Jean Rapier favoured at Gisborne tomorrow

Press, 29 August 1986, Page 27

Jean Rapier favoured at Gisborne tomorrow

Special correspondent Gisborne Jean Rapier is almost certain to take his place in the Ferguson Gold Cup Steeples, which will be the major attraction on the second day of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s meeting at Gisborne tomorrow. The winner of last week’s Pakuranga Hunt Cup, Jean Rapier is being considered for a tilt at two of America’s most prestigious jumping races in November. Trainer, Graeme Rogerson, has intimated that the nine-year-old gelding is likely to contest both the Mary-

land International on November 1 and then the Colonial Cup on November 16. Should he come through satisfactorily, Jean Rapier could then race in Europe. However, all that depends on him safely negotiating the reasonably easy country at Gisborne. But Jean Rapier has to give away as much as 7.5 kg to his rivals which include the first day winner, Sara Son, and runner-up, On Change. The latter is trained by Warren Robinson at Matangi and the stable has had remarkable success in the Ferguson over the years. Judging on his narrow defeat on the first

day of the meeting on Wednesday it is likely that On Change will be the one capable of making an issue of it with Jean Rapier.

The first day winner, Kotare Boy, won with remarkable ease on Wednesday and it wiil take more than his rehandicap to 57kg to stop the veteran making it a double for the meeting, in the Thos Fraser Memorial, the first leg of the T.A.B. double. A newcomer, The Overseer, has shown ability and in the absence of Eye Tango he could be the one for the second leg, the Ruie Hansen Memorial.

Jetbet: 5 Race 1 11.35 ALLAN HURDLES $3750; 2400m. 1 705 Brazen Fellow 3 . . . . D. Howard 63.5 2 973 Henry Morgan 6 . . . . 63.5 3 444 Nasty Trick 9 . T. Gillies 63.0 4 06 Battle Omen 4 62.0 5 0 Gold ’N’ Bay 1 . . . W. Mita 62.0 6 278 Onetai Lad 10 62.0 7 050 Perinda 2 62.0 8 000 Pucanto 7 . . .’ 62.0 9 000 Rapier Flyer 11 . D. Anaki 62.0 10 055 Sly Wolf 5 T. Autridge62.0 11 909 Tukaha 8 62.0 Race 2 12.10 KAHARAU STUD MAIDEN NO. 1 $2650; 1200m. 1 All Imperial 7 : 55.0 2 645 Austratan 9 55.0 3 0 Brown Bird 5 55.0 4 685 Classic Era 11 55.0 5 0 Daria Girl 6 55.0 6 Dunstan Road 2 ... . 55.0 7 Golden Rain 4 55.0 8 00 Lady Fonteyn 10 ... . 55.0 9 7 Majoright 15 55.0 10 390 Miss Tangelo 12 ... . 55.0 11 000 Our Dash 8 55.0 12 234 Parade Lap 1 . M. Woods 55.0 13 Rakau Smokey 16 . . . 55.0 14 92 Secretive 3 55.0 15 0 Simply A Dream 18 . . 55.0 16 0 Stylish Beda 17 55.0 17 002 Tai Young 13 55.0 18 00 Wilfull’s Trophy 14 . . . 55.0 Race 3 12.50 KAHARAU STUD MAIDEN NO. 2 $2650; 1200m. 1 00 Artic See 3 55.0 2 007 Bally Foo 13 55.0 3 6 Chadies Shah 11 ... . 55.0 4 234 Dancing Sherbert 4 . . 55.0 5 8 Devoy '15 55.0 6 0 Dream Crest 8 55.0 7 0 Eve's Decision 2 ... . ........ 55.0 8 979 Lady Dinagh 14 55.0 9 7 Little Ferg 16 55.0 10 3 Mighty Lord 5 55.0 11 6 Miss Tia 17 55.0 12 004 Pinza’s Pride 1 .... . 55.0 13 006 Rabanne 2 K. Treweek 55.0 14 Sandy Creek 6 55.0 15 Silk Royal 10 55.0 16 020 Sleepy Tiger 18 55.0 17 040 Western Lord 9 55.0 18 Xray 12 55.0 Race 4 1.30 TURIHAUA ANGUS STUD MAIDEN $2650; 1600m. 1 08 Aggressive Lass 1 . . . . 55.0 2 682 Anywhere 7 55.0 3 0 Beautionel 3 55.0 4 594 Big Bread 11 K. Treweek 55.0 5 098 Charlie's Last 4. 1 ... . ....:.. 55.0 6 004 Classic Equity 10 55.0 7 Dollar Kingdom 18 ... . 55.0 8 0 Gaiter’s Girl 19 55.0 9 000 Lady So Vain 17 55.0 10 098 Major Remus 20 55.0 11 433 Man O’Dee 9 55.0 12 077 Mayonaise 12 55.0 13 Nice Guy 14 55:0 14 0 Rodao Drive 15 . . • 55.0 15 902 Shakatak 6 55.0 16 Siapa King 5 . : 55.0 17 00 Sioux City 2 55.0 18 330 Spencer Lad 22 55.0 19 Star Kiss 23 55.0 20 000 Star Of Saints 16 . . . . 55.0 21 586 Tristram’s Lass 13 ... . 55.0 22 0 Toughie 21 55.0 23 887 Winbrook 8 C. Brierley 55.0 Emergencies: Sioux City, Aggressive Lass, Toughie, Beautionel, Siapa King. Race 5 2.5 LONDON WOOLBROKERS HANDICAP $3300; amateur riders; 2000m. 1 801 Licorice Girl 7 72.0 2 503 Lord Trappeur 4 69.5 3 007 Oakman 12 69.5 4 505 Dusky Souvran 6 69.0 5 386 Fair Sound 1 69.0 6 038 Prince Ormond 13 ... . 69.0 7 455 Ardri 3 68.5 8 801 Brun 8 68.5 9 3244 Enchilada 5 68.5 10 349 Trelay Boy 14...... . ....... 68.5 11 430 Count Reason 10 68.0 12 000 Ginger Girl 2 67.5

