Racing and trotting Derby candidates will create interest

Press, 8 October 1977, Page 20

Racing and trotting Derby candidates will create interest

By

G. K. YULE

I hree-\ ear-olds with the New Zealand Derby, Stakes next month as their main spring mission will attract great interest at the Banks Peninsula Trotting j (dub's spring meeting to be held at Hororata today.

Motu Prince (Lincoln Handicap) and Jayex (Southbridge Handicap) have been recent winners in re-stricted-age events and they! should be top chances in their respective races today, i Motu Streaker and Timely I Robin are Derby candidates; engaged in the Leeston) Handicap, while Scottish i Loch will contest the first! division of the West Melton! Handicap Motu Prince is in a leg of; the on-course treble, the, first leg of which is the Hilltop Handicap, a race fori slow-class trotters. .

i Quaid is expected to relish I : his return to grass-track rac- i ing and go close to winning! • the Hilltop Handicap. Last! ! Saturday Quaid could not! hold his position in the) iearly stages of a fast-run! (race. He put in a determined! run to finish fifth and ap-j! peared to be travelling as! i well as the great majority of( !his rivals at the tine, i ! Catto beat all but the; speedy First Prize at the) Ashburton meeting, an effort" 1 which advances him high onj : the list of prospects for this! race Our Tuft finished third toil

I First Prize after an early ‘break. He has drawn the ; second line, which could tell | against him. However, he is a grand trotter and, with a (reasonable run, he could run !Quaid close. He was second Ito the speedy Scotch Tar at (Methven a fortnight back. ! Fair Alda and Beat the (Gun appeal most of the remainder. Johnny Regale and Port (View should run Motu ; Prince close in the second : leg, while Uncle Andrew and Classic Touch could prove hard to beat in the final leg.