Race Ruler looks set for favouritism

Press, 15 October 1986, Page 54

Race Ruler looks set for favouritism

By

G. K. YULE

Race Ruler, away from racing since he won at Alexandra Park in record time for 2200 m on July 4, looks a ready-made favourite for the Lion Brown Rising Star Championship Heat One at Addington Raceway this evening. He and his stablemate, Maurie’s Boy, which is the Second Heat, have shown to advantage at trials and are considered to be sufficiently forward to match their more-seasoned Canterbury rivals in the feature races on the first night of the Canterbury Park Club’s October meeting.

Race Ruler will as usual be driven by the country’s top reinsman of last season, Maurice McKendry. He has drawn No. 5 at the barrier in what appears to be the strongest of the two heats. He has great ability,

which should carry him through to another victory as a lead-up to the $30,000 final of the championship on Friday week. El Red, so impressive when he finished second to Hayden Bromac in a slickly-run 2000 m on October 1, could offer more than token opposition to the talented favourite. El Red had little in his favour when he ran second and he should be sufficiently improved to extend the northern visitor.

Little River, Speedy Cheval and Twilight Tim are others expected to add interest to the finish of what is the second leg of the T.A.B. treble.

Hayden Bromac will be a dominating favourite for the other heat even though he has drawn the second line. His 2min 30.3 s for the mobile 2000 m when he won at his

race debut a fortnight ago showed him to be one of the more exciting secondseason pacers about.

That’s Incredible, went well when fifth on October 1 and he should make a bold bid, as should Maurie’s Boy, Snowy River, Paxton and Beaudiene Bolta. Whoopee, trying for his fourth win for the season, will be a popular fancy in the Max Bowden Racing and Breeding Stables Handicap, to be run over 3200 m. The Jim Fergusontrained six-year-old outclassed his rivals a fortnight ago and should not find the extra distance beyond him.

World of Fame and Late Lustre both finished fourth at their lone starts this season and they could offer most opposition to Whoopee, while a big run is also expected from Dreamy Guy.

Race 1 5.45 MCCALLUMS WHISKY HANDICAP $5200; four-year-olds; 2600 m 1 2 Worthy Satisfaction 1.. R. Brosnan It 2 48 Consolation 2 M. Smolensk! It 3 5 Ceredel Lady 3 T. Thompson it 4 04 Ngaru Nui 4 G. Ryder It 6 5 Mystic Wonder 6. .. D. Williamson It 7 Uncle Jasper 7 R. Dunn It 8 0431 Passing Guest 8 M. Perriton It 9 275 El Fashion 9 P. Ryder It 10 4465 Cleft Le Van 10 J. Smolensk! It 11 03 Society Lord 11 R. Cameron It 12 654 Ei Brandon 12 R. Payne It 13 05 Star’s Legacy 13 L. Kerslake It 14 2647 Sir Avon 14 J. Hay It 15 41 Star King 1 J. Curtin 10 16 202 Viewfield Prince 2 .... I. Cameron 10 Scratched: Direct Credit. Race 2 6.15 LYNDALE INVESTMENTS TROT $4200; Cl; trotters, mobile; 2600 m 1 Loopy Lopie 1 B. Kerr It 2 00 Graceland 2 N. Berkett, jun. It

3 0940 Yankee Derby 3 .... I. Schwamm It 4 2102 Editknab 3 T. McMillan It 5 4900 Megan’s Pride 5 B. Heron it 6 006 Special Star 6 M. de Filippi it 7 Yarrabee Pride 7 R. Williams It 8 Don Crockett 8. . . P. O'Reilly, jun. It 9 2000 Kylie’s Pride 9 I. Cameron It 10 050 Over The Moon 10. . . . K. Townley It 11 Billy Joel 11 D. Townley It 12 0 Saraband Lad 12. . . . C. de Filippi It 14 5370 Gee Dee 14 M. Edmonds It 15 4097 Milford Ace 15 1. Cowie It Scratched: Sunset Song. Race 3 T 6.45 KABAN INDUSTRIES PACE $4700; C2; junior drivers, mobile; 2000 m 1 Bronze Tiger 1 . . . K. O’Reilly, jun. It 2 Enticing 3 T. Butt it 3 6960 Southern Raider 3 M. House It 4 0 Bramble Hanover 4 . . . G. O’Reilly It 5 4104 Alias Bebe 5 S. Enright It 6 2000 Sea World 6 M. Perriton It 7 5466 Rob Roy McGregor 8 . . . R. Austin it 9 Penta 9 D. Hopping It 10 0560 Oslo 10 J. Geddes It

