Connie Lawn ready for metric-mile test

Press, 1 December 1987, Page 58

Connie Lawn ready for metric-mile test

Special correspondent Invercargill

Connie Lawn, Southland’s leading race mare, is ideal material for the New Zealand Deer Suede Distributors Handicap, first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Winton Jockey Club’s meeting at Ascot Park today. The well-performed Beaufort Sea mare served notice of her readiness for today’s metric-mile test when she downed the sprinters at the Southland meeting last week. Connie Lawn looked a fitter mare that day as a result of two earlier races in a fresh campaign. She now seems ready to step up to 1600metres and produce a near peak effort. Sea War is vastly improved and may test the favourite. There was plenty of

merit in his second on the middle day of the Cup meeting at Riccarton. He is seasoned, in form, and obviously capable of making his presence felt against this questionable opposition. Chook A Rook, an established metric miler, resumed at the Southland meeting 10 days ago, running a fair fourth. He is likely to be sharper today and should lay claims to plenty of support. Mutta Burra, from Cecil Beckett’s inform Invercargill stable, is an appealing prospect for the High Ice Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double. He has appeared above average at times and seemed a little unlucky when third at the Southland meeting last week. He is coming to hand nicely in a fresh, preparation.

Selections

2.58: Karere Sea, The Flipper, Dan. 3.25: Fondessa, Tara’S Time, Capper King. 4.89: The Mission, Relne du Bai, Dalvey. 4.35: Admiral’s Flight, Free Call. 5.18: Miss Madonna, High HUI, Rural. 5.45: Connie Lawn, Sea War. 8.29: Mutta Burra, San Vito, Wrey’s Beau. 6.55: Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir .Loopy, Kintal! Lass. 7.38: Smokey Bear, Beau Bandy.

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 2.50 MANOR PARK MAIDEN $3500; 1200m 2 Copin’s Flight 7 . . . . . J. Spencer 55.0 3 2 Dan 15. . . . . . S. Cook 55.0 4 Diane’s Pal 17 M. Barnsley 55.0 6 6 Karere Sea 5 ..... . . . . S. Allen 55.0 7 6 Kent’s Mistake 10 . . . . . C. Ashby 55.0 8 7 Kishkanu 12 ... J. Barr 55.0 9 5 Lanark 3 55.0 10 0070 Len’s Choice 16 .... . .M. Brown 55.0 11 627 Little Missy 2 . . .B. Jones 55.0 12 Mr Royalty 13 .L. Cameron 55.0 13 00 Matt’s Choice 8 . L. Didham55.0 14 0744 Sea Lady 6 . C. Johnson 55.0 15 93 The Flipper 8 A. Robinson 55.0 16 7328 Vamos a Berber 11 . . . .B. Pelling55.O 17 Wind Flight 1 .P. Richards 55.0 Scratched: Best Kept Secret, Ebony Roy. Race 2 3.25 RIMU PARK STUD HANDICAP $5000; two-year-olds; 850m i 1 Fondessa 5 . S. McCann 55.5 2 4 Tara’s Time 1 ... J. Barr 54.0

4 0 Clear Night 6 . C. Johnson 53.5 5 7 Duahine 3 . . R. Saxton 53.5 6 6 Elderthorpe 4 M. Barnsley 53.5 7 Hartley Maid 7 .... . . L. Didham53.5 8 Lara Pinta 2 ,P: Richards 53.5 9 4 Copper King 9 . ,G. Gibson 53.5 Scratched: Brilliant Bloom. Race 3 4.00 QANTAS FLYER $4000; 1200m 1 Cavassi 5 . . . S. Allen 55.0 2 9035 Dalvey 3 ... J. Barr 55.0 3 7 Good Taste 6 M. Barnsley 55.0 5 8651 Nonesuch 9 . . . S. Cook 55.0 6 3455 Proud Warrior 2 ... . . C. Johnson 55.0 7 Reauann 4 D. Anderton 55.0 8 405 Heine du Bal 8 . . R. Saxton 55.0 9 13 The Mission 1 A. Robinson 55.0 10 0400 Yoz 7 . .B. Pelting 55.0 Scratched: Hazel Nut. Race 4 F 4.35 PYNE GOULD, GUINNESS HANDICAP $5000; three-year-olds; 1200m 1 811 Admiral's Flight 2 . . . D. Anderton 57.0 2 12 Royal Friend 6 .P. Richards 56.0 3 404 Free Call 3 . . R. Saxton 55.0

