Seafield Celeste Auckland prospect

Press, 15 May 1985, Page 49

Seafield Celeste Auckland prospect

Special correspondent Auckland Seafield Celeste looks to have a great chance of completing a hat-trick when she contests the first leg of the T.A.B. double on the second night of the Rowe Cup meeting at Alexandra Park this evening. She originally was to have started from a second row barrier position but an unusually large number of scratchings, seven, has enabled her to move up into the front row, at No. 7. It is still fairly wide at the mile post but most of those drawn inside Seafield Celeste are out of form. The Manurewa four-year-old has won her last two races, one of them a flying mile, after showing brilliant acceleration early. Only Merlin Neptune is likely to tackle her for the role of pacemaker in the National Bloodstock Free-for-all. Merlin Neptune has been improving steadily since he resumed racing and, at his latest appearance, he finished a good third in a flying mile at Alexandra Park on April 26. He has drawn one place better than Seafield Celeste. Adios Trick, a good Christchurch three-year-old filly, is bound to retain a good following in spite of not paying a dividend in either of her last two races. She did not go badly when fifth in the C. F. McCarthy Ladyship Stakes on the first night of the Rowe Cup meeting and, at No. 3, is ideally drawn. Undercheck, fourth last Saturday, and Dunstan Boy, a last-start winner at Alexandra Park on April 19, must also be strongly considered. A sizeable number of hopefuls seeking selection in the Max Harvey-sponsored Rowe Cup on Saturday night will compete in the second leg-, the Meadowset Graphics Trot. Dragon’s Pride, Landora’s Pride, Tussle and Indette, the leading contenders for Rowe Cup honours, are giving the race a miss and the issue is decidedly open. Captain Carthew, trained and driven by Peter Wolfenden, makes a good deal of appeal. Having only his second race of the season, he did not show up at Alexandra Park on April 19 last time out but he was on a hard mark and the distance, 2200 m, did not really suit him. Since then, Captain Carthew has run second to Dragon’s Pride at a matinee meeting at Pukekohe. He showed splendid form last season and should be just about ready for a bold run. The distance of 2700 m will be to his liking. Empire Lobell, By the Way, Simon Katz and Mister Square look his main rivals. Empire Lobell, after two successive wins, was not disgraced when sixth in his debut in the best class on the first night of the meeting. He was forced to race wide over most of the last round. By the Way did well to finish fifth in the same race after having had anything but a good run. Jetbet: 8 Race 1 6.10 COURIER SYSTEMS MOBILE PACE $4430; Cl; junior drivers; 2700 m. 1 7865 Wave Dancer 1 It G. Small 2 9013 Red Crest 2 It 3 2213 Julsara 3 it J. Stormont 4 7071 Parisian President 4 it D. Butcher 7 0749 Vixen’s Pride 7 It 8 0550 Prime Advice 8 It D. Balle 9 3124 Saville Joe 9 It 11 2238 King Nero 11 It B. Mangos 12 8406 Sergio Bandit 12 It S. Reid 13 4105 McKinney’s Triumph 13 It G. Wolfenden 15 0034 Out To Bee 15 It P. Baker 16 8320 Hanover Dee 16 It 17 866 Bosley 17 It Scratched: Red Tiger, Helly Phil, Alba Knight, Berndon Star, Our Bee. Race 2 6.40 CITIZEN WATCHES MOBILE PACE $4000; CO; 2200 m. 2 Special Mark 2 It B. Schumacher 3 663 Road Runner 3 It F. Kirk 4 048 Kitty Lobell 4 It J. Stormont 5 6264 Mister Morris 5 It P. G. Young 6 2752 Queen’s Prince 6 It R. Clapperton 7 7420 Ulster Lass 7 It F. Cooney

8 4 Seafield Captain 8 It A. Herlihy 9 2539 Honest Love 9 It G. Wolfenden 11 9253 Great Buy 11 It M. McKendry 12 4623 Miss Ayrick 12 It G. Harris 13 0 Honourable 13 It B. Mangos 16 8853 Wibahe Jersey 16 It C. Butler 17 Emma’s Lad 17 It 18 Millertime UR It Scratched: Had It All, Don Rio, My Joe, Sandiero. Race 3 7.10 IMPACT WINDOWS HANDICAP $5485; C 3; trotters; 2700 m. 2 0790 Tinkering 1 10 J. Stewart 3 7009 Spark Provider 2 10 4 5309 Flying Game 3 10 T. Knowles 5 0525 Landon Lad 4 10 J. Langdon 6 1110 Game Martini 5 10 A. Herlihy 7 1000 Regal Tina 6 10 B. Purdon 9 0860 Strydom UR 10 10 0466 Sedgeford Hanover 1 20 11 1047 Brecon Silk 2 20 P. Wolfenden 12 5003 Gunn Scot 3 20 14 9000 Maybe Now 1 30 15 0970 As Required 2 30 L. Purdon 16 6490 Tree 3 30 C. Evans 17 9000 Rick Evander 4 30 C. Butler 19 8058 Milson Gold 6 30 J. Cole Scratched: First Grade, Peddler, Another Mini, Tuatahi Craig. Race 4 7.40 T.A.B. TRIFECTA ANDREA BIANI FILLIES MOBILE PACE $10,000; two-year-old fillies; one mile 1 Smooth Tabella 1 It M. Nicholas 2 400 Brief Affair 2 It 3 5 Blue Twirl 3 It 6 5 Fergie’s Gift 6 It R. Mitchell 7 8420 Regal Dime 7 It J. Fleming 8 1 Wave Over 8 It 10 2160 Janet Harlyn 10 It C. Butler 11 3386 Aureola 11 It D. Butcher 13 35 Babbling Brooke 13 It A. Herlihy 14 8142 Smooth Excuse 14 It M. McKendry 15 10 Liberation 15 It F. McMonagle 16 21 Western Fella 16 It J. Langdon 17 2073 Lovester 17 It G. Harris Scratched: Racey Neen, Montana Vermala, Hard To Catch, Rose Of Honour. Race 5 8.10 TAB. TREBLE HARVEY FURNISHINGS MOBILE PACE $4000; CO; 2200 m. 1 53 Parisian Dolly 1 It J. Langdon 2 Fleet Fella 2 It 4 4 Hobart Hero 4 It T. Knowles 5 0400 November Star 5 It H. Timmins 6 2060 Glen Be Good 6 It 7 4400 Our Schell 7 It 9 20 Red Nicholls 9 It B. Purdon 10 20 Direct Lord 10 It G. Hillier 12 4385 Redmond Pride 12 It G. Harris 13 4022 Lady Shelley 13 it B. Schumacher 14 9082 Snow O'Brien 14 It G. Reaks 15 3303 Meddle To Win 15 It M. McKendry 17 Mister Bojangles 17 It A. Herlihy Scratched: Jimmy Lobell, Ruby Red, Crystal Jewel, Gladover, Lea Vance. Race 6 8.40 TAB. DOUBLE NATIONAL BLOODSTOCK RESTRICTED FREE-FOR-ALL $6605; C5-C7; one mile. 3 8074 Undercheck 3 It A. Herlihy 4 9000 Don Diego 4 It 5 1195 Adios Trick 5 It J. Smolensk!

