Daria’s Fun ready for a bold run

Press, 24 July 1987, Page 26

Daria’s Fun ready for a bold run

Special correspondent Auckland Daria’s Fun, after three sprints which she has run so creditably, promises to be

in the right trim for a bold attempt on the Taumarunui Cup at the Taumarunui Hunt Club’s meeting at Te Rapa tomorrow. „ x Worth $40,000, all up, and $25,000 to the winner, the Taumarunui cup is the last of the winter’s big middle-distance handicaps. It follows that the field has much talent. Several runners are from the Central Districts of the North Island with good recent form. Angel Eyes, having won Trentham’s Parliamentary Handicap and Winter Oats in her two latest attempts, and a middle-distance double at Awapuni in June, will be particularly interesting. The last time Daria’s Fun raced any further than a sprint was when she finished seventh in the D.B. Auckland Cup and that was after finishing third in the 2400 metres Queen Elizabeth Handicap. Quite clearly Daria’s Fun, at best, is easily able to manage 2050 m, which she has to go tomorrow and she seems just as capable on soft tracks as she is on top of the ground. This will be her fourth race since she came back from a let-up after a win over 1400 m at Avondale and third placings over 1200 m at Avondale and Matamata.

Besides Angel Eyes, from Foxton, the runners from the Central Districts will

include Gatcombe’s Pride, Exocet, Kelly Boy and Sophie’s Secret, all due attention, and perhaps Timandra Bay though there would need to be four scratchings for him to get a start. Since so impressing Ellerslie racegoers with his win in the Fay, Richwhite Cornwall, Gatcombe’s Pride has had three starts, failing to win but running well all the same, last time for second in a 1600 m at Awapuni on July 18. With his unusual ability in heavy ground Gatcombe’s Pride always needs to be respected. His 57kg is the topweight but it gives him a good chance, nevertheless.

Anything other than a good race from Joai would be unusual. She is wonderfully consistent and, even if she did not have much to beat, scored a good win over 2030 m at Matamata a fortnight ago. The luck of the running went against Old Nick in the Te Awamutu Cup last Saturday, otherwise he might have won. He was forced very wide when improving from the 600 m. Balrani, which won the Te Awamutu race gamely, and two other lightweights, March Sea and Tommy’s Mate, are well capable of going well. Tommy’s Mate usually takes a while to work up speed but he can turn on a great finish. •

Sophie’s Secret would be in the list of prospects if only because she is trained by Noel Eales, who seldom comes north from Awapuni without the right material. She is- in good form, as well, a very genuine customer, it seems, and thoroughly adept on soft tracks.

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 11.5 MANUNUI HURDLES $8000; 2800m. 1 1720 Sir Ardua 4 65.0 2 5116 Hike 13 . . A. Madden 64.5 3 0951 Balblair 6 . . . . G. Cave 63.5 4 0212 Never Yield 11 . . . . . . T. Autridge63.5 5 0913 Rubber Ring 15. . . . 63.5 6 3126 Bencathra 5 . . K. Browne 63.0 7 3374 Nightlife 8 63.0 8 12 Valrodian 14 . . . B. Revell 63.0 9 1532 Count Fox 9 . . M. Douglas 62.0 10 5167 Farthing 16 . . .S. Jenkins 62.0 11 8474 Bay Hunter 7 G. Richardson 62.0 12 0840 In Doubt 3 . . . . P. Tims 62.0 13 0000 Jack Stark 12 62.0 14 0003 Normandie 1 62.0 15 5080 North Sea 10 62.0 16 009 Omarnee 2 62.0 Race 2 11.35 REVEL SOMERVELL VIDEO MAIDEN $8000; 1400m. 1 3222 Nunkeri 9 55.0 2 4322 Zakaroa 17 ... J. Walker 55.0 3 42 Break the Silence 20 . . . L. Cropp 55.0 4 962 Moninsky 13 55.0 5 7352 Silver Sky 5 55.0 6 2 Texas Red 3 . . . D. Peake 55.0 7 0237 Audly 19 . . . .R. Elliot 55.0

