Waverley Star favoured at Matamata

Press, 7 October 1986, Page 33

Waverley Star favoured at Matamata

Special correspondent

Auckland Waverley Star’s worth as a candidate for rich races in Melbourne this spring, and for the Japan Cup in Tokyo as well, could well be judged by the way he races on his home track at Matamata today.

Waverley Star, unexpectedly, was unable to finish in the first four placings last time he raced, at Awapuni on September 20. But that is one of the few blemishes on his record — from 13 starts he claims 10 wins, a second and a third. It was during the autumn that Waverley Star excelled. Last season he came back with wins in his first two races and admirers had him vying with Bonecrusher for the Japan Cup nomination. His meeting with Bonecrusher in the W.S. Cox Plate at Moonee Valley would, it was thought, pro-

vide the race of the Melbourne spring carnival. With Bonecrusher a winner already in Melbourne, Waverley Star is once again in his shadow. It would be unfair and unwise, though, to judge him from his Awapuni failure. He is capable of so much more. Royal Heights looks the hardest opponent for Waverley Star in today’s Matamata Cup and with 53.5 kg (3.5 kg the lighter weight) she must rate a real threat.

Outstanding as a three-year-old last season, Royal Heights returned from a layoff to win a sprint easily at Tauranga on September 20. She has had nice time to recover from the race. Last season she won her first two races and four besides in just six other New Zealand attempts. Barusha, which won so well at Awapuni, will be another of Waverley

Star’s capable opponents and, in their reappearances after resting from racing, Threesome and Teranora will be interesting.

Threesome and Teranora are stayers which would usually find this 1600 m too short. While fresh, as they will be, they could perhaps manage it sufficiently well to get somewhere in the finish.

As they were entitled, with no race worth less than $6500, the club drew excellent fields and another good one is the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the Wealleans Groundspread Handicap, a class 1 1200 m.

Cosmetique, the only one which beat Waverley Star last season, in the Castlemaine XXXX Easter Stakes, the good mare, Patricia, and last seasonjs A.R.C. Railway Handicap winner, Silver Tip, are three smart gallopers in the field.

Jetbet: 2 Race 1 11.15 AL DWAIN HIGHWEIGHT $6500; 2030m 1 9070 Azapal 5 64.5 2 3146 Parkvue 6 64.5 3 660 Grey Wings 10 . . T. Gillies 62.0 4 6110 Kotare Boy 13 . . R. Collett 62.0 5 4860 Upali 12 . . . W. Mita 61.0 6 3453 Ballane 4 . . R. Booth 60.5 7 3870 Quevado 3 . T. Autridge 60.5 8 0000 Guess 1 . . . P. Hillis 60.0 9 0510 Mandamus 16 B. McDonald 59.5 10 0720 Walkon 2 T. Reddaway 59.5 11 0000 Blarney Boy 17 59.0 12 3190 Deino's Ruler 7 . . M. Faber 59.0 13 6681 Durham Light 18 ... . 59.0 14 0890 El Doon 14 59.0 15 3798 George’s Pride 15 . . . . . T. Archer 59.0 16 9340 Hex 8 . . J. Archer 59.0 17 000 Trouza 9 59.0 18 006 Unique 11 59.0 Race 2 I 11.50 FIRST ALTITUDE MAIDEN $6500; 1200m 1 42 Symphonia 2 55.0 2 4373 Dancing Sherbert 15. . 55.0 3 42 Mountain Ash 19 ... . 55.0 4 2 Red Opera 6 . .R. McKay 55.0 5 440 Chequers 16 55.0 6 3 Krila 12 . . J. Collett 55.0 7 9 Return Home 4 . E. Harrison 44.0 8 0229 Tai Yang 9 . . R. Saxton 55.0 9 54 Tasse Lu 2 W. Robinson 55.0 10 2050 Danzak 5 55.0 11 5 Firth of Lome 14. . . . 55.0 12 4 Gypsy Rose 13 L. O'Sullivan 55.0 13 4000 Kaha 8 . . P. Mutch 55.0 14 0 Regal Doe 18 55.0 15 8 Stevie James 11 ... . . . K. Lewis 55.0

