TROTTING Flying Over Picked In Washdyke Ist Leg

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30952, 7 January 1966, Page 4

TROTTING Flying Over Picked In Washdyke Ist Leg

One of Flying Over’s best staying runs could give him victory in the John Hole Memorial Flandicap at Washdyke tomorrow.

This race is the first leg of the T.A.B. double on the first day of the Timaru Trotting Club’s summer meeting. Mr D. N. Forde’s Flying Song gelding has not won a race this season but he went very close in two starts at the New Zealand Cup meeting in November.

At that fixture he was second twice —beaten half a neck by Southern Song over two miles on the second day and he ran Trysail to a head over 13 furlongs on the first night. Meantime Southern Song and Trysail have both won again but Flying Over has been unplaced in two starts. At his latest attempt—in the Rangiora Cup—he lost a chance of at least running into a place by breaking at the start.

Flying Over is one of 15 runners which will start from the limit. It seems likely that his strongest rivals will come from among those handicapped on the same mark.

Legendary, a sound third in the Plumpton Stakes at Addington Raceway last Saturday night, and Moutere Bay, which finished third in the Mobile Stakes on the same course on Monday will both have solid backing. That was Legendary’s third minor placing from her last four starts. Moutere Bay has two wins and five minor placings on his record from nine starts for the season.

Copper Flame and Pop's Donation, first and second over two miles at Ashburton last month, and Powerful Light, which ran an improver’s race for fourth in the Plumpton Stakes last Saturday night, could be the best of the others off the front mark. If C. S. Donald decides on a start for Indecision he could also take beating. But much will depend on Indecision’s rehandicap for winning the Plumpton Stakes last Saturday night.

Consistent Loyal Light, which ran well for a third and a second at the Canterbury Park meeting at the week-end, might gain her second win for the season in the Kerrytown Handicap, second leg of the main double, over two miles.

Loya] Light finished third to Lusty Lad and Ingleburn over the same distance in the Summer Handicap last Saturday night. Lusty Lad could be one of Loyal Light’s rivals again but not on the same terms. He, like Epona, a winner at Greymouth on Tuesday night, still has to be rehandicapped for his latest success, Doug’s Choice, which looked badly in need of a race when he failed at Ashburton last month, will have solid backing and might even be favourite. He had been successful in each of his other two starts for the season. Battlefield should also be well up on the list of popular fancies. He has struck a fairly sound patch of form. At Addington last Monday night he was third as a sprinter. Two starts beforehand he was placed over two miles at Ashburton.

ON-COURSE DOUBLE MLS a.m.— FIRST LEVELS HANDICAP,

7070 Saracen <l2) ~ It. 5435 South Forward <5l It. 3819 Southern Tryax (1) .. It 2600 Toff Scott (6) .. It. 4305 Winning Song (13) .. It. 2911 Void (1) .. 36 Scratched: IMiUean. T.A.B. DOUBLB 2 p.m.— JOHN HOLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £675; 2:16 class; Um-

0088 Trudy Helen <B> .. It. 2804 Yankee Dandy <!«) It 3511 Epona <2> 36 4201 Lusty Lad (1) 36 Brackets: Epona and Yankee Dandy. Emily and Lusty Lad Scratched: Rolex.

£325: 2:19 class; Um. 6890 Angel Lass (4) .. It. 3898 Bryan John (9) .. It. 6419 Carefree (14) .. It. 2400 Chief Smile (12) .. It. 0008 Double Step <6> .. It. 2550 Fort Worth (10) It. 7327 Hilea (1) .. It. 2294 Misty Rain (11) .. It. 0005 Rough Sea (7) It. 0008 Singing Lad 18) .. It. 0002 Sonny Jim (15) .« It. 2285 Stormy Scott (3) .. It. 53 Vlewin (2) .. It. 8470 Warily (13) . It. 4451 Scottish Advance (2) 38 Scratched: Copper Beech, Linkwood Lady.

12.30 p.m.— SECOND LEVELS HANDICAP £325: 2:19 class; Um. 70(H) Airborne IS) . It. 7 Blue Pin (11) It. 2781 Compromise (14) It. 0030 Dryden Smoke (2) .. It. 8000 Faltuna (15) It. 3574 Flreaway (10) It. 0000 Golden Sunset (3) It 0420 Happy Wanderer (9) .. On Probation (7) It. 4752 It.

900 Carina Star (14) It. 7717 Copper Flame (9) It. 0006 Flak (2) • It. 2280 Flying Over (5) It. 5056 Frugal (11) It. 70 Gold Maru (.3) It. 3303 6677 Legendary (8) Local John <10) It. It. 6100 Maudella (12) It. 1123 Moutere Bay (15) It. 0 Petite Sal (7) It. 6432 Pop's Donation (4) It. 0604 Powerful Light (13) It. 099 Stanorma (1) It. 0000 Waltz Away <6) It. 2141 Indecision (3) 36 6906 Lottery Song <2) 36 1407 Marino Maid (1) 36 Bracket: Copper Flame and Lottery Song. 3.30 p.m.—

KERRYTOWN HANDICAP, £500; 2:17 class; 2ir 0363 Battlefield (3) It. 0000 Beresford Lady (14) It 3109 Calm Autumn (4) It 4900 Cindy (18) It 110 Doug’s Choice (1) It 4071 Emily (2) It 0850 Falstaff (6) It 4709 Gay Return (12) It 4069 Hal Special (7) It 4732 Loyal Light (13) It n Majeur (10) It 0077 Michael (9) .. It Patter (15) It 0004 Snow Chief (11) It 0066 Third Chief (17) It