Imperial Time favourably placed in Winter Cup at Addington tonight

Press, 22 May 1987, Page 23

Imperial Time favourably placed in Winter Cup at Addington tonight

By

G. K. YULE

Imperial Time looks favourably placed on 10m to gain his sixth win for the season in the 3200 m Chateau Regency Canterbury Park Winter Cup at Addington Raceway this evening. Victory would advance the talented four-year-old to within two wins of a start in the next Toyota New Zealand Cup, a goal towards which his trainer, Peter Jones, has had him headed for some time. Imperial Time comes into this event with a handsome last-start victory on the course to his credit. That was achieved on May 8 when he had Lorfay and the fast-finishing Dream Lustre following him home at the end of a rousing 2600 m run at a 2min 4.2 s mile rate. There will be a sharp rise in class in this field, but Imperial Time should manage that without too much difficulty and the distance of the race should be well within his capabilities no matter how testing the pace. Dream Lustre was the win favourite for the 3200 m won so narrowly by Bionic Raider at Washdyke last Saturday, but he managed to beat only one runner home. However, his run was by no means as dismal as his placing might suggest. A line attached to the hopple

shorteners of Bionic Raider became entangled around a wheel of Dream Lustre’s sulky, jamming it. Dream Lustre took fright as a clip knocked against the wheel and gave John Hay a difficult drive.

Dream Lustre will only have to reproduce the run which landed him third behind Imperial Time at their lastest meeting to be one of the hardest to head. The backmarker, Sir Alba, will be set a difficult assignment from 40m, but it will by no means be an impossible one. After starting from 50m, he made ground late in last Saturday’s race at Washdyke and finished a splendid fifth. With average luck, he could finish in the money which could be one of his last starts in the interests of the Teahens of Arowhenua.

Free’s Best, Missed Again, Sossy, Bionic Raider, Aran Blaze, Lorfay and Carefree Princess are all capable of big runs and they must be respected in what should be one of the more interesting contests of the night. Dreamy Guy, Mythical and False Image will be in demand in the Metropolitan Life Assurance Pace, the second leg of the T.A.B. double, a race in which the chances of Revolution, Polita, Precipitate, Lord Kara, Megatrend and Chummy must also be considered.

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 5.45 BURKES CATERERS PACE $4500; Cl; mobile; 2000m 1 8803 Tri Star 1 ... A. Tilson it 2 3605 Koau Major 2 .... A. Beck It 3 5634 Application 3 . . K. O’Reilly It 4 0109 Kimlor Wulfruna 4 . . .M. de Filippi It 5 70 Tottenham 5 . . E. Pycroft it 6 6060 Dejeuner 6 P . O’Reilly, jun. It 7 0900 Gillie’s Lass 7 . . . . A. Butt it 8 7000 Stingray 8 . . . P. Bagrie It 9 5800 Chance Cherie 9 , . . . . M. Heenan It 10 0100 Black Douglas 10. . . . . . .D. Jones It 11 0806 Field Day 11 . I. Schwamm It 12 3519 Secretary 12 . . . R. Burton It 13 6047 Admiral Grace 13 . . . . L. O’Reilly It Scratched: Gaiety, Ocean Halsey. Ranger, Princess Race 2 6.10 CANTERBURY OF NZ ACTIVEWEAR HANDICAP $5000; C2; trotters; 3200m 1 5102 Not Now 1 . . R. Williams It

