Gay Lopez likely at Manawatu

Press, 26 November 1980, Page 29

Gay Lopez likely at Manawatu

Special correspondent Wellington The last time the Christchurch trainer, Ross' Payne, tracked to the North Isiand he won two races! with Gay Lopez at the Otaki and -Masterton meetings and the pair look likely to make it a hat-trick cf wins when ■ they team in the Feilding Handicap, first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Manawatu fixture tonight. Sidi Rezegh was in good! form at the on-course meeting at Hastings. Driven by Palmerston's Steven Doody. Sidi Rezegh won on the first day and was no more than a length from the second-day winner, Piraika, on Monday. Both races were non-penal-tybearing events.

The prospect of a large double are remote if Blue and Royal wins the second leg of the double, the Linton Pace.

Blue and Royal’s last start was in a heat of the New Zealand Derby at Addington on Cup Day. After a slow start the colt failed to get close. However, tonight’s .field is not as strong and with the help of the mobile barrier he looks the best bet on the night. Avon Spark failed to go away with the field on both days at Hastings. He was seventh on Saturday then third on Monday, but back to a mobile dispath his chances will improve great-

lyJust Sally, second to Gay Lopez last time out, appeals while Local Patron and Spartan Queen could improve quickly on their recent performances. Gay Lopez’s two wins at Hutt Park were from behind the mobile barrier but four starts ago he won from a stand at the on-course only meeting of the Akaroa Trotting Club, giving Payne his first win as a trainer. _ Gay Lopez meets a fairly weak field tonight and

should have little trouble in scoring her hat-trick. I Aisirat, though a problem horse from a stand, could offer the most opposition. A past winner on the Manawatu track, his last-start fourth at Franklin 12 days ago was the run of an improver. Selections:— 4.5 p.m.—Freyberg Handicap: I Viva Romero, Redmond's Joy, John Daniel. 4.35 p.m.—High School Pice: Castle Hanover, Double Road, Hurricane Tom. 7.5 p.m.—Kia Toa Pace: Sentimental Mlles, Hurricane Kid, Armbro Brad. 7.35 p.m.—Oroua Pace: Ave Nandina, Jovalight, Lustre'* Image. 8.5 p.m.—College Paee. Roan Bay. Lyndina, Gadabout. 8.35 p.m.—Fellding Handicap: Gay Lopez, Aisirat, Sidl Rezegh. 9.15 p.m.—To Kawau Pace: Fergie Hanover, Prom, Hubert Campbell. 9.45 p.mMarist Handicap: Desmo, Josedale Boy, Canny Trot. 10.15 p.m.—Linton Pace: Blue And Royal, Avon Spark, Just Sally. 10.45 p.m.—Massey Pace: Timely Frost, Wave Star, Kokonul. RACE 2 T.A.B. OUINELLA 6.5 p.m.— FREYBERG TROT $1800; CO; trotters; 2500 m. 1 000 As Required (1) It 2 8 Mystic Time (2) It 3 863 Hanover Laddie (3) It 4 083 Mobile (4) It 5 1 Josedale Boy (5) it 6 5536 Chick Wells (6> It 6a 0595 Scotch Voss 113) It 7 4335 Great Win (7) It 8 5772 Nellie Bee (8) It 10 0422 John Daniel (10) It 11 3401 Redmond's Joy (11) It 13 Kalamoun (14) It 14 6264 Smithy's Lad (15) It 14a 6267 Mighty Game (16) It 15 32 Viva Romero (17) It 16 7002 Meadow's Image (18) It Brackets: Chick Wells and Scotch Voss; Smithy’s Lad and Mighty Game. Emergencies: Smithy’s Lad, Scotch Voss. Scratched: Green Hills, Sharvld Silver. RACE 5 T.A.B. TREBLE 8.5 p.m.— COLLEGE PACE $1800; CO; mobile; 2500 m. 1 0528 Nuclear Time (1) It la Mactara (17) It 2 3040 Diablo (2) It 3 6326 Lyndina (3) it 4 3423 Roan Bay (4) It 5 479 Tuatahi Bob (5) It 6 Admiral Light (6) It 6a 0 Tartan Gunn (13) It 7 554 Super Lorette (7) It 8 7 Young Crockett (8) It 9 363 Gadabout <9) It 10 6446 Black Mark (10) It 11 4203 Orient Pride (11) It 12 0708 True Again (12) It 13 7006 Happy Gipsy (14) It 15 Tarbella Image (1G) It 16 6720 Twicer (18) It Brackets: Nuclear Time and Mactara; Admiral Light and Tarton Gunn. Emergencies: True Again. Tartan Gunn, Mactara. Scratched: Lone Lass. RACE 6 T.A.B. DOUBLE 8.35 p.m.— FEILDING PACE $3000; C 3-, 2500 m. 2 1057 Southover (2) It 3 12 Sidi Rezegh (3) It 4 670 True Peterson (4) It 6 064 Aisirat (6) It 7 8 All Action (7) It

8 Mocking Byrd (8) I*. 9 3945 Raleigh Streak (9) It 10 1811 Gay Lopez (10) It 11 6578 • Norman Royate (1) 10 1Z 5163 Chlnia (2) 10 13 7902 Surprise Lady (3) 10 14 5300 Royal Belmont (1) 20 15 0959 Carry Hanover (J) 30 Scratched: Oppenheim, Silverplana. RACE 8 TJ4.B. TREBLE 9.45 p.m.— MARIST TROT 82000; Cl; trotters; 2500 m. 1 0343 Abbie Eden (1) It 2 231 Desmo <2) It 4 3013 Game Score (4) It 5 210 Canny Tret (5.1 It 6 00 Brecon Miss >.6) It 7 3377 Star Cord (7) It 9 9735 Court John i 9; It 10 10V0 Riverlea (10) It 11 1 Josedale Boy (11) It 13 Tallahassee (2) 30 14 7534 Talk Baek (1) 50 Scratched: Jagonard. Young Cole, Malvina. RACE 9 T.A.B. DOUBLE 10.15 p.m.— LINTON PACE $2300; C2; mobile; 2500 m. 1 5002 Hardy Amies (1) It 2 0660 Perfect Light (2) It 3 Scottish Copy (3) It 4 6632 Just Sally (4) It 5 Sly Smoke (5) It 5a 90 Added Lustre (9) It 6 0040 Spartan Queen (6) It 7 Lady Wainul (7) It 8 1109 Blue And Royal (8) It 9 0019 Mary Darling (10) It 10 0805 San Diego (11) It 12 5113 Avon Spark (13) It 14 9508 Poker Night (15) It 15 6659 Local Patron (16) It Bracket: Sly Smoke and Added Lustre. Scratched: Berrlmundy, Fleurinda, Fairly Lucky. RACE IO T.A.B. TREBLE T.A.B. QUINELLA 10.45 p.m.— MASSEY PACE S 2000; Cl; mobile; 2500 m. I 6639 Scottish Division (1) It 2a 7050 Red Berry (18) It 3 8010 Take Aim (3) It 4 7485 Stoney Gipsy (4) It 5 01 Ma|or Barbara (5) It 5a 3561 Wave Star (13) It 6 018 Charlanda Rose (6) It 7 8971 Amio MIO (7) It 10 6413 Timely Frost (10) It 12 7870 Jay Way (12) It 13 98 Noble Cadet (14) It 14 0 Sedgeford (15) It 15 5000 Kokonui (16) It 16 000 Frost Command (17) It

Bracket: Major Barbara and Wave Star. Scratched: Highland Fleur, Regal Classic, Watbro Major, Good Tempered Miss.