DIGNUS IN FORM

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28429, 8 November 1957, Page 5

DIGNUS IN FORM

Prospect For Addington Dignus showed he would win races at the New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting when he led throughout the Canterbury Park Club Handicap at yesterday’s cup trials at Addington. He finished full of running and recorded the smart time of 3min 28 l-ssec for the mile and five furlongs, the last half-mile in Imin 0 3-ssec. and the last quarter in 30 2-ssec. Dignus is engaged on 24 yards in the two-mile Spring Handicap at Addington on Tuesday and it will be surprising if he fails to take a prominent part in the finish Glint, a candidate for the same race, was in second place throughout yesterday’s race and she was two lengths from Dignus at the post. She has not won a race so far this season, but her * luck should change at Addington. Invicta, which will make a fresh start in the Spring Handicap, paced a fair race for third, a length behind Glint, with a similar distance back to Esteem. Lady Shona was not extended to finish a good fifth, followed by Kingsdown Direct. Scottish Note and Somerset Lad. Derive broke with just over one mile and a quarter to run and in the mix-up which followed Count Grattan. Light Nurse. Prince Polka and Dourglo lost their chances. The Three-year-olds The race for three-years-olds was dominated by the class youngsters of last season. Tobacco Road recording a brilliant Derby trial by beating Whippy Dillon. Sebabu and Seafield Lad. Tobacco [Road started from 36 yards, and met a severe check with just under half a mile to run when Medoro Star broke. He was a good 12 lengths from the leaders after this, but rapidly closed on’them. He was showing up at the straight entrance on the outside of Rosalinda. Gay Baron, Zany, Seafield Lad. Whippy Dillon and Sebabu. Once into the straight he had too much in reserve for the others and won stylishly. Whippy Dillon was not knocked about over the last furlong and he was a head back in second place. His effort was also a sound one. He was two lengths in front of Sebabu. which finished on boldly a head in front of a likely improver in Seafield Lad Gay Baron, after trailing most of the way. was three lengths back fifth, just ahead of the tiring i Rosalinda, with Zany. Our Tim and Matairiki. Vierosa Finishes On Vierosa, after racing in the middle of the field, finished much too strongly for her rivals in the NewZealand Breweries Handicap. Vierosa’s effort was a sound trial for the Final Handicap on Tuesday. Upward set an easy pace in the early stages of the race. Loyal Cis and Dryden Lad were shading him racing to the straight, with Blue Jay, Fourth Edition. Royal MinstreJ. Phantasy, and Vierosa next. The last-named finished best in the straight and won by a neck. Fourth Edition, after being well back early, moved up to be handy racing to the straight. He finished boldly and should win a race at the cup meeting. Blue Jay covered extra ground early and was a length behind Fourth Edition in third place, a neck in front of Dryden Lad. Phantasy pulled hard most -of the way and was not extended to finish fifth, ahead of the fast-finishing Gat Cobra, with Royal Minstrel. Loyal Cis. Reason Why and Upward clear of the remainder The leaders paced their last haltmile in Imin 0 4-ssec. the last quarter in 30sec Night Reveller in Form Night Reveller, which will race next in the New Zealand Metropolitan Challenge Stakes on the Second day of the cup meeting, recorded a pleasing trial when he beat a good field of improvers in the Burke and Co. Handicap Gold Cloud took the lead with just over one mile and a quarter left Aksarben and Golden Hero were on terms with Gold Cloud racing to the straight, with Warren Grattan. Arnhem. Night Reveller, and Starwise almost in line next, followed by Adoration Starwise finished on for fifth, ahead of Arnhem, which dropped back near the two. Golden Hero, and Adoration Maxwelton broke at the start. The leaders paced their last halfmile in Imin 2sec. the last quarter in 31 2-ssec. Air Command’s Trial i Air Command did best of the I horses engaged in the Introductory Handicap on Tuesday by finishing I second to Manana in the Rollins Breweries Handicap. Manana was I eliminated from the Introductory Handicap, hut will be eligible for races on the later days of the meeting Medetta. which was not knocked about over the last furlong, was finishing on well in fifth place, ahead of Dan’s Choice. See All. and Madam Grattan. Dan’s Choice, Wilton Lad, Cyma and Glengallan broke early.