6 9509 Now’s Your Chance 6 It 8 9000 Sleepy Baker 8 It T. Knowles 13 0643 Merline Neptune 13 It

D. Butcher 14 2511 Seafield Celeste

G. Harris 15 3768 Mighty Minbar 15 It J. Langdon *l6 1 Dunstan Boy 16 It P. Davis

Scratched: Nostradamus, Pixanover, Prince Sharvid, Lord Shreik, Western Knight, Dottie’s Pride, Namu Baby.

Race 7 9.10 TAB. TREBLE HUGHES AND COSSAR WINE AND SPIRITS MOBILE PACE $5780; C 4; 2700 m. 1 8397 Rosewood Style 1 it B. Purdon 2 0300 Jake The Fake 2 it T. Knowles 3 9155 Lord Hanover 3 It 4 0595 Torque 4 It A. Herlihy 5 0181 Bold Image 5 It P Baker 6 1010 Otama Lass 6 It M. Stormont 7 6863 Frosty Boy 7 It E. Wallis 8 3249 Cheap Transport

F. Kirk 9 7880 Lord Mayor 9 It G. Hillier 10 2178 Golden Nero 10 it P. G. Young 11 0008 Te Awa 11 It O. Miller 12 1265 Lady Vance 12 It 13 1810 Benevolence 13 It B. Mangos 14 4430 Edwin Eden 14 It Scratched: Miss Rainbow.

Race 8 9.40 T.A.B. DOUBLE MEADOWSET GRAPHICS HANDICAP $7860; OC; trotters; 2700 m. 1 0100 Worthy Adios 1 It 2 0300 Malvena 2 It H. Timmins 3 0116 Empire Lobell 3 It A. Herlihy 4 50 Captain Carthew

P. Wolfenden 5 1725 By The Way 5 It G. Ryder 7 0400 Game Lark 7 It 8 0067 Mini’s Pride 8 It O. Purdon 9 0268 Mister Square 9 . It A. Milina 10 0000 Polly Lobell 10 It R. Garmonsway 11 2319 Simon Katz 11 It R. Prendergast 13 8320 Globe Tour 13 It L. Bebbington 14 9001 Caledonian Pride 14 It G. Harris 15 6858 Our Rona 15 It M. McKendry 17 0504 Game One 17 It F. Kirk 18 5000 First Grade 18 It G. Reaks Scratched: Milson Gold, Indette, Maybe Now, Andy Brydon. Race 9 10.10 RADIO PACIFIC MOBILE PACE $5430; C 3; 2700 m. 1 6945 Dream Drive 1 It C. Driver 2 5453 Honour On 2 It G. Wolfenden 3 1046 Proud Star 3 It O. Purdon 4 0030 Fairdale Prince 4 It A. Fraser 5 0004 Trinity Chase 5 It D. Gibbons 7 5195 Georgias 7 It P. Butcher 8 0025 Dusty Road 8 It M. Stormont 9 3771 Midnight Express 9 It P. G. Young 11 1192 Steffan 11 It 13 8346 Scenic Light 13 It T. Knowles 14 9880 Park Way 14 It 16 2417 Cheesecake UR It J. Langdon Scratched: Gambado, Whakaki, Mark’s Angel, Strathwave. Race 10 10.40 TAB. TREBLE BROWNSON JEWELLERS MOBILE PACE $5200; C2; 2200 m. 2 1728 Petite Pauvre 2 It T. Knowles 3 9470 Revonah Lord 3 it G. Martin 4 2293 Hellcat 4 It M. Stormont 5 115 Yuletide 5 It A. Herlihy 6 6203 Winning Rose 6 It H. Timmins 7 1302 Slippers 7 It C. Evans 8 5204 Birchwood Moonshine 8 It G. Hillier 10 5139 Slinky Gene 10 it M. Hasler 11 0588 Lucky Lynette 11 It P Baker 13 5231 Anticipate 13 It K. W. O’Reilly 15 1276 Kitland's Kin 15 It M. Nicholas 16 4730 Mini Tauro 16 It 17 0140 Pay Day 17 It A. Pyers 18 0150 Bundles UR It Scratched: Luna Dawn, Quick View, Alba’s Tune, Fell Off.