Shivaree early favourite

Press, 26 April 1979, Page 29

Shivaree early favourite

NZPA Sydney | The New Zealand horses. . Shivaree, Northfleet and March ; Legend are among 12 final ■ acceptors for the 840,000( Weight-For-Age National Stakes , (2000 m at Canberra on Sunday, | In the early markets, Shivaree ; is the 5/4 favourite ahead of The ; Doncaster Handicap winner, Bel- i Imura Lad (5/2). ; The A.J.C. Derby winner Dul- . city is not an acceptor and the I

i hoped for re match between him 'and Shivaree will not take place Shivaree. beat Dulcify to win the 5150.000 H. E. Tancred 'Stakes 12400 m) at Rosehill earlier this month. Sunday’s race is expected to ibe the last in Australia this i campaign for both Shivaree and March Legend, but trainer Alan iJones is contemplating an Adelaide Cup campaign for Northfleet. | Other runners in the National

Stakes will include Australia s I greatest stakes-earner, family Of Man. and the Doncaster; I Handicap runner-up Joyita i The race will be the last for I Family Of Man before he is, . I retired to stud. ;; The National Stakes meeting ‘ could also see New Zealand; woman jockey Linda Jones break through for her first win in Australia. Mrs Jones, who will be on Northfleet, has so far restricted , her appearances to one or two I rides a meeting despite mimer-1 ous offers from Australian trainers. But now she has let: it be known that she is ready to accept further rides in Can- ■ berra. and some top offers are expected Northfleet is at 16/1 ■ in the National Stakes. Interest in Mrs Jones continues, with the Queensland racehorse owner Tim Kennedy reported to have offered Mrs; Jones, her husband Alan and; their daughter Clare a free holiday on South Molie Island., off the Queensland Coast, if she (will ride his sprinter Going Strong in the Newmarket Handicap H2oom> at Doomben. Bris bane, on May 5. Mrs Jones remains the onh ■ woman jockey to have been "■licensed to ride with male ; iockevs at totalisator race meetlings in Australia, but a number lof Australian women, are going, (through the procedures which I (will Qualify them as apprenticed I .riders. Women were on two [ placed horses in harrier trials II at Warwick Farm, iust south of 1 Igydney, on Tuesday.