Gin’s Venture may provide reason to celebrate at Levin

Press, 26 July 1989, Page 36

Gin’s Venture may provide reason to celebrate at Levin

Wellington correspondent

Foxton colt, Gin’s Venture, looks to have an excellent chance of securing first money in this afternoon’s $40,000 Ashford Park Stud Ryder Stakes (1200 m at the Levin Racing Club’s meeting at Levin. The race is the last juvenile feature of the season and it is unusual for it has never yet been won by a filly. In fact all but one of the contests have been won by colts. The exception was Black Rod (1972) a gelding trained at Otaki. While Central Districts horses have won two of the last three Ryders, the race has been nominated by colts north of Lake Taupo. Two years ago Weston Lea won. Add to that the success in recent times of Beechcraft, Red Tempo and Altitude confirms that the event is always in keen demand. The 1989 running will be no different. Mystic Sovereign, Cicatrix, Triple Crossing and Kellett are the northern hope-

fuls, but this time the lower half of the North Island might dominate the race. Gin’s Venture is trained by the father and son combination of Garth and Craig Ivil. He has had two races for two wins. The first was at Tauherenikau when he won by si/ 2 lengths. Then on a heavy track last month he beat Mystic Sovereign narrowly in the lades Futurity at Te Rapa. Mystic Sovereign since then has gone on to record two wins and a third. While Gin’s Venture will be racing for just the third time, Mystic Sovereign will be having his twenty-fourth career start. Two years ago the Ivils broke a string of northern wins when Arctic Wolf was successful. David Walsh was the rider on that occasion and he has the mount today. Cicatrix has a first and second from two outings and so does Triple Crossing. Tony Allan, who rides Cicatrix, is a Levin old boy, who won the Ryder on Weston Lea. David Peake makes one of

his now rare sorties into the area to ride Triple Crossing. Peake was the rider when Triple Crossing won last time at Hastings at the start of the month. Mystic Sovereign, Cicatrix and Triple Crossing are all colts.

The filly, Kellett, will be ridden by Bruce Compton, and is a sound prospect, which may set the record straight. She won at Rotorua and was second last time at Matamata, beaten by seven lengths by Mystic Sovereign. Alpha Centauri is now back in the field. He trekked to Riccarton earlier in the month and his debut run brought a six-length win. Grant Davison has been booked for the ride. Wise Counsel and Laddie Boy, both with three wins have shown good form this season. Wise Counsel has had two races in this campaign and is expected to show up strongly. There was also much to admire in the solid success of Finnegan Fox, which won the Woburn Handicap at Trentham by just under four lengths on

the opening day of the recent winter carnival. While geldings have a battle to win the race, Castletown, with two wins from four races, and Raisem Red, four wins from 12 starts, have claims. The conditions of the Ryder should suit Raisem Red. He failed at Awapuni with 59.5 kg and then was second in the Woburn with 58.5 kg. But the conditions of the Ryder mean that he will carry only 55kg. Shearkhan, from Te Awamutu, will be attempting to win his second Levin Winter Cup in succession when he tackles the $lB,OOO 1600 m event. He faces opposition from Rongonui, the winner a year ago of the Whyte Handicap and the C.J.C. Winter Cup. Rongonui will race in blinkers. An even field includes a Trentham winner, Charvet, the capable Westgate and Dad’s Gift, which returned a big effort to get third in the Wayne Wilkinson at Trentham earlier in the. month.

Jetbet: 3 Race 1 11.15 TRUST BANK NATIONAL BRUSH HURDLES 1 07405 $13,000; no allowances; 3200m. Vincere 9 67.5 G. Lord 2 30220 Vinaman 13 63 A. Madden 3 59722 Arak Attack 10 61 C. Thornton 4 21642 Smithy DA 3 61 C. Clark 5 45214 Island Bay 6 60 R. Elliot (a) 6 46041 Chibuku 11 59.5 K. Treweek 7 94835 Flash Face 12 59.5 8 90852 After Noon 7 59 B. Towers 9 Full Frontal 2 59 Scratthed 10 03146 Grey Streak 1 59 R. Burton 11 33706 Now’s Our Chance 8 59 M. Smillie (a) 12 Off Centre 5 59 Scratched 13 7060P Sir Ardua 4 59 S. Dennett Race 2 1 -3053 11.45 OXFORD HOTEL MAIDEN $6000; 1400m. Blazing Poppa 10 54 P. Ayres 2 0753 Court Justice 11 54 C. Bain (1.5) 3 90-0 Diomedes 6 54 K. Clapperton (a) ' 4 00466 El Rey 16 54 R. Elliot (a) 5 07002 Froy 12 54 B. Compton 6 00790 Gaelic Purple 15 54 E. Jillings 7 0 Honey Boy 7 54 D. Peake 8 80 Kiss For Luck 24 54 L. O'Sullivan 9 90098 Mortician 18 54 M. Smillie (3) 10 Not So Big 22 54 Scratched 11 00-00 Oke21 54 B. Herd (3) 12 060 Pineview Lass 3 54 G. Davison 13 5 Purple Deal 20 54 P. Taylor 14 72 Red Fox 23 54 M. Enright 15 60700 Secluded 1 54 B. Fletcher (1.5) 16 06300 Sweet Brigand 9 54 P. Mercer 17 223 Tipperary Kingdom 17 54 D. Walsh 18 Vice Chancellor 19 54 R. Hannam 19 7680Imberseal 8 54 20 57087 Slinky Lady 13 54 21 05980 Star Muss 2 54 L. Isherwood (3) 22 Cathexis 14 54 J. Braithwaite (4.6) 23 95059 He’s Jake 4 54 24 600 Forbes 5 54 Emergencies: Slinky Lady, Star Muss , Cathexis, He's Jake, Forbes. Race 3 12.20 DHA LODGE STEEPLECHASE $6500; 0-3 wins; 4000m. 1 Dimple Bay 1 66 Scratched 2 F1275 Full Frontal 4 65.5 S. Dennett 3 Pappa Lion 9 64 Scratched 4 23575 Greystoke 5 63 S. Gillies (1.5) 5 8953 Barton Road 3 62 J. Phillips (3) 6 0678F Definite Dee 8 62 T. O'Donnell 7 56850 Gala Lad 2 62 B. Revell 8 000-0 Royal Exchange 6 62 C. Clark (2.5) 9 59676 Thesaurus 7 62 S. Thompson

