Queen’s Pal sharp in winding-up sprint

Press, 3 May 1984, Page 26

Queen’s Pal sharp in winding-up sprint

By

J. J. BOYLE

Queen’s Pal might be the one to spearhead a strong Canterbury assault on her former home ground at Wingatui for the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting tomorrow. She has the physique and class to cope with top weight of 57kg in the TallyHo Handicap, tomorrow’s T.A.B. trifecta race and first leg of the T.A.B. double. Her winding-up sprint for that 1600 m race was done on a firm No. 1 grass at Riccarton yesterday. Ridden by Lyn Prendergast, Queen’s Pal completed 800 m without any great show of exertion in 47.6, rounding off a good gallop with 35.4 for the final 600.

The Wingatui horseman, Russell McAra, will ride Queen’s Pal and her stablemate, Rock and Pillar, tomorrow.

Sir Fox, a last-start winner for the Prendergast stable, will be ridden by Ali Robinson, Palvet a form runner in the first of the maiden races, will be the mount of Tane Matthews, and Paul Richards has been engaged for the North Island-owned filly . Chick Chat in the G. J. Barton Memorial.

Fields and form for tomorrow’s T.A.B. double:— Race 6 2.20 TAB. TRIFECTA TA.B. DOUBLE TAB. QUINELLA TALLY-HO HANDICAP $5000; 1600 m 1 1304 Queen’s Pal 8 57.0 First start since February 8 but well fitted for this with trials and recent gallops. R. McAra 2 0740 Sporting Show 13 56.5 Disappointing in Great Easter at Riccarton last week. S. Reid 3 8440 Black Rule 2 53.5 First start since February 6 when he failed 2000 m at Riccarton. Very useful on soft and heavytracks when he comes to form R. Bruce 4 8512 Go Johnny 4 53.0 Win two starts back was over 1200 m at Riverton. Fast finisher for 2nd over 1400 m at same meeting. B. Smith 5 1974 Jendra 10 53.0 First start since January 13, but was trials winner last week-end. P. Richards 6 4430 Nottingham Belle 7 53.0 Failed in only start at Riverton at Easter. Placed run the time before was in 1600 m won by Super Dude at Invercargill. J. Collett

7 4561 Paddle 3 53.0 Surprise winner of Riverton Cup last start H. Goscomb 8 7655 In the Glen 1 52.0 Creditable sth in corresponding race at Riccarton last Saturday, and could be still improving. G. Davison 9 689 Turf Ruler 11 51.0 Form at Riverton was not up to much. 10 6370 Scorcher 5 50.5 Failed against sprinters at Riverton last time out. 11 7005 Concordia 14 50.0 Latest run was against class 2 middle distance performers at Riccarton. 12 0741 Double Gem 9 50.0 Successful this distance in class 3 race at Riverton. Lightweight chance on this, her home course. S. Anderton 13 5697 Manila 6 50.0 Others preferred. 14 0757 Tercero 12 50.0

Has been failing in weaker fields.

15 0000 Vrinsk 15 50.0 Lacks credentials for this. S. Turner Race 8 3.35 TAB. DOUBLE TAB. TREBLE THE BRUNTON $2400; 2200 m 1 0304 Abdicator 4 56.0 Promising run for 4th 1600 m at Riccarton last week. G. Davison. 2 7902 Alert 7 56.0 Strong finisher for second over middle distance at Riverton last start. J. Collett 3 5301 Habeeb 12 56.0 Determined finisher for middle distance win at Beaumont last start P. McKay. 4 0330 Him Pronto 11 56.0 Fair run for 3rd behind Kade at Beaumont but failed in only start at Riverton. S. Allen. 5 8054 Bymai 1 53.5 Veteran on a build up for another jumping programme. Last-start 4th was in Great Western at Riverton. S. Anderton 6 6917 Clint 5 53.5 Win two starts back was over 1400 m at Invercargill, but failed same distance at Riverton. D. Skerrett 7 6260 Glowing Treasure 10 53.5 Well beaten in middle distance test at Riverton. A. Robinson. 8 7947 Irish Note 2 53.5 Form patchy. Latest failure was at Riverton. 9 7625 Master Bijou 8 53.5 Placed run two starts back was in highweight at Beaumont. S. Turner. 10 8301 Royal Dollar 9 53.5 Dogged effort for win over middle distance at Riverton, April 23. P. Richards. 11 8645 Silver Bayou 6 53.5 Not the worst, judged on two fair runs over 2000 m at Riccarton last week. 12 4453 Sky Rover 3 53.5 Form over 2000 m at Riccarton included 3rd behind Lady Gemma. Respected. J. Dowling.