Skipper Dale favoured to redeem himself

Press, 25 September 1987, Page 24

Skipper Dale favoured to redeem himself

By

JEFF SCOTT

The standing start specialist, Skipper Dale, is favoured to redeem himself for his last-start failure when he contests the $20,000 Tegel Poultry Flying Stakes at the Ashburton Raceway tomorrow.

Although handicapped on 15 metres, the brilliant beginner is likely to be in the body of the field on settling in the first leg of the Ashburton Trotting Club’s T.A.B. double and a bold workout at this venue last Thursday suggests he can prove his lack-lustre sixth on the last night of the New Brighton meeting was out of character.

pay to underestimate the Methven pacer — he was equal to the occasion of coming from last to beat a similar lineup at Addington a fortnight ago. Sossy is a model of consistency and it is only a matter of time before he gains that elusive tenth win. Bob Cameron, who has combined so successfully with Sossy this term, retains the drive while the trainer, Richard Brosnan, has engaged himself for Sapper after his disappointing Methven showing. Richard’s brother, Tim, will handle the third Brosnan representative, Frangeljco. Master Mood is more forward than he was when fifth when resuming at the same time last year and must be respected even though he may need a couple of outings to show his true worth. Rolls Hanover, which paced two useful races at Addington earlier this month, and a fresh Laser Lad, would not surprise by getting into the finish either. Simon Katz won so well in the trotters free-for-all at Addington a fortnight ago that he is hard to go past in the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the TNT Transport Trot over 3200 m.

The normally tough Nordel Skipper gelding showed little fight after being parked in a fast-run mobile 2600 m free-for-all after earlier giving his rivals a 10m start in the 2000 m sprint on the first night at New Brighton. The trainer-driver, Pat O’Reilly jun., took Skipper Dale to the Ashburton workouts last week and timed the horse to run the 2400 m post-to-post in 3:3 (the last 800 m in 58s), comfirming last season’s New Zealand and Auckland cups place-getter had an off-night at Addington. Skipper Dale will be attempting to win the Flying Stakes for the second year in a row tomorrow and will get spirited opposition, in particular from Sossy and Happy Sunrise, both chasing their last win to attain Cup class rating, and the two-tiihe Horse of the Year winner, Master Mood.

The Noble Lord gelding was three wide in the open throughout the 2000 m mobile sprint and still won comfortably from Tobago and the fast-finishing Tyron Scottie in national record time for a colt or gelding. Tyron Scottie’s latest racing has been mared by big finishes late and he is due to win at any time, while Melvander, which won the corresponding race over 2400 m last year, Firm Offer and Jenner, are other leading chances.

The burning question tomorrow is how well will the rising star, Happy Sunrise, begin. The impressive son of Steven Stock has only had three standing start races to date, the last of those in January, and has been slow to begin each time. Lack of experience will probably see him a little slower than the others in the opening 50 metres, but it will still not Jetbet: 8

quicken at Methven. 8 3800 Dainty Dish 8 F. Newfield it Improvement needed. 10 0000 Dalton Day 10. . G. Tait It Not fancied. 11 0010 Admiral Grace 11 ... . L. O’Reilly It Bold finish to win 2600 m mobile in 3:25.03 at Addington earlier this month but weakened after making run in middle stages at Timaru. 12 3789 Middle Road 12. ... J. Carmichael It Wilted at Methven after making a run in middle stages. 13 7070 Aces Wild 13 R. Cameron It Freshened and trials form useful. One for the upset 14 0253 Graced 14 . ... G. O'Reilly It Backed up fine Addington form with solid third at Methven after having his chance. Ready to win one. 15 1492 Kinda Smooth 15 R. Brosnan It Big late run to beat all but Rosy Score at Methven. Must be hard. Scratched: Smart Willie.

