Spanker On fancied in small field

Press, 14 January 1986, Page 32

Spanker On fancied in small field

Special correspondent Auckland With only five engaged to compete against him, Spanker On has a second-to-none chance of extending his already formidable record on the track when he contests the first leg of the TA.B. double at the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting at Claudelands this evening. In two subsequent starts following a brilliant frontrunning double at the Auckland Trotting Club’s Christmas meeting, Spanker On has finished fourth and sixth in two flying mile events. His fourth placing was at Alexandra Park on December 30 when, after racing without cover for a good part of the way, the winner, Borana, recorded a swift 1 min 58.4 s for the journey. Last time out, Spanker On

was a solid sixth in Our Mana’s 1 min 57.9 s Lion Red Flying Mile at Cambridge on January 2. On that occasion, too, Spanker On had a hard run, racing very wide without cover.

Spanker On’s well-known proficiency at Pacemaking should see him start a dominating favourite for the Huntly Hotel Mobile Pace, which will be run over 2500 m.

It is well-remembered that Spanker On scored brilliantly on both nights of this meeting last term, when driven by Tom Knowles. Knowles was driving the gelding following the injury of his trainer, Peter Wolfenden, earlier on the first night of the meeting. The tight Claudelands circuit suits Spanker On’s style of racing and with Peter Wolfenden back in the sulky again, the combination should cement their place

as one of the early favourite’s for the $250,000 Max Harvey Auckland Cup, which will be run early next month.

Frederick, a capable young pacer, could manage no better than eighth at Cambridge on January 2 last time out, but his previous form, including an unlucky fifth in the New Zealand Messenger and a third to his brilliant stablemate, Placid Victor, at Alexandra Park on December 30, has been promising. The scratchings of King Alba and Shineover will al-, low Spanker On to start from No. 2 behind the mobile barrier, with Frederick at No. 4. Ben has been slightly disappointing recently following some useful form before Christmas and with a peak effort he could run Spanker On and Frederick close.

