Stone bruise keeping Na Botto at home today

Press, 28 December 1988, Page 26

Stone bruise keeping Na Botto at home today

Special correspondent Auckland The senior co-trainer of Na Botto, Peter Hollinshead, is “very hopeful” of the gelding being fit next Monday, even though he is unable to run at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting at Ellerslie today. So impressive in a between-races gallop on his home track at Te Awamutu last Saturday, Na Botto was found, the next day, to have developed a stone bruise. The injury, to his off-front foot, is nothing more than that, as an x-ray has shown, but it has been causing some soreness. Hollinshead took Na Botto to Waihi Beach yesterdy and will work him there in the surf. So provided the soreness disappears the horse should be fit for the D.B. Auckland Cup. Na Botto was a guaranteed favourite for the Nathans Memorial today, with a Melbourne Cup third placing and laststart middle-distance win at Pukekohe to his credit. And a further win in the Nathans would have made just as certain his being one of the best-backed D.B. Auckland Cup runners on Monday. The withdrawal of Na Botto reduced the field for the Nathans Memorial to just eight horses of which several are well below the best class or out of form. Shannon Lad has only to be near his best to win, even though required to give away weight all round. He finished second in this race last year and then Jetbet: 2 Race 1 11.55 FIRST AKARANA MAIDEN $10,000; 1400 m 1 9302 Arree Ore 5 D. Healey 55.0 2 2002 Forlorn Abbey 1 .... L. Ballantyne 55.0 3 02 Kimberley Star 12 J. Collett 55.0 4 9753 Aree Lass 3 55.0 6 3 Soweto 9 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 7 3 Strollaway 10 G. Cooksley 55.0 8 00 Allibar 18 55.0 9 Armatrack 6. .' 55.0 10 Heza Star 2 55.0 11 7 Little Chapel 13 M. Griffin 55.0 12 0 Norfolk Ace 16 D. Peake 55.0 14 Mellade 19 55.0 15 0 King’s Mission 11 T. Allan 55.0 16 8 Ragman 17 55.0 17 Dark Rebel 4 P. Tims 55.0 18 8 Sirisena 7 55.0 19 Copper Glory 14 55.0 Emergency: Copper Glory. Scratched: Biella, Typical Male.

ran a fine third in the Auckland Cup. With a brace of middle-distance wins, at Rotorua then Te Rapa, then a third placing in the New Zealand Cup, Shannon Lad had an excellent early summer. A failure next time, at Pukekohe, could have been excused because of the wet track but there seemed no explanation for his running so poorly when well backed in the D.B. Avondale Cup. This will be Shannon Lad’s chance to reinstate himself as one of the best distance runners, and get back into Auckland Cup reckoning. A further race in the Barclay Fillies Series — the Allegra Park Classic — and return to racing of the brilliant Takanini three-year-old, Greenback, will be today’s big attractions, The 1300-metre Rakino Plate, a class three for three-year-olds, will be Greenback’s first race since he injured himself when racing in Sydney last autumn. Before going to Sydney Greenback looked a young galloper out of the ordinary and the way he has been going in training lately suggests he has lost none of his great ability. Phillipa Rush ran away with the first of the four races of the Barclay Series, the Eagle Technology at Pukekohe. That earned her 15 points in the competition and it will be surprising if she does not gather a further 17 with another win this afternoon. Phillipa Rush is due to race against her nine filly opponents, eight of them maidens, at level weights. Her exceptional speed is her big asset and she looks next to unbeatable. Race 2 12.30 MARS BARS HIGHWEIGHT $10,000; 1600 m 1 0050 Guardsman 4 R. Cassidy 63.0 2 3842 Romantic Lover 13 P. Tims 63.0 3 1202 Red Mac 12 T. Autridge 62.5 4 975 Brovero 14 T. Gillies 61.0 5 5968 Grace ’A Dieu 9 60.5 6 9 Gee Cee 2 C. Thornton 60.0 7 0085 Sheer Lustre 5 P. Hillis 60.0 8 8004 Victor Bruton 8 B. McDonald 60.0 9 0934 Euphrasia 3 S. Simon 59.5 10 0977 Perbager 1 K. Rae 59.5 11 090 Ginger Julie 7 59.0 12 0 Honest Reward 10 D. Miller 59.0 13 0 Letterkenny Lad 6 59.0 14 00 Then Again 11 R. Thompson 59.0 Race 3 1.05 SECOND AKARANA MAIDEN $10,000; 1400 m 1 02 Fialka 3 55.0 2 02 Geordi Jay 18 L. Cropp 55.0 3 3452 Local Affair 4 H. Mackinnon 55.0