16 7637 Wahoo Sam 7 17 4 Stargasa 1 18 75 Chapter One 3 19 0206 Silver Sky 17 . C. Dowling 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 20 990 Nimon'a Rose 10 ... . 55.0 Emergencies: Stargasa, Chapter One, Silver Sky, Nimon’s Rose. Race 3 12.25 AVONS LORD MAIDEN $6500; 1600m 1 2043 Ambrosha 13 . . S. Wilson 55.0 2 6033 Astralana 17 55.0 3 0033 Elbero 19 . D. Johnson 55.0 4 9002 Kalinden 2 55.0 5 3225 Silverstream 5 55.0 6 226 Great Zea! 9 . . . J. Liley55.0 7 8543 Koala Heights 7 W. Robinson 55.0 , 8 0903 Rakau Flyer 10 55.0 9 6327 Sandgift 14 55.0 10 400 Fever Pitch 12 .E. Harrison 55.0 11 47 Friponsky 1 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 12 087 Grand Dynasty 8 . . . . 55.0 13 8005 Joy Princess 6 . S. Treweek 55.0 14 052 Monetary 11 . . . T. Allan 55.0 15 04 Royal Gallery 15 ... . . . G. Grylls 55.0 16 4 Stara Zagora 18 ... . . . J. Collett 55.0 17 4 Rebel Prince 4 55.0 18 08 Dark Moments 3 . . . . 55.0 19 30 Bite the Bullet 16 . . . . . G. Childs 55.0 20 6405 Little Pagan 20 55.0 Emergencies: Rebel Prince, Dark Moments, Bite the Bullet, Little Pagan. Race 4 12.55 SECOND ALTITUDE MAIDEN $6500; 1200m 1 7523 Acquisition 15 55.0 2 4234 Auto Lad 12 . . . R. Whitt 55.0 3 2 Prince Kaoru 2 . . J. Collett 55.0 4 0279 Blue Heaven 2 55.0 5 0027 Clare Etoile 1 . . G. Childs 55.0 6 3 Jane Spencer 19 ... . . . J. Archer 55.0

7 39 Regal View 10 8 8054 Rothbury Girl 5. . . . . G. Phillips 55.0 . . G. Grylls55.0 9 2003 Tani 18 • M. Hawkins 55.0 10 0780 Brookway Lad 11. . . 55.0 11 0 High Gate 14 . . .J. Hayes 55.0 12 8 Madam Quick 4. . . . . . D. Peake 55.0 13 On the Rise 3 L. O'Sullivan 55.0 14 6584 Sea of Heartbreak 7. 55.0 15 0 Steacy Maria 16 . . . 55.0 16 804 Tai's Chorus 8 . . . . . .R. McKay 55.0 17 7 King Solomon 9 . . . 55.0 18 4550 Dixie La Rue 17 . . . . . T. Archer 55.0 19 0000 Ohope Beach 13 . . . 55.0 20 0505 Calico Doll 6 55.0 Emergencies: King Solomon, Dixie La Rue, Ohope Beach, Calico Doll. Race 5 1.30 ZEPHERIN PLATE $6500; 1300m 1 2345 Te Akau Prince 14. . . 55.0 2 2125 Chief Commander 12 . . J. Collett 55.0 3 14 Jacob 15 55.0 4 6140 Sweet Bid 9 L. Ballantyne 55.0 5 721 Allez Gold 4 F. Kempthorne 55.0 6 1 Alleghanies 16 .... 55.0 7 561 Ask 2 . S. Treweek 55.0 8 2146 Diligence 17 55.0 9 7137 Major Right 20 . . .A. Craig55.0 10 31 Mighty Lord 5 .W. Tanfield 55.0 11 5149 Mango 3 L. O'Sullivan 55.0 12 5001 Musica 6 . .D. Healey 55.0 13 5317 Our Desire 7 .E. Harrison 55.0 14 3053 Palm Joy 10 W. Robinson 55.0 15 0718 Spring Easy 1 . . D. Peake 55.0 16 1 Zaffra 11 . . G. Childs 55.0 17 9604 Leading Glance 13. . . 55.0 18 3006 Aislin 18 . . G. Butler 55.0 19 9318 Callard 19 20 3046 Dandv Devil R '. . 55.0 Emergencies: Leading Glance, Aislin, Callard, Dandv Devil. Race 6 T 2.5 WAVERLEY STAR HANDICAP $6500; 1200m 1 3741 Carlos Lopez 9 .H. Malcolm 57.0 2 3933 Royal Lad 8 . V. Dawson 56.5 3 0469 Sharp Ace 3 . G. Phillips 56.0 4 8260 Petersburg 4 . . . T. Allan 55.5 5 4178 Caius 6 i'. L. O'Sullivan 54.5 6 7670 Sovereign Stealth 11 . . . J. Collett 54.5 71416 The Rest 14 . C. Dowling 54.5 8 1213 Imposeur 12 . . G. Grylls54.0 9 1640 Lateral Lad 15 . D. Johnson 53.5 10 1798 Young Hush 2 . . G. Childs 53.5 11 7003 Prendre 16 53.0 12 5318 Purple Inn 10 . . . D. Lang 53.0 13 9260 Pure Legend 1 53.0 14 1319 Self Help 5 .E. Harrison 53.0 15 0000 Marius 7 C. Tremayne5L0 16 2177 Wayward Wind 13 . . . 51.0 Race 7 D, TF 2.40 MATAMATA CUP $20,000; 1600m 1 1116 Waverley Star 14. . . . L. O'Sullivan 57.0 2 1257 Maggie Bee 13 . .R. McKay 54.5 31213 Barusha 7 , . .J. Hayes 54.0

