EASTER MEETING AT ADDINGTON

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27920, 17 March 1956, Page 6

EASTER MEETING AT ADDINGTON

TROTTING

Marshall Foi Should Race Weh

KELSO SELECTED TO WIN AGAIN

Marshall Foi may make amends for his rather unlucky defeat by Golden Marino in the New Brighton Cup last month, when he races in the Fendalton Handicap on the opening day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Easter meeting at Addington today. In the New Brighton race, Marshall Foi was just starting a run when he was involved in an accident. He was conceding the leaders a big start approaching the straight and then finished brilliantly to get within two and a half lengths of the winner. His performance was a grand staying effort and from 12 yards today it is difficult to see him beaten. Battalion, a winner over two miles at Forbury Park last month at his last appearance, may offer most opposition to Marshall Foi. Battalion is another fine stayer and with a smooth beginning, he should be running on better than most of the others at the finish. Cassado, a winner in August at her only start this season, will be in demand. She has paced her best races over two miles and from 24 vards she cannot be dismissed. She is a stablemate of Rupee and Daybreak. Both have shown fine form this season. The Te Awamutu-trained Ruth Again will have support. She has raced most consistently this season for four wins and six placings from 11 starts. She has not always been reliable at the start of her races in the North Island, but she may be prominent tn her first annearance at Addington.

Covrex, the Greymouth Cup winner, Nipalong, Light Nurse and Trueco have all shown good form this season • and they should do best of the others in an open race. Kelso will be a firm favourite to bring his record to three successive wins in the Bryndwr Handicap. The Young Bob gelding will not be set an easy task from 24 yards, but he has only nine horses starting in front of him. • Tehana. runner-up to Light Nurse over one mile and a half at New Brighton last month, looks well placed on the front mark. The Stylish Wilkes gelding has good speed and he should te well suited by the distance of one mile and five furlongs. Royal Minstrel has been running on at the end of his recent races and he is overdue for a win. If he reproduces his best form, he will have bright prospects. Coincident and Gay Cobra have paced sound races in recent weeks and they may be the pick of the other horses on the front mark. Tartan, a winner at Epsom in December, Princess Dillonia, Martini and Lady Shona are other capable pacers likely to add interest to the finish. Beehive, a stablemate of Starbeam, which will be one of the favourites for the Rattray Handicap, should win his fifth race for the season in the Spreydon Handicap. The Indianapolis gelding has good speed and has shown more stamina than most of the others in the race. Useful Trotter Hazel Grattan, which has been racing against the pacers lately, has to concede 24 yards to Beehive, but if she trots right up to her best, she may be one of the hardest to beat. Her efforts over the last few months have been meritorious. Quite Contrary finished a long list of placings with a popular win at Washdyke last week. She will start from 24 yards today, but this may not prevent her from doing well. The Quite Sure mare seldom trots a bad race and she will be solidly supported on the place totalisator. Fifth Brigade has not trotted badly for some time and if she is not forced over too much extra ground in the middle stages she should be prominent at the finish. She may not go far but she should continue to pay hei way in her present class. Centennial Star, which shares the back mark of 48 yards with Haze Grattan, has plenty of speed and hif prospects cannot be overlooked. Circlette. which is now trained by C. R. Berkett at Templeton, and Wee Raider make most appeal of the others. The club has received disappointin? support from owners and trainers foi the Preliminary Handicap, a race foi probationary drivers. A field of eight including one bracket, is carded. More than 20 horses are eligible for the race and have been entered later at tht meeting. D. G. Nyhan’s bracket of Ricoche and Dresden Lady will probably b< firm favourites for the race. Ricoche won the Timaru Challenge Stakes ii January and has been placed in hi two starts since then. If he work: clear early, he should set a difficul task. Stavanger, a very easy winner a New Brighton last month, may be th< hardest for Ricochet to beat. If hi young driver can get the best fron him, Stavanger is certain to be prom inent. Auriferous, which has made somi sound efforts this season, and LindBridget, which has shown speed ii some of her races, make most appea of the others. W. R. Butt’s bracket of Te Koi Kingsdown Direct, Stadium Chief ant Surfman will be firm favourites for th<

Rothschild Handicap, thd first leg of the double. The chances of Scottish! Brigade, Esteem, Golden Marino and ■ Distant Star are also highly regarded.' Starbeam, which will be bracketed I, with Brahman and Jaunty, may be the | < hardest to beat in the second leg, the Rattray Handicap. Our Kentucky. Super Nurse and Black Douglas are other prospects in this race. Selections are:— 11 a.m.—Preliminary Handicap: Ricochet.

