Bourbon Boy favoured at Matamata

Press, 10 July 1987, Page 24

Bourbon Boy favoured at Matamata

Special correspondent Auckland Bourbon Boy looks set for another run of good form and should be a clear favourite for the second leg of the T.A.B. double at the Matamata Racing Club’s meeting at Matamata tomorrow. Through the second half of last season and the start of the present one, Bourbon Boy had nine wins in a row, the first of them in late March and the last over Bonecrusher and company in a weight-for-age 1600 m at Wanganui in early September. It was disappointing when he failed to come up as well in Sydney, in the late spring. But after a spell he is racing as though returning to his best again — twice second and once first in four attempts. Certainly he had to work hard last time, to win over 1400 m at Tauranga on June 20, Jayell’s Pride with the lesser weight by Ikg, running him to a head. However, that race should have improved him further. So Regal seems the likeliest to trouble Bourbon Boy. It will be a due win if he is successful because he had the bad luck last year in this event to come up against Catering King, which had form similar to Bourbon Boy’s. So Regal was the only one to get close to Catering King and his second placing, Jetbet: 7 Race 1 10.45 KITEROA STUD HURDLES $6000; 2800 m. 1 0061 Batelle 3 63.5 2 0031 Coruba Cruise 10 . . .R. Thompson 63.5 3 5987 Donerian 15 63.5 4 1337 Night Life 6 63.0 5 3993 Adonis 1 62.0 6 1153 Count Fox 14 M. Douglas 62.0 7 6060 Desert Zam 2 62.0 8 0004 Gay Hunter 17 P. Fitzgerald 62.0 9 4084 In Doubt 7 62.0 10 4500 Jude's Beau 9 62.0 11 8800 King of the Castle 18 . . T. Wheeler 62.0 12 6075 Licorice Girl 13 62.0 13 6002 Never Yield 8 T. Autridge 62.0 14 9002 Raszarda 12 W. Mita 62.0 15 Silver Comet 16 62.0

though a length and a quarter away, represented a creditable performance. So Regal carried 53.5 kg then and he has the same weight tomorrow. He had a course of schooling to help prepare him for his first race after a spell, at Te Rapa on June 13, when he finished fourth, and looks to be training on well. Next to Bourbon Boy and So Regal the best prospects might be Daria’s Fun and Miss Etoile. Tom’s Dice, such a fine winter galloper, is interesting, but could need the run. Tom’s Dice is another which has had some schooling in his preparation. This, though, will be his first race for 12 months and he is a big, burly customer at the best of times. Daria’s Fun is racing solidly. He ran on for third last time, over 1200 m at Avondale on June 27, and 200 m further here could enable him to get even closer. The first leg, the middle-distance Guiness Quills Handicap, has drawn a fairly ordinary looking field with only Joal and Prince Avila making much appeal. Another to consider, though, is Quevado, a long-shot winner of the race last year. There was some promise of better form in his last start fifth at Avondale on July 4. 16 0069 Zareefa 4 62.0 17 0000 Normandie 11 62.0 18 509 Red Predator 5 62.0 Emergencies: Normandie, Red Predator. Race 2 11.20 EVERGREEN LODGE MAIDEN $6000; 1600 m. 1 9024 Whetu Manawa 8.... P. Fitzgerald 55.0 2 0 Break the Silence 13 55.0 3 355 Goldie Hawn 14 55.0 4 0053 Mayfair Lady 15 P. Tims 55.0 5 3084 Taitentiger 3 55.0 6 5528 Xray 10 J. Liley 55.0 7 0674 Avlonter 2 C. Dowling 55.0 8 30 Born To Run 19 55.0 9 8049 Current 1 C. Costin 55.0 10 3740 Darling One 17 55.0 11 740 Eagle Heights 4 55.0 12 8 Kenny’s Girl 7 55.0 13 Lisa's Boy 11 L. O’Sullivan 55.0

