Testament may take place in feature field

Press, 9 December 1988, Page 35

Testament may take place in feature field

Special correspondent Auckland Testament, contesting the $40,000 weight-for-age feature at the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s meeting tomorrow, became more likely after he galloped at Cambridge yesterday morning. The three-year-old, a ready-made favourite for the Star Way Stakes, was allowed a good hit out on the private track of his trainer, Alan Jones, and, according to reports from the stable, managed it impressively. Testament has a front leg injury which is troubling him but not causing him any soreness. Probably he will need to come through further light work tomorrow morning before Jones confirms a start. It would be a great pity if Testament were to miss the big races of the next few weeks — the Westpark Avondale Guineas, then “New Zealand Herald” Derby — to follow this one because he has looked so good. Under the weight-for-age conditions of the Star Way Stakes he will be carrying 51.5 kg, the lightest weight on any of the runners except for his three-year-old filly stablemate, St Clemens, which has 46.5 kg. With seven wins from nine starts, and beaten only once in six attempts this season, by Krona in the New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Testament is entitled to touch short odds. Last time out, at Te Aroha, he won a 1400 m, beating Olga’s Pal and Krona

very decisively. And after the Guineas at Riccarton he came back to take the Waikato Guineas, over 1600 m, with equal authority. Testament has plenty of speed but whether he will get the pacemaking from St Clemens under her feather weight, or be required to, is doubtful. An English-bred, St Clemens had a bit of ground to make up on her New Zealand three-year-old rivals because of the difference in foaling times. However, she is now beginning to look very smart.

In her last two starts she won a maiden 1200 m at Matamata, on November 22, then last Tuesday a class four 1200, all the way, at Te Rapa. From No. 1 at the start St Clemens could be expected to hare away in front, the question is whether she will last the 1600 m sufficiently well to hold off her older opponents. Catering King, Snabben and Final Aid, all six-year-olds with 58kg, are others besides Testament she will have to beat. Brown Edition, a five-year-old gelding from Hawera, might also get some of the money. That’s Jack, in his first try as far as 2200 m in New Zealand — he finished fourth at the distance in the Grafton Cup (northern New South Wales) last July — is an interesting prospect for the first leg of the double, the G. N. Hill Handicap. A win would almost make certain his place in the field for the D.B. Avondale Cup next Wednesday.

Jetbet: 2 lace 1 11.30 WILLS AMD REEVE HIGHWEIGHT $5500; 2200m 1 6100 Pawky 17 . . W. Hillis 66.0 2 6700 Upali 9 . J. Archer 62.0 3 668 Annapolis 5 61.0 4 16 Fleetward Lad 3 A. Madden 61.0 5 0120 Brigadier Puckle 11... . .S. Stacey 60.5

6 55 Boid Rose 2 . . T. Autridge 59.5 7 7093 Euphrasia 6 , . . . S. Simon 59.5 8 098 Royal Cleo 22 . . . A. Shotton 59.5 9 785 Canvas Bay 13 . . T. Archer 59.0 10 067 Dream Crest 15 ... . . . . . P. Tims 59.0 11 3010 Florax 10 59.0 12 4 Gritlass 8 . . . R. Cassidy 59.0 13 003 Lotus Lad 14 59.0 14 6569 My Friend Colin 21 . . . ... W. Mita 59.0

15 60 Aza Knignt 1 . C. Wolfreys 59.0 16 7090 Beagle Boy 12 59.0 17 6080 Blue Lord 20 59.0 18 2835 St Gold 7 . . .T. Gillies 59.0 19 0086 Count Sian 18 59.0 20 St Thais 16 59.0 21 60 Regal Empress 4. . . . 59.0 22 008 Beach Band 19 59.0 Emergencies: Count Sian, St Thais, Regal Empress, Beach Band. Race 2 12.07 TOWES INSURANCE HANDICAP $5500; two-year-olds; 1000m 1 1 Blue Music 9 . . . T. Allan 55.0 2 20 Grand Fun 11 . . . P. Tims 53.5 3 Ballyhamon 5 .R. Caddigan 53.0 4 593 Evocative 8 . . . L. Cropp 53.0 5 One Day 6 . . D. Hughes 53.0 6 Red Rocket 7 . . .D. Peake 53.0 7 Silver Service 4 ... . . . .J. Cullen 53.0 8 Te Akau Heights 10. . . P. Johnson 53.0 9 6 Hot Tempo 3 52.5 10 90 Tavern Star 1 52.0 11 50 Wolverton’s Joy 2 . . . 52.0 Race 3 12.40 FIELDHOUSE STUD NOVICE $5000; 1200m 1 3 Coo! Dreamer 12. . . . L. Ballantyne 55.0 2 Hardy 8 . E. Harrison 55.0 3 93 Arree Ore 10 55.0 4 Hypervain 2 . P. Johnson 55.0 5 44 Indian Jim 7 . . A. Shotton 55.0 6 8093 Marty 16 55.0 7 Omokoroa 21 55.0 8 2440 Parsontown 14 55.0 9 Wooburn Green 3 . . . 55.0

