Dreamy Guy has form to support Nelson prospects

Press, 13 June 1986, Page 23

Dreamy Guy has form to support Nelson prospects

By

G. K. YULE

Dreamy Guy, one of the most consistent performers in the slower classes in Canterbury in recent weeks, looks reasonably placed on 10m to advance to a C 5 assessment with victory in the Caltex Gold Cup at Richmond Park tomorrow.

The Nelson Club’s feature race on the first day of its winter meeting has attracted a sizeable field, but few of the runners have form of reasonable merit to their credit in the past few weeks, and certainly none of them can match the consistency of Dreamy Guy. A four-year-old gelding by Lumber Dream from Rosalie Morn, Dreamy Guy has shown marked improvement in the past few months. His last six starts have resulted in three wins and three divi-dend-bearing placings, the most recent of which was a splendid second to General Jones at Ashburton on June 2. Two days earlier he finished third

to Microscopic over 2400 m. Probably the hardest for Dreamy Guy to beat will be Lordic, which was desperately unlucky when sixth at Rangiora last week. He received a good run along the inner until the straight. From then on he failed to secure a run and he finished full of running. His best form has been shown over sprint and middle distances, but there is no reason why he should not manage 3100 m if the pace is not too testing. Art Mac Faber, third at Ashburton behind Horizon and behind Kiss and Coo at Rangiora, will also be in demand on a course on which his trainer-driver,

Michael de Filippi, has fashioned a splendid record. Art Mac Faber can sprint and stay and it will be surprising if he fails to win on the trip. Radiant King, Golden Mann and Embark appeal most of the horses on the front, while Kanturk, Sure He Can and Mark Seven are handicapped horses well capable of getting into the finish.

Young Countess will probably start favourite in the Trailways Inn Lion Brown Pace, the second leg of the double. Once again the field is an open one, with the chances of Timely Rule, Polita, Swift Hurricane, Hemihana, Island Miss and Vonnie’s Charm also highly rated.

Race 6 0 215 CALTEX GOLD CUP $6000; C 3; 3100 m. 1 0941 Embark IM. Rennie It Made pace and won well at Hutt Park on June 2. This will be harder, but must be considered just the same. 2 8600 Thornlea 2Jill Smolensk! it Broke badly and never in contention at Rangiora. Looks well and might not be a forlorn chance. 3 9733 Art Mac Faber 3M. de Filippi It Paced sound races at Ashburton and Rangiora for third placings. Most reliable and must be a leading chance. 4 2897 Radiant King 4S. Miller It Form rather mixed. Has gone reasonably at trials lately and good enough to beat most in this field. 5 8000 Dark Berry 5 •• • • « Weak form background. Others preferred. 6 Tumahu Hanover 6G. Dunn It First start since April, 1985. Speedy, but will have to be taken on trust. 7 6700 Watbro Kilt 71. Schwamm It First start since February 22. Form mixed this season and hard to recommend. 8 1480 Golden Mann 8 •- J- Hay It Failed to run on at either Ashburton or Rangiora. Before that went well enough to be considered as an upset chance. 9 0000 Nordel King 9A. Butt It No appeal on showing at Rangiora. Amy Bock 10 ... C. de Filippi it

Just a fair effort at Rangiora last week. Improvement needed. 11 4726 Lordic 11 R. Brosnan It Never in the clear at Rangiora last week. Racing well and overdue for a win. Might be tested by the distance. 12 1132 Dreamy Guy 1 K. Townley 10 Good second to General Jones at Ashburton on June 2. Racing generously and consistently and looks the probable winner. 13 0 Kanturk 2 L. O'Reilly 10 Made a fresh start on April 19 at Forbury, but was not in contention. Speedy, but will have to be taken on trust. 14 2005 Sure He Can 1 I. Cameron 20 Failed badly at Ashburton, but went a little better when fifth at Rangiora last week. Not consistent, but too good to leave out. 15 3092 Mark Seven 2 M. Smolensk! 20 Game finish for second to Gentle Sir at Rangiora last week. Not impressive at Ashburton before that. Sound stayer not out of this.

