The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 32

The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday, April 16, 1981 Page 32 Bargain sinks top VI quartet theory Pan, who won a race at Bathurst. Reg Paine, 43, made one of bis rare trips to Sydney to win on Golden Pan. His previous metropolitan winner was Kindana three years ago next month. Irish Flyer was bought "on spec" by the trainer Pat Farrell, who sold the gelding to the syndicate of five who previously raced Simoon. "I sold Simoon und gave the syndicate Irish Flyer the next day," Farrell said.

Lawbreaker Is one of five horses that Dick Hodgeklss has in training at Kembla Grange. Hodgeklss will soon transfer his stables to Shoalhaven Heads where he will train his horses on Seven Mile Beach. "Lawbreaker will 'fire' then. He doesn't like being boxed up in the stable and he will have plenty of fresh air in his new surroundings," Hodgeklss said. Hodgekiss said his previous Sydney winner was Our Rebel at Roschill eight years ago.

By BERT LILLYE The winners of four successive races at Canterbury yesterday proved conclusively that top prices do not always buy the best racehorses. In fact, the lucky quartet stepped out of the bargain basement. They were Over The Moor, 6-4 favourite, Golden Pan (4-1), Irish Flyer (6-4 on) and Lawbreaker, who firmed from 14-1 to 8-1. Over The Moor, the winner of the First Edmundo Stakes, was bought at the Scone yearling sales for $4,000. He has won four of his 17 starts and $13,880.

Golden Pan, the winner of the Third Rego Handicap, was bred by his owner Mr Owen Power, who bought the dam Slipan for $300. Golden Pan, a two-year-old, has won two of his four starts, been runner-up twice, and has earned $6,200. bought for $4,000 bought for $1,400 Wynn spurs to easy Cup draw Irish Flyer The game, brilliantly promoted by local officials, was marred only by spectators being inconvenienced by the erection of three TV towers on the grandstand touchline. It was a poor deal for patrons, most of whom had been at the ground since 2pm watching the local junior games. More than 5,000 portable seats were installed in the outer ground.

It was an amazing spectacle as hundreds of children lined the players' tunnel and mobbed the city stars as they ran on to the ground. Most children were allowed to sit inside the fence, and they took the opportunity to stage their own mini-games during quarter, half and three-quarter time breaks. Nevertheless the crowd warmed to the game, and Balmain and St George did not let them down in the first half as they played at a cracking pace. There were several solid clashes in the forwards and the Wollong-ong referee Giles O'Donnell issued several cautions. Both teams threw the ball around, with Balmain, in particular, doing it in great style.

St George opened the scoring in Over The to The wide (19) barrier will be no great disadvantage to Shaybisc in the $125,000 Doncaster Handicap, at Rand wick on Saturday. This was the opinion of both the trainer, Theo Green, and the race rider, Wayne Harris, at Canterbury yesterday. Green pointed out that there was a 600-metre run to the firs! turn on the Doncaster course and that the recent history of the event set a precedent for Shaybisc to win. Green pointed out that Iko, who won last year, started from 21 barrier, Bclmura Lad from 20 in 1979, and Just Ideal from 21 when he won in 1977. Harris, having his second ride in the Doncaster, recalled that last year he finished second on Gypsy Kingdom, who started from a wide barrier.

Harris said: "Naturally I was hoping for an inside barrier, but Shaybisc has got speed and most of price Irish Flyer, who won the Second Edmundo Stakes, was bought at the Scone yearling sales for $1,400, He has won 10 of his 21 starts and has returned his owners $22,745. Lawbreaker, who won the Showdown Handicap, was bought as a yearling for $1,400. He has won four races and $10,520. Over The Moor is raced by Mrs Margaret Freeman, the wife of the Newcastle bookmaker Jack. He took a day off yesterday to see the three-year-old win.

He dealt his fellow bookmakers body blow. Over The Moor was the third successive favourite to win and he landed one bet of $22,000 to $16,000 from Terry Page. Over The Moor is developing into a Canterbury specialist. He won at the course at his previous start by handling the Sydney way of going and getting on the wrong leg. Cosmic Planet has gone amiss and will be taken out of the AJC Derby on Monday, giving a start to the first emergency.

Poker Player. Mick Dittman, who is riding in rare form, has seven early rides for Saturday. They are Port Carting, Love. Bandit, Full On Aces, Moabite, Market Princess, Coronet Flight and Ducatoon. Doncaster market 9-2 Arbogut 5 Ducatoon 6 Goldea Rhapsody, Shaybisc 8 Prince Ruling 10 Lawman, Witney 12 Belmura Lid 14 Blazing Bigs, Liscivla 20 Hit It Benny 25 Farewell Chime 33 Avatar, Denbem, Palabaa, Tulip Town, Top Hit Joe 40 Abeyance 50 Blockbuster, Bay Duke 66 Care 100 Underproof beat By BERT LILLYE the top chances are drawn around me." Green, on the other hand, was quick to point out that if Shaybisc had drawn a wide barrier at her last start she would not have been cramped for room and unlucky to lose.

