Stormy Morn looks set to win Dominion Handicap

Press, 19 November 1981, Page 26

Stormy Morn looks set to win Dominion Handicap

By

G. K. Yule

Stormy Morn, the only son of the few North Islandtrained horses competing at the meeting to have been successful so far, looks set to add the Dominion Handicap to his splendid record on the final night of the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s cup carnival on Saturday. Owned at Marshland by Mr Peter Moore, Stormy Morn is trained at Pukekohe •>y another former southirner in Tony Perucich. The ombination recorded a magdficent trial for the Dominion Handicap when they were successful in national record time in the Trotting Free-For-All last Friday. Stormy Morn was forced over much extra ground and he had to call on all of his reserves of stamina to come out on top. He was runner-up to Scotch Tar in this race 12 months ago when'trained byTrevor Thomas. The chances of a North Island success will be heightened by Kenwood Song and Jenner, members of the team, trained at Cambridge by Charlie Hunter and Gary Smith. Hunter has already driven’ Min Scott (1963) and French Pass (1967) to victory in the Dominion Handicap and he

will handle Jenner, a four-year-old and by far the youngest horse in Saturday's field. But it is Kenwood Song which could be the better prospect. He has a grand record as a stayer and his two races so far at the meeting, resulting in a second and a fourth, should have brought him to a high peak of fitness. The best of the southern horses could be Game Way, winner of the Worthy Queen Handicap last week at his lone start for the season. He dead-heated for third in the Dominion Handicap last year. Game Way, a difficult horse to keep sound, is trained by Alex Purdon, who won the race with Annual Report in 1959. The field has dropped to 11 starters as a result of the defections of Thriller Dee, a dismal failure , earlier at the meeting, Special Pride, which has broken down, and Sir Castleton, which has had to be put aside because of a viral'infection. ' About Now and McShane are capable, of adding interest to the finish, while old Sure Mart could be, a danger after two sterling efforts so far at the meeting. However, they will all need luck to contend with

Stormy Morn and Kenwood Song. The Dominion Handicap and the Allan Matson Free-For-All form the legs of the T.A.B. double. The T.A.B. treble will be run on races five, seven and 10 and there will be T.A.B. quinellas on races two, six and 10. The on-course treble will be run on races one, three and four. Fields: 5.35 p.m.— . SHIRLEY STAKES $2900; C2; mobile: junior drivers; 2600 m Onedin Star 1 It Kakama 2 It Gladivana 3 It Fonzarelli 4 It Watbro Lord 5 It Jeremiah 6 . It Cannv Tina 7 It Great Stuff 8 It Magda Sorrel 9 It Undercheck 10 It Icenic 11 It King’s Rainbow 12a It Good Frost 13 It Acco 14 it Game Classic 15 It Far Out 16 It Emergencies: Good Frost. Great Stuff. 6.5— HAROLD LOGAN STAKES $4205. C 4, mobile. 2000 m. Skip Master 1 It Le Rae 2 It Up Tempo 3 It The Trump 4 It Sioux 5 It Kotare Hunter 6. . , It Arm bro Play 7 It

Fouroux 8 . It Kemra Tact 9 It Lady Onager 10 It Toshack 11 It Ribbonwood Prince 12 .... It Take Aim 13 H Lord Brigade 14 It Shabby Tiger 15 It Viewfield Skipper 16 It mEmergencies: Take Aim. The Trump. 6.40 — DICTATION HANDICAP $3750. C 4 trotters, 2600 m Sid 1 It Dryden Lobell 2 It Catto 3 It Twinkle 4 ‘t Sure Court 5 It Game Again 6 It Triarmbro 1 10 Eee Tee 2 10 Hannibal Host 1 20 Game Captain 2 20 Excalibur 3 20 Kabase 4 20 Israel 5 20 Game Pointer 6 20 Most Likely Fella 7 20 Prince Del UR 20 Emergency; Game Captain. 7.10— HIP HI HANDICAP $2250, CO. 2600 m. Patrician 1 It Montana Lass 2 It Takbaa 3 It Majestic Chase 4. It Roger 5 It Little Abbe 6 It Monkani Chief 7 It Cheval 8 It Canny Kiwi 9 It Waihemo Lass 10 It Flash Wave 11 It Stylish Averil 12 It El’ Conquistador 13 It Tempting Lass 14 It Golden Romeo 15 It Wellstood 16. . . It Emergency: Majestic Chase. 7.45— COURIER SYSTEMS STAKES $10,000; three-year-olds; 2600 m. Harvey’s Sister 1 It Boulder Creek 2 It Kata Hoiho 3 It Noble Jo 4 It Hilarious Guest 5 It Mel’s Boy 6 It Capri 7 It Mister Wood Chips 8 .... . It Norton 9 It 1 Ansett 10. It Matai Bret 11 it Portfolio 12 it Mai Mai 13 It .Enterprise 14 it Ventre Hanover 15 It Free Win 16 It Emergency: Ventre Hanover. 8.20— DOMINION HANDICAP $40.0110: OC; trottei;s: 3200 m. About Now 1 Il Regal Flyer 2 It Kenwood’Song 3 It Game Way 4 Il Sure Mart 5 It McShane 6 It Jenner 7 It Brother James 8 11 Kate’s Relurn UR 1 It Maudey UR 2. . It Stormy Morn 1. . 10 8.55— GREAT MANN HANDICAP $5500. C 7. 2600 m. Heather Chief 1 It Angelo Dundee 2. It Dundas 3 It I Tarlad 4 , . It Sweet Jessica -5 . . It Dreamy Dragon 6: It

sepoti 7•...-. It Royal Decision 1 10 Lincmac 2., 10 Royal Illusion 3 . . -10 Single Cee 4 10 Melton Monarch 5 10 Crow Bar 1 20 Benrodden 2 20 9.25— ALLAN MATSON FREE-FOR-ALL $15,000; C 9; mobile; 2600 m. Armalight 1 It Superior Chance 2 It False Regal 3 It Lord Module 4 It Glen Moria 5 It Gammalite 6 It Idolmite 7 It Quiet Win 8 It Trio 9 It Bonnie’s Chance 10 It Hands Down UR It 9.55— N.Z. SPRINGTIME STAKES $2725; two-year-olds; 2000 m. Tempo Cavallo 1 It Bold Bret 2 . . It Aran Shanna 3 It Logan’s Byrd 4 It Star Lady 5 It Matai Skipper 6 It Nyallo Del 7 It Borana 8 .It Lyndon Robert 9 It Ravena 10 It Kinradie 11 It Redeemer 12 It Born To Win 13 It Prime Hostess 14 It Ashley Knight 15 It Emergency: Nyallo Del. 10.25— CHURCHILL STAKES $5075; C 6; mobile; 2600 m. Remote 1 It Rapid Man 2 . It Rosewood Charger 3 It Karena 4 It Hajano 6 It Eden's Joy 7 It Aventureu'x 8 . . . .- It Stopwatch 9 it Mister Majestic 10 It Unique Princess 11 It Kingsdown Cavalier 12. . . . It Frosty Lopez 13 It Thurber Globe 14 It The Sting 15 It Ariemore 16 It Emergencies: Thurber Globe. Hajano.