TROTTING Edis Nova firms in favour for Forbury

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33493, 26 March 1974, Page 7

TROTTING Edis Nova firms in favour for Forbury

Edis Nova has firmed in favour for the Dunedin Free-for-all at Forbury Park this evening after her splendid run for eighth against the pacers in the L. L. Richards Memorial Handicap last Saturday at Methven.

Her run was in marked contrast to her showing at the Addington trials two days earlier, when she broke, became unbalanced, and was far from impressive.

At Methven, she began splendidly and was soon about four places back on the rails. Palestine set a solid pace, with Edis Nova hopelessly pocketed until the finish, where she was only four lengths from the speedy winner.

Edis Nova has not raced since November 17, having had a good spell after a sharp decline in her fine form early in the spring. Her run at Methven suggested that she should have a most profitable autumn, and it will be surprising if she fails to make a bold bid this evening. Probable favourite The consistent Papatoetoe gelding, Easton Light, which has often proved more than a match for his southern rivals on several visits to Addington, will probably be a firm favourite after consistent efforts in his home province. He did well to finish second to Good Admiral at Alexandra Park on March 16 after being left in the open for almost the whole of the race.

Bachelor Tom, runner-up to Lessaday under free-for-all conditions at Hutt Park on February 26 at his latest start, will be another popular fancy, and there will no doubt be solid support for the Lessaday-Great Applause bracket, Philemon, Le Char, and Cee Ar.

Gay Rose, Adios Adieu and Manawaru form a likely trio in the first leg, the Raceway Handicap, which should provide a valuable pointer to prospects in the first set of heats for the $12,000 Easter Cup to be run on Saturday at Addington Raceway.

Scottish Charm and Bomber Bill are others capable of taking a prominent part in the finish.

4.S p.m.— FIRST SEAVIEW PACE $1000; CO; 2700m 1360 Shazzan (1) It 40 K. Robertson Avoid (2) It 42 P. Gallagher Innsbruck 131 It 0090 Roseland Boy (4) It 0683 A Cox Franmural (81 It 8029 R. Prendergast Waitakl View <63 It 0430 I. Sutherland Highland Heights '81 It 50 M. Skinner Fielder's Queen <91 It 2064 La Roue <101 It 0470 Cardinal Adios (11) It 3700 S. Miller Miss Glimpse <123 It 4420 E. Rvan Taringatura (13) It 2470 R. Stevens Sweet Dream (14) It F. Franks Scratched: Margaret Hanover. 4.3S p.m.— PLUNKET HANDICAP $1400; C2; trotters; 3200m. 9800 Lamach Castle (2) It 2222 Airdrie (3) It 0000 R. McIntyre Christian Dior (4) It 7710 J. Noble Ambleside (3) It 2210 Ben Arben (6) It 1638 N. Edge Starbound (7) It 1000 H. Skinner Johnny Royal (83 It 1630 A. Cox Quiet Native (2) 30 4000 A. Milne Ben Haze (1) 30