Jetbet: 6 Race 1 6.15 RANGIRIRI HOTEL MOBILE TROT $3100; CO; 2500 m 1 5350 Beat The Budget 1 L. Chin It 2 3780 Passive Kiwi 2 L. Fleming It 3 00 Engineer 3 C. Butler It 4 8838 Royal Manor 4 C. Pruden It 5 7643 Spry Advice 5 . A. Herlihy It 6 5593 Perfect Count 6 A. Herlihy It 7 0800 Pete The Tiger 7 It 8 322 The Greatest 8 P. Wolfenden It 9 9207 Yankee Count 9 W. Thomas It 10 6992 Te Puke Aspires 10 J. Cole It 11 847 Anrecko 11 B. Paterson It 12 0 Bretson Power 12 J. Cordes It 14 9 Gay Pride 14 L. Robinson It 15 0 Maybe Armbro 15 T. Knowles It 16 3456 Disputer UR It Emergencies: Engineer, Maybe Armbro, Pete The Tiger. Scratched: Justa Thought. Race 2 6.40 RIVERNINA DRIVE-IN MOBILE PACE $3100; CO; 2100 m 1 3605 Admiral Tudor 1 M. Robinson It 2 3780 El Dorita 2 W. Larsen It 3 00 Notable 3 J. Newberry It 4 7643 Donmarshelle 4 .. . M. Braithwaite It 5 5593 Rocka Fella 5 T. Knowles It 6 5593 Tabella Nurse 6 It 7 0800 Elite Master 7 ... . It 9 9207 Loyal Pal 9 It 10 6992 Black Dave 10 D. Alexander It 11 847 Calibara 11 P. Baker It 12 2807 Ski Direct 12 .A. Herlihy It 13 7679 Happy Reign 13 G. Harris It 14 53 Pablo 14 M. McKendry It 15 Miss Afefla 15 It 16 4No Sweat 16 It Emergencies: Ski Direct, Calibar, Happy Reign. Scratched: Chipway. Race 3 T 7.10 PIO PIO HOTEL MOBILE PACE $3300; Cl; 2500 m 1 Ivor 1 P. Butcher It 2 851 Celevate Romp 2 W. Larsen It 3 0790 Paramound 3 J. Robinson It 5 0030 Larry McFaber 5. ... M. McKendry It 6 6750 Brockton Tee 6 It 7 8 Heeslewood Boy 7 It 8 Dunloom Host 8 A. Grayling It 9 8068 Michael Brydon 9 .... J. Newberry It 10 1304 Blue Twirl 10 A. Vallendar It 11 4840 Golden Rendezvous 11. .R. Fletcher It 12 6634 Western Fella 12 J. Langdon It 13 1660 Toey 13 G. Harris It 14 4800 Nickafemma 14 R. Norton It 15 9009 Slinky Fella 15 A. Dunsmuir It 16 7564 Paul Armbro 16 D. Gibbons It Emergencies: Michael Brydon, Dunloom Host, Slinky Fella. Scratched: Classic Fella. Race 4 7.40 BRIDGE HOTEL MOBILE PACE $3100; CO; 2100 m 1 0203 Sir Swish 1 G. Hillier It 2 70 Terrific Too 2 A. Herlihy It 3 0300 Super Max 3 . R. Wigg It 4 0796 Bird Command 4 C. Butler It 5 74 Parisian Dolly 5 O. Purdon It 6 23 City Bird 6 T. Knowles It 7 Mangakomu 7 It 8 0802 Cocoa’s Legion 8 P. Baker It 9 0 Timely Chief 9 G. Payne It 10 Bonspiel Scotty 10 .... B. Purdon It 11 00 Brandy Girl 11 It 12 05 Linali 12 L. Wallis It 13 7054 Jo's Joy 13 G. Harris It 14 206 Radiant Breeze 14. . . P. Wolfenden It 15 20 Dontra 15 B. Mangos It 16 0360 Social Time 16 It Emergencies: Terrific Too, Bonspeil Scotty, Mangakomu, Timely Chief. Race 5 O, TP 8.10 MONTROSE VIDEO MOBILE PACE $4200; C 3 and C 4; 2500 m 1 0501 Gay Patrina 1 P. Butcher It 2 7152 Smooth Sheila 2 P. Davis It 3 8206 Bye Bye Mary 3 It 4 3994 Charles Decision 4 S. Hayes It 5 7930 Abbe Schell 5 M. McKendry It 6 4115 Doc’s Chapel 6 G. Hillier It 7 0160 Salero 7 It 8 1004 Special Mark 8. .. . B. Schumacher It 9 9109 Robert Hanover 9 It 10 Deciue 10 P. Baker It 11 0220 Marie Skipper 11 . . .A. Edgecombe It 12 7213 Lea Vance 12 G. Harris It 13 8849 Gandy Dancer 13 It 14 011 Revae 14 It 15 0139 Lady Alba 15 G. Payne It 16 0105 Bundles UR It Emergencies: Bundles, Salero, Robert Hanover, Bye Bye Mary.

