Auckland T.C.

Press, 25 October 1985, Page 13

Auckland T.C.

Special correspondent Auckland Ben and Comedy Lad, as they did on the first night, are expected to dominate the finish of the main race on the second evening of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting tomorrow.

Only this time, Ben is fancied to come out on top. Comedy Lady took the honours in the Phillips Lighting Classic on Tuesday by a short neck from Ben. The pair were clear of the others, which were headed by Spanker On. It was a splendid performance by Comedy Lao and he thoroughly deserved his success.

But Ben was also impressive and, unquestionably, he is improving with every race. He was third in his previous start, fourth the time before that, and eighth in his first outing of the season. It is probable, too, that the extra 500 m of the Radio i Mobile Free-for-all will suit him better.

Both Ben and Comedy Lad, of course, are leading contenders for the $225,000 New Zealand Cup at Addington on November 12. Good showings tomorrow will strengthen their already strong claims. Other Cup horses engaged in the Radio i Free-for-all are Spanker On, Vance Glory and Supreme Ruler. In their best form, they would have fine chances.

It is likely, however, the toughest opposition for Ben and Comedy Lad will come from Shineover and Frederick. Shineover finished doggedly for fourth in the 2200 m Phillips Lighting Classic after breaking at the start He has a mobile dispatch to help him this time ana, in any case, his best form has been as a stayer. Frederick, the most tightly assessed three-year-old in the country last season, graduated to a C 8 mark when he won the Wattvl Paints Kumeu Stakes at Alexandra Park on October 3. It was his first race for about six months and has probably improved him. He is favourably drawn at No. 2. The tight-class trotters put on a thrilling display on Tuesday night, when Admiral Soanai won from Jenner with a triple dead-heat for third place. All the placegetters are engaged again, in the Impact windows Handicap, and there should be another cracking race.

Admiral Soanai must be given a fine chance of completing a double, although he can be a little tricky from a standing start. Dragon’s Pride, Jenner and Landora’s Pride will also be expected to go well again, although Jenner faces a tough assignment from 25m.

Selections 6.10: Camberley Albatross, Gayles Gain, Free Lancer. 6.40: Misty Baker, Tanisa, Saragon. 7.10: Mairo Sultan, Melvander, Phyllss Hadley. 7.40: Onlas, Monte Leone, Lee Horizon. 8.10: Metal Mickey, Bllibob, Traitor’s Gate. 8.40: Comedy Lad, Ben, Shineover. 9.10: Placid Victor, Kurahaupo Eden, King Alba. 9.40: Dragon’s Pride, Landora’s Pride, Admiral Soanai. 10.10: Kanga Proof, Holeproof, Ardmore Bay. 10.40: William Alfred, Shamrock Prince, Hurricane Ridge. Emergencies: Lucy Lumber, Late Lustre, Tact Bryde, Look Me Over.