4 2750 Bambino 11 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 5 219 Grande Coquette 12 . .G. Cooksley 55.0 6 404 Laurelak 17 G. Childs 55.0 7 26 Sterling Heights 13 P. Tims 55.0 8 0 Amic Tor 8 L. Ballantyne 55.0 9 98 Border Dream 19 55.0 10 0 Johnnie Hugel 1 D. Peake 55.0 11 0580 Nemesire 10 B. Sargeant 55.0 12 0 Peaceful Lad 7 55.0 13 0 Flash Wally 15 L. Pascoe 55.0 14 Kara Hawk 16 T. Allan 55.0 15 0 Racing Away 9 55.0 16 Subarashi 2 55.0 17 Sheer Gold 6 B. Paul 55.0 18 6006 Beau Zephyr 5 55.0 19 Baly Myth 14 550 Emergencies: Sheer Gold, Beau Zephyr, Baly Myth. Race 4 1-40 FERGUSON HANDICAP $10,000; 1200 m 1 3321 Highly Regal 7 .... P. Den Hertogs7.o 2 04 Lavante 9 R- McKay 54.0 3 4121 Turnpike Lane 2 53.5 4 5539 Schumacher 1 R. Jones 53.0 5 0628 Zipper Bay 3 L. O’Sullivan 52.5 6 8845 Whodunnit 8 52.0 7 Diamond Dazzle 4. . . . G. Cooksley 51.0 8 0547 Dream Again 6 C. West 51.0 9 0206 Wild Venture 5 L. Ballantyne 51.0 Race 5 T, TF 2.15 ALLEGRA PARK CLASSIC $50,000; two-year-old fillies; 1100 m 1 11 Phillipa Rush 6 L. O'Sullivan 55.0 2 11 Blue Magic 9 T. Allan 55.0 3 242 Glenford 4 G. Cooksley 55.0 4 5392 Gin Rhythm 2 P. Tims 55.0 5 4343 East Of Eden 3 J. Collett 55.0 6 5932 Evocative 10 55.0 7 4 Ice Puff 5 D. Healey 55.0 8 Madam Du Barry 8 G. Childs 55.0 9 Royal Temptress 1 . . C. Treymane 55.0 10 6 Royal Crescent 7 J. Pope 55.0 Race 6 T 2.50 ETA IMPROVERS $10,000; 1400 m 1 242 Gribbin 14 J. Collett 55.0 2 553 Jondolar 9 L. Ballantyne 55.0 3 6642 Prince Solomon 10 L. Cropp 55.0 5 1635 Winsork Seal 8 C. Simon 55.0 6 7751 Beau's Delight 4 . . . H. Mackinnon 55.0 7 60 Mungojerry 3 55.0 8 06 Nerissa 16 T. Allan 55.0 9 Wake Up Call 13 55.0 10 0 Walkaway 5 D. Peake 55.0 11 4 All Nighter 7 G. Cooksley 55.0 12 8 Gol Dee Girl 6 D. Healey 55.0 13 5 Nickleman 2 R. McKay 55.0 14 9 Nippabay 17 B. Sargent 55.0 15 0 Ski Dazzle 18 55.0 16 3108 War Plan 12 55.0 17 644 Big Rum 15 A. Tweedie 55.0 Scratched: Sprog, King’s Mission. Race 7 D, T 2.35 NATHANS MEMORIAL HANDICAP $25,000; 2200 m 1 1360 Shannon Lad 5 P. Tims 57.0 3 2330 Coshking 7 J. Collett 53.0 4 5947 That’s Jack 9 G. Cooksley 53.0 5 6020 Secret Ace 1 R. Jones 52.5

6 0050 Coobers Gold 6.. . . D Skelton s•> n 7 1026 Cast The Gauntlet 8 .... L Cropp 515 8 3098 Beau Boy 4 R. McKay 510 9 715 Outline 2 L. O’Sullivan 510 Scratched: Na Botto. Race 8 3.55 RAKINO PLATE $15,000; three-year-olds; 1300 m 1 Greenback 8 G. Cooksley 57 0 2 4121 Turnpike Lane 3 .... L. O’Sullivan 54 5 3 0304 Strike Oil 11 4 8845 Whodunnit 4 ’ 5’5 5 798 Cetera 5 515 6 54 Waiau Pal 2a r. Mckay 51’5 7 Fearless Dancer 9 51.0 8 0006 Harbour Wave 6 C. West 51.0 9 0066 Letz Face It 1 sfo 10 Pepe 12 5i.0 11 6028 Quota 10 51.0 12 Teal Bay 7 510 Race 9 D, TF 430 OLD YEAR HANDICAP $15,000; 1600 m 1 2851 Kiwi Affair 13 D. Healey 57.0 2 5729 Three Tone 12 G. Childs 56.5 4 2113 Icelette 2 54.0 5 2123 Young Indian 10 P. Tims 54.0 6 5115 Guard Captain 8 M. Coleman 53.5 8 1390 Rusty Boy 4 53.0 9 0 Shades Of Dark 9 .... G. Cooksley 53.0 10 0901 Endear 5 D. Lang 52.5 11 73 Godfrey Evans 11 T. Allan 52.5 12 8 Headmaster 7 L. O’Sullivan 52.5 13 2315 Torcello T L. Ballantyne 52.5 Scratched: Mr Spock, Precision Plus. Race 10 TF 5.05 PEPSI-COLA IMPROVERS $10,000; 2100 m 1 2744 Astral Boy 2 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 2 3213 Beau Bayou 10 P. Tims 55.0 3 0502 Commander In Chief 7. D. Johnson 55.0 4 8183 Manhatten Fire 8 L. Cropp 55.0 5 0934 Euphrasia 9 E. Harrison 55.0 6 0033 High Praise 3 M. Coleman 55.0 7 5128 Seyfon Street 14 T. Allan 55.0 8 330 Ice Bubble 1 P. Den Hertog 55.0 9 519 Leica Rock 15 L. Ballantyne 55.0 10 805 Master Coober 4 55.0 11 0974 Nightfox 16.1 G. Stewart 55.0 12 4915 Taupey Girl 13 J. Collett 55.0 13 505 With Bells On 6 55.0 15 08 Rothbury Lass 17 ... . G. Cooksley 55.0 16 0780 Compass Rose 11 55.0 17 0400 Bull Market 5 55.0 Emergency: Bull Market. Scratched: Perculator.