Fillies take centre stage at Ellerslie in $120,000 G.N. Oaks tomorrow

Press, 4 March 1988, Page 27

Fillies take centre stage at Ellerslie in $120,000 G.N. Oaks tomorrow

Special correspondent Auckland The Great Northern Oaks at the Auckland Racing Club’; meeting at Ellerslie tomorrow shot Id ■ not suffer through being run on the new course. In fact the winner might need to be an eyen better stayer than usual. The distance is the raditional 2400 metres, being run for the first time on the inside track which teems to make uncommon demands on stamina whatever the distance. i A smallish field should ensure a good race. Like the Derby, the preat Northern Oaks has sometimes been cluttered. Only 14 will run this timed the smallest number for quite a'few years. The new course .is beii g used because of repair and maintenance; work on the old track which has beet going on since the beginning of this week.

The three-year-olds this season have been a fairly even lot. fillies as well as colts and geldings, and it is perhaps too late now for a really top one to emerge. But Candide, as the Oaks winner ar Trentham in January, and fourth in Ellerslie’s Derby is obviously a solid stayer. Impasada has the i distinction of leading the "Filly oftthe Year” points table, and Ton of Luck and Amalass are shaping up promisingly. All four are in tomorrow and all good prospects to be in the finish. Except for the O'Sullivan-trained Impasada, they come from the central districts of the North Island as do, quite remarkably, no fewer than nine of the 14 assured of starts. •' i ■ J Candide won the Oaks, at Trentham, over 2400 m. in good style!|and except for being forced over extra ground she would have been : closer in the New II

Zealand Derby. She was again wide before finishing fourth behind Impasada, jSavana City and Ton of Luck in the 2000 metres Lindauer Stakes at Ellerslie last Saturday. However, luck in the running could hardly be said to have gone Ton of Luck’s way, and it was hard to take anything! from the performance of Impasada, which had to go so quickly from her very wide barrier position. Trainers, Dave and Paul O’Sullivan, had been tempted not to run Impasada in the G.N. Oaks, believing the distance a bit much for her. They would have taken much heart, though, from the generous way she lasted the Lindauer's 2000 metres. Impasada. a winner of six of her 13 races, certainly has the speed. From so close to the inside at the start she is

almost certain to be one of the leaders around the first turn and it is not hard to visualise her being there still at the finish. ' Amalass, from Woodville, tried the Oaks (at Trentham and performed with a good) deal of credit for fourth. She finished (as well as she did when second behind Master Raj in an intermediate 1600 (metres last Saturday. Capdide's trainer. Geoff Haigh. of Levip, : has a good second string: in Serestriria and Paddy Busuttin, who operates stables at Foxion and Riccarton will have two chances as well — Coconut Ice andjßed Chiffon. Cp'conut Ice has won three of her last four races and .managed 2000 metres well (enough two starts back when third at Foxion. Shhe took a 1600 metres for three-year-olds last time out at Awapuni on : H

Jetbet: 2 Race 1 ■ 12.10 TRANS TASMAN LINK HIGHWEIGHT $10,000; 2100 n. i 1 3733 Aly Bahritas 11 63.0 2 2723 Lavante 17. ...... p. Memberv 62.5 3 30-1-1 Bold Talent 5 *61.5 -1 1023 Ice Bubble 13 ; 61,5 5 017-1 Khamseen 3 61 5 6 2553 Nippabay S . .D. Clark 61’5 7 OS-12 Sirpier 10 ... . ... a. Shotton 61.5 s‘-1:>-:7 Earlstoun 15 61.0 9 ’SO-1 Ramadero IS t11.t.l bi 0301, School Bus !>.... j...;.... 61.0 11 3321 Trisleße -1 . . 61.0 12 5216 Zena Marie 2 .... r. Archer 61 0 13 6109 Variously 11 T. Reckt.-iwav 60*5 i I 97-16 Wayward Wing 16 . 60.5 15 0665 .Amicnota 6 60.0 'l6 6267 Fleur Unique 12 . 60.0 17 6 Heaven’s Star 7 60.0 15.0609 Dream Crest 1 59.5 emergencies: Amicnota. Fleur Unique. Heaven’s Star. Dream Crest. Race 2 12 45 TRENTHAM MAIDEN $10,000: 157 nn. 1 3-1-12 Outline 1 ; i„ O’Sullivan 55.0

