TROTTING Wayren Has Chance Of Success At Greymouth

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30270, 24 October 1963, Page 5

TROTTING Wayren Has Chance Of Success At Greymouth

Wayren, a place-getter at the night trials at Addington last week, should graduate from maiden company in either the J. R. Coburn Handicap or the W. Meldrum Handicap at Victoria Park tonight. He will contest the two races for trotters at the opening of the Greymouth Trotting Club’s inaugural night meeting.

As well as being placed at Addington, Wayren has trotted useful races against reasonably strong fields in Canterbury at his other starts this season. Trained by W. E. Taylor, who races him in partnership with Mr F. Percy, Wayren is a five-year-old gelding by Wayfarer from Grenadene. Unless he is unable to handle the track with confidence, he should win at least once on the trip.

Gala Song and Flying Minstrel might be the hardest tor Wayren to beat. Gala Song, a four-year-old in A. R. McKenzie's Harewood team, trotted a useful race for eighth at Motukarara when having his first start at a totalisator meeting. He should have benefited from that race and he should do well at this meeting. Flying Minstrel, after finishing third at Motukarara. was second to Betting Time at the Addington night trials. However, he broke just short of the post and was subsequently disqualified. Flying Minstrel, by Flying Song from Esbekiya, has not finished improving and he should pay expenses at Greymouth. Polydorus has not returned a dividend so far this season,

but she has finished fourth at two of her three starts. She is not too solid, but is capable of surprising. Tau Ceti has been working well enough recently to be considered as a place prospect at the meeting, but if Wayren trots solidly, he should be the brightest prospect tonight.

The double will be run on the A McDonnell Handicap and the T E Coates Handicap. Mile End. Sirretta and Talent form a likely trio in the first leg, while Legendary, Vivace and Charlesworth appeal most in the second. Fair weather is forecast and the track should be in splendid order. The club expects a record crowd tonight and every effort has been made to have sufficient facilities available to cater for it. J R. COBURN HANDICAP. £220: trotters: 2:20 class: 13f Don’t (4), Flying Minstrel (10). Free Globe (3), Gala’s Song (7). Peterborough (8). Polydorus (9). Rosa Fay (5). Seven Nights (11). Springvale Lad (2). Tau Ceti (1), Wayren (6) It. P. C. HEAPHY HANDICAP. £200: 2:20 class; 2m.—Adios Anne (5). Battlefire (1). Blue Adios (31. Bobby's Girl (6). Cheriglobe (13), Chiefly (16). Glen Caetle <9l. Happy (13). Melanie (4), Misfit (2), Moj'ra Lass (12). Ruapuna (11), Smokey Chimes (16). Sooty (8), Tibet (14). Whist 17) It. Bracket: Whist and Moyra Lass. Scratched: Happy. Melanie. CHAS. WATSON HANDICAP. £250: 2:19 class; Ilf.—Addisonia (7) Backward (12). Bonnie Lord HO) Fefie Globe <Bl. Fluid D-ive H 4). Linde Marie (ID. Main Reason <?). Major Pip (51 Undemmner (3). Untrue (6). Vertieo (13). Westward Ho (9) Young Peg (4). Shepherd's Pride (11 It Bracket: Fff>e Globe and Shepherd’s Pride. e McDonnell handicap. £350: 2:18 class: Im sf. 0 Bold John (10) .. H00 Charles Junior (8) .. It 9007 High Hones (15) .. It Mecca Star (12| .. It. 3404 Mile End (11 .. It. Montaigne (7) ..It. 108 Officious Piper (3) .. It Petite Etoile («> .. It 807 Swretta (11) .. It. Sauire (14) .. ..It 56 Talent (9> .. It. 0 Thermal (13) .. It Thrift (4) .. ..It Truculent (21 .. It Mand Noble (1) .. 12 Brackets: Squire and Talent; Thrift and Maud Noble. Scratched: Mirubuka. W. MELDRUM HANDICAP £220: trotters: 2:» clast: I3f Don't (8). Flying Minstrel (5). Free Globe (8). Gala's Song (1).

Peterborough (11), Polydorus (4), Rosa Fay (9), Seven Nights (7), Springvale Lad (3), Tau Ceti (2). Wayren (10) it.

W. E. PRING HANDICAP, £2OO ; 2:20 class; 13f.—Blue Adios (19), Bobby’s Girl (14), Cheriglobe (12). Constant Bay (4) Doctor Paul (8), Glen Castle (2), Herlot (20), Local John (11), Mary Pratt (9), Melanie (18), Misfit (1), Moyra Lass (5) Nephrides (7), Night Boy (3), Ramsay (13), Ruapuna (16) Smokey Chimes (17). Sooty (6), Suzie Wong (15). Tibet (21) Whist (10) It. Brackets: Doctor Paul and Night Boy, Heriot and Tibet, Bobby’s Girl and Whist; Local John and Ruapuna. Scratched: Constant Bay. Melanie. 1. E. COATES HANDICAP. £4OO ; 2:17 class; Ilf. Captain Dee (5) .. It. 0150 Charlesworth (1) .. It 9 Chief Omar (0) .. It. Dorian Gray (12) It. Geordie (11) .. ItGold Lady (9) .. it. 062 Legendary (2) .. It. 0340 Lord Mina (6) .. It. Nigger Minstrel (4) .. It. 0 Paul Bunyan (7) .. It. 6600 Rannack Song (8) .. It. 832 Vivace (3) .. .. It. 0009 Gay Flame (1) .. 12 5400 Bay Prince (1) .. 24 Bobcat (1) .. .. 36 Brackets: Charlesworth and Captain Dee Chief Omar and Legendary. H. R. REID HANDICAP, £3OO : 2:18 class; Ilf.—Bob Hanover (13), Bold John (2), High Hopes (8). Mecca Star (4). Mile End (15). Mirubuka (3), Montaigne (11), Officious Piper (7). Petite Etoile (14), Sirretta (6). Squire (1). Talent (9), Thermal (10), Thrift (5). Truculent (12) it. Bracket: Squire and Talent. Scratched: Mirubuka.