Easton Light fancied

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33155, 20 February 1973, Page 8

Easton Light fancied

Easton Light, the winner of three races this season, including the Dominion Handicap at the New Zealand Cup meeting, should win the Vodka Handicap at Hutt Park Raceway tomorrow night. Although Messrs E. W. and T R. Running's good trotter has had to settle for minor placmgs lately his sound run for fifth, from the 30-yard mark, at Alexandra Park Raceway last Saturday week has brought him into strong favour for the first leg of the Wellintgon Trotting Club’s T.A.B. double. Easton Light is not very favourably drawn on the limit but if he gets away reasonably well and avoids bother tn the initial stages his class should carry him through. Two other strong contenders from the north should be Royal Forbes and Heroic. Royal Forbes and Easton Light have had their share of duels this season and, invariably, the former has had to settle for the role of run-: ner-up. However, it was not that way at Auckland last Saturday week when Royal; Forbes, with an 18-vard ad- ? vantage, won the Henderson : Handicap. If Roval Forbes runs up to' that form b**at-':

'ing again. So will Heroic, a last-start winner from the 36-: yard mark at the Manawatu: meeting last Monday week. Now that Philipino has! dropped out of the field the south’s best might be Jason I McCord and Philemon. Jason McCord has gained: five wins, plus numerous! placings. this season, and that is a pretty fair effort by, any standard. Philemon has; ■only won twice but he has been competing against the ■ toughest of opposition alii along and at his latest at-

1 I —tempt finished third to Royal J Forbes and Our Prince at J Auckland last Saturday ‘ 1 week. I Lordy Boy might complete 1 the double for northern $ ! stables in the Evans Bay J Handicap. This Cambridge- 1 I trained three-year-old made a c i big impression when success- e ; ful twice at the Manawatu I meeting last week. f ! li Fields, with form, for T AB. \ double:— 8.30 p.m.— ij VODKA HANDICAP $2500 : 2:13-14 classes; Hm. | 0709 Brigevander (1) .. It; e 1636 Jason McCord (2) It'p 0088 Someday (3) .. It r 7289 Deodatus (4i .. .. It. ( 0908 Ebby Globe (5) .. .. It! t 7074 John Robin (6) .. .. It .4 7471 Heroic (7) .. .. It F 8010 Tunza Time (9) .. It in 3205 Easton Light <lo> .. It T 5217 Royal Forbes (11) • • ItiV 3756 Aronmot (12) .. It'D 7404 Good Admiral (1) .. 12 .J • 1103 Philemon <2> .. 12 O Johnny Gee (1) .. .. 18 Scratched: Philipino. I _ 1 10 p.m.— j V EVAN'S BAY HANDICAP $1900; 2:15-16 classes; mobile |y start; Um. l ’ 4332 Scottish Foil (21 .. It If i 1874 Speedy Guest (3» .. It, 1'2535 Grand Winter (5) It 1 1103 Tradeland (6‘ It 8311 Lordy Boy (7) .. It r 1 6008 Rval (8» It * - 2107 Mein Adios (13) .. It ' ; 0070 Just Hope (9» . . It ” 1 5380 Light Command (10) .. It: \ 00 Light Eve (11) .. .. It A 5525 Hard Frost (12) lt.£ 1103 Cardigan Bridge (14) It I® ’ 0093 Levana (15) It f ‘ 5660 Jade East (16) . It § | Scratched: Totara Jack. High- -y land Wedding U Bracket: Mein Adios and Ryal. r