Queen’s Pal looks bright hope at Orari today

Press, 6 March 1984, Page 29

Queen’s Pal looks bright hope at Orari today

By

W. R. CARSTON

Although Queen’s Pal has had to settle for minor platings in two of her last three races she is generally expected to give weight all round and a beating to her rivals in the Ross Smith Handicap at Orari today. The talented Riccartontrained mare will be going for her second victory at Orari and her third win this season in the second leg of the Geraldine Racing Club’s T.A.B. double.

Queen’s Pal began her four-year-old racing with a victory over today’s distance in the South Island Thoroughbred Stakes at Orari in September. Next time out she ran Every Show close in the Phar Lap Trophy on the same course in October.

Meantime, Queen’s Pal put another win on record, again at 1400 m at Riccarton early in December, and her other five starts have yielded three minor placings, the most recent being behind Gossip, Hint and McAngus on her home course last month.

The 10-horse field for the Ross Smith Handicap remained intact yesterday but scratchings have reduced the first leg, the Seadown Garage Handicap, to a fivehorse affair.

On paper the dual Westport winner, Julie’s Boy, stands out. But if the pace happens to be muddling, as so often happens with small fields in middle distance events, he might not find it so easy to come up with his third victory on the trot.

There was every indication in both of his winning runs at Westport that Julie’s Boy is at his best when the pace is really on all the way.

Jbt: 4 Tab: FC Race 1 11.10 TAB. QUINELLA TE MOANA HIGHWEIGHT $2050; 2000m i 092 Flying Milley 2 62.0 C. Edmond 2 1009 VtngVUn 3 60.0 A. Cowan 3 57 dust Guy 5 595 A. Robinson 4 2220 Catch Molly 1 58.0 J. Collett 5 7751 Ocean Toi 4 57.5 B. Pelling Race 2 12.5 TAB. QUINELLA ORAR1 MAIDEN $1800; 2000m i 9052 Berkeley Clown 2 55.0 J. Dowling 2 8040 Celtic Lodge 6 55.0 L. Didham 3 Condition 12 R. Bruce 55.0 4 0868 Double Back 13 55.0 G. Davison 5 3204 Double Quick 1 55.0 C. Johnson 6 5943 Enelbea 8 55.0 M. Burnett 7 0790 Flying Ensign 10 55.0 P. McKay 8 02 Jacqui’s Delight 9 55.0 J. Oakeshott 10 0870 Noble Renegade 4 H. Thomas 55.0 11 568 Rum Tale 7 55.0 M. Thornley 13 5693 Y Telor 5 55.0 J. Collett Scratched: Starry Halo, Ladbrook. Race 3 12.40 TAB. QUINELLA GREY WAY JUVENILE $2000; 1200m i 6163 Miss Tryphena Bay 8 A Robinson 55.0 2 4 White Lip 5 52.5 C. Johnson 4 0 Butternut 7 52.0 P. Atkinson 5 Cattle Lass 6 S. Reid 52.0 6 7 Dalkeith 2 52.0 7 Greek Fleur 1 52.0 8 9 Nickaletta 4 52.0 G. Davison Scratched: Archaic.

