Westminster in line to end campaign on winning note

Press, 31 March 1989, Page 32

Westminster in line to end campaign on winning note

Special correspondent Auckland The top Cambridge galloper, Westminster, is well placed to end his current campaign on a winning note when he tackles the $200,000 Television New Zealand Stakes at Ellerslie tomorrow.

The fine four-year-old has twice tried to win a feature weight-for-age middledistance event this season and oh each occasion he has had to settle for third.

The first time was in the Cambridge Stud International Stakes (2000 m at Te Rapa in February when he was given a nice run by top Sydney jockey Peter Cook and wound up behind Regal City and Horlicks. And it was the same pair (reversing their placings) which downed him in the $1 million D.B. Draught Classic (2100 m at Ellerslie on March 4. Westminster doesn't have such strong opposition tomorrow and he is sure to be right in the thick of it over the final stages.

It will be his second start at the Auckland Racing Club’s Easter meeting, coming on top of his gallant fourth behind Regal City, Trissaring and Squire Gray in the $150,000 Bayleys and Easter (Group One). “He’s come through the Easter run really well,” said trainer Ngaire Fraser. "In fact I feel he may have been a run short last Saturday. I would have been too kind to him before the race.”

Maurice Campbell again travels north from Awapuni to take the mount on Westminster on Saturday. Savana City, Sirstaci, Bonecrusher, Tricavaboy, Solstice and Trissaring are all certain to have good followings in the Jetbet: 2

TVNZ Stakes and seem set for bold showings. Savana City, winner of last year's A.J.C. Oaks at Randwick, has come up well in this latest campaign. She won fresh-up at Ellerslie over 1400 metres, beating Sirstaci and Courier Bay, then she was caught right on the line by Latitude in the Booth Insurance Galilee Stakes at Te Awamutu before returning to the same course 12 days later (March 23) and bolting home by eight lengths in an open 1600-metre heat. Sirstaci and Tricavaboy were unlucky runners in the Bayleys Easter both being held up over the final stages. Sirstaci wound up fifth, right on Westminster’s heels, at the finish and he will be a most interesting runner on Saturday as it will be his first attempt over ground. He finishes his races well so should handle the 2000 metres.

Tricavaboy finished thirteenth, about six lengths from the winner, in the Bayleys Easter and was fourth in this race last year and also fourth in February’s Air New Zealand Stakes over this course and distance.

Bonecrusher let his supporters down in the $1 million D.B. Draught Classic (Weight-for-age 2100 m), but he is too good to overlook. His work since that outing has been pleasing and an improved effort can be expected tomorrow.

Solstice was a run short when beaten into second by Fool’s Fortune on the first day and Trissaring goes into the TVNZ Stakes with a creditable second in the Bayleys Easter.

Race 1 12.30 AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE $10,000; 0-4 wins; 3440m 1 8-008 Zamarino 11 66.5 PTims 2 2R21- High Impact 4 64.5 T Wheeler 3 9-09- Kirrajack 10 63.5 K Rae 436609- AlldatJazz3 62.5 P Hillis 5 9-448 I’m Beau 12 62.5 A Madden 6 -33F7 Anyhow 9 62 C Thornton 7 39F95 Braeman 5 62 CWolfreys(a) 8 31900 Corporate Raider 7 62 M Douglas 9 OLPOF Nalokua 1 62 10 80700 Ravenscraig 8 62 R Cassidy 11 32249 ShekO'6 62 T Autridge 12 62100 Yaman!2 62 S Douglas Race 2 1.05 ONSLOW HANDICAP $10,000; two-year-old colts and geldings; no allowances; 1200m 1 41931 Star Tempo 11 55.5

2 22252 Honest Injun 8 54.5 3 25523 Turnham Green 3 52.5 4 2844 Just A Dancer 10 52 J Collett 5 30684 Indian lier 4 51 C West (a) 6 73 Lord Roman 7 51 7 Ronald's Way 1 51 L Ballantyne 8 0 Shorty Mac 13 51 D Johnson 9 47603 Mystic Sovereign 12 50.5 R Jones (a) 10 6 Te Akau Heights 5 50.5 G Grylls 11 5500 Fool’s Gold 11 50 D Peake 12 7 Lord Carnoustie 9 50 13 470 Pluswon 2 50 Race 3 1.40 PACIFIC SYNDICATIONS HANDICAP $10,000; two-year-old fillies; no allowances; 1200m 1 12 Centainette 11 55 B Compton 2 0117 French Lace 6 55 3 041 Star Reason 10 53 4 3 Lady Fox 7 51.5 5 25 MissClendon3 51.5 6 3 Reno Belle 14 51.5 L O’Sullivan 7 Jessico 1 51 R Caddigan 8 Joanna Gwen 2 51