Stavanger. 11.35 a.m—Spreydon Handicap: Beehive, Hazel Grattan. Quite Contrary. 12.20 pjn—Rothschild Handicap: Te Koi. Scottish Brigade, Esteem. 1 p.m.—N.Z. Welcome Stakes: Bon Ton. : Golden Hero, Overdrive. 1.45 p.m.—Rattray Handicap: Starbeam, ( Our Kentucky. Super Nurse. 2.20 p.m.—Stewards’ Handicap: Scotch : Paree. Vagus. Recruit. 3 pjn.—Fendalton Handicap: Marshal ; Foi, Battalion, Cassado. 3.40 p.m.—Bryndwr Handicap: Kelso. ■ Tehana, Royal MinstreL Fields, with form, are:— PRELIMINARY HANDICAP, Of £750. 3min 44sec class. One mile and

down Grattan. Qualifying Trials at Ashburton Nominations for trials being held at Ashburton on March 27, 1956, close on Monday, March 19, at 5 p.m. Details in New Zealand Trotting Calendar, March 7, but event six should read 4.53. MidCanterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association: L. E. Carter, secretary. Box 10, Telephone 343, Ashburton. —Advt.

five furlongs. 0304 Auriferous (1) scr 1000 Linda Bridget (3) scr 2133 Ricochet (2, scr 0301 Stavanger (4) scr 0 Arriba (3) .. •• 12 oooo Dresden Lady (4) 12 4200 Nil Desperandum (2) Welsh Heir (1) 12 3000 12 Bracket: Ricochet and Dresden Lady. SPREYDON HANDICAP, Of £750. Trotters. 3min 35sec class. One mile and a half. 0000 Beau Scott (1) scr Condor (2) scr 2000 Prestbury (1) 12 0000 Sure Pip (2) 12 1121 Beehive (2> 24 0003 Honora’s Last (4) .. • 24 0000 Wee Raider (L) .. 24 3021 Quite Contrary (3) 24 4000 Admiral Cane (1) 36 0000 Circlette (2) .. .. . 36 3044 Fifth Brigade C3> .. • 36 0420 Centennial Star (2) 48 1300 Hazel Grattan (1) 48 Bracket: Beehive and Admiral Cane. FIRST LEG OF DOUBLE ROTHSCHILD HANDICAP, Of £1275. 3min 37sec class. One mile and five furlongs. oooo Con Scott (5) .. scr Esteem (6) .. .. • 2200 Kingsdown Direct (2) scr 0004 Loraine (7) scr oooo Mighty Fine (4) scr 3003 Scottish Brigade (1) scr 3300 Scottish Note (8) scr 2221 Te Koi (3) scr 2002 Captain King (3) .. • 12 3100 Count Grattan (8) 12 oooo Crimea (7) 12 4040 Full Marks (2) 12 0011 Golden Marino (6) 12 0300 Spring Walk (4) 12 2434 Stadium Chief (5) 12 1200 Surfman (1) .. •• 12 0111 Distant Star (2) 24 1010 Sue Scott (1) .. 24 Brackets: Conn Scott and Scottish Brigade Kingsdown Direct. Te Koi, Stadium Chief, and Surfman. N.Z. WELCOME STAKES/" Of £850. Two-year-olds. One mile and a quarter. 340 Allanah Marie (4) . scr 11 Bon Ton (2) . scr 0 Compeer f8> scr 0 Crimson Star <3) scr 00 Final Sav_ (12) scr Fin estr a (9) .. . • • 23 Golden Hero (14) . scr 40 Johnny Guitar (13) . scr 00 Lord Balfour (16) . scr 00 Mossgiel (11) . scr 032 Overdrive (7) .. . scr 004 Reputation (5) . scr 020 Shantung (6) . scr co Silver Wings (1) . scr 0 Stellar (10) . scr 00 Toka Bov (15) .. . scr Bracket: Allanah Mane and Silver Wings. SECOND LEG OF DOUBLE RATTRAY HANDICAP, Of 0200 Black Douglas (1) . scr 0013 Dandy Lad (2) .. . scr • 0000 Direct Hall (3) .. scr • oooo Scott Wrack (4) . scr 0001 Starbeam (6) .. -• . . scr

