Master Mood going for notable double tonight
Special correspondent Wellington Master Mood looks set to emulate the feat of Premiership 12 months ago in completing the Edward Lumley-Wellington Cup double.
The $20,000 Wellington Cup, to be run at Hutt Park this evening, has drawn a field of nine runners. The Blenheim-trained Soxygen has been scratched because of soreness. Master Mood looks certain to start favourite after his fine effort to win the Lumley on Saturday night. He was parked out for most of the 2400 m journey and won too well to offer any excuses for the opposition. Luck in the running is sure to play a major part in the outcome of this evening’s race. Master Mood did not fare well in the barrier draw at No. 8, the outside of the front row. But the 2900 m starting point, at the top of the home straight, often favours horses drawn out.
Gene Evander was slightly disappointing when fourth on the first night. He was finishing only fairly in the straight after being placed three back on the inner all the way. Gene Evander’s form leading up to Wellington was first-class and he must be considered a top chance.
The newcomer, Loveridge, another of the many very good four-year-olds in commission, has looked very smart on occasions and
has been racing consistently well lately. He will have the services of Richard Brosnan, who has already won two Wellington Cups, behind Bonnie’s Chance and Sweet Jessica. A couple of improvers from the first night are expected to be Greg Patron and Metal Mickey. Both got well back in the field on Saturday and had little chance to make up ground. Pixanover and Luxury
Liner cannot be discounted, either, after filling the places behind Master Mood on Saturday. Luxury Liner made all the pace and fought on well. Pixanover enjoyed the run of the race on the first night and finished on strongly for his second after being held up a little on the turn. The double will be completed on the Benson and Hedges Mobile Pace in
which Adover Star could take some beating. A consistent performer, he won on the track last month and produced a good fourth from the 40m mark at New Plymouth last Friday. American Style impressed when winning on Saturday and should be tough again, though he has drawn the second row, while Otama Lass and Onias are other sound prospects.
Selections
6.10: Amber’s Mystery, Waimoe, Genius. 6.40: Happy Averil, Burning Love, East Mann. 7.10: Claymore, Wainui Mark. 7.40: Nashville Tennessee, Ready To Go, Tenner Reef. 8.10: Rob Roy MacGregor, Takitimu Vance, Muscadine. 8.40: Master Mood, Gene Evander, Loveridge. 9.10: Yankee Loch, Chief Justice, Galvin’s Pride. 9.40: Adover Star, American Style, Otama Lass. 10.05: Close Up, Happy Hour, Copper Star. 10.30: Highway Prince, Brockton Tee, Brandy Row.
Jetbet: 8 Race 1 6.10 LION BROWN HANDICAP S2700; CO, trotters; 2400m 1 8057 Billy Joel 1 . . R. Campion It 2 0660 Proud Queen 2. . . . M. Lees It 3 99 Cadenza Bay 3. . . . . P. Scaife, jun. It 4 9003 Stylish Way 4 ... . it 5 8070 Aberdoon 5 . . . C. Hughes It 6 0325 Iguassou’s Belle 6. . . . W. Marwick It 7 6780 Herbie John 1 ... . . . . M. Hasler It 8 8906 Geniut 1 . . . . O. Miller. 