Race 8 D 3.15 TRAILWAYS INN LION BROWN PACE $4000; C2; 2200 m. 1 0796 Hemihana IJ. Hay It Only a fair run when sixth at Ashburton on June 2. Speedy, but not too consistent. 2 0010 Vonnie'a Charm 2 ... C. de Filippi It Broke early at Rangiora and never near lead. Better drawn this time. 3 0090 Danum Lady 3 T. Butt It Disappointing in latest starts, most recent of which was on March 29. Hard to recommend. 4 4603 Polita 4G. Hill It First start since March 1. Goes well when fresh and will appreciate the sprint journey. 6 2450 Timely Rule 6W. Forsyth It First start since she lost driver at Addington on March 29. Has shown sound form at times and could be one of the better chances. 7 0004 Swift Hurricane 7J. Hislop It Helped by dead track when fourth at Rangiora last Saturday. Not without a chance of surprising. 8 7009 Delwyn Las* BA. Neal It Form background mixed. Hard to consider. 9 6065 Island Miss 91. Cameron It Fair efforts at Hutt Park earlier in the month. Could beat most in this race. 10 70 Sir Arden 10G. Thompson It First start since December and will have to be taken on trust. 11 5461 Young Countess 11 . . . R. Brosnan It Broke through for an overdue win at Rangiora last week. Rise in class should not stop her making another bold bid. 13 0690 Chummy 13M. de Filippi it Stopped badly at Rangiora. Big improvement needed. 14 1177 Idle Thoughts 14 .... M. Edmonds It Fair run when seventh at Addington on March 29. Has gone well lately at trials. Must be respected. 15 3170 Friendly Lord 15L. O’Reilly It Showed much potential earlier in the season. Has had a chance to freshen and must be a leading chance. 16 0980 Miss Jenalda 16R. May It Hard to recommend on latest showings, particularly from this draw. 17 0 Bronze Tiger 17G. Dunn it Never in challenging position at Rangiora last week when making a fresh start. No appeal on that effort. 19 0790 Shipmade URM. Rennie it Much better than record might suggest. With average luck might not be far away. Emergency: Island Miss. Scratched: Bandstan, Nathan Tryax, Helios Adew. Race 9 3.50

