Trusty Scot in dashing win at Addington trials

Press, 30 November 1978, Page 22

Trusty Scot in dashing win at Addington trials

gracing and trotting

Bv

G. K. YULE

Trusty Scot showed a high peak of fitness for his big test in the Pan Am Mile on Saturday with a dashing win at the Addington trials yesterday.

Trusty Scot made a splendid beginning and set all of a rousing pace over 2600 m in Stnin 23.55, with the last 1600 m 2min 2s, the final 800 m in 58s, and the last 400 m in 29.25. It was a magnificent run as he appeared to have something left at the line Equally as impressive was; Belmer’s Image, which fin- 1 ished two lengths and a half from the winner after drift-; Ing at the start. He began to i improve from the 1000 m and! received a cover soon after j when Wee Win was pulled { out. Belmer’s Image was in-, dined to hang in near the line, but this was not sur- ’ prising as he must have; paced his last 1600 m in' dose to even time. Belmer’s Image looks very! fit and it will be no surprise if he plays a prominent part In the finish of the big mile, j Wee Win appreciated the solid pace and was not knocked about to finish third, half a length behind! Belmer’s Image. Wee Win is best known as a staying! type, but he has gone well; in sprint races in the past. I He looks ready for a top ef-l fort on Saturday. Lordable, which has fresh- { ened up well, went a fair I' race for fourth, ahead of’ Gentle George, which missed the start, and Miss Pert. El Guago (El Patron-Fluer-etta continued his good from 1 at trials with a narrow win over Wickliffe in the first heat for two-vear-olds.

Wickliffe, a gelding by f Tactile from Mitzi, showed promise, by making ground . for second, a head from theI winner. Wickliffe will make : his race debut in the Festival Stakes at Addington on I Saturday and a bold run is i likely. Wish Me Luck (Good j Chase—Wishful Hanover) ; paced a useful race for third, clear of Noble Ring [(Noble Lord—Platinum Ring), which was forced wide as he improved on the {home turn. The last 800 m {took Imin 2.65, with the final 400 m in 31.85, and the full 2000 m in 2min 46.35. Jover Light (Wejover-; ’Light Thaw) finished gamely! to shade Bodene Lad (Waitaki Hanover—Sharessa) by { nose in the other heat.; which was run at a slack! pace. The final 400 m took i '31.25. Tropez (Holy HalLopez) was a fair third, { ahead of Wise Hanover { (Brad Hanover—Otherwise), I I which missed the start and; [showed useful speed. I Ostrava put in a fine finishing sprint to win the first {heat for slow-class pacers. !He missed the start and was well back until late. But once into the straight he finished much too well for the I others and won going away by a length and a half from Royal College and the fastfinishing Frosty Lobell. Ostrava, which is in the Three-year-old Stakes on Saturday, paced the 2600 m

. jin 3min 31.75. the last 800 m 1 in a little worse than Imin 1; 2s. Ostrava, runner-up to .{Sovereign in the New Zea- ; { land Derby Stakes at his lat- - {est start, will be a dominatiling favourite for Saturday’s >; race. Royal College, a big disappointment at Orari, went I {much better yesterday and • should make amends at ; Washdyke next Tuesday. Nandina Maestro and Mo--1 rano Del won the other ! heats, with My One, Hilda 1 Lopez, Winning Lass, Real ' Smooth and Crow Bar also ’! shaping pleasingly. Beautiful Bells, Abbey {Chimes, Excalibur and ’Brenda Bell recorded sound runs in the two races for I trotters. Hanover Nelson got up in {the last stride to shade Eastjwood Glenfern in the event {for C2 to C 4 pacers. EastIwood Glenfern, which was, i forced wide early, will be a i chance in the Members’ {Stakes at Addington on Sat-1 iurday in what will be her; first start since April. She| looks to have done plenty of; work. Flaxton, which is engaged at Washdyke on Tuesday, was doing his work well in third place only half a head from Eastwood Glenfern, with a length to Seafield Rose, which came on strongly from the back. Locarno, which could not get through inside the last 100 m, was close by, just ahead of Tri-

bunal, which will probably race next in the Waimate Cup.

CO ANO Cl PACERS, 52600 m—- . heat: Ostrava It B. Butt 1; Royal College It N. Benny 2; Frosty Lobell It B. Gliddon 3. Thirteen started. len, £ nk. 2 len. Sailing On fourth. Time: 3.31.7. Second heat: Nandina Maestro It W. Butt 1; My One It R. Payne 2; Unique Holiday It M. de Filippi 3. Twelve started, i Jen, IX len, 2 len. Hilda Lopez fourth. Time: 3:33.6. Third heat: Morano Del It W Ross 1; Winning Lass It P. Jones 2; Real Smooth It M. de Filippi 3. a len, len, | len. Young Nev fourth, Time: 3:35.1.

CO AND Cl TROTTERS; 2600 m. —Beautiful Bells It D. Mangos 1; Abbey Chimes It R. Butt 2; Last Ensign ]t K. Townley 3. Twelve started. Nose, 2 len. 2 len Fiving Bay fourth. Time: 3:38,

C2 TO C 5 TROTTERS; 2600 m- . it W. Hart 1; Classic Padero It T. Thomas 2; Brenda Bel] It W. Rouse 3. Six started. 3 len, A len, lid. Jerry’s Best fourth. Time: 3:35.3.

C2 TO C 4 PACERS; 2600 m—- . Nelson It F. Fletcher 1; Eastwood Glenfern It S. Ballantyne 2: Flaxton It P. O’Reilly jun 3. Nine started. Nose, £ lid. len. Seafield Rose fourth. Time: 3:30.8.

C 8 TO OC PACERS: 2600 m—- . Scot It J. Hunter 1; Belmer’s Image It R. Cameron 2; Wee Win it W. Butt 3. Six started. 2A len. i len, 6 len. Lordable fourth. Time: 3:23.5. TWO-YEAR-OLDS; 2000 m. — First heat: El Guago It J. Carmichael 1; Wickliffe It P. Jones 2; Wish Me Luck it E. Ryan 3. Eight started. Hd. 2| len, 4 len. Noble Ring fourth. Time: 2:46.3. Second heat: Jover Light It D. Jones 1; Bodene Lad It T. Thomas 2; Tropez It R. Negus 3. Seven started. Nose, 3 len, 3 len. Wise Hanover fourth. Time: 2:49.1.