Omens good for Melbeck at Awapuni

Press, 26 December 1987, Page 20

Omens good for Melbeck at Awapuni

Special correspondent The Newbury galloper, Melbeck, will attempt today to become the third eight-year-old since 1976 to win the $lOO,OOO “Evening Standard” Manawatu Cup (2300 m In 1976 the race was won by Seven Forty Seven and two years ago success went to Whitole. Melbeck, which will be having only his fourth outing from the nearby stable of Chris McNab, was second over 1600 m metres at the Rangitikei

meeting and since then has gone on to win at Trentham and the AMP Handicap at Awapuni last week. Melbeck has 54kg today and that’s the same

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 11.25 COACHMAN MOTEL MAIDEN $5000; 1200 m 1 42 Allira 13 M. Enright 54.0 2 0 Aquilae 6 54.0 3 7550 Buckle Up 3 M. Barnsley 54.0 4 39 Cotton Club 11 B. Hibberd 54.0 5 Emotional Rescue 20 . . .L. Cassidy 54.0 6 High Princess 2 P. Mercer 54.0 7 6 Ice Prince 19 J. Walker 54.0 8 2 Jan’s Agent 8 T. Kennedy 54.0 9 64 Penelope Lee 17 B. Griffin 54.0 10 0 Petillant 10 54.0 11 Sarge 21 K. Clapperton 54.0 12 0 Shy Maid 4 H. Malcolm 54.0 13 The Bursar 18 V. Riley 54.0 14 2 Windsor Fortune 9 N. Harris 54.0 15 0 Wynvari 14 P. Ayres 54.0 16 2280 Zilla 5 W. Stevenson 54.0 17 Henry Richard 1 A. Parkes 54.0 18 Dun Fyne 7 54.0 19 That's the Spirit 16 54.0 20 0 Tidesong Lass 15 54.0 21 8 Arima 22 54.0 22 Our Soakie 12 54.0 Emergencies: Henry Richard. Dun Fyne, That’s the Spirit, Tidesong Lass, Arima, Our Soakie. Race 2 12.05 MANAWATU GAS CENTRE HIGHWEIGHT $6000; 2200 m 1 1102 Wexford King 12 65.0 2 1155 Mattie Dee 1 63.5 3 8330 Tamworth 11 S. Jenkins 63.0 4 2706 Goldstream 6 J. Albert 62.0 5 1615 Ngawi Bay 10 M. Lord 62.0 6 7000 Peter Frost 2 P. Kauri 62.0 7 5787 Deed’s Gift 3 . 61.5 8 3633 Signed 'n Sealed 7 .... E. Lamb 60.5 9 8570 Doc 5 59.5 10 2028 Buster O’Riley 9 F. Pratt 59.0 11 El Marino 4 T. O’Donnell 59.0 12 Kopane Lad 8 59.0 Race 3 12.45 SANTA ROSA TWO-YEAR-OLDS $7500; 1100 m 1 Mr Brooker 4 P. Ayres 55.0

weight that Whitole carried. The co-incidence doesn’t end there either. His jockey this afternoon will be Noel Harris, the No. 1 rider for the McNab team and the sue-

cessful jockey when Whitole won. Last week Melbeck won on a fast track, but he is a galloper which has sometimes made wet tracks his ally..

2 Dashing Run 5 L. Cassidy 55.0 3 Hi Grandad 13 W. Stevenson 55.0 4 Pop The Question 3 .... N. Harris 55.0 5 227 Royal Assent 9 B. Hibberd 54.5 6 846 Te Totara 1 G. Elliot 54.5 7 26 All Ginger 11 M. Barnsley 54.0 8 2 Cidermite 2 K. Clapperton 54.0 10 Debe’s Lady 10 M. Woods 52.5 11 7743 Den Will 8 T. Moseley 52.5 12 9 La Resuelto 6 T. Kennedy 52.5 13 0 Sanfranelly 7 P. Mercer 52.5 Scratched: Carlton King. Race 4 1.25 ERNEST ADAMS HANDICAP $5000; 1600 m 1 0235 Antrim Heights 9 54.0 2 6232 Carilia 7 K. Clapperton 54.0 3 73 High Prospect 13 M. Enright 54.0 4 0292 Hire Purchase 8 M. Wildey 54.0 5 0064 La Truce 22 M. Barnsley 54.0 6 3428 Liberty Harbour 5 L. Cassidy 54.0 7 3322 Logistical 12 L. Isherwood 54.0 8 0363 Majestic Knight 2 J. Walker 54.0 9 5409 Marc El 23 P. Ayres 54.0 10 453 Masha 21 W. Stevenson 54.0 11 407 Moalands 10 G. Elliot 54.0 12 5093 Mr Precision 17 T. Kennedy 54.0 13 3034 Prince Willie 14 N. Harris 54.0 14 7662 Ribot Star 1 54.0 15 3800 Sir Western 19 P. Mercer 54.0 16 6584 Smiling Belle 4 M. Lord 54.0 17 7949 Swift Harbour 18 T. Moseley 54.0 18 0 Zariba 16 B. Hibberd 54.0 19 9 Quality King 20 54.0 20 Golden Destiny 6 54.0 21 50 Glennalby 24 54.0 22 9980 Pharazyn 3 C. Bain 54.0 23 0 Pevee 15 54.0 24 9587 Casalee 11 54.0 Emergencies: Quality King, Golden Destiny, Glennalby, Pharazyn, Pevee, Casalee. Race 5 2.05 GLEN OROUA HANDICAP $10,000; 2200 m I 1512 Ngalira Belle 5 M. Barnsley 56.5

