Quiet win top trialist
Special correspondent
Auckland
Quiet Win did an outstanding trial for the Auckland Trotting Cup on Friday evening when he bent two of his cup rivals in fast time at Alexandra Park yesterday. Driven by his trainer and regular driver. Mike De Filippi, the Christchurch six-year-old led El Regale (George Noble) and Hands Down (Derek Jones) through; out 82110 m in Imin 13.55. The last 800 tn was cut out brilliantly in 58.5 s and the illOni in 29.55.
At lhe post. Quiet Win was a neck in front of E) Regale. Hands Down was two lengths further back. lhe run thrilled De Filippi. "I wanted to give him a good strong run." he said, “but I didn't realise he was going quite that fast.
"He has done really well since he came up and 1 couldn't be more pleased with him."
Quiet Win. winner of 'his last two races before coming north, finished second lo Bonnie's Chance oh the first evening of the Auckland Trotting Cup meeting last Saturday.
El Regale also shaped particularly well yesterday and Derek Jones., trainer of Hands Down, was happy with his horse's showing. Hands- Down was four lengths behind at the 40dm. He made ground in the straight and was running on strongly. "He needed that one." said Jones, "and was doing it at the right end. which is the main thing." Delightful Lady will have her lasi serious run before the Cup at Kumiu this morning.
Iler trainer-driver. Gary Hillier, said yesterday he had given her only light work since the first night of the meeting, when she was a gallant fifth off 20m.
"I will hopple her tomorrow and give her 3200 m in about Tntin Ills with the last half in iritin 2s or 1 min 3s. That should top her off nicelv."
Hillier said Delightful Lady had thrived. “She has not left an oat since the first night."
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