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T.A.B. double • 25 p m — DOWN UNDER PACE •5450; mobile: one mile 1 7416 MISTER SPYRO (1) It. Won heat of Messenger and sixth in final lasi month. Talented young pacer and looks sure to go well. 2 6476 HILL HIGH (2) It. Off winning list long time but j has been showing some improvement. Hard to fancy though. B. Purdon!] 3 4419 DANTY TUDOR (3) |t.. Won heat of Messenger but | lost all chance with bad break in final. Great chance if he paces evenly. 4 3367 PLEASANT COMMAND ] (4) It. Little disappointing in last two races after run of good form. Cannot be ruled out. M. McKendry ] 5 1186 SOLE COMMAND (5) It. Won two heats at Inter- j Dominions last month and game sixth in final after being badly placed in running. Looks the one to beat. P. Wolfendeni 6 1361 CAPTAIN PETE (6) It. ' Maintained splendid form with win over 2700 m at Alexandra Park on March 11. Fine prospects. T. Knowles 8 7235 BRONZE TRAIL (8) If. Third in heat and fifth in! final of Messenger. Racing! well and must be considered. A. Purdon
9 5250 ROYAL WALDORF (9) It. Broke at start last time out. Earlier efforts promising. I. Hunter 10 0290 GINGER MEGS (10) If. Last at Alexandra Park on March 17 after breaking. Not reliable but could surprise,! 11 7484 MAX BRYDON (11) It. Solid race at Alexandra Park on March 17. Awkwardly drawn but with hick in run-1 ning could be hard to beat. l G. Newberry i 12 099 TOKORANGI (12) It. Has! not shown up since resuming! after long spell. May need, more racing. 13 3632 SCOTTISH LUSTRE (13) | It. Solid efforts at A.T.C.J meeting last month being just; beaten by Del’s Drcam on second night. Chance on that form. 14 7015 CASSEL (14) It. Won well on fust night of A.T.C. meeting last month and battled on for fifth on second night. Sound prospects. 15 7141 DEL'S DREAM (15) It. Doubtful starter. 16 0900 SALLY BELWIN (unruly) It. Has plenty of ability but latest form hardly good enough. Scratched: Lancia.
Just beaten nt Cambridge on' Marcfi 14. Shows promise but looks out of depth. A. Fausett 18 2159 CARDY BOX (18) It. Well back at Now Plymouth last Saturday. Speedy and could go well. Balloted out in order of reentry:— 2 0 SHARWAY LASS (2) It. Form poor. Looks to have little chance. 11 SARAH MINBAR (11) It. Qualified in 3min I9.Bsec at Cambridge on March 16. Scratched: Gay Black, Fancy Matilda.
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