TROTTING Blanket Valley is picked tonight

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32568, 30 March 1971, Page 8

TROTTING Blanket Valley is picked tonight

“The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND. Blanket Valley won so impressively at a matinee at Alexandra Park on Saturday he looks sure to be tough to beat in the Hamilton Pace, the second leg of th« T.A.B. concession double at the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting at Claudelands tonight. Early in the season Blanket Valley won three races in succession and his connections thought so highly of him they entered him for the InterDominion Championships. But his form deteriorated and the engagement was not continued. Blanket Valley was fourth at his last appearance at a total)sator meeting—at Alexandra Park recently—and his showing at the matinee indicated he was back to his best. The Hamilton Pace has drawn a strong field of 2min 17sec class horses and there is bound to be good support, too, for Laurel I Lad and Vi Direct. Faye Bingen remains in favour for the first leg, the < Claudelands Raceway Pace. Her main opposition may be provided by Mark Hanover and Cochrane. The forecast is favourable and the track should be fast. Selections: — 6.30 a.m.—Ohaupo Handicap: Van Wrack, Velstar, Zerox. 6.50 p.m. Fairfield Pace: Scotside, Mister Mundy, Mister Dreamer 7.20 p.m. First Farewell Pace: Character, Erin’s Tracey, Golden Number. 7.50 p.m.—Frankton Handicap: Celtic Lord, Rossi Gennari, Timber. 1 8.20 p.m.—lmprovers’ Handicap: Goldric, Andy Lyn. 8.50 p.m.—Claudelands Raceway Handicap: Faye Bingen, Mark Hanover, Cochrane. 9.30 p.m.—Huntly Handicap: Great Horizon, Carso.ie..«, Alcalde. 10.5 p.m. Hamilton Pace: Blanket Valley, Laurel Lad, VI Direct. 10.35 p.m.—Second Farewell Pace: Great Forbes, Old Blackie, Cheyenne. 6.20 p.m.— OHAUPO HANDICAP, $700; trotters; 2:20 class; 12jf.—Camp Sergeant (5), Great Minx (4), Matapouri (11), Prince Tartan (7), Mini Air (1), Tiny Boy (8), Van Wrack (6), Velstar (12), Wallace Direct 12) It: Margie Lawn (6), Robin Evander (2), Ruakura Laddie (5), Temptation (3), Zerox (1), Merry Light (4) 36.

Brackets: Great Minx and Merry Light; Prince Tartan and Wallace Direct. Scratched: Calumet Lad. Rotonui, Roaming Valley, Scotbury. 6.50 p.m.— FAIRFIELD PACE, $700; 2:19 class; mobile start; All Globe (8), Dark Prince (13), Happy Melody (16), Loyal Nui (2), Mister Dreamer (2), Mister Mundy (4), Newport Belle (17), Regal Royal (10). Rerewai (9), Ruth Evander (14), Scotside (1), Tarina Hanover (11), Jean Batten (6) Welcome Hanover (15) it. Brackets: Scotside and Jean Batten. Scratched: Dayvander, Dreaming John. Last Regent, Mataavi. 7.20 p.m.— I FIRST FAREWELL PACE, $550; 2:20 class; mobile start; 12if<— Apollo Lady (3), Bachelor Royal (15), Bright Forbes (1), Character (18), Erin’s Tracey (5), Good Guy (11), Miss Parawera (9), Orphrey (6), Golden Number (8), Cleao’s Valley (10), Stirling Gold (17) It. Brackets: Character and Stirling Gold; Orphrey and Golden Number. Scratched: Adiowater, Baron Capricorn, Silbon. David Francis, Leela Time, Leonie’s Joy, Strange One. 7.50 p.m.— FRANKTON STAKES, $1500; three and four-year-olds; special conditions; 12Jf.—Count Paree (1), Gay Hal (2), Jovander (3) It; Celtic Lord (6). Gallant Hanover (9), Normandale (2), Orange Boy (5), Rossi Gennari (7). Timber (3) 12; Young Cardigan (1) 48. Scratched: Birthday Girl, Donna Light, Mathias, Caledonian Garrison. 8.20 p.m.— IMPROVERS’ PACE, S9OO ; 2:18 class; mobile start; 2m.— Andy Lynn (3), Galaxy Girl (6), Goldric (1), Great Girl (5). Irvine Scot (8), Sam (7), Sujester (2l It. Scratched: Alaconda, Te Kiatere. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 8.50 p.m.— CLAUDELANDS RACEWAY PACE $1850; 2:15 class; 12jf.

Jack Tar (1) 24 Brackets: Calmway and Big Sensation; Hal Brunt and Uncle Tom. Scratched: False Dream, First Batch. Yandarlo. 9.30 p.m.— HUNTLY HANDICAP, $1150; trotters; 2:18 class; 2m.—Alcalda (5), Carsonelli (8), Gay Marlene (4), Great Horizon (10), Jonalea (9) Ottavio (6), Mairo Lady (12), Packy Pocket (1), Parisian Duke (2) Royal Forbes (3) It; Johnny Kowhai (1), Kilarno (2), Nui Acre (3) Promite (4) 36: Mysore (1) 60. Brackets: Great Horizon and Our Prince; Ottavio and Mairo Lady; Promite and Mysore. Scratched: Wendy Dee, Our Prince. Heroic, Halberdier. SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 10.5 p.m.— HAMILTON PACE

Scratched: Oceanld' Fleeting Forbes. 10.35 p.m.— SECOND FAREWELL PACE. $550; 2:20 class; mobile start; 12Jf.—Brief Frost (18). Cheve Lynne (1), Golden Hal (2), Great Forbes (13), Hilo Bay (11), Kerry Song (7), Old Blackie (4), Parisian Duchess (9), Really Something (10), Red Carey (8), Sandy Range (17), Silver Watch (14), Van Well 1(3). Captain Forbes (12) It. Bracket: Silver Watch and Van Well. Scratched: Avena Hal, Brewer Brown, Thyme Picker, Jade East.

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