8 03 Clearlane 14 55.0 9 6743 Flying Rani 7 M. Coleman 55.0 10 703 Irish Grit 16 55.0 11 004 Queen of Diamonds 8. 55.0 12 4584 Silk Royal 2 55.0 13 0503 Super Jack 4 . D. Hughes 55.0 14 026 Sweet Annie 11 L. Ballantyne 55.0 15 0748 Symphoia 10 . S. Dowling 55.0 16 5367 Tenace 1 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 17 4004 Miss Morrinsville 18 . . 55.0 18 8040 My Sport 12 55.0 19 6500 Greydina 15 55.0 20 0700 Patches 6 55.0 Emergencies: Miss Morrinsville, My Sport, Greydina, Patches. Race 3 12.5 KING COUNTRY STEEPLECHASE $8000; 4000m. 1 0411 I’m Beau 4 . T. Autridge66.0 2 1700 Sara Son 2 . M. Douglas 65.0 3 5113 Trelay Boy 3 . K. Browne 65.0 4 2855 Alldat Jazz 5 . . . P. Hillis 64.5 5 0854 Heddawin 7 . . .W. Hillis 64.5 6 0539 Son of Jason 8 B. Stanaway 64.5 7 8077 Summer Mann 9 . . . . C. Thornton 64.5 8 5621 Zamarino 1 ....... . . . P. Tims 63.5 9 2151 Rosenveld 10 . . . G. Cave 63.0 10 3621 True Taz 12 ,N. Williams 63.0 11 0058 Blue Bal 11 . .S. Jenkins 62.0 12 0076 Lord Tulloch 6 . . . W. Mita 62.0

Raes 4 12.40 R. R. WEIR, LTD HANDICAP $10,000; 1200m. 1 5112 Star World 7 57.0 2 210 Lockin* 16 . . . P. Tims 54.5 3 4153 Stag* Door Billy 8. . . . . G. Grylls 54.5 4 9134 Landreel 10 M. Coleman 53.5 5 1500 Malleable 15 . . . D. Lang 53.5 6 2 Shampooed Twice 5. . . . ,R. Elliot 53.5 7 8701 Ivor Novello 6 . D. Hughes 53.0 8 2200 Sheer Spite 18 .E. Harrison 53.5 9 7742 Wild Venture 13 .... 53.0 10 Avon Amour 3 W. Robinson 52.5 11 Gold Tango 2 52.5 12 530 Balance 4 52.0 14 98 After Noon 12 51.5 15 Typical Mato 9 51.5 16 5960 Tomana 17 51.5 17 583 Diamond Annie 14 . . . 51.0 Emergencies: Tomana, Diamond Annie. Scratched: Three Dee, Flying Angel. Race 5 T 1.15 DENBY LODGE HANDICAP $10,500; 1200m. 1 6191 Tipit 6 . . . D. Lang 57.0 2 1311 Morsel 1 L ,. Ballantyne 56.0 3 5524 Matthew Ryan 2 .... L. O’Sullivan 55.5 4 3169 Avontor 3 . . N. Harris 54.5 5 0726 Fortune Road 4 M. Coleman 54.5 6 0676 Another Planet 5 . . . . 54.0 Race 6 T 1.50 KINGS RANSOM LODGE GRADUATION $8000; 2100m. 1 6651 Srehtof 5 55.0 2 0320 Bryansk! 11 55.0 3 0023 Crowd Action 7 M. Coleman 55.0 4 3402 Little Regal 4 1 L O’Sullivan 55.0 5 9489 Sweet Bid 10 L .. Ballantyne 55.0 6 2724 Tobe Bay 8 . . N. Harris 55.0 7 6820 Angieszka 18 55.0 8 0831 Anyhow 17 . . G. Grylls 55.0 90051 Bee Beep 20 . . T. Lomas 55.0 10 9421 Billet Doux 16 . G. Stewart 55.0 11 7501 Ivorman 3 . . D. Peake 55.0 12 6638 King Syn 19 55.0 13 9386 Willie Mac 15 55.0 14 0368 Count Along 12 . . ,R. Elliot 55.0 15 0558 Jackie 13 . . C. Costin 55.0 16 0795 Radio Girl 9 D. Shackleford 55.0 17 8807 Tumblin Down 6 . . . . 55.0 18 9460 Jubilant 2 55.0 19 0000 Vivid 14 55.0 20 0000 Rapace Noir 1 55.0 Emergencies: Tumblin Down, Jubilant, Vivid, Repace Noir. Race 7 D, T, TP 2.30 AGC TAUMARUNUI GOLD CUP $40,000; 2050m. 1 1532 Gatcombe'e Pride 10 . . .J. Walker57.0 2 2361 Joal 19 56.5 3 6133 Daria’s Fun 1 . . D. Peake 55.0 4 2673 Old Nick 4 , G. Stewart 55.0 5 4479 Great Estate 9 . . G. Grylls 54.5

