Joie de Vivre tor third win on end

Press, 9 October 1976, Page 19

Joie de Vivre tor third win on end

Joie de vivre s attempt to gain his third successive win when he con- ] tests the Springston Handicap will be one of the highlights of the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club’s annual meeting at Motukarara today. Joie de Vivre, a four-year-old by Lumber Dream from Nyallo’s Pet, was successful in the rain at .Methven and, last Saturday at Ashburton, he was not seriously tested to beat Star Classic in the I Elgin Handicap. Joie de Vivre, owned by 'Mr A, H-. Burgess, is trained i at Riccarton by Doug (Donaldson, who will have two sound prospects at Forbury Park this evening in Ben Star, to be driven by Richard Brosnon, and Shellie’s Pride, to be driven by Jim Smale, who recently returned after two years in the United States. Smale was for some time at Belfast with

Cecil Donald and later went to the North Island. Wes Butt- has driven Joie de Vivre in his two wins this season and he will be behind him today. Perhaps the hardest for the combination to beat will be Wibahe Dream, which has not raced since he finished last season with three successive wins. Wibahe Dream went quite will at the addington trials on Tuesday and could be much improved as a result of the run. Chaka, a consistent pacer; without much luck, is due to break through for a tvin before long. His fourth at Ash-

t; burton was a sound effort j and. with just a little luck, he ejcould take beating in this, s Royal Vacation, Almetos 1 and Freight Train are others ? expected to show to advani tage. s The T.A.B. double will be i run on the Banks Peninsula i Cup and the Hilltop Handi- . cap. ? There will be an on-c’ourse 5 treble run on the Yaldhurst ? Handicap, the Wheatsheaf f Handicap and the Ellesmere Arms Handicap. [• An on-course double will ’ be run on the divisions of the - Leeston and Southbridge - Handicaps.