Easy Awapuni suits Westgate

Press, 28 December 1987, Page 18

Easy Awapuni suits Westgate

Special correspondent Wellington The excellent four-year-old, Westgate, gets his chance to return to winning form when he tackles the $20,000 2ZA Cup (1600 m the first leg of the Manawatu T.A.B. double at Awapuni this afternoon.

Awapuni has had its shqjje of rain in the last day or so, but Westgate, which has seven wins from 10 starts, has won three times and been placed second once from four starts. Last week Westgate ran his “worst” race when fifth in the Selwyn Stakes, but afterwards the trainer Snow Lupton suggested that Westgate may be sharper with the run. Today he has 54.5 kg as compared with the 57kg carried in the Selwyn. While he will face a number of high class opponents, Westgate seems certain to be favourite. The field is a strong one. Reasonable Lady, Sound Belt, Classic March and Moondip have all raced well enough in recent times. Like Westgate, Reasonable Lady had a good winning sequence — in her case four — before running second behind Conchelle at Otaki earlier in the month. She, too, has winning form on easy tracks. Sound Belt was a winner at Woodville before running second in the Bayer Classic. He missed in the Avondale Guineas, but he was struck in the eye in that contest. Today the handicap scale sees him with just 49kg. Classic March won the Evergreen Stakes and since was unlucky when fifth in the Levin Stakes. The mare was ninth last time in the Dulcie Stakes, but that position came after she had been left in the unusual role of pacemaker. Easing in the ground will not bother her either. Moondip, the winner last Easter of the Higgins Stakes at Feilding, beat all but Crimesta at Otaki last time. Lagerfeld was a good fourth in the same race at Otaki, while Bold Silver has seconds at Wanganui and Avondale. Coronal’s third in resuming at Trentham earlier in the month, wasn’t a bad run. Final Illusion after a couple of seconds, beat a small but useful field in the Colenso Plate at Trentham. Star Pride is a good class galloper, which could take some beating as well. The winner of the corresponding race last year, Guess, looks well placed to take the second leg of the double, the $12,000 Homestyle Handicap (2200 m Guess, though trained at Takanini, has a good re-

cord on the track. The run will be his third in three days, but like last year he is getting better. He was fifth in the AMP and then close up third in Saturday’s Manawatu Cup.

Wexford King, with 53kg, could be some chance as well. After winning a couple, at Stratford and Woodville, missed in the Wanganui Cup, but last time he figured in a

splendid battle with Strike Regal at Otaki and only just went under. Signora and Bronze Valley, the Bull stablemates, both have winning form,

Selections

12.1#: Uncomplicated, Lucca, Palladlan. 12.45: Touch of Gold, Evergreen Bay, Fool’s Fortune. 1J«: Tall Dwarf, El Capitan, Kingston Lane. 1.55: McCallum, Aquilae, Penelope Lee. 2.s#: Immunize, Rainbow Reason, Diamante’s Fortune. 165: Westgate, Sound Belt, Reasonable Lady. 3.40: Guess, Wexford King, Double Lang. 4.15: Golden King, Flight Queen, Lutece. 4.50: Special Mission, Imperial Call, Golden Sealord.

