M. Holmes For Melbourne

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32215, 6 February 1970, Page 5

M. Holmes For Melbourne

tFrom Out Own Reporter) DUXRDLN. If Meadow Bank earns a start in the Inter-Dominion Championship series in Melbourne on February 28, it is possible M. Holmes will be his driver. His Dunedin owner-trainer, G. J. Morrison, said yesterday he hoped to engage one of the other New Zealand drivers at the series to drive Meadow Bank in the heats. Holmes has told Morrison that he would probably be available to drive him in the final. MeadowBank was withdrawn from the Dunedin Festival Cup final.

' He had two hard races on 1 the opening nights of the meet--ing, and has a lot of travelling ■ and racing ahead of him.” said Morrision. ‘‘l’m going to give I him an easy time before leav-; Ing for Christchurch on Mon-' day.’’ Along with other New 1 Zealand candidates for the; series. Meadow Bank will leave; for Melbourne on Wednesday morning. Noble Lord, the top-ranked-two-year-old pacer of the sea-1 son to date, will compete as a trotter in a non-totalisator event at the Canterbury Park meeting next week at Addington Raceway. Noble Lord holds the New Zealand race record of 2min Bsec for one mile from a standing start. He could go close to Westland King's record of 2min 12 l-ssec for a trotter. Noble Lord was worked as a trotter yesterday morning at Forbury Park and acquitted > himself well. ‘‘He worked in pacing shoes, and will go better when reshod,” said his trainer-driver. D. G. Nyhan, who added that Noble Lord was a naturally double-gaited horse. Answer to Correspondent.—, Double Peter started twice at, Addington on August 24. 1946. He won the Winter Handicap at his first start and finished fourth in the August Pacing, Free-for-all, the last race on the card.