10 4573 Vain Princess 20. . . 11 5 Bessmer 15 D. Weatherley 55.0 . . . . T. Allan 55.0 12 9 Fancy's Beau 6. . . . . . . ,D. Peake 55.0 13 5 Leica Kiwi 13 55.0 14 300 Magic Ali 11 . . M. Coleman 55.0 15 5 Sir Carne 9 . . . T. Archer 55.0 16 5 Sonia Rose 18 ... . 55.0 17 67 Teletex 5 . . . . L. Cropp 55.0 18 Hot Fox 4 . . R. Caddigan 55.0 19 8 Jimmy Nail 22 ... . 55.0 20 70 Alway's There 19 . . 55.0 21 09 Dalrio 1 .• 55.0 22 Mine ‘N’ Yours 17. . 55.0 Emergencies: Jimmy Nail, Always There, Dalrio, Mine ‘N’ Yours. Race 4 T 1.15 KAAPSTAD PLATE $6500: 1200m 1 6263 Highly Regal 1 . . . . 57.0 2 9510 Euna Bay 8 . . M. Coleman 56.0 3 1045 Cayo Princess 4 . . . . . . M. Barrie 55.5 4 2062 Zipper Bay 14 . . . . 55.5 5 0043 Lady Bourbon 12 . . 54.5 6 0 Mr Sheen 10 . . . D. Healey 54.0 7 3412 Turnpike Lane 6 . . . . . P. Johnson 54.0 8 90 Kindermann 9 . . . . D. Lang 53.5 9 Sabre Roona 2 . . . . C. West 53.5 10 595 Blazing Ace 7 . . . R. McKay 53.0 11 Landic Bay 3 53.0 12 Sheer Spite 13... . 53.0 13 8 Master Coober 5. . . ... J. Bennett 50.5 14 Tani 11 J. Pope 50.0 Race 5 T 1.50 COLQUHOUN RACING STABLES PLATE $6500: 1600m 1 1014 Fun’s Everything 9 . . . P. Johnson 57.0 2 6510 Najaba 18 . . . . T. Allan 57.0 3 684 Deerhunter 14 . . . . 56.0 4 090 Endear 10 56.0 5 152 Gold ‘N’ Oscar 11 . . . . M. Coleman 55.5 6 6 Special Mission 7 . . D. Weatherley 55.5 7 6500 Gamblin Winnie 13 . P.Tims55.0 8 3501 Pay Getto 16 . . E. Harrison 55.0 9 8102 Wild Venture 12 . . . . . . D. Skelton 55.0 10 001 Forward March 1 . . . L. Ballantyne 54.0 11 170 Place Your Bets 3. . 54.0 12 6000 Charity Bay 6 53.5 13 609 Policy 2 . . . R. McKay 53.5 14 9000 Lateral Lad 15 ... . 53.0 15 491 Taupey Girl 5 . . . ,G. Childs 52.0 16 00 Golden Symphony 8 51.5 17 8 Graphic Delight 4 . . . . . M. Barrie 51.5 18 86 Sweet Fox 17 51.5 19 0008 Darsian 19 . . . .D. Peake 51.0 Emergency: Deerhunter.

