O’Sullivan runners leading chances at Gisborne today

Press, 25 January 1989, Page 32

O’Sullivan runners leading chances at Gisborne today

Special correspondent Gisborne

The presence of newcomers to the Poverty Bay meeting today could pose problems for follow’ers of first day form.

It is not often that the country’s top trainers, Dave and Paul O’Sullivan, are represented at Gisborne but they have two leading candidates for the second day in Ngatira Belle and Fuji. Ngatira Belle was a winner at the Thames meeting earlier in the month, but did not have much luck in the running in her next start at Te Rapa. She is by Diagramatic, which is recovering at Massey University after suffering a stifle injury. Ngawi Bay could do no more than win on Saturday and because of the lower minimum for the New Zealand Breweries Handicap, he comes in with half a kilogram less to carry. Irish Dew and Quadros are other newcomers. Quadros chased Taupey Girl home at Tauranga while Irish Dew was a winner before the holidays at Matamata. A major disappointment the first day was Lockins and he is capable of a lot better.

Dom Domingo hasn’t raced for more than a year but when he won on the track in August, 1987, it was his first run for a long time. Trainer, Keith Flynn of Hastings, has had a lot of faith in the Pag Asa gelding and it will surprise if he is not ready to make his presence felt again in the Gilbey Gin (N.Z.) Handicap, second leg of the T.A.B. double.

Alcidae won well on the first day. She is also favoured by the lower minimum, having 57kg again and Matthew Woods will claim I.skg. Conrad impressed when winning over 1200 metres on Saturday and must be a chance over the same distance again in the Corson Grain Handicap.

Jetbet: 6 Race 1 TF 12.10 RECORD REIGN HOTEL MAIDEN $5000; 1200m. 1 4 Brazen Ark 9 . . .J. Cullen55.0 2 0 Brookley Boy 1 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 3 Clutch Plate 5 4 85 Constania 15 B. McDonald 55.0 5 00 Dedicated Miss 4 . . . . . . L. Cropp 55.0 6 309 Fogelboy 2 . . R. McKay 55.0 7 0 Heart Balm 17 55.0 8 9884 Intrepid Sue 13 55.0 9 0 Island Princess 16. . . 55.0 10 8 Joycee 6 . . M. Woods 55.0 11 Kerry Gem 11 . . A. Pascoe 55.0 12 0600 Kolius 8 55.0 13 7 Lady Fairway 18 ... . 55.0 14 5242 Loud 7 ... A. Craig 55.0 15 McGavigan 20 55.0 16 Parekura 14 55.0 18 8 Red Legend 19 55.0 19 0506 Simba Lland 3 . . .J. Collett 55.0 20 763 Toadsville 10 . . . . B. Paul 55.0 Scratched: Private School. Race 2 12.45 ROYAL HOTEL MAIDEN $5000; 1400m. 1 0064 Beau Zephyr 14 ... . . . .J. Collett55.0 2 7 Better View 1 . . . L. Cropp 55.0 3 04 Copper Belle 9 . . W. Orbell 55.0 4 Donegal 8 . . T. Archer 55.0 5 8 Dyna’s Star 3 . ... K. Dye 55.0 6 03 El Gardi 15 . . D. Skelton 55.0 7 Fluted 5 B. McDonald 55.0 8 0 Gaines 7 . . . J. Cullen 55.0 9 5 Gold Asa 13 . . R. McKay 55.0 10 Kerry Gem 2 55.0 11 0 Mareetom 11 . . A. Pascoe 55.0 12 8 Red Legend 12 . . . S. Simon 55.0 13 8 Vainglorious 10 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 14 0 Venture Over 6 55.0 15 9 Wander Along 4 . . . . . C. Kennedy 55.0 Emergencies: Kerry Gem, Red Legend. Race 3 1.20 ALBION CLUB HOTEL MAIDEN $5000; 1600m. 1 7386 Biella 13 55.0 2 9920 Black Jay 8 . . . L. Cropp 55.0 3 00 Deb’s Girl 20 ..... '. . . G. Swann 55.0 4 9700 Dee Land 17 . . D. Skelton 55.0 5 8000 Eight Jugs 15 B. McDonald 55.0 6 2009 Fialka 7 55.0 7 00 Honest Reward 6 . . . 55.0 8 8900 Huka Brae 1 . C. Kennedy 55.0 9 9803 Join The Queue 9. . . . . W. Orbell 55.0 10 9908 Lady Cassandra 19 .■. . . . S. Laxon 55.0 11 5080 Leica Kiwi 14 ... .A. Tata55.0 12 2995 Lucky Shu 2 L. O’Sullivan 55.0 13 0 Nancy’s Legend 4 . . . ... J. Hayes 55.0 14 0 Old Harry 11 . . . . B. Paul 55.0 15 0 Phillipa Noel 12 .... . . K. Hickey 55.0 16 0 Prince Bruton 10. . . . . . R. McKay 55.0 17 8900 Ru Veil 16 . . . S. Simon 55.0 18 847 Straight Steele 3. . . . . . .J. Collett55.0 19 4 Tania 5 ... A. Craig 55.0 Scratched: Yosem. Race 4 1.55 JOLLY STOCKMAN HOTEL MAIDEN $5000; 2000m. 55.0 1 7292 Accuracy 8 2 00 Arteear 2 . . . J. Hayes 55.0 3 0800 Beach Band 6 55.0 4 0603 Carluta 12 55.0 5 0382 Count Godhram 14 . . . . R. McKay 55.0 6 080 Dance For Joy 16 . . . 55.0 7 3407 Emissary 4. : 55.0 8 6 Fair Genie 18 ... A. Craig 55.0 9 2670 Fiery Type 17 . . J. Collett 55.0 11 3 Kotare Queen 11. . . . . . K. Hickey 55.0 12 8505 Meltdown 10 55.0 13 0603 Molly Auk 1 . . . L. Cropp 55.0 14 79 Montez Flight 9 . . . . . . . . K. Dye 55.0 15 0043 Our Tarrago 5 . . . . P. Den Hertog 55.0 16 0668 Potential Raider 7 . . . . . A. Pascoe 55.0 55.0 19 754 Tuff Times 3 55.0 Scratched: Gumzaan, Swift Sea.

