Argonaut Style due to return to winning form

Press, 21 November 1986, Page 22

Argonaut Style due to return to winning form

Special correspondent Auckland All the signs are that Argonaut Style will return to winning form pretty soon, perhaps at the Northern Wairoa Racing Club’s meeting at Dargaville today. After winning the Wellington Derby, Argonaut Style failed in five further attempts last season to come up with a performance anywhere near as good but his two efforts since back from a spell have been much more encouraging. In each of the two, at Pukekohe, then Rotorua, Argonaut Style finished second, beaten the second time, over 1900 m at Rotorua, by only a nose.

Aronaut Style is likely to have improved further

with his race at Rotorua. If he continues to train on a good Summer Handicap would not be too much to expect of him. Argonaut Style faces no easy task, though, in today’s D.B. Northland Cup. Several on his opponents are capable of running the 2000 m very solidly. One is Jumblelak, another King Randell, which won a 2000 m in good style at Stratford in his latest start, on November 7. After looking so promising as a three-year-old King Randell was campaigned in Australia where he developed useful middle-distance form. The Stratford race was his fifth since he returned to Cambridge.

Jumblelak, now a 4-year-old, came through last summer with a rush

of good form — three wins and five placings in eighth successive attempts. One of her minor placings was a close third in the Avondale Championship Stakes and she was earlier third in the Great Northern Oaks.

Jumblelak just failed to last 2000 m at Paeroa on November 11 but the run might have been all she needed to come home a winner this next time.

Patricia, so good up to 1600 m has to be respected even though required to give away weight all round. Carlos Lopez and Wi Rakau have shown promise as middle-dis-tance runners and it is to be hoped Brooke Bond and Roubles gain starts. They look real lightweight possibilities.