30 9 6414 Danny Gee 2 . . . D. Butcher 30 10 13 Waimoe 3 . . C. Edmonds 30 11 8041 Game Yank 4 . . . . . .R. McKenzie 30 12 202 Amber’s Mystery 1 . . . J. Stormont 50 13 0008 Denza Serge 2. . . . . J. Carmichael 50 Race 2 6.40 CABLE PRICE TOYOTA WELLINGTON MOBILE PACE 82700; CO; 2400m 1 4000 Pukewai Princess 1. . . . . D. Smith It 2 557 Burning Love 2 . . . . M. McKendry It 3 5320 Roydon Gold 3. . . . . . . .D. Gibson It 4 9893 Happy Averil 4. . . . . . . J. Fleming It 5 0 Evidently Good 5 . . . . . M. Clarke It 6 44 Kapuni Schell 6 . . . . . . D. Butcher It 7 0094 East Mann 7 A. Butt It 8 7048 Blushing Byrd 8 . . . . . C. Edmonds It 9 0 Mighty Summit 9 . . . . R. Campion It 10 00 Ultralite 10 . P. Scaife, jun. It 11 09 Rauka Knight 11. . . It 12 07 Haylin Again 12 . . . .... J. Smale It 13 00 Jessie Lea 13 . . . . K. Greer It 14 0 Dream On Her 14 . . . . N. Hamilton It 15 9578 Local Mini 15 . . . . O. Miller It 16 7003 Averil Pointer 16. . . . . . . S. Doody It 18 88 Mima Wainwright 18 . . J. Stormont It Emergencies: Evidently Good, Rauka Knight, Ultralite, Jessie Lea. Scratched: Noble Nat. Race 3 7.10 CABLE PRICE TOYOTA LOWER HUTT MOBILE PACE 83000; Cl; 2400m 1 9185 Greenhorn 1 .... . . . . . S. Doody It 2 4013 Amundsen 2 . . . M. Hickey It 3 5076 Schellord 3 . M. McKendry It 4 6634 Western Fella 4 . . . . . .J. Langdon It. 5 6700 Ann Sheris 5 . J. Carmichael It 6 2002 Wainui Mark 6. . . . . . . .R. Fraser It 7 7006 Stargait 7 . . . A. Herlihy It 8 1762 Claymore 8 . . . B. Purdon It Race 4 TF 7.40 COURIER SYSTEMS MOBILE PACE 83400; C2; 2400m 1 8909 Knight’s Armour 1. . . . D. Morrison It 2 7242 Nashville Tennessee 2 . . . S. Doody It 3 2291 Ready To Go 3 ... A. Butt It 4 1743 Millertime 4 . . . D. Butcher It 5 0804 Citation 5 It 6 0008 Slinky Gene 6 . . . . . . . M. Hasler It 7 3001 Happy Feet 7 . M. McKendry It 8 330 Royal Smooth 8 . . . A. Neal It 9 9586 Doc’s Own 9 . . . .D. Gibson It 10 6080 Bandstan 10 It 11 2511 Tenner Reef 11 . . . . J. Carmichael It 12 0807 Knowing Noel 12 . . . . .J. Langdon It 13 6055 Doc’s Daughter 13. . . . . A. Herlihy it Race 5 8.10 CABLE PRICE TOYOTA GRADUATION SERIES FINAL $5500; three and four-year-olds; 2400m 1 34 Alla Turca 1 . ... J. Noble It 2 4005 Mid Star 2 . . .D. Butcher It 3 0621 Rob Roy Macgregor 3 J. Carmichael It 4 022 Red Nicolls 4 . . . B. Purdon It 5 06 Kaye Martin 5 . . . . . P. Vermeulen It 7 0977 Gunner Morris 7. . . . . . . S. Doody It 8 83 Muscadine 8 A. Butt It 9 7084 Entrancing 9 It 10 0045 Major Gaines 10. . . . . . . D. Smith It 11 2 Courtesy Pays 11 . . . . . A. Herlihy It 12 1 Takitimu Vance 12 . . G. Wolfenden It 13 6 Meddle Maid 13. . . It 14 8428 Lord Stein 14 . M. McKendry It 15 8089 Saldonna 15 . P. Scaife, jun. It Emergency: Saldonna. Scratched: Katana. Race 6 D 8.40 WELLINGTON CUP $20,000; C7 to OC; mobile; 2900m 1 3633 Loveridge 1 . . .R. Brosnan It 2 4234 Gene Evander 2. . . . . .D. Butcher It 3 7352 Pixanover 3 . G. Wolfenden It 4 1825 King Alba 4 . . .J. Langdon It
5 3509 Soxygen 5 A. Butt It 6 1026 Metaf Mickey 6 . . . . M. McKendry It 7 807 The Gun 7 J. Hay It 8 6111 Master Mood 8. . . . . . K. Williams It 9 1203 Luxury Liner 9. . . . . . . B. Mangos It 10 5128 Greg Patron 10. . . . ... A. Herlihy It Race 7 T 9.10 AGC FINANCE TROT $3000; Cl; 2900m 1 80 Narrah’s Pride 1. . . . . . .D. Seeney it 2 0943 Chief Justice 2. . . . . . N. Hamilton it 3 9900 Proud Scott 3 . . . . . . G. Downing It 4 8799 Command Jon 1. . . . . . W. Hughes 20 5 0051 Brockett Vale 2 . . . . . C. Edmonds 20 6 000 Toko Way 3 . . . .F. Cossey 20 7 0012 Yankee Loch 4. . . . . . . ,D. Gibson 20 8 004 Five Star Plus 5. . . . . . D. Butcher 20 9 3886 Barca Elie 6 . . . C. Hughes 20 10 4428 Surging Talent 1. . . . J. Carmichael 40 11 0000 Richard Craig 2 . . . . . .J. Langdon 40 12 6215 Galvin’a Pride 3 . . . . . W. Marwick 40 13 007 Regal Tina 1 . . . B. Mangos 50 14 1000 Global Gee 1 ... A. Herlihy 60 Race 8 D, T 9.40 B AND H MOBILE PACE $4500; C3 to C5; 2900m 1 3765 King Nero 1 . . . B. Purdon It 2 8086 Lyn’a Song 2 . . . K. Webber It 3 0500 Play It Benny 3 . . . . . . M. Clarke it 4 6488 Harvest Moon 4 . . . . P. Scaife, jun. It 5 7760 Cheese Cake 5 . . . . . .J. Langdon it 6 4484 Honour On 6 . G. Wolfenden It 7 9900 Clnimod Junior 7 