Kurow Cup candidates show progress at trials

Press, 28 July 1987, Page 33

Kurow Cup candidates show progress at trials

By

JEFF SCOTT

World of Fame and Revolution indicated they are progressing well for the $BOOO D. B. Kurow Cup in 13 days time when they filled the first two platings in the main pacers’ heat at the Rangiora trials yesterday.

Both come in off the front in the, C 5 and faster event over 2600 m, however Revolution will take in a lead-up race, to the Kurow meeting, in a C 3 and faster 3200 m pace at the Phar Lap Raceway next Monday. World of Fame (30m) trialing to the satisfaction of the stipendiary stewards after was barred from racing after crashing to the track free of interference on the first night of the New Zealand Metropolitan Easter meeting in April, was taken to the front by Gavin Thompson with 1900 m left yesterday. The rising six-year-old World Skipper entire was joined in the open by Really Honkin (50m), with a lap to run, with World of Fame shaking that rival’s attentions early in the run home.

World of Fame, running his last 400 m in 29.55, had a length and a half on Revolution at the finish, the runner-up winding up well without being seriously pushed after enjoying a good trip on the

outer. The full 2600 m took 3:29.8 on a sticky allweather track.

Really Honkin, which was slow to begin settling last in a strung-out field in the early stages, fought on for a battling third a length and a half away, but this did not discourage trainer Brian O’Meara. "He needs a lot of work and I might have been a bit easy on him during the week,” said O’Meara. “The other horse, Captain Cavalla, only needs two or three runs to come right.”

Lochout, mid-field on the outer, made ground for fourth, just shading Lorcan, which settled three back oh the inner and was travelling comfortably at the finish. Captain Cavalla, which was last on the outer of the 12 runners starting the last 700 m, finished well late to be next.

Uncle Jasper, third to Beau Peer and Ankorman at Addington last month, led for most of the C2 pace. The Yaldhursttrained entire slipped two lengths clear of the trailing Speedy Cheval rounding the home turn and maintained the tempo to the finish, with Falcon Hanover, in the open from the 1000 m, third. He paced the 2600 m in 3:31.4, his closing 400 m in 30.35.

Kahuna Pele showed improvement on his autumn efforts when leading over the last 1900 m of

the Cl and faster trot for Oxford trainer-driver, Johnny Burrows. The Wide Acclaim four-year-old, which made a favourable impression earlier this season from Terry McMillan’s Leeston team, scampered clear 700 m out and maintained a four length advantage over Kylies Pride to the finish, with 12 lengths to Sandy El.

Kahuna Pele returned 3:32.9 for the 2600 m, tret ting his closing 800 m in 62.75.

Awakite Dal, which began smartly to lead, then trailed, comfortably outfinished Raspe in the Cl pacers’ heat in 3:36.8 (last 400 m in 30s), winning by half a length.

Spangled Lord, freelegged, led throughout the Cl and faster moble 2600 m heat in a slowish 3:35.8, holding out Amuri Rose, Flashdance and Karara Lass, while Mittons (also free-legged) took out the CO mobile 2600 m pace in a quicker 3:31.3 from East Mann and Joe King.

Driannik, a four-year-old son of Keystone Provider in Ray McNally’s Greenpark team, held out the juvenile Grosvenor by a neck after sprinting home his last 80m in 59.3 s in the Fourth CO pace.

A half-brother to the minor winner, Bunch of Keys, Driannik returned 3:38.8 for the full 2600 m,

his closing 400 m in front in 29.75. Grosvenor’s two-year-old stablemate, Compere (Jack Smolensk!), outfinished Dark Warrior by a neck in the Third CO pace, cut out in 3:33.6, the last 800 m in 62.85. Other CO winners were: Noble Alm (3:43.4), Dual Sticks (3:37.4), and the trotter, Anytime (3:39.4). Qualifiers Attribute, a halfbrother, by Noodlum, to Wary (1:57), was the quickest pacing qualifier over 2400-metres, recording 3:17.5 in the sticky conditions.

The three-year-old, which is raced by his Ellesmere breeder, Freeman Holmes, and trained for him at Oxford by Robert Asquith, Attribute was having his first trials outing. He was quickly into stride and fought back strongly when challenged over the closing stage to win by a nose.

Others to qualify were: Charles Nero (2c Clever Innocence — Trudy Charles) in 3:23.2, last 400 m in 30s; Sonic du Jour (2c Plat du Jour— Panasonic) in 3:18.7; Lesley Lobell (3f Frosty Lobell—Lesley Dawn) in 3:25.2; and Maiden Time (6m Timely Knight-Russ-ley Lass), which finished strongly to win by four lengths in 3:22.3.