2 8524 General Joe 7 K. Clapperton 55.0 3 4334 Valox 10 P. Mercer 54.0 4 3933 Special Mission 8 N. Harris 53.5 5 4424 Golden Sealord 9 P. Ayres 53.0 6 1520 Hyak 3 B. Hibberd 52.5 7 001 Student Prince 13 . . . . M. Enright 52.5 8 5542 Canescent 11 T. Kennedy 52.0 9 08 Mitsuko 6 J. Walker 52.0 10 9730 Digby 2 W. Stevenson 51.5 11 0017 Imperial Call 4 51.5 12 0 Ableson 1 L. Cassidy 50.0 13 0 Amynstar 12 H. Malcolm 50.0 Race 6 D, TF 2.50 EVENING STANDARD MANAWATU CUP $100,000; 2300 m 1 5376 Our Boyfriend 16 P. Mercer 55.0 2 6627 Double Lang 1 M. Barnsley 54.5 3 3211 Melbeck 15 N. Harris 54.0 4 3012 Chief Commander 11 . . .J. Walkers3.o 5 2883 Fort Cheval 5 B. Hibberd 52.5 6 7085 Guess 14 M. Lord 52.5 7 1319 Signora 8 52.0 8 9218 Sir Zeus 7 52.0 10 0537 The Bishop 6 K. Clapperton 51.5 11 2533 Cornwall King 2 P. Ayres 51.0 12 1155 Mattie Dee 10 T. Kennedy 50.0 13 6112 Mister Tee 12 M. Enright 50.0 14 9350 Mighty Vain 4 M. Woods 50.0 14 7754 Red Lava 9 T. Moseley 49.0 16 1682 Sonchela 3 L. Cassidy 49.0 Scratched: Strike Regal. Race 7 D, T, TF 3.55 FOXTON FRIES SPRINT $15,000; 1400 m 1 Magnitude 15 P. Mercer 57.5 2 4722 Kosha 1 N. Harris 54.5 3 1270 Lady Aloof 11 P. Ayres 51.0 4 Diastena 4 K. Clapperton 50.5 5 6101 Benedire 3 H. Malcolm 50.0 6 1615 Rafferty Rules 9 L. Cassidy 49.0 7 0020 Scorching Bay 7 49.0

8 4 Regal Visit 16 48.5 10 4375 Sterling Exchange 2 C. Bain 48.0 11 96 Fiddler's Three 13 .... M. Enright 47.5 12 286 Mister York 8 T. Kennedy 57.5 13 2708 Blazing Path 14 W. Stevenson 47.0 14 6 Middleman 6 M. Woods 47.0 16 6 Tricavaboy 12. T. Moseley 47.0 17 4278 Vale of Tralee 10 A. Parkes 47.0 Scratched; Mister Aythorpe, Any Pound. Race 8 T 4.15 TRULY VAIN HANDICAP $10,000; 1400 m 1 4175 Mountain Ash 8. . . . K. Clapperton 56.5 2 6441 Conchelle 10 H. Malcolm 56.0 3 02 Doneal 12 P. Ay re 55.5 4 1331 Indian Duce 5 W. Stevenson 54.0 5 4703 Merger 14 N. Harris 53.5 6 20 Tele Myth 11 B. Brewer 53.0 7 6481 That’s For Sure 9 J. Walker 53.0 8 056 Tramore 1 T. Kennedy 53.0 9 2980 Marangai 3 52.5 10 1000 Le Pulse 4 L. Cassidy 52.0 11 000 Proud Seal 2 52.0 12 0 Young Gert 7 C. Bain 52.0 13 7 Late Mail 13 50.5 14 Star Lear 6 V. Riley 50.5 15 Faircourt 16 L. Isherwood 50.0 16 9 Star of Ibiza 15 A. Parkes 50.0 Race 9 T, TF . 4.50 SANDY LODGE CHICKENS HANDICAP $7000; 1600 m 1 8230 Legal Brief 1 M. Barnsley 55.5 2 0172 Doubtless Bay 16 P. Ayres 55.0 3 3802 Scholar's Habit 7 G. Elliot 55.0 4 91 Charade 11 54.5 5 2821 Final Royale 14 . N. Harris 54.5 6 0 Go With The Flow 5 C. Bain 54.5 7 0731 Isoprel 18 W. Stevenson 54.5 8 6671 Kotahi Jim 23 54.5 9 6863 Sapele 10 M. Enright 54.5 10 7618 Black Phantom 15 54.0 11 6 Favoursome 4 T. Kennedy 54.0 12 2618 La Petite Soeur 6 J. Walker 54.0 13 7 Late Mail 3 L. Cassidy 54.0 15 2080 Prince Te Tahi 9 P. Mercer 54.0 16 5285 Mel's Jubilee 13 ... K. Clapperton 53.5 17 108 Mr Truth 21 52.5 18 0 Victory Royale 8 53.0 19 0304 Pfui 19 53.0 20 0 Shahron 20 53.0 21 9970 Timpani 22 53.0 22 5 Tactful Lady 12 52.5 23 0870 Opera Queen 2 52.5 24 9750 Graphic Delight 17 52.5 Emergencies: Shahron, Timpani, Tactful Lady, Opera Queen, Graphic Delight. Scratched: Lisa d’Amour.