TROTTING Flying Over Could Win Ashburton Second Leg

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30561, 2 October 1964, Page 4

TROTTING Flying Over Could Win Ashburton Second Leg

Flying Over, a sprint winner at Methven last Saturday, looks handily placed to extend his record in the two-mile President’s Handicap, the second leg of the double at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s spring meeting tomorrow. Flying Over is a sound stayer, having won over two miles on the course last December.

Flying Over showed gameness when he won at Methven last week, his win following on two sound efforts earlier in the season. He has drawn badly, but the distance of the race should help him overcome this disadvantage.

Why Not and Dominica might be the hardest for Flying Over to beat. Why Not has had a chance to freshen up since she raced last at Addington on September 5. She recorded a pleasing effort at the Methven trials on Tuesday and will have to show very little improvement to take a prominent part in the finish. Dominica has paced two fair races this season, her best effort being a fifth in the fast run two-mile race won by Turbulence on the first day of the national meeting. Dominica went well at the Methven trials on Tuesday and if she repeats that effort, she could make an overdue return to winning form. Strip, which has recorded two fourths and a fifth from three starts this season, appeals most of the others on the front. If the pace is slack early. It will not surprise if one or two of the horses on 36 yards finish close up. Happy Sam showed improvement on some of his recent efforts when he won at the Methven trials. He could be close to the good form he showed last season. Aiblins and Carver Doon, fourth and fifth respectively over 13 furlongs at Addington a fortnight ago, are other sound stayers capable of a bold showing. Aiblins won this race 12 months ago after starting from 12 yards. The Ashburton Flying Stakes will be the first leg of ■ the double. This race has; drawn a large and very open; field. Cairnbrae, Lordship I

and Vanderford form a likely trio, but there is expected to be extremely strong opposition for all three of them. Fine weather is forecast and the track will be hard and fast. 1 p.m.— ASHBURTON FLYING STAKES, £1300; 2:11 class; Ijm.

Brackets: Admit and Van Re beck: Cheta, Smokeaway and Vanderford: Chiffon, Garry Lo ean and Highland Step; Garcon d’Or and Jay Ar: Peel. Cairnbrae. Urral and King Hal: Van Rush and Dandy Briar. 2.40 p.m.— PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £800; 2:16 class; 2m.

7900 Admit (18) It. 0003 Avante (12) It. 0000 Chiffon (6) It. 8403 Deft (13) It. 0005 Flying Blue (14) It. 0900 Fox Able (3) It. 1111 Garcon D'Or (8) It. 76 Garry Logan (2) It. 8251 Highland Step <11) .. It. 8148 Junior Royal (15) It. 7398 Lady Charles (17) It. 9000 Peel (5) It. 9100 Rustic Lad (9) It. 0695 Safe Return (10) It. 0787 Van Rebeck (18) It 5052 Cairnbrae (1) 12 0050 Dandy Briar (2) 12 6007 Oretl (3) 12 30 Smokeaway (5) 12 7000 Urral (4) 12 3551 King Hal (1) IS 7321 Jay Ar (1) 24 4224 Vanderford (1) 30 8012 Lordship (1) ... 48 Balloted out with right Of re-entry: — *3100 Cheta (4) It. 6008 Kingsdown Patch (1) .. It. 0800 Van Rush <7) It.

5685 Angkor >7) . It 9000 Bay Prince (12) . It Black Treasure (13) . It 7000 Dieman Lad <6) . It. 0258 Dominica (1) . It 3261 Firing Over (17) . It 000 Hustler (5) . It 3115 Quesnel (14) . It. 0000 Sirretta (3) . It 0700 Solemn (15) . it 0445 Strip (10) . It. 1330 Tetri Lee (9) . It 1000 Tibet <4) . It

1327 Why Not <2> It. 2604 Aibilns (7) 36 0000 Arizona Gal (3) 36 0608 Blonde Piper (4) 36 0745 Carver Doon (1) 36 9000 El Adem (6) 36 7050 Happy Sam (9) 36 3000 Jilaire <8) 36 0909 Moose (5) 36 0080 Paddy’s Day (10) 36 0383 Spring Garrison (2) .. 36 Balloted out with right of re-entry — 9760 Burns Rival (16) It.

3310 Medico <8) .. It. 0700 Prinsuva ill) .. it. Brackets: Angkor and El Adem: Quesnel and Paddy's Day: Tibet and Spring Garrison.