Inspector fastest qualifier

Press, 14 June 1984, Page 30

Inspector fastest qualifier

Inspector, trained at Rangiora by Nat Hall, was the fastest of 14 pacers to qualify at trials at Motukarara on Tuesday. By Hall’s former fine pacer, Commissioner, Inspector is a three-year-old from the Lopez Hanover mare, Campus Queen, a member of the Purple Patch family. He won his heat by half a length in 3min 13.3 s (2400 m beating First Play (3min 13.45), a three-year-old halfsister by World Skipper to Armbro Play, in Des Grice’s team; with Abracadabra (3min 14.35), a Rip Van Winkle filly in G. M. Moody’s Rangiora team, half a length back, third.

Rosie Mary, a four-year-old sister to the former smart juvenile, Billy Bruce, and to Marbet, in Bill Plaisted’s team, recorded 3min 14.2 s when beating Neutron Star (3min 14.55), an Adios Bachelor two-year-old filly in Colin de Filippi’s team, and Cheeky Hobson (3min 14.65). Hamy’s Pride, a three-year-old son of Lordship and Brevik in Jeff Whittaker’s Christchurch team, won in 3min 14.45, beating Roydon Butler (3min 14.55), a five-year-old brother to Roydon Wonder and half-brother to Roydon Albatross with

Mark Smolensk!; and Mill Race (3min 16.45). Others to qualify over 2400 m were Smooth Sally (3min 16.35), a three-year-old Smooth Fella-Naafi filly in Colin de Filippi’s Ladbrooks team; Paretai Nat (3min 16.45), a Nat Lobell two-year-old colt from a half-sister to Stella Frost (Imin 59.65) with Murray Rennie; Never Been Seen (3min 17.25) and Merry Man (3min 17.55). Venus Boy qualified over 2600 m (stand) in 3min 35.85. Gentleman Jack, a four-year-old by Had My Way from a half-sister to the good North Island trotter, Mister Square, trained at Rolleston by Ray Morris, won the trotters qualifying trial over 2400 m by 12 lengths in 3min 22.25. Scotch Naive (3min 24.85) and Joe Junior (3min 265), which chased Gentleman Jack home, also qualified. Cu Nim, a maiden in Maurice O’Leary’s team, was the fastest heat winner of the barrier trials, winning by four lengths in a respectable 3min 10s (2400 m Master Mood, which may contest the New Zealand Juvenile Championship at Alexandra Park on Saturday week, beat Gerry Delta and Smooth Charm in the C2-C4 heat.