Racing and trotting Roydon Scott a leading chance for first leg

Press, 17 January 1979, Page 17

Racing and trotting Roydon Scott a leading chance for first leg

Special correspondent Wellington Roydon Scott’s easy win in the main race on the first night of the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday, along with a favourable front-line draw, make him a leading chance for tonight's $17,500 Wellington (>up, first leg of the T.A.B. double at Hutt Park.

To have any chance ofi Winning the cup a good: draw is a must and with: Roydon Scott starting frorrr [our on the front line, the' Scottish Hanover gelding has a royal chance of taking his earnings close to the $5).000 mark with the winning stake in tonight's race being $11,250.

Roydon Scott is not lhe J most reliable of beginners I from a stand, but he paced II away well on Saturday beifore losing stride for some ; metres racing out of the ; front straight. Saturday’s win in the Pacific Handicap was Roydon : Scott’s second at Hutt Park from five starts. He was

■ brought north for the Febru- ■ try meeting at the park last i year and after an impressive • win in the Inter-Island > Handicap on the first night. > ran third to Main Star and Timely Robin in the Cardi- ■ gan Bay Stakes, on the seci ond night. : Roydon Scott returned to . Wellington for the Septem-

ber meeting but failed to start safely from a stand on either of the two nights finishing last the first night and beating one runner home on the second. In the care of Brian Court while in the North, trainer Fred Fletcher coming to drive the horse on raceday — Roydon Scott looks in the peak of condition and worked well yesterday morning.

Though a dismal failure on the first night of the meeting, Trevira, the early favourite for the race, could still be hard to beat. Trevira broke at the start of the Pacific and lost whatever chance, he may have had. He had little trouble with standing starts last season and Saturday’s run is -perhaps best forgotten. Trevira’s twelfth placing was the first time the Scottish Command gelding had finished further back than sixth in his 18 starts. With 10 wins and five places in those starts his consistent record speaks for itself. Scottish Heath and Lancia form a good pair for George (Noble in the cup. Both raced (well on Saturday. Scottish Heath finishing second and -Lancia fourth. Each has drawn well and can be expected to race, accordingly. If there is to be an upset in the race it could well come from the Jack Smolensk! trained Trevino. Though well beaten on the first night Trevino has raced well at Flutt Park in the past. Earlier this season he won the Port Nicholson Handicap and then ran second to Mister Spyro in the Roydon Lodge Purse.

■ Last year’s winner, Rocky I Tryax, raced well enough to ; suggest successive victories -in the cup when a good (third on Saturday, while (Greg Robinson looked like he could be improved by his race also. He is a talented pacer when right and could easily upset calculations The second leg of the double, the Thunder Handicap will be raced over 2400 m and the George Noble-trained Hanover Star 'looks the likely winner. mm T.A.B. TREBLE 18.10 p.m.— SECOND MARLENE PACE $1700; CO; mobile; 2400 m. 1 39 Emory Del (1) It 2 09 Kerry Parrish (2) It 3 5400 Captain Don (3) It 4 0062 Good Tempered Miss (4) It 5 0 Royal Chimes (5) it 7 0883 Royden Wren (7) It 9 3306 Nandina Guy (9) It 10 Wejover Wizard (10) It 13 6708 Calablue (13) It 14 0 Anchor (14) It 15 05 Caioom (15) it 16 0824 Ellen Evander (16) it 17 0847 Towering Inferno (17) it Scratched: Special Garrison, Apache Girl, Trouble Win, Scottish Yankee. T.A.B. DOUBLE (First leg special cups concession double) 8.40 p.m.— WELLINGTON CUP $17,500; OC; 2400 m. 1 8272 Scottish Heath (1) It 2 5036 Van James (2) It 3 2065 Rebecca's Pride (3) it 4 2351 Roydon Scott (4) It 5 2454 Lancia (5) It 6 2110 Trevira (6) It 7 1609 Timely Robin (7) It 9 9738 Greg Robinson (9) It 10 8090 Regal Belmont (10) It II 0297 Ginger Megs (11) It 12 9563 Rocky Tryax (12) it 13 6150 Trevino (13) It14 9494 Del's Dream (14) It 16 6600 In Or Out (2) 10 Scratched: Rondel, Speedy Guest. T.A.B. TREBLE 9.10 p.m.— ADORIAN HANDICAP $2700; C 3; trotters; 2400 m. 1 0858 Royal Boa (1) It 2 0094 Game Mander (2) It 3 9903 Nicholdale (3) It 4 6595 Hay Bonny (4) It 5 7546 Whenuanui (5) It 6 0362 Emory Scott (6) It 7 1212 Upper Crust (7) it 8 0819 Kabase (1) 20 9 0637 First Debut (2) 20 10 7770 Kairanga Lass (1) 30 11 0041 Go Mango (2) 30 12 5005 Rainbow Valiey (3) 30 13 1500 Noble Victory (1) 40 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 9.40 p.m.— THUNDER HANDICAP $2700; C 3; 2400 m. 1 6904 Rocket Bay (1) It 2 5421 wibahe Lumber (2) It 3 5296 Tonie Gallant (3) It 4 0207 El Joli (4) It 5 3412 Nandina Trust (5) It 6 5535 Miss Supreme (6) It 7 1563 . Hand On (7) It 8 2161 Hanover Star (1) 10 9 5572 Glen Butler (2) 10 10 2057 Autumn Jo (3) 10 11 5251 Abbe Gold (4) 10 12 0979 Tarings Bay (1) 20 Scratched: Sir Robin, E2E3EI T.A.B TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 10.40 p.m.— FALSE STEP HANDICAP $2300; C2; mobile; 2000 m. 1 8870 Lady Lords (1) H 2 9538 Howett (2) 3 0469 Trickari (3) t, 4 4515 Fleeting Anne »4) It 5 9007 Fleetwood <5) 6 8023 Seafield Rose <6> It 7 0014 Safe Hanover (7) t 8 4900 Middlemaster (8) t 9 560.5 Pakowhai (9) 10 0046 Frosty Charles (10) It 11 800 Mary's Decision ill) It 14 496! Hilda Lopez (2> J 13 0982 Doctor Finlay (13) It