Support for Noble Times in $40,000 Grangewilliam Stakes today

Press, 9 March 1987, Page 30

Support for Noble Times in $40,000 Grangewilliam Stakes today

Special correspondent New Plymouth

Local support will be with Noble Times when she contests the $40,000 Grangewilliam Stakes at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s meeting at New Plymouth today. A group three event, the Grangewilliam Stakes has been won by a number of outstanding young horses over the years, including Kingdom Bay, Mister Aythorpe and Seadreamer. The field for today’s encounter does not lack in quality, with a strong line-up of the best two-year-olds. Noble Times is making her final New Zealand appearance in the Taranaki feature before contesting the $1 million Golden Slipper Stakes in Sydney next month.

She races for the first time today in the interests of her United States owners, who will be hoping for better luck than they received with Scotch and Dry on the day of last year’s Grangewilliam. After receiving no luck in the running the filly had to be content with seventh.

Despite being owned by overseas people, the New Plymouth crowd will treat Noble Times as one of their own. After all she is still trained on the course by Gary Viel. The Drums of Time filly has swept nearly all before her this season. She has won four of her five races. Her most recent race was almost a month ago, in the Matamata Breeder’s Stakes, where she annihilated an outstanding field. She races better when kept on the fresh side so should be at peak today. Heavenly View will defend an unbeaten record if she contests the Grangewilliam. She has had to overcome a hoof injury and is not a definite starter.

However, if she does take her place in the field she must rate as the one for Noble Times to beat. Touch of Silver could be one to surprise the hot-pots. She was impressive in winning at Woodville on February 14 and, without much doubt, she has the ability to test her rivals.

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 1105 ASCOT HIGHWEIGHT $4500; 2000 m 1 4755 Flight to Reno 11 S. Jenkins 63.5 2 2190 Sugar Raine 13 P. Hillis 63.5 3 04 Friple 2 63.0 5 2462 Shahreign 7 A. West 63.0 6 5338 Doc 16 K. Treweek 62.5 8 8268 Naaty Trick 5 T. Gillies 62.0 9 8617 Speedy Guy 10 E. Lamb 62.0 12 6950 Joe Savoldi 8 G. Andrew 60.0 13 5862 One Pound Note 9. . .J. McGifford 60.0 14 0000 Emerald Fire 3 59.0 15 Rhonda.ls 59.0 Scratched: Itsarippa, King of the Castle, Bonn, Sweet Echo, Silverdale. Race 2 11.40 STANDAAN MAIDEN $3700; 1200 m 1 230 Black Plato 11 J. Collett 55.5 2 90 Chosen One 1 R. Caddigan 55.5 3 Disarata 7 R. Elliot 55.5 4 0 Hyak 12 M. Campbell 55.5 5 Jealous Dancer 13 G. Childs 55.5 6 0000 Risky Follow 14 D. Skelton 55.5 7 0 Charade 2 G. Williams 53.0 8 Dainty L’Amour 5 53.0 9 Fantasy Legend 4 53.0 10 Gladstone Lass 10 P. Ayres 53.0 11 8060 Nebulous 6 D. Bradley 53.0

12 Prince** Georgia 9 G. Gryllss3.o 13 24 Standaan Deliver 3. . . . G. Phillips 53.0 14 Trivial Pursuit 8 L. Cassidy 53.0 15 6 Vienoa Bella. 15 53.0 Race 3 12.15 DUKE OF DEVON $4300; 1600 m 1 671 Shara Lass 11 58.0 2 5054 Chanson D’Amour 19 56.0 3 3906 Gunfighter 12 A. Craig 56.0 5 4942 Iceland Prince 1 J. Collett 56.0 6 8451 Lady Bruton 3 G. Butler 56.0 8 2229 Nuclear Queen 18 ... M. Campbell 56.0 9 1929 Alvaresa 16 G. Gryllss4.o 12 0506 Delvac 13 L. Cassidy 54.0 13 966 Just A Rumour 10 . . . .G. Williams 54.0 14 0054 Henry's Mate 6 E. Harrison 54.0 15 0318 In the Valley 5 54.0 16 4010 Purple Blaze 14 D. Bradley 54.0 17 60 Steiny Lass 9 54.0 18 199 Waterbird 4 54.0 19 6 Saofree.B. 52.0 Scratched: King of the Castle, Mystere, Apricot Princess, Consultant. Race 4 T, TF 12.50 STARS TRAVEL THREE-YEAR-OLD $5000; 1400 m 1 111 Flight Queen 8 M. Campbells6.o 2 2814 Kairau Lad 3 P. Taylor 56.0 3 4110 Chittenden 6 D. Bradley 54.0 4 3313 Final Illusion 7 G. Phillips 54.0

