TROTTING Asia Minor May Test Trotters At Washdyke

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30342, 18 January 1964, Page 4

TROTTING Asia Minor May Test Trotters At Washdyke

It is generally expected that Asia Minor will improve a very sound record for his Leeston owner-trainer, W. J. Doyle, when he contests the Gleniti Handicap at Washdyke today. This race is the principal event for trotters on the second day of the Timaru Trotting Club’s summer meeting.

Asia Minor, a four-year-old gelded son of Light Brigade and Passive, will be trying for his fourth win for the season and his third from his last tour starts. Asia Minor’s recent winning sequence began in the Mitcham Handicap at Ashburton on Boxing Day. Five days later he was successful again in the Improvers’ Handicap on the first night of the New Year meeting at Addington. He rounded off his campaign at Addington with a third to Doctor Kyle and Uteena in the Grandstand Handicap on the second night. Uteena and Doctor Kyle will be two of Asia Minor’s rivals again today. They could be the two hardest tor him to beat. Uteena and Asia Minor both started from the limit in the Grandstand Handicap and a head separated them at the finish. Today both are on 24 yards. Doctor Kyle gave Uteena and Asia Minor 24 yards start and soundly beat them at Addington. As far as these two are concerned he will be no worse off this time, although he is the back marker on 48 yards. Strong Bracket Beside Uteena O. M. Quinlan will have another strong form runner to represent his stable. That is Castleton’s Gift which won twice in as

many starts at the Greymouth Trotting Club’s New Year meeting. Castleton’s Gift will start from the limit. Others on the same mark with sound form backgrounds include Flying Minstrel, which will be trying to improve on a solid patch of form at Greymouth, MacNamara, last Saturday’s Waimate Handicap winner, and Pieta, which was successful at Addington the last time she raced.

The South Canterbury and Winchester Handicaps will be important events today. The T.A.B. double will operate on these two races. With four last-start winners engaged and several other runners with winning form close up on their records there is bound to be a wide range of fancies in the first leg. Perhaps Lady Charles, Raft, and Central Range will prove to be the best of a wide-open field. Blonde Piper, Mile End, and Pancho Boy are a favoured trio tor the Winchester Handicap. There will be a double for course patrons only on the Rosewill and Pukaki Handicaps. Lightning Scott and Glenurquhart may be the successful combination.

The weather has been fine in South Canterbury during the week, so the track will be firm and fast. Fields are:— FIRST LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE 11 a.m. ROSEWILL HANDICAP £300; trotters; 2:19 class; 14f.

tion (15). Red Briar (3). Rustic Queen (19), Scottish Advance (8). Seafield Princess (16). Stormy Reef (5), Transtar (9). Vanity Show (2), Young Lad (4) It. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 135 p.m. SOUTH CANTERBURY HANDICAP, £800; 2:15 class; 2m.

Brackets: Cushie Doo and Johnny Dean Worthy Dieman. Young Dieman and Raft. Scratched: Gold Globe. 2.20 p.m.— TEKAPO HANDICAP. £300; 2:19 class; lim. —Blue Brigade (2) Dawn Hanover (17). Deuce (1). Forbid (7). Frugal (16). Grand Flight (9), Honest Pick (19). Josie Pique (3), Lady Thunder (15), Megaton (10). Legal Gain (18), Radiant Meadow (13), Rangipo (8) Real Hennessy (11), Rekots (20). Roa Roa (5). Terri Lee (4). Tivoli (14). Wee Sheba (12), Why Not (6) It. SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.5 p.m. WINCHESTER HANDICAP, £650; 2:16 class; Um.

FAIRVIEW HANDICAP NO. 1, £255; 2:20 class; Ijm.—Adios Anne (19), Blue Adios (14), Bourbon Lad (5), Colonial Boy (2), Disband (18), Fallout (8), First View (12), Gold Whip (6), Hobart Lass (3), Judith Pride (11). Kerry Countess (1), Lord Cecil (7). Moyra Lass (17). Rola Dillon (20), Smokey Chimes (16), Toff Scott (4). Tryax Hall (10). Waitaki Lass (13). Waitaki Smoke (9) It. Scratched: Scotty McCoy. SECOND LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE 12.15 p.m. PUKAKI HANDICAP, £375; 2:18 class; 2m.

Brackets: Generator and Willycan, Morsel and Pancho Boy.

