Likely Lord has stamina for Methven test

Press, 19 April 1985, Page 26

Likely Lord has stamina for Methven test

By

G. K. YULE

The South Otago-trained eight-year-old, Likely Lord, looks poised to gain his second win in Canterbury in a month when he contests the J. McCloy Memorial Handicap at the Methven Trotting Club’s meeting tomorrow.

Likely Lord could hardly have been more impressive when he beat Lady El and Richina over 2600 m at Addington Raceway on March 30. One week later he came in for confident support in a similar race, but ninth was the best he could manage behind Lord Louie. However, he received a rocky run in the middle part and it was not really surprising that he could not carry on, as the winner recorded 3min 19.9 s for the distance.

Likely Lord has shown a liking for grass tracks. He is a dour staying type and his great reserves of stamina should carry him right into the thick of the finish. Freightman went his best race for some time when he batted into fourth behind Our Mana in the Lion Brown Easter Cup. His handicap of 30m might offset the drop in class he will encounter, but should he produce a peak run he should be more than a match for the majority of the field. There will be solid support, too, for two renowned grass track exponents in Ruthless and Coastal Trader. Ruthless realised much of the potential many had claimed for him when he won a sharp sprint rating 2min 1.7 s for 2000 m at Addington on April 6. He has always appealed more as a stayer than a sprinter and in his latest form he must be one of the leading chances. Coastal Trader is seldom guilty of a poor run on grass tracks whether they are firm or easy. He has not raced since he was beaten half a head by Delark over 3200 m at Ashburton on March 23. Nostradamus, Lew Foy, Regal Nugent, Delark and Soxygen have all shown splendid form at times and they might not be far away at the end. The promising Ashburtontrained five-year-old, Time Again, not the most reliable beginner, will only have to move off smoothly to be the one to beat in the second leg, the Lyttle’s Transport Handicap, a race in which the chances of Carolyn Scott and Watbro Ford are also highly rated.

Emergencies: Princess Nina, Dawn Lady, Marac. Scratched: Bay Boyden.

Race 6 1.50 T.A.B. DOUBLE J. MCCLOY MEMORIAL ?5000; C 5; 3200 m 1 0803 Helter Skellter 1 It No danger in latest racing. Little appeal. C. de Filippi. 4 0000 Torii 4 It Out of form. Others preferred. P. Shand. 5 0019 Likely Lord 1 10 Dashing winner two starts back and not really disgraced on April 6 when ninth at Addington. Fine stayer expected to go close. R. Cameron. 6 4245 Regal Nugent 2 10 Has not paced a really bad race for weeks. Good stayer on grass and with clean start should not be far away. J. Carmichael.

7 9090 Tustock 3 10 Latest efforts have not been encouraging. R. Brosnan. 8 6041 Ruthless 4 10 impressive sprint winner at Addington on April 6. Must appeal as he has grand record on grass. R. Nyhan. 9 0812 Coastal Trader 5 10 Racing generously at present ano makes strong appeal over this distance on grass. K. Townley. 10 6664 Rosewood Dream 6 10 Fair run when fourth at Winton on March 30. This will be much harder. G. Payne. 11 3368 Lew Foy 1 20 Disappointing in two latest starts at Addington. Better than that and must be given another chance. K. O’Reilly. 12 083 Nostradamus 2 20 Solid run when third to Lord Louie on April 6. Still at the improving stage and might not be far away. P. Jones. 13 8170 Delark 1 30 Disappointed at Addington at Easter. Better than latest efforts suggest and could surprise. I. Cameron. 14 1880 Soxygen 2 30 No danger in Easter Cup. This will be easier, but big improvement needed. J. Smolenski. 15 4404 Freightman 3 30 Came on well for fourth to Our Mana in Easter Cup. Must be a top chance on that effort. M. de Filippi. 16 0590 Best Dream UR 30 Out of form and will have to be taken on trust. E. Cowie. Scratched: Flying Count, John Paul. Race 7 2.20 T.A.B. DOUBLE T.A.B. TREBLE LYTTLE'S TRANSPORT HANDICAP $3350; C 3; 2600 m 1 8000 Surprise Wood 1 It Form background weak. Others preferred. D. McCormick. 2 3000 Tricotine 2 It Failed at Winton on March 30. Speedy on her day, but will be tested here. R. Brosnan. 3 5036 Rosewood Birch 3 It Battled away for sixth at Roxburgh on April 8. Must be hard to beat in this type of race. A. Butt. 4 0141 Time Again 4 It Has shown much ability, winning three of his last five starts. Not the best beginner, but too good to leave out. K. O’Reilly. 5 0906 Spinstar 5 It Has done little of note for some time. No appeal. D. Larkins. 6 3050 Donagain 6 It Failed at Addington on March 30 last time out. Better than that and rates another chance. F. Newfield. 8 5005 Gold And Black 8 It Not too consistent, but smart on her day.

