TROTTING Newport Maid Will Test Sprinters

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31089, 18 June 1966, Page 7

TROTTING Newport Maid Will Test Sprinters

If Newport Maid has held the form which gave her a decisive victory in the Queen’s Birthday Stakes at Ashburton last Monday week she should take beating again in the Archer Memorial Handicap at Rangiora today.

On the strength of her most recent performance Mrs A. V. Kingsland’s Newport Chief filly is almost certain to be a warm favourite in this sprint event for 2-18 class pacers at the Rangiora Trotting Club’s winter meeting.

Newport Maid will be driven by her Templeton trainer, W. R. Butt. His stable will also be represented by Angel Lass which, on form, looks to be a fairly weak link in the bracket. One of the hardest for Newport Maid to beat might be Student. This consistent Smokey Hanover four-year-oid has won two races this season for his Belfast ownertrainer, C. S. Donald. His most recent victory was over a sprint distance at Hutt Park in April. Meantime, he has been placed in each of his five races, and two of those placings were seconds in sprint events at Nelson last week-end.

If Queen’s Birthday Stakes form is going to prove valuable, Goldmount’s chance of, at least, reaching a place must be rated fairly high. He was soundly beaten in the Ashburton event, but made ground near the end for fourth and had a number of well-performed three-year-olds behind him at the finish. The recent form of the others off the limit is not impressive, but if Happy Wanderer, which went soundly for

fifth over two miles at Ashburton the last time she raced, and Lauder Way, an unreliable but Speedy pacer, produced one of their peak runs, they could add interest to the finish.

The only last-start winner in the field is Winfield Chief, Student’s conqueror at Nelson last Tuesday. He could go well again but would need plenty of luck in the running to succeed from 24 yards in a capacity field. Why Not and Lustre Scott are a fancied combination for the T.A.B. double, which will be run on the Rangiora Winter Cup and the Eyreton Handicap. Most opposition for Why Not in the first leg is generally expected to come from Soldier Gal and Epona. Lustre Scott’s strongest rivals might be Wight and Overtime.

The double for course patrons only will be run on the Waikuku and First Sefton Handicaps. Mon Amie and Country John could be the successful combination. The .forecast is for continued fine weather. The track should provide good winter going. Fields are:— 10.30 a.m.— TWO-YEAR-OLD TROTTERS’ TRIAL (non-totallsator), £100; mobile start; 11 miles.—Laplander (5), Magic Time (2), Markalan (4), Martian (8), Pressano (7), Shot Silk (3), Westland King (1), Wire Wound (6) It. FIRST LEG ON-COURSE DOUBLE 11 a.m.—

Scratched: Disneyland, Matform, Sari’s Hope. 11.35 a.m.— OHOKA HANDICAP, £200; 2:20 class; trotters; 13f.—Awayugo (13), Bonny Strathair (1). Claudia Hanover (16), Dainty Karen (6), Globe Bell (11), Hey Boy (8), Light Screen (7), Marshall John (9), Modern Girl (3), Say Diana (2), Sliver Strip (5), Sleeman (14) It; Beverley Globe (5), Convertor (7), Global King (3), Macrae (8), On Johnny (4), Space Chief (6) 36; Abel (1) 60. Bracket: Claudia Hanover and Beverley Globe. Scratched: Bilgetaha, Guess Who, Mysore, Netherby, False Queen. SECOND LEG ON-COURSE DOUBLE 12.15 p.m.— SEFTON HANDICAP NO. 1, £225; 2:20 class; lim.

0241 Sam Scott (2) .. 36 Scratched: Hazelburn Lass, Highland. Moonstorm. 12.50 p.m.— OXFORD HANDICAP, £350: 2:18 class: trotters;. 13f.—Don’t (9), Melissa (7), Norwood Lass (5), Notulas (2), Phllonian (10), Remember When (3), Rough Sea (1), Safe Haven <6). Tryax Town (8), War Scene (4) It; Big Charge (2), Deception <5), King's Cord (4), Logan Count (3), Summit Talk (1) 24; Prince Cord (1) 48. Brackets: Melissa and Phtlonlan, King’s Cord and Prince Cord. FIRST LEG OF TA.B. DOUBLE 135 p.m.— RANGIORA WINTER CUP, £650 ; 2:16 class; 2m.

