RICCARTON TURF CLUB Trials Riccarton Racecourse, Sunday, April 26, 1987 commencing 11 a.m. Programme: < 600 m inexperienced horses. 600 m catch weight. 1000 m maidens. 1000 m all classes. 1200 m maidens qualifying. ; 1200 m maidens 1 and 2 wins. 1200 m all classes. 1600 m maidens qualifying. 1600 m all classes. . Entries taken between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday April |24, 1987. Ph. 484-923. Advt
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB WITHDRAWALS for all events at the above Club’s Newmans Tours, N.Z. Drivers’ Championship Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 29th April, must be received by 12 Noon on Monday, 27th April 1987. T. H. DAVIS, Secretary/Manager. Advt
HON BROWN RACING TIPS One Riccarton wit in the trainers OCEAN GUARD should put a ranks reckons the CJC should give smile on Rex Cochrane's face early serious thought to running their in the day and Mick Murfitt, who has major meetings at a northern track had one all week the way his team to save the visitors the trouble of has been going, could get another travelling to collect the money. He’ll with Big Chance even if it is his probably have some more ammuni- fourth race in twelve days. The tion after Anzac Day’s racing to- Murfitt horses handle such assignmorrow. The way he went on ments better than most PRINCESS Wednesday there doesn’t seem any PERFECTION is not quite that but way they’ll beat Star Board in the not far way from it when the Lion 1600 and old Delarenne should Meadow Mushrooms Championship nearly complete the double. is sized up and CURWEN BAY and STARBOARD is nicely drawn and VOLI STAR should quinella the three is not giving enough weight away for year old event. anything much here to bother him. There’ll be quite a bit of betting The only unknown factor is the interest in the last. The field is an weather as he’s a bit fussy about his even one and there’ll be the usual tracks and wouldn’t welcome too number of “Houdinis” hoping- to much rain. ASTI BAY and SOME escape with the big hit at the finish. REASON should rub northern salt ALBERJON looks the one to me if into southern wounds with the tri- the weather holds but BRIGHT PREfecta but the odds won’t be juicy. LUDE is a class galloper on his day DELARENNE is just about older and Mickey Didham doesn’t usually than his trainer (though some of come north just to escape the Paddy’s mates reckon you couldn’t Speights. For a price TURF tell by looking at times) but he’s CRUISER could be worth one more good over long courses and won this chance and stablemate TYRONE last year. His big danger is REIN- PAL is a bit better than average too. GARD Riccarton’s best hope who Two horses for the longer price should appreciate this distance. are a masculine sort in the first and PHAREEF wants to run in both legs that sweet tasting singer again in the of the double but if he settled on this fourth. one he’d be a big threat too. The value bet is NOBLE ELLA one of the Cliff Reese-Jones team which seems to save her best for Riccarton and for long distances. She just got nutted in this last year and past 2200 m is not often out of the money. The other roughie is 10: v \ COURIER FLIGHT. Certainly his 3) \\ best days may be behind him but \ \ he’s well seasoned and he has that \ \ touch of class which can produce a YA big run in races like this. j LION BROWN MORE OF A BEER
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