Bashful Lad trying to make amends for last-start failure

Press, 17 February 1989, Page 34

Bashful Lad trying to make amends for last-start failure

Special correspondent Wellington Bashful Lad cost punters a fortune when beaten into third place at Trentham last week-end, but he should atone, when he contests the N.Z. Beefpackers’ Handicap (2000 m on his home track at Woodville at the Woodville-Pahiatua Racing Club’s meeting tomorrow. The Three Legs four-year-old was backed as if unbeatable in the six-horse field at Trentham but after being trapped on the rails, he was unable to secure a run until the race was virtually over. He looked to be full of running and finished only a length from the winner Mountain Ash.

Bashful Lad has looked the makings of a top stayer and had previously run second to Beau De Zure in the Terrace Regency Handicap (2200 m at the Wellington Cup meeting last month. The opposition this time is confined to class two horses and he will have a change of rider with David Walsh taking

over from Phillip Mercer. Toughest for him to beat will probably be the mare Sapele, which scored a fine last-start win in the Wairarapa Breeders’ Stakes (2000 m at Tauherenikau on February 6. She is putting together a fine record as a stayer and has only twice been out of the money in nine starts at 2000 metres. Mountain Ash won well enough at Trentham last week to be considered again while Kotahi Jim and Lutece also make some appeal. The reappearance of classy mare Candide will be the feature of the Woodville Pharmacy Handicap (1400), second leg of the T.A.B. double. Candide has not raced since failing in the Avondale Cup in December, but is the class horse of the field. She should produce a bold effort fresh. Toughest for her to beat will be Our High Noon, which was just pipped at Trentham last week, Sea Prince and McCallum.

Selections

12.30: Prologue, Danish Delight, Guaranteed. I.os:'Anthurium, Irish River, Terra Hawk. 1.40: Trough, Koliinna, Bronchero.

2.15: Iced Court, Itsgo, Western Reef. 2.50: Robyn’s Affair, Trina Bay, Trinian. 3.25: Novacrest, Flying Guest, Cutter. 4.05: Bashful Lad, Sapele, Mountain Ash. 4.40: Bellewstown, Lonely Me, Gai Gem. 5.10: Our High Noon, Sea Prince, Candide. 5.45: In Charge, Jazzman, Maple Row.

Jetbet: 6 Race 1 12.30 ORINGI HIGHWEIGHT $5200; 2000m. 1 6811 Danish Delight 2. . . . . W. Thomas 63.0 2 834 Prologue 8 . . . G. Elliot 62.5 3 4081 Trail Blazer 16 . . S. Dennett 61.5 4 6723 Imperial Tiger 12 . . . . . . M. Lord 61.0 5 8000 Priory Kid 10 . . R. Burton 61.0 6 8009 Grenfell 9 60.5 7 2371 Guaranteed 14 8 0065 Jim Thorpe 11 J. McGifford 60.0 9 0010 Renunciation 6 T. O’Donnell 60.0 10 5430 Aye Sir 5 59.5 11 Contrary Mary 13 . . . 59.0 12 9769 Foreign Prince 1. . . . . . B. Towers 59.0 13 8858 Mr Truth 15 . .G. Andrew 59.0 14 69 Our Parade 7 . . . M. Scott 59.0 15 Suffragette 4 59.0 18 0 Token’s Image 3. . . . . J. Thomson 59.0 Race 2 1.05 “BELOVED" MAIDEN $5500; 1200m. 1 8 Alva 15 . . L. Cassidy 54.0 2 5022 Anthurium 10 . . . R. Elliot 54.0 3 9 Aranga 16 54.0 4 0 Ascot's Pride 7 54.0 5 Carlton King 12 54.0 6 0 Centaurus 4 54.0 7 08 Count Vain 14 . . P. Ayres 54.0 8 75 Do Enquire 22 .... . 54.0 9 300 Don’t Tell 17 . P. Mercer 54.0 10 Gay Optimist 8 . J. Walker 54.0 11 0 Gully Va’s Dream 11 • • . . D. Smith 54.0 12 Have A Heart 13 54.0 13 14 16 17 18 0 Hywel Joy 19 6 Irish River 18 0 Miss Intrigue 3..... • Peruvian Prince 5i . ■ • • 050 She’s A Mystery 9- • • • 54.0 . .D. Walsh 54.0 B. Fletcher 54.0 54.0 M. Enright 54.0 16 Silent Invader 20.. • • • 20S5O3 Teietex 2. . • - 54,0 B. Hibberd 54.0