Bookmakers at Canterbury found little serious backing for Doncaster runners. The horse most in demand, and only by the public, is Golden Rhapsody, who firmed from 8-1 to 6-1 with the bookmaker Bruce McHugh. Others made it available at 7-1. Shaybisc, one of four three-year-olds in the Doncaster field, has her fair share of weight with 52.5kg, or 0.5kg over weight-for-age. Since 1866, 22 three-year-olds The trainer Tom Smith is resigned to being without his top jockey during the AJC autumn carnival.

"I haven't heard from Malcolm today, but Ron Quinton and Mick Dittman will do the bi Ik of my riding at Randwick on Saturday," Smith said last night. Quinton will ride Vl'acite in the Chairman's Handicap and, barring a miraculous recovery bv Johnston, in the $150,000 Sydney Cup a week later. Dittman's rides for the Smith stable on Saturday are Port Carling (Carbine Club Stakes), Moabite (Analie Handicap) and Market (Princess Handicap). Meanwhile, Johnston is not about to let his troubles tie him down. Last night he went to the Royal Easter Show.

have won the Doncaster. There is a precedent for Shaybisc to win with her 52.5kg. Citius carried 54.5kg as a three-year-old in 1966 when she came from an outside barrier to run the "mile" in Imin 34.8s a brilliant time. Valicare, also a three-year-old filly, made light or 55kg in 1926 to lead all the way, and Tontonan, a three-year-old gelding, won with 56kg in 1974. Winter's Dance, who was balloted from the Doncaster, will now be reserved for the All-Aged Stakes.

Ironically, under the old system of balloting, which was based on the amount of weight under weight-for-age. Winter's Dance would have made the Doncaster field easily. Tuna Too, who was also balloted out, would also have made the Doncaster field on the weights allotted. John Duggan will ride Lawman in trackwork tomorrow as his final test for the Doncaster. Duggan said Lawman was not The owners of Ubetido look on Doctor has just one winner for Johnston eight lengths.

His winning margin yesterday was 314 lengths. "That win proved It wasn't a fluke when he won on the heavy track last start. But I'll admit that I didn't -think that he was that good," Freeman said. Mr Power, who has a mixed store at Mudgee, recalled that he bought Slipan when he saw her running in a paddock at Gulgong. "She was then almost six and had never raced, so we put her into training to give her one ran before being returned to stud.

To our she won by five lengths," Mr Power said. Slipan registered seven wins and seven seconds in 22 starts. She has since produced her owners four foals. Only two of the foals have raced Golden Pan and Wings Of Theo Green Turf Guide on Friday The Herald's Turf Guide will be published as usual on Good Friday. It will have the fields.

riders, form comment and markets for all the races at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday, with special emphasis on the Doncaster Handicap and the AJC Sires' Produce Stakes at the Sydney autumn carnival, plus all the other fields and regular features. Good suspended Stewards at Canterbury suspended the apprentice Tom Good yesterday until May 16. Good was charged under Rule I37B for not riding out Louis Bay (40-1) who finished fourth in the First Rego Handicap. Good's suspension means that he will be unable to ride Blockbuster in the Doncaster. A into for NZ Tansey has had only two matches after being out for six weeks with a knee injury and, although fully recovered, his stamina and brilliant overlapping play have yet to re-emerge.

Gutendorf said that if he felt Tansey was too much of a risk he would drop him from the squad and include Alan Niven, from Brisbane Lions. Similarly, Giampaolo will be watched closely. If his form was not satisfactory, Gutendorf said, Joe Watson, from Sydney Slickers, would be brought in. Gutendorf said that he had arranged with coaches in each captial city to telephone him immediately after the Philips League matches should one of the national squad members be injured. The squad will fly out on Monday morning to go into camp at Auckland to prepare for the first step on the long road to the World Cup finals in Spain next year.

The squad is! Goalkeepers: Allan Miner, Greg Wood house. Defenders: Steve Perry, Joha YwndooTH, Tony Henderson, Jim Taawy, Martay Barnes (c), Steve Blair. MMfklaers: Billy Rogers, Peter Katholos, Alaa DavMsoe, Keaay Bod en. Forwards: Eddie Kmcerte, Bas Gfarn-' aaoto, Joaa Kosmina, Peter Snarae. Mark Jukorica.

