TROTTING Miles Gentry Picked At Hutt Tonight

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31304, 25 February 1967, Page 6

TROTTING Miles Gentry Picked At Hutt Tonight

j Miles Gentry will put another notable victory on record if he gives eight rivals a start and a beating in the August Handicap at the Hutt Park Raceway tonight.

Mr H. S. Barry’s , capable colt is the back-marker on 24 yards in this mile and a half event for three-year-old pacers on the first night of the Wellington Trotting Club’s summer meeting. Miles Gentry will be trying for his third win of the season. His most recent success —and his second this year—was in the Ferry Handicap at the Wellington Cup meeting last month. In that restrictedage race he gave away starts up to 24 yards to all but one of his rivals and won as he liked. The hardest for Miles Gentry to beat will probably be Dark Sun, the runner-up to Curragh Dan in the Twilight Stakes at Addington Raceway last Saturday night. Regal Hal, a decisive maiden winner at Hutt Park in November and a consistent

night, and the locally-trained Reporter may be the best of the others.

Johnny . Gee and Gaylee are selected for the T.A.B. double which will be run on the Thompson Trotting Free-for-all and the V. C. McPhail Handicap. The best of Johnny Gee’s rivals in the first leg could be Uteena and Poupette. Apart from Gaylee the best of the second-leg chances might be Tutta Tryax and Frosty Heather. There will be an on-course concession double on the Pope and Armstrong Handicaps. Oh Johnny is picked to win the first leg. Cathpete, Orient Belle and Double Step might battle it out for sec-ond-leg honours. The forecast is for fine place-getter in his races meantime, will be another strong fancy. Ascot Park, a maiden winner at Auckland last Saturday

weather and the track will be firm. Fields:— 6.45 p.m,— MPE HAHDICAP, £410; 2:18 class; trotters; lim.—Hermeena <4). Oh Johnny (1). Scottish Piper (2), Stormy Opal (3) It; Chief Assault (3), Garrison’s Choice (4), General’s Choice (1), High Note (2) Immortal (5) 24; Belle Serene (3), Big Charge <l>. Regal Way (2) 48; Sure Bill <l> 72. Bracket: Stormy Opal and General’s Choice. 7.15 p.m.— ANDERSON HANDICAP, £3602:19 class; Um.—Beau Martial <2l, Far Cry i6i. Flight Adorian (5). John Peel (15), Killarney Lil (9), Maluka (14), Moon Averil <10), Realism <7l, Rosedale Hanover (3) Royal Try (13), Snowbound (12), Upright (4) It. Brackets: Far Crv and Realism; Royal Try and Upright. Scratched: Daleway (16), Kaiwha Lass (11), Tima Alone (8), Grand Eden (1). 7.45 p.m— ARMSTRONG HANDICAP, £460; 2:18 class; mobile start; lim— Cathpete (3), Dobbin Mackay (15), Double Step (13), Eden ~’ IS) ' Highland Hills (4) Honest Ken (6), Linkwood Lady (2), Loyal Tryax (7), Mike Hall (12), Orient Belle (9), Park’s Delight (8). Rola Coaster (11), Roseland Beauty <l6). Safe Flight (1), Trafalgar (14) It. Scratched: Frolic Song (17), G'“ ) a,nln S Gir > <5), Prince Tudor FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 8.30 p.m.— THOMPSON TROTTING FREE-FOR-ALL,

(17), Cover On (18), Red Medallion (11), Single Cash (7). 9 p.m.— AUGUST HANDICAP, £510; three-year-olds; special conditions; lim.—Ascot Park (4), Dark Sun (7), Marazon (6), Regal Hal (3), Reporter (5), Stanley Miller (1), Sunny Boots (9) It; Local Frost (1) 12: Miles Gentry (1) 24. Scratched: Black On (2), Vindicator (8). 9.30 p.m.— SAMUEL HANDICAP, £650; 2:17 class; mobile start; lim.—Bold Rival (14), Coastaway (12), False Spring (6), Glen Vale (2), Hal Special (8), Jink (13), Johnny Dancer (3), Kildare Kate (15), King High (7), Kiwi Express (10), Lightning Star (16), Morris (5), Option (9), Rhythm Dancer (4), Steine (11), Victoria (1) It. Balloted out with right of reentry; False Spring, Rhythm Dancer.

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 10 p.m.— V. C. MCPHAIL HANDICAP

10.30 p.m.— H. E. NICHOLLS HANDICAP, £710; 2:16 clasts; 2m.—Airborne (8), Andy Earl (6), Bill Hanover (9) Borodin (10), John (5), Loyal Command <4), My Word (7), Stewart Hanover (2), Tamoure (3) It; Chaman (3>, Coinsman (1), Quality Inn (4), Whanga Earl (2) 36. Scratched: Ladyderene (1).

Bracket: Johnny Dancer and Rhythm Dancer.

£1260; Um. 7529 Break Through (14) . It. 3065 Forward March (15) . It. 0014 French Pass (2) It. 5690 Frisky (1) It. 8141 Highland Flight (6) . It. 8968 Irish Earl (13) It. 1143 Johnny Gee (9) It. 4278 Poupette (4) „ It. 0100 Queen’s Cord (3) It. 1003 Russell (8) „ It. 0032 Scotleigh (12) It. 5450 Towser (10) It. 5302 Uteena (5) It. 3212 Glen Ogle (16) It. Scratched: Castleton’s Gift

£910; Uni. 4513 Calm Autumn (3) It. 6555 Frosty Heather (1) .. H. 5622 Gay lee (2) ] | 655 Hurry Up (4) i i 3206 Light Silk <6) It*. 3706 Loyal Knight (5) 11 6859 Loyal Light (7) IL 7999 Mitcham (8) It. 0890 Colours Flying (1) 12 7107 Henwood’s Pride (4) i 1 5121 Morris Scot <2> 12 0060 Phillmark (6) 12 3442 Tutta Tryax <5) 12 0996 Wee Herb (3) 12