Jetbet: 9 Race 1 6.10 DULUX MOBILE PACE $5700; C2; 2200m 1 Beach Belle 1 . . . . S. Hunt It 2 6018 Free Lancer 2 ... . . . . .G. Payne It 3 7045 Abbyshan 3 ... A. Herlihy It 4 Uncle Les 4 . . .T. Knowles It 5 0047 Dusty Be Good 5 . . . .A. Dunsmuir it 6 Takitimu Hanover 6. ... V. Hillmer It 7 0030 Wilnic 7 ... O. Purdon It 8 2346 Poppa Luigi 8 . . . . . . . . G. Reaks It 9 63 Camberiey Albatross 9M. McKendry It 10 80 Knowing Noel 10 . . It 11 940 Special Mark 11. . . B. Schumacher It 12 9827 Saiero 12 It 13 67 Johnny Bee 13. . . . . . . . L. Young It 14 6450 Saville Joe 14 ... . . . . .G. Martin It 15 11 Emma’s Lad 15 . . . . P. Wolfenden It 16 King Nero 16 . . . B. Purdon It 17 3124 Gayle’s Gain 17 . . . . . .R. Mitchell It 18 8139 Our Bee 18 . . . .G. Harris It Emergencies: Dusty Be Good, Knowing Noel, Johnny Bee, Beach Belle. Race 2 6.40 WAYNE WILKINSON MOBILE PACE $5480; two-year-old fillies; one mile 1 Oregon Lady 1. . . . . . M. Stormont It 2 Holy Idol 2 It 3 Bonny Jawa 3 . . . . . . . B. Holmes It 4 Little Bromac 4 . . . . . . . C. Butler It 5 Cliche 5 . . J. Stormont It 6 23 Misty Baker 6 . . . . . . .T. Knowles It 7 Tanisa 7 It 8 Whata Pacer 8. . . . . . . .G. Harris it 9 Colonial Mistress 9 . . . .R. Mitchell It 10 Coma Berenices 10. . . . R. Dalziel It 11 47 Virginia Tuck 11. . . . . . A. Herlihy It 12 Saragon 12 . . P. McMillan It 13 0 Baroness 13 . . .R. Fletcher It Race 3 7.10 LENDICH TRACTORS HANDICAP $5985; C3; trotters; 2200m 1 301 Lyrico 1 . .G. McMillan It 2 2160 Midnight Special 2 . . . .R. Mitchell It 3 3575 Mister Nobody 3. . . .Mrs S. Branch It 4 0089 Broomfield Thunder 4 . . B. Holmes It 5 6257 Phyliss Hadley 5. . . . . . O. Purdon It 6 Calgary Girl 6 . . . . . . . . C. Butler It 7 0 Four Ply 7 . ... P. Lynch It 8 4000 Tinkering 1 ... J. Stewart 10 9 2149 Moon Bello 2 . . . ,G. Martin 10 10 813 Mario Sultan 3. . . . . M. McKendry 10 11 00 Gamo Martini 4 . . . . . . A. Herlihy 10 12 6448 Careva Girl 5 . . H. Timmins 10 13 5800 Naturalist UR ... . . . M. Nicholas 10 14 7550 Falcon Lord 1 . . . . . . . R. Bowker 20 15 8071 Melvander 2 . P. Wolfenden 20 16 66 Ontario 3 . . .T. Knowles 20 Emergency: Game Martini. Race 4 TF 7.40 LION BREWERIES MOBILE PACE $5930; C3; 2700m 1 81 Regional Bromac 1 . . . M. Stormont It 2 2005 Honour On 2 . P. Wolfenden It 3 4604 Thundering Star 3. . . G. Wolfenden ’ It 4 68 Midnight Express 4. . . . . P. Young It 5 3972 Onias 5 . . . D. Butcher It 6 1102 Lee Horizon 6 . . . . . . . . G. Payne It 7 5112 Monte Leone 7. . . . . . . F. Cooney It 8 41 Charles Decision 8 . . . . . S. Hayes It 9 6643 Abbe Schell 9 . . . . . M. McKendry It 10 Allentador 10 It 11 3608 Bye Bye Mary 11 . . It 12 370 Steffah 12 . . . . R. Tribe It 13 0536 Winning Rose 13. . . . . H. Timmins It 14 5300 Whakaki 14 . . . A. Herlihy It 15 Spyanthus 15 L. Hill It 16 4114 Xray 16 . . .J. Langdon It 17 7500 Revonah Lord 17 . . . . . ,G. Martin It 18 0966 Dusty Road 18 ... . It Emergencies: Midnight Express, Alentador, Bye Bye Mary, Revonah Lord. Race 5 T 8.10 SMITH AND SMITH MOBILE PACE $6710; C4-C5; 2700m 1 1041 Jimmy Lobell 1 . . . . . . F. Cooney It 2 946 Proud Star 2 . . . O. Purdon It 3 0163 Metal Mickey 2 . . . . M. McKendry It 4 6035 Edwin Eden 4 . . . . . . . . M. Close It 5 2477 Late Lustre 5 . . .R. Mitchell It 6 0 Look Me Over 6. . . It 7 0185 Tammera 7 . . M. Stormont It 8 2336 Traitor's Gate 8 . . . . . . . A. Milina It 9 3414 Billbob 9 . . . A. Herlihy It 10 1593 Jack Hammer 10. . . . . . M. Rennie It 11 9 Most Happy Milly 11 It 12 92 Rum Brydon 12 . . . . .G. Newberry It 13 7718 Pixarmbro 13 . P. Woldenden It 14 1748 Bacchus 14 . . . . G. Reaks It 15 Tact Bryd 15 it 16 0 Dolly’s Guy 16 ... . It 17 07 Golden Nero 17 . . . . . . . P. Young It 18 0700 Lucy Lumber 18. . . . . . B. Purdon It