9 74 Lots’a Gold 12 51 10 45 Rebounding 9 51 11 Te Akau Pearl 5 51 12 8 Fleeting Moments 8 50.5 L Cropp (a) 13 0457 Golden Showers 4 50 14 9764 Royal Temptress 13 50 Race 4 2.15 CLEVEDON MAIDEN $10,000; 1600m 1 00522 Bugle Boy 16 55 G Grylls 2 60-72 Fy Rino 7 55 3 35072 Listing 5 55 D Healey 4 02-82 Olympic Flame 15 55 A Craig (a) 5 6332 Seago18 55 6 8702 Sharp Eulogy 14 55 7 52235 Spring Valley 3 55 L Ballantyne 8 00443 Forlorn Abbey 10 55 9 04350 Golden Band 13 55 10 05003 Grosvenor Heights 21 55 P Tims 11 0-303 Island Belle 11 55 T Allan 12 84027 Lady Cassandra 20 55 13 4204 Tania 19 55 14 85773 Vinsky Lane 6 55 D Skelton 15 30453 Wander Along 2 55 C Douglas 16 74 Lead Me On 8 55 S McCusker (a) 17 3-70 Mountain Wolf 9 55 18 08646 Western Alliance 22 55 19 47 Zazagogo 12 55 20 56950 Dark Rebel 17 55 21 0408 Johnnie Huge! 1 55 22 0086 Allibar 4 55 Emergencies: Zazagogo, Dark Rebel , Johnnie Hugel, Allibar. Race 5 T 2.55 SALE OF THE CENTURY 1600 $10,000; C4; 1600m 1 35743 Coppervite 22 55 2 46544 Astral Boy 13 55 3 34123 Du Temps 10 55 C Douglas 4 49039 French Icing 15 55 5 06824 Christmas Isle 14 55 6 -5939 Heart Of Oak 18 55 7 53405 Monetiz 17 55 W Orbell (a) 8 80051 Armatrack 9 55 9' -0614 Count Radetzky 19 55 B Compton 10 -0414 Heavenly Body 11 55 11 351 Joan Mary 8 55 12 0-971 Manhattan Star 16 55 13 20931 Wooburn Green 2 55 14 Carrhill 20 55 Scratched 15 45606 Kaiaua King 4 55 D Healey 16 Karioi Kid 21 55 Scratched 17 04550 Leica Zephyr 12 55 D Peake 18 19160 Sarah Michelle 6 55 19 64080 Chapeau 5 55 P Tims 20 Pavarotti 23 55 Scratched 21 9086 Samsong 1 55

22 09 Standing Orders 3 55 23 42346 American? 55 Emergencies: Standing Orders, American. Race 6 D.T.TF 3.35 TV NEW ZEALAND STAKES $200,000; weight-for-age; 2000m 1 13358 Bonecrusher 9 58 G Stewart 2 11126 Fleetward Lad 1 58 3 55320 Guess 7 58 4 42920 Plume D’Or Veille 8 58 5 06805 Shannon Lad 3 58 PTims 6 32256 Sirstaci 13 58 T Allan 7 70147 Te Akau Prince 6 58 8 10400 Tricavaboy 11 58 R Vance 9 21214 Chigarow 12 57 L Ballantyne 10 25362 Solstice 5 57 11 47352 Trissaring 2 57 D Peake 12 65334 Westminster 10 57 M Campbell 13 32012 Savana City 4 56 B Compton Race? T 4.10 THE HOLMES 1200 $10,000; 0-2 wins; 1200m 1 30609 Bombay Tin 4 55 2 49541 Debold 3 55 3 45413 Feminist 12 55 4 57107 Firestone Way 13 55 5 31163 Hardy 10 55 6 Jimmy Nail 14 55 Scratched 7 54600 Licall 11 55 8 23004 Manorey 2 55 P Tims 9 00040 Pay Getto 16 55 10 0L464 Perbager 6 55 11 59301 Ouanda 7 55 G Grylls 12 -7230 Yaldara 5 55 13 22164 Bambino 8 53.5 14 21427 Heza Star 9 53.5 J Collett15 02109 Geordi Jay 15 53.5 16 78040 Compass Rose 1 53.5 B Sargent (a) Emergency: Compass Rose. Race 3 D, TF 4.45 SPORT ON ONE CLASSIC $25,000; Cl; no allowances; 1600m 1 10538 Saci 12 57 T Archer 2 13490 Snabben16 56.5 3 10570 Infinite Secret 4 56 B Compton 4 05200 My Good Omen 10 56 5 16945 Espiare 1 54 6 07273 Final Aid 3 54 A Craig (a) 7 14810 Pikorrie 9 54 8 32043 Stanley 7 53.5 9 33641 Valox 15 53.5 10 93641 Golden Flash 13 52.5 11 47353 Gunga Din 8 52.5 12 08141 High Interest 5 523 13 08010 Coober’s Gold 14 52 M Barrie (a) 14 25111 Mungojerry 6 52 15 10501 Naisbie 11 52 T Allan 16 80117 Zither 2 52 Race 9 TF 5.20 WN MACKIE 1600 $15,000; C3; 1600m 1 05308 Anouska 8 55 2 01210 Breyani 1 55 3 62321 Mill River 11 55 4 -3636 Razzmatazz 3 55 B Compton 5 00308 Sir Valiant 6 55 6 49365 Slice Of Heaven 12 55 7 00-75 Easterly 4 53.5 L Cropp (a) 8 08805 Gee Cee 7 53.5 D Lang (a) 9 21322 Nerissa 13 53.5 C Douglas 10 02931 Sir Mint 2 53.5 A Craig (a) 11 27971 Sir Staccato 10 53.5 D Peake 12 14212 Strollaway 5 53.5 13 74324 Sun Shari 9 53.5