Graikos will be hard to beat

Press, 3 February 1979, Page 18

Graikos will be hard to beat

Special correspondent Dunedin 1 Lord Module could be hard ’pressed to give a start of 30m to Graikos in the Mount Cook Four-year-old : Championship on the final night of the Forbury ?ark i Trotting Club’s Festival •meeting tonight. i Graikos made people sit up and take notice when as a Cl horse he won the I Canterbury Park Four-year-old Stakes in Imin 58.75’ late in October at the expense of Haughty Romeo, Roydon

t; Scott, Lord Module and Locarno. The Jersey Hanover — i Viva Reine gelding showed f! that that win was no fluke a )when he won at Forbury “ Park on Wednesday night ini 3! a 2min 05.5 s mile rate for lithe 2200 m. He made up a loti <iof ground for fifth on the I first night at Forbury after .breaking at the start. tiGraikos has been brought) s along patiently by his train-i e er, Sam Ballantyne, of Lin-; - coin, and he was having his) ’.eighth start on Wednesday) finight, including three out*; Tings as a three-year-old.

Lord Module on the other hand has already proved • himself. He has turned two I great efforts at the meeting, ; eclipsing his rivals over • 2700 m on the first night and ii finishing third to Graikos •and Westwood Glenfern in a :) fast-run 2200 m on Wednes- ; day, both times from 30m. He is back to 2700 m j tonight and this will be m ;|his favour, but the com-! i petition is likely to be in-i tense with $9900 at stake; )and he will need luck from) 30m to get round the field. ■|with a minimum of effort.) i His task will be even harder)

it the pace is strong and Graikos is able to take up a handy position near the front.

Mack Dougal won so well: on Wednesday night after leading all the way that he should win ugain in the Tremaines Handicap, first leg of' the T.A.B. double. Miss Pert which has run two excellent ; graces at the meeting and 'Main Star, which became; 1 awkwardly placed on! :Wednesday night, could pro-! i vide him with most opposition.