6 5102 Astute 10 J. Collett 52.0 7 8 Big Shot 11 52.0 8 2836 Furlong 5 G. Childs 52.0 10 0903 Mighty Tight 4 D. Skelton 52.0 11 01 Nobilitas 2 M. Coleman 52.0 12 8241 Zephurous.l 52.0 Scratched: Shy Di, Jacko. Race 5 T 1.30 GRANGEWILLIAM STAKES $40,000; two-year-olds; 1200 m 1 2128 Balkan Show 9 55.0 2 5 Chad 11 55.0 3 Dashing King 14 G. Grylls 55.0 4 1610 Diamond Head 10 . . . ,E. Harrison 55.0 7 2446 Satisfy 12 55.0 8 9969 Seyton Street 4 D. Skelton 55.0 9 172 Celemonde 1 53.0 11 11 Heavenly View 3 53.0 12 3241 Jennifer Rush 2 53.0 13 2167 Miss Quinn 17 53.0 14 1121 Noble Times 5 G. Childs 53.0 15 8 Sterling Maid 13 D. Bradley 53.0 17 1 Touch, of .Silvar.B. ... M. Campbell 53.0 Scratched; Drastic Dude, Open Terrain, Echorina. Teasing. Race 6 2.05 CALTEX TECHRON $3700; 2000 m 2 200 El Hombre 10 D. Skelton 55.5 3 00 Harmony Port 15 55.5 4 30 King Cars 16 55.5 5 58 Kiwi Dancer 14 G. Grylls 55.5 6 9255 Lonesome Brave 2. . . M. Barnsley 55.5 7 0028 Our Blackie 11 G. Childs 55.5 8 904 Pachinko 8 K. Clapperton 55.5 9 3543 Rainbow Reason 12 ... . P. Ayres 55.5 10 8055 Star Number 5 L. Cassidy 55.5 11 4778 Bochiea 19 53.0 12 0266 Bold Rose 18 C. Costin 53.0 13 00 Guini 13 53.0 14 5609 Miss Meredith 6 53.0 15 4528 Mateuse Rose 3 G. Phillips 53.0 16 9990 Nita's Choice 7 53.0

17 0067 Pointsetta 20 . . T. Allan 53.0 18 06 Purple Rose 21 J. Collett 53.0 20 0072 Shan 17 53.0 21 5700 Lady. Fleet .1 53.0 Emergencies: Bochina, Poitsetta, Harmony Port, Guini. Scratched: Bus Stop, Susie’s Brigade. Race 7 D, T 2.40 CALTEX GOLD CUP $12,000; 2000 m 4 0431 Ballane 12 54.0 7 4811 Diastena 8 K. Clapperton 53.0 10 2443 Teseres 6 H. Mackinnon 53.0 11 7163 Botting 7 G. Phillips 51.5 12 9464 Mishare 14 G. Grylls 51.5 15 0933 Orateen 4 T. Kennedy 51.0 16 671 Shara .Lass. 2 50.5 Scratched: Hassendeen, Milldewe, Silver Rhapsody, Cornwall King, Tamworth, Leading Glance, Mr Duthie, Cameron Bay, Deed’s Gift. Race 8 3.15 OPEN BAY $3700; 1200 m 2 0765 Catalina's Crest 2 G. Elliot 55.5 4 053 Jacko 14 . D. Bradley 55.5 5 Magic Dan 13 H. Mackinnon 55.5 7 069 Criminza 9 K. Clapperton 54.0 8 Dee Opal 7 E. Harrison 54.0 9 4 Georgian Princess 5 T. Allan 54.0 10 4 Honey Stick 6 J. Collett 54.0 12 70 Plaisante 1 J. Macartney 54.0 13 Solar Girl 11 M. Campbell 54.0 14 680 Tralala 12 G. Phillips 54.0 Scratched: Casavino, Ethelred, Braunfels, Mouskouri. Race 9 D 3.50 CALTEX STAR $12,000; 1200 m 1 1180 Bourbon Boy 8 A. Tweedie 58.0 2 25 Hassendean 15 C. Russell 57.0 3 3210 Steely Dan 7 G. Grylls 55.0 4 272 Silver Tip 1 J. Collett 54.5 61261 Trotanoy 4 53.0 8 8016 Super Roo 14 L. Cassidy 52.0 9 0925 La Pomme 9 G. Phillips 51.0 10 0064 Tonephil 10 T. Kennedy 51.0 11 4 Kloosterman 3 . R. Elliot 50.5 14 7678 Red Sekao 2 J. Richards 49.0 15 4048 Smart. Offer 5 K. Clapperton 49.0 Scratched: Brenlaine, Sir Gerald, Decree Nisi, Clondestine. Race 10 4.25 MASON APPLIANCES $4300; 1200 m 1 4226 Star Fleet 4 G. Butler 56.0 3 3509 Tramore 3 ,T. Kennedy 56.0 4 6755 Warlan 11 E. Harrison 56.0 5 0215 Buckenderra 6 P. Taylor 54.0 6 5014 Glen Tilt 2 K. Clapperton 54.0 7 2721 Hot Century 7 54.0 8 5501 Jaspat 10 C. Russell 54.0 9 0380 Raisem Raz 9 D. Bradley 54.0 10 Soundryl 1 M. Campbell 54.0 11 8265 Tangabar.s, J. Collett 54.0 Scratched: Standing Ovation.