Sound work from Lickofice

Press, 2 June 1989, Page 32

Sound work from Lickofice

By

DAVID McCARTHY

Lickofice, one of the more unlucky of the This-toll-Whitnal stable at May meetings at Riccarton worked soundly at the course yesterday when the No. 6 grass, varying markedly in texture, attracted several trialists in cold conditions.

Lickofice is taking time to leave maiden company and is not one likely to dash through the grades when his graduation does come but he would only need more luck than was his lot last start to show rapid improvement. Yesterday, in the hands of Damian Browne, he ran 600 m in 40.8 after warming up from the 1000 m (1:09). As might be expected the grass tracks have been at full stretch coping with the recent weather. A strip on the outside of the No. 6 provided good footing but closer in was more testing resulting in varying times. Trialists tended also to ease near the finish where the going was well worn.

Godsin, Prinsil, All Ginger, Lickotice’s sister, Midnight Melody, The Snob and Lord Gesmo were among other workers to shine. Godsin races at Wingatui on Monday. No. 6 grass.

600 m: Dixie La Rue (Beck) (1200 m 42.1; Pavlova’s Beau (Wadley) 43; Claire’s Reason (Lee) with Cochineal (Kenyon) 43.6; Vincent Terranova (Stevenson) with Papal Seal (Pemberton) 41.2; Harto (Browne) with Applicate (Whitnail) (1200 m 41.9; Del Da Neil (Gerard) with Susie Zephyr (Chamberlain) 41.2; Sunset Palace (Wadley) and Yourangsir (Stevenson) 40.6; Blazonry (Johnson) with Luscious Lady (Jackson) 42.4; Prinsil (Kenyon) 39.5; Southern Mac (Walter) and Playing Around (Coster) 42.8; Midnight Melody (Pemberton) 41.7; Summary (Shane McCann) 43; Primrose Path (Browne) and Racing Is Fun gelding (Falvey) 42; Lord Gesmo (Tim Bone) 41; Koi Ragi (Grenfell) (two rounds) 43.5 and 43.6; The Snob (Kerr) 41; Saratoga Springs (Davison) and Grodan (Stevenson) 39.8. All Ginger (Walter) and Canterbury Flow (Hunsche) 39.5; Edith Piaf (Stevenson) shading Faraway Star (Davison) 40.5; Misnomber and Diamond Bea 42; Godsin (Davison) to the line strongly 39.8; Trail Flyer (Lee) too good for Coniston Water (Hunsche) 41.5.