Race 4 12.55 IADES HANDICAP $7000; C4; 1400m. 1 55852 Seagers 13 57 D. Walsh 2 32172 Open Wallet 15 56.5 N. Harris 3 80152 Stormy Princess 1 56.5 R. Elliot (a) 4 F1 Drumsoft 22 56 L. Isherwood (3) 5 6214 Super Manoeuvre 10 56 C. Douglas 6 22521 Tatis 12 56 L. O’Sullivan 7 0021 Very Vain 4 56 P. Mercer 8 62579 Happy Prince 18 55.5 L. Cassidy (a) 9 07810 Palace Wolf 2 55.5 D. Bussey (4.5) 10 22546 Regal Romp 20 55.5 G. Phillips 11 33940 Terra Hawk 16 55.5 P. Gillett (4.5) 12 1080 Dedi Smoke 3 55 D. Smith (1.5) 13 Pericot 8 55 G. Davison 14 That’s The Spirit 23 55 Scratched 15 03520 Waffles 11 55 R. Hannam 16 91609 Billante 14 54.5 K. Clapperton (a) 17 28465 Fleet King 21 54.5 D. Bradley 18 16900 Ripples 7 54.5 M. Campbell 19 Sun Street 24 54.5 Scratched 20 00000 Sir Vato 6 54 C. Bain (1.5) 21 00060 Little Rascal 5 53.5 22 00800 Rakiko 19 53.5 23 Ferndene 17 53.5 Scratched 24 76000 Gold Trek 9 53.5 Emergencies: Little Rascal, Rakiko, Gold Trek. Race 5 1.30 ASHFORD PARK STUD RYDER STAKES $40,000; two-year-olds; no allowances; 1200m. 1 61102 Raisem Red 3 55 D. Bradley 2 11 Gin’s Venture 6 55 D. Walsh 3 07543 Wise Counsel 11 55 M. Campbell 4 01005 Laddie Boy 14 55 R. Elliot (a) 5 Archcati 7 55 Scratched 6 82131 Mystic Sovereign 18 55 J. Liley(a) 7 12 Cicatrix 4 55 T. Allan 8 21 Triple Crossing 12 55 D. Peake 9 Bruiser 10 55 Scratched 10 0114 Castletown 13 55 G. Phillips 11 081 Finnegan Fox 16 55 L. Cassidy (a) 12 07512 Kellett 15 54 B. Compton 1 Kathylorn 17 54 Scratched 14 40015 La Polio 8 54 M. Enright 15 1 Alpha Centauri 1 55 G. Davison 16 19089 Tania Marie 2 54 P. Taylor 17 30 Talibon 5 55 M. Woods 18 95 Le Compagnion 9 55 Emergency: Le Compagnion. Race 6 D 2.05 CRADOMAC HANDICAP $10,000; C2; no allowances; 2200m. 1 32072 Apollo King 2 56 R. Elliot (a) 2 02458 Ashway 9 55 K. Clapperton (a) 3 23553 Rawi4 54.5 L. O'Sullivan 4 1F121 Valrodian 7 54.5 P. Taylor 5 74305 Lord Smuggles 3 53.5 M. Enright 6 19237 Jamassa 6 53 D. Walsh 7 00000 Beaufort Light 10 52.5 P. Ayres

