Wellington Cup hopefuls on trial at Awapuni today

Press, 14 January 1987, Page 31

Wellington Cup hopefuls on trial at Awapuni today

Special correspondent Wellington For the Matamata trainer, Tony Gillies, and the Takanini trainer, Ray Verner, today’s $30,000 Sovereign Lodge Marton Cup at the Marton Jockey Club’s meeting at Awapuni will have a look of “deja vu” about it. Last year Gillies prepared Fort Cheval to win the race. Verner had Lord Vegas in, hoping for a' win and a chance to start into the Wellington Cup. Fort Cheval won, Lord Vegas finished second, and Fort Cheval went on to Trentham to start favourite in the 3200 m race, but finished down the track after missing the start. Today Fort Cheval and Gary Grylls, last year’s winning combination, join forces again on a course that has been kind to the five-year-old. Verner will saddle up the mare, Chickero.

Jetbet: 5 Race 1 12.40 WHITE HART MAIDEN $7000; 1400 m 1 4 De Cuellar 11 G. Williams 54.0 2 847 Favoursome 8 G. Childs 54.0 3 3423 Go Lady 2 D. Walsh 54.0 4 42 Golden Kismet 4. . . K. Clapperton 54.0 5 20 Her Excellency 10 N. Harris 54.0 6 Honest Pleasure 7 C. Costin 54.0 7 9620 Karanu 14 S. Treweek 54.0 . 8 04 King’s Road 18 54.0 9 74 La Petite Soeur 16 G. Gryllss4.o 10 5353 Llevar 12 P. Ayres 54.0 11 4 Mary Rush 1 P. Taylor 54.0 12 04 Oh Kitty 21 C. Russell 54.0 13 3056 Paulette Mary 5 J. Macartney 54.0 14 04 Purple Blaze 15 D. Bradley 54.0 15 37 Reasonable Lady 20 ... G. Phillips 54.0 16 0003 Secretive 19 54.0 17 06 Up Spirits 3 J. Dowling 54.0 18 3 Vocal 17 54.0 19 Orautoha 13. 54.0 20 OSo Many 9 M. Campbell 54.0 21 All Aces 6 L. Cassidy 54.0 22 Newbury Queen 22 54.0 23 009 Ashanti Gold 24 54.0 24 Buckendera 23 . 54.0 Emergencies: Orautoha, So Many, All Aces, Newbiiry Queen, Ashanti Gold, Buckendera. Race 2 . 1.10 GLEN OROUA TRANSPORT HIGHWEIGHT $8000; 2200 m 1 0091 Flight To Reno 11 S. Jenkins 66.5 2 064 Bold Monarch 15 T. Gillies 64.5 3 4082 Dark Invader 16 G. O’Neil 63.0 4 4681 Kia Manu 9 62.0 5 7332 Hasty Kaye 8 E. Lamb 61.0 6 0353 Sundi Kiss 5 G. Lord 60.5 ’ 7 03 Irontite 6 R. Bent 59.5 8 5637 Jo Mellay 3 W. Thomas 59.5 92017 Pauline Marie 13 .... . S. Dennett 59.5 10 3 33 1 Wayion Jennings 10 . . 60.0 11 1487- Humble Star 14 M. Gillies 59.5 1258,42 Kaierau Prince 4 K. Treweek 59.5 13 2578 Bright Em Notes 7 59.0 ■j'.i# . 9 Golden Destiny 1. . 59.0 ..I® 0585 Mailamere 20 G. Andrew 59.0 ' Tft■, .0 Prince Kararnu 2. .. . 59.0 17 807'4, Top Chance 12 59.0 18 -’OftO Zdomer 19. .............. . 59.0 ,/19 009 Desperate Run 17 59.0 "2ft Kara 18 59.0 Emergencies: Desperate Run, Glen Kara. RadS'3 ’’ 1.40 I ; ■ >T. H. WALKER AND SONS JUVENILE • “ $7000; 1100 m 1 .12 Reception 3 D. Walsh 55.5 2 6712 Gritless 12 P. Ayres 54.5 3 '4 Baker’s Magic 2 52.5 “4 .215 Gold Flute 7 G. Childs 52.5 5 0083 Aston Lass 8 51.5 6 ' ; 3 Candida 14 . 51.5 7 ’ .0 Musskadora 1 J. Macartney 51.5 8 68 Tommy Hu 17 S. Treweek 51.5 9 67 Cotton Club 13 R. Hannamsl.o 10 Serestrina 16 . . 51.0 11- Vocalist 5 .... 51.0 12- 4-Arima 10 ....... 50.5 13 96.G01d Veil 9 G. Gryllsso.s 14 79 Chavinsky 11 .. P. Taylor 50.0 15 000 Honest Reward 15 C. Costin 50.0 16 ‘57 Petite Et Vite 4 L. Cassidy 50.0 17 Q 655 Lee Ying 6. . S. Keen 50.0 Race, 4 2.10 MCVERRY CRAWFORD MOTORS MAIDEN . . $7000; 1600 m 1 003 Amyn Praise 6 . .S. Keen 54.0 2 3357 Beaufort Light 3 G. Williams 54.0 3 02 Blazing Blair 23. ... : 54.0 4 0745 Call Me Mister 14 54.0 5 045 Country Walk 22 D. Walsh 54.0 6 0396 Doodweli 21. ... J .... G. Grylls 54.0 7 -758 Embassy 4. ......... G. Childs 54.0 8 35 impudent Miss 20 P. Ayres 54.0 9 ,64 Keith 13 54.0 10 322 Late Mail 12 M. Campbell 54.0 II 8944 Mister Tee 1 P. Taylor 54.0 12 0095. Our Simone 8 . . 54.0 1’38233 Palladian 9 ; . 54.0 l< 500 Risky Fells 17. ...... D. Skelton 54.0 .153343 Scholar’s Habit 24 . . .J. Macartney 54.0 1 16 ‘mGindabay 10 N. Harris 54.0 ..1T9703; Tactful Lady 18 T. Allan 54.0 lft-5353 .Triple Halo 16 G. Phillips 54.0 19 0058'TMaciu 5 54.0 20 8570 arid, Touch 7 54.0 .'2T 19; J.: . , . . 54.0 FffilffiW&i.,'! ■ i Tils ai. • h-1 r, -\ i;

Fort Cheval has won three races on the course and he comes here fresh from a failure in the Auckland Cup. In that run he was wide all the way and faded. Before, though, he turned in a fine effort to beat all but Lomondy on Manawatu Cup day. Double Lang, (from Wingatui) the winner of the Woodville Cup last week, will be a big chance as well. He will carry the top weight of 55kg in the race but after his effort last week, will rate highly. Blyme, another South Islander, also looks to be comfortably in the Cup field. His run today will be his first since a dogged late run for fifth in the Ellerslie feature. The race top weight, Blovinski (56.5 kg was scratched yesterday. His connections advised the club that the weight was the reason for his withdrawal.

Mares, Milldewe and Amythest, have to be respected. Milldewe, the Wanganui Cup winner, won the Stratford Cup and is to race at Wellington. Amythest was an excellent second at Woodville. It was an encouraging return to form. Northern gallopers, Clear Gold, Guess and Mighty Vain are also in the field. They do not have Wellington assignments, but all look to be in good form. Clear Gold was third in the Clifford Plate; Guess first at Awapuni and then third in the Woodville Cup; while Mighty Vain was first, then relegated to fourth from second, in Shannon’s Leopard Cup. Beaver Boy, Infantry, Lord Jekyll, Smart Offer and Tauherenikau winner, Fred’s Fortune would do their cup prospects no harm by winning as well.