Day of highlights at Ellerslie tomorrow

Press, 7 October 1988, Page 28

Day of highlights at Ellerslie tomorrow

Special correspondent Auckland It is a toss-up just which of the Auckland Racing Club’s several features at Ellerslie tomorrow is the biggest attraction. A further meeting, at weight-for-age, of Horlicks and The Filbert is certainly an item of great interest but perhaps no more so than the good three-year-olds which will race in the Winstone Guineas Trial. A jackpot with a pool of more than $lOO,OOO, TV cover of four races at Caulfield and the use of a big, outdoor screen for the first time at a New Zealand race meeting should be other crowd pullers. The 2000-metres Firth Warren Sandman Stakes affords the two O’Sullivantrained stablemates, Horlicks and Banderol, their last racing opportunities before Melbourne where they have important engagements, Horlicks in the W. S. Cox Plate and Banderol with his Melbourne Cup nomination. Horlicks is performing exceedingly well — she seems unable to do otherwise — and while Banderol has not been as impressive, he has looked in need of racing and is bound to have improved. Horlicks has had two wins, one over The Filbert at Wanganui, and a second in three starts this season. Both the first two were over 1600 metres, the third in which she just failed to match Serestrina, over 1400 metres at Avondale. In the W. S. Cox Plate, Horlicks will have to go 2040 metres, and against Poetic Prince, Bonecrusher and Australia’s best middle-distance runners. This will be a real test of her readiness, The Filbert being always such a game opponent. Jetbei: 2 Race 1 12.10 ORAKEI HURDLES $12,000; 2760 m 1 803 Docior Sam 2 R. Burton 66.0

It is hard to allow Banderol much chance against Horlicks and The Filbert, but he will be expected to run on past most of the others and possibly into a minor placing. Banderol takes a while to get going, but he is a solid stayer at best as he showed when winning the 3200 metres Sydney Cup last autumn. This will be his fifth start since he came back from a winter spell. The Winstone Guineas Trial looks between Power Chief, Regal Echo and Secret Indian, each having shown signs of building on the promising form they showed last season. Testament is entitled to be an early favourite for the $120,000 Winstone Guineas, at Ellerslie tomorrow week, but Power Chief, Regal Echo or Secret Indian, with a good win this time, could threaten his position. Power Chief and Regal Echo had no luck last time they raced, Power Chief being clear too late to do better than a minor placing behind Testament at Te Rapa, Regal Echo was so badly checked in the Hawke’s Bay Guineas that he lost his chance altogether. From eight starts as a two-year-old Power Chief gained three wins and three minor placings and Regal Echo, from five attempts, managed three wins and two minor placings. The prospects of them being among the top three-year-olds looked bright even then. Secret Indian has established himself as a genuine young galloper. It was another solid run that brought him his placing behind Testament in the Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes, second promoted from third. 2 Dinah’s Card 14 64.5 3 953 Won’t Be Easy 13 D. Clark 63.0 4 1717 Star Gold 11 T. Autridge 62.0 5 12 Aughabehy 6 J. McGifford 61.5 6 35 In Doubt 4 D. Miller 60.5 7 6628 Palm Singer 17, . . K. Browne 60.5

8 4121 Wren’s Pal 14 W. Hillis 60.0 9 101 Arak Attack 8 C. Thornton 59.5 10 100 Casscity 9 S. Stacey 59.5 11 654 Flash Face 3 59.5 12 960 Guardsman 5 R. Cassidy 59.0 13 6 Roskill King 12 K. Rae 59.0 14 21 Sharp Ace 10 P. Hillis 59.0 16 5201 Varo's Son 1 59.0 Scratched: Tu Tanga Ta. Race 2 12.45 MEADOWBANK MAIDEN $10,000; 1600 m 1 2 Ardishah 17 55.0 2 54 Beau Monarch 10 55.0 3 0092 Carlyle Ace 13 55.0 4 442 Champerty 1 P. Johnson 55.0 5 3272 Crotchet 11 M. Barrie 55.0 6 Ghillie 3 55.0 7 4334 My Friend Colin 8 . . P. Den Hertog 55.0 8 492 Renounceable 19 55.0 9 Sir Lumlee 5 55.0 10 033 Worldwide 9 G. Childs 55.0 11 2036 Dee Faa Royale 4 L. Cropp 55.0 12 03 Grey Invader 12 55.0 13 0 Grosvenor Heights 22 .... P. Tims 55.0 14 404 Miss Kirwan 18 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 15 340 Phantasy Bay 14 R. Jones 55.0 16 06 Over The Rainbow 7. . M. Coleman 55.0 17 Park Guide 16 A. Pascoe 55.0 18 4 Star Ace 21 B. Paul 55.0 19 75 Challengsky 2 55.0 20 9 Breath Of Life 20. . . H. Mackinnon 55.0 21 04 Black Dandy 6 55.0 22 04 Tomcyn 15 55.0 Emergencies: Challensky, Breath Of Life, Black Dandy, Tomcyn. Race 3 1.20 THE MUSKET $10,000; two-year-olds; 880 m 1 11 Critic’s Choice 9 55.5 2 421 Chief Tango 12 54.0