14 005 Mr Curtis 18 55.0 15 070 Patches 9 55.0 16 0030 Severe 12 55.0 17 0945 Silk Royal 6 55.0 18 05 Changa 20 55.0 19 0206 Timberland 16 55.0 20 7308 Gambling Lass 5 55.0 Emergencies: Silk Royal, Changa, Timberland, Gambling Lass. Race 3 11-50 RACETRACK MAGAZINE JUVENILE $7000; 1200 m. 1 12 Regal City 19 56.0 2 2741 Undercover 9 G. Gry11555.5 3 150 Malleable 1 D. Lang 55.0 4 2803 Blue Lord 14 53.5 5 403 Coalmine 2 R. Caddigan 53.5 6 7190 Kanaka 18 53.0 7 Moving Light 13 53.0 8 Rainbow Girl 20 53.0 9 Red Spur 4 53.0 10 4 Silver Ward 6 53.0 11 4 Tri Glen 3 L. O’Sullivan 53.0 12 7 Hawaiian Diamond 11 52.5 13 5 Red Mac 8 52.5 14 0 Vados Lad 16 ;. ■ 52.5 15 6000 Petite Et Vite 17 52.0 16 5500 Ginger Ice 10 S. Simon 51.0 17 6 Colonel O’Kelly 15 52.5 18 50 Flying Angel 5 52.0 19 Tavern Keeper 12 53.0 20 I’m On Parade 7 53.0 Emergencies: Colonel O’Kelly, Flying Angel, Tavern Keeper, I’m On Parade. Race 4 12.30 W. J. TIMS MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE $6500; 4270 m. 1 1104 Deino’s Ruler 7 T. Reddaway66.s 2 17 Master Troy 6 66.0 3 4534 Hex 2 G. Richardson 65.0 4 0417 Sarason 13 W. Mita 65.0 5 3145 Tararula 5 T. Autridge6s.o 6 5708 Heddawin 10 64.5 7 0041 I’m Beau 4 64.5 8 4053 Son ol Jason 11 64.5 9 1244 Yorksmilh 1 63.5 10 0451 George's Pride 17 T. Archer 63.0 11 5210 Onetai Lad 8 P. Fitzgerald 63.0 12 6427 Beau Regal 16 62.0 13 0006 Blarney Boy 14 62.0 14 8077 Captain's Trophy 3 62.0 15 0443 Jai 15 62.0 16 3763 Win I Must 18 62.0 17 0409 Internationale 12 62.0 18 0000 Glen Kara 9 62.0 Emergencies: Internationale, Glen Kara. Rsco 5 T 1«7 MATAMATA BATHROOM CENTRE HANDICAP $8000; 1200 m. 1 4512 Zarancy 18 56.5 2 3067 Classic Ace 7 56.0 3 7938 Miss Emma 5 55.5 4 5412 Style Girl 2 55.5 5 6600 The Thief 17 M. Coleman 55.5 6 8413 Nuphilae 14 54.5 7 2459 Eulogree 8 54.0 8 8065 Horace 3 54.0 9 3367 Rambo Fox 6 L. O’Sullivan 54.0 10 5003 Star of Casitas 4 54.0 11 7500 Licorice Lad 11 53.5 12 9800 Noble Red 13 53.5 13 0965 Norfolk Inn 10 53.0 14 09 Cattle Lass 12 52.0 15 2203 Spring Easy 16 52.0 16 7700 Dancing Sherbert 15 51.5 17 3300 Rainbow Lady 9 51.5 18 7408 Shivonnie 1 51.0 19 80 Flint Road 19 51.0 Emergencies: Rainbow Lady, Shivonnie, Flint Road. Race 6 T 1.40 CHANDON STUD MAIDEN $6000; 1200 m. 1 3536 Tenace 5 M. Coleman 55.0 22 Silver Anna 4 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 3 02 Sweet Annie 17 55.0 4 0035 Godfrey Evans 18 55.0 5 3 Repatitian 11 55.0 6 7735 Silver Sky 9 T. Archer 55.0 7 3804 Vain Spirit 12 55.0 8 800 Aunty Ruth 8 H. MacKinnon 55.0 9 8 Black Sash 3 55.0 10 7040 Miss Morrinsville 19 55.0 11 6608 Rakau Spirit 14 55.0 12 07 Bold Fella 2 55.0 13 Ellena Dawn 15 55.0 14 Hit the Dollar 13 55.0 15 So Sporting 1 55.0 16 00 Sovereign Seal 6 55.0 17 5090 Charity Bay 10 55.0 18 90 Lady Maxene 7 55.0 19 Just Lucy 20 55.0 20 Super Joe 16 55.0 Emergencies: Charity Bay, Lady Maxene, Just Lucy, Super Joe.

