Prospects look good for Hobart Star

Press, 9 October 1982, Page 24

Prospects look good for Hobart Star

By

G. K. Yule

Hobart Star should mark his return to handicap racing with a win in the Mary Childs Handicap, final leg of the T.A.B. treble at the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club’s popular spring meeting at Motukarara today.

Hobart Star, one of the more exciting slower-class pacing prospects in Canterbury. resumed racing in the New Brighton four-year-old series last month. After a second on the first night, he was far from disgraced when third, less than a length from Glen Lustre in the $lO,OOO final. Hobart Star was left in the open for much of that race and he was forced to take the lead 600 m out. In the

circumstances he did well to return a dividend. Back in much weaker company, he looks an outstanding chance. Morgan James, too. contested the four-year-old series last month. He was a shade disappointing in the final after placings in his two heats. After receiving a splendid run. he had nothing left over the final stages and dropped out to eighth. He is better than that Yun suggested and this race gives

him a fine chance of extending his record. Only in the last stride did Roydon Magic surrender the lead by a narrow margin to Wooden Heart in the Max Harvey Handicap at Addington on Wednesday. A smart beginning marked his performance and should he get under way as quickly today, he could make the favourites work hard'to beat him. Nightania, fourth al her lone start on this campaign.

Fonzarelli and Acapulco could add interest to the finish. The Commodore Motor Inn Handicap, for Cl pacers, and the Lord Module Handicap, for Maiden pacers, are the other two legs of the treble. Both have drawn open fields and there is plenty of room for an upset. Double Cove will be in demand in the first leg. while Bugle Boy makes strong appeal in the middle leg.