Race 4 1.15 TAB. QUINELLA FIRST BELFIELD MAIDEN $1800; 1400m 1 Arbor Vitae 7 55.0 C. Edmond 2 Blonde Steak 6 55.0 R. Bruce 3 0083 Divine Flo 5 55.0 4 8880 Ex Jay Six 8 55.0 B. Smith 5 0420 Hying Fraxy 9 55.0 J. Collett 6 8078 Glenavy Mist 11 55.0 7 57 Krysia 2 55.0 J. Dowling 8 60 Lady Avis 12 55.0 C. Johnson 9 6608 Level Star 4 55.0 G. Blair 10 Mortgage 1 55.0 12 2023 Tuesday 10 55.0 G. Davison Scratched: Star Piece. Race 5 1.50 TAB. TREBLE TAB. QU1NELLA THE RAUKAPUKA $2000; 1200m 2 3037 Cairngorm 6 55.0 R. Bruce 3 9096 Hair Trigger 1 55.0 P. Atkinson 4 Half A Carat 3 55.0 G. Davison 5 Laughing Lover 15 55.0 M. Burnett 6 Lucifer Lad 13 55.0 R. Hewinson 7 3310 Morley Hight 5 55.0 M. Thornley 8 0310 Native Light 14 55.0 J. Dowling 9 2418 Regal Pine 8 55.0 H. Thomas 10 Royal Sceptre 11 ) 55.0 J. Collett 12 226 Seaflex 12 55.0 14 6008 Side Row 18 55.0 A. Robinson 16 3410 Sir Kelly 9 55.0 G. Blair 18 1005 Toongabbie 7 55.0 C. Johnson Scratched: Boy Named Sue, Sam’s Boa, Shroff, Silver Defoe, Special Turn. Race 6 2.25 TAB. DOUBLE TAB. QUINELLA SEADOWN GARAGE HANDICAP $2250; 2000m 2 0311 Julie’s Boy 1 56.0 G. Davison

4 5346 Country Manners 2 B. Smith 53.5 6 3024 Ruthless Charles 6 ,• P. Richards 53.5 7 6884 Black Gull 5 52.5 R. Cooper 8 9095 Five Over Five 4 52.5 C. Johnson Scratched: Steel King, The Creek, Lady Beebee. Up Race 7 3.5 TAB. TREBLE TAB. QUINELLA SECOND BELFIELD MAIDEN $1800; 1400m 2 Bronte Lass 6 C. Johnson 55.0 3 50 Dover Castle 11 55.0 C. Edmond 5 0700 Heather Adair 10 55.0 J. Dowling 6 005 High Spirits 2 55.0 R. Bruce 7 0 Labalose 1 55.0 M. Burnett 9 5902 March Parade 5 55.0 R. Hewinson 10 9568 Nearco Park 9 55.0 M. Thornley 11 9000 Our Comet 7 55.0 G. Davison 12 0 Teachers Aide 8 55.0 G. Blair Scratched: Ben Brodie, Fijian Dancer, Lanson. Race 8 3.40 TAB. DOUBLE TAB. QUINELLA ROSS SMITH HANDICAP $3050; 1400m i 1304 Queen’s Pal 3 57.0 R. McAra 2 Soaring High 6 R. Bruce 54.5 3 1021 Alarming 1 54.5 J. Collett 4 0176 Lord La Di Da 4 53.0 G. Davison 5 9 Shardak 9 50.5 C. Johnson 6 7525 Upper Cut 2 50.5 J. Hawes 7 6000 Cedar Key 5 50.0 R. Stan8 0635 Rebel Star 7 49.5 P. Atkinson 9 8781 Selkirk 8 49.5 P. Richards 10 Hasten 10 S. Reid 48.5

Race 9 4.15 2 TAB. TREBLE TAB. TRIFECTA TAB. QUINELLA WAJM HANDICAP $2050, 1400m Proud Leigh 1 56.0 4 R. Cooper 0042 Sharianza 15 55.0 5 H. Thomas 2300 Taxpak 10 55.5 6 P. McKay 9271 Grey Dove 3 55.0 7 J. Collett 0510 Sereb 4 55.0 8 L. Didham 1318 Tim Lea 9 55.0 9 G. Blair 6176 Windvale Gae 11 55.0 10 C. Edmond 7332 Our Hope 14 54.5 11 G. Davison 0595 Silver Bayou 5 54.5 12 S. Bailey 0655 Red Consul 12 54.0 13 R. Bruce 8055 Just An Angel 8 53.0 15 R. Taylor Rhubarb 13 53.0 16 S. Reid 4440 Sharleta 16 53.0 B. Smith Scratched: Meshaan, La Pornrne, Kinios.