Jetbet: 2 Race 1 11.50 JOSEPH KUHTZE MAIDEN $4000; 1200m 1 964; Sea of Heartbreak 5 . 55.0 2 ( Assemble 16 . 55.0 3 ( Baldana 2 . 55.0 4 Colero 11 . 55.0 5 Emmarae 3 . 55.0 6 076 My Good Omen 12 . 55.0 7 Palmyrah Treat 4 . 55.0 8 C Pearl's A Singer 7 . 55.0 9 50 Santangc 8 . 55.0 10 Smugglers Cove 15 . 55.0 11 Amina Cherie 19 . 55.0 12 Can March 13 . 55.0 13 Licall 6 . 55.0 14 390C Miss Tangelo 1 . 55.0 15 Zajal 20 . 55.0 16 Ivory Lass 9 . 55.0 17 Linda’s Mate 10 . 55.0 18 Settler's Mill 14 . 55.0 19 80 Margaret Rose 21 . 55.0 20 Akarana Belle 18 . 55.0 21 Barbacena 17 . 55.0 22 C Terse 22 . 55.0 Emergencies: Linda's Mate, Settler’s Mill, Margaret Rose. Akarana Belle, Barbacena, Terse. Race 2 12.20 RUAWAI LOCAL LIQUOR HIGHWEIGHT $5000; 2000m 1 5006 Grand Slide 5 . 62.5 2 148C William Hudson 8 . 62.0 3 5701 Alatunja 2 . 61.5 4 0661 Mr Ex 10 . 61.0 5 4367 Bar The Shouting 14 . 60.5 6 050 Blarney Boy 13 . 60.5 7 09 Oaves Tern 3 . 60.5 8 0 Internationale 15 . 60.5 9 20 Mont Blanc 11 . 60.5 10 02 Paradise Road 1 . 60.5 11 60 Tornader 12 . 60.5 12 90 Azastar 7 . 60.0 13 0 Ezra Brown 6 . 60.0 14 0 Peanuckle 9 . 60.0 15 3400 Rubic Cube 16 . 60.0 16 0600 The Man 4 . 60.0 Race 3 12.50 BURGESS BUILDERS MAIDEN $4000; 2000m 1 9003 Amphidius 17 . 55.0 2 0204 Belle Romar 13 . 55.0 3 0520 Ichiban Tiger 5 . 55.0 4 88 Supator 7 . 55.0 5 4603 Wrens Pal 14 . 55.0 6 3000 Astralana 20 . 55.0 7 007 Brammiti 6 . 55.0 8 0800 Brookway Lad 2 . 55.0 9 9 Deusenberg 18 . 55.0 10 0300 Noble Piper 9 . 55.0 11 0 Pungushe 11 . 55.0 12 Queens Arcade 21 . 55.0 13 2060 Silver Sky 15 . 55.0 14 097 Sugar Row 12 . 55.0 15 0 Suzanka 3 . 55.0 16 06 Wavelength 16 . 55.0 17 090 Arctic Sea 22 . 55.0 18 Firestone Way 8 . 55.0 19 0 Chasse Ivoire 10 . 55.0 20 Land of Secrets 1 . 55.0 21 0 Count Shari 19 . 55.0 22 New Enterprise 4 . 55.0 Emergencies: Land of Secrets, Firestone Way, Arctic Sea, Chasse Ivoire, New Enterprise, Count Shari. Race 4 1.20 DOUBLE BROWN MAIDEN $4000; 1200m 1 23 Single Shot 12 . 55.0 2 4 Rhode Island 1 . 55.0 3 3099 Bold Talent 20 . 55.0 4 Knight Rider 9 . 55.0 5 609 Kentish Man 14 . 55.0 6 0 Star Thorpe 5 . 55.0 7 00 Fusilier 3 . 55.0 8 Muller Road 2 . 55.0 9 7 Society Ruler 18 . 55.0 10 Westal! 7 . 55.0 II Count Macabee 10 . 55.0 12 Hi Peer 4 . 55.0 13 Locksmith 15 . 55.0 14 Standing 22 . 55.0 15 Trevor Dudleigh 19 . 55.0 16 06 Noble Appeal 13 . 55.0 17 Red Tango 16 . 55.0 18 Rustrite 8 . 55.0 19 Butler Brown 6 . 55.0 20 Dream Parade 21... • . 55.0 21 Tilson 11. . , . 55.0 22 With Alacrity 17 . 55.0 Emergencies: Red Tango, Rustrice, Butler Brown, With Alacrity, Tilson, Dream Parade. Race 5 1.50 MAURICE MARINKOVICH MEMORIAL $5000; 2000m 1 6024 Beau Boy 7 . 55.0 2 1862 Investor 4 . 55.0 3 571 Cardonagh 6 . 55.0 4 6073 Vandenberg 5 . 55.0 5 8050 County 12 . 55.0 6 0794 Srehtof 11 . 55.0 7 87 8 0000 legal Amber 10 Salamandra 8 . 55.0 . 55.0 9 9 Silla Blak 2 . 55.0 10 Kaikohe Kid 3 . 55.0 11 707 loman Consul 9 . 55.0 12 47 The Colonel 1 . 55.0 13 0600 The Man 14 . 55.0 14 8 Hny’s Treasure 13 . 55.0 Race 6 D, T, TF 2.35 DB NORTHLAND CUP $10,000; 2000m 1 53 ’atricia 6 . 57.0 2 5051 (ing Randall 20 . 55.0 3 7614 Wi Raku 3 . 55.0