2 8492 Coppervite 4 D. Lang 55.0 3 9902 March Morning 16 . . ? 55.0 4 8625 Mercury Say IS. ... i 55.0 5 2023 Oh Suzannah 3.... 55.0 6 5823 St Rupert 17 : .... i 55.0 7 2793 Deux Bells 6 I 55.0 8 453 Fame And Fortune 2 i 55.0 9 3020 Martina Bel 14 ... .il. 55.0 10 5230 Rich Wizard 7 I’. ........ . 55.0 11 403 Worldwide 15. . . . J l . .E. Harrison 55.0 12 54 Captain Cutless 5 . .S. Treweek 55.0 13 6 Detente 5...... . Ji. .B. Sargent 55.0 14 9909 Flash Devil 11. . . . Ji 55.0 15 3705 The Colonel 12 . . . J . . .M. Griffin 55.0 16 0075 Straight Answer 10 .1- 55.0 17 7020 Spring Valley 13 . . .1 : . . . 55.0 IS 85 With Bells On 9 55.0 The Colonel. Straight Answer. Spring Valley, With Bells On. I Race 3 1.20, CAULFIELD JUVENILE $10,000: 1200 m. j . i 1 5556 Lieutenant Brooke Ip |. . . . 55.0; 2 17 Benson 13 | .. . L. Cropps4.o; 3 8126 Thai Affair 4 i 53.5 4 42 Krona 10 ![ , 53.0 ■ 5 53 Amusement 15 . . . . . .R. McKay 52.5 6 3505 Racing Away 8 . . . j. . . P. Johnson 52.5

7 644 Believe In Me 3 f>2.o 8 Ironhead 16 . . 1 52.0 9 Lady Cassandra; 2 . . . .E. Harrison 52.0; 10 Ngaio Place 6.1... 52. f11 Rage Up 7 52.0 12 Shadaglim 9 T. Archer 52.0 13 59 Eamon 11 51.5; 14 654 Leggy Pleasure 12 . 51.5 15 7 Waiau Pal 5 51.5 16 70 Command Say 14 . 51.0 Emergencies: Waiau Pal, Command Bay. Ngaio Place. Shadaglim. Race 4 i 1.55 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE JUVENILE $10,000: 1200 m. 1 2210 Power Chief 9." 54.5 2 3153 Turnpike Lane'l6 54.0 3 2 Danielle’s Girl 15 B. Sargent 53.0 4 3 Acquired 11.. 52.5 5 5435 Bright Planet 13 52.5 6 20 Tu Won Ate 1 52.5 7 309 French Icing 10. ...... 52.0 8 Justice Swift 5 52.0 9 Mandon 8 52.0 10 Noble Chick 14 52.0 11 Ruato Bay 12 A. Craig 52.0 12 Social Symbol 7 I). Peake 52.0 13 7 Dry White 4 51.5

Selections 12.10; Tristeke, Ice Bubble, Nippabay. 12.45: Coppervite, Outline, Worldwide. 1.20: Rage Up. Lady Cassandra, Krona. 1.55: Miss Bridgit, Power Chief, Social Symbol. 2.30: Mr Tiz, Outrage, Mac's Mate. 3.05: Shudan, Live Aid. Climatech. 3.40: Candide, Amalass, fnipasada. 4.15: Rationale. Dark Lace, Shannon Lad. 4.50: Just Sneeze. Pacific Star, High Regal. 5.25: Meryl, Stanley, Gee Cee. '■i H ■ ' J .■ 14 057 Straight Gold 6 P. Johnson 51.5 15 S»B4 Miss Bridget 2 51.0 16 0000 Misty Jay 3 50.0 Emergencies: Mandon. Dry White. Misty Jay. Ruafo Bay. Race 5’ 2.30 I SKY CHANNEL 1300 | I $10,000; 1300 m. 1 1353 Mr Tiz 15 57.0 2 3566 Teasing 4 P. Johnson 55.0 3 150*2 Mac’s Mate 11 ; 54.5 4i)237 Avon's Main Hare 10 . . . J. Archer 54.0 5 7373 Licall 14 1.. Cropps4.o

