DOLLY FRASER’S PROSPECTS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26129, 3 June 1950, Page 4

DOLLY FRASER’S PROSPECTS

LIKELY FAVOURITE AT ASHBURTON

Dolly Fraser’s consistent record of three wins and four minor placings in her eight starts this season attracts attention to her prospects in the Rakaia Handicap at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting today. Dolly Fraser’s placings include wins over Monty Jason in the Seadown Handicap, of two miles, at Washdyke on March 11, over Lochinvar in the Domain Handicap at Forbury Park on April 21, and over Velvet Brown in the Wellington Handicap at Hutt Park on May 6. A five-year-old daughter of Logan Fraser,and Formality, Dolly Fraser, which is trained at Addington by G. S. Smith, who races her in partnership with Mr G. H. Lucas, has shown good form on heavy tracks. She should be seen at her best to-day.

The Rakaia Handicap field includes other likely improvers, including Hemisphere, Tactician, Curiosity, and Landlight,

A winner at the Oamarn Trotting Club’s winter meeting, and a place-getter at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington last week. Hemisphere may dispute favouritism with Dolly Fraser. Brackets at Ashburton

The following horses' will be bracketed on the totalisator at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting to-day: Allenton Handicap: Blandish and Gold Note; Braeval and Ducrow: Combateer and Inherit: Dalesboy and Josedale’s Son; Gamble Queen and Veracity; Kind Regards and Mountain Range. Improvers’ Handicap: Corunna, Currency and Loyal Girl; Essendon and Gallant Satin. New Zealand Futurity Stakes: Hildadale and Imperial Lord. Durbar Handicap: Artless and Uranium; Confirmed and Liliaceae; Kublai Khan and Te Arawhata; Air Mail and Worthy Dick; Goldsmith and Victory Dale. Autumn Handicap: Young Atlas and Casacando; Diligent and Son's Gift. Harvest Handicap: Empire Lady and Realm Again; Fernbrcok Jack and True Friend; Luck Ahead and Final Return; Maori Queen and Secundus; Lucky Irisli and Mountain Tarn. Rakaia Handicap: Double Deck and Ttouville; Emblazon, Grand Fleet, and Robin Adair; Kopara Lass and Alcove. A Strong Bracket

The Tinwald trainer, C. M. Laing, will parade a strong bracket in Corunna, Currency, and Loyal Girl in the Improvers’ Handicap at Ashburton to-day. A four-year-old Gold Paper gelding, Currency gave a pleasing performance at his last start to finish second to Bedelia in the Opihi Trot at Washdyke on May 20. On that display, Currency should soon leave the maiden class. Corunna, which has shown much ability in his races, is a three-year-old gelding by Light Brigade from Norham Lady. Loyal Girl, which is owned by Mr A. Henderson, is a five-year-old mare by Grattan Loyal from Imperial Worthy, by Frank Worthy from Imperial Pointer, the dam of Imperial Gold, which left Gold Bar to Grattan Loyal.’