2 4601 Perfect Plus 2. . . . D. Jones It 3 097 Hildebrand 3 . . . . . . . . P. Young It 4 0401 Bridge Town 4 . . . ... J. Greaney It 5 4000 Kylie’s Pride 5 . . . ... I. Cameron It 6 0294 Wee Roger 6 . . . . . . I. Sutherland It 7 2000 Ascendant 7 . . . . R. Nyhan It 8 0733 Iseult 8 . .M. de Filippi it 9 6491 Just a Natural 9 . . . . . M. Heenan It 10 6317 Going On 10 . . . . . . . . J. Hislop It 11 4852 Bugle 1 . . R. Johnstone 20 12 0190 Lustre Fella 2. . . . . . . K. O’Reilly 20 13 2113 Bohan 3 . . M. Hamilton 20 14 7000 Doncella 4 ... A. O’Brien 20 16 8097 Lucky Yank 1. . . . . . T. McMillan 30 Scratched: Springfield Command. Race 3 T 6.40 KOTZIKAS CONSTRUCTION MILE $5500; C3; mobile; one mile 2 4293 Micro Mary 2 . . . . J. Hay It 3 5849 Medicine Man 3 . . . .M. de Filippi It 4 1103 Lordover 4 . . . . B. Nyhan It 5 4356 Sock Eye 5 P. O’Reilly, jun. It 6 0236 Nat 6 . . . R. Brosnan It 7 5325 Sybil’s Dream 7 . . . . . R. Asquith It

9 0408 Haughty Bay 9 . . . ... I. Cameron It 11 5207 Kotare Pewter 11. . . . . . R. Negus It 12 1592 Del Cafe 12 A. Milne It 14 0510 Everyday 14 A. Beck It Scratched: Alvarez, Lordado, Royal Patch, Ruling Skipper. Race 4 T 7.10 STAN ANDREWS PACE $7500; two-year-olds; mobile; 2000m 1 76 Dunveen 1 . . . K. O’Reilly It 2 5508 Jasper MacFaber 2. . . J. Smolensk! It 3 3666 Kotare Ransom 3. . . . . . R. Payne It 4 4553 Diamond Fella 4 . . . . L. Crawford It 5 2314 Canasta King 5. . . .... J. Gillard It 6 4555 Kotare Jac 6 . . . . ... I. Cameron it 7 3526 Willem Vink 7. . . . P. Jones It 10 3332 Innocent Heather 10 P. O'Reilly jun. It 11 5621 Itz Magic 11 R. Dunn It 12 3938 Precious Wave 12 . . . . . .G. Laing It 13 1401 Debbie’s Chance 13 l . . R. Cameron It 14 2049 Kincaid 14 A. Butt It Scratched: Mood Maker, j Blue Steel. Race 5 T 7.45 CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 75TH PACE $5000; C2; junior drivers; mobile; 2600m 1 2593 Vonnie’s Charm 1 . .... J. Lemon It 2 3634 Sir Avon 2 A. Butt It 4 3665 Haughty Choice 4 . J. Howe It 5 6511 Graecol 5 . . . G. O’Reilly It 6 4095 Overlap 6 K. O’Reilly, jun. It 7 4860 Alias Bebe 7 . . . . . . . .S. Enright It 8 1554 Direct Credit 8 . . . T. Butt It 9 8600 Sarasota 9 R. Wise It 10 8608 Lady Noodlum 10. . ... .J. Geddes It 11 0890 Bandstan 11 . ... G. Noble It 12 0109 Middle Road 12. . . . . . R. Hopping It 13 1606 Smart Willie 13. . . . . . T. Trathen It 14 0752 Beau Peer 14 ... . . . . . R. Austin It 16 8017 Joe Joss 16 . . . . T. Clarke It Scratched; Badon, Sunday Knight. Race 6 D 8.20 CHATEAU REGENCY CANTERBURY PARK WINTER CUP $10,000; C6; 3200m 1 4400 Travel Warrant 1 . . . . J. Smolensk! It 2 6088 Flying Count 2 . . . A. Robb It 3 8664 Free’s Best 3 ... . .... E. Cowie it 4 8830 Dream Lustre 4. . . J. Hay It 5 7360 Missed Again 5. . . . . D. Kerr, jun. It 61179 Sossy 6 . . . R. Brosnan It 7 8041 Bionic Raider 7. . . P. O'Reilly, jun. It 8 0099 Sure He Can 8 . . . ... I. Cameron It 10 0040 Horizon 2 . .M. de Filippi 10 11 6431 Imperial Time 3. . . P. Jones 10 12 0802 Lorfay 4 A. Butt 10 13 4501 Carefree Princess 5 . J. Carmichael 10 14 0900 Coastal Trader 1 . . . . . K. Townley 20 15 5555 Sir Alba 1 R. Butt 40 Scratched: Aran Blaze. Race 7 8.50 IMPERIAL HOTEL N.Z. TROTTING STAKES $10,000; two-year-old trotters: mobile; 2000m 1 142 Perfect Du Jour 1 . P. O’Reilly, jun. It

