Pell Mell Fancied At Rotorua

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32127, 24 October 1969, Page 5

Pell Mell Fancied At Rotorua

“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. The weather should be fine and the going fast for the Rotorua Racing Club’s meeting tomorrow: The T.A.B. concession double will be the Spring Handicap and Stewards’ Handicap. Pel) Mell and Corrandulla form a likely combination for the double. Selections: — 11 a.m.—Reporoa Highweight: Hyset, Aleader, Nasa Fair. 11.40 a.m.—First October Handicap: Robin Royal, Pardon, Monty. 12.25 p.m.—Kempton Maiden —First Division: Chouqueeta, Suttle. Second Division: Darling Downs, Alison. 1.5 p.m.—Graduation Handicap: Spectre, True Allen, Golden Nickel. 1.45 p.m.—Second October Handicap: Sykes, Hawaiian, Top Fox. 2.25 p.m.—Spring Handicap: Pell Mell, Dr Simon, Shantung. 3.10 p.m.—Ngakuru Maiden: Sancho. Harass, Phone Call. 3.55 p.m.—Stewards* Handicap: Corrandulla, Kalgoorlle, Gray Knight. 4.35 p.m.—Rotoiti Handicap: Fair Flash, Royal Tip, Kitty O’Toole. Fields, with form, for T.A.B. double: 2.25 p.m.— SPRIHG HANDICAP $3500; Um. and 180 yd.

040 Proud Queen (10) ..7 4 0524 Yogi Bear (8) ..7 4 3.55 p.m.— STEWARDS* HANDICAP $2000; 6f.

Ben Lomond Impresses

“The Press” Special Service MELBOURNE. The New Zealand galloper, Ben Lomond, ran an easy mile at Mentone yesterday in his final trial for tomorrow’s weight-for-age event, the $30,000 W. S. Cox Plate. Ben Lomond strode over the distance in Imin 52Jsec, the last three in 40sec. His stablemate, Sir Trutone, covered the same distance in Imin 54}sec, the final three tn 41sec. Sir Trutone is likely to run in the mile Phoenix Cup at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The New Zealand pair galloped on the course proper against the rails. The going was good. At Flemington, the stablemates, Daryl’s Joy and HamuA, both of which will run on Saturday, Worked over a mile on the steeple grass 20 feet out. The New Zealand pair, with Hamua on the outside, galloped the distance in Imin 51&ec, the last two In 25}sec. Daryl’s Joy will clash with Ben Lomond in the Cox Plate. Hamua is to run in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup (13f.).

st lb 09 Pell Mell (2) ..8 6 30 Shantung (1) .. ..8 4 7000 Annie Laurie (6) ..8 2 4845 Wonderbar (16) .. 8 2 1160 Man O’Man (13) ..7 8 Angelicum (7) . 7 8 9620 Dr Simon (11) ..7 8 4759 Corbassiere (3) ..7 7 0089 Tom Jones (5) .,7 7 9020 Papeete (14) r.. 7 6 0970 Sunset Fair (12) ..7 5 2805 Arrivederci (15) ..7 4 000 Even -Summer (4) ..7 4 3530 Gay Colleen (9) . 7 4

st lb 4116 Kalgoorlie (5) 8 11 13 Atua Lass (10) 7 11 7811 Gray Knight (3) .. 7 9 0053 Regal Gent (2) 7 6 3324 St Bruce (6) 7 6 4490 Chief Warrior (14) 7 5 47 Corrandul'la (7) 7 5 0000 Baby Star (8) Castle Dee (11) 7 4 7 4 989 Meum (12) 7 4 00 Rockfield (1) .. Toytime (9) . 7 4 7 4 7 Yamaha (13) 7 4 Scratched: Gold Heights (4).