Race 6 D, T 2.10 TEGEL POULTRY FLYING STAKES, $20,000; 0C; 2400 m. 1 4240 Sapper I R. Brosnan It Disappointing at Methven but looked bright. Take on trust. 2 1122 Sossy 2R. Cameron it Faultless form background. Does everything right and should be in the thick of the finish again. 3 4134 Rolls Hanover 3R. Butt It Racing well and close to winning form. 4 2403 Frangelico 4T. Brosnan It Another near winning form which adds to the form puzzle. Hard to leave out. 51511 Happy Sunrise SR. May It Lack of standing starts against but cannot be discarded. Outstanding CB-0C Addington winner after settling last. 6 4360 Laser Lad 6P. Jones It Resuming but forward showings at trials indicate he could place with run to suit. 7 6677 ViewfieW Prince 7 .... I. Cameron It Plugged away at Methven after makingrun in middle stages. Further improvement needed. 8 2646 Master Mood BK. Williams it Twice Horse of Year resuming. More forward than at the same time last year when sth in this and should go close. 9 8078 Freightman 9 M. de Filippi it Not fancied on Addington efforts earlier

Race 4 T 1.05 RASHAD HANDICAP PACE, $5200; C2; 2400 m. 1 3318 Reuben Charlee 1 . . .M. Smolensk! It Held up run home in sprint at Methven. Smart beginner likely to be in the thick of the finish. 2 3670 Startozer 2R. Butt It Broke when resuming at Timarau last month. Won twice at Rangiora last term. 3 7417 Unique Kiwi 3R. Payne It Broke start last week after finishing best from trail to win in 3:28.9 (2600 m at Timaru a fortnight ago. Could place. 4 0098 Rom Byrd 4F. Fletcher It Recent Hutt Park performances not

this month. 10 8477 Henry Hoover 10J. Hay it Last raced in March in lower grade. Should be held. 11 4245 Loveridge 11 .... J. W. Smolensk! it Racing consistently but draw against. 12 1316 Skipper Dale IP. O’Reilly 15 Brilliant beginner which must take beating even from this mark. Easy 2000 m winner from 10m two starts back.

encouraging. 5 1089 Gold Nugent SP. Holmes it Third to Citizen Kane, Awakite Dal at Addington trials nine days ago, but could not

Race 7 D, T 2.50 TNT TRANSPORT TROT, $10,000; 0C (C 5 and C 6 eligible); 3200 m. 1 6000 That’s It 1 G. Hope It Has lost all form. Not fancied. 2 8779 Westham 2 S. Miller qlt Should be improved by Addington racing. One for the upset 3 0000 Linda EHan 3 M. Howard It Improvement needed. 4 000 Wedgewood 4 D. Townley It Failing to recapture earlier good form. 5 2180 Lucky Yank 5 T. McMillan It Failed to measure up in this grade at Addington earlier this month. 6 0000 Front Up 6 G. Court it Hard to have. 7 0356 Firm Offer 7 B. Clark It Should be close to winning form with four starts under her belt this season. 8 7579 Master Volo 8 P. Shand It Latest racing off backmarks but win would surprise here. 9 8641 Pitcher 9 M. de Filippi It Newcomer to this grade with 3200 m win in 4:15.03 at Addington earlier this month. Not the worst 10 6923 Tyron Scottie 10 P. O’Reilly It Has staged storming late finishes in his two most recent appearances. Only a matter of time before he cracks one. 11 0748 Spangled Pride 11 ... . F. Fletcher It Winner of this race two years ago but little joy in the meantime. 13 1002 Tobago 13 K. W. O'Reilly It Capable of winning this but has had problems from a standing start in recent outings. 14 0064 Yankee Loch UR. .. J. Carmichael It Should be improved with Addington outings earlier this month. 15 5631 Simon Katz 1 kA. Butt 10 Tough run to win at Addington in N.Z. record for a colt or gelding over 2000 m mobile after being wide in the open throughout. Must be hard again. 16 8500 Game Command 2. . . .1. Cameron 10 Latest efforts not encouraging but went well at the Rangiora trials on Monday. 17 4807 Melvander 3 J. W. Smolensk! 10 Has not raced or trialled since the Rowe Cup in May but goes well fresh. Cannot be left out 18 4215 Jenner 1 R. Brosnan 20 Racing honestly and should be In the finish again. Emergency: Master Volo. Scratched: Golden Blue,