3.45 p.m.— GLENITI HANDICAP, £500: 2:17 class; 13m.—Bandsaw (1) Castleton’s Gift (3), Cordsworth (8), Flying Minstrel (4), Pieta (7) Smokey Dillon (5), Stormv Parade (2), Macnamara (6) It: Acquit (3). Asia Minor (4) Dreaming (5). Fiammetta (2) Medieval (7), Nimble Grattan (1) Uteena (6) 24; Doctor Kyle (1) 48. Bracket: Castleton’s Gift and Uteena. ' Scratched: Dubbo. 4.25 p.m.— GERALDINE HANDICAP, £425; 2:17 class; 14m.—Adio Star (11). Anama (3), Anterior (18), Burns Rival (12). Chief Omar (17), Colours Flying (2). Gold Maru (20). Bancove (14). King Diamond (9), Legendary (1), Messala (15), Mountain Song (5). Tavistock (8), Rannack Song (16), Sirretta (6), Smokey Hall (10). Surveyor (19), Talent (7), Taurua (4). Trusted (13) It. Brackets: Chief Omar. Legendary and Talent, Colours Flying and Surveyor, Adio Star and Rannack Song, Anama and Trusted. Smokey Hall and Tavistock.

12.50 p.m.— FAIRVIEW HANDICAP NO. 2. £255: 2:20 class; 11m. —Arneb (18), Bossa Nova (10). Caught Napping (12), Countess Ada (20), Dryden Heather (11), Flying Step (17), Guyfa (1). Joanvale (7), Jubilee (14), Lagmhor (6). Lottery Song (13). Pops Dona-

6000 Blazing (4) .. It. 4766 Courtella (7) It. 0098 Del Reno (1) It. 5272 Free Globe (5) It. 0901 Gay Lynn (3) It. 00 Trapper (6) It. 5410 Vague (2) It. 6445 Elpestre (8) .. 24 0 Gift Brigade (2) 24 2280 Jeanna (1) .. 24 5353 Lightning Scott (6) 24 8509 Make Up (5) 24 0 Mayfair Star (7) 24 0797 Waycom (3) 24 5490 Wayleggo (4) 24 0021 Pieta (1) 48 11.35 —

2181 Dulcie Mae (6) It. 0040 Field Chief (3) It. 0 Flying Ailsa (16) It. 4916 Flying Over (12) It. 3611 Glenurquhart (4) It. 5032 Jacobite (1) .. It. 7584 Johnny Supreme (2) It. 0 Lucky Helen (14) It. 0100 Rona’s Choice (8) It. 2990 Safe Flight (17) It. 4104 Ship Alloy (11) It. 4458 Stormeara (9) It. 0 Stormy Lad (15) It. 0000 Thermal (10) .. It. 0000 Young Andy (7) It. 0010 Young Garry (5) It. 3 Zadios (13) It. 080 Borodin (3) .. 12 0000 Dieman Lad (1) 12 2975 My Share (2) 12

8080 Arizona Gal (P.) (7) It. 3870 Betharry (2) .. It. 1814 Captain Dee (6) Carver Doon (1) It. It. 2222 Central Range (5) It. 0796 Cushie Doo (9) ft. 6454 Dark Louise (3) It. 8645 Johnny Dean (10) It. 0001 Napoleon Hanover (11) It. 3741 Soanfra (8) .. It. 000 Worthy/Dieman (4) .. It. 0004 Young Dieman (12) .. It. 0522 Aero Scott (1) 12 7272 Kyle View (5) 24 1131 Lady Charles (2) .. 24 0090 Procella (1) .. 24 0361 Raft (6) 24 0015 Terrace Dale (3) 24

9787 Black Treasure (8) .. It. 0063 Blonde Piper (13) .. It 0 Direct Terms (1) It. 0010 Dominica (6) It. 0000 Fernside Lad (14) It. 0596 Generator (9) It 0900 Happy Songster (7) .. It 5381 Lord Mina (5) It 4501 Mile End (11) It 3319 Morsel (12) .. It. 3340 Pancho Boy (2) It 08 Puma (15) It 012 Trigside (10) .. It 1770 Willycan (4) .. It oooo Worthy River (3) It 2307 Jilaire (4) 12 0000 Loyal Brigade (1) 12 6970 Sand Drift (3) 12 7005 Storm Water (2) 12