Shattered Singo lost for words well, almost Saints win the 14th minute from a Phillip Graham penalty, but Balmain hit back with a quick try. The Tigers' halfback Percy Knight and the lock forward Neil Pringle combined at the scrum base, with Pringle scoring wide out In the second quarter, St George took the lead with a try from Michel Sorridiml after some sloppy work from Balmain. St George led 9-3 at that stage, but Balmain bridged the gap slightly eight minutes later when the second-rower Ron Pilon scored near the posts. The try was brilliantly set up by the winger John Davidson. He evaded three tackles, including one by the St George halfback Steve Morris whose attempt at shouldering Davidson into touch nearly knocked the Balmain winger off balance.

But the Balmain goal-kicker Wayne Miranda missed with three attempts. ST CEORGE 29 (Wynn, Yonng, Sorridiml, Johnston, Tradeett tries; Graham 7 goals) BALMAIN. II (Pringle, Pilon, Wlgham tries; Kerr goal). Ken Catchpole expensive bat (pause) I didn't bring Maggie tonight." Ocker he might be. "I gave up a night with Chic (Prince Charles) to be here," he cracked.

But there is no denying his genius. Or his heart. He quipped his way through the -auctioneering routine in a roon packed with businessmen and many of Australia's leading sporting personalities at the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club on Tuesday night. As he did so, he managed to extract $17,000 from the bidders $17,000 that will go toward helping spastic children throughout NSW. The dinner and auction, organised by Dr Peter Goldman, was a prelude to the Channel 10 telethoa that should raise many mom thousands of dollar for aa extremely worthy cause.

"Singo" was tops. Bat even the price paid for "Jena's" Jersey did help swell the coffers, it left "Singo" wondering: "Should I be supporting Newtown Rules instead of Newtown League?" FOOTNOTE: Singleton, as he tossed the Parramatta Ragby League jersey to the top bidder: "Sold to Greg Hartley." It was a great night. The genuine who presided over it all, obviously thought so, too, "If yon ever need a job, just give us a call. We'd be happy to have you," he told Singleton. By ALAN SPEERS Malcolm Johnston received good and bad news from his orthopaedic specialist yesterday.

The good news is that he will not have to re-enter hospital for another operation on the collarbone he broke in a fall from Fort Shallan past the post at Rosehill on February 7. The bad news is that the injury has not responded as well as it should have, and that he may be out of action for another three weeks. Johnston was despondent after feeling severe pain in his right shoulder during trackwork at Randwick last Tuesday. He feels now that he was in too much of a hurry to get back to race riding. By RAY GATT A super performance from the giant St George second-rower Graeme Wynn spearheaded the Saints to a crushing win over Balmain in the Tooth Cup Rugby League match at Lismore last night.

Before a record crowd, estimated at 9,000 to 10,000, St George had little trouble beating the Tigers 29-11 at Oakes Oval, with Wynn easily taking out the man-of-the-match award. St George ran in five tries to three and were always in command. A highlight was a magnificent try instigated by Wynn late in the final quarter. He kicked the ball through from inside his own half and, as the ball rolled near the Balmain tryline, he nonchalantly scooped it up to score between the posts. Although well beaten, Balmain were far from disgraced.

They ran into several injury problems and were virtually starved of possession. the 6-4 favourite had finished Marsh and Lillee miss Sri Lanka The Australian Cricket Board exercised diplomacy yesterday in announcing that Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh will not go to Sri Lanka with the Australian cricket team. "They have been withdrawn on medical advice," David Richards, the board's executive director, said. Lillee is recovering from a nose operation and an elbow injury. Marsh has not recovered fully from a knee injury.

The two players will join the team in England, provided they pass stringent medical examinations. The "withdrawal" of the two key players no doubt will be greeted with sympathetic disappointment by Sri Lankan cricket authorities who will now host a 14-strong Australian team for the 10-day visit. The absence of Lillee and Marsh from Sri Lanka comes as no surprise. They have to be at least partially wrapped in cotton wool to survive three months in England and be at their effective best for the matches that really count That is not the way the board chose to put it But it is what was meant. BRIAN MOSSOP.

dejectedly in the saddling enclosure at Canterbury yesterday after eighth in the Western RSL Golden Jubilee Handicap. Katholos rockets Socceroos' squad By BRIAN MOSSOP John Singleton, Rugby League lover extraordinaire, ocker and auctioneer for the night, was a shattered man. Alex Jesaulenko's Victorian Australian Rules jersey had just fetched $600 $350 more than John Raper's Australian Rugby League Test jersey. It was a strangely subdued "Singo" who held aloft the "Jena" jersey as spirited bidding left "Chook's" value looking like a comparison between a five-pointer and a try gone west. "I don't believe it," he mumbled.

