Fair Song Is Strong Manawatu Prospect

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31027, 5 April 1966, Page 4

Fair Song Is Strong Manawatu Prospect

“The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. Fair Song meets the first-night winner, Trapper, on better terms and should beat him in the Wanganui Handicap on the second night of the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting tonight.

Fair Song will be driven by P. T. Wolfenden, who won twice on the first night. All which ran in the Booth’s Handicap have accepted again, with Light Oak the only new runner.

When finishing third on Saturday, Fair Song ran on as well as the winner, Trapper, just over three lengths away. Trapper had received 12 yards from Fair Song. Tonight both will start from 24, and run an extra three furlongs and a half.

Trapper’s limit mark on the first night enabled him to keep close to the leaders, but Fair Song was slow away and the solid pace made him work all the harder.

Forward March will appreciate the extra distance. She broke on Saturday, which might have cost her a placing. It was her first start since Addington on February 12 and although off 36, she could make it hard for Fair Song.

Port Boxer was buried on the fence until too late on the first night and came on strongly for third, only a long neck and half a head away. From three on the limit over the 124 furlongs he will take some catching in the second leg, the Lightning Handicap. Camlin, which, like Port Boxer, was clear late on Saturday, could trouble Port Boxer the most. Final Shot, which ran on for fourth on Saturday night, and the southerner, Money Wise, could be the best of the others. Selections:— 7 p.m.—Kawau Handicap: Regal Heiress, Pay Lady, Johnson’s Gift. 7.30 p.m.—Ororua Handicap—First division: Grand Eden, Solo Flight. Second division: Kiwi Express, Gay Nymph. 8 p.m.—lntermediate Handicap: Matakatia, Barbuda, Pocket Edition. 8.30 p.m. Palmerston North Handicap: Gloaming Girl, Starnight, Safe Flight. 9 p.m.—Wanganui Handicap: Fair Song, Trapper, Forward March. 9.30 p.m.—Farewell Handicap: Wairau Lord, Barbuda, Misty Haze. 10 p.m.—Our Own Handicap: Belle Serene, Single Cash, Don’t. 10.30 p.m.—Lightning Handicap: Camlin bracket, Deep Acre, Final Shot. Fields:— 7 p.m.— KAWAU HANDICAP, £225; trotters; 2:20 class; 12£f.—Clan Apache (4), Dexter Hanover (3), Har V'index (2), lamar (5), Johnson’s Gift (6), Pay Lady (8), Regal Heiress (7), Riccadonna (1) It; Cadallas (2), Scottish Piper (1) 36. Bracket: Clan Apache, Har Vindex and lamar. 7.30 p.m.—OROUA HANDICAP, £225; 2:20 class; mobile start; 12AL— First Division: Betty Eden (1), Eden Grattan (4), Grand Eden (5), Johnny Cruise (2), Lady Verity (6) Laurel Count (3), Minbrah (8) Morris Song (10), Solo Flight (9) Wild Chase (7) It. Second Division: Coast Away (9), Gay Nymph <7'), Jackie Fortune (2), Kiwi Express (3), Rawene Scott (1), Loyal Sue (8), Morant (4), prosecutor (6), Tearaway (5). r Brackets: Lady Verity and Rawene Scott; Minbrah and Loyal Sue; Morris Song and Morant: Solo Flight and Prosecutor; Wild Chase and Tearaway 8 p.m.— INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP, £250; 2:19 class; mobile start; Um. —Barbuda (8), Carbon King (7) Light Earl (4), Matakatia (3), Night Girl (1), Pocket Edition (2), Shortland (6), Surely Not (5) It. 8.30 p.m.— PALMERSTON NORTH HANDICAP, £350; 2:18 class; mobile start: 2m.—Ado is Belle (P.) (9), Cardinal Hanover (6), Chief Smile (4), Durham (12), Frolic Song (3), Genstar (13), Gloaming Girl (2), Hindu Star (10), Killie-

crankie (P.) (11), Lightning Star (7), Loyal Command (14), Quick Knock (1), Safe Flight (15), Savoir Faire (5), Starnight (8) It. Balloted out with right of reentry: Adios Belle. Bracket: Adios Belle and Savoir Faire. 9 p.m.— WANGANUI HANDICAP, £800; 2:15 class; trotters; 2m. 0000 Scotch Grattan (1) ... It. 0004 Cover On (4) . .. 24 0043 Fair Song (2) .. 24 0030 Irish Earl (5) ..24 0410 Paying Guest (3) .. 24 0001 Trapper (1) .. 24 0000 Anne Bingen (4) ..36 0000 Forward March (2) .. 36 0030 Paid (1) ..36 4002 Revisal (3) .. 36 0300 Light Oak (2) .. 72 4300 Scotleigh (1) .. ... 72 Bracket: Irish Earl and Paying Guest. 9.30 p.m.— FAREWELL HANDICAP, £250; 2:19 class; 12jf.—Barbuda (2), Carbon King (7), False Spring (9), Light Earl (8), Misty Haze

(1), Pocket Edition (4), Shortland (6), Upright (3), Wairau Lord (5) It; Mimbo (1) 36. 10 p.m.— OUR OWN HANDICAP, £350; trotters; 2:18 class; 2m.—Belle Serene (2), Dancing Bingen (4), Don’t (7), Summit Talk (3). Supersede (5), Take That (1). Whizit (6) It; Chief Assault (1), Frisky (2). Peterborough (3) 36; Dancing Ways (2), Single Cash (1) 60. Bracket: Supersede and Chief Assault. 10.30 p.m.— LIGHTNING HANDICAP, £450; 2:17 class; 12Jf. 000 Andy Earl <4) It. 0000 Backward (6) .. It. 2000 Bosun (10) .. ..It. 4210 Camlin (5) .. ' .. it. 0404 Final Shot (1) .. It. 0000 Hanoverian (2) .. It. 0000 Imperial Castle (8) .. It. 0000 Jubilee (7) .. ... It. 0000 Money Wise (12) .. It. 0123 Port Boxer (3) .. It. 0304 Untrue (11) .. .. It. 3340 Valiant Sandy (9) .. It. 0100 Light Silk (1) .. 36 Bracket: Camlin and Untrue.