Halls of Holly could improve

Press, 14 February 1986, Page 23

Halls of Holly could improve

Special correspondent Gisborne The Cambridge trainer, Laurie Laxon, had a fine innings on the first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting, winning three events, but one of his beaten runners, Halls of Holly, may be capable of improvement on the second day there tomorrow. Halls of Holly covered a lot of extra ground during the corresponding event on Wednesday but favoured with a better draw looks capable of upsetting the favourites in the Chardon Handicap, the first leg of the T.A.B. double. The five-year-old has generally been consistent in his racing and while he has yet to succeed beyond 1600 m will get few better chances than that offered to him tomorrow. Purple Reign is a fresh runner. He was just beaten by Bullet Proof at Wairoa and then scored easily in highweight company on the final day. Intentions are for the three-year-old to contest the New Zealand St Leger and if he is to warrant a start in the classic then he will need to play a leading .prole in tomorrow’s racer

Wharf Logger was another whose chances were not helped on the first day by covering extra ground and with a more patient ride is certain is improve on his fourth placing. Count Jim, Gold Mary and Cinnamon Queen were the principals on the first day and are likely to figure prominently again. The Takanini trainer,

Kevin Crampton, has four engaged in the second leg of the T.A.B double, the Kaiti Service Station Handicap. Vidmatic was fourth on the first day and Moana Breeze was fifth. The latter was confidently expected to do better but she failed to improve in the home straight. Laxon has two runners, the first-day winner, Burmead Star, and Relin-

quish, engaged, and each should do well. Burmead Star showed plenty of courage in edging outsider Vanity Lane from the top spot in the Royal Hotel Handicap and with only an extra kilo could repeat. Vanity Lane went within a stride of causing a major upset and she is likely to be right in the action from the outset again.

Selections

11.30: Sudden Music, Proud Guest, Split Decision. 12.05: Cepat, Gold Mint, Monetary. 12.40: Courting, Lovely Legs, Club Bar. 1.15: Ruvain, Gay King, Glen Hush. 1.55: Halls of Holly, Purple Reign, Wharf Logger. 2.35: Burmead Star, Vidmatic, Spellier. 3.10: Clondestine, Mesta, Martha. 3.45: Kaivaro, Muzgo, Honky Tonk Man. 4220: Governor’s Lady, Lady Stanley, Eyes of the

Jetbet: 4 Race 1 11.30 ALBION CLUB HOTEL TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP $3300; 1200m 1 0728 Split Decision 2 . . 55.0 2 D'inz 6 . . 54.5 3 Ivory Lass 3- . . 54.5 4 Styles Ahead 8 . . 54.5 5 83 Sudden Music 5 . . 54.5 6 663 Jungle Rhythm 4 . . 54.0 7 7 Mr Magician 7 . . 54.0 8 2680 Proud Guest 1 . . 54.0 9 977 Al’s Mate 9 . . 53.5 Race 2 12.05 MERV HOWE MAIDEN NO. 1 $2700; 1600m 1 0068 Amphidius 10 . . 55.0 2 70 Azafiash 1 . . 55.0 3 7849 Bonnie Louise 9 . . 55.0 4 62 Copat 2 . . 55.0 5 04 Coiero 12 . . 55.0 6 5204 Gold Mint 11 . . 55.0 7 0 Ichiban Tiger 13 . . 55.0 8 888 King Syn 3 . . 55.0 9 8805 Lazania 14 . . 55.0 10 8990 Margaret Rose 8 . . 55.0 11 05 Monetary 4 . . 55.0 12 7 Play the Market 6 . . 55.0 13 070 Rebec Reject 5 . . 55.0 14 680 Sugar Bay Lew 7 Race 3 12.40 MERV HOWE MAIDEN NO. 2 $2700;A600m . . 55.0 1 0 Aratane 15. . . ft.

Law. 2 4200 Betty Coo 5 . 55.0 3 0086 Brun 7 . 55.0 4 8063 Club Bar 2 . 55.0 5 3 Courting 6 . 55.0 6 9 Hawkesby 1 . 55.0 7 0 Jenny’s Jetty 11 . 55.0 8 0 Just Dolly 14 9 4 Lovely Logs 3 . 55.0 10 8 Mirialana 10 . 55.0 11 0000 Newsmaker 4 . 55.0 12 0786 Prince Tiki 13. ... . . 55.0 13 8662 Sea Glow 8 . 55.0 14 0484 Soviet 12 . 55.0 16 0640 Swinging Smile 9 . 55.0 Race 4 1.15 GISBORNE WOOL CO. HIGHWE1GHT $3300; 2000m 1 3281 Gay King 8 .■ & . 66.5 2 9066 El Questro 2 . 64J>

