Better team effort expected today

Press, 27 January 1988, Page 39

Better team effort expected today

Special correspondent Gisborne Leading trainer, Laurie Laxon, could manage only one winner on the opening day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting last Saturday but today his team looks capable of improving that record on the second day. One in particular, Mi Tristena, seems set to atone for her first day defeat when she contests the Lion Brown Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double. Covering extra ground at a vital stage did not help Mi Tristena’s cause on the first day, especially with her topweight of 57kg. If ridden with a little more patience Mi Tristena should turn the tables on Brakes Off. Though Brakes Off was a deserving winner on Saturday he is meeting Mi Race 1 1.05 KAWAKAWA HOTEL TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP $4500; 1200 m 1 6661 Conrad 4 S. Turner 54.5 2 2435 Avon’s Way 9 R. Caddigan 54.0 3 Belmount Bay 2 . . . P. Den Hertogs4.o 4 Join The Queue 6 .... M. Gregory 54.0 5 6 Tellab 8 L. O’Sullivan 53.5 6 803 Divine King 7 K. Blair 53.0 7 97 I’m Jaded 1 53.0

Tristena at I.skg worse terms this time. Both have 55.5 kg. Misty Topaz impressed so much when winning the open-class highweight on Saturday that she appeals as the one most likely to upset the favoured pair. In the absence of the first-day winner, Rhythmic Dancer, Dalby is expected to recapture winning form. He finished stoutly on Saturday and will appreciate the extra 200 m in the second leg, the Corson Grain Handicap. Real Double has not raced since upsetting at the New Year meeting at Tauherenikau. He disappointed last season, but against moderate opposition should be in the money. Continuity will be all the better for her run on the first day and a fresh runner, Incredible, is another with prospects. 8 85 Mrs Joe Gargery 5 J. Carter 53.0 9 4598 Cetera 3 W. Robinson 52. Race 2 1.40 LION BROWN MAIDEN NO. 1 $3500; 1200 m 1 Alcidae 2 L. Cropp 55.0 2 09 Crownthorpe 12 M. Heaney 55.0 3 08 Dietrich 9 K. Blair 55.0 4 094 Essayeur 14 M. Woods 55.0 5 040 Huka Brae 8 55.0

6 3 Intrepidor 5 B. McDonald 55.0 7 070 Kaha 11 G. Dando 55.0 8 062 Leica Zephyr 7 55.0 9 0 Miss Tammy 3 55.0 10 000 Mrs Marsh 4 W. Robinson 55.0 11 6 Ohiwa Lass 13 T. Khan 55.0 12 00 Promising Star 1 S. Simon 55.0 13 Sentosa 6 . 55.0 14 072 Soubala 10 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 Race 3 2.15 LION BROWN MAIDEN NO. 2 $3500; 1200 m. 1 764 Catmandu 15 W. Robinson 55.0 2 Dangle Jim 12 55.0 3 480 Double Victory 3 S. Turner 55.0 4 Immunity 9 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 5 000 Lady Wisp 6 . . . G. Dando 55.0 6 000 Magic Mist 2 J. Frethey 55.0 7 665 Mr Niblet 13 55.0 8 00 Off Tune 7 55.0 9 763 Park Road 11 55.0 10 580 Peaches 14 55.0 11 6 Sirzette 1 B. McDonald 55.0 12 005 Skipwater Jack 10 T. Bau 55.0 13 Skybolt 5 A. Bennett 55.0 14 290 Swanilda 8 S. Simon 55.0 15 Syringa 4 M. Heaney 55.0 Race 4 TF 2.50 ROYAL HOTEL MAIDEN $3500; 1600 m 1 670 Abracadabra 11 55.0 2 00 Ainsley Affair 15 55.0 3 494 Arana Angel 2 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 4 603 Azrangi 4 55.0 5 007 Barnstorm 7 W. Robinson 55.0 6 985 De Cuellar 17 55.0 7 6 Destroyer 5 B. McDonald 55.0 8 902 Duex Bells 10 T. Khan 55.0 9 079 Do Enquire 20 55.0 10 7 Double Happy 3 55.0 11 099 Hayu 1 55.0 12 044 Hene Pene 6 L. Cropp 55.0 13 99 Indian Swift 21 ...... M. Heaney 55.0 14 079 Lucatreze 18 55.0 15 765 McGee 13 R. Caddigan 55.0 16 008 Mercury Bay 9 G. Dando 55.0 17 347 Miss Molly 16 55.0 18 80 Miss Wyn 8 . 55.0 19 990 Regabar 14 A. Madden 55.0 20 098 Speckle 12 T. Wheeler 55.0 21 7 Touch the Top 19 K. Blair 55.0 Emergencies: Lucatreze, Miss Wyn, Ainsley Affair. Race 5 3.25 SANDOWN PARK MOTOR HOTEL HANDICAP $4000; 1600 m. 1 592 Atomic 1 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 2 808 Dee Land 7 55.0 3 884 Drastic Dude 8 S. Turner 55.0 4 581 Highgate 2 B. McDonald 5 Isathrill 4 55.0 6 801 Jester Dream 6 M. Heaney 55.0 7 576 Mighty Lord 5 55.0 8 068 Myzika 3 55.0 9 501 Too Royals 9 ~ K. Blair 55.0 10 105 Wavebreaker 10 W. Robinson 55.0 Race 6 O,TF 4.05 LION BROWN HANDICAP $6000; 2000 m. 1 031 Misty Topaz 7 D. Margison 57.0 2 851 Brakes Off 2 T. Bau 55.5 3 102 Mi Tristena 3 B. McDonald 55.5 4 919 Dark Invader 8 R. McKay 55.0 5 076 The Overseer 4 W. Robinson 54.0 6 653 Majoright 1 A. Craig 53.0 7 135 Rakau Polly 5 L. O’Sullivan 53.0 8 697 La Plat 9 52.5 9 838 Big Talk 6 K. Blair 51.0 10 008 Sir Burton 11 51.0 11 786 Young Gert 10 51.0 Race 7 D,T 4.40 CORSON GRAIN LTD HANDICAP $5000; 1400 m. 1 481 Real Double 4 K. Blair 52.0

