Handicap conditions should suit Page Boy

Press, 18 December 1985, Page 48

Handicap conditions should suit Page Boy

Special correspondent Wellington Page Boy’s latest racing has been under weight-for-age conditions but back to handicaps, he could come out on top in the Gressier Lodge Handicap, the first leg of the Otaki-Maori Racing Club’s T.A.B. double at Otaki today. At the start of the month, Page Boy was ninth in Kingdom Bay’s Potter Stakes and the time before he was eighth in the Canterbury Gold Cup. In his other run at Riccarton, Page Boy was third in the Churchill Stakes. His only other outing was a success over 1400 m at Awapuni last month.

At his fifth attempt for the term and up to 2000 m, Page Boy should run strongly. His 56kg is a couple under the weight-for-age scale. He shares the top weight with Mr Trick, a previous winner in Australia, preparing for holiday racing, Mr Trick has run two excellent sprints lately, second behind Otoia Belle at Woodville and then he ran an excellent third in the Levin Cup Stakes, also under weight-for-age conditions. Like Page Boy, he drops a couple of kilos for today’s contest. Mussella missed in the Wanganui Cup. Before, she won the Summer Handicap at Woodville last month and her form has been useful.

Mighty Vain and H Vento were third and fourth in the Rapid Centennial Cup last week. Mighty Vain held his ground impressively and II Vento his to the line.

Go Henry finished third in the South Australian Handicap at Riccarton and finished ninth in the New Zealand Cup. Giveaway’s form is fair, though he failed to fire at Waipukurau and Trentham at his most recent outings. Royal Seal, the Evergreen Lodge winner, disappointed at Cambridge and at Otaki last Saturday, but can do better.

Call Me Stumpy raced fairly at Te Aroha while there the run of Norfolk Bard will attract attention. His effort to be placed at Trentham in the Odlins Plate, just a nose from Otehi Gold, was first rate. On that effort he will be a big chance. The second leg is to be staged on the Night Eruption Handicap and Go Mamma is favoured to complete a double for the meeting.

On Saturday the mare won the Stewards’ Handicap and it will come as little surprise if she repeats the dose in this one. She was placed at Waipukurau at her previous outing. By Rein and Blanceau, fresh runners at the meeting, look strong opponents. By Rein missed in the Odlins Plate, but he won at Levin the time before.

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 12.35 REMBRANDT SUITS HANDICAP $3000; two-year-olds; 1000 m 1 Night Fighter 6 P. Mercer 55.5 2 Ragamuffin 3 . .J. Walker 55.5 3 563 Ail Agree 7 G. Elliot 55.0 4 7 Shipmate 11 G. Phillips 54.5 5 7 Star Noon 2 G. Williams 54.5 6 Duel Princess 1 53.5 7 Extradite 12 '.M. Gillies 53.5 8 if Irish 10 53.5 10 Georgina Princess 9 53.5 11 90 Little Big Man 4 D. Walsh 53.5 13 Native Vixen 16 53.5 14 Sashaway 8 53.5 16 Tramor 5 53.5 Scratched: Kasheena, Mr Sid, Treize. Race 2 1.10 WILSON NEILL MAIDEN $3000; 1600 m 1 0000 Arcadus Star 19 54.0 2 Celestial Mint 2 54.0 3 28 Come On Fred 15 54.0 4 605 Doc’s Dream 14 P. Mercer 54.0 5 2 Gusty 12 .. G. Phillips 54.0 6 07 Lampoon 11 M. Lyndon 54.0 7 0000 Le Comte 9 54.0 8 7924 Lucky Cents 13 . . 54.0 9 Mancini Bay 10 G. Williams 54.0 10 8 Royal Rebec 4 J. Walker 54.0 11 0009 Scholars Habit 1 N. Harris 54.0 13 Sir Echo 7 . B. Griffin 54.0 15 .Te Awa 6 R. Hannam 54.0 16 0007 Ten Grand 5 E. Lamb 54.0 17 00 Tui Frass 17 .. G. Elliot 54.0 18 9000 Vase Lleen 8 D. Bradbury 54.0 19 760 Waterman 16 M. Campbell 54.0 Scratched: Shakatak, Stand Alone. Race 3 1.45 KAPITI PROMOTIONS COUNCIL MAIDEN $3000; 1600 m 1 0 Beautiful Sylvia 3 P. Mercer 54.0 2 0008 Blended 2 L. Cassidy 54.0 3 5 Brazen Dew 16 54.0 5 4 Fourpence 21 W. Satherley 54.0 6 0 Happy Knights 15 54.0 7 000 Hunting Bride 19 54.0 9 7005 Irish Cream 19 54.0 10 Irish Quin 4 K. Clapperton 54.0 11 0567 Judy Glow 12 N. Harris 54.0