Jetbet: 6 Race 1 11.5 GLOBE TAVERN PACE $3000; CO; junior drivers; 2400m 1 0020 Always Smile 1. . . . It 2 3008 Friendly Skipper 2 . . It 3 2500 Lord Christopher 3. . . . . R. Austin It 4 0246 Farmer’s Pride 4 . . . It 5 Field Day 5 .... A. Butt It 7 2760 Scotch On Rocks 7 . it 8 Moon Man 8 . .M. Perriton It 9 0030 Sidi Trieste 9 It 10 060 Vonnie Lea 10 . . . . . . . M. Small It 11 900 Rebecca MacFaber 11 It 12 2568 Oh Douglas 12 ... . it 13 3900 Sheasa Bromac 13. . . . .M. Nyhan it 14 0507 Chickadee 14 It 15 8 Bonny Step 15 ... . Jill Smolensk! It 16 4669 Muskie 16 It 18 Keek Up 18 T. Butt It 19 0993 Winter Wave 19. . . . . S. Beveridge It Emergencies: Sidi Trieste, Chickadee. Scratched: Wings of Song, Mighty Coral. Race 2 11.40 DIANTHUS GIRL TROT $3000; CO; 2400m 1 00 Spry Wood 1 . . . . R. May It 2 0238 Milford Ace 2 It 3 3496 Havaway 3 . . . R. Morris It 4 0 Karina Lee 4 . I. Schwamm It 5 4676 Megan’s Pride 5 . . . . . . . R. May It 6 4096 Going On 6 . . . J. Hislop It 7 Sasquatch 7 . . N. Berkett.. It 8 0006 Highdam 8 . . . .M. Pash It 9 Good Game 9 It 10 0 Major Mark 10 ... . .M. Smolensk! It 11 Edisknab 11 . T. McMillan It 12 3352 Ali 12 . . . R. Nyhan It 13 Sweet Melody 13. . . .W. McCallum it 15 0500 Scotch Nave 15. . . . . . . . A. Butt It 16 2306 Special Day 16 ... . . . I. Cameron It 17 Take Pride 17 It 18 3446 Royal Di 18 . . . .E. Ryan It 19 2080 Smile Over 19 .... L. Bebbington It Emergencies: Going On, Good Game. Scratched: Sprywood, Toby’s Mistake. Race 3 TF 12.15 RADIO NELSON PACE $3500; Cl; 2400m 1 0098 Dainty Dish 1 T. Butt It 2 Hooligan 2 . C. de Filippi It 3 0490 Lord Riley 3 .... A. Butt it 4 2063 Special Miss 4 ... . . D. Hamilton It 5 9561 Menorlue 5 It 6 0080 Prince Nardins 6 . . . It 7 18 Regal Visit 7 . . . . R. Robb It 8 0951 Stanley Thorpe 8. . . . . . .A. Peter It 9 6008 Blue Fire Countess 9 It 11 0940 Keytone 11 . . I. Cameron It 13 3008 Vicky MacFaber 13. . . . . .G. Dunn It 14 1 Ocean Ranger 14. . . . .T. Simmons It 15 0319 Noble Silver 15... . It 16 7044 Lady Noodlum 16. . . It 17 3766 Lady Sovereign 17 . . . J. Smolensk! It 18 9547 Some Partner 18 . . . .M. Smolensk! It 19 0221 Princess Tania 19 . . . . M. Rennie It Emergencies: Blue Fire Countess, Prince Nardins. Scratched: Moulin Rouge, Golden Magic. Race 4 12.50 LOU THOMAS MEMORIAL PACE $3000; CO; 2400m 1 05 Joy Patron 1 . . . R. Negus It 2 8 Innocent Guy 2. . . . . . . .G. Dunn It 4 3 Lady Rana 4 . . . R. Nyhan It 5 0 Lord Drift 5 . C. de Filippi It 6 89 Lutah 6 . ... A. Butt It 7 0987 Marmbro 7 ... A. Austin It 8 Sargasso 8 . . M. Rennie It 9 0000 Calico Gali 9 . . .J. Burgess it 10 0637 Katana 10 It 11 Top Spot 11 T. Butt It 12 3057 Maida Chance 12. . . . M. Edmonds It 13 0 Quiet Skipper 13. . . . . K. Townley It 14 0600 Charlum 14 It 15 5984 Jonroy Al 15 . . J. Roughan It 16 50 Luca’s Royale 16 . . . . . . T. Newell It 17 4870 Miss Falcon 17 ... . . . . R. Morris It 18 I’m In Trouble 18. . . It 19 0039 Baynon UR . J. Smolensk! It Emergencies: Lucas Royale, Charlum, Calico Gali. Scratched: Be Wary. Race 5 T 1.25 BANDAG TYRE SERVICES (STHN) LTD PACE $3000; CO; 2400m 1 5026 Berkett 1 . . N. Berkett It 2 0 Regal Affair 2 . . . . A. Butt It 3 Mittons 3 . . . T. Newell It 5 76 Nardin's Blaze 5 . . . .M. de Filippi It 6 9 Rue Bromac 6 . . . . . C. de Filippi It 7 3255 Varinia 7 . ... A. Neal It 9 0873 Stanzaman 9 . . . .J. Noble It 10 8489 Counsel Del 10 ... . . . . . R. May It 11 0 Gurners Dream 11 . . . T. McMillan It 12 7 Rhinemann 12 it 13 0 Smooth Andy 13 . . . L. Bebbington it 14 5704 Night Bye 14 It 15 7930 Haughty Choice 15. . . . . .E. Ryan It 16 Flossie Marie 16 . . . It 17 069 Otapiri Crown 17. . . . . . .J. Crofts It 18 Patrick Stewart 18 . . It 19 0003 Sunday Knight 19 . . . . I. Cameron It Emergencies: Flossie Marie, Rhinemann. Scratched: Vanesha, Hungario.

