 m.
A talented field of open class handicappers will ensure that Top Blend is severely tested today, and Julie’s Boy and Steel King, the principals in the finish of the corresponding event on Saturday, will almost certainly be the pair to dispute the favouritism.
Le Valet looked close to worth-while, form on Saturday and could provide the upset, while Frontline, Gaelic Bid and Machiavelli must always be accorded the utmost respect. The benefit of a 4.5 kg allowance and a lightning fast track should enable the brilliant Sea Princess to place Peligro’s 1200 m track record of Imin 10.8 s under threat today in the second leg of . the double, the
Tavern Visitors Syndicate Challenge Cup Handicap. The apprentice, Rangi Taylor, takes the mount on the speedster today and with her carded weight of 57kg reduced to 52.5 kg Sea Princess will be expected to start a short-priced favourite.
The daughter of Beaufort Sea and Misadvice fought tenaciously under her top weight of 57kg on Saturday, finishing a close third to Beach Bird. The run was her first totalisator start since the spring, when a wind operation was performed on the mare. With just minimal improvement on Saturday’s run the chestnut appeals as an outstanding prospect today. Alarming, Charlie’s Pal, and, if he starts, Beach Bird, seem the most likely obstacles to the favourite. Selections 12.10: Southern Queen, Te Kay Jay, Glide Song. 12.45: King’s Pai, Sweet Sue, Latex Cheque. 1.25: Blyme, Our Speed, Fairway Lass. 2.5: Sea Money, Great King, Eneibea. 2.45: Haidon, Senator Maree, Miss Chance. 3.25: Top Blend, Julie’s Boy, Steel King. 4.5: Lanson, Inter City, Sweet And Gay. 4.40: Sea Princess, Alarming, Beach Bird. 5.15: ' Bo Diddley, Border Guard, Shroff. Jbt: 6 Tab: WC
Race 1 12.10 T.A.B. QUINELLA CHARLESTON MAIDEN NO. 1 $1800; 1200 m
Race 2 12.45 T.A.B. QUINELLA KARAMEA MAIDEN $1800; 1200 m
Race 3 1.25 T.A.B. QUINELLA ISLAND PORT HANDICAP $2250; 1600 m
Race 4 2.05 T.A.B. QUINELLA CANTERBURY AND WESTLAND ROAT MAIDEN $1800; 2000 m
12 0063 Sea Money 12 55.0 J. Oakeshott 13 5746 Vigel 10 55.0 C. Johnson
Race 5 2.45 TAB. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA BULLER HOTELS ASSOCIATION HANDICAP $2050; 2000 m
Race 6 3.25 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. TRIFECTA T.A.B. QUINELLA WESTPORT BUSINESSMEN’S HANDICAP $5000; 2000 m
Race 7 4.05 TAB. TREBLE TAB. QUINELLA CHARLESTON MAIDEN NO. 2 $1800; 1200 m 1 7050 Bold Adios 10 55.0 J. Hawes 2 0855 Bea 3 55.0
Race 8 4.40 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA TAVERN VISITORS SYNDICATE CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP $3000; 1200 m
Race 9 5.15 T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA MARTIN AND CO. HANDICAP $1900; 1500 m
1 08 Black Knight 1 G. Killick 55.0 2 0 Bronte Lass 7 C. Johnson 55.0 3 0020 Double Lode 6 P. Atkinson 55.0 4 09 Fijian Dancer 3 M. Burnett 55.0 5 64 Glide Song 5 G. Davison 55.0 6 869 Krisanna 9 C. Edmond 55.0 7 0777 Lady Ariadne 11 J. Collett 55.0 8 00 Mini Nearco 10 55.0 9 66 Southern Queen 2 55.0 10 9554 Te Kay Jay 8 M. Thornley 55.0 11 0 We Agree 4 S. Reid 55.0
1 9807 Glenavy Mist 1 M. Burnett 55.0 2 0552 King’s Pal 4 J. Oakeshott 55.0 3 6244 Latex Cheque 8 H. Thomas 55.0 4 Pacific Prince 5 55.0 5 9005 Pride 01 The Fleet 6 G. Blair 55.0 6 46 Sally Beaufort 3 C. Johnson 55.0 7 000 Seleicia 11 J. Collett 55.0 8 9900 Star Piece 7 M. Thornley 55.0 9 3552 Sweet Sue 10 G. Davison 55.0 10 0006 Taxtale 2 55.0 11 9 Jadek 12 52.0 12 0 Mt Pep 9 52.0
1 1102 Blyme 7 J. Collett 55.5 2 1094 Meshaan 4 G. Blair 55.0 3 1680 Trade Union 6 55.0 5 3300 Fairway Lass 5 S. Reid 53.5 6 9957 Our Hope 2 53.0 7 6733 Our Speed 8 G. Davison 53.0 7 4805 Just An Angel 1 C. Edmond 51.5 9 6808 Kinios 3 M. Burnett 51.5 Scratched: Prince Rapido.
