Missile defections likely

Press, 27 July 1988, Page 41

Missile defections likely

NZPA-AAP Sydney Bart Cummings may start only Campaign King in the sAustso,ooo weight-for-age Missile Stakes (1100 m at Randwick on Saturday. Cummings has four of his top stars, Campaign King, Sky Chase, Ornnicorp and Beau Zam, nominated in the race but may keep the other three gallopers for the sAustso,ooo weight-for-age Premiere Stakes (1200 m at Rosehill on August 13. “Campaign King will definitely take on Vo Rogue and Beau Zam is forward enough to start in the race,” said Cummings’ son and stable manager Anthony Cummings.

“But we will wait and see what Beau Zam’s

other part-owner, Jack Eastgate, thinks.

“I don’t think Beau Zam could beat Campaign King and Vo Rogue at this stage so it might be wiser to wait until the Premiere Stakes.”

Cummings’ top quartet all galloped at Kembla Grange on Monday in workouts which were described as “good” by Anthony Cummings. Cummings’ milliondollar star Campaign King will be having his first start since winning the Rothmans 100,000 (1350 m and Elders Handicap (1400 m double. The bold front-running Vo Rogue has not raced since finishing second to Dandy Andy in the Australian Cup (2000 m at Flemington on March 14

but the brilliant four-year-old won first-up in the William Reid Stakes (1200 m at Moonee Valley last January.

Campaign King was two lengths away in fourth place in the same race when starting his last campaign and has a good first-up record, Campaign King has won 22 races from 950 m to 1600 m while Vo Rogue, also a million-dollar earner, has won 14 races from 1200 m to 2040 m.

Cummings is heading towards the big Sydney and Melbourne spring carnivals with Beau Zam, Sky Chase, Omnicorp, Milldewe, Round The World, Shark’s Fin and the former New Zealand galloper, Mr Investor.