Riders a problem for Gibbs at Paeroa

Press, 18 March 1988, Page 29

Riders a problem for Gibbs at Paeroa

Special correspondent I Auckland The Matamata trainer, Jim Gibbs, was yesterday facing the problem of securing riders for' three of his four runners in the big race at the Paeroa Racing Club's meeting tomorrow, i with the mount on Lady Tristana, a real prospect, going begging. ’ 1 As well as Lady Tristana, Gibbs has Dark Moments, Dark Lace, both recent winners, and Dungarvan as acceptors for the $25,000 L. and P. Cup, though Dark Lace is awaiting re-entry. He had engaged Tony Allan for Dark Moments.but had not made any commitment regarding the other three. It seems, however, that his two apprentices, Reese (Jones and Darryn Weatherley, will get their chances. Weatherley is likely for Dungarvan. Jones will ride Dark Lace, if.she makes the field, otherwise he will be considered for Lady Tristana! Jones, aged 16, is already gaining some attention as a rider of promise. Dark Lace, as a lightweight in form, would be a good rider, but no better, probably, than Lady Tristana, a six-year-old mare which joined Gibbs' stable early this year, after being trained by the Verners at Takanini. Lady Tristana, with eight wins, proved useful indeed when at Takanini and she

“ 'll I '' ' i ' gave every, indication of continuing! her good form when she finished third, (first up for Gibbs, in a! middle-distance at Matamata on February 20. ' | The Matamataj race, - won by Secret Ace, might have improved Lady Tristana because it was her first for six weeks. A help to her, also, could be the easier footing tomorrow. ' I | Dungarvan and Dark Moments (both did their latest racing at th|e Wellington Cup meeting, Dungarvan for a third and an eighth (Wellington Cup) and Dark Moments for an impressive win in a;2200 metres handicap! ■ ■ j Tomorrow's race has any number of other prospects, Derriaria, Solstice, Rationale and Cure just a- few of tjhem. Derriana (fourth) and Solstice (third) were both placed at weight-for-age last time they ran, Derriana inj the Airj New Zealand Stakes and Solstice, in Te Rapa’s Cambridge Stud! International. I Poetic Prince, a leading three-year-old, will be a centre of interest when he returns to racing in Paeroa’s otherimain race, the 1200 metres Majestic Horse Transport Handicap. It wil be Poetic Prince's first start since he finished fourth in the VRC Derby in Melbourne. Earlier in Melbourne he won the Caulfield Guineas then lost the race on a protest.

Jetbet: 3 Race 1 1 : ’ 11.35 F. M. AND W. K. MORRISON MEMORIAL HIGHWEIGHT $5000; 2200m. 1 3081 Hurricane Higgins 11 . . 66.0 2 3380 Zamarino 2 . . P. Hillis 65.0 3 -1 Rosenveld 10 61.5 4 7338 Aly Bahritas 3. . 60.0 5 6379 Hike 8 A. Madden 60.0 6 0233 Ice Bubble 5 T.Autridge 60.0 7 7670 Mighty Lord 4 B . McDonald 59.5 8 0 Braeman 6 T. Reddawav 59.0 9 Eccentric 7 59.0 10 06 Heza Good'N 12 59.0 11 0409 I'm Beau I 59.0 12 0064 Orelse 9 M. Douglas 59.0 Race 2 > 12.05 BILL SANDERS MEMORIAL HANDICAP $5000; two-vear-olds; 1200m. 1 421 Krona 1 . ,L. Cropp56.0 2 2731 Onawa 5 S. Dowling 56.0 3- 15 Rural Prince 8 ...... 55.0 4 1 Sarah Fay 2 . J. Collett 55.6 5 01 Pagan Saint 15 . . T. Allan 54.5 .6 3183 Turnpike Lane 6 .... 54.5 7 4354 Bright Planet 3 D. Hughes 53.5 8 29 St Elmos Fire 7 53.5 9 7760 10 53.5 Call the Coin 10 . .B. Jones 53.0 11 67S Dixie Kid 13 .■ G. Dando 53.0 12 Leica Rock 16 53.0 13 4 Teletex 11 . . 53.0 14 8280 Gold Ribbon 20. ... . 52.0 15 0 Mandon 12 52.0 16 900 Petite Show 17 52.0 17 0467 Royal Dash 14 ...... 52.0 18 0 Shadaglim 18 . T. Archer 52.0 19 8 Stylish Plume 9 52.0 20 6576 Toadsville 4 ....... . 51.5 Emer; eencies: Toadsville. Gold Ribbon. Dixie Kid. Stylish Plume.