4 8819 Cappoquin 1 M. Barnsley 54.0 5 9187 Gay Ellery 7 . L. Didham54.0 6 5 Light Sentence 5. . . . . C Johnson 53.0 7 The Rullah 4 .L. Cameron 53.0 Race 5 T 5.10 WAPITA (NZ) MAIDEN $3500; 1400m 1 6857 Amanderil 12 . C. Johnson 55.0 746 7 Cosmic King 1 . . . . D. Anderton 55.0 3 000 Flurry Knox 2 A. Robinson 55.0 4 099 Friv 17 . .G. Gibson 55.0 5 78 High Hill 11 . . R. Saxton 55.0 6 7740 Hit the Roof 4 . C. Edmond 55.0 7 0389 Johnnie Travolta 13 . . . .M. Brown 55.0 8 Kelvin Grove 10 .... . . . J. Barr 55.0 9 00 Kintai! Lass 8 55.0 10 6032 Mias Madonna 15. . . . . J. Spencer 55.0 11 Ocean Lord 3 . W. Christie 55.0 12 08 On Remand 7 . . .B. Jones 55.0 13 Print Out 5 . . . S. Allen 55.0 14 Rural 6 .P. Richards 55.0 15 8070 Sanctitudo 9 . J. Cameron 55.0 16 960 Studebaker 14 . . B. Pelling55.0 17 Uncle Jack 16 M. Barnsley 55.0 Emergency: Kintail Lass. Race 6 O, F 5.45 NZ SUEDE DISTRIBUTORS HANDICAP $7000; 1600m 1 4 Chook A Rook 2 . . . . . C. Johnson 55.5 2 281 Connie Lawn 5 . . R. Saxton 55.5 3 3282 Highland Peer 7 ... . .P. Richards 53.5 4 0112 Sea War 3 . . R. McAra 51.5 5 18 Tricky Nick 6 ..... . . . . J. Barr 51.0 6 7417 Nearly Thyme 1 . . C. Ashby 50.0 7 4746 Rotarian 4 . . . S. Cook 50.0 Race 7 D. T, TF 6.20 HIGH ICE HANDICAP $4200; 1400m 1 39 Egotistic 2 . W. Christie 55.0 2 399 Native Era 1 . L. Didham54.5 3 86 Kintail Valley 8 M. Barnsley 54.5 4 8 San Vito 11 . . R. Saxton 54.5 5 Fun Run 7 . . G. Foote 54.0 6 7 Beaufort Blue 10 . . . . .P. Richards 53.5 7 95 Honest Bell 9 . . . J. Barr 53.5 8 3 Mutta Burra 3. .... . . C. Johnson 53.5 9 3 Passive Chief 6 . . . S; Allen 53.5 10 24 Wrey's Beau 5 D. Anderton 53.5 11 7 Nearly Summer 13. . . . . . S. Cook 53.0

12 098 Yalta 4 . . C. Ashby 51.5 13 65 Woe Rest 12 . . M. Brown 51.0 Race 8 T 6.55 QUEENSTOWN NEWS 83500; 1200m 1 0 Caddon Royal 10... . . . C. Ashby 55.0 2 0 Classic Flight 17 ... . . . R. Saxton 55.0 3 087 Fight Fair 5 . C. Johnson 55.0 4 Justaminl 13. . ...S. Allan55.0 6 00 Kintail Lass 1 M. Barnsley 55.0 7 La Ventana 8 . J. Spencer 55.0 8 Lomond Lad 6 . . R. McAra 55.0 9 80 My Friend Len 4 . . . . . . B. Pelling55.0 10 00 Papal Visit 16 A. Robinson 55.0 11 Red Sienna 14 ... .A. Tait 55.0 12 242 Scarlet, Pimpernel 9 . . . . . J. Barr 55.0 13 Sir Loopy 15 . .G. Gibson 55.0 15 Trusty Mac 3 .P. Richards 55.0 16 00 Vidor 12 D. Anderton 55.0 17 Yerecoin 11 . . . S. Cook 55.0 Scratched: Ketralow, Sir Neptune. Race 9 TF 7.30 SOUTHLAND RACING 0. ANO T. ASSOCIATION HIGHWE1GHT 84000; 2000m 1 76 Beau Bandy 8 . ,P. Richards 64.5 2 077 My Cafe 2 . . B. Pelling63.5 3 840 Aces Away 1 63.0 4 6131 Smokey Bear 5.... . . C. Johnson 62.5 5 97 Lexington Pride 6 . . . A. Robinson 62.0 6 0631 Galloping Gourmet 7. . . T. Belsham61.5 8 7 The Sport 4........ . . N. Ridley 59.0 Scratched: Man of Kent