Harris chasing elusive win

Press, 24 March 1988, Page 47

Harris chasing elusive win

PA Wellington The Palmerston North jockey, Noel Harris, {will be seeking an elusive I win when he rides Straight Order in the $160,000 Swettenham Stud Sires’ Produce! Stakes at the Manawatu Racing Club’s meeting at, Awapuni: on Saturday. Harris has been placed second ( on three occasions in the rich Group One race, i | I Loughanure, with Harris aboard, finished second to Scotch Reel in

1981 while his other rides, Kingdom Bay and Glorious Way finished second in 1984 and 1987 respectively. Harris had his i first race-day ride on Straight Order in the Grangewilliam Stakes! at New j Plymouth on. March 14 and the combination tasted (instant success. : | "He is an impressive and very relaxed horse to ride and I think he will see out the 1400 m on Saturday without any

problems,” Harris said. [iilJ (Meanwhile Tellow Palmerston North | rider, Maurice! | Campbell, ]has the ride on Espiare '| for the Sires’ Produce bn Saturday. 11 I. i It 1 j. ! iTne [talented Licorice Stick filly finished second in i the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes on [February 20 and has not raced since. I’{"Site Jis a clean-winded filly and does not take mu£h facing to keep fit,”

I U I' ' I I ■ 'j' Hl; Espiare’s trainer, | Jim' Gibbs, said. |'| ■ Ji! 11 ! Pompeii Pearl, which! Is unbeaten in four starts, to date,! will again be ridden by David Walsh. I The' Stratford juvenile I was giyen a' sharp training workbut | jon Tuesday morning! and ! pulled up well after the gallop, according to,' her partowner and trainer, Nigel Auret. I [ 1 “She has improved a lot since the win at Trantham,” Auret said. ! i H i J