Smokey Cord picked to win tonight

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32539, 24 February 1971, Page 8

Smokey Cord picked to win tonight

"The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON. Smokey Cord, an impressive winner of the President’s Handicap on the first night, should not be troubled by the rise in class and may win the first leg, the Central Districts Handicap, at the Manawatu Raceway this evening. Smokey Cord won the President’s Handicap well after starting from the back mark of 24 yards. Before that, he had raced constantly at Hutt Park. The first-night winner, Corsair, and the beaten favourite, Easton Light, might be Smokey Cord’s strongest rivals. In the second leg, the Boyd Handicap, it is hard to imagine any contestant beating Mathias on his first-night run. That was Mathias’s second win on end, in which he fought on gamely under pressure over the final stages. Selections are:— .6.50 p.m.—Fellding Handicap: Goodwood, Single Girl, Zerox. 7.20 p.m.—Awapunl Handicap: Pixley, Orphrey, Desmae. 7.50 p.m.—Linton Handicap: Carsonelli, Ottavio, Kilamo. 8.20 p.m.—Kalrangi Handicap: Red Carey, Prince Charlie, Old Blackie. 8.50 p.m.—Central Districts Handicap: Smokey Cord, Corsair, Easton Light. 9.25 p.m.—Pioneer Handicap. First division: Gay King, Adios Julie. Second division: Eden All, Moringar. 10.5 p.m.—Boyd Memorial: Mathias, Eden All, True Tem° per.

10.35 p.m.—Stewards' Handicap: Whlpochet, Jack Sprat, Goldrlc. Acceptances:— 6.50 p.m.— FEILDING HANDICAP, $700; trotters; 2:20 class; 12jf.—Goodwood (7), Matapouri (5), Mini Air (10), Mini Smile (8), Prince Deltan (9), Royal Swordsman (1), Sunny Dollar (2), Tamihana (3) It; Flying Light (1), Nessaway (6), Ruakura Laddie (7), Scotbury (2), Single Girl (8), Zerox (3) 36. Balloted out with right of reentry:—Prince Tartan (4) it; Robyn Evander (4) 36; Lord Audair (6) It; Rebound (5) 36. Brackets: Lord Audalr and Matapouri; Rebound and Ruakura Laddie. 7.20 p.m.— AWAPUNI HANDICAP, $600; 2:20 class; mobile start; 12Jf.— Ann Forbes (8), Arohena (11), Bonnie Red (10), Burnside (5), Desmae (9), Kerry Song (12), My Conquest (4), Night Cove (2), Orphrey (1), Pixley (3), Really Something (7), Super Folly (6), Tarqulnius (13) It. Bracket: My Conquest and Night Cove. 7.50 p.m.— LINTON HANDICAP, $1100; trotters; 2:18 class; 12jf.—Carsonelli (3), Francis John (6), Heroic (2), Jonalea (7), Limbo Jim (8), Ottavio (4), Patvana (5), Regal Scott (1) it; Heroic Scott (2) Kilamo (1), Nul Acre (3) 24. 8.20 p.m.— KAIRANGA HANDICAP, $600; 2:20 class; mobile start; 121 f.— Captain Forbes (7), Character (5), Cobber Jim (6), Eddie Bell (4), Globe’s Maid (13), Jade East (9), Miss Parawera (12), Old Blackie (3) Prince Charlie (1), Prince Royal (2), Red Carey (11), Silbon (10), Slumbering (8) It. 8.50 p.m.— CENTRAL DISTRICTS HANDICAP $1600; trotters; 2:16 class; 2m. 7024 Our Chum (3) It 5161 Smokey Cord (2) .. It 9009 Cavil (8)24 4842 Chief Counsel (5) .. 24 2115 Easton Light (2) .. 24 3090 Halberdier (7) .. ..24 3030 Light Evander (3) .. 24 77 Loyal Smoke (1) • • 24

6400 Vapour (4) .. ..24 4486 Wendy Dee (6) .. 24 1101 Corsair (3> .. 36 7980 Duniuce Castle (1) .. 36 2703 Hair’s Hoping (2) .. 36 0000 Chief Assault (1) . 48 Balloted out with the right of re-entry:— 9008 Mysore (1) ..It Bracket: Our Chum and Hair’s Hoping. 9J5 p.m.— PIONEER HANDICAP, $700; 2:19 class; mobile start; lim.— First division: Adios Julie (10), Caught Again (2), Dayvander (1), Gay King (9), Lakadough (8), Lady Madonna (6), Mataari (5), Morano Gold (11). Polly Creed (7), Port Getaha (3), Tradesman (4) It Second division: Caretaker (7) Charlie Gum (9). Eden All (I) Golden Creed (10), Jean Batten (2), Last Regent (5), Oxford Diamond (3), Moringar (8), Scotside (6), Rerewai (11), Volta (4) It. Brackets: Caretaker and Caught Again; Dayvander and Eden All; Lakadough and Golden Creed; Mataari and Oxford Diamond; Polly Creed and Scotside; Tradesman and Volta. 10.5 p.m.— R. E. BOYD MEMORIAL HANDICAP $1500; three and four-year-olds; special conditions; 12Jf. 137 Lord Melrose (1) It 010 Peggy Jean (2) .. .. It 701 Adios Julie (1) .. .. 12 3844 Celtic Lord (5) .. 12 0096 Donna Light (4) 12 2231 Eden All (2) .. .. 12 2711 Mathias (6) ..12 6374 Scottish Cheer (7) .. 12 4113 Timber (3) ..12 7312 True Temper (8) .. 12 7860 Frosty Lil (1) .. ..24 7920 Hi Trail (2) ..24 Bracket: Scottish Cheer and Frosty LU. 10.35 p.m.— STEWARDS* HANDICAP, $900; 2:18 class; mobUe start; 2m.— Andy Lynn (13), Beau Frost (12), Black Dleman (3), Bonnie Creed (10), Golric (5). Honest Dollar (4), Jack Sprat (1), Mathias (2), Rocklea (7), Sam (6), Sweet Lue (8) Te Kiatere (9), Whlpochet (II) It.

Tucson Golf.—R. J. Charles (70, 72—142), of New Zealand, was five strokes behind the leader, J. C. Snead, nephew of Sam Snead, with 36 holes to play in the $llO,OOO Tucson open golf tournament in Anzor.