Race 1 11.25 A. A. JAMIESON HANDICAP TROT ’ $4200; CO; 2400m . 1 30 Yankee illusion 1. . . . . T. Brosnan It 2 6280 Lotus 2 R . Prendergast It 3 235 La Due 3 J. Henderson it 4 067 Gala’s Pride 4 M. de Filippi It 5 Times Money 5 ,D. Townley it 6 0050 Down Evander 6 . . . . . .T. Behms It . 7 84 Moorcroft 7 ...... . R. Cameron it 8 Midland’s Del 8 . . . . R. Butt It 9 3 Jackie's Delight 9 . . . . K. O’Reilly It 10 060 Overheard 10 .... . . .K. Townley It 11 3520 Jay Hanover 11... . . J. Smolensk! It 12 6 Bruno Host 12 .... . ... h. Butt it 14 096 Game Trail 14. . . . . . . F. Bennett It 16 0606 Bay wood 2 . . P. O’Reilly 30 17 080 Roydon Pride 3. . . . . .W. Fletcher 30 19 096 Sunset Song 5 . . . . . . . . A. Butt 30 20 040 Edisknab 6 . T. McMillan 30 Emergencies: Sunset Song, Roydon Pride. > Scratched: Circular Note, Game Salute, Someron. Race 2 TF 11.55 ROBERT MCARDLE BLOODSTOCK PACE $4700; Cl; 2400m 1 0315 Nat’s Girl 1 . . G. O’Reilly it 2 3541 Paleface Beau 2 . . . . . P. O’Reilly it 3 793 Kotare Platinum 3 . . . . . . R. May it 4 5636 Mistabell 4 . . . .G. Court it 5 036 Rachael Dawn 5 . . . . R. Tatterson It 6 903 Leaway Lass 6 ... . . G. Anderson it 7 628 Lady Rana 7 . . . R. Nyhan it 8 127 Great Provider 8 . . . . . K. Townley It 9 710 Belle Tender 9 . . . . . . L. O’Reilly It 10 0882 Friendly Skipper 10 . . J. Smolensk! it 11 410 Farm Flyer 11 . . . G. Nyhan it 12 9254 Muldano 12 . . T. Brosnan it 13 206 Casana 13 . . . .R. Dunn It 15 929 Big Chief 15 . R. Cameron it 16 190 Little Rapa 16 J. Hay it 17 13 Fiat Lux 17 , . R. Brosnan It 19 1 Vaspasia 19. .. , . . P. Young It 20 0020 Star Rebel UR . . K. O’Reilly it Emergencies: Leaway Lass, Big Chief, Lady Rana, Rachael Dawn. Scratched: Admiral Starlet, Bogart Ron. Race 3 12.30 THE MANOR STUD PACE $4200; CO; 2400m 1 408 Calling Bill 1 , . . P. Shand it 2 254 Personality Pete 2 . . . . J. Dalgety it 3 350 Black Zephyr 3. . . . . . . ,R. Dunn it 4 54 Tai Shan 4 . . . . R. May it 5 2 Nansorb 5 . . . . R.. Butt It 6 6300 Wejover Lady 6. . . . J. Hay It 7 8486 Katiki 7 . . . E. Cowie It 8 0 Local Lad 8 P. Williamson It 9 020 Tetuan 9 . . . .P. Jones It 10 438 True Admiral 10 . . . . . . .G. Hope It 11 000 Purple Reign 11 . . . it 12 900 Stylish George 12 . . . . K. Vincent it 13 392 Ariagaptoo 13 . . . .G. Dunn it 14 882 Bobby 14 . . . . B. Scott it 16 009 Rusticamo 16 . . . D. Moore It 17 323 Hooeemedad 17. . . . . . . . A. Butt it 19 897 Moody Miss . . K. William it Emergency: Stylish George. Scratched: Mystic Bromac, Sam Chow, Granada.