13 675 Hike 9 67.5 14 641 Yamani 11 67.5 Race 6 T 2.40 59TH FERGUSSON GOLD CUP $4300; 4000m. 1 Oil Jean Rapier 7 68.0 2 535 Greek Boy 2 ,K. Treweek60.5 3 8041 Sara Son 9 60.5 4 551 Curdu 1 60.0 5 442 On Change 4 59.5 6 755 Epsom Downs 10. . . . 59.0 7 806 Grand Slide 11 . . T. Gillies 59.0 8 303 Secret Ruia 3..... . 59.0 9 135 Storm 5 59.0 10 0 Town Cryer 8 . T. Autridge59.0 11 574 Two Up 6 59.0 Race 7 KJ 3.15 THOMAS FRASER MEMORIAL $4500; 2000m. 1 7312 Ballane 13 •. . . 57.0 2 761 Kotare Boy 8 57.0 3 095 Shades of March 9 . . C. Treymane 56.5 4 110 Maluta 17 55.5 5 212 Bakht 3 .K. Treweek54.5 6 790 Marwini 6 . . S; Wilson 54.0 7 966 Prime Gold 16 54.0 8 080 Purple Reign 15 .... 54.0 9 166 Yes Maam 5. 52.5 10 386 Fair Sound 10 52.5 11 503 Lord Trappeur 1 . . . . 52.5 12 038 Prince Ormond 7. . . . 52.5 13 007 Abdula Bulbul 11. . . . 52.0 14 000 Count Your Silver 4 . . 52.0 15 592 Danny Deever 2 ... . 52.0 16 204 Lady Stanley 12 .... 52.0 17 767 Star Billing 14 52.0 Race 8 D,T 3.55 RUI HANSEN MEMORIAL' $4000; 1400m. 1 826 Petersburg 4 55.5 2 707 Just Silver 3 ...... 55.0 3 083 Any Pound 9 54.5 4 000 Trumpet 2 54.5 5 604 Phar Habit 10 ....... 54.0 6 570 Sugar Plum Lady 8. . . 53.5 7 610 The Overseer 11 ... . 53.5 8 702 Muggier 7 53.5 9 483 Apache Lass 5 52.5 10 005 Blazing Ace 12 52.5 11 000 Pinturicchio 13 52.5 12 570 Blue’s Mate 6 52.0 Ch»r»a Q T TP A JOHN TUNSTALL N.Z.I. LIFE HANDICAP ‘ $3100; 1400m. 1 127 Barbie's Boy 10 57.0 2 031 Horace 8 56.5 3 051 Riponui 4 56.5 4 762 King of the Castle 1. . 55.0 5 86 Spanish Star 3 55.0 6 605 Burger Master 2 ... . 55.0 7 450 Regal Dan 13 55.0 8 748 Lady Bruton 9 54.5 9 973 Mokoia Plaza 6 54.5 10 660 Paparae 5 54.5 11 680 Soviet 7 54.5 12 907 Jusla Toff 11 54.5 13 848 Vandenberg 12 54.5 Race 10 5.5 QUILL HUMPHREYS MAIDEN $2650; 2000m. 1 273 Ambrosha 4 . . : 55.0 2 695 Arak Attack 13 55.0 3 000 Clive Queen 9 55.0 4 004 Cornelia 11 . . ; 55.0 5 6008 Erewhon 7 55.0 6 050 Ichiban Tiger 10 ... . 55.0 7 000 Kotare Kato 1 55.0 8 0 Lady Casey 6 55.0 9 064 Little Pagan 2 . 55.0 10 907 Maunga Toa 12 55.0 11 070 Mr Tutu 8 55.0 12 009 Radiata Pine 3 55.0 13 200 Speckle 16 55.0 14 074 Stayboy 14 55.0 15 909 Super Risk 15 55.0 16 092 Timberland 5 55.0