Race 6 T, TF 2.25 STAR WAY STAKES $42,000; weight-for-age; 1600m 1 655 Brown Edition 2 . . . . . M. Coleman 58.0 2 6412 Catering King 11. . . . . . . P. Tims 58.0 3 7414 Final Aid 7 58.0 4 80 Sir Gareth 3 . . B. Sargent 58.0 5 4 Snabben 13 . . T. Archer 58.0 6 8332 Sprog 12 58.0 7 0 Tricavaboy 4 58.0 8 3729 Vizor 9 . R. Caddigan58.0 9 1047 Dashing King 10 ... . L. Ballantyne 57.0 10 4326 St James 14 57.0 11 0590 Ayla 6 55.5 12 2770 Taiaha 8 . A. Tweedie 55.5 13 1121 Testament 5 . P. Johnson 51.5 14 3011 St Clemens 1 . . G. Heslop 46.5 Race 7 3.05 HONDA CIVIC NOVICE $5000; 1600m 1 092 Dallas 1 ... J. Cullen 55.0 2 2 Dixie Kid 6 . . R. McKay 55.0 3 72 Eamon 15 . M. Coleman 55.0 4 5962 Zama Boy 19 . . . P. Tims 55.0 5 36 Amur Grace 13 . . D. Healey 55.0 6 564 Courtalista 8 . . . T. Allan 55.0 7 802 Emissary 14 55.0 8 Lunar Myth 3 . D. Johnson 55.0 9 34 Mayumi 20 55.0 10 0 Balance 11 55.0 11 99 Lady Cassandra 5. . . . . . L. Cropp 55.0 12 06 Mountain Air 9 55.0 13 0030 Phantasy Bay 12. . . . . E. Harrison 55.0 14 3905 Rahi 22 55.0 15 95 Showmint 18 55.0 16 0 Spry 4 55.0 17 800 Triple Deal 16 55.0 18 550 Vee Eight 7 L. Ballantyne 55.0 19 758 Licorice Jill 17 . . .D. Peake 55.0 20 Perfect Dancer 2. . . . 55.0 21 5768 Flying Cadiz 21 . . . . 55.0 22 0 Dance For Joy 10 . . . 55.0 Emergencies: Licorice Jill, Perfect Dancer, Flying Cadiz, Dance For Joy. Race 8 0, TF 3.40 G. N. HILL GRAIN AND SEED HANDICAP $12,000; 2200m 1 8470 Royal Grit 8 . E. Harrison 57.0 2 609 Kotare Chief 9 .R. Caddigan 55.5 3 6553 Lord Sutac 16 ... A. Craig 53.0 4 5459 That’s Jack 3 . . B. Sargent 53.0 5 918 In Pursuit 14 . P. Johnson 52.5 6 60 Penkara 10 . . .D. Peake 52.0 7 0602 Secret Ace 7 C. Treymane 52.0 8 005 Coober’s Gold 5 . . . . . . M. Barrie 51.5

9 1351 Juddson 12 10 1910 Cast The Gauntlet 1 11 00 Cosworth 4 12 0995 Eagle Heights 11. . 13 00 Old Pat 6 14 6284 Podgoran 15 15 7406 Sea Glow 13 ... . 16 0 The Overseer 2. . . . . L. Ballantyne 51.5 . . . . L. Cropp 50.5 . D. Weatherley 50.5 D. Lang 50.5 . . . D. Johnson 50.5 50.5 . . . . T. Archer 50.5 . . . . R. McKay 50.5 Race 9 D 4.15 PIAKO HONDA SPRINT $9000; 1400m 1 428 Kiwi Affair 9 57.0 2 1114 Climatech 11 56.0 3 1225 Mr Spock 5 56.0 4 1680 Gold Lancer 3 . . . . . . . . L. Cropp 55.0 5 8767 Precision Plus 12 . . . . . . T. Allan 54.5 6 Play Music 7 . . . .D. Peake 54.0 7 0231 Zephyr Magic 2 . . . . . . .G. Childs 54.0 8 79 Karioi Princess 8. . . ... J. Archer 53.0 9 145 Mac’s Mate 1 . . P. Johnson 53.0 10 Doneal 16 52.0 11 7 Godfrey Evans 6. . . . .M. Coleman 52.0 12 7 Silverello 13 . W. Robinson 52.0 13 11 Neja 10 .... D. Lang 51.5 14 684 Deerhunter 14 . . . . H. Mackinnon 51.0 15 3450 Flint Seal 4 D. Weatherley 51.0 16 00 Irish Luck 15 . L. Ballantyne 50.0 Race 10 TF 4.50 TE AROHA PRINT CENTRE PLATE $6000; 1400m 1 233 Devastate 4 55.0 2 24 Gribbin 21 55.0 3 224 So Proceed 12 ... . 55.0 4 3052 Cis 11 55.0 5 Nippabay 15 55.0 6 0613 Regent Diamond 3. . 55.0 7 7021 Anchorbar 10 55.0 8 04 Entirely Yours 13 . . 55.0 9 15 Golden Flash 22 . . . 55.0 10 1 lacocca 7 55.0 11 4206 I’m On Parade 9. . . 55.0 12 8146 Miss Sharleen 17 . . 55.0 13 993 Pixie Honey 20 ... . 55.0 14 Reckless Dancer 14. 55.0 15 331 Ruby Ann 16 55.0 16 0 Striking Lass 8. . . . 55.0 17 310 War Plan 2 55.0 18 3179 Gold Ribbon 19 . . . 55.0 19 056 Dashing Stick 6 . . . 55.0 20 2100 Kamahi King 1 . . . . 55.0 21 37 Beechview 18 55.0 22 Amicnota 5 55.0 Emergencies: Dashing Stick, Kamahi King, Beechview, Amicnota.