4341 Select Way (6) 30 M. De Filippi Twilight Fair (3) R. Prendergast 0333 30 1159 Redland* (4) 30 6348 Temple Bar (5) I. Sutherland 30 8314 Lumograph (1) M. Skinner 60 Bracket: Ben Arben and Ben Haze. 7.5 p.m.— STADIUM PACE $1300; Cl; 2200m. 9821 Vamoose (1) It 7320 Ribands Girl (2) R. Cameron It 0310 Robyn's Dream (3) S. Barlow It 2900 Yankee Warrior (4) K BallOch It 3785 Scottish Chief (5) M. Holmes It 8008 Looking Over (6) It 1000 Winfield Hanover (7) P. O’Reilly It 6036 Evidence (8) It 7100 Trlna Lee (9) M. De Filippi Domino (10) A Cox It 3500 It 0505 Willlemlte (11) G. Shand It 6006 Veracity (12) J. Bond It 1834 Pacific Wave (13) L. May It 5321 7.35 Connie Frances (unruly) J. Smolensk! p.m.— CARGILL HANDICAP, 20 $1500; three-year-olds; 2700m. 5240 Hallmaster (1) S. Barlow It 7573 McGrouther (2) A. Cox It 5510 Speedy Lass (3) D. Townley It 4631 Juste Glow (4) P. O’Reilly It 40 Dundee Lad (5) I. McPherson It 2343 Majestic Pride <6) M. Holmes It 3600 Game Chance (71 H. Cox It 9100 Royal Sceptre (8) D. D. Nyhan It 7300 Old Salt (9) H. Skinner It 3682 Scottish Chat (10) R. Morris It 7853 Almitra (11) P. O’Reilly Jun. It 5485 Our Buddy (unruly) A. Malcolmson It 2003 Delbrae (1) J. Carmichael 10 6362 Ryal Anne (2) R. Cameron 8.5 p.m.— BEDFORD PACE, $1400; C2; 3200m. 10 6619 Winter Haze (1) M. Butt It 1026 Sandhurst (2) J. Smolenski It 0003 tan (3) G. McEwan It 5306 Hal Foyle (4) It 3170 Late Start (5) . S. Henderson / It 1600 Coral Donna (6) C. Baynes It 0129 Fair Chance (8) J. Ferguson It 2034 Champion Rose (9) H. Skinner It 0719 Time (10) K. Dixon It 8061 Chatton Lad (11) It 2791 Marti* (12) M. Holmes It 7410 Mystery Box (13) A. Foster It 1430 Lily Chase (14) L. William* Scratched: Gate Crasher. 8.40 p.m.— RACEWAY HANDICAP, $4000; C9; 2700m. It 5611 Canny Glen (1) H. Skinner It 5751 King's Row (2) R. Kerr It 3333 Gay Rose (3) J. Smolenski It 1634 Johnny Kirk (4) F. Newfield It 3633 Scottish Charm (1) D. Townlev 10 1045 Van Glory (2) D. D. Nyhan 10 5899 Sassenach (3) D. McNaught 10 1124 Adios Adieu (4) T. May 10 4542 Bomber Bill '6) J. Carmichael 10 99 Rain Again ,7) B. Anderson 10 0387 Manawaru (8) A. Harrison 10 Scratched: Soeedy Guest, Vanadium, Noble Lord. 8.15 p.m.— SECOND SEAVIEW PACE $1000; CO; 2700m. 5032 Van Order (1) R. Cameron It 6560 Swift Creek (2) M. Skinner It 3 Desert Step (3) It 4005 Master Robert (4) It 6205 Honey Puff (5) J. Bond It 02 Loyal Gentry (6) It 0200 Barley Boy <7> S. Henderson It

4260 Game Charles <8> It B. Anderson 3338 Lady Wanaka (9) It 0408 Miss Jilaire (10) M. Holmes It 5627 Frances Marie ill) It 0390 Yankee Bird (12) D. Bunz it; 00 Sim's Lass (13) R. Langford It 4080 Ryal Ella <141 A. Scobie 9.50 p.m.— DUNEDIN FREE-FOR-ALL, $2500; C5; trotters; 2700m. It 2760 Waipounamu (1) 1. Sutherland It 2170 Le Char (2) L. May It 0998 Edis Nova (3) F. Holmes It 7415 Jillinda (5) S. Miller It 0622 Bachelor Tom (6) J. Ferguson It 6000 About Time (7) G. Shand It 5123 Easton Light (8) B. Running It 4395 Mighty Dollar (9) L. Clark It 8021 Marius (10) J. Nordqvist It 9311 Lessaday (11) G. Holmes It 6433 Great Applause (13) J. Carmichael It 2032 Cee Ar (12) M. De Filipp! It Bracket: Lessaday and Great Applause. Scratched: Land Point and Philemon. 10.23 p.m.— VICTORIA PACE $2250; C5 and C6; 2200m. 4321 Approved (1) G. Shand It 1420 Charlie's Romance (2) A. Malcolmson It 2777 Charliewells (3) D. McNaught It 1832 Plppo (5) J. Carmichael It 9090 Misleading (6) It 4202 Star Guest (7) D. Wells It Barbara Del (8) J. Smolensk! It 0490 Donover (9) A. Purdon It 8170 Rose Chase (10) M. Holmes It 3360 General Demand (unruly) It R. Cameron Scratched: Ripolet.