4 1811 Threesome 2 . . G. Grylls54.0 5 1191 Royal Heights 15 . . . W. Robinson 53.5 6 0944 Shardalure 8 L. Ballantyne 52.5 7 418 Teranora 11 . . J. Collett 51.5 8 0320 Chuckka Khan 10 . . . S. Treweek 50.0 9 7240 Etilanya 4 R. Caddigan 50.0 10 9680 King Randail 9 . . . . . . D. Peake 49.5 11 7680 Teseres 3 49.5 12 7760 Cinnamon Queen 6 . . D. Johnson 49.0 13 0081 Free Zone 12 . . .T. Allan49.0 14 2314 Sir Ali 5 . . G. Butler 49.0 15 7007 Whetu 1 . . T. Archer 49.0 Race 8 T 3.20 GLAMOUR BAY HANDICAP $6500; 1600m 1 1421 Lofty Blomfield 3. . . . . G. Butler 57.0 2 3116 Out of Sight 19. . . . L. O'Sullivan 56.0 3 3149 El Nino 2 . C. Dowling 55.5 4 6002 Aurotor 8 . . D. Peake 55.0 5 1059 Neon Blaze 9 . S. Treweek 55.0 6 3862 Moanaroa 7 54.0 7 2530 Turere Lane 4 . . G. Grylls54.0 8 8550 Galaxy Bay 1 . .D. Healey 53.5 9 3507 Golden Sealord 21 . . . . J. Collett 53.5 10 1264 Just Sneeze 2 . . G. Childs 53.5 11 0169 Licorice Girl 1 . . . . 53.5 12 8007 Quick Choice 17 . . . W. Robinson 53.5 13 0358 Styzguy 15 . . J. Hayes 53.5 14 0908 High Vault 16 C. Tremayne 53.0 15 8000 North Sea 6 53.0 16 1008 The Overseer 13 ... . 53.0 17 3269 Biddy’s Star 14 ... . 52.5 18 0332 Neralee’s Star 5 . . . . .E. Harrison 52.0 19 0300 Prouty 18 51.5 20 190 Ohmoss 12 51.0 21 2314 Sir Ali 11 53.5 Emergencies: Biddy’s Star, Neralee’s Star, Prouty, Ohmoss, Sir Ali. Race 9 D 3.55 GROUNDSPREAD HANDICAP $10,000, 1200rr 1 Final Affair 12 . . S. Wilson 58.0 2 Cosmetique 9 . . G. Grylls53.5 3 Patricia 10 . D. Johnson 52.0 4 3005 Sierra Sand 2 . G. Phillips 51.5 5 Silver Tip 7 L. O’Sullivan 51.5 6 0777 Brenlaine 5 51.0 7 9111 Eye Tango 1 L. Ballantyne 51.0 8 3337 Fothers 1 .M. Hawkins 51.0 9 4480 Balanchine 6 . D. Hughes 50.5 10 5375 Our Buddy 8 . . G. Butler 50.5 11 1331 Resume 4 . .R. McKay 50.0 12 1086 Royal Receipt 2 . S. Dowling 50.0 Race 10 T 4.30 SHIVAREE PLATE $6500; 2030m 1 5322 Sansong 8 55.0 2 1024 Starlight Express 6 . . . .D. Healey 55.0 3 5002 Bell Row 12 . C. Dowling 55.0 4 1742 Jackie 10 W. Robinson 55.0 5 0434 Just Fancy 14 . . D. Morris 55.0 6 0055 Glenrush Lad 20 ... . C. Tremayne 55.0 7 2683 Justatoff 21 . . .A. Craig55.0 8 3056 Macerata 22 . . D. Peake 55.0 9 0531 Penkara 17 . . J. Collett 55.0 10 0270 Roserea 16 . . R. McKay 55.0 11 184 Wellman 4 . . G. Childs 55.0 12 7399 Brun 11 . . .T. Allan 55.0 13 0550 Cute Lass 2 T. Reddaway55.0 14 9350 Hasty Edition 13 ... . . S. Treweek 55.0 15 2159 Marji’s Star 18 ,E. Harrison 55.0 16 0036 Marseilles 5 . . J. Archer 55.0 17 3037 Mokoia Plaza 7 . . R. Booth 55.0 18 1698 Old Shanghai 19 ... . . . G. Grylls55.0 19 190 Ohmoss 9 55.0 20 8050 Soviet 1 . . . R. Whitt 55.0 21 4849 Ladv Bruton 3 55.0 22 099 Coober's Day 13 ... . 55.0 Emergencies: Ohmoss, Soviet, Lady Bruton, Coober's Day.