Race 6 0, T 8.40 RADIO 1 MOBILE FREE-FOR-ALL $30,000; OC; 2700m 1 2711 ComedyLad 1 . . A. Herlihy It 2 1 Frederick 2 . .T. Knowles It 3 8432 Ben 3 M. McKendry It 4 7607 Supreme Ruler 4 . . . . . .G. Harris It 5 5548 Strident 5 . . . P. Young It 6 463 Spanker On 6 P. Wolfenden It 7 4651 Pixanover 7 G. Wolfenden It 8 6374 Shineover 8 . . . G. Reaks It 9 1195 Vance Glory 9 . . O. Purdon It 10 2276 Direct Kiwi 10 . .J. Langdon It Race 7 T 9.10 SLEEPYHEAD MOBILE PACE $7445; C6-C8; 2200m 1 Kev'e Choice 1 . . A. Herlihy It 2 4980 Merlin Neptune 2 . . . P. Wolfenden It 3 2925 Awa 3 . . . P. Miller It 4 Barbara Jover 4 . . . . . . B. Purdon It 5 King Alba 5 . .J. Langdon It 6 3 Kurahaupo Eden 6 . . . . F. Cooney It 7 0 Placid Victor 7 M. McKendry It 8 8 Master Tom 8 . ,T. Knowles It 9 4 Gene Evander 9... . . . D. Butcher It 10 0016 Hurricane Paul 10. . . . .D. Gibbons It 11 3497 Wired For Sound UR. . . P. Morgan It Race 8 D 9.40 IMPACT WINDOWS HANDICAP $10,000; OC; trotters; 2700m - 1 3289 Mister Square 1. . . . . . .A. Milina If 2 7330 Tough Talk 2 P. Wolfenden It 3 2566 Kathy Glass 3 . . . G. Reaks It 4 6920 Milson Gold 4 . ... J. Cole It 5 700 Game One 5 . .B. Lockyer It 6 60 Tree 6 . . . C. Evans It 7 8041 Admiral Soanai 7 . . . . . B. Gleeson It 8 1000 Loyal Step 8 . . B. Purdon It 9 0788 Cilla’s Pride 9 It 10 Maybe Now 10 . . F. Cooney It 11 0417 Peddler 11 G. Wolfenden It 12 820 Empire Lobell 12 . . . . . A. Herlihy It 13 1173 As Required 1 . H. Timmins 10 14 23 Dragon’s Pride 2. . . . . .T. Knowles 10 15 713 Landora’s Pride 3. . . . .J. Langdon 10 16 052 Jenner 1 . . .G. Payne 25 Emergency: Tree. Race 9 10.10 FIRST GREENLANE WINES AND SPIRITS MOBILE PACE $4930; Cl; 2700m 1 African Man 2 It 2 2190 Crystal Jewel 2 . . . . . . B. Holmes It 3 4440 Suit Yourself 3 It 4 716 Mister Wyborn 4. . . . . . M. Purdon It 5 59 Robert David 5 It 6 552 Kanga Proof 6 . ... J. Cole It 7 9591 Bunty’s Daughter 7 . . . . . P. Young It 8 5100 Castle Prince 8 . . D. Butcher It 9 021 Holeproof 9 P. Wolfenden It 10 6800 Dreaming Neebray 10. . . R. Bowker It 11 3 Hurricane Style 11 . . . ,T. Knowles It 12 3179 Silver Fox 12 It 13 6504 Sergio Bandit 13 . . . . S. Reid It 14 10 Taupaki Brave 14 ... . It 15 1 Ardmore Bay 15 . . A. Herlihy It Emergency: African Man. Race 10 10.40 SECOND GREENLANE WINES AND SPIRITS MOBILE PACE $4930; Cl; 2700m 1 5004 Slinky Fella 1 A. Dunsmuir It 2 Spanish Skipper 2 . . . . . B. Owen It 3 2730 Hurricane Ridge 3. . . . M. Nicholas It 4 0442 William Alfred 4 . . M. Close It 5 4841 Shamrock Prince 5 . . . . . G. Small It 6 8107 Paul Armbro 6 .D. Gibbons It 7 7866 Fellazan 7 It 8 3129 Bonnie Anne 8 . . P. Young It 9 0353 Nero Reign 9 . .G. Harris It 10 410 Doc’s Chapel 10 . A. Herlihy It 11 3565 Andrias 11 .D. Butcher It 12 0077 Perfect Timing 12 ... . . M. Purdon It 13 0579 Dominion Star 13 ... . .F. Cooneey it 14 196 Texas Gold 14 . W. Larsen It 15 Birdie’s Son 15 . .D. Dwyer It Emergency: Fellazan.