21 7806 Terra Hawk 1 . M. Smillie 54.0 22 29 Token Wager 6 N. Waddell 54.0 Emergencies: Carlton King, Hywel Joy, Ascot’s Pride, Silent Invader, Peruvian Prince. Scratched: Lord Idason. Race 3 1.40 MAROONDAH STUD HANDICAP $7000; two-year-olds; : 1200m. 1 113 Runvs 16 56.0 2 5541 Bronchero 7 55.0 3 2202 Yankee Zephyr 10... . . .D. Walsh 54.5 4 1 Trough 2 . . R. Elliot 54.0 5 6215 Kolfinna 18 53.0 6 7723 Beveal 11 B. Hibberd 52.0 7 2 Hillcrest 9 ,G. Phillips 52.0 8 5143 Thrippence 12 52.0 9 54 Bardot 15 51.0 10 Kerymoon 20 51.0 11 Laskajoy 17 51.0 12 Lesvos 14 51.0 13 Lizzie’s Fun 3 . . D. Smith 51.0 14 93 Sydina 13 51.0 15 60 Sandinaire 19 50.5 16 64 Spiritual Light 6 . . P. Ayres 50.5 17 7 Tania Marie 8.' B. Fletcher 50.5 18 07 Higheasterjet 4 . M. Smillie 50.0 19 90 Sigismond 1 50.020 3989 Vanessa Rose 5 50.0 Emergencies: Spiritual Light, Vanessa Rose, Higheasterjet, Sigismond. Scratched: Runus. Race 4 2.15 FIRST WEBER MAIDEN $4500; 1400m. 1 0 Ardluck 4 54.0 2 5 Bold Spirit 9 54.0 3 0 Different Drum 14... . 54.0 4 7 Fine Leg 1 . L. Cassidy 54.0 5 00 Foxberry Lad 10 54.0 6 07 Hylane 17 . R. Hibberd 54.0 7 8228 Iced Court 3 . .D. Walsh 54.0 8 6307 Itsgo 16 A,. . . . B. Fletcher 54.0

9 088 Joske 6 54.0 10 4700 Open House 13 54.0 11 2607 Palace Well 12 54.0 12 6960 Quality King 8 . P. Mercer 54.0 13 99 Shining Cuckoo 15 . . . 54.0 14 20 Straddle the Onass 5. . M. Enright 54.0 15 50 Ten A Piece 7 54.0 16 Waiamaco 2 . J. Walker 54.0 17 494 Western Reef 11 54.0 Emergency: Ten A Piece. Race 5 TF 2.50 STEWARDS HANDICAP $4800; 1400m. 1 5291 Trina Bay 7 . .D. Walsh 57.0 2 12 Robyn’s Affair 8 56.5 3 0213 Kay Sirrah 12 . J. Walker 56.0 4 1 Trinian 1 M. Campbell 55.5 5 1630 Auto Count 6 55.0 6 2610 Gregory Lane 3 K. Nickson 55.0 7 In The Valley 11 . . D. Smith 55.0 8 2380 Straitaway 4 . L. Cassidy 55.0 9 3410 Tap 9 .G. Phillips 55.0 10 0159 Corogrit 2 54.5 11 3 Dangerfield 10 . . B. Herd 54.0 12 6740 Lady Everton 14 53.5 13 3000 Sparkle 15 53.5 14 064 Shunta Bunta 13 . M. Smillie 53.0 15 7769 Smart Boots 5 B. Fletcher 53.0 Race 6 3.25 SECOND WEBER MAIDEN $4500; 1400m. 1 06 Barnum 11 54.0 2 Cutter 2 . .D. Walsh 54.0 3 Drip Dry 8 54.0 4 3 Flying Guest 9 . J. Walker 54.0 5 9 Hi Grandad 12 54.0 6 090 I’m Ziggy 13 54.0 7 9 Isa Coming 3 . P. Mercer 54.0 8 037 Joda 1 . . D. Smith 54.0 9 Karlair’s Pride 5 K. Nickson 54.0 10 7324 Novacrest 15 B. Fletcher 54.0 11 Pal’s Pride 7 ........ 54.0 12 3770 Queensberry 16 54.0 13 000 Silver Token 10 M. Enright 54.0 14 0909 Slaney River 4 54.0 15 646 Ursa Dream 6 . L. Cassidy 54.0 16 0 Westernette 14 . . R. Elliot 54.0 Race 7 D, TF 4.05 N.Z. BEEFPACKERS HANDICAP $12,000; 2000m. 1 2123 Bashful Lad 7 . .D. Walsh 55.5 2 2691 Mountain Ash 16 55.5 3 2221 Sapele 3 55.0 4 1154 Fools Fortune 8 B. Fletcher 54.5 5 1183 Kotahi Jim 10 . . R. Elliot 54.0 6 2023 Icelette 21 53.5 7 9562 Lutece 9 B. Hibberd 53.5 9 5036 Rainbow Fair 11 53.0 10 0410 Bochica 14 . . P. Ayres 52.5 11 8251 Dalby 19 . . D. Smith 52.0 12 5522 Ngakawau Native 15 . . .G. Phillips 52.0 13 0705 Cameron Bay 5 . . . C. Bain 51.5 14 6130 Doodwell 13 . J. Walker 51.5 15 2036 Incredible 1 51.5 16 6375 Legal Brief 18 . L. Cassidy 51.5 17 888 Dark Invader 20 51.0 18 8393 Mr Teen 17 51.0 19 7991 Rawi 2 50.5 20 1706 Vienna Belle 6 50.5 21 8114 Malibu Miss 4 50.0 Emergencies: Dark Invader, Vienna Belle, Rawi, Malibu Miss. Scratched: Teacher’s fal.