12 2 Just Sneeze 8 . G. Phillips 54.0 13 0607 Lady Mannock 20 ... 54.0 14 Leica Chance 1 M. Campbell 54.0 15 6430 My Charade 18 54.0 16 798 Noblesse De Coeur 9. . M. Barnsley 54.0 17 ' Northern Queen 10 G. Elliot 54.0 18 000 Outstep 23 54.0 19 Per Capita 7 M. Gillies 54.0 20 80 Placid Kiss 13 B. Hibberd 54.0 21 -5 Regal Realm 11 D. Walsh 54.0 22 00 Smoulder 6 M. McKay 54.0 23 30 Super Day 14 T. Allan 54.0 24 9 Super Polly 22. . 54.0 Emergencies: Happy Knights, Outstep, Irish Cream, Super Polly. Scratched: Chandris, Ima Tigress. Rare 4 T 2 On ESK VALLEY HIGHWEIGHT $4500; 2000 m 1 4210 Chibuku 10 S. Jenkins 62.0 2 026 Storm Princess 12 J. Andrew 62.0 4 2844 Fille Du Monde 4 . . . . K. Treweek 61.0 5 5210 Kardalvic 3 G. Lord 61.0 7 03 Linden Row 11 L. Johnson 60.5 8 4106 Special Habit 1 G. Andrew 60.5 9 0 Ankerman 16 59.5 10 0033 Bonn 15 P. Worthington 59.5 11 600 Beau Duke 5 P. Goss 59.0 13 0695 King Arthur 6 J. Archer 59.0 14 758 Kings Heritage 9 59.0 15 540 Romadios 14 M. Gillies 59.0 16 990 Valley Rooster 13 P. Kauri 59.0 Scratched: Kerry’s Mate, King Kinetikos, Dancing Seas. Ram R T 7 AR KBH APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP $4000; 1600 m 2 ■ 9On the Town 9 M. Woods 54.5 3 Crest Way 10 E. Lamb 54.0 4 3129 Vanilla Lass 3 54.0 5 7018 King’s Lynn 1 T. Allan 53.0 7 0 Arcticus 2. D. Taplin 51.5 8 0054 Risk A Lot 14 L. Cassidy 51.5 9 Mr Teen 16 E. Jillings 51.5 10 0009 Carbonette 17 D. Bradbury 51.0 11 0706 Blackbird 6 W. Satherley 51.0 12 0000 Brook 12 S. Tonge 51.0 13 066 Calibre 8 K. Clapperton 51.0 14 Equaliser 15 M. McKay 51.0 15 0859 Mulberry 4 51.0 16 500 Rickadeed 5 51.0 17 89 Stylish Aimie 11 P. Ayres 51.0 Scratched: Irma La Douce, Past Master.