Race 5 T 2.30 NEW ZEALAND BREWERIES OPEN WELTER $6000: 1600m. 1 5521 High Peer 8 . B. McDonald 64.5 2 9707 Call Me Stumpy 4. . . L. O’Sullivan 62.5 3 1122 Ah Ha 3 61.5 4 7006 Red Neck 2 . . . . S. Simon 60.5 5 8504 Pearl’s Paul 1 B. Paul 60.0 6 9565 Darsian 6 P. Den Hertog 59.0 7 6557 Lett Face It 7 . . . . 59.0 8 3580 Windsor Seal 5. . . . 59.0 Race 6 D, TF 3.5 NEW ZEALAND BREWERIES HANDICAP $6500; 2000m. 2 6217 Ngatira Belle 5. . . . . L. O’Sullivan 56.0 3 2501 Ngawi Bay 9 . . . . S. Simon 54.5 6 8170 Irish Dew 8 . . . . L. Cropp 52.5 7 2036 Incredible 4 . . . R. McKay 51.5 8 0962 Quadras 2 51.5 10 7836 Lockins 1 ....... 50.0 11 6825 Dalby 12 . . . M. Woods 49.0 12 0774 Taivaro 10 . . . .T. Foong 49.0 Scratched: Ah Ha, High Peer, Red Neck, Cosworth. Race 7 D, T 3.40 GILBEYS GIN (N.Z.) HANDICAP $5500; 1600m. 1 3631 Alcidae 3 . B. McDonald 57.0 2 7181 Conrad 6 56.0 3 Dorn Domingo 4 . . . . L. O’Sullivan 53.5 4 0562 Sheer Spite 2 P. Den Hertog 53.5 5 0501 Corogrit 9 K. Dye 52.0 6 1 Star Master 5 . . . B. Profitt 52.0 7 5008 Cetera 13 51.0 8 9803 Join The Queue 7 . . 51.0 9 6557 Letz Face It 12. . . . 51.0 10 0049 Te Kopi Bay 1 . . . . . . . M. Woods 51.0 11 3580 Windsor Seal 8. . . . 51.0 12 0705 Ever So Bold 10. . . S. Simon 50.5 13 77 Noble Duty 11 . . . . . . . . L. Cropp 50.5 Race 8 T 4.15 CORSON GRAIN HANDICAP $6000; 1200m. 1 7181 Conrad 8 57.0 3 4548 Cayo Princess 6 . . . .... J. Hayes 56.0 4 3 Grodan 10 . L. O’Sullivan 54.5 5 3225 Regent Diamond 5. . J. Collett 54.5 6 382 Star Of Venus 3 . . . . . C. Kennedy 53.5 7 2004 Vain Dancer 9 . . . . . . . . S. Simon 53.0 8 7867 Hene Pene 4 52.5 9 8 Humdrum 7 .... A. Craig 52.5 10 976 Shirley's Choice 1. . . . . .C. Binnie 52.0 Scratched: Remoissenet. Race 9 TF 4.50 SANDOWN PARK MOTOR HOTEL HANDICAP $5500; 2000m. 1 9227 Fuji 6 . . L. O’Sullivan 56.5 2 8301 Graphic Delight 9 . . . . . M. Woods 55.0 3 0990 Gai Ring 2 54.5 4 8234 Kardo 3 B. Paul 54.5 5 8533 Shirl’s Girl 17 , . . .J. Fleming 54.0 6 707 Captain John 5. . . . 53.5 7 961 Kai Princess 13 . . . A. Craig 53.0 8 0052 Mary’s Kiss 8 . . C. Kennedy 53.0 9 5369 Bold Rose 15 . . . . S. Simon 52.5 10 0618 Canpac 1 . . . D. Skelton 52.5 11 5008 Cetera 12 52.5 13 934 Drastic Dude 18 . . . . . . . L. Cropp 52.5 14 0774 Taivaro 11 . . . .T. Foong 52.5 15 06 Fleur Unique 14 . . . P. Den Hertog 52.0 16 8407 Legs Ahead 10. . . . 52.0 17 0750 Ramadero 4 .... J. Hayes 52.0 18 4966 Tidal Fair 7 . . . R. McKay 52.0 Scratched: Compass Rose.