TROTTING Bella’s Command is fancied tonight

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32777, 30 November 1971, Page 8

TROTTING Bella’s Command is fancied tonight

‘The Press’ 1 Special Service

AUCKLAND.

Bella’s Command, one of whose owners is the wife of the president of the Auckland Trotting Club (Mr M. M. N. Corner), will have one of his last chances at Claudelands tonight of being in the running for a place in this year’s Auckland Trotting Cup field.

He is on a difficult mark, 48 yards, but he has only seven opponents and none of them in the last month or so has shown anything like comparable form. It seems certain Bella’s Command will be a pronounced favourite.

At Alexandra Park last Tuesday, Bella’s Command scored decisively from a field that included Young Cardigan, Scottish Warrior, Birdie Hanover, and Via Veneto. This performance followed an unlucky third to Miss Debra and Scottish Warrior on the first night of the Franklin Club’s meeting. Bella’s Command has made splendid progress since and, as he is beginning much better these days, he should soon be handily placed. Faye Bingen and Blue Dawn look like providing the main opposition, although Three Jacks, in anything like his old form, would be a threat.

Faye Bingen has had only one race at a totalisator meeting this season. That was on the second night of the Franklin meeting in the race won by Bella’s Command. She showed plenty of dash and led to the home turn. The race is bound to have improved her. Faye Bingen has previously shown fine form at Claudelands, where the turning track suits her front-running style. Blue Dawn has been disappointing lately, but she has not had much luck in the running. A stout stayer, she has shown most of her best form on left-handed tracks. Three Jacks showed outstanding form as a two and three-year-old, but he then suffered recurrent soreness and, as a four-year-old, was able to start only three times. He won one of his only three races in the following season, only to break down again. The last time he raced was in November, 1969.

A bold run at a matinee meeting at Claudelands last Thursday, however, showed he was standing up well to another preparation. Sonola looks a fine prospect for the second leg, the W. A. Craddock Pace. He has scored impressively at his last two starts and looks to be improving all the time. Eden All, the Red RebelBeau Frost combination, and

t,Timber will also be well j | backed. J The track yesterday was ; | fast » Selections:— ! 6JO p.m.—Glenview Handl* cap: Geordie Jamieson, Lord ' Audair, Butch Cassidy. 630 p.m.—Chartwell Pace: Desray, Bachelor Royal, Nick* awin. 7JO p.m.—First Frosty Dream : Pace: Gentle Phil,. Placid Han* [ over, Cheye Lynne. 730 p.m.—Second Chartwell Pace: Wairaka On, Fury Girl, Logan Brae. BJO pjn.—R. A. McMillan Memorial: Bella's Command, Faye Bingen, Blue Dawn. 830 p.m.—Waikato Kindergarten Stakes: Shannon's Squire, Marcellus, Royal Raider. 9.30 p.m.—W. A. Craddock Pace: Sonola, Eden All, Red Rebel. 10.5 p.m.—Geffin Handicap: Heroic, Prince Deltan, Arohena. 10.35 p.m.—Second Frosty Dream Pace: Pixley, Miss Lyrical, Rossly Boy. Fields are:— 6.20 p.m.— GLENVIEW HANDICAP, $650; 2.20 class; 12£f. —Bert Hanover (2), Calico Boy (8), Good Wood (9», Geordie Jamieson (11), Laura Forbes (1), Lord ■ Audair (7), Prince Tartan (3), Robert’ (6), Royal Swordsman (5) It; Butch Cassidy (7), Donna Juanita (5), Earl Forbes (3), George Evander (6), Honest Truth (1), Major Cast (unruly) 36. Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Tamihana (10) It; Aldrin Barkis (4) 36; Sebert (4) It; Matapouri (2) 36. Brackets: Geordie Jamieson and Tamihana; Royal Swordsman and Matapouri; Major Cast and Sebert; Aldrin Barkis and Honest Truth. 630 p.m.—

FIRST CHARTWELL PACE, $700; 2:19 class; mobile start; 12Jf. —Bachelor Royal (3), Capain Court (9), Character (4), Cleao’s Valley (6), Desray (1), Forest Knight (13), Jenny Frost (8), Moana Marie (15), Nickawin (14), Palomar (2), Red Water (10), Sidrick (12», Tarina Hanover (18). Welcome Hanover (11) It.

Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Ruth Evander (17), Auphrey (16), Sandy Range (5), Sun King (7) It. Brackets: Captain Court and Sun King; Moana Marie and Sandy Range; Nickawin and Auphrey.

7JO p.m.— FIRST FROSTY DREAM PACE, $550; 2:20 class; mobile start; 12jf.—Bay Duke (8), Bonnie Red (5), Cheye Lynne (13), Gentle Phi! (16), Globe’s Maid (12), Goldfield (7), Hilo Bay (10), Lady Margaret (6), Paul Gentry (17), Placid Hanover (1). Scottish Rhapsody (3), Shadow Frost (11). Stirling Gold (2), Thyme Picker (18) It.

Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Adio Water (14). Golden Hal (4), Laura (9), Adnil (15) It.

Brackets: Gentle Phil and Laura; Thyme Picker and Adnil; Golden Hal and Stirling Gold.