Could surprise. J. Carmichael. 10 5410 Carolyn Scott 10 It First start since December 29. Capable of a bold run. A. Seal. 11 6177 Lightning Bolt 11 It Failed at Addington on April 6. Racing well enough to be an upset prospect. J. Hampton. 13 0699 Lord Tryax 13 It Out of form and makes little appeal. C. de Filippi. 15 1649 Travel Warrant 2 10 Racing quite well, but set a stiff task from this mark. A. Musson. 16 2804 Watbro Ford 3 10 Seldom guilty of a bad run. Capable of getting into the finish. M. Perriton. 18 5600 John Paul 1 20 Set a stiff task, but will be helped by small field. One for odds. D. Jones. Scratched: Amy Bock, Rapa Eagle, Timmy Hanover, Freedom Hunter, Rare Treat.

Jetbet: 3 Race 1 11.5 LYNDHURST HANDICAP TROT $2500; CO; 2600m 1 7 Ascendant 1 M. Heenan It 2 0763 Pitch Dark 2 It 3 00 Robert Day 3 M. de Filippi It 4 9006 Scotch Nave 4 G. Hunt It 5 Boford 5 It 6 William Gold 6 It 7 2483 Sunset Song 7 M. Edmonds It 8 3850 Valley Boy 8 M. Williams It 9 0732 All 9 S. Black It 10 West Ham 10 R. May It 11 0548 Unique Wendy 11 P. Boag It 12 0050 Ocean Melody 12 D. Williamson It 13 Molten Gold 13 B. Court It 14 8030 Givanna 14 J. Curtin It 15 8809 Dawn Lady 15 J. Scott It 16 0000 Marac 16 It 17 G. Ryder 3 Grand Central 17 P. Nairn It 18 005 Lord Seaton 18 K. Townley It 19 0007* Princess Nina 1 C. Woodward 30 21 1 Karpra Marka 3 A. Musson 30 22 2453 Danny Cord 4 D. Bunz 30

Race 2 11.35 TAB. TRIFECTA FIRST HIGHBANK HANDICAP PACE $2500; CO; 2600m 1 0562 British Earl 1 It 2 4049 Lady Bogart 2 ItJ. Crofts 3 3 Game Chase 3 It P. O’Reilly, jun. 4 6 Lochinora 4 It M. de Filippi 5 0095 Solar Chip 5 It K. O’Reilly 6 3720 Alarming 6 It J. Smolenski 7 2042 Micro Mary 7 It J. Hay 8 7005 Chaperone 8 It R. Burton 9 4748 First Play 9 It J. Carmichael 11 2645 Amber Leigh 11 It J. Hislop 12 302 Timely Patron 12 It C. de Filippi 13 20 Dynamic Beat 13 It K. Vincent 14 9457 Country Dundee 14 It 16 Kind Boy 16 J. Hampton It 17 3223 Hurricane Jo 17 It F. Fletcher 18 0068 Taxing 18 It R. May 19 5490 Tyson 19 It A. Butt 20 6965 Royal Link 20 It M. Butt Emergencies: Solar Chip, Kind Boy. Scratched: Dancer Command, Waitango. Race 3 12.10 FIRST SPAXTON HANDICAP RACE $2700; Cl; 2600m 1 0529 Charlotte Trixie 1 It A. Butt 2 4644 Swift Hurricane 2 It J. Hislop 3 9447 Mickel 3 It L. O'Reilly 4 3500 Jolani 4 It P. O’Reilly, jun. 5 7236 Maddie 5 It G. O’Reilly 6 0795 Lisa Hest 6 It I. Schwamm 7 4400 Never Guess 7 It J. Thompson 8 8407 Lord Shamrock 8 It R. Anderson 9 5201 Rotary Motor 9 It N. Benny 10 6020 Reiver 10 It J. Ferguson 11 1530 Gleniti 11 It M. Butt 12 81 El Victory 12 It R. Butt 13 4322 Elbon Blue 13 It R. Prendergast 14 2144 Polita 14 It B. Hill 15 0107 Boyden Royale 15 It 16 8050 Golden Patch 16 It C. Newfield 17 0199 Foulden Meadow 17 It 18 M. de Filippi 0307 Adieu Girl 18 It P. Jones 19 9070 Cordon Noir 19 It J. Smolensk! Emergencies: Lisa Hest, Cordon Noir, Golden Patch. Scratched: Rustler. Race 4 12.40 METHVEN TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES $3300; 2000m 1 22 Donaghadee 1 It R. Butt 2 5846 Repondra 2 It M. de Filippi 3 2 Counsel Del 3 It C. de Filippi 4 Consolation 4 M. Smolenski It 5 0405 Unique Bacardi 5 It 6 Free's Best 6 E. Cowie It 7 Dakota 7 C. Nordqvist It 8 Uncle Jasper 8 P. Blackmore It 9 Barbara Joan 9 M. Gillum It 10 Handy Andy 10 It 11 Tuborg 11 J. Carmichael It 12 009 Double Brown 12 It C. Middleton 13 570 Medicine Man 13 It I. Cameron 14 0835 Beau Du Jour 14 It B. Hill 15 Fantastic Charles 15 D. McCormick It