Race £ I T 4.40 MERRILEES HOTEL MAIDEN $5500; 2000m. 1 5262 Bellewstown 8 54.0 2 6087 Buster 16 54.0 3 2503 Cathedral Lad 10 . . . 54.0 4 6809 Disentia 19 54.0 5 000 Effortless 22 C. Bain 54.0 6 Galway Shawl 11 . . . 54.0 7 3794 Gai Gem 17 . . ,D. Walsh 54.0 8 066 His Relm 21 54.0 9 0087 Kerry Sea 15 54.0 10 0720 Key Flight 6 54.0 11 0435 Lonely Me 4 . . M. Woods 54.0 12 80 Lord Tara 1 M. Campbell 54.0 13 0492 Miss Bandoo 2 . . . M. Lord 54.0 14 2570 Muriel 9 . . . P. Ayres 54.0 15 4640 Scarlett Crown 5. . . . 54.0 16 40 Silver Bells 18 . . . M. Scott 54.0 17 8070 Sure Steel 7 54.0 18 0 Ten No Trumps 14 . . 54.0 19 9070 Three’s Company 20 . . . L. Cassidy 54.0 20 0000 Top Notcher 3 54.0 21 788 Verdeer 13 . . . D. Smith 54.0 22 4206 Woodleigh Prince 12 . . R. Hannam 54.0 Emergencies: Verdeer, His Relm, Buster, Sure Steel, Kerry Sea, Ten No Trumps. Race 9 i D, T 5.10 WOODVILLE PHARMACY HANDICAP $7500; 1400m. 1 4000 Candida 6 56.5 - 2 7965 Kings Road 3 . . . D. Smith 53.0 3 7023 Lord Tonic 11 53.0 4 4641 Cotton Club 8 . B. Hibberd 52.5 5 5414 Fayre Trial 4 . .G. Phillips 52.5 6 120 McCallum 9 52.0 7 4312 Our High Noon 5 . . . . . P. Mercer 52.0 8 6152 Sea Prince 10 . B. Fletcher 51.5 9 04 High Astra 7 L. Isherwood 51.0 10 0131 Sir Lotto 2 50.5 11 1432 Wren Margo 1 . . .P. Gillett50.5 Race 10 T, TF 5.45 HEWIN WILLIAMS HANDICAP $5700; 1600m. 1 122 In Charge 14 . . .D. Walsh55.5 2 1328 Je Suis Beau 9 . .G. Phillips 54.5 3 4602 Jazzman 6 54.0 4 5315 Steal A Chance 11 . . . M. Enright 53.5 5 2790 Papal Seal 4 . B. Fletcher 53.0 6 0 Dorn Domingo 10 ... , . R. Hannam 52.5 7 2500 Just Polly 12 52.5 8 6019 Apple Brown Betty 15 . . B. Hibberd 51.0 9 5140 Maple Row 13 , . L. Cassidy 51.0 10 4607 Moyram 7 . . M. Smillie 51.0 11 0004 Consider Me Irish 2. . . . J. Walker 50.5 12 5300 Noblesse De Coeur 8. . . K. Nickson 50.5 13 04 Rage Up 3 50.5 ■ 14 0000 Mr Precision 5 50.0 15 00 Sovereign Tide* 1 . .S. Surrey 50.0