Race 3 12.40 ALLEGRA CORPORATION » $5000: 1200m. 1 023 BrookleyBoy 18 55.0 2 052-1 Nakita Miss 9...... . 55.0 3 4430 Six Aces 5 I. . 55.0 4 93 So Divine 14 . .B. Jones 55.0 5 2454 Spot Le Ball 17 55.0 *6 Ever So Bold 12 J. Fleming 55.0 ■j First Party 10 -. . 55.0 S 0 Impost 1 . J. Collett 55.0 9 0578 Karioi Spi 7 D. Hughes 55.0 10 Nautical Star 13 . P. Hertog 55.0 11 9 No Liability 6 D. Weatherley 55.0 12 0 Polo Gift . 15 55.0 13 8400 Princess Kalab 19 ... . . D. Peake 55.0 14 0007 Reassure 11 55.0 15 6030 Reiterate;20 . . J. Archer 55.0 16 Wicked Ways 3 55.0 17 3560 Bravoona 16 55.0 18 6 Luna Park 8 . . D. Lang 55.0 19 5 Mondelie 2 . . T. Allan 55.0 20 Pashaland Prince 4 . . 55.0 Emergencies: Mondelie, Bravoona. Luna Park. Pashaland Prince. Race 4 ■ 1.15 ROYAL OAK HOTEL (TAPU) MAIDEN : S5000; 1670m. 1 5433 Arana Angel 10 55.0 2 0203 Martina Bel 11 55.0 3 82 Swinging Smile 13. . . ..:.... 55.0 4 5296 Atomiser 17 55.0 5 0463 Ginger Ice 7 55.0 6 6254 Mercury Bay 16 P. Johnson 55.0 7 2703 Straight: Shooter 6 . . . ....... 55.0 8 0034 That's Thee Answer 15 J. Fleming 55.0 9 Documentary 5 . J. Collett 55.0 10 6 Ngaitai Chief 18 .... ....... 55.0 11 8 Our Cabaret 3 55.0 12 830 Seriph 12 55.0 13 0079 Special Offer 9 55.0 14 0056 Argonaut 1 55.0

15 S Brilliant Glance 8. i. . 16 70 Coremus 2. .... 1. . H. Mackinnon 55.0 55.0 17 6505 Naisbie 14 . D. Skelton 55.0 18 68 Runadrum 4 . . . . j. . . P. Hertog 55.0 Emergencies: Argonaut; Coremus, Naisbie, Runadrum. Race 5 T i 1.50 COMBINED HAULAGE IMPROVERS $6000: 1670m. 1 8334 Climatech 6 . . D. Lang 55.0 2 512 Brovero 5 55.0 3 3239 Cast the Gauntlet 12 55.0 4 0232 Cover Drive 2. . . . . . P . Fitzgerald 55.0 5 6203 Raynors Lane 10 . . . 55.0 6 3442 Rua Hau 13 ..... . . D. Healey 55.0 7 7763 Chapeau 3 . .J. Haves 55.0 8 2120 Port View 1 ..... . 55.0 9 3163 Priforo 16 55.0 10 021 Headmaster 1 55.0 11 5401 Hie Da France 17. . . 55.0 12 4051 Manx 18 . . T. Allan 55.0 13 3351 Samsong 9 55.0 14 9240 Silver Sky 14 55.0 15 7120 Sir Staccato 11 ... . . . B. Jones 55.0 16 1248 Standaan Deliver 15 . 55.0 17 6367 Classic Row 4 . . . . . L. Cropp 55.0 18 1855 Lady Stapleton 8. . . 55.0 Emergencies: Standaan Deliver. Silver Skv, Classic Row, Lady Stapleton. Race 6 D, T, TF 2.25 L AND P CUP HANDICAP $25,000: 2000m. 1 1724 Derriana 12 . . .1. . . . B. . McDonald 57.0 2 9984 Kotare Chief 9 . . . . 56.0 3 1283 Chief Commander IS . W. Robinson 54.5 4 4621 Secret Ace 5 54.5 5 4652 Rationale 3 .D. Healev54.0 6 3213 Solstice 14 53.5 7 5240 Cure 8 53.0 8 8638 Dungarven 15 .... . 53.0 9 1131 Dark Momenta 1 . . . . . T. Allan 52.5 10 0353 Lady Tristana 13 . . . 52.5 11 6156 Cardonagh 7 . 52.0 12 0409 Teseres 17 ; 52.0 13 5305 Call Me Stumpy 10 . . J. Collett 51.5 14 3133 Red Lava 11 51.5 15 0402 Hexagonal 20 51.0 16 Upali 16 51.0 17 2148 Vizor 4 51.0 18 8487 Brenlaine 19 50.5 19 3415 Dark Lace 6 50.5 20 9031 Tough Guy 2 50.5 Emergencies: Upali. Dark Lace. Tough Guy, Brenlaine. Race 7 T 3.05 REID'S BUTCHERY HANDICAP $7000: 2000m. 1 1249 Gold Deposit 12 . . . . J. Haves 56.5 2 7 Wairere Gold 13 . . . 56.5 3 3083 Raytrenor 17 56.0 4 3424 Te Akau Lad 3 . . . . D. Weatherlev 56.0 5 4216 Red Neck 7 55.5 6 4560 Sansong ’20 J. Fleming 55.0 7 6742 Morven Don IS ... . . L. Cropp 54.5 8 4804 Quadros 8 54.5 9 1171 Slip Away 14 54.5 10 0040 Tamati 2 H. Mackinnon 54.5