16 Hatton Man 16 It 17 Joe Anderton 17 J. Denton It 18 2210 Gatcombe 1 10 R. May 19 7100 Star's Legacy 2 10 P. O’Reilly, jun. Emergencies: Joe Anderson, Hatton Man, Tuborg, Uncle Jasper. Race 5 1.15 TAB. TREBLE SECOND S PAXTON HANDICAP PACE $2700; Cl; 2600m 1 4470 Fleet Encounter 1 It 2 0150 Golden Magic 2 It R. Brosnan 3 3905 Duran 3 It 4 0060 Lord Mills 4 It J. Curtin 5 8027 Canto Boy 5 It A. Butt 6 2768 Cool Scotch 6 It K. O’Reilly 7 2550 Maui 7 It 9 4852 Nordel King 9 It B. Gliddon 10 6687 Golden Rolex 10 It G. O’Reilly 11 8300 Dream Byrd 11 It P. Jones 12 61 Sea King 12 It J. Ferguson 13 5048 Where Else 13 It M. Butt 14 9210 Lincolnaire 14 It M. de Filippi 15 9209 Lordshipman 15 It M. Perriton 16 0339 Gay Wee Fella 16 It 17 4263 Princess Foyle 17 It R. May 19 123 Ashley Lobell 19 It I. Cameron 20 5199 Lamour UR It P. O’Reilly, jun. Emergencies: Maui, Duran. Scratched: Skipper’s World, Namsib.

Race 8 2.55 SECOND HIGHBANK HANDICAP PACE $2500; CO; 2600m 1 0000 Ruby Jean 1 It 2 2 Skipper Dale 2 It P. O’Reilly, jun. 3 670 Crackeraah 3 It G. Archer 4 0040 Gaiety 4 It 5 0645 Noble Contessa 5 It M. de Filippi 6 3538 Dryden Deli 6 It R. Geddes 7 7035 Hindyn 7 It R.’Nyhan 8 0274 What About Me 8 It C. de Filippi 9 2260 Brockworth Jack 9 T. McMillan It 10 9904 Ashley Paige 10 It 12 080 Scottish Pine 12 It D. Jones 13 5297 Adios Bret 13 It 14 030 Tudor Dream 14 It J. Smolensk! 15 0039 Sizzler 15 It J. Crofts 16 Captain Blair 16 It 17 000 Tintem Dream 17 It 18 404 Jetline 18 It W. Bagrie 20 9041 Mae Star 1 20 K. Townley Emergency: Tintern Dream. Scratched: Direct Lord, Uniform Yankee. Race 9 3.25 LAURISTON HANDICAP TROT $2700; Cl; 3200m 1 1002 Soon 1 It D. Nyhan 2 2114 Firm Offer 2 It B. Clark 3 0900 Brooklee Princess 3 It

4 0057 Cherokee Chief 4 It R. Butt 5 9452 Delacouri 5 J. Carmichael It 6 0001 Venture Again 6 It 7 60 Beau Tarenz 7 It 8 7108 Alba Longa 8 It 9 0351 Master Ronald 9 C. Woodward It 10 3209 Gamalee 10 I. Cameron It 11 700 Saraband Lad 11 B. Creagh It 12 3909 Brockett Vale 12 R. Prendergast It 13 0940 Fairy Lord 13 It 14 0090 Lay Off 1 R. Williams 20 16 2400 Falcon Lad 3 M. Gillum 20 17 4066 Sharadel 4 D. Jones 20 20 084 Justastar 1 R. Brosnan 40 21 0000 Game Traveller 2 K. O’Reilly 40 22 5070 No More 1 L. Smillie 50 Emergency: Saraband Lad. Scratched: Suzie Star, Castleton, Adadas. Boy Race 10 T.A.B. TREBLE 4 R. AND M. HARRIS MEMORIAL HANDICAP PACE 52900; C2; 2000m 1 1222 Sapphire King 1 J. Hay it 2 0609 Mac’s Gift 2 R. Morris it 3 0 Watbro Kilt 3 it 4 5409 Go Duke 4 M. Perriton it 5 0790 Main Point 5 M. de Filippi it 6 3007 Maniapoto 6 P. O’Rielly, jun. it 7 1000 Even Key 7 C. Harrison it 8 1070 Local Skipper 8 J. Carmichael it 9 7044 Blue Willow 9 G. Hunt it 11 4040 MacAndrew 11 D. Larkins 12 0613 Rachael .Dancer it 12 M. Smolensk! it 13 0800 Lady Singer 13 G. O’Reilly ■ it 14 9231 Toliver Twiggy 14 D. Butt it 15 9415 Mercury Chief 15 M. Rennie 16 9000 Charley Bromac it 16 it 17 0844 Gold Row 17 R. Anderson it 18 0919 Pallea 18 R. May it 19 0990 Avon 19 C. de Filippi it 21 0796 Smooth Sheila 21 ■/ L. May it 22 0970 Capitulate 1 K. O’Reilly 20 Emergency: Charley Bromac. Scratched: Mercury Chief, Nat, Tintern Fair.