730 p.m.— SECOND CHARTWELL PACE, $700; 2:19 class; mobile start; 12Jf«—Apollo Lady (6), Clifton Court (18), Fury Girl (7), Golden Number (17), Lightning (2), Logan Brae (4), Orange Boy (12), Polly Creed (16), Red Carey (5), Renewal (3), Scottish Crusader (15), Sterling Area (11), Thurber Queen (1), Wairaka On (8) IL Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Bobbie Logan (14). Cavalcade (9), Two Degree (10), Mazurka (13) It.

Brackets: Fury Girl and Two Degree; Cavalcade and Orange Boy; Mazurka and Thurber Queen.

FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE BJO p.m.— R. a. McMillan memorial HANDICAP $2375; 2:14 class; 2m.

0800 Charlie Mack (2) .. It 7 Faye Bingen (3) it Three Jacks (1) It 000 Hal Brunt (2) .. .. 24 9900 John Watts (1) .. .. 24 0031 Bella’s Command (1) .. 48 5097 Blue Dawn (3) ..48 0009 Thurber Scott (2) ..48 830 p.m.—

SIXTH WAIKATO KINDER. GARTEN STAKES, $1000; two-year-olds; mobile start; BJf. Brain’s Trust (12), Count Brydon (9), Dusky Azure (7). Hal Gent (15), Jack Robinson (8), Kyamala (11), Little Smuggler (16), Marcellus (10), Our Lawrence (17), Roberty Bob (2), Royal Raider (5), Soldier Blue (13), Shannon’s Squire (8), Windy Time (3) It. Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Lightfield (1), Candy Brydon (14), News Agent (18), Johnny Logan (4) It. Brackets: Count Brydon and Candy Brydon; Marcellus and Johnny Logan; Windy Time and ;News Agent; Hal Gent and Shan-

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 9.30 p.m.— W. A. CRADDOCK HANDICAP $900; 2:18 class; 121 f. 000 Brief Frost (8) .. .. It 1544 Eden All (7) .. .. It 4776 High Tempo (2) .. It 0059 Honest Dollar (1) .. It 0238 Jack Sprat (3) .. .. It 7697 Mister Dreamer (4) .. It 0809 Quona’s Son (5) .. It 0561 Red Rebel (11) .. .. It 9770 Rocklea (10) .. .. It 3311 Sonola (9) .. ..It

00 Sujester (12) .. .. It 5755 Timber (6) .. ..It 2340 Beau Frost (1) .. .. 36 8070 Cadmus (3) .. ..36 5539 Single Hal (2) .. ..36 Bracket: Red Rebel and Beau Frost.

103 p.m.— GEFFIN HANDICAP, $1000; 2:18 class; trotters; 2m.—Arohena (6), Generous Jim (5), Jonalea (1), Last Round (unruly), Mairo Lady (4), Merry Light (2), Prince Deltan (7), Ruakura Laddie (3) It; Heroic (2), Packy Pocket (1), Promite (3) 36; Mysore (2), Nui Acre (1) 60.

10.35 p.m.— SECOND FROSTY DREAM PACE, $550; 2:20 class; mobile start; 12£f. —Ascot Song (8), Auto Lee (13), Barten (15), Briarwood (12), Darkie Forbes (18), Doctor Ngatana (5). Feros (2), Grandborough (10), Miss Lyrical (16), Pixley (6), Roseida (4), Rossly Boy (11), Upshot (9), William Gunn (17) It.

Balloted out with the right of re-entry: Hal Andy (1), Lord Bronze (7), Nephew’s Gold (3), Cobber Jim (14) It.

Brackets: Briarwood and Cobber Jim; Pixley and Nephew’s Gold; Lord Bronze and Upshot.

Successful meeting

Substantial increases were recorded in both on and offcourse betting at the Geraldine Trotting Club's annual meeting on Saturday. On-course betting rose by $9454 to $85,386, and offcourse, the total was $172,433.50 —an increase of $50,688.50.

The attendance was one of the largest at the course, and this resulted in long queues in front of the totalisator. Other facilities on the course were also over-crowded.

Driver equals record

(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright)

YONKERS (New York)

H. Filion equalled his own world record of 486 wins in a season when he guided the New Zealand pacer, Rannach Boy to victory in the SUSBSOO Handicap Trot on Friday at Yonkers. Owned, trained, and driven by Filion, Rannach Boy notched his eighth victory of the season in 2:05 4-5. The win gave the four-year-old earnings of $U520,911 for the year.

Starting gate practice

Horses engaged at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s summer meeting on Saturday will be able to practice behind the starting gate between 10.30 and 11.30 a.m. on Thursday.

Two riders suspended

(N.Z. Press Association)

HAMILTON. The Te Awamutu jockey, G. P. Chitty was suspended until December 4 for causing interference in the Grandstand Handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday. Chitty, the rider of Ngapuke, was found guilty of careless riding. Hindi and Willie Can suffered severe interference passing the six furlongs as a result of Ngapuke tigghtening the two horse when attempting to cross to the running rail. T. R. Harris, a Matamata apprentice, was suspended to December 11 for careless riding in the Waikato Guineas. Harris’s mount, Battle Major, caused continual interference to Master John in the run down the back straight between the seven furlongs and the half-mile.

Acceptances extended

(N.Z. Press Association) PERTH. The West Australian Turf Club committee has extended first acceptances for the $lOl,OOO Perth Cup until December 7. First acceptances for the two mile event were to have closed yesterday.