Records of N.Z. Cup horses over 3200m

Press, 10 November 1986, Page 27

Records of N.Z. Cup horses over 3200m

By

JEFF SCOTT

The in-form North Island representative, Luxury Liner, will be attempting to extend an unbeaten record over the Toyota New Zealand Cup distance of 3200 m when he steps out in the famous event tomorrow.

The Mercedes gelding has only tried the 3200 m trip twice for wins in a C 5 handicap at Alexandra Park last December recording 4:11.8 after starting from 10m, and in the $lB,OOO Wilford Johnstone Memorial (C 7 at Cambridge in March. In the latter event, the Clevedon-trained pacer overcame a 30m handicap to beat Direct Kiwi (the 1986 Auckland Cup third place-getter) comfortably by two and a half lengths in a respectable 4:10.2. While the Cup distance >d obstacle fe

Gene Evander, while in the same month the Vance Hanover entire was also the beaten favourite when fifth in Vance Glory’s fast-run Franklin Cup, which was won in 4:7.1.

Comedy Lad, a shade unlucky in Borana’s New Zealand Cup last year, has failed to win in six attempts at the distance, his closest being a second to Dillon Dale in the 1984 Thames Cup on a rainaffected track.

The leading South Island contender, Skipper Dale, has won twice over the extreme distance at Addington recording his best 3200 m time of 4:10.9 in the Lion Brown Easter Cup, in very cool conditions. He is yet to finish further back than fifth in five attempts at 3200 m. The fastest time of any

of the Cup runners is credited to Camelot, which returned 4:6.4 when winning the 1984 N.Z. Cup.

Those looking for consistently experienced distance pacers should be heartened by the records of Our Mana (14 starts for four wins and the New Zealand Cup runner-up in the last two years), Borana (12 starts for his upset win in the N.Z. Cup win last year, three thirds and two fourths) and the five-year-old, Freightman, which has already had 12 starts over the Cup distance for a win in the 1984 Methven Cup, and has been third or fourth on six occasions. He failed to secure a run in the straight last year, and ended up ninth. The records of the Cup entrants over 3200 m are:

SKIPPER DALE 3200 m record: 5 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third, 1 fifth. Best time: 4:10.9 winning 1985 Lion Brown Easter Cup. 1985— 3rd Waikouaiti Cup, C 3, 4:26.6 (placed); Ist Keighleys Handicap (Addington), C 6, 4:12.3; and 2nd Ashburton Cup, C 7 4:15.9 (placed). 1986— Ist Easter Cup 4:10.9, sth New Brighton Cup. MASTER MOOD 3200 m record: 2 starts, 1 fifth, 1 sixth. Best time: n.a. 1985— 6th Keighleys Handicap (Addington), C 6. 1986— sth Easter Cup. LUXURY LINER 3200 m record: 2 starts for 2 wins. Best time: 4:10.2 winning 1986 Wilfred Johnstone Memorial at Cambridge. 1985— Ist Air NZ Handicap (Auckland), C 5, 4:11.8 (10m). 1986— Ist Wilfred Johnstone Mem. (Cambridge), C 7, 4:10.2 (30m). PREMIERSHIP 3200 m record:! 1 starts, 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 fifths. Best time: 4:13.3 (placed), second to Our Mana in 1985 Easter Cup. 1983— Bth Waikouaiti Cup, C 3; and Bth Almac Potato Handicap (Motukarara) C 4. 1984— 3rd McCloy Mem (Methven), C 5, 4:19.2 (placed); 6th Hereford Handicap (Addington), C 5; sth Caduceus Handicap (Addington), C 5; Bth Hermitage Handicap (Washdyke), C 5; sth Coupland Pies Handicap (Ashburton), C 5; and 6th Thames Cup, CB. 1985— 2nd Easter Cup 4:13.3 (placed); 3rd New Brighton Cup, 4:13.6 (placed); and 7th Toyota New Zealand Cup. MIGHTY ME 3200 m record: 6 starts, 1 win. Best time: 4:11.2 winning 1984 DB Ashburton Cup, C 7, 20m. 1984— 6th Placemakers Handicap (Auckland), C 8 (10m); 10th Wilfred Johnstone Mem. C 7 (20m); Bth Easter Cup; and Ist Ashburton Cup, C 7, 4:11.2 (20m). . 1985— 13th Toyota New Zealand Cup; and 6th Ashburton Cup, C 7 (30m). FREIGHTMAN 3200 m record: 12 starts, 1 win, 3 thirds, 3 fourths, 1 fifth. Best time: 4:7 (placed), third to Lord Louie, Our Mana, in 1985 New Brighton Cup. 1984— Ist Methven Cup, C 6, 4:18.2, front; and 3rd Ashburton Cup, C 7, 4:11.5 (placed), (10m). 1985— 4th Cheviot Cup, C 5, 4:19.5 (placed), (30m); 4th Easter Cup 4:13.7 (placed); 6th McCloy Mem (Methven), C 5 (30m); 4th New Brighton Cup 4:13.9 (placed); 3rd Canterbury Park Winter Cup, C 6, 4:12.5 (placed), (20m); 13th Methven Cup, C 6 (20m); 9th Toyota New Zealand Cup, and sth Ashburton Cup, C 7 (30m). 1986— 7th Easter Cup; and 3rd New Brighton Cup 4:7 (placed). MALAZ 3200 m record: The only runner in the field still to debut over the extreme distance, having been withdrawn at the 11th hour in Skipper Dale’s Easter Cup in March. Joint New Zealand recordholder for 2600 m (mobile) at 3:14.6 with Freightman, though, and has a 2700 m (mobile) placed time of 3:23.5 when third in the Harvey Furnishings InterIsland Stakes in December. OUR MANA 3200 m record: 14 starts, 4 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds. Best time: 4:6.6 (placed), second in 1984 New Zealand Cup. • 1983— 3rd Nelson Cup; Ist Marlborough Cup 4:19.1; Ist McCloy Memorial (Methven) 4:25.9; sth New Zealand Cup; and Ist Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland) 4:11.5. 1984— 10th Easter Cup; 2nd New Zealand Cup 4:6.6 (placed); and Bth Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland).

