Gramatan may win at Waikato

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33445, 29 January 1974, Page 6

Gramatan may win at Waikato

"The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. Gramatan and Armbrose First are fancied for the T.A.B. double on the second night of the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting at Claudelands tonight.

On the first night, when a warm favourite, Gramatan caused a sensation by faUing at the start. It is unlikely that a similar misfortune will befall him again and in view of his highly promising form beforehand he deserves to be the favourite again. At his last start before the Waikato meeting, Gramatan was third to Arapaho and Young Quinn in the Waikato Breweries Hying Mile- at Cambridge. Before that, he was a close third at Alexandra Park.

His main opposition is likely to come from Paul Gentry and Jack Robinson. Paul Gentry showed that he was rapidly regaining his best form when he finished strongly for third on the first night. Jack Robinson had his second win on end when he scored in runaway fashion at Tauranga last Saturday. An overdue win could come the way of Armbrose First in the second leg, the Arthur Wheeler Memorial Free-for-all. He was second at Tauranga for the third time on end. Good Sport, third at Tauranga, Max Brydon, and Parisian 1 Duchess will also carry solid support. Fields are:—

6.20 p.m— NEWSTEAD HANDICAP. $950; I CO; trotters; 2500m.—Gay Dell Hl), Framalda (2). Judette (3), Niloc (4). Miss Kawerau (5), Bonny Cindy (6), Peter Grubb (8), Rannach Light (9). Great Minx (10) it; Tamatoa (2). Honey Shey (4). Mint Hostess (5), Sebert (6), Light Sentence (7). Life Sentence (8) 20.

Scratched: Reapevander. Anabela, My Conquest, Calumet Lad. 4.50 p.m— FIRST MAIDEN MOBILE PACE, $950; CO; 2100m—Tolerance (1). Imprint (2), Soignee (3). Lord Jodasc (4). Armbro Light (6). Stardora (8), Yadran (9), True Kiwi (11). Taphetta (12), Lord Manada (13), Mullarney (14), Charlie Warrior (15), Leith Scott (16). Paul Rita (18) It. Scratched: Gala Fair, Good Intent, Jolly Duncan, Night Slave. 7.20 p.m—

MORRINSVILLE MOBILE PACE, $1150; Cl; 2300m—Hamish Hanover (1). Lyrical Hal (2), Earl Logan (3). First Charles (4), Country Squire (5). Hal Glory (6), Lady Prestige (7), Laurenzo (11), Walkover (13), Dutch Shannon (14), Caledonian Command 17), Royal Alfred (18), Emerald Boy <8). Johnny Logan (12) It. Brackets: Emerald Boy and Royal Alfred. Scratched: Lofty’s Pride. Night Cover, Marcus Command, Toronto.

7.50 p.m— WAIKATO FUTURITY STAKES, $1300; two-year-olds; mobile start; 1700m.—Via Verona >1). Marlborough Miss (2) Gay Nandina (6). Queen Streak (7), Markovina (9), Masden (10), Chief Diplomat (12), Sleepy Hal (15), Bradigan (16), Theseus (3). Nors Dah (4', Earl Lobell (5), Cordon Rouge (17) It. Bracket: Marlborough Miss and Queen Streak. Scratched: Trevino, Doneroving, Johnny Champ, Kathey Meadows.

FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE I 8.20 p.m.— GAINE KELLER MEMORIAL HANDICAP, $2400; C 6; 2900 m. 3416 Bint Amina (1) Itl 0004 Castle Ridge (2) It: 0319 Knightly (3) It 6211 Jack Robinson 4) It; 433 Gramatan (1) io, 3906 Tradeland (2) 10' 2007 Nick Awin (3) 10 9008 Rerewai (4) 10 0003 Paul Gentry (3) 10 8765 Tonton Macouto (1) 20 $.50 p.m.— NAWTON PACE, $1330: C2; 2500m—Happy Fella (4), Scottish Rhapsody (5), Flash One (6>. I.adv Kempton (7). Vagabond (1). Duskv Junior (8), Red Summer (9), Adios Liz (10), Cheye Lvnn (11), Black Raven (13) It; Countv Brvdon (1), Implacable (2). Lyn Joy i 4). Lady Jurist (s>. Norniandale (6). 30.

Brackets: Happy Fella and Adios Liz; Count Brydon and Lady Kempton; Duskv Junior and Implaccable. Scratched: Jovander. Aran Song. Donegal, Katteratahi. ;

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B DOUBLE 9.30 p.m.— ARTHUR WHEELER MEMORIAL FREE-FOR-ALL, $1875; C 4 and C 5; 2500 m. 9293 Good Sport (D it 5039 Balia's Best i2> It 6543 Scotty Direct (3) It 8870 Fire Call (4) It 9000 Sir Gentry (5) It 300 Orange Boy (6) It 5222 Armbroso First (7) It 1701 Max Brydon (8) It 9124 Parisian Duchess (9) It 7756 Royal York (10) It 8070 Russley Forbes (11) lt> 10.5 p.m.— KARAPIRO HANDICAP $1350; C2; trotters; 2900m.-Ruakura Laddie (11, Roundabout (2> Rodney Court (31. Van Wreck (41, Hilo Michael i 5). Limbo Jim (6) It; Noble Day fl). Jack's Evander i2). Ninety Days (3i. Alvaro (4) Prince Deltan (5), Nell Air <6l 20;I Balias Besfj (11 Goodwood (2)1 40. 10.35 p.m.— SECOND MAIDEN MOBILE PACE, $950; CO; 2100m.—Andy Hanover (3). Captain Rhvthm (4), Meo (5). News Agent (6). Zena

Matina (7), Whitey (9), Dawn Mate (10), Str Shamus (11), Ebony Fair (12). Blue Lord (13). Wyalong King (14). Three Step (16), Lanzarac (17). Stiletto’s Pride (18) it. Scratched: Glen Gaven, Columbia Frost, Joystep, Ashbury Lad.