Locarno shapes well at Motukarara trials

Press, 12 January 1977, Page 7

Locarno shapes well at Motukarara trials

Locarno showed that he may be a force to reckon with in the Cashmere Two-year-old Stakes at Addington Raceway next Monday night when he won his heat of the juvenile event in style at the Motukarara trials yesterday. A Local Light-Bravine colt prepared at Greenpark by Robin Butt, Locarno improved from the third line to follow Beaufort and Del’s Angel into the straight and in the last 150 metres buried the others for finishing speed. Locarno won by three lengths from Lord Module, a Lordship colt in Cecil Devine’s stable, and ran the 2000 metres in 2:54.8. He was privately timed to run his last 800 in 1:06.8 and the final 400 in 31.4 sec. Although soundly beaten, Lord Module’s effort was also promising. He improved three places in the last 200 metres and beat Beaufort, which had tried for an all-the-way win, by half a length. Local Light was also the sire of the second-heat winner Trevan. which, like Locarno and Lord Module, is an acceptor for the Cashmere Two-year-old Stakes. Trevan, which is prepared by Trevor Husband but was handled by Owen Quinlan, finished determinedly from mid-field for a half-length victory over the pacemaker. Ruling Play, but was not as impressive as Locarno in running the distance in 2:59.9. The winner and runner-up had the finish to themselves. Harley made ground for third but was in a gap of 4| lengths. He beat Racing Time, second-equal on the home turn, bv a length. Of the 11 pacers which

{qualified to start at totalisa--1 tor meetings none was more (impressive than Royal College, winner of the sixth heat. This three-year-old brother to the former highclass pacer. Royal Count, left his seven rivals to it in the fastest heat of the day. He paced the 2400 metres in 3:17.2 and won by four lengths from Steady Way. i Royal College will have his first race for his Springston owners, G. S. and N. S. Benny, in the Second Templeton Stakes at Addington Raceway next Monday night. Royal College’s heat was run when conditions were at their best. A stiff head wind in the back straight had a marked effect on the times of some of the would-be qualifiers in the earlier heats and those held later in the day had to cope with a strong northerly in the run home. Results:— TROTTERS QUALIFYING TRIAL, 2400 m—First heat: Little John It R. Anderson 1; Free Mar- - tial It M. Butt 2; Southern Son It R Williams 3. Eight started. Three lengths, six lengths, six lengths and a half. Stitch In Time fourth. Time: 3:37. Second heat: Ladv Estes It C. de Filippi 1: Beautiful Bells It M. Purdon 2; Our Tuft It. B. Hamilton 3. Six started. Ten lengths, three lengths and a half, four lengths. Busy Day fourth. Time: 3:33.6.

PACERS QUALIFYING TRIAL, 2400m.—First heat: Dining Out lit D. Nyhan 1; Miss Teresa It P. i Jones 2; Happy Gale it G. Rich 3. Ten started. Length and a half, five lengths, eleven lengths Foremast fourth. Time: <3:22. Second heat: Cheleno It M. Butt 1; Vanette It B. Hamilton 2; Spangled Hurricane It L. May 3. Nine started. Two lengths, three lengths, two lengths. Noel’s Doone fourth. Time: 3:24.7. Third heat: Truant Bill It R. Behrns 1; Eccentric It J. Thompson 2; Stereo Hanover It R. Roach 3. Eight started. Length and a quarter, nine lengths, 27 lengths. (Bye For Now fourth. Time: 13:20.1 (two qualified). Fourth heat: Friendly Ben It 1; Friendly Ron It L. May 2; Karalan Girl It P. O’Reilly jnr 3. Seven started. Length and a half, length, six lengths. Mv Keepsake fourth. Time: 3:27.6. Fifth heat: Right Cess It R. Wheeler 1; Armbro Rhythm It S. Miller 2; Way ford Chief It R. Negus 3. Nine started. Half a head, seven lengths, four lengths. Lord Warden fourth. Time: 3:18.4 (three qualified). Fifth hear: Royal College It N. Benny 1: Steady Way It P. Bagrie 2; Imagine It J. Burrows 3. Eight started. Four lengths, half a length. 15 lengths. Ardamine Hal] fourth- Time: 3:17.2 (three qualified*. Seventh heat: Hazv Days it F. Kirk 1; Proud Light It G. Rich 2; Ima Butler It S.

Miller 3. Nine started. Three lengths, two lengths, nose. Pacific Glen fourth. Time. 3:24.2. Eighth heat: Ivey’s Dream It B. Dawson 1; Gentle George It W. Bagrie 2; Scania Boy It R. Butt 3. Eight started. Three lengths and a half, four lengths and a half, nine lengths. Last Secret ilourth. Time: 3:18.8. (Three qualify). CO PACERS B GRADE, 2400 m. —First heat: Flying Princess It J. Smale 1: Glenroy Lass It D. Hayden 2; Sod Buster It W. Butt 3. Six started. Two lengths and a half, three lengths, four lengths. Lopez Command fourth. Time: 3:27.9. Second heat: Johnny Regalo It K. Chapman 1; Gold Abbe It N. Benny 2; Motu Hal It M. Flaws 3. Eight started. Three-quarters of a length, length and a half, three lengths. Bebe Salute fourth. Time: 3:18.4. Third heat: Opportunity Knocks It P. Jones 1; Wee Shirley It G. Payne 2; Faye Hanover It P. O’Reilly jnr 3. Seven started. Two lengths and a half, four lengths, six lengths. Convincible fourth. Time: 3:24.6. CO TROTTERS B GRADE. — Celerrima It O. Quinlan 1; Sparkling Sister It W. Butt 2; Foam Dale It I. Schwamm 3. Nine started. Nose, two lengths,three lengths. Voluptuous fourth. Time: 3:32.6. TWO-YEAR-OLDS, 2000 m: First heat. —Locarno It R. Butt 1; Lord Module It C. Devine 2; Beaufort It R. Payne 3. Ten started. Three lengths, half a 1 length, half a length. Never Better fourth. Time; 2:54.8. Second -heat: Trevan It O. Quinlan 1; Ruling Play ]t R. Payne 2; Harley It 1. Walker 3. Eleven started. Half a length, four lengths and a half, length. Racing Time fourth. Time: 2:59.9.