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 12.10 2ZA CLASSIC HOUR MAIDEN $5000: 1400m 1 00 Aribana 7 , . . .L. Cassidy 54.0 2 905 Coconut Ico 5. . . . . 54.0 3 300 Device 8 . . G. Phillips 54.0 4 Engeborg 6 54.0 5 90 Jamassa 13 54.0 54.0 7 0045 Letterkenny Lad 12 . . . W. Stevenson 54.0 8 274 Lucca 14 . . . . N. Harris 54.0 9 9 Minya 2 . . . . P. Ayres 54.0 10 Mias Tommy 24. . . 54.0 11 9058 Mr Bunnythorpe 3 . . . . . B. Griffin 54.0 12 8450 Nymph Hollow 9 . . . . . . T. Moseley 54.0 13 33 Palladian 4 , . . . D. Walsh 54.0 14 000 Prince Daniel 11 . . , 54.0 15 575 Tore Belle 1 . . . B. Hibberd 54.0 16 02 Uncomplicated 15 . R. Elliot 54.0 17 040 Vocalist 18 G. Elliot 54.0 18 Whizz Kidd 21 . . . . K. Clapperton 54.0 19 5 Tai Mark 19 54.0 20 9900 Noble Charm 17 . . 54.0 21 6 Magic Mist 16. . . . 54.0 22 60 Tintz 20 54.0 23 7 Omanukua Fire 22 . 54.0 24 Valorous 23 54.0 Emergencies: Tai Mark, Noble Charm, Magic Mist, Tintz, Omanuka Fire, Valorous. Race 2 12.45 CADBURY’S CHOCOLATE HIGHWEIGHT $6000; 2000m 1 8821 Fool’s Fortune 1 . . 2 0723 Evergreen Bay 3 . . . . . .S. Jenkins 62.5 3 6252 Touch Of Gold 2. . . . . .P. McKay62.5 4 5235 Maigret 14 G. Elliot 61.0 5 Silver Bullet 11.. . . . . . M. Gillies 61.0 6 4 Sundi Kiss 20. . . . . . . . R. Burton 61.0 7 66 Favoursome 12 . . . . . . .W. Revell60.5 8 707 Civilized Man 7. . . . . T. O’Donnell 60.0 9 000 Petinga Lad 6. . . . 60.0 10 8106 Resemblance 18 . . . . G. Andrew 60.0 11 004 Pararoa 8 M. Lord 59.5 12 26 Princess Bonnie 15 . . . . J. Albert 59.5 13 4956 Consultant 13... . . . . . E. Lamb 59.0 14 4005 Count Godhram 10. 59.0 15 50 Grenfel 19 . . 59.0 16 7890 Star Raider 5 . . . . 59.0 17 6008 Royal Token 4 . . . F. Pratt 59.0 18 Hilda Ryrie 17. . . . 59.0 19 0050 Reva’s Joy 9 . . . . 59.0 20 Kopano Lad 21 . . . 59.0 21 Crestway 16 59.0 Emergencies: Royal Token, Hilda Ryrie, Reva’s Joy, Kopane Lad, Crestway. Race 3 1.20 FIRTH INDUSTRIES HANDICAP $10,000; 1200m 1 2914 El Capitan 6 . .W. Stevenson 57.5 2 6441 Conchelle 10 ... . 56.5 3 1724 I’m Syd 5 . . . . D. Walsh 56.5 4 13 Kingston Lane 4 . . . . G. Phillips 54.5 5 0005 Eroica 11. . R. Elliot 54.0 6 31 Tall Dwarf 9 . . . . N. Harris 54.0 7 21 Go Bush 3 . ... J. Harris 53.5 8 9856 Lisa Bay 2 . . .T. Kennedy 53.5 9 2 Furlong 7 . . . .J. Walker52.0 10 1 Ramare 8 . K. Clapperton 51.5 12 8 Serenade 12 . . . M. Enright 50.0 Scratched: Taunt. Race 4 1.55 CAROUSEL FASHION MAIDEN $5000; 1200M 1 80 Amber Way 13 . . . . .W. Stevenson 54.0 2 0500 Amber Path 9. . . . .... A. Brown 54.0 3 0 Aquilae 11 . . . . D. Walsh 54.0 4 Bulochka 4 G. Elliot 54.0 5 0 Corrival 3 .... J. Walker 54.0 6 Fritessa 16 . . . G. Phillips 54.0 7 Grodan 7 . . M. Campbell 54.0 8 0 Henry Richard 1 . . . . . M. Enright 54.0 9 In Charge 6 . . r . 54.0 10 0 Lady Metzler 12 . . . . . T. Moseley 54.0 11 McCallum 14 ... . R. Elliot 54.0 12 Misty Lee 8 . . . . P. Ayres 54.0 13 Nauta 10 . . . . N. Harris 54.0 14 64 Penelope Lee 2. . . . . . . B. Griffin 54.0 15 060 See The Beacon 5. . . . ,P. Mercer 54.0 16 0 Skying 17 C. Bain 54.0 17 Indian Frost 15 . . . 54.0 Emergency: Indian Frost. Race 5 2.30 PRESTON’S MEAT HANDICAP $7000; apprentice riders; 1400m 1 731 Diamante’s Fortune 9 K. Ciapperton 54.5 2 4280 Hazel 14 . . . . M. Barrie 54.5 3 1 Hazy City 1 R. Elliot 54.5