6 200 Choir Boy 5 .......... ■ . . . . 53.5 7 30 False Eyelash 13 ! . . . . 53.5 I 8 2820 Gold Lancer 9 I . . . . 53.5 9 3714 Precision Plus 2 T. Allan 53.5 10 2047 Sirotka 3 . . .R. Elliot 53.0 II 7100 Tara Brooch 16 i 53.0 ■l2 090 Bellbiri 1 , 52.5 13 4690 Schumacher 7 ....’.. ,R. McKav 52.5 14 3824 Outrage 6 . B.| Sargent 52.0 15 3313 Bad Times 12 1 52.0 16 0867 Bold Show 8 51.0 Emergencies: Bad Times. Bold Show. i Race 6 T ( 3.05 EAGLE FARM IMPROVERS $10,000; 1400 m. I 1 4833 Climatech 5 E. Harrison 55.0 2 2240 Grace 'A Dieu 8 55.0 3 3102 Ivory Style 2 P. Johnson 55.0 4 2924 Silver Sky 9 55.0 5 3 Whynoble 18 55.0 ! 6 13 Live Aid 16 . ,T. Allan 55.0 7 6163 Premiere Prince 6 . . . 55.0 | 8 3513 Sheer Elegance 1 R. McKay 55.0 I 9 2871 Clevedon Lad 4 j 55.0 ’lO 41 Heavena 15 ! 55.0 11 4 Moava Deora 17 ! 55.0 12 316 Priforo 12 I 55.0 13 7035 Sheer Spite 3 ■ 55.0 ; 14 21 Shudan 14 . . . T). Peake 55.0 15 636 Classic Row 11 |L. Cropp 55.0 16 047 Pike’s Last 13 ! 55.0 17 760 Rahtelle 7 : 55.0 18 8190 Ulteristic 10 IP. Eiversss.o Emergencies: Classic Row, Pike's Last. Rahtelle. Ulteristic. Race 7 O, T, TF ! 3.40 GREAT NORTHERN OAKS $120,000; three-year-old fillies: 2400 m. 1 1211 Impasada 3 55.5 2 4314 Candide 6 j.R. Elliot 55.5 3 1066 Spyclass 13 P. Johnson 55.5 4 1131 Coconut Ice 17 P. Mercer 55.5 5 3335 Red Chiffon 9 1. T. Allan 55.5 6 7655 Serestrina 4 j. P. Tims 55.5 7 1413 Ton of Luck 10 G. Stewart 55.5 8 9342 Amalass S i 55.5 9 0598 Concordance 12 1 555 10 5127 Sapele 2 55.5 II 1819 Lunar Light 7 55.5 12 4324 Shirts Girl 15 ; 55.5 13 2140 Zamaliza 18 C. iTreymane 55.5 14 4302 Queen Genvoy 11 55.5 15 081 Icelandic Beauty 16 . . . jR. McKav 55.5 16 710 Fun 1 I '. 55.5 17 7310 Haul Quest 14 i 55.5 18 0185 Lady Stapleton 5 1 55.5

Emergencies: Icelandic Beauty. Fun. Haul Quest, Ladv Stapleton. Race 8 I D. 4.15 SYDNEY TURF CLUB 2100 $20,000; 2100 m. 1 1529 Shannon Lad 7 P. Tims 57.0 12 4760 Guess 10., 56.0 3 3465 Rationale 3 55.0 4 1517 Domynsky! 6 54.0 5 0040 Teseres 9: P. Johnson 54.0 6 3530 Call Me Stumpy 8 J. Collett 53.5 7 8313 Red Lava il 53.0 8 0060 Inner Force 2 52.5 9 7365 Auburn Fair 11 52.0 10 1341 Dark Lace 4 52.0 11 6980 Halley’s Comet 12 R. McKav 52.0 12 4227 Mi Tristena 5 T. Allan 52.0 Race 9 T, TF 4.50 MATAMATA RACING CLUB COUNTRY CLUB $15,000; 1400 m. 1 3070 Jimmy Te Cobai 5 R. McKay 57.0 2 2615 Cardonagh 12 55.5 3 6722 Just Sneeze 2 54.0 4 1540 Single Shot 13 53.5 5 7013 Pacific Star 14 E. Harrison 53.0 6 2126 Highly Regal 4 52.5 7 1934 Mango 9 52.5 8 18 Midnight Lady 8 52.5 9 35 One Pound Foolish 11. . . C. Costin 52.5 10 1862 Shy Di 6; P. Johnson 52.5 11 2576 Bay Biscay 3 J. Collett 52.0 12 6544 Cumulus ,10 M. Coleman 52.0 13 5281 High Peer 1 T. Allan 51.5 14 0201 Karioi Princess 7 T. Archer 51.0 Race 10 I TF 5.25 JETSET TOURS HANDICAP $10,000; 1575 m. 1 126 Na Botto 17 R. McKav 57.0 2 3125 Stanley 2 p. Johnson 55.5 3 1124 Meryl 14: G. Stewart 55.0 4 9612 Godfrey Evans 13 54.5 5 0471 Kinderminn 15 S. Simon 54.5 6 4560 Sansong! 6 53.5 7 5013 Worth While ; 16 T. Allan 53.5 8 4753 Gunfighter 5. B. Sargent 53.0 9 0610 Ascot Prince 3 52.5 10 1900 Butler Brown 12 52.5 11 3124 Gee Cee 10 p. Tims 52.5 12 5341 Komak 18 L. O'Sullivan 52.5 13 1400 Sir Valiant 4 C. Trevmane 52.5 14 04 Capalabs 1 p. Fitzgerald 52.0 15 9986 Princess Natasha 11 52.0 16 7257 Just a Risk 9 D. Lang 52.0 17 30 Legal Eagle 7 51.5 18 80 Princess Sharleigh 8 50.5 Emergencies: Princess Natasha. Just a Risk, Legal Eagle, Princess Sharleigh.