Billet Doux big Cup threat

Press, 28 July 1989, Page 42

Billet Doux big Cup threat

Auckland correspondent The Pukekohe mudlark, Billet Doux, promises to be a big threat in tomorrow’s $40,000 Taumarunui Gold Cup at Te Rapa before switching roles. After the Taumarunui Racing Club’s feature Billet Doux will be given a couple of hurdle starts to prepare him for a hurdling career next winter. The rising six-year-old has gained the first part of his hurdling ticket and will go for the second stage next Tuesday. His hurdles debut is set down for the Matamata meeting on August 10. But just because he is to be tried as a jumper doesn’t mean he has lost any of his ability on the flat. In fact three starts back he beat a handy field and he has followed that up with two sound runs at the Trentham meeting, his latest outing resulting in a fourth behind laceration in the Parliamentary Handicap. “The ground was a bit too puggy for him in the Parliamentary,” said his trainer Corrie Kerkvliet. “He would have preferred it looser.” Billet Doux, to be ridden as usual by David Johnson, is attempting his second Taumarunui Gold Cup, having finished a gallant third to Allez Pal and Gatcombe’s Pride in last year’s contest. Gatcombe’s Pride, that fine winter galloper from Feilding, is again among his rivals on Saturday and he must be a

leading chance. A brilliant winner at Wanganui four starts back, Gatcombe’s Pride followed up with a third in the Fay Richwhite Cornwall Handicap at Ellerslie and two fifth placings, the latest being in the Parliamentary Handicap. He carried 58 kilograms in the Trentham 2200-metre event and he is handicapped on the same weight tomorrow. Escalation, from the Takanini stable of Frank Ritchie, is assured of plenty of support in the Taumarunui Gold Cup after his runaway win in last week-end’s Te Awamutu Cup. He revels in bad ground and has a good record over the 2100-metre distance — two starts for a win and a placing. Grey 80, in the twilight of her career, deserves some attention. She won the Fay Richwhite Cornwall handicap with a game display and was bogged down on the rails last time out at Trentham. Spanish Star, third to Escalation at Te Awamutu, is another which ran creditably in the Cornwall Handicap, finishing fourth. He comes in well tomorrow with 51kg on his back. King Aussie, on the verge of winning form, and Lunar Trail, a winner at Trentham recently, give Woodville trainer John Harris a strong hand in the field, while other chances are Tour Blade, Jimmy Te Cobai and Star Harvest.

Jetbet: 2 Race 1 10.55 PHILLIP SHERLEY MOTORS HURDLES $8000: 0-2 wins; 2800m 1 750-8 Auland Chief 5 64.5 R Cassidy 2 7152 Kutati Power 11 63.5 K Browne 3 54562 Roekill King 3 63.5 W Hillis 4 06472 Jackie’s Star 13 63 ,T Gillies 5 -08F0 Ace Command 9 62 K Burke 6 70450 Al's Mate 4 62 S Stacey 7 000-0 Chloe's Gold 8 62 8 48374 Firestone Way 6 62 9 00780 Mountain Dancer 12 62 10 060P3 Phar Habit 10 62 GCave 11 8-0-0 Rawhide 1 62 P Hillis 12 99500 Smart Boots 2 62 B Revell (a) 13 08079 Tom Woolf 7 62 A Tata (2.5) Race 2 11.30 K. B. TRANSPORT MAIDEN $8000; 1400m 1 58332 Omagh Girl 6 55 L Cropp (a) 2 0293 Welscot Star 14 55 3 65374 Gremlin 4 55 W Arnold (3) 4 9834 Major Star 10 55 J Llley (3) 5 80753 Worldwide 9 55 6 00 Catapan 16 55 7 68300 Commence 13 55 L O’Sullivan 8 Rugby Work! 17 55 E Harrison 9 Tangata Whenua 7 55 D Skelton 10 92007 Woodpecker 11 55 S Simon 11 Irish Rover 3 55 12 -9000 Rabul8 55. 13 0 Templemore 18 55 14 0 Diamond Hash 19 55i