11 004 Light Foyle 11 A. Butt It 12 808 Pop Star 12 R. Prendergast It Scratched: Torrip Gold. Race 4 T, TF 7.15 LION BROWN CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST HEAT $8500; three-year-olds; mobile; 2000 m 1 17 Twilight Time 1 M. de Filippi It 2 3 Speedy Cheval 2.... C. de Filippi It 3 2 El Rod 3 B. Nyhan It 4 09 Florlie Fella 4...... J. Smolensk! It 5 Race Ruler 5 M. McKendry It 6 0 Lone Eagle 6 A. Butt It 7 027 My Dalrae 8 A. Robb It 8 4531 Belvedere 8 R. Cameron It 9 2114 False Image 9 r. Dunn It 10 020 Megatrend 10 E. Crawford It 11 2124 Little River 11 B. Court it 12 300 Noodlum’s Fella 12 . . J. Hay It 13 Catarina 13 N. Hamilton It Race 5 T . 7.45 CARPET MARKET HANDICAP $5700; fillies and mares; 2600 m 1 0331 Carol Arden 1 A. Butt it 2 3139 Iffy Tryax 2 B. Borcoskie It 3 Saryan 3 I. Cameron It 4 56 Gillie's Lass 4 M. Perriton It 5 343 Menorlue 5 J. Hay It 6 42 Wai Adios 6 .P. Harrison It 7 Nardin’s Belle 7 R. Jones It 8 0963 Blythbank Del 8 ...... G. Shand It 9 5115 Snow Bo 9 . . . P. Shand It 10 6944 Lady Rana 10 R. Nyhan It 11 4310 Refugee 11 C. Middleton It 12 700 Prestwick 12 R. Austin It 13 50 Wishful 1 A. Robb 10 14 95 Citation 2 D. Mangos 10 15 Sunset Panorama 3 . . r: Cameron 10 16 1780 Otapiri Crown 4 D. Moore 10 Emergency: Prestwick. Race 6 D 8.15 MAX BOWDEN RACING AND BREEDING STABLES HANDICAP r $6400; C 4; 3200 m 1 3085 Kiss and Coo 1. . . . ,M. de Filippi It 2 6 Dreamy Guy 2 K. Townley It 3 2310 Kerry Counsel 3 . . P. O’Reilly, jun. It 4 4272 Maddie 4 G. O’Reilly It 5 7049 Hemihana 5 J. Hay It 6 330 Vicki McQuade 6 A. Butt It 7 35 Cuddle Me Doo 7 . . . . R. Brosnan It 8 0891 Shipmate UR K. O’Reilly It 9 Radiant King 1 . S. Miller 10 10 5380 Star Lady 2 C. de Filippi 10 12 4 World of Fame 4. . . .G. Thompson 10 13 1541 Whoopee 5 J. Smolensk! 10 14 4 Late Lustre 6 R. Dunn 10 15 Titan Chip 1 R. Cameron 20 16 2 Jack Hammer 2 M. Rennie 20 Scratched: General Jones. Race 7 8.45 BINNS, BARBER AND KEENAN HANDICAP $5200; C 3; trotters; 2600 m 2 1 Dancing Armbro 2 . . K. McCormick It 3 3170 Doncella 3 J. Smolensk! It

4 3364 Regal Rebel 4 R. Nyhan It 5 3880 Springf’d Command 5. E. Crawford It 6 0 Special Poplar 6. . .R. Prendergast It 7 1837 Cracker 1 . R. Butt 10 . 8 044 Wesfham 2 S. Miller 10 9 9055 Four Leaf 3 . M. Smolensk! 10 10 ,08 Pitcher 4 T. Thompson 10 11 26 Shavarno 5 ....... N. Hamilton 10 12 5080 Roman Guy 1 ...... M. Edmonds 20 13 2423 Troppo 2 M. de Filippi 20 14 0850 Sheltoe 3 . .R. Brosnan 20 15 9112 Fidelis 4 . . C. de Filippi 20 16 0308 Spangled Pride 1 F. Fletcher 30 Scratched: Sloe Lea. Race 8 D 9.15 DORES FOR FLOORS MILE $5200; C 3; mobile; one mile 1 610 Tattle 1 A. Butt It 2 Precipitate 2 D. Nyhan It 3 4202 Floyd 3. . M. de Filippi It 4 1308 Bionic Raider 4. . . .L. Kerslake it 5 071 Imperial Time 5 P. Jones It 7 9391 El Rivere 7 G. Hope It 8 0790 Sure Win 8 J. Hay It 9 3434 Fergus Mclvor 9 K. O’Reilly It 11 112 Pathfinder 11 . . R. Butt It Scratched: Nugent du Jour, Wishful, Citation. Race 9 9.45 LION BROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND HEAT $8500; three-year-olds; mobile; 2000 m 1 Smooth George 1 . . .M. Smolensk! It 2 8 Yannick 2 ... . B. Kerr It 3 0 Squibbly Dee 3 R. Nyhan it 4 0 Bjodine 4 P. O’Reilly, jun. l lt 5 3 Snowy River 5 ........ A. Butt It 6 145 That’s Incredible 6. : . ... S. Little it 7 Maurie’s Boy 7.. . . M. McKendry It 8 659 Percy Redwood 8. .. . ; M. .Rennie It 9 0 Mighty Vale 9 J. Curtin it 10 12 Beaudiene Bolta 10 ..... .J. Hay It 11 Supreme Chip 11 ... ,L. Kerslake It 12 65 Paxton 12 C. de Filippi It 13 1 Hayden Bromac 13. . . .P. Jones it Race 10 10.15 COOKS CHASSEUR PACE $4200; Cl; mobile; 2600 m 1 4 Gaiety 1 J. Smolensk! It 3 0 Fella’s Honour 3 L. Thomas It 4 7 Furillo 4 M. Butt It 5 038 Jay Ardee 5. .... . . . . .L. Grant It 6 3840 Leon Bigshot 6.. . . . .K. Townley It 7 4250 Haughty Choice 7 M. Woods It 9 30 Three Ones 9 J. Curtin it 10 1476 Hatton Prince 10 .. . ,M. de Filippi It 11 020 Top Spot 11 .T. Butt It 12 1 Aces Wild 12 . R. Cameron It 13 0 Pendah Lady 13 A. Butt It 14 93 Overlap 14. . R. Butt. It 15 19 Laura Rose 15 . .R. Dunn It 16 9550 Watbro Crest UR. .P. O’Reilly, jun. It Emergency: Noble Silver. Scratched: Solar Chip. Noble Silver.