McGinty ready for Stakes

Press, 13 April 1984, Page 25

McGinty ready for Stakes

NZPA staff correspondent Sydney

The New Zealand trainer, Colin Jillings, is winning a quiet fight he has been waging all week to get McGinty ready for the $300,000 Tancred Stakes tomorrow.

McGinty was “pricked” in the near-side front hoof while being shod on Monday and Jillings has been applying poultices to draw out any bruising and prevent infection.

On Tuesday he was able to work McGinty over 1600 m with the fellow New Zealander, Stylish Dude, and the pair were timed over 1400 m at Imin 31s.

Jillings has been reluctant to say too much about the injury, other than that he was working to get the gallant One Pound Sterling four-year-old right in time for the Tancred.

Yesterday morning McGinty repaid the trainer’s hours of attention with a good run over 1600 m at Rosehill, and Jillings said later that the horse was a definite starter. “He worked very well,” be said. “There was fog at the track and he was only timed over 1400 m, but he did that in about Imin 275, which was one of the best of the morning. “We’ve still got poultices on the hoof and we’ve still got a couple of days up our sleeve. “But there’s no suggestion that he won’t start. I wouldn’t start him if he wasn’t absolutely right. “I don’t think he’s been better within himself at any part of his career.”

Race 1 4.25 GOLDEN SUPPER STAKES $400,000; two-year-olds; 1200 m 1 9113 Street Cafe 7 54.0 R. Quinton 2 2121 Inspired 14 54.0 D. Beadman 3 1311 County 1 54.0 P. Hyland 4 11 Hula Drum 9 54.0 P. Smith 5 1374 Slick Draw 4 54.0 H. White 6 612 Pete’s Choice 16 54.0 M. Schumacher 7 4141 Royal Troubador 5 54.0 B. Compton 8 4229 Fair Verdict 2 54.0 N. Barker 9 111 Rivage 15 51.0 W. Harris 10 5011 Vain Display 8 51.0 G. Willetts 11 1141 Rass Dancer 18 51.0 B. Thomson 12 123 Giostra 17 51.0 G. Allendorf 13 1321 Pashenka’s Gem 6 51.0 L. Dittman 14 1291 Spirit of Kingston 13 51.0 P Cook 15 0114 Irradiate 11 51.0 K. Langby 16 0249 Love A Kiss 3 51.0 J. Marshall 17 1128 Quiet Little Drink 12 51.0 N. Voigt 18 157 Lady Lustre 10 51.0 L. Masters Emergencies: Quiet Little Drink, Lady Lustre. Race 2 6.25 BOWATER-SCOTT TANCRED STAKES $300,000; weight-for-age; 2400 m 1 522 Trissaro 5 58.5 2 2686 Gurner’s Lane 11 58.5 3 2514 Fountaincourt 12 58.5 4 3170 Stylish Dude 2 58.5 5 4540 No Peer 1 58.5 6 4131 Mr McGinty 8 57.0 7 355 Strawberry Road 6 57.0 8 0090 Vefoso 14 57.0 9 4893 Hayai 9 57.0 10 2170 Sanatate 10 57.0 11 2260 Chiamare 7 57.0 12 1113 Admiral Lincoln 4 57.0 13 1228 Bounty Hawk 3 52.5 14 3312 Beechcraft 15 52.5 15 1118 English Wonderl3 56.0 Emergency: English Wonder.