Canny Glen chosen for Invercargill mile

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33434, 16 January 1974, Page 8

Canny Glen chosen for Invercargill mile

"The Press” Special Service INVERCARGILL.

Aranga’s Invercargill track record of 2.1 1-5 could be broken when the Smirnoff Vodka Flying Mile, the main event on the second day of the Invercargill Trotting Club’s twilight meeting, iis run at Invercargill today. »

The favourite for the race is likely to be Canny Glen, whose clash with Approved, Thurber Command. and Mountbatten should highlight the day’s racing. ! Judging by the winning run 1 of Captain Jura in 2.2 3-5 on ; Saturday, this stronger field looks capable of recording a mile rate of about 2min. If the track record is broken the winner would be eligible for a $250 bonus the club is offering for the fastest mile rate of the season—which bonus would be increased to $5OO for

I the first horse to put up a mile rate of 2min or better. Canny Glen, a competent front runner, and a model of consistency in his latest racing, was an end-to-end winner on the first day when he had a neck to spare from Approved, which was conceding him 10 metres. Today, they will meet on level terms from a mobile start—and there should not be a great 'deal between them. Approved’s dashing late run lon tlie rails was a feature of | the finish of the Invercargill Handicap, and more favourably .placed in the handicaps today 'she could take some beating. Thurber Command trained at Prebbleton. will make his first appearance at the meeting. He has finished second in three of his last four starts, the latest of which was at Timaru on Saturday when he ran Micron to a neck over 3200 metres, in 14:24 1-5. ' The T.A.B. double will be run on the Southland Futurity Stakes and the Forbury Pace. A top field of three-year-olds will contest the $2OOO Futurity Stakes, in which Gentle Miss and Lunar Chance will be expected to fight it out. Speed King, Damian Peter, land Champion Rose appeal as a

likely trio in a strong field in the second leg. The weather has remained fine, and the track should be in fast order. Selections:—

3 p.m.—Wellesley Handicap: Star Proof, Willowburn, Manalea. 3.35 p.m.—Winton Handicap: Fleetmaster, La Roue, Surprise Warrior.

4.10 p.m.—City Pace: Sam's Smile, Jumbo Jack, Music Hall. 4.45 p.m.—Surrey Handicap: Starbound, Johnny Royal, Airdrie. 5.20 p.m.—Members' Handicap: Captain Jura, Tamla Motown, Gae D'Or. 6.5 p.m.—Southland Futurity Stakes: Gentle Miss, Lunar Chance, Mighty Tuft. 6.50 p.m.—Smirnoff Vodka Flying Mlle: Canny Glen, Approved, Thurber Command. 7.25 p.m.—Forbury Pace: Speed King, Damian Peter, Champion Rose.

8 p.m.—Progressive Handicap: Roseland Knight, Sweet Dream, Julie Forbes. Fields are: —

3 WELLESLEY HANDICAP, $950; trotters; CO; 3200m—Play On (1), Bankstown (2), Tiwai Point 13), Brydone Lad (4), Miss Minuet 1(5). Reta’s Lad (6). Quillana (7), King Fire (8), Kimba Marshall 1(9) Manalea (unruly) It; Willowburn (1), Star Proof <2> 30; [Johnny Felika (1) 60. 3.35 p.m.—

WINTON HANDICAP, 5950: CO; probationary drivers. 2400 m—- . Escort (1), Surprise Warrior (2), Newport Gold (3>. Ryal Lofty (4), Swift Creek (ok La Roue (6). Lady Wanaka (7), Fleetmaster 18) Sunflake (9), Central Point (101, Honey Puff (11), Vicon (12), Gay Mistress (14). Taringatura (15) It. Scratched: Hokonui Star, Owen James. 4.10 p.m.— CITY PACE, $1150; Cl; mobile start; 3200m.—Major Fortune (1), Domine (2), Alrajen (3), Jumbo Jack (4). Yankee Warrior (6i. Music Hall (7). Ribands Girl (8), Modern Mecca 19), Fair Chance (11), Charlie Wyn (12), Time (13), Sam’s Smile (14), Heather Hanover (15), Sherwood Mace (16) it. Scratched: Port Solo, Miss Diamond.

4.45 p.m.— SURREY HANDICAP, $1150; trotters; Cl; 2800m.—Star Proof (1), King Fire (2), Quiet Hours (3). Willowburn (4) It; Starbound (1), Johnny Royal (2), Moody Heather (3), Johnny Felika (4), Airdrie (5),' Quiet Native (6), Office Boy (7), John Dale (2), Lumograph (1) 40. Bracket: Moody Heather and Lumograph.

5.20 p.m.— MEMBERS' HANDICAP, $1600; C 3; 2400m.—Nandina Dancer (1), I Gae Dor (2), Darkie Song (3), [Captain Jura (4), Gold Trail (5). (Young Al (6), Tamla Motown (7) [it; Frenchelle (1) 20.

FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE SOUTHLAND FUTURITY STAKES $2000; three-year-olds; 2400 m. 9032 Game Chance (1) It 0120 Facetious (2) It 080 Tempest Foyle <3) It 5155 McGrouther (4) It 4364 Ryal Ella (5> , It 2081 Ryal Ann (6) It 3378 Hallmaster (7) It 2854 Master Robert (9) It 4223 Canzac (10) It 598 Gold Seeker (111 It 111 Lunar Chance it) 10 141 Mighty Tuft (2) 10 7898 Mighty Gay (b 20 221 Gentle Miss (2) 20 Bracket: Ryal Ella and Ryal Ann. Scatched: AU Chance, Our Buddy. 6.50 p.m.— SMIRNOFF VODKA FLYING MILE, $2000; C 4 and C 5; mobile start; 1600m.—Approved (1). Debra Charles (2). Charliewells (3), Thurber Command (4), Mountbatten (5), Canny Glen (6) It,

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 7,25 p.m.— FORBURY PACE $1350; C2; mobile start; 2200 m. 0201 Champion Rose <1; it 4615 Johnny's Girl (2) it 6900 Helenca i4i It, 62 Apro 15) it; 1533 lan (6) It 8907 Canny (7) It! 3218 Damian Peter <B> it 0246 Valiant Prince (10) it: 1100 Lady Hanover (11) It 2453 Joygiver (12> It 5361 Sir Single <l3) it 1324 Speed King (14) It 5009 Martel (15» It 2110 Prince Proof <l6i it Scratched: Garrison Band. Bright Adios. ’ PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, $1500; four-year-olds; 2400 m— Ripple’s Gold (1), Master Terry (2), Sweet Dream (3). Hal Foyle (4), Coral Donna (5), Julie Forbes (6), Free Mac (7), Mystery Box! (B>. Roseland Knight (9), Guipure (lOi, Looking Over (12), True. Fortune (13) It; Glentohi (1), Robray (2), Special Hanover (unruly) 10. Balloted out tn order of reentry: Sweet Dream ■

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