3 5 Barakin 6 D. Skelton 52.0 4 Divide 3 M. Coleman 52.0 6 Head To Come 7 52.0 7 Man Of Valour 8 .... L. O’Sullivan 52.0 8 Ron’s Dream 10 L. Jones 52.0 9 Sea Smidgen 2 52.0 10 Turnham Green 11 52.0 11 7 Nataraj 4 51.5 12 00 Rocada 1 R. Jones 51.0 13 00 Mighty McGinty 5 M. Butler 50.0 Scratched: Fool’s Gold. Race 4 1.55 PENROSE HIGHWEIGHT $10,000; 2000 m 1 5422 Pawky 1 W. Hillis 65.0 2 750 Upali 2 J. Archer 63.0 3 1713 Bluemantle 6 P. Tims 62.0 4 6128 Mediterranean 8 61.0 5 1520 Juddson 7 T. Autridge 60.5 6 1127 Newton's Third 13 R. Burton 60.0 8 1831 Ivory Quest 3 P. Hillis 59.5 9 5 Red Cheval 4 T. Archer 59.5 10 4371 Steeple 10 B. Revell 59.5 11 0 Beach Band 12 D. Miller 59.0 12 70 Icelandic Beauty II 59.0 13 0 Maybe Later 9 59.0 Scratched: Roskill King. Race 5 T 2.30 PLANNED MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS $10,000; 1400 m 1 2 Fun’s Everything 2. . . . B. Sargent 55.0 2 7272 Dominant Star 10 . ... P. Johnson 55.0 3 410 Bay Boy 20 55.0 4 Commander In Chief 7 . D. Johnson 55.0 5 02 Euphrasia 14 L. Cropp 55.0 6 Jondolar 13 G. Stewart 55.0 7 954 Live Aid 11 P. Tims 55.0 8 2 Megastar 6 W. Robinson 55.0 9 753 Mr McGyver 3 R. McKay 55.0 10 3 Priforo 1 G. Childs 55.0 11 Wishbone 19 M. Coleman 55.0 12 5 Accelerando 15 55.0 13 1745 Cis 8 55.0 14 41 Harmony Lad 12 T. Allan 55.0 15 1 Mill River 5 A. Tweedie 55.0 16 2981 Mr Wildflower 17 J. Collett 55.0 17 936 Music Sheet 16 55.0 18 17 San Tro Pez 9 R. Caddigan 55.0 19 061 So Divine 18 R. Jones 55.0 20 31 War Plan 4 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 Emergencies: San Tro Pez, Music Sheet, Cis, Accelerando. Race 6 7 3.05 STAR BELLE 1400 $15,000; 1400 m 1 5 Espiare 15 M. Coleman 57.0 2 04 Signet Ring 8 E. Harrison 56.0 3 016 Gamblin Winnie 4 G. Childs 55.5