15 Meadow Lea 5 55 16 9700 Schweppe 15 55 L Bailantyne 17 0-0 Jay Bee Are 12 55 18 09808 Hi Rajahi 55 G Heslop (3) 19 Star Tracer 2 55 Scratched Emergencies: Jay Bee Are, Hi Rajah. Race 3 12.05 P. G. F. TRANSPORT STEEPLECHASE $8000; 0-2 wins; 4000m 1 55432 Bowie 1 64.5 G Cave 2 4F814 SfyWolf 13 64.5 R Cassidy 3 44151 McMurphy 15 63.5 B Revell (a) 4 F9661 Royal Hush 11 63 K Browne 5 31522 Adonis 14 62 T Gillies 6 62483 Boll Teaser 7 62 M Douglas 7 7-020 Capoccio4 62 K Burke 8 00700 Honest Pleasure 6 62 S Stacey 9 0215F In Doubt 5 62 W Hillis 10 0-726 Jack Stark 12 62 S Simon 11 90800 LandicBay3 62 12 50235 Loyal Pride 10 62 13 39673 Omarnoe9 62 P Hillis 14 -506 Pungushe 8 62 15 04700 River City Pride 2 62 Race 4 T 12.40 R. R. WEIR, LTD JUVENILE $10,000; two-year-olds; no allowances; 1200m 1 21319 Mystic Sovereign 13 56.5 J Liley(a) 2 12286 Kalhylorn 18 56 P Den Hertog (a) 3 517P6 Tavern Star 12 56 4 331 Bruisers 55.5 S Simon 5 1 Rampallion 6 54.5 L O'Sullivan 6 190 Fleetwood 10 53 G Grylls 7 0901 Chef D’Oevuvre 4 53 E Harrison

8 OF100 Pushkin 1 53 DLang 9 49022 Star Prediction 7 53 10 7726 Ice Storm 17 52.5 J Hayes 11 40033 Moving Away 11 52.5 T Allan 12 68326 Gosport 2 52 13 03 Maori Legend 3 52 G Cooksley 14 900B3 Sigismond 16 52 15 00604 Head To Head 9 51.5 16 755 Mystery Man 8 51.5 17 We See 14 52 18 Emperor John 15 52 C Douglas Emergencies: Head To Head, Mystery Man, We See, Emperor John. Race 5 T 1.15 T. M. PETERS MENSCOURT SPRINT $10,000; Cl; 1200m 1 81121 Regal City 8 59 D Healey 2 72240 Steely Dan 5 56.5 G Grylls 3 25615 Beach Tango 7 52.5 4 00020 Royal Grit 4 52.5 L Ballantyne 5 10940 Kiwi Affair 6 51.5 L O’Sullivan 6 -667 Mister Lumlee 1 51.5 R McKay 7 52495 Mighty Glenn 2 51 D Peake 8 04022 Tara's Gold 3 51 P Taylor Race 6 T 1.50 TURAKI MOTORS GRADUATION $8000; C4; 2100m 1 03086 Beau Monarch 20 55 D Johnson 2 70220 Casey’a Lass 18 55 T Allan 3 3-234 Jaspala6 55 L O’Sullivan 4 16528 Blackie O’Neill 13 55 G Cooksley 5 52176 Cooberex8 55 L Ballantyne 6 00406 Ivor Darling 5 55 W Robinson 7 99168 Jims Pal 2 55 8 35544 Star Chord 17 55 D Peake 9 14219 Tumblin'Down 3 55 D Parsons (4.5) 10 95607 Lismore Lad 16 55 11 F0855 My Friend Colin 4 55 12 05080 Darling Ono 11 55 13 99664 Flight Commander 7 55 Y Yokoyama (3) 14 6099F On Your Bike 10 55 15 97708 Precious Glen 15 55 A Pascoe (4.5) 16 00006 Silk Royal 14 55 S Dowling (1.5) 17 80000 Rothbury Lass 19 55 18 69070 Lotus Lad 1 55 19 00000 Top Story 12 55 J Collett 20 41777 Lucky Shu 9 55 Emergencies: Rothbury Lass, Lotus Lad, Top Story, Lucky Shu. Race 7 D 2.30 TAUMARUNUI TIMBER CO. GOLD CUP $40,000; Cl; no allowances; 2100m 1 41355 Gatcombe’s Pride 14 58 D Walsh 2 01198 Grey Bo 1 56.5 C Douglas .