2 433 Arnsong 2 . R. Cameron It 3 868 Rolleston Lad 3. . . . . J. Smolensk! It 4 8 Le Pallia Avian 4. . . . . . ,E. Ryan It 5 11 Le Due 5 . . . .D. Jones It 6 376 Light Wood 6 D. McCormick It 7 55 French Accent 7 . . . . . . .P. Jones It 8 7 October Pride 8 . . . . W. Stapleton It cratched: Rolleston Lad. Race 8 D, TF 9.20 METROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE PACE $7200; C4 and C5; mobile; 2600m 1 0500 Mystery Light 1. . . . . . . .D. Jones It 2 4211 Revolution 2 . . . R. Payne It 3 3553 Dreamy Guy 3 ... . . . K. Townley It 4 4111 Polita 4 P O'Reilly, jun. It 5 1212 Mythical 5 . . R. Brosnan It 6 7788 Cintiqua Lass 6. . . . . ,F. Newfield It 7 0074 Golden Don 7 . . . . A. Butt It 9 1431 Precipitate 9 . . . D. Nyhan it 10 9800 Lochout 10 . . . E. Cowie It 11 0002 Lord Kara 11 . . T. Brosnan It 12 4111 Falsa Image 12 . . . . . . . .P. Jones It 13 0006 Whoopee 13 . J. Smolensk! It 14 4403 Megatrend 14 J. Carmichael It 15 4621 Chummy 15 .M. de Filippi It Scratched: Citation, Toris. Race 9 9.50 ANGLO PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PACE $4500; Cl; mobile; 2000m 1 0507 On Target 1 . . G. Ryder It 2 7700 Springsteel 2 It 3 2080 Silver Trace 3 T. McMillan It 4 4998 Butler’s Pride 4. . . P O’Reilly, jun. It 5 0402 Jersey Banker 5 . . . P. Gallagher It 6 3405 Koau Light 6 M. de Filippi It 7 2823 Regal Affair 7 R. Tatterson It 8 5031 Alba Scott 8 ,C. Newfield It 9 4048 Trader Mir 9 . . .A. Milne It 10 8970 Leon Bigshot 10 . . . . K. Townley it 11 0090 Susan Kay 11 . T. Thomas It 12 2549 Young Honkey 12 . . . M. Heenan It 13 4483 Brown Loch 13 ... . . . . L. May It 14 3350 El Jay Why 14 ... . . L. O’Reilly It 16 0107 Nellie Dunloe 16 . . . . M. Rennie It Scratched; Kasamira, Springsteel. Race 10 10.15 MARQUE VUE HANDICAP $5500; three-year-olds; 2600m 1 0166 Kiwi Fella 1 M. de Filippi It 2 8262 Breaking Stride 2 . . . K. O’Reilly It 3 5509 Kaliki 3 . . E. Cowie It 4 2600 Personality Pete 4 . . . .J. Dalgety It 5 0241 Sterlo 5 M. Edmonds It 6 62 Moody Miss 6 .K. Williams It 7 9119 Pan Flute 7 . J. Versteeg it 8 4021 Admiral Charles 8 . . . . . R. Beak It 9 3412 Mount Cook 9 . . . P. O’Reilly, juri. It 11 4074 Charming George 11. ,C. Newfield It 12 4824 Lan Chile 12 . . G. Keats It 13 7407 Le Marais 13 ,F. Newfield it 14 4231 Kylerhea 1 . . .A. Milne 10 16 6121 Alabama Express 3 . . . . R. Dunn 10 Scratched: Black Print, Gentle Admiral.