4 88 In My View 2 P. Johnson 55.0 5 24 French Icing 9 L. Ballantyne 54.5 6 13 Ebony Jane 11 L. O'Sullivan 53.0 7 18 Breyani 13 B. Sargent 52.5 8 10 Mycourt 6 52.5 10 489 Takahe 5 S. Dowling 52.5 11 22 Anne Of Stratford 14 51.0 12 23 Graceful Way 3 W. Robinson 51.0 13 68 Heaven and Home 12 51.0 14 Licorice Jill 7 51.0 15 00 Tokyo Dancer 10. . . Y. Yokoyamasl.o 16 7 Zanadu Lady 1 C. Treymane 51.0 Scratched: Starkers. Race 7 T, TF 3.40 WINSTONE GUINEAS TRIAL $25,000; three-year-olds; 1600 m 1 Amber Prince 19. . . H. Mackinnon 55.5 2 5 Billbridge 2 C. Trevmane 55.5 4 32 Hang Fire 20 D. Skelton 55.5 6 8 Irish Clipper 16 55.5 7 08 Jimmy De Mestre 12 55.5 8 253 Krona 17 P. Tims 55.5 9 903 Lord Tonic 5 D. Healey 55.5 10 Master Painter 11 . . . W. Robjnson 55.5 11 3 Power Chief 15 M. Coleman 55.5 12 29 Regal Echo 13 G. Childs 55.5 13 1601 Rubandic 9 J. Cullen 55.5 14 12 Secret Indian 8 L. O’Sullivan 55.5 15 Shadaglim 1 T. Archer 55.5 16 64 Star Affair 10 P. Johnson 55.5 17 606. Strike Oil 6 G. Stewart 55.5 18 8 Thai Affair 18 D. Johnson 55.5 19 2 Tudor Dancer 7 J. Collett 55.5 20 9 Zipper Bay 14 A. Tweedie 55.5 Emergencies: Billbridge, Jimmy De Mestre. Scratched: Gulliver, Harbour Wave. Raes 8 E> 4.14 FIRTH WARREN SANDMAN STAKES $30,000; weight-for-age; 2000 m 1 67 Argonaut Style 6 T. Allan 59.0 2 0652 Band Leader 8 R. McKay 59.0 3 6086 Banderol 1 J. Collett 59.0 4 5864 Bound To Reign 10 59.0 5 711 Dundee Road 14 ... .C. Treymane 59.0 6 9097 Great Estate 4 G. Stewart 59.0 7 .06 Lord Jekyll 5 59.0 8 4105 Saci 3 T. Archer 59.0 9 873 Shannon Lad 7 P. Johnson 59.0 10 202 The Filbert 13 G. Childs 59.0 11 4513 Na Botto 9 P. Tims 57.0 12 00 Brokers Fancy 2 D. Healey 56.5 13 112 Horlicks 11 L. O’Sullivan 56.5 14 88 Rationale 12. . .... . M. Coleman 56.5

Raes 9 £>• TP 4.45 AUCKLAND MOTORS SPRINT $12,000; 1400 m 1 Finezza Belle 8 T. Allan 57.0 2 Te Akau Prince 18 J. Collett 55.5 3 Dark Lace 16 55.0 4 3 Injustice 19 D. Healey 53.0 5 Ngatira Belle 11 S. Dowling 53.0 6 7 Von Trapp 13 L. O'Sullivan 53.0 8 Alloch 15 M. Coleman 52.0 9 70 High Peer 9 G. Childs 52.0 10 Master Raj 5 M. Rotherham 52.0 11 1 So Convincing 3 B. Sargent 52.0 12 11 Norfolk Joy 14 J. Hayeslsl.s 13 2 Open Terrain 6 P. Johnson 51.5 14 684 Pont Neuf 1 51.5 15 Silverello 20 W. Robinson 51.5 16 023 Totus 10 D. Peake 51.5 17 5 Just Reward 17. ... P. Den Hertog 51.0 18 1185 Gold Lancer 4 51.0 19 4 Historian 7 R. Jones 51.0 20 Sir Valiant 2 50.5 Emergencies: Gold Lancer. Historian. Sir Valiant. Scratched: Butler Brown. Raes 10 TF 5.20 WORLD CUP FINAL $10,000; 1600 m 1 Bronze River 9 55.0 2 6597 Charity Bay 1 55.0 3 16 Cupfull 4 P. Johnson 55.0 4 3710 Grace ’A Dieu 2 . . . .L. Ballantyne 55.0 5 3 Lady Stapleton 14 P. Tims 55.0 6 00 Lateral Lad 3 M. Coleman 55.0 7 11 Marchero 20 G. Childs 55.0 8 889 Najaba 22 T. Allan 55.0 9 4586 Naquita Star 16 A. Craig 55.0 10 614 Paco Disc 5 S. Simon 55.0 11 1167 Princess Kalab 12 J. Collett 55.0 12 1 Private Benjamin 15 55.0 13 0109 Regal Rascal 21 C. Kennedy 55.0 14 Rich Wizard 10 D. Healey 55.0 15 8007 Seriph 19 R. Jones 55.0 16 3136 Shamir 13 55.0 17 3424 Sovereign Jake 18 ... L. O'Sullivan 55.0 18 2900 Zephyr Fantasy 8 55.0 19 01 Christmas Isle 6 53.5 20 5545 Firestone Way 7 .... W. Robinson 53.5 21 7671 Lord Mellay 17 E. Harrison 53.5 22 2202 Mr Curtis 11 53.5 Emergencies: Seriph, Christmas Isle, Lord Mellay, Firestone Way.