4 61 Immunize 5 . . L. Cassidy 54.5 5 6461 Indeed A Lady 4. . . . . . . C. Bain 54.5 6 1 Oh Kitty 2 7 2 Purple Rose 10... . . . M. Heaney 54.5 . .T. Kennedy 54.5 8 2 Rainbow Reason 18 . 54.5 9 310 So Many 8 54.0 10 In The Valley 15 . . . 53.0 11 009 Perlita 3 ... A. Brown 53.0 12 5 Bonnie Edition 19 . . . . . M. Woods 52.5 13 Extradite 16 52.5 14 0050 Gritlass 11 ... 3. Harris 52.5 15 4940 Steel A Glance 7. . . . .H. Malcolm 52.5 16 The Candyman 12 . . 52.5 17 6009 Hot Number 16.. . . . ,W. Stevenson 52.0 19 0870 Opera Queen 13 . . . . . M. Enright 52.0 Scratched: Power of Love. Race 6 D, TF 3.05 2ZA CUP $20,000; 1600m 1 3 Coronal 14 . . . D. Walsh 55.0 2 1115 Westgage 12 . . . N. Harris 54.5 3 6233 McAdam 13 . ... C. Bain 51.5 4 6122 Boid Silver 2 51.0 5 2159 Classic March 4 . . . . . B. Hibberd 51.0 6 1382 Moondip 1 . .T. Kennedy 51.0 7 2494 Lagerfeld 9 . . . P. Taylor 50.5 9 1112 Reasonable Lady 3. . . . G. Phillips 49.5 10 9050 Star Pride 8 . . . P. Ayres49.5 11 53 Tiroji 10 49.5 12 0221 Final Illusion .5 . . . . . . .L. Cassidy 49.0 14 3129 Sound Belt 11. .. K. Clapperton 49.0 Scratched: Any Pound, Lucky Centre. Race 7 D, T 3.40 HOMESTYLE HANDICAP $12,000; 2200m 1 6276 Double Lang 4 ... ■ 56.0 2 1794 Sage 2. ....... . . . .J. Walker55.5 3 1694 Bronze Valley 1. . . . 4 0853 Guess 7 . . . N. Harris 55.0 5 6662 Banderol 3 53.5 6 0 Fountaincourt 6. . . . . . .P. Mercer 53.5 7 1319 Signora 8 . . G. Phillips 53.5 8 2533 Cornwall King 12. . . . . . P. Ayres 53.0 9 1102 Wexford King 5. . . . . D. Walsh 53.0 10 0420 Another Prince . 9. . . . . . .R. Elliot 51.5 11 8226 Cameron Bay 11 . . . K. Clapperton 51.5 12 1557 Mattie Dee 10 51.5 Race 8 T, TF 4.15 FOXTON FRIES PLATE $12,000; weight-for-age; 1600m 1 0 Amynstar 4 . . . .G. Elliot 58.0 2 7520 Doctrine Heir 7... . 58.0 3 79 Marocca 10 58.0 4 079 Hufkissen 9 ’. . T. Moseley 57.0 5 3102 Rabanne 8 . . M. Heaney 57.0 6 0905 Triab 13 . . .J. Walker57.0 7 425 Aislinn 11 ...... . . .T. Kennedy 55.5 8 43 Flight Queen 5 . . . . . M. Campbell 54.5 9 3060 Golden Amethyst 14. . . B. Hibberd 54.5 10 4311 Luteca 12 54.5 11 0304 Pfui 3 . . . . . .L. Cassidy 54.5 12 7271 Travertine 6 . . G. Phillips 54.5 13 7111 Golden King 1 . . . . . . .P. Mercer 52.0 14 8201 Grey Tribute 2 ... . ... . . D. Walsh52.0 Race 9 T. TF 4.50 VILLAGE TIME SHARE RESORT HANDICAP $10,000; 2200m 1 9331 Special Mission 6 . . . . . . N. Harris 56.5 2 3633 Signed 'N Sealed 5 R. Elliot 55.5 3 0281 Buster O’Riley 15. . . . . . . M. Gillies 55.0 4 490 Dark Invader 13 . . . . M. Campbell 55.0 5 5244 General Joe 3. : . . G. Elliot 55.0 6 4424 Golden Sealord 14. . . . . D. Walsh 54.0 7 6217 Policy 8 . . . M. Enright 54.0 R 7312 Thrift 10 54.0 9 5316 Hand Me Down 2. . . . . G. Phillips 53.0 10 0615 Pauline Marie 9. . . . . . . P. Ayres 53.0 11 001 Student Prince 12 . 52.5 12 500 Jo Mellay 7 . . ,T. Kennedy 52.0 13 0140 Mr Kite 11 . K. Clapperton 52.0 14 0175 Imperial Call 14. . . .: 5i.o 15 7060 Hai Soon 1 50.0