3 10741 Escalation 7 54.5 4 51829 Jimmy Te Cobai 15 53 R McKay 5 46510 Tour Blade 16 53 L O’Sullivan 6 26164 Billet Doux 11 52 D Johnson 7 64124 Mickey's Town 4 52 G Childs 8 44113 Star Harvest 9 52 J Hayes 9 32222 King Aussie 17 51.5 10 52816 Lunar Trail 13 51.5 11 06096 March Sea 6 51 L Ballantyne 12 60054 Saci10 51 P den Hertog 13 84723 Spanish Star 3 51 W Robinson 14 21105 Stags Door Billy 12 51 G Grylls 15 00230 Mr Sandman 8 50.5 16 34210 Open Terrain 2 50.5 17 90195 I’m On Parade 5 50 Emergency: I’m On Parade. Race 8 3.05 RUAPEHU PRESS MAIDEN $8000; 1400m 1 Turf And Surf 12 55 Scratched 2 -0034 Coal 9 55 L O’Sullivan 3 07920 Furia 4 55 L Ballantyne 4 0-004 Ronnie 8 55 J Hayes 5 7008 Bold Son 15 55 J Pope 6 5 Lucette 1 55 J Collette 7 406 Ragged Edge 6 55 D Peake 8 57586 Smithski 19 55 D Skelton 9 90065 Tauhou 16 55 MForder(3) 10 06086 Bo%l The Ball 3 55 M Griffin 11 00-0 Catch The Dragon 17 55 12 09006 Salegend 11 55 13 8 Triple Value 7 55 P Den Hertog (2.5) 14 Bilray 5 55 R Caddigan 15 08 Spanish Elf 13 55 R McKay 16 8 Tangled Belle 18 55 G Cooksley 17 0 Oakraine2 55 G Grylls 18 0-000 My Horizon 14 55 S Simon 19 000 Catreus 10 55 Emergencies: My Horizon, Catreus. Race 9 D 3.40 KEVEYS TRANSPORT GRADUATION $8000; C4; 1400m 1 74436 Laurelak 17 55 R McKay 2 74123 Sheer Talent 7 55 E Harrison 3 21 Cool Spirit 16 55 D Healey 4 902341 Garabandal 4 55 L O'Sullivan 5 67331 La Madame 10 55 6 -1637 Marimar9 55 OLang 7 25749 Mr Wildflower 8 55 J Collett 8 31 NasaHawk6 55 P Taylor 9 87321 Rose Chan 12 55 C Douglas 10 21 Shakarun 3 55 G Childs 11 51 What An Honour 5 55 L Ballantyne 12 09300 Canpac 13 55 B Compton 13 32100 Kamahi King 1 55 14 60040 Sarah Michelle 2 55 S Dowling (1.5) 15 90180 Star Ace 14 55 16 06900 Lareta 11 55 17 000- Tudor Ace 15 55 D Skelton Emergency: Tudor Ace. Race 10 4.15 SALLY’S STABLES HANDICAP $8000; C3; 1600m 1 16638 Sovereign Jake 12 57 G Childs 2 53828 Petrino Lass 9 56 G Cooksley 3 1-659 Vortigern8 56 L O’Sullivan 4 21334 Beau Drummell 7 55.5 L Cropp (a) 5 90542 Wolverton’s Rage 5 55.5 D Healey 6 05039 Better Tip 1 54.5 E Harrison 7 97069 Dramatic Move 3 54.5 8 14014 Tesios Tale 10 54 JLiley(4.5) 9 50080 Wreck The Tote 11 54 R McKay 10 0-670 What About Me 6 52.5 R Caddigan 11 -0173 Troylyn 13 52 P den Hertog (2.5) 12 10005 Varo’sGold4 51.5 13 40060 Azzam2 51 14 098 Empire Prince 14 51