Race 7 T 2.15 STANLEY CONSTRUCTION PLATE $7000; 1600 m. 1 0752 Estwing 1 D. Lang 55.0 2 8168 High Palm 12 55.0 3 2055 Jackie 15 L. Croppss.o 4 3286 King Soloman 14 55.0 5 1 Mister Hopps 20 T. Archer 55.0 6 5494 Musica 4 55.0 7 2665 Srehtof 18 55.0 8 1598 Alloch 5 55.0 9 8850 Chapeau 16 55.0 10 2978 Macerata 17 55.0 11 1406 Niquita Star 13 55.0 12 7000 Quisiera 2 55.0 13 0000 Royal Gallery 19 55.0 14 4093 Sir Woftam 7 55.0 15 1000 St Mark 8 55.0 16 5499 Tickle My Fancy 10 55.0 17 5000 Vivid 3 55.0 18 1008 Hill Street Blues 9 55.0 19 5500 Cute Lass 11 55.0 20 9598 Delbrazen 6 55.0 Emergencies: Vivid, Hill Street Blues, Cute Lass, Delbrazen. Race 8 D 2.50 GUINNESS QUILLS HANDICAP $15,000; 2030 m. 1 0317 Stanley Frank 11 57.0 2 3236 Joal 2 R. McKay 56.0 3 4120 Jayell’s Pride 5 G. Gryllsss.o 4 6057 Waggis 9 G. Butler 53.5 5 9600 Guess 7 52.5 6 7062 Prince Avila 1 L. O’Sullivan 52.5 7 8277 Call Me Kiwi 3 L. Ballantyne 51.5 8 9900 Chuckka Khan 6 51.5 9 7105 Quevado 4 J. Collett 51.5 10 8487 Glenstrae 10 51.0 11 0084 Grey Wings 8 C. Costin 51.0 12 1566 Morven Don 12 51.0 Raced D, TF 3.25 RADIO FORESTLAND 1400 $12,000; 1400 m. 1 2821 Bourbon Boy 1 L. O’Sullivan 57.0 2 4038 Clear Gold 2 W. Robinson 55.0 3 7244 Great Estate 12 55.0 4 Tom’s Dice 6 R. McKay 54.5 5 7613 Daria's Fun 14 54.0 6 2160 Band Leader 7 G. Grylls 53.0 7 1462 Miss Etoile 11 M. Coleman 53.0 8 6255 I’m James 5 T. Archer 52.5 9 009 Manchu 18 52.5 10 0090 Mr Mako 17 52.5 11 6374 So Regal 16 J. Collett 52.5 12 7619 Tipit 13 D. Laing 52.0 13 1119 Ballane 15 51.5 14 9194 My Torpedo 4 C. Costin 51.0 15 0102 Resume 10 51.0 16 0038 Warrior Bold 3 51.0 17 0000 Golden Fuego 9 51.0 18 8487 Glenstrae 8 51.0 Emergencies: Golden Fuego, Glenstrae. Race 10 4.0 FIELDHOUSE STUD HANDICAP $8000; 2030 m. 1 0752 Diamond Danseur 6 57.0 2 4386 Lofty Blomtield 4.... L. O'Sullivan 55.5 3 0645 Merrimac 7 54.5 4 8913 Sobeck 12 H. MacKinnan 54.5 5 0554 Young Remus 3 54.5 6 7950 Capalaba 9 P. Fitzgerald 54.0 7 0618 Enchilada 19 54.0 8 1420 Jim Thorpe 14 . . 54.0 9 0792 Penkara 18 54.0 10 2536 Rainbow Fair 8 P. Tims 53.5 11 013 Tatua Girl 1 R. Caddigans3.s 12 7617 Cougar Rock 20 .... M. Coleman 53.0 13 2151 Red Cheval 15 G. Grylls 53.0 14 8060 Walk On 5 53.0 15 5960 Anteus 10 52.5 16 0000 Marji's Star 21 52.5 17 7965 Yes Maam 17 52.5 18 09 The Eagles Wing 2 52.0 19 0099 Frasman 22 52.0 20 Beed 16 52.0 21 8919 Cooberet 13 51.5 22 0320 Bryansk! 11 51.5 Emergencies: Frasman, Beed, Cooberet, Bryan-