TROTTING Tactile Should Create New Record At Oamaru

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29819, 11 May 1962, Page 5

TROTTING Tactile Should Create New Record At Oamaru

The unbeaten Wyndham colt, Tactile, is expected to create a new record-winning sequence for a two-year-old when he contests the Oamaru Juvenile Stakes, the feature event at the Oamaru Trotting Club’s winter meeting tomorrow. Tactile at present shares the record of six wins with Blue, which was unbeaten at two years in the 1957-58 season. Lordship also won six races last season, but he was beaten on three occasions. However, Lordship still holds the stake-winning record of £3745, which Tactile will not better unless he wins the New Zealand Sapling Stakes at Ashburton next month.

Tactile will have to be a real champion to win as he has drawn the second line. He will need plenty of Luck to secure a dear run over the first furlong. However, he is such a grand colt that unless he receives a severe check, he should still win

Friendly John, which has drawn wide at No. 14, could be the hardest for Tactile to beat. Friendly John was within two lengths of Tactile in the New Zealand Welcome Stakes at Addington last month at his most recent start. The Johnny Globe colt has shown considerable

promise and it will be surprising if he fails to make a bold showing.

Admiral and Jojabrod will form a useful bracket. Jojabrod made tip a lot of ground for fourth in the New Zealand Welcome Stakes and he has shown to advantage at trials since then.

Admiral, by Stormyway from Trixie Milne, has been

impressive at trials and if he reproduces his best form, he will have prospects Earl Globe, another of the representatives of Johnny Globe in the race, weakened a little to finish sixth in the New Zealand Welcome Stakes He is usually a reliable beginner and he should be close to the lead all the way Landlord, a winner at Methven, disappointed at Addington He is a likely type of pacer and from a favourable barrier position he should be hard to beat. He will probably be driven by M Holmes.

Siva has again drawn the second line. He has met trouble in his . last two starts so those failures can be overlooked. He has sufficient ability to make a bold showing. Medico. Vantage and Light

Silk should do best of the remainder. The double will be run on the R. A. McDowell Memorial Handicap and the C- L. Ayson Handicap. Fair weather is forecast and the track is expected to be in good order.

Fields, with form, for the doubles races are:— R. £ L. MCDOWELL MEMORIAL HANDICAP. Of £550: 4min 41sec class 2m. 7511 Arriaga (4) . It. 1370 Bums Rival (1) . It. 1200 Cairnbrae (5) . It. 1611 Estimation (8) . It. 1018 Geordie (9) . It. 0010 Hamutana (3) . It. 4017 Meadow Cheer (10) . It. 5101 Robyn (2) . It. 2007 Rosalind Globe (7) . It. 7460 Soanfra (111 . It. 0012 Stormlight <6> . It. 1185 Throwaway (12) . It. 7032 Bonnieburn (6) . 12 9022 El Adem (5) . 1? 2506 Hancove (2) .. . 12 0000 Hydro Boy (3) . 12 7236 Jolly Hal (4) . 12 3000 No Charge (7) . 12 5629 Storm Water (1) . 12 0000 Faru (1) . 60 C. L. AYSON HANDICAP, Of £400; 2min Msec class 11m. 12 Adloway (12) It. 19 Halyard (18) It. 1386 Ice Fall (9) It. 4949 Johnny Smith (1) It. 0106 Lucky Helen (17) It. 8016 4000 Lynrobyn (101 Mundamus (15) It. It. 3500 My Share (8) It. 5451 Peel (61 It. 9090 Quilla Dillon (5) It. 0077 Roseland Song (3) It. 1082 Seafield Lady (14) It. 2560 Simmonds (13) It. 8310 Smog (7) It. 8494 Smokey Hall (2) It. 0019 Swanky Boy (4) It. 8702 Vivacis (111 It. 8786 Worthy River (16) It. 0006 Gold Maru (1) 12 7022 Marquess (1) 24