Jackie Logan beats Perfume in Trotting Stakes

Press, 9 May 1981, Page 23

Jackie Logan beats Perfume in Trotting Stakes

Jackie Logan, a filly by Armbro Del,“at odds of more than 20-to-l, came out on top in the Sires’ Pre luce Trotting Stakes at Addington Raceway last evening. The race was th® first totalisator event run in New Zealand for two-yea. - >ld trotters and as such it was a success, even though a number of the runii rs made mistakes. Jackie Logan, driven by Barry Clark, who races her

in partnership with his father. Tom, the Greenpark trainer. »as close to the pacemaker. Perfume. anJ finished slightly the better to win by a neck. Perfume was far from disgraced as she started four lengths back in the second line. The she rushed to the front after 200 m and was caught just short of the line. Game Command, which broke after 200 m, showed great speed to get up for

third after a break of four lengths, with Be Game coming again for fourth after breaking at the 300 m. Lucky Fred showed speed for fifth, ahead of Lay Off and the firm favourite, Chesapeake, which broke at the straight entra iCv when struggling. Until then Chesapeake had followed the pacemaker. Rosewood Charger qualified for the $4500 Caltex Gold Cup at Nelson next month when she came with a dour stayer’s run to wear down the pacemaker, Kicawave, and beat him by two lengths and a quarter going away. Rosewood Charger’s time for the 3200 m was a smart 4min 13.95. Elrana battled ’ on for third, ahead of Lemrac, which did well after an early break, and Lord Derek, which was among those

badly checked when Orientson stopped badly inside the last 600 m. • Lord Neutrino made no race of the Russley Stakes, following up a stylish win on the course six days earlier. He fought on strongly to beat Lordship’s Lady quite comfortably by half a length, with a short break to Flint Hard, w u; h shaded Powerwork and Tiger Rag. Acco, from Dick Predergast’s team at Chertsey, upset calculations in tue Probationary Handicap. He finished much too well for the firm favourite, King’s Rainbow, won by more than a length.

Mark to Win came on steadily for third, just ahead of The Great Pretender and Lyn Dina. King’s Rainbow was driven by Paul Young, who has gone out to a four-point lead for the Maurice Holmes Trophy. Ricky May is second, three points in front of Michael Heenan.