1 1 0307 Fleetward Lad 4 . . 54.0 12 5003 Guard Captain 6 . . 54.0 13 5321 Beyond Reach 19. . . . . . J. Collett 53.5 14 3565 National Red 1 . . . B. Jones 53.5 15 9251 Bolton 16 . . . .1 53.0 16 046 Capalaba 11 . . . . T. Archer 53.0 17 0103 Dreamy Daniel 9 . . 53.0 18 3151 Eagle Heights 5. . . D. Lang 53.0 19 4021 Invite D’Honneur 15 . . . . S. Simon 53.0 20 8010 Landic Bay 10. . . . 53.0 Emergencies: Invite D'Honneur, Dreamy Daniel, Capalaba, Landic Bay. .Race 8 O, TF 3.40 1 MAJESTIC HORSE TARNSPORT HANDICAP $12,000; 1200m. 1 I 1 50 Catering King 5. . . . . . S. Dowling 57.0 1 2 2370 Bourbon Boy 8 . . . R. Jones 55.5 3 1211 Darias' Fun 14 . . . 54.5 4 7070 Royal Grit 16 ... . 54.0 5 1607 Great Estate 12. . . . D, Weatherley 53.5 6 1224 Poetic Prince 9. . . 53.0 7 2212 Prince Avila 10 . . . 52.5 8 1200 La Benatar 13 D. Lang 51.5 9 8700 Matthew Ryan 3 . . 51.5 10 6680 Orangeade 4 . . . . J. Collett 51.5 1 1 4288 Sir Gerald 2 51.5 12 3318 Snabben 11 . . . P. Johnson 51.5 13 3070 Jimmy Te Cobai 20 . 51.0 14 5503 Lord Zirito 18 51.0 15 2130 Pikeson 15 51.0 16 7123 So Regal 1 . . . i 51.0 17 5498 Wairere Lord 7 . . . . . . . ! 51.0 18 6705 Argonaut Style 19 . . 50.5 19 5401 Single Shot 17 ... . . . . . L. Cropp 50.0 20 3424 Final Aid 6 . . C. Trevmane-49.5 Emergencies: Jimmy Te Cobai. Argonaut Stvle, Single Shot, Final Aid. 1 Race 9 4.15 DENBY LODGE HANDICAP $6000: 1200m. 1 1 2030 Westminster 6 . . . . D. Long 55.0 2 4034 Regal City 14 B. Jones 55.0 3 5662 Teasing 10 55.0 4 4006 Final Brae 11 55.0 5 6972 Jacks to Open 13 . . . .1. J. Collett 55.0 6 3739 Licall 2 . .1 55.0 7 7143 Precision Plus 3 . . . . . . . T. Allan 55.0 8 2916 Euna Bay 19 55.0 9 0190 Flint Seal 9 55.0 10 8207 Gold Lancer 15. . . . 55.0 11 3 Lohnro 16 55.0 12 1050 Satchatan 12 ... J. Collett 55.0 13 2306 Micala 18 55.0 14 4400 All Nighter 7 D. Weatherlev 55.0 15 1285 Taonganui 4 55.0 16 4135 Catmandu 5 55.0 17 340 Golden Clarinet 17. . 55.0 18 80 Dandy Devil !..... . . . . D. Lang 55.0 19 0650 Gleam 8 A. Craig 55.0 Emergencies: Golden Clarinet, Gleam. Dandy Devil. Race 10 TF 4.50 JARDINE INSURANCE BROKERS' HANDICAP $8500: 1400m. 1 1088 Roskill King 13.. . . . . . . . T. Allan 57.0 2 1436 High Billing 11 . . . . 56.0 3 5056 Miss Jaybee Jay 1 . . 56.0 4 1009 Judge and Jury 5 . . . . . D. Healey 55.5 5 2010 Kariroi Princess 8 . . I. Archer 55.5 6 1411 Pikorrie 4 55.0 7 0585 Fronaree 17 54.5 8 4832 Allez Gold 3 J. Haves 54.0 9 7538 Gunfighter 14 . . B. Sargent 54.0 10 0 Turbo Air 12 . P. Fitzgerald 54.0 11 6100 Ascot Prince 19 . . . H. Mackinnon 53.5 12 14 High Standards 6. . . D. Lang 53.5 13 0646 Reflected Glory 15. . ... J. Collett 53.5 14 7021 Slice of Heaven 2 . . D. Weatherlev 53.5 15 4559 Torcello 2 53.5 16 3471 Yaldara 10 B. Jones 53.5 17 2704 Easterley 7 ... L. Cropp 53.0 18 0095 Coin Operated 9 . . . 51.0 19 5778 Llevar 18 51.0 Emergencies: Easterley. Coin Operated. Llevar.