"Haming little vest worn by a wog. Sleeveless, too. What can I say Chook." It was a statement, not a question. But, even in distress, Singleton is not a man to be long lost for words. "Here we are.

Something that belongs to a real Australian," he said, brightening. "Tommy Raudonikis's State jumper. Everybody knows Tommy's dinki di. His kids were born here." The "real Australian's" jersey fetched $200. Top price for Rugby League memorabilia was the $300 bid for a 1965 Test jersey worn by Reg Casnier.

And the highest priced jersey? One worn in 1964 by the Rugby LlaloB great Ken Catchpole. It went for $650 $100 more than John Warren's 1974 World Cup Soccer jumper. When It came to balls. Soccer really kicked on. The $500 paid for the ball autographed by the current Socceroo squad left Rugby League, Rugby Union and Aussie Rules floundering.

Michael Parkinson, the sports-loving Yorkshireman who has been known to do the odd Interview on television, paid $250 for a Greg Chapped-autographed cricket bat. Other cricket bats, mostly with team autographs "in running some with and some without "John Dvson's brought between $125 and $450. Of the one signed by World Series Cricket's Australian, West Indian and World teams, the auctioneer announced: "Item five. The world's most THE QUEENSLAND TURF CLUB EAGLE FARM RACECOURSE ASCOT, QLD. OAKS MEETING SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1981 QUEENSLAND OAKS $20,000 and S750 trophy presented by (For Three-Years-Old Fillies) 2400 metres BRISBANE CUP MEETING FIRST DAY SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1981 GRAND PRIX STAKES $20,000 (For Three-Years-Old) 2200 metres Q.T.C.

SIRES PRODUCE STAKES $21,000 incl. trophies valued at $500 presented by Primac Assn. Ltd. (For Two-Years-Old) 1400 metres SECOND DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1981 QUEENSLAND DERBY $50,000 (For Three-Years-Old) 2400 metres STRADBROKE HANDICAP $102,000 incl. a Cup valued al $2,000 1400 metres THIRD DAY MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1981 MARLBORO STAKES $50,000 Incl.

Trophy valued at $500. The race is sponsored by Philip Morris Limited. (For Two-Years-Old) 1600 metres BRISBANE CUP $100,000 incl. Trophy 3200 metres NOMINATIONS tor each of the above race9 close with A.J.C., V.R.C., S.A.J.C. or O.T.C.

Brisbane on THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1981 at 12 NOON. Nomination forms available at the Offices ol the A.J.C.; V.R.C.; SAJ.C. or the O.T.C. O. P.

LAING, Secretary, Queensland Turf Club, P.O. Box 21, Hamilton Central, Old 4007 OTC 1S5 Gutendorf saw his potential when the national youth team went to Paraguay two years ago, but he did not decide to include him for the match with New Zealand until Tuesday night. Katholos's inclusion indicates Gutendorfs decision to plump for youth wherever possible, but he has also included a healthy number of experienced campaigners. Possibly the biggest surprise was the inclusion of Billy Rogers, the 30-year-old Melbourne Gunners midfielder who played for Australia in 1972 but has since been overlooked. Five of the players in the squad were not on last year's controversial world tour Katholos, Rogers, Steve Blair, John Kosmina and Bas Giampaolo which indicates how much Gutendorf has remodelled his squad this season.

Five players are 21 or under Katholos, Blair, Greg Woodhouse, Alan Davidson and Eddie Krncevic, which is a tribute to Gutendorfs youth policy. The national coach described the squad as "an excellent blend of experienced and young players." Two players, however, will have an anxious afternoon on Sunday. Jim Tansey, the Heidelberg fullback, will be watched closely by Gutendorf to see whether he can produce enough form to justify his inclusion. By BRIAN CURRAN Peter Katholos, the young Sydney Olympians midfielder, took another step in his meteoric rise to stardom by being included last night in the Socceroo squad of 17 for the World Cup match with New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday week. Rudi Gutendorf, the national coach, heaped lavish praise on the youngster when he named his squad.

Gutendorf described Katholos, 20, as "an excellent player with a tremendous future in international Katholos can thank his decision to transfer at the end of last season from St George to Sydney Olympians for his inclusion. Under the coaching of the colourful Tommy one of Britain's outstanding managers, he has boosted his talents so comprehensively that Docherty rated him recently as "the best young player I've worked Gutendorf said that it was after Docherty recommended Katholos as a potential national player two months ago that he began to look at him more closely..