Selections

1.05: Conrad, Divine King, Avon’s Way. 1.40: Soubala, Intrepidor, Leioa Zephyr. 2.15: Peaches, Park Road, Sirzette. 2.50: Destroyer? McGee, Azrangi. 3.25: Highgate, Atomic, Too Royals.l 4.05: Mi Tristena, Brakes Off, Misty Topaz. 4.40: Dalby, Real Double, Continuity. 5.15: Middleman, Phar Habit, Raytrenor. 5.50: Royal Version, March Lane, Liberty Harbour. 6.25: Oakburn, Aspen Brown, Master Tudor.

2 717 Continuity 8 L. Cropp 51.5 3 532 Dalby 3 51.5 4 107 Incredible 7 L. O’Sullivan 51.5 5 030 Victor Bruton 2 W. Robinson 51.5 6 076 Bold Angel 6 50.5 7 603 Dee Mait 1 J. Liley 50.0 8 904 Licorice Strap 5 J. Carter 50.0 9 006 Full of Promise 9. 50.0 Race 8 T 5.15 LION BROWN HIGHWEIGHT $5000; 1600 m. 1 132 Phar Habit 3 G. Cave 65.0 2 573 Middleman 7 D. Howard 64.0 3 307 Weona Devil 1 64.0 4 404 Highland Knight 4 62.0 5 705 Raytrenor 9 T. Reddaway6l.s 6 852 Honky Tonk Man 5. . .B. McDonald 60.0 7 590 Arcadus Star 10 59.0 9 697 La Piat 2 W. Robinson 59.0 10 390 Man From Uncle 6 59.0 11 008 Sir Bruton 8 L. O’Sullivan 59.0 Scratched: Isathrill Race 9 T 5.50 ALBION CLUB HOTEL MAIDEN $3500; 2000 m. 2 70 Ah Ha 23 55.0 3 628 Aza Knight 18 M. Gregory 55.0 4 500 Dashing Dixie 21 55.0 5 090 Delightful Privot 19 55.0 6 374 Gai Ring 4 J. Carter 55.0 7 000 Glory Hunter 14 55.0 8 586 Hey Charley 7 55.0 9 090 Knight Rider 8 J. Archer 55.0 10 476 La Fraise 9 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 11 600 La Truce 17 R. Caddigan 55.0 12 843 Liberty Harbor 10 K. Blair 55.0 13 673 March Lane 16 J. Fleming 55.0 14 688 Molley May 11 W. Robinson 55.0 15 080 Northern Heights 15 . . . 55.0 16 498 Prince Bruton 1 B. McDonald 55.0 17 505 Prince Tiki 5 55.0 18 402 Royal Version 12 55.0 19 393 Selwyns Mate 20 55.0 20 007 Summer Sikri 13 55.0 21 094 Tintz 3 M. Heaney 55.0 22 809 Tower Bridge 6 R. McKay 55.0 23 070 Treble Fun 2 G. Dando 55.0 Emergencies: Tower Bridge, Delightful Privot, Dashing Dixie, Ah Ha. Scratched: Adventurous Bid. Race 10 TF 6.25 D. J. BARRY MEMORIAL $4000; 2000 m. 1 041 Aspen Brown 3 55.0 2 099 Average 6 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 3 502 Bold Talent 12 A. Bennett 55.0 4 585 Corporate Raider 2 J. Carter 55.0 5 735 Gia Selina 9 55.0 6 089 Gypsy Row 13 D. Margison 55.0 7 617 Gol Dee Girl 5 55.0 8 341 Golden Sand 11 L. Cropp 55.0 9 408 Mary’s Kiss 14 T. Khan 55.0 10 090 Master Tudor 10 55.0 •12 073 Oakburn 4 B. McDonald 55.0 13 096 Opera Queen 8 K. Blair 55.0 14 904 Shirl’s Girl 1 R. McKay 55.0 Scratched: Mighty Lord.