Royal Adder to continue domination of West Coast feature races today

Press, 12 January 1987, Page 28

Royal Adder to continue domination of West Coast feature races today

Special correspondent ...-■I • Greymouth Fresh horses and an increased stake of $lO,OOO has added a new dimension to the first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Westland Racing Club’s meeting at Hokitika today. West Coast Cup specialist, Royal Adder, looks to have returned to form at just the right time to continue her domination of feature races conducted on West Coast tracks over the last couple of seasons. The run of the In the Purple mare in the Kumara Nuggets on Saturday was admirable indeed as she was some 10 lengths off the pace just 800 m from home and got up to be within a half length and a long head from the winner, Palastone, at the line. The winner of the Hokitika Cup back in 1985, Royal Adder was last successful at Omoto in November but since then her form has fallen away. The improved run for third on Saturday plus the •renewed acquaintance with leading jockey Grant Davison for today’s race brings her right into cal-

culations in a field which has been disappointingly reduced because of scratchings. The fresh horse on the circuit, Sparkling Eyes, brings with her strong holiday season form; she was third at her last start over 2000 m at Waikouaiti. Reefton form proved to be a most reliable guide at Kumara and so the win of Charlie’s Pal in the Reefton Cup must augur well for his chances in today’s $lO,OOO feature. Consideration should also be given to Cappiemore, twice placed second in this race, and Keen Pell, the local horse, which is expected to measure up to this class. Rain fell in Hokitika yesterday but the forecast is for clearing weather and the rain to date will have had little effect on the track. The second leg of the double, the Lion Brown Handicap, has drawn a strong field, which as late as yesterday afternoon had not been weakened by scratchings. Kumara form-runners, Natural Star and Sound Note, again apear to be

strong chances while the beaten favourite on Saturday, Eridick, is to be tried in blinkers and this may assist the former northern sprinter to return to the splendid form he showed at Greymouth in November. A leading fancy is the freshened Beau Magnum. The Ray Pankhurst trained seven-year-old was allowed to miss Kumara after finishing third to Palastone and Tirana over 1400 m at Reefton last Wednesday and he has proven his class before on the Hokitika track. He was placed twice in the open sprint races in November. Chris Johnson retains the ride on Natural Star. His run pleased his connections at Kumara and further improvement is expected, while Sound Note is sure to be thereabouts, specially if the track softens. Lower down in the weights Smooth Shiela appeals as a lightweight hope. Her Kumara run was useful and she is a previous winner at Hokitika.

! Emergencies: Princess Bart, Connotations, Lady Loretta. , Scratched: Double Bridle, Red Briar, Shine In J Chine. Raco 3 IAS 1 CANTERBURY-WESTLAND RACING HANDICAP : $3100; 1200 m 1 3232 Nuclear Rocket 3. ... .A. Hunschess.s 2 03 Camallino Star 8 C. Johnson 54.0 3 317 Kingelee Lady 5 . . .K. Prendergast 54.0 4 051 Newginn 4 R. McCann 54.0 > 5 0806 Quiet Riot 11 J. Jamieson 54.0 6 6197 Rakau Roofton 2 54.0 8 1051 Young Sapphire 12 A. Brown 56.0 9 0656 Sweet King 17 . . S. Reid 53.5 1 10 0 Amalgam Flight 10. ... K. Kenyon 53.0 ; 12 8074 Gieean 1 52.5 . 13 7654 Radin’s Girl 7 52.5 i 16 8059 Tracey’s Gold 15 P. Atkinson 52.5 1 17 00 Zena Royal 13. . 52.5 Emergency: Nuclear Rocket ' Scratched: Wendy Jane, Gunyah Earl, Reisling, ; Secret Member. Race 4 2.20 CLUB HOTEL MAIDEN 1 $2900; 1650 m 2 8508 Another Dollar 9 P. Atkinson 55.0 3 6245 Cheval Vapeur 3 G. Davison 55.0 4 582 Destimido 17 55.0 5 8700 Drip Drak 8 55.0 6 Foxlike 12 55.0 7 Greek Dancer 1 55.0 8 0037 Kaiwaiwai 5 55.0 9 6554 Lightning Fast 6 A. Brown 55.0 10 8055 Mias Behave 15 S. McCann 55.0 11 0 Paleret 2 C. Roberts 55.0 12 3258 Perazzi 16 55.0 ' 13 0083 Romping 11 55.0 14 9970 Smart Ace 13. . R. Bruce 55.0 15 0900 Taisand 7 55.0 > 16 70 Their Loss 4 S. Reid 55.0 i 17 00 Zale 10 D. Wadley 55.0 Emergencies: Foxlike, Greek Dancer. . Scratched: Another Decision. Race 5 2.55 1 ADDISONS LTD MAIDEN $2900; 1650 m 1 9 All Signs 15. 55.0 2 0 Candy Floss 5 C. Roberts 55.0 3 0099 Exceptionnel Belle 1 55.0 4 96 Frosty Heir 8 J. Oakeshott 55.0 5 3864 Hurunui 13 P. Atkinson 55.0 6 006 Juvaro 11 . . . S. McCann 55.0 7 0008 Leah Jay 16 A. Brown 55.0 8 867 Macgillicuddy 14 .... . 55.0 9 8 On Hire 9 55.0 10 467 Pericolini 12 55.0 11 3626 Red Chevalier 10 55.0 12 9704 Rome 4 B. Smith 55.0 13 6772 Ship Shape 2 55.0 14 9975 Silver Raider 6 R. Bruce 55.0 15 00 The Delicatessen 3. . . . G. Davison 55.0 16 7032 Turi Del 7 . . ,J. Jamieson 55.0 Emergencies: Juvaro, On Hire. Race 6 3.35 RAILFREIGHT HANDICAP $3100; 1650 m 2 3226 Goodie.Two Shoes 1 . .P. Atkinsonss.s 3 0001 Chivalrous 12 S. McCann 55.0 5 098 Roonavari 14 55.0 6 9147 Squatter 15 55.0 7 8704 Al’s Star 2 54.5 8 0603 leska 5. A. 8r0wn54.5 11 05 Lisa Crown 7 K. Kenyon 54.5 12 4796 Tuahiwi Daisy 6 A. Hunsche 54.5 13 4089 Golden Kuda 16 54.0 15 9667 Mainstream 10~ ■'■■ ■■ 53.5