1 600 All Signs 5 S. Anderton 55.0 2 0 Bronte Lass 1 R. Taylor 55.0 3 00 Diamond Ell 2 H. Thomas 55.0 4 9395 Great King 4 M. Thornley 55.0 5 0594 Enebea 8 55.0 6 2357 King Henry 3 J. Collett 55.0 7 8 Perradi 7 G. Davison 55.0 8 6239 Pasqua 11 S. Reid 55.0 9 00 Rose’s Choice 6 55.0 10 0 Sun Spirit 13 55.0 11 9095 Starry Halo 9 B. Smith 55.0
1 3724 Miss Chance 3 55.5 R. Hewinson 2 3300 Fairway Lass 2 S. Reid 55.0 3 2061 Haldon 5 B. Smith 55.0 4 0776 William John 6 G. Killick 55.0 6 1436 Prove Away 1 P. Atkinson 54.0 7 4363 Longline 7 G. Davison 53.0 8 0015 Mhorso 9 G. Blair 53.0 9 3814 Senator Maree 8 S. Anderton 52.5 10 7750 Ocean Toi 4 C. Johnson 52.0 Scratched: Campala.
1 5906 Frontline 5 G. Davison 57.0 2 7163 Gaelic Bid 1 B. Smith 57.0 3 6557 Firpo 12 M. Thornley 55.5 4 4285 Machiavelli 4 J. Collett 54.5 5 0031 Julie’s Boy 10 G. Blair 54.0 6 7042 Steel King 8 R. Hewinson 54.0 7 7300 Jonboy Hunt 6 J. Hawes 53.0 8 3031 Top Blend 7 J. Oakeshott 53.0 9 0080 Lady Beebee 13 S. Reid 52.5 10 0018 Stead 3 H. Thomas 52.5 11 7604 Le Valet 14 52.0 12 0090 Bev's Girl 9 M. Burnett 51.5 13 8000 Goucho 2 C. Edmond 51.5 14 0946 Raise A Lark 5 S. Anderton 51.5 15 7930 Scotch Dream 11 P. Atkinson 51.5 Emergency: Goucho.
M. Baikie 3 4603 Equation 7 G. Davison 55.0 4 Glen Dougal 4 55.0 5 2 Inter City 5 M. Thornley 55.0 6 0090 Kandy Corn 6 G. Killick 55.0 7 3 Lanson 9 M. Burnett 55.0 8 00 Prince Jekyll 2 J. Collett 55.0 9 0992 Sweet And Gay 11 G. Blair 55.0 10 33 Waimea Countess 8 C. Edmond 55.0 11 87 Woodbine Lucy 1 C. Johnson 55.0
1 263 Sea Princess 3 R. Taylor 57.0 2 0502 Alarming 2 J. Collett 55.5 4 5061 Beach Bird 6 G. Blair 53.0 5 1154 Charlie’s Pal 1 G. Davison 52.0 6 4600 Aguirre 5 B. Smith 51.5 7 3575 Teri's Lass 4 C. Edmond 51.5 8 9777 Glamour’s First 7 S. Anderton 50.0 9 7241 Regal Pine 8 M. Burnett Scratched: Our Silver. 49.0
1 5431 Bo Diddley 1 G. Blair 57.0 2 3445 Border Guard 9 C. Johnson 54.5 3 3406 Miss Coaster 3 J. Collett 54.5 4 9701 Shroff 2 B. Smith 54.0 5 8303 Silver Defoe 7 G. Davison 54.0 6 7357 Grand Slam 4 53.5 7 3909 Hair Trigger 6 J. Hawes 53.5 8 7750 Ocean Toi 8 53.5 9 0002 Silver Laurel 5 R. Hewinson 53.5 10 8096 Sky Eyes 10 P. Atkinson 53.5 11 7000 Mighty Million 11 S. Reid 53.0
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