Digby appeals at Foxton today

Press, 29 January 1986, Page 40

Digby appeals at Foxton today

Special correspondent Wellington On his home course, Digby should be hard to beat when he contests the Karol Handicap, first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Foxton Racing Club’s meeting today.

The son of Serenader has won two of his 27 races so far, but has been second eight times, most recently at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, when he failed by only a narrow margin to beat Trocane. Before that he was fourth on the same course on Boxing Day.

Fille Du Monde comes straight to Foxton from a success in the Kaitoke

Jetbet: 3 Race 1 12.10

Handicap at Trentham just over a week ago. The mare missed Trentham on Saturday when the rains came and before the Anniversary Day success she was placed at Woodville. Whata Beauty comes to this race fresh from a placing behind Amethyst in the Field House Handicap at Awapuni on Marton Cup day earlier in the month. Her form all along has been sound and she has a fair draw for this test.

Norfolk Bard has raced once only since his narrow loss to Otehi Gold in the Odlins Plate at Trentham in December. He was well back at Awapuni

last Monday, but should improve. The second leg will be run on the Southern Cross Handicap and Willowvale looks the leading light. Trained on the track, she has had three runs this time back, her most recent effort being a sixth in the Wharite Handicap at Awapuni on January 20. Before that, she had raced twice at the Hawke’s Bay New Year meeting for a third and fourth.

Star Hope finished third in the Wharite and with his pace should run out the 1200 m strongly. I’m Paddy, Windermere and Clandestine, a last-start upset winner at Hastings, have also to be respected.

NEW YEAR MAIDEN NO. 1 $2500: 1400m 1 8 Abit Royal 7 54.0 2 8 Anarchy 1 . .P. Mercer 54.0 3 63 Audlencia 14 54.0 4 00 Beautiful Sylvia 5. . . . 54.0 5 9 Chorus Line 8 . . M. Gillies 54.0 6 Coin Operated 11 . . . 54.0 7 0 Fleurintine 13 54.0 8 4522 Go Lady 6 54.0 9 00 Lady Amante 2 . . . T. Allan 54.0 10 4 Lady Lavinaky 12. . . . 54.0 11 Linecall 10 . G. Phillips 54.0 12 0 Palladian 9 54.0 13 090 Purple Tor 3 . . . R. King 54.0 14 Silver Cove 15 54.0 15 7 So Pronto 16 ,G. Williams 54.0 16 902 Vail of Tralee 4 . ,E. Jillings 54.0 Race 2 12.50 NEW YEAR MAIDEN NO. 2 $2500; 1400m 1 Ambak 10 . . ,G. Elliot 54.0 2 Apricot PrinceM 5. . . 54.00 3 60 Ballybain 9 . .L. Cassidy 54.0 4 0 Brysal 1 54.0 5 Claaaic Reign 8 54.0 6 050 Esperado 7 . . D. Walsh 54.0 7 00 Glendalough 2 . . R. Burton 54.0 8 4423 Hazel 11 . M. Enright 54.0 9 00 Lady Durham 16 ... . 54.0 10 6890 Leg* Ahead 6 54.0 11 879 Miteuko 4 54.0 12 000 Princess Beaut 12 . . . . . M. Gillies 54.0 13 Shifnal’s Story 13 . . . 54.0 14 8 Skiff 3 54.0 15 027 Tareka 15 , . P. Ayres 54.0 16 8 Zillah Grace 14 . . . T. Allan 54.0 Race 3 1.25 WELCOME MAIDEN $2500; 1400m 1 8 Boolcarrol 21 54.0 2 030 Civilized Man 4 W. Satherley 54.0 3 County Tweed 13. . . . 54.0 4 El Kara 6 M. Barnsley 54.0 5 Evan’s Pick 5 54.0 6 503 Gold Piece 8 . ,L. Cassidy 54.0 7 8 Home James 22 .... L. Robinson 54.0 8 6290 Hush Up 10 54.0 9 3960 Ice Cap 2 . .P. Mercer 54.0 10 0 Imperial Call 3 54.0 11 73 Jamiel 14 54.0 12 0573 New Star 24 . . .G. Elliot 54.0 13 00 Nuclear Free 9 54.0 14 6025 Peter Frost 23 . . .P. Riley54.0 15 0603 Pip’s Delight 7 54.0 16 00 Rahlu 18 54.0 17 4386 Rudi 15 . . B. Griffin 54.0 18 0900 Scholars Habit 20 . . . 54.0 19 304 Secret Seal 17 . . N. Harris 54.0 20 009 Shanshah 12 54.0 21 00 Steravari 19 54.0 22 Steiney 11 54.0 23 00 Sucaryl Boy 16 54.0 24 Temploso 1 . M. Enright 54.0 Emergencies; Rahlu, Sucaryl I Boy, Shanshah, Boolcarrol, Steiney, Nuclear Free. Race 4 1.55 SEAVIEW MAIDEN $2500; 2000m 1 8287 Ambush 20 . . .T. Allan54.0 2 4 Bosca 13 . . . R. King 54.0 3 603 Definite Dee 8 . . B. Griffin 54.0 4 0 Embercadero 17 ... . 54.0 5 Frassle 10 . .C. Pollard 54.0 6 7753 Grey Streak 4 54.0 7 9000 Irontite 21 54.0 8 8800 Kevandi 2 54.0 9 7067 Larrikin 7 . . M. Gillies 54.0 10 Legs A Plenty 16. . . . 54.0 11 089 Middle Run 5 54.0 12 20 On The March 1 . . . . . G. Andrew 54.0 13 070 Ramfarle 11 . . J. Wilson 54.0 14 2282 Range Wolf 19 W. Satherley 54.0 15 Rebec Reject 3 . . R. Burton 54.0 16 63 Region 6 54.0 17 0620 Royal Token 12 54.0 18 0906 San Habit 14 54.0 19 0900 Schomberg 15 54.0 20 0 Sir Otto 22 54.0 21 8675 Sir Stan 18 54.0 22 00 Student Prince 9. . . . 54.0 Emergencies: Frassle, Schomberg, Larrikin, ■Middle Run, Region, Embarcadero. Race 5 2.30 VISITORS MAIDEN $2500; 2000m 1 624 Almalydon 12 54.0 2 0007 Cedrella 17 54.0 3 900 Erinna 21 54.0 4 4525 Fourpence 19 W. Satherley 54.0 5 Foyer 4 54.0 6 957 Irish Quin 6 54.0 7 0630 Leisure 1 . . D. Harris 54.0 8 0060 Like A Memory 5. . . . . . M. Gillies 54.0 9 7340 Majica 22 . G. Phillips 54.0 10 060 Marwitzer 13 54.0 11 0590 Melodee 18 54.0 12 879 Mitsuko 8 54.0 13 030 Moana Isle 3 . .E. Jillings 54.0 14 3700 Pride Of Petre 16 . . . 54.0 15 0427 Sea Bride 14 54.0 16 0 Shuia 9 54.0 17 22 Signora 20 . B. Hibberd 54.0 18 047 Sparkling Lady 11 . . . 54.0 19 9020 Sparkling Red 2 . . . . . . . T. Allan 54.0