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Press, 15 September 1988, Page 39

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Bionic Chance is likely to start her D.B. Draught New Zealand Cup campaign in the Tegel Poultry Flying Stakes at Ashburton on October 1, following her defection from tomorrow’s $20,000 New Brighton Cup at Addington Raceway. “We’ve ; . scratched her on the basis we’re just not quite happy with her,” said Lindsay Kerslake, who trains the top mare at Lauriston with his father Alister. “We want to start her in her normal sort of form and not have her racing under her usual performance,” he said. “They go through periods when they’re just not as good as they could be and this is our feeling this week,” he said. The Flying Stakes at Ashburton and the Dunedin Cup (now a free-for-all) at Forbury Park, on October 15, are being given some consideration as starting venues for the Majestic Chance mare. The New Brighton Cup suffered a further setback yesterday with the withdrawal of last Saturday’s all-the-way winner, Speedy Cheval, which has had a “tying up” muscular problem this week. Gina Rosa was scratched from the race on Tuesday. Other early scratchings include: Race 1: Waituti, Lady Driver. Race 2: Game Jill, Sir Adios. Race 3: Jenny Benny, Loveridge. Race 4: Golden Blue. Race 7: Viewfield King. r®'? Race 10: Colonel Poplar.