Selections

6.15: The Greatest, Spry Advice, Perfect Count. 6.40: Rocka Fella, Admiral Tudor, Eldorita. 7.10: Celevale Romp, Blue Twirl, Larry Mac Faber. 7.40: City Byrd, Sir Swish, Timely Chief. 8.20: Smooth Sheila, Revae, Lea Vance. 8.40: Young Mac, Regal Dime, Montana Vermala. 9.10: Spanker On, Frederick. 9.40: Donvegan, Novalerian, Bebe Valiente. 10.10: Jenner, Empire Lobell, Dragon’s Pride. 10.35: African Man, Twin Cam, Robert David. Race 6 8.40 WALDORF LOUNGE MOBILE PACE $3100; CO; 2100 m 1 40 Rotewood Summit 1. . .J. Langdon It 2 5556 Young Mac 2 It 3 3980 Jettie’e Girl 3 O. Purdon It 4 Dale Poco 4 It 5 5535 Larry Brydon 5 J. Newberry It 6 4622 Regal Dime 6 A. Herlihy It 7 3 Montana Vermala 7 G. Harris It 8 5 Bertha Shannon 8 B. Mangos It 9 05 Robert Averil 9 B. Cave It 10 Gay Hurricane 10 D. Butcher It 11 9 Dark Beauty 11 It 12 0000 Windsor United 12 .... V. Hillmer It 13 0003 Sobriety 13 E. Fergus It 14 Betina Atelia 14 A. Herlihy It 15 River Kwai 15 It 16 89 Paparelli 16 P. Butcher It Emergencies: Young Mac, Dale Poco, River Kwai, Paparelli. Race 7 D, T 9.10 HUNTLY HOTEL MOBILE PACE $7210; OC; 2500 m 3 5570 Barbara Jover 3 B. Purdon It 4 1146 Spanker On 4 P. Wolfenden It 5 7877 Direct Kiwi 5 J. Langdon It 6 8538 Frederick 6 T. Knowles It 7 0206 Ben 7 J. Cole It 8 3084 Supreme Ruler 8 G. Harris It Scratched: King Alba, Shineover. Race 8 9.40 NATIONAL BLOODSTOCK MOBILE PACE $3300; Cl; 2500 m 1 6770 Sandiero 1 A. Grayling It 2 2371 Dunvegan 2 A. Herlihy It 3 0600 Open Arms 3 It 4 6633 Novalerian 4 P. Wolfenden It 5 747 The Buccaneer 5 J. Langdon It 6 6780 Broomfield Baron 6 G. Reaks It 7 55 Valunga 7 G. Chilcott It 8 4509 Raro Girl 8 P. Baker It 9 6027 Tony Brydon 9 J. Newberry It 10 5087 Crystal Jewel 10 B. Holmes It 11 4037 Royal Captain 11 ... P. Vermeulen It 12 100 Taupaki Brace 12 C. Butler It 13 99 Middle Road 13 It 14 7028 Bebe Valiente 14 P. Davis It 15 6 Bosley 15 It 16 0814 Maxine’s Reign 16 G. Harris It Emergencies: Royal Captain, Crystal Jewel, Sandiero, Open Arms. Raes 9 D 10.10 DINSDALE TAVERN FREE-FOR-ALL TROT $6400; OC; 2100 m 1 4170 Peddler 1 P. Wolfenden It 2 4804 Maybe Now 2 W. Thomas it 3 5054 Jenner 3 J. Langdon It 4 1003 Tough Talk 4 L. Fleming It 5 000 Polly Lobell 5 R. Garmonsway It 7 7046 Caledonian Pride 7 G. Harris It 8 0007 Ontario 8 O. Purdon It 9 9592 Empire Lobell 9 A. Herlihy It 10 8760 Kathy Glass 10 G. Reaks It 11 0741 Dragon’s Pride 11 T. Knowles It 12 3823 Indette 12 B. Purdon It Scratched: Milson Gold. Race 10 10.35 MCELWAIN SOUNDS SERVICES MOBILE PACE $3800; C2; 2100 m 1 0024 Beach Buggy 1 A. Herlihy It 3 8501 Little Tudor 3 J. Fraser It 4 9523 African Man 4 K. Leanmount It 5 7245 Robert David 5 I. Hilliard It 6 6400 Oddsock 6 P. Baker It 7 2091 Busy World 7 G. Hillier It 8 0019 Cordon Noir 8 It 9 9649 Graymoore 9 P. Davis It 10 4030 Alba’s Tune 10 G. Payne It 11 0030 Laali 11 S. Reid It 12 8817 Ernie 12 A. Vallender It 13 5601 Meddle To Win 13. .. M. McKendry It 14 Gaine’s Leigh 14 P. Butcher It 15 2169 Twin Cam 15 T. Knowles It 16 4141 Gus Redmond 16 C. Butler It Emergencies; Robert David, Twin Cam, Oddsock, Gaines’ Leigh. Scratched: Kelly Phil.