HAWKE’S BAY

Press, 20 April 1979, Page 2-3 (Supplement)

HAWKE’S BAY

T.A.B. DOUBLE 2.45 p.m.— HAWKE'S BAY CUP $20,000; 2200 m. 1 4411 REGAL BAND (22) 59. High-class mare bidding for a hat-trick after weight for age wins. Has drawn out but has the ability to cope with wide run and looks one of the best chances. G. Phillips 2 5131 SECOND DUTY (3) 56.5. Top-class middle distance stayer which is in fine form now. Handles any’ going and will be very hard to beat in this G. Lord 3 0001 CHINKARA (7) 56. Slow

starter usually and gets back in the field. Won well at Wairarapa, but will not be able to give away much ground in this field. M. Hall 4 1067 LONE HAND (2) 56Smart gelding with three wins here. Well beaten in last two starts, but at best will go a bold race. Place chance, D. Harris 5 1251 APOSTLE (10) 55.5. Made all the pace at Tauranga and stayed on well, so looks a chance in this company. 6 6131 ALL ROCK (5) 55.5. Top form lately and handles most ground. Will not go under without a fight. 7 9997 OPTICA (18) 55. Latest runs not up to best form and must improve to have a chance in this company. R. Taylor 8 0810 GARFORTH (15) 54.5. Won in lesser company at Waverley, but never close enough in the Fcilding Cup. P. Hurdle 9 1220 KINESIS KING (6) 54.5. Good form until he broke down at Taranaki. Stopped and tailed oil’ at Fcilding. 10 0685 TOM'S MATE (9) 53 5. Classy galloper which is showing signs of reaching form. Would not surprise. M. Campbell 11 3953 GOLD ARC (13) 53. Close third in the Feilding I Cup and rates as a chance on that run. D. Walsh 12 2200 COMMUNIQUE (1) 52.5. Well beaten in last two starts and hard to fancy this time. 13 0005 EXTRA DEAL (19) 52.5. Weakened over the closing stages at Feilding when resuming. 14 5970 CORUBA GOLD (8) 52. Failed to recover from a slow .start last time. Form generally moderate and a win would surprise. 16 H2l ZAMALOU (4) 52. Classy entire whose latest efforts cannot be faulted. Rates as a chance. „ K. Reggefi 17 5103 TARLTON (11) 52. Un lucky in last (wo starts with

poor runs in the straight. Could be a big danger. J. Cassidy 19 0220 LE CALEB (20) 51. Mixing form and hard to calculate. At best would be a chance if he gained a start. 20 0039 PRINCE REGENT (16) 51. Improving, but would be a surprise if successful here. L. Robinson Emergencies:— 18 3324 ALL (14) 51. In top form and ’will be a danger if he makes the field. R. Jenkins 21 8210 SNELL (17) 50.5. Better form lately, but stopped in deep ground Wairarapa. B. Hibberd 22 7938 SOUSA (21) 50. Good run two starts back, but never in it last time. Not recommended. Scratched: Lovestruck *l2). T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B, QUINELLA 3.55 p.m.— HAWKE'S BAY CHALLENGE STAKES $15,000; weight for age; 1400 m. 2 2514 FRAXY (14) 57.5. Bril liant win over 1400 m on first day at Awapuni, but • longer trip and holding ground too much on second day. Well up to this class and will take catching. D. Walsh 3 8942 GREY WAY (17) 57.5. Brilliant on fast ground, but dislikes give in ground. Would rate as top chance if 1 ravelling up and on fast track. 4 1338 STEVO (7) 57.5. Top class sprinter which would not be without chance if making field. S. Carey 5 2010 VARNAMO (2) 57.5. Game win on first day at Trentham, then dropped out last day. Would be big threat at best. L. Johnson 6 53 VICE REGAL (18) 57.5. Smart galloper which is showing signs of recapturing

form Will-be haul to beat even from outside draw. 7 5918 DISRAELI (11) 57. Classy gelding. Resumed Waipukurau, but never in hunt. Will be belter for race and should not be far away in this. 8 7003 LONDON TRADER (12) 57. Rated certainty beaten at Feilding Monday. Very smart at this’ distance and looks likely to he hard to beat. M. Campbell 9 LA MER (10) 56.5. Cam paigning in Australia lately. Brilliant mare whose class alone can carry her through this. D. Harris 10 8327 LADY BELLE (3) 56.5, Mixing form, but always a danger in this class. 11 6717 ORCHIDRA (15) 56.5. Won stakes at Te Aroha, but never showed up in Marl boro Mile at Trentham Smart on day. Win would not surprise. _ , R. Taylor i 12 1974 SILVER LINER (1) 56.5. j Very speedy sprinter-miler I which looked ready to win big one when running on for j fourth in Feilding Stakes One of the top chances. R. Jenkins 14 6101 ROYAL FENCER (4) 54.5. Easy winner Feilding Stakes and must be chance ” 1 ’ P. Hurdle 18 6032 REGAL EDITION (9) 53.5. Smart filly which has been running sound races lately. This may be a bit too rich, though. 17 5142 COOBER'S QUEEN (5) 44. Won North Island Stakes at Trentham and Second Feilding Stakes. Front-run ning tactics make her hard to beat in these events. J. Cassidy Emergencies:— 13 3775 SOVEREIGN MIST (16) 56.5. Ran on well late Feilding Stakes, but will find this very hard. 15 9063 SONIC GOLD *l3) 54.5. Better run lasi time, but would have to improve further to gpf into this. Scratched: Tiger Jones *«). A) Doute *6).