Race 5 1.40 EASTWOOD LODGE PACE $4700; CO; 2400m 1 035 El Lynn 1 . . R. Cameron It 2 704 In the New* 2 . . . P. Jones it 3 072 Grosvenor 3 . . J. Smolensk! It 4 023 Adios Edition 4. . . . J. Carmichael It 5 050 Silver Stream 5. . . J. Hay It 6 249 Breakaway 6 . . . R. Brosnan it 7 60 Digital Disc 7... . .... J. Curtin it 8 3423 Ngatimoti Boy 8 . . P. O’Reilly jun. It 11 0536 Captain Rum 11 . . . . . K. O’Reilly It 12 055 Redwood 12 . . D. Cameron It 13 3 Seafield Faye 13 . . R. Butt It 16 540 Destry 16 A. Butt It 17 2399 Avalon Ray 17 . . . C. Hay It 18 085 Fulla Tricks 18 . . . . . . . S. Miller It 19 0 Dip Road 19 . A. Sutherland It 20 342 Farmer Del 20 . . . R. May It Scratched: Mister Dunn, Free Tryax, Canto Toni, Chiddock.

Rac* a 3X0 FAY RKHWHiTE NX SIRES STAKES (HEAT ONE) $10,000; three-year-olds; one mile 1 445 Camforth 1 . . . . . .M. de Filippi it 2 817 Admiral Star 2 . . . . D. Cameron It 3 091 Watbro Lucky 3. . R. Butt it 4 438 Kincaid 4 A. Butt it 5 271 Starehip 5 ... I. Cameron it 6 542 Wattimad 6 P. O’Reilly jun. It 7 3437 Dixie Tryax 7 ... . . C. Middleton It 8 499 New Orleans 8 . . . . . J. Smolensk! It 9 2145 Meadow King 9. . . . I. Schwamm It Scratched: Mood Maker, Sugar Queen, Second Mate. Race 9 3.55 WRIGHTCARS TOYOTA PACE ! $5700; O; 3200m 1 770 Society Lord 1 . . . . . R. Cameron It 2 0030 Fly Boyden Fly 2. . S. Little It 3 8588 Lorcan 3 A. Butt It 4 575 Nat 4 . . . . P. Shand It* 5 0060 Blythbank Del 5 . . . ... G. Shand It 6 979 Special Miss 6 . . . . .M. de Filippi It 7 7281 Speedy Cheval 7. . . . . . R. Payne it 8 090 Bright Fella 8. . . . ..... G. Neill It 9 265 Sir Avon 9 P. O’Reilly jun. It 10 652 Premier Bromac 10 . . J. Smolensk! It 11 9419 Jonny Bonny 11 . . . . . R. Brosnan It 12 221 Jay Ardee 12 ... . L. Grant It 13 040 Boyden Royals 13 . . . . L. O’Reilly It 14 4500 Whata Pacer 14. . . . . .F. Newfield It 15 303 Miss Whippy 15. . . T. May It 16 2923 Floyd 1. ...... . . . . . R. Alfeld 10 17 1900 Uncle Jasper 2 . . . . P. Blackmore 10 18 3972 Application 3 . . . . R. May 10 19 007 Crackerash 4 . . . . . . . .G. Archer 10 20 500 Lordado 5 . J. Carmichael 10 Emergencies: Nat, Bright Fella, Blythbank Del, Crackerash. Race 10 TF 4X5 COUNTDOWN FLYING MILE $6700; C5; one mile 1 1460 False Image 1. . . . It 2 345 Bionic Chance 2 . . P. O’Reilly jun. It 3 832 Imperial Time 3. . . P. Jones it 4 1450 Whoopee 4 . . . . . R. May It 5 134 Revelation 5 . . . . R. Payne It 6 380 Friendly Lord 6. . . . . . L. O’Reilly It 7 560 American Style 7. . . J. Carmichael It 9 9383 Light Foyle 9 . . . . . . . K. O’Reilly it 10 910 Gipsy Colonel 10. . ... I. Cameron It 11 7870 Aran Blaze 11. . . . . . ,K. Townley it 12 2056 Dream Lustre 12 . . J. Hay it 13 509 Andronicus 13 . . . . . . K. Vincent It Scratched: Mythical, Horizon.