8 79738 Pride Of Limerick 8 51.5 L. Isherwood (a) 9 06812 Miss Chardonnay 5 51 10 76053 Sunshine Bay 11 51 R. Hannam 11 Tristeke 1 51 Scratched Race 7 B.T 2.40 TRUST BANK LEVIN CUP $18,000; Cl; no allowances; 1600m. 1 94308 Rongonui 7 55 B. Hibberd 2 16002 Westgate 18 55 N. Harris 3 40621 Charvet 11 54.5 D. Walsh 4 34623 Irish Boe 14 54.5 R. Elliot (a) 5 00136 Buckle Up 4 54 K. Clapperton (a) 6 26052 Kimberley Road 17 54 D. Smith (a) 7 80265 Satisfy 8 54 L. O'Sullivan 8 37920 Tele Myth 19 54' R. Hannam 9 05723 Oee Opal 5 53.5 P. Taylor 10 50907 Barusha 9 53 T. Allan 11 41309 Radiant Dawn 16 53 J. Braithwaite (a) 12 08713 Kinastatic 15 52.5 D. Peake 13 61723 Dad’s Gift 13 52 D. Bradley 14 03504 Shearkhan 3 52 L Cassidy (a) 15 03077 Noble Bay 10 52 O. Johnson 16 80005 Broker's Fancy 20 52 S. Simon 17 79233 Norfolk Joy 12 51.5 18 76613 Nui Whero 6 . 51.5 19 37802 Ingeborg 1 51.5 20 08900 Grand Gaffe 2 51.5 C. Bain la) Emergencies: Noble Bay, Broker's Fancy, Norfolk Jcy. Nui Whero, Ingeborg, Grand Gaffe. Race 8 3.15 LEVIN CHRONICLE MAIDEN $6000; 1200m. 1 Anopia 5 54 G. Davison 2 Another Star 2 54 M. Woods 3 Apsu Bay 4 54 J. Braithwaite (4.5) 4 07000 Aunty Elaine 8 54 P. Mercer 5 003 Bold Metro 19 54 M. Smillie (3) 6 Chum’s Delight 21 54 T. Allan 7 F Family Venture 14 54 D. Bradley 8 6-66 Golden Nile 22 54 8. Compton 9 6Me Pat Malone 12 54 E. Jillings 10 2006Miss Tommy 18 54 P. Taylor

11 9 MySoneri 17 54 R. Elliot (a) 12 800-4 One OH 10 54 G. Phillips 13 000 Plumb Crazy 13 54 R. Lee (4.5) 14 4 Re Thinking 1 54 L. Cassidy (a) 15 04528 Telespun 6 54 L. O’Sullivan 16 7 Zirconia 9 54 B. Fletcher (1.5) 17 Papina 15 54 18 80 Teen Tide 20 54 19 0 Halley 7 54 20 F0 Video Princess 16 54 21 0- Upstart 11 54 22 0000 Royallove 3 54 Emergencies: Papina, Teen Pride, Halley, Video Princess, Upstart, Royallove. Race 9 T 3.50 TURNERS PRINT HANDICAP $7000; C4; 2200m. 1 10002 Little Bottler 11 56.5 C. Bain (1.5) 2 14 Missourie Wolf 8 56.5 D. Walsh 3 76351 Scorched Earth 13 56.5 J. Braithwaite (4.5) 4 65281 That’s My Style 9 56.5 M. Campbell 5 53639 The Patch 1 56.5 K. Clapperton (a) 6 96048 Candy Lass 2 56 B. Hibberd 7 00701 Mighty Moses 6 56 S. Simon 8 06043 Miss Simbir 7 56 G. Phillips 9 60305 Another Lesson 19 55.5 R. Elliot (a) 10 30355 Cetacean 15 55.5 D. Bradley 11 Considerate 21 55.5 Scratched 12 00806 Indian Frost 17 55.5 B. Phillips (4.5)1 3 03666 Bainbridge 14 54.5 P. Mercer 14 00698 Disentis5 54.5 L. O'Sullian 15 Four Forty Four 16 54.5 Scratched 16 06068 I’m Tipsy 10 54.5 E. Jillings 17 00780 Majestic Heir 12 54,5 J. Walker 18 88086 Mr Hoani 18 54.5 M.Smillle(3) 19 0-079 Bahtu 20 54.5 L. Isherwood (3) 20 000- KenGlor3 54.5 D. Smith (1.5) 21 00000 Ben’s Boy 4 54.5 Emergency: Ben's Boy. Race 10 T 4.25 SILVERDALE KNITWEAR HANDICAP $9000; C3; 1600m. 1 08501 Inez’s Desire 11 56 P. Mercer 2 30197 Swift Harbour 4 56 J. Braithwaite (4.5) 3 30131 Just James 7 55.5 D. Smith (1.5) 4 40542 Red Spit 15 55.5 D. Bradley 5 93380 Temple Quay 3 54.5 G. Davison 6 50000 Caesars Reign 8 54 R. Hannam 7 69135 Suzy Harbour 12 54 N. Harris 8 33004 Abit Phoenix 2 53.5 R. Lee (4.5) 9 09-00 Great Shakes 5 53.5 E. Jillings 10 47500 LadyBurwick! 53 T. Allan 11 20800 Yarra Bay 17 53 G. Phillips 12 85-06 Justa Whinga 10 52.5 L. Cassidy 13 08981 Stevie James 16 52.5 S. Simon 14 70083 Indian Duce 6 52 C. Bain (1.5) 15 66050 Kuridala 13 52 B. Hibberd 16 55503 Pacelli 14 51 L. O’Sullivan 17 00000 Shanshah9 51 B. Herd (3) Emergency: Shanshah.