6 1611 Angel Eyes 17 ... . 7 008 Exocet 14 ...... . 8 5134 Kelly Bey 2 9 8933 Lu 7 K. Clapperton 54.0 . . . . D. Lang 54.0 . .E. Harrison 54.0 . . . S. Simon 53.5 10 4510 Ragstsn 11 . . . ,R. Elliot 53.5 11 2035 Jayell’s Pride 18 . . . . . . . P. Tims53.0 12 0753 Maggie Bee 20 ... . . . . N. Harris 53.0 13 0144 Sophie’s Secret 8 . . 52.5 14 0574 Waggle 6 . . . G. Butler 52.5 15 8061 Balrani 12 . C. Treymane 52.0 16 2511 March Sea 15 .L. Ballantyne51.5 17 0122 Tommy’e Mato 16 . . . L. O’Sullivan 51.5 18 3117 Jimmy Te Cobai 13 . . . S. Treweek5L5 19 0900 Mr Make 3 . . . .R. Whitt 51.5 20 2540 Timandra Bay 5. . . . 51.0 Emergencies: Tommy’s Mate, Jimmy Te Cobai, Mr Make, Timandra Bay. Race 8 3.5 TONGARIRO GRADUATION $8000; 1400m. 1 6533 High Calling 15. . . . 55.0 2 0213 Latido 1 . . . S. Simon 55.0 3 6638 Tic an’ Gain 12. . . . 55.0 4 71 Diamante’s Joy 10 . . . . . N. Harris 55.0 5 8521 Kuridala 8 . . . .R. Elliot 55.0 6 0014 Milltina 13 . . . D. Peake 55.0 7 0628 Poets Comer 16 . . . . M. Coleman 55.0 8 0003 Quisiera 3 55.0 9 0271 Splash O’ Wine 4 . . K. Clapperton 55.0 10 0010 Black Comet 5 . . . . 11 Jermyn Street 6 . . . . D. Marglson55.0 12 4095 Nimon’s Rose 9. . . . D. Shackleford 55.0 13 9004 Risky Fellow 7 . . . . 55.0 14 9006 Everything Goes 14 . . . D. Hughes 55.0 15 0 Second Try 11 ... . 55.0 16 0000 Spot the Star 2. . . . 55.0 Race 9 D 3.40 KEVEYS TRANSPORT GRADUATION $8000; 1400m. 1 4220 High Peer 1 55.0 2 0025 Old Pat 9 . . . G. Grylls 55.0 3 7061 Colero 5 . . . S. Simon 55.0 4 2580 Italic 15 55.0 5 0531 Mayfair Lady 3 . . . . . . . . P. Tims 55.0 6 0616 Paganini 10 . . . D. Peake 55.0 7 1 Purple Fair 11 . . D. Bradley 55.0 8 4921 Roskiil King 12 ... . . L. O’Sullivan 55.0 9 5980 Alloch 8 . M. Coleman 55.0 10 617 Ivorine 16 . . . . D. Lang 55.0 11 1406 Naquita Star 13. . . . . . . L. Cropp 55.0 12 190 Pageantry 2 ... .A. Craig55.0 13 0008 Diamante’s Girl 6. . . . ,E. Harrison 55.0 14 0090 Marseilles 7 55.0 15 4080 Shivonnie 14 55.0 16 7088 Sheer Elegance 4 . . 55.0 Race 10 4.15 TE KUITI HANDICAP $8000; 1600m. 1 1525 Lady Crepello 11. . . . .B. Sargeant 57.0 2 6103 Majbright 19 ... .A. Craig56.0 3 2144 Mr Shogun 10 . . . .R. Elliot 55.5 4 4123 Style Girl 7 . .E. Harrison 55.5 5 0937 Irish Luck 9 D. Shackleford 55.0 6 9642 Pont Neuf 1 . . . D. Peake 55.0 7 50 Mon Danseur 16 . . . . . D. Hughes 54.5 8 1298 Zarancy 3 K. Clapperton 54.5 9 1806 Styzygiiy 6 10 171 Gotta Good’N 5. . . . . L. O’Sullivan 53.5 11 0619 Idaho’s Charm 15 . . . . . G. Butler 53.5 12 8661 Knight Juan 20... . . . . G. Grylls 53.5 13 11 Mister Hopps 2. .. . . . .T. Archer53.5 14 5781 Never Winter 12 . . . ... J. Walker 53.5 15 4130 Nuphilae 4 .L. Ballantyne 53.5 16 4771 Vasuki 8 . M. Coleman 53.5 17 0539 Sterling Revel 18. . . 53.5 18 6180 Enchilada 17 53.5 19 7448 Asian Connection 14. . . D. Hughes 53.0 20 9783 Macerate. 13 53.0 Emergencies: Sterling Revel, Enchilada, Asian Connection, Macerata.