Race 6 T 3.30 THE SHIPPING HANDICAP $4500; 1400 m 1 37 Princess Regal 9 ... . W. Satherley 54.0 2 0362 Skybiri 13 N. Harris 54.0 3 3413 Tregenna 15 54.0 4 110 Another Prince 4 D. Bradley 53.5 5 I’m Susie 5........ . P. Mercer 53.0 6 Serene Pulse 18. ...... P. Ayres 53.0 7 Judas 14 . . . D. Skelton 52.0 8 7060 Salt Spray 3 G. Phillips 52.0 9 Wyuna 6 D. Walsh 52.0 10 Grand Gaffe 8 B. Hibberd 51.0 11 1008 Misty Ann 16 51.0 12 685 Bandlita 1 T. Allan 51.0 14 3648 Lady Stanley 2 M. Lyiidon 51.0 15 8 Impassive 10 50.5 16 4 Peeping Through 12 ... .J. Walker 50.5 18 0009 Silver Secret 7. ............ 50.0 Scratched: Cody, Waver. Race 7 D, TF 4.10 GRESSIER STUD HANDICAP $7000; 2000 m ,1 3923. Mr Trick 18 M. Lyndon 56.0 2 1389 Page Boy ,17 G. Phillips 56.0 3 Imaprince 8 54.0 4 1600 Stanley Frank 6 53.5 5 4084 II Vento 15 B. Hibberd 52.0 6 2217 Mussella 7 P. Ayres 52.0 7 6434 Bridge Player 3 D. Walsh 51.5 8 1800 Passive Prince 5 P. Mercer 51.0 10 0303 Mighty Vain 9 J. Archer 51.0 11 1109 Ruvain 11 W. Satherley 50.5 12 566 Call Me Stumpy 12 .... T. Moseley 49.5 13 0690 El Valiente 15 M. McKay 49.5

15 4062 Norfolk Bard 13 S. Tonge 49.5 16 3900 Royal Seal 10 T. Allan 49.5 17 2530 Brager 14 49.0 18 0128 Chemainus 4 P. Taylor 49.0, 19 4867 Giveaway 1 49.0 21 4361 To Awa Lad 19 G. Elliot 49.0 Scratched: Tranquil Sea, Go Henry, Monkey King. RaCS 8 NIGHT ERUPTION HANDICAP 445 $5000; 1600 m 1 6331 Go Mamma 9 . . . P. Ayres 56.0 2 1890 Huron 5 M. Campbell 56.0 3 154 Orateen 12 E. Lamb 54.5 4 2210 By Rein 8 . . . ,T. Allan 54.0 5 152 Blanceau 4 .D. Walsh 53.5 6 4830 Malcomem 13 . B. Hibberd 53.5 7 4908 Cuspidor 1 . . M. Lyndon 51.5 8 0742 Panphilae 2 G. Elliot 51.5 9 2224 Chuckka Khan 3. ..... G. Phillips 51.0 10 887 Gritain 7 W. Satherley 50.5 12 800 El Marino 11 V. Riley 49.5 13 4500 Dannlck El 10 49.0 14 00 Highland Knight 6 R. Hannam 49.0 Scratched: Mesta. Race 9 5.20 OTAKI ROTARY CLUB MAIDEN $3000; 2000 m 1 Ambush 14 .... T. Allan 55.0 2 6040 Battle Wish 2 P. Mercer 55.0 3 0 Beacon Isle 8 55.0 4 3442 Benreoch 5 M. Gillies 55.0 5 30 Ciubar Longe 11 ,N. Harris 55.0 6 75 Country Heir 9. B. Griffin 55.0 8 Doochary 17 55.0 9 460 Hai Soon 1 G. Elliot 55.0 10 2384 Pathlight 23 G. Williams 55.0 11 3062 Rango Wolf 21 W. Satherley 55.0 12 090 San Habit 10 55.0 13 7 Slaney River 6 D. Walsh 55.0 14 90 Speak Easy 16 M. Barnsley 55.0 15 0 Tropic Heights 20. . 55.0 16 440 Big Mamma 15. ...... G. Phillips 53.0 17 00 Clear Path 13 ,J. Walker 53.0 20 040 Lady Balios 7 . ,D. Taplin 53.0 21 9849 Mailamere 4 B. Hibberd 53.0 22 7064 Melodee 18 M. Lyndon 53.0 23 7333 Pride of Petre 3 53.0 24 0006 Trisheen 24 53.0 Emergencies: Beacon Isle, San Habit, Tropic Heights. .. i Scratched: Country Kid, Gold Kiss, Judy Glow.