0900 Vauxhall Prince (1) .. 36 Bracket: Hal’s Delight and Raven Song. 2.20 p.m.— SEFTON HANDICAP NO. 2, £220; 2:20 class: lim.—Alray (8), Battery Boy (17). Becky Wyn (2), Champagne (20), Copper Khan (18), Echo Tryax (10), High Fire (6), Morrtea (3), Newlands (15)ri Rosalie Morn (1). Reydon h&t (IS). Scotta Song (7), Smony Queen (5), Solo Flight (16), Superdawn (14),

Sweet Secret (11) It; Tobacconist (1) 36. Scratched: Red Knight, Eden Star, Palpitation. SECOND LEG OF OFF-COURSE DOUBLE

Brackets: Blue Pin and Vantage; Cindy and Eyreton: Overtime and Sir Hugh; Showpiece and Ullght. Scratched: Gay Return, Royal Melody, Trudy Helen. 3.45 p.m.— ARCHER MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £350; 2:18 class; lim. — Angel Lass (1), Cathpete (9), Golden Garry (17), Goldmount (1), Happy Wanderer (8), Jay Queen (11), Lauder Way (10), Major Mp (19), Mike Hail (4), Newport Maid (7), Option (18), Rawlri (20), Sonic (3), Spry (15), Student (5), Vandior (16) It; Winfield Chief (1) 24. Bracket: Newport Maid and Angel Lass. Scratched: Batavia, John, Russell Gee.

WAIUKU HANDICAP. £250; 2:19 class; 13f. 4616 Black Tulip (5) It. 9700 Dryden Pal <7> It. 0800 Eden Lad (16) .. It. 8890 Finesse (11) .. It. 9700 Highland Globe (4) .. It. 0200 Laurlnda (12) It. 0000 Lord Cecil (15) It. 0000 Misty Rain (6) It. 0271 Mon Amie (14) It. 5431 Queen Gypsy (10) It. 1635 Restabeil (17) It. 4080 Shinto (3) It. 0300 Sonetto (8) . > It. 7977 South Forward (19) .. It. 1377 Surrey Hills (9) It. 0000 Ten Grand (13) It. 5413 Dawn Peterson (1) .. 36 1501 Ewtor (3) 36

8000 Afortunado (16) 0774 Atabal (5) .. It. .. it. 7907 Bacardi (1) .. .. It. 004 Boston Billy (9) .. It. 0000 Braeburn (13) ► , It. 7055 Country John (17) .. It. 408 Falincla (8) It. 0000 First Walk (3) .. It. 6500 Garrlman (19) ,.. it. 0000 Gift Duty (7) .. It. 77 Lucky Ham (6) .. It. 7000 Okana (12) .. It. 7000 Piccirangi (2) .. It. 005 Silver Medoro (14) .. It. 9600 Soft Magic (11) .. It. 9080 Star News (4) .. It.

0000 Arahlna <14> It. 0976 Burns Rival (9) It. 0440 Copper Flame (11) It. 6900 Dieman Lad (12) It. 6633 Epona (4) It. 5807 Flying Over (15) It. 0000 Frugal (IS) .. to . It. 1090 Hal’s Delight (1) It. 0104 Our Smokey (3) It. 0420 Raven Song (2) It. 4001 Soldier Gal (5) It. 0950 Talent (6) It. 0000 Thunderboy (7) It. 0069 Waltz Away (8) Why Not (10) It. 0582 It. 0000 Medoro Star (2) 3« 0600 Third Chief (3) 38

3.5 p.m.-— 5050 EYRETON HANDICAP, £450; 2:17 class; l t m. Blue Pin (18) a. It. 1060 Chief Smile (8) It. 0300 Cindy (10) It. 9707 Doctor Jim (4) It. 1014 Dryden Smoke (3) .. It. 0135 Eyreton (S) It. 0438 Ingleburn (14) It. 5709 Kingster (16) .. It. 3520 Lustre Scott (13) It. 7173 Overtime (5) It. 6400 Queensway (20) It. 0024 Richard Hanover (1) It. 2010 Showpiece (15) It. 0967 Sir Hugh (2) It. 5252 Ulight (17) .. It. 7164 Vantage (19) It. 4081 Chaman (1) .. 24