3 6542 Ruvain 7 . 64.5 4 57 Reaily True 12 . 62.5 5 0503 Highland Knight 1 . 62.0 6 7604 Lunar Lad 5 7 9565 Coppertime 17 . 60.0 8 6356 Please Oblige 3 9 00 Father Tom 11 . 59.0 10 907 Grey Peter 14 . 59.0 11 5011 Glen Hush 13 . 59.0 12 0 Kotare Kate 4 . 59.0 13 61 Licorice Girl 9 . 59.0 14 5739 Ucoshan 10 . 59.0 15 0700 Manga Miao 6 . 59.0 16 9000 Sikri’s Tip 15 . 59.0 17 6029 The Overseer 16 . 59.0 Race 5 D, TF 1.55 CHARDON HANDICAP $5500; 2000m 1 0 Kotare Boy 8 . 55.0 2 4642 Gold Mary 2 . 54.5 3 1591 Count Jim 9 . 54.0 4 8313 Cinnamon Queen 3 . 53.5 5 2037 Quevedo 4 . 52.5 6 4211 Purple Reign 10 . 52.5 7 7314 Wharf Logger 11 . 52.5 8 0503 Highland Knight 14 . 52.0 9 2465 Halle of Holly 1 . 51.5 10 1875 Internationale 5 . 51.5 11 5373 Eyea Of The Law 7 . 51.0 12 7077 Avon’s Punch 12 . 49.5 13 0708 Nasty Trick 6 . 49.5 14 0076 Trisate 13 • 4>b Rac® 6 D, T 2.35 KAITI SERVICE STATION HANDICAP $3100; 1400m I 5151 Burmead Star 3 . 57.0 2 8023 Spellier 8 . 55.5 3 296 Ginger Girl 11 4 4691 Relinquish 7 . 54.5 5 14 Vidmatic 13 . 54.5 6 34 Blackberry Nip 6 . 54.0 7 10 Clubman 2 . 54.0 8 0109 Craftmark 4 . 53.5 9 9725 Chicago Peace 9 . 53.5 10 0190 Jaca Bella 10 . 53.5 11 1087 El Babaco 1 . 53.0 12 05 Moans Breeze 12 . 53.0 13 7982 Vanity Lane 5 . 53.0 14 008 Miss Susie Qua 14 . 52.5 Rac® 7 T 3.10 LEOPARD PREMIUM HANDICAP $3500; 1400m 11411 Clandestine Sty. ........... . 57.0

2 4744 Chuckka Khan 8 54.5 3 8601 Matta 1 53.5 4 4532 Martha 3 53.0 5 8400 Spatlba 7 52.5 6 7844 Tango To 5 52.5 7 5105 Wairere Lord 2 52.0 8 686 Blue’s Mate 4. . . 51.0 Race 8 T 3.45 W. H. SMITH MAIDEN $2700; 1200m 1 0 Big Blow 22 55.0 2 0 Charmoca Star 12 55.0 3 0 Codagh 3 55.0 4 6 Crafty Can 13 55.0 5 994 Dancing Sherbert 24 55.0 6 988 Dixie La Rua 16 55.0 7 059 Four Paws 14 55.0 8 0 Ghoatbustera 15 55.0 9 0 Hacksaw 10 55.0 10 85 Honkytonk Man 4 55.0 11 2 Kaivaro 9 55.0 12 0009 Mighty Vale 1 55.0 13 62 Muzgo 19 55.0 14 507 Noble Risk 7 55.0 15 0 Pataki 18 55.0 16 0259 Pinot Noir 17 55.0 17 0880 Ringside 5 55.0 18 56 Risky Business 21 55.0 19 0 Sal Der Mar 11 55.0 20 0070 Sandgift 20 21 SandFna 23 55.0 55.0 22 0 Tenzing 8 55.0 23 73 Tex 6 . . 24 60 Vivian Kayo 2 . 55.0 Emergencies: Noble Risk, Ghostbusters, Big Blow, Hacksaw, Sal Der Mer, Vivian Kaye. Race 9 4.20 ROCK PRODUCTS HANDICAP $3300; 1600m 1 5373 Eyes of the Law 15 54.5 2 9601 Governor’s Lady 8 54.0 3 8700 Isle Star 4 , 54.0 4 6734 Lady Stanley 7 . . . i 53.0 5 00 Bonette 3 , 52.5 6 Huke 11 . 52.5 7 0321 Paradiso Road 13. : .... . 52.5 8 59 Priory Moon 12 ...... . 52.5 9 0682 Jameson 1 . 52.5 10 5318 Neraloe’a Star 2 . 52.0 11 5530 La Plat 9 . 51.5 12 7460 Styzyguy 10 . . . 51.5 13 7077 Avon’s Punch 14 . 51.0 ftBl.O 15 5077 My La^Eulogy 5 . . . ... TO1.0