4 7905 Etilanya 17 5 0421 Even Prince 9 . . 54.0 . . . 54.0 6 22 Argonaut Style 7 . . . 53.5 7 5 Grand Junction 11 . . . 53.5 8 419 Carlos Lopez 2 . . . 53.0 9 7905 Jumblelak 5 . . . 53.0 10 1186 Licorice Girl 4 . . . 53.0 11 0 Ran Past 22 . . . 53.0 12 0887 Regal Advocate 8 . . . 53.0 13 4260 Missionary 12 . . . 52.0 14 5910 Duband 15 . . . 52.0 15 00 Hexagonal 19 . . . 52.0 16 0608 Lord Amber 13 . . . 52.0 17 65 Brooke Bond 14 . . . 51.5 18 7994 John Day 16 . . . 51.5 19 08 Medium Dry 21 . . . 51.5 20 6473 Roubles 10 . . . 51.5 21 5743 Coloden 18 . . . 51.0 22 000 Cup Tie 1 . . . 51.0 Emergencies: Roubles, Brooke Bond, John Day, Cup Tie, Medium Dry, Coloden. Race 7 D, T 3.05 MACHINERY EQUIPMENT ‘1400’ $7000; 1400m 1 1008 Warrior Bold 11 . . 56.5 2 051 Fras Son 2 . . 56.0 3 Trocane 3 . . 56.0 4 0516 Yenolom 4 . . 55.5 5 321 Claytons 6 . . 53.5 6 0945 Bold Danielle 10 . . 52.5 7 009 In Profile 14 . . 52.5 8 5921 Bay Biscay 12 . . 51.5 9 2806 Phar Habit 8 . . 51.5 10 594 Fleet Prince 13 . . 51.5 11 8006 My Torpedo 1 . . 51.5 12 Airlene 9 . . 51.0 13 9283 Lynette 5 . . 51.0 14 9180 Riponui 7 . . 51.0 Race 8 T 3.35 JACK CLUNE MAIDEN $4000; 1400m 1 2702 Ralt 6 . . 55.0 2 Airlene 15 . . 55.0 3 0 Fleur Unique 20 . . 55.0 4 6 Full O’Spirit 9 . . 55.0 5 Hot Number 1 . . 55.0 6 6 Super Jack 13 . . 55.0 7 The Thinker 4 . . 55.0 8 90 Beziers 18 . . 55.0 9 0 Coruba Cruise 3 . . 55.0 10 5000 Exceptional Belle 2 . . 55.0 11 Furigen 14 . . 55.0 12 Golden Swallow 7 . . 55.0 13 70 Hey Jade 17 . . 55.0 14 0 Next Draw 11 . . 55.0 15 007 Podgoran 12 . . 55.0 16 08 Silver Kris 8 . . 55.0 17 068 Lunavaro 21 . . 55.0 18 00 Bridrili 10 . . 55.0 19 077 La Mirage 5 . . 55.0 20 0 Rum Rule 22 . . 55.0 21 9 Continental Air 16 . . 55.0 22 00 Blue Talas 19 . . 55.0 Emergencies; Lunavaro, Bridrili, La Mirage, Rum Rule, Continental Air, Blue Talas. Race 9 4.05 PHILLIPS BROTHERS MAIDEN $4000; 1200m 1 0 Avion 2 . . 55.0 2 Ciara 3 . .550.0 3 270 Double Victory 9 . . 55.0 4 Kia Princess 10 . . 55.0 5 New Delhi 20 . . 55.0 6 0036 Peddles 1 . . 55.0 7 0495 Sweet Elli 8 . . 55.0 8 608 Chapter One 14 . . 55.0 9 Chatillon 4 . . 55.0 10 9 Con Amore 7 . . 55.0 11 8 Jokerman 18 . . 55.0 12 Tango Princess 19 . . 55.0 13 90 Kiwi Warrior 15 . . 55.0 14 Queen Christine 13 . . 55.0 15 0 Southern Dream 17 .' . . 55.0 16 Valley River 5 . . 55.0 17 Noble Kauri 21 . . 55.0 18 Eric Joseph 6 . . 66.0 19 Koala Gold 12 . . 55.0 20 Butler Brown 16 . . 55.0 21 Harbour Fair 11 . . 55.0 22 Collets 22 . . 55.0 Emergencies: Noble Kauri, Eric Joseph, Koala Gold. Butler Brown, Harbour Fair, Colleta. Race 10 4.35 KEN AND ALICE MCLEOD ‘1400’ $5500; 1400m 1 9283 Lynnette 12 . . 56.5 2 9180 Riponui 6 . . 54.5 3 1 Wolvertson Street 4 . . 54.0 4 00 Mr Statesman 1 . . 53.0 5 058 Mystere 7 . . 53.0 6 Sir Carlton 11 . . 52.5 7 100 Alleghanies 16 . . 52.0 8 2159 Donneur 15 . . 52.0 9 810 Ponsardin 3 . . 52.0 10 4 Shimminato 13 . . 52.0 11 1 Sonmiridium 14 . . 52.0 12 0060 Aislinn 9 . . 51.5 13 807 Diligence 8 . . 51.5 14 7700 D’Or Verte 2 . . 51.5 15 7680 Avons Punch 10 . . 51.0 16 000 Sioux City 5 . . 51.0