Race 7 T 2.40 CAP TROT )m PETER MALONE HANDI ■ $3500; Cl; 240C 1 0000 Bay Boyden 1 It 2 9044 Gee Dee 2 . M. Edmonds It 3 0003 Thai’s It 3 . . . .G. Hope It 5 3400 Top Girl 5 . . N. Berkett It 6 4305 William Gold 6 .J. Smokenski It 7 2167 Allister Mark 7 . . . . T. Boyd it 8 0107 Bulla Mattari 8 . . M. Rennie it 9 000 Rebel Time 9 . . . B. Nyhan It 11 7005 Jayess 11 . .B. O’Carroll It 13 1290 Regal Rebel 1 . . R. Nyhan 40 14 9000 Auto Craft 2 . D. Townley 40 15 0480 Shebe News 3 C. de Filipp'i 40 16 1090 Brockett Vale 1 ... A. Neal 50 17 2018 Four Leaf 2 M. Smolensk! 50 19 0005 Game Traveller 1. . . . . L. O'Reilly 60 20 00 Red Peter UR 60 Scratched: Allemand, Tuftena’s Reb, Irish Aobe, Sure Winner.

STAR AND GARTER HOTEL PACE $3000; CO; 2400m 1 0000 Real Alba 1 it 3 4880 Skywalker 3 . .G. Thompson it 4 03 Humpty Doo 5 . . . J. Hay it 5 09 Serendipity Saga 5. . . C. de Filippi it 6 6 Hiker Harry 6 . . . . ... I. Cameron it 7 6 La Fleur 7 G. Hill It 8 7007 Gobo 8 . .M. de Filippi It 8 Acid Lea 9 R. May it 10 Placid Lobell 10 . . it 11 0 Dark Sabre 11 . . . . . T. Craddock it 12 3 Maude’s Counsel 12 . . J. Smolensk! it 13 Quondo Chelle 13 . . . . . R. Austin It 14 5720 Golden Tiffany 14 . . . M. Edmonds It 15 6080 Tamara Doone 15 . K. Daly It 16 2700 Umpire 16 . . . .M. Nyhan It 17 5 Leander Lad 17. . . . . D. Hamilton it 18 50 Tinka's Best 18. . . . . . G. Mangos it 19 70 Bay Timer 19 ... . . . .B. O’Carroll it Emergencies: Real Alba, Lobell, Tinka’s Best. Alla Turca, Placid Race 10 T 4.25 RAILWAY HOTEL PACE $3500; Cl; 2400m 2 Good To Win 2. . . G. Hope it 3 9422 Medicine Man 3 . . ... I. Cameron It 4 7800 Leaway Lass 4 . . . It 5 6838 Timely Patron 5 . . . . C. de Filippi It 6 2765 Daisy Dene 6 . . . . T. Fox it 7 0059 Joker Jack 7 . . . . A. Neal it 8 2000 Gilston Charm 7 . . M. Pash it 9 087 Mister Groom 9. . . It 10 1059 Papal Gold 10. . . . . . J. Smolensk! It 11 0805 Staron 11 . . . L. O’Reilly it 12 1698 Valtest 12 . . . M. Rennie it 13 0409 Sea World 13 ... . . . . K. Vincent it 14 0160 Inder’s World 14 . . .... J. Taylor it 16 0015 Kotare Pewter 16. . . . . . R. Negus It 17 3000 Rachael Way 17 . . . .M. Smolensk! It 18 0889 Dejeuner 18 T. Butt It 19 0686 Underworld 19 . . . Emergencies; Leaway Lass, Scratching Golden Princess, A. Butt Dejeuner. Alias Bebe. It