4042 Super Nurse (5) .. scr )0C2 Brahman (2> .. 12 fOOO First Mate (5) .. .. 12 )104 Jaunty (3) .. 12 10C0 Kuhla (4> .. 12 1300 Lassoloc (1) .. 12 1300 Paia Royal (1) .. .. 24 000 Aladdin (1) .. 36 1043 Our Kentucky (3) .. 36 1100 Prince Polka (2) .. 36 1304 Merval (1) .. 48 Bracket: Starbeam, Brahman, and STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of £1150. Trotters. 3m in 47sec class. One mile and five furlongs. 3323 Kevin (2) .. scr 2002 Sure Phoebe (1) .. scr 1100 Amigo (1) .... .. 12 3002 Madam Grattan (2) 19 000 Shirley Dillon (4) .. 12 2200 Super Fortress (3) .. 12 230 Cabra (1) .. 24 HIO Lady BafTelan (2) .. 24 2114 Margaret Scott (4) .. 36 010 Pylon (1) .. 36 01 Scotch Paree (2) .. 36 2310 Vagus (3) .. 36 1100 Factotum (1) .. 48 3404 Fingal’s Cave (2) .. 43 >000 Excellenza (1) .. .. 60 1134 Recruit (2) .. 72 Red Valley (1) .. .. 72 1130 Precaution (1) .. .. 84 Brackets: Amigo, Cabra, and Factotum; Lady Baffelan and Margaret Scott. FENDALTON HANDICAP, Of £1000. 4min 35sec class. Two miles. 0000 Double Talk (6) .. scr 1231 Light Nurse (4) .. scr 1033 Merry Cold (2) .. scr .000 Reyleen Hall (3) .. scr ,020 Trueco (5) .. scr 0000 young Sam (1) .. .. scr 2400 Covrex (4) .. 12 W42 Marshall Foi (3) .. 12 0410 Nipalong (1) .. 12 1001 Royal Present (2) .. 12 4221 Battalion (4) .. 24 1 Cassado (3) .. 24 3123 Ruth Again 12) .. 24 1300 Slipstream (T.) (1) .. 24 2000 Straight Eight (5) .. 24 Authie (1) .. 36 0303 Fair Annette (2) .. 36 3042 Macall (3) .. 36 Brackets: Merry Gold, Reyleen Hail, and Straight Eight: Trueco and Macall. 1 BRYNDWR HANDICAP. Of £800. ?mix. 43sec class One mile and five furlongs 2000 Coincident (2) .. . .. scr 3044 Gay Cobra (1) .. . .. scr 0030 Jocund (3) . .. scr 3002 Kyle Lass (5) . .. scr 1242 Tehana (4) . .. scr 100 Credulous (2) . .. 12 3000 Princess Dillonia '4> . .. 12 3001 Radiant Diamond (3) . .. 12 0100 Tartan (1) .. 12 0001 Banjo (8) . .. 24 2311 Kelso (6) . .. 24 0021 Kingsdown Grattan (7 .. 24 0300 Lady Shona (9) .. 24 0000 Magic Mist (4) .. .. 24 0300 Martini (1) .. 24 0043 Royal Minstrel (3) .. 24 0000 Silver Circle (5) . .. 24 0000 Silver Wood (2) . .. 24 Bracket: Radiant Diamond and Kings-