16 8905 Pacific Fair 9 53.5 17 7654 Radin's GM 8.............. 53.5 Scratched: Ballybain, Desperate Lass, Kowhai Prince, La Tobe, Royal Rosa. Race 7 D 4.15 HOKITIKA BUSINESSES HOKITIKA CUP $10,000; 2025 m 1 6653 Royal Adder 12 G. Davison 56.5 3 9805 Cappiemore 17 55.0 5 5331 Charlie’s Psi 1 54.5 9 7413 Spariding Eyes 7 R. Bruce 53.5 10 0077 Cnomainus 11 53.0 11 8489 His Latest 18 53.0 12 4522 Taxtale 16 53.0 13 3570 Ariage 14 J. Oakeshott 52.5 14 8820 Ike’s Revenge 2 52.5 15 1763 Koon Pell 15 52.5 16 020 Miracle Mouse 5 52.5 17 4311 Mies Isabel 6 . :. S. McCann 52.0 Emergency: Te Kaahu. Scratched: Nomusa, Gralkos, Dreamville, Serene Ulse, Some Bird. Race 8 T 4.55 NELSON MOVING CO. HOKITIKA THREE-YEAR-OLD PLATE $4500; 1650 m 1 7000 Comparable 12 55.0 2 5 Critique 4 55.0 3 1332 Go Spi 7 . C. Johnson 55.0 4 677 Just Bobby 2 ........ A. Brown 55.0 5 99 Quartz Reef 5 B. Smith 55.0 7 43 Chateau Legend 9 53.0 8 04 Lady Rio 8. ........ R. McCann 53.0 9 4005 Micro Dot 13 53.0 10 3232 Nuclear Rocket 11 53.0 11 7607 Red Briar 3 R. Bruce 53.0 12 9 Regina May 1 53.0 13 6312 Ysatis 10 G. Davison 53.0 Scratched: Videlco’s Boy. Race 9 D> T “5.35 LION BROWN HANDICAP $5000; 1200 m 1 2313 Beau Magnum 11 55.0 2 2503 Natural Star 4 C. Johnson 55.0 3 9 Our Bismark 5 • . • 55.0 4 1405 Eridick 8 54.5 5 4262 Sound Note 3 R. McCann 53.5 6 1660 Puffasmoke 6 52.5 8 0970 Aussie Bound 1 J. Jamieson 51.5 9 7368 Ferndale Lass 7 51.5 10 37 Frederick the Great 2. . 51.5 11 770 Godunov 12 J. Fallen 51.5 12 1264 Smooth Shiela 10 .... K. Kenyon 51.5 Scratched: Blazing Bernie. Race 10 T, TF 6,10 WESTLAND HOTEL HANDICAP $3500; 1650 m 2 5454 Bundi Royal 2 . .B. Smith 56.5 3 291 Darren Lass 11 R. Hewinson 56.5 4 7860 Lucky 2 R. Bruce 56.5 5 80 Ellen Killeen 17 56.0 6 8008 Ksramuremu 10 .A. 8r0wn55.5 7 4050 Sky Rocket 15 P. Falvey 55.5 8 849 Tolars Million 14 55.5 9 3693 Green Jacket 19 J. Woledge 55.0 10 1706 Silver Shadow 1 G. Davison 55.0 11 0066 Beaucarie 5 S. Reid 54.5 12 7902 King’s Pal 4 C. Johnson 54.5 13 2070 Buller 6 54.0 17 4632 Taimoor 18 '...... 54.0 18 El Rana 8 53.0 19 855 Eureka Lad 3 53.5 20 60 Miss Tryphena Bay 12 53.5 Emergencies: Eureka Lad, Miss Tryphena Bay. Scratched: Another Look, Pantless, Secured Money, Southern Queen.