1985— Ist Easter Cup 4;13.2; sth New Brighton Cup; 2nd New Zealand Cup 4:11.4 (placed); and sth Castlemaine XXXX- (Auckland). 1986— 3rd Easter Cup 4:11.3 (placed), (10m); and 2nd New Brighton Cup 4:6.7 (placed), (10m). DIAMOND MOOSE 3200 m record: 6 starts, for 1 second. Best time: 4:11 (placed), second to Skipper Dale in 1986 Easter Cup. 1982— 7th Maximart Handicap (Addington), Cl. 1983— 13th Winter Barley Handicap (Ashburton), C 5, 30m. 1984— 14th Easter Cup; fell New Zealand Cup; and 11th Ashburton Cup, C 7, (30m). 1985— n.a. 1986— 2nd Easter Cup 4:11 (placed). PLACID VICTOR 3200 m record: 2 starts for 1 second, 1 fifth. Best time: 4:13.2 (placed), second to Gene Evander in 1985 Thames Cup. 1985— 2nd Thames Cup 4:13.2 (placed); and sth Franklin Cup. COMEDY LAD 3200 m record: 6 starts, 1 second, 1 third, 1 fifth. Best time: 4:14.3 (placed), second to Dillon Dale in 1984 Thames Cup. 1984— 3rd Franklin Cup 4:18.2 (placed); and 2nd Thames Cup 4:14.3 (placed). 1985— 7th Wilfred Johnstone Mem. (Cambridge); sth Toyota New Zealand Cup; 6th Thames Cup; and 7th Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland). SMARTY PANTS 3200 m record: 4 starts, 1 win, 1 third. Best time: 4:8 winning 1986 Grain and Seed Handicap (Ashburton), C 5, (30m), the second fastest winning time by a mare over the extreme distance in New Zealand. 1986— 3rd DB Timaru Cup, C 5, 4:15.2 (placed); Ist Grain and Seed Handicap (Ashburton), C 5, 4:8 (30m); 11th Easter Cup; and Bth Canterbury Park Winter Cup, C 6 (40m). SPRY JOKER 3200 m record: 7 starts, 1 win, 2 fifths. Best time: 4:11.8 winning 1985 DB Timaru Cup, C 6. 1985— Ist Timaru Cup 4:11.8; 9th Grain and Seed Handicap (Ashburton), C 6, (10m); sth Easter Cup; 6th New Brighton Cup; sth Canterbury Park Winter Cup, C 6, (20m); and 14th Toyota New Zealand Cup. 1986— 9th Easter Cup. BORANA 3200 m record: 12 starts, 1 win, 3 thirds, 2 fourths, 2 fifths. Best time: 4:7.5 (placed), third in 1985 Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland) to Spanker On and Ben. 1983— sth Grain and Seed Handicap (Ashburton), C 6, (10m) (3 yearold); and 3rd Franklin Cup, CB, to Dillon Dale, Ben, 4:16.6 (placed 3 year-old). 1984— 7th Placemakers Handicap (Auckland), C 8; sth Wilfred Johnstone Mem. (Cambridge); 9th Easter Cup; 9th New Zealand Cup; and 3rd Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland) 4:10 (placed). 1985— 4th Wilfred Johnstone Mem. (Cambridge) 4:12.2 (placed); 6th Easter Cup Ist Toyota New Zealand Cup 4:11.1; and 3rd Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland) 4:7.5 (placed). 1986— 4th Easter Cup 4:11.4 (placed). CAMELOT 3200 m record: 8 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds. Best time: 4:6.4 winning 1984 New Zealand Cup. 1983— 11th Grain and Seed Handicap (Ashburton), C 5; Ist Sprayman Handicap (Auckland), C 7, 4:11.5; and 2nd New Zealand Cup 4:7.’2 (placed). 1984— Ist New Zealand Cup 4:6.4. 1985— 7th Easter Cup; 2nd New Brighton Cup 4:13.5 (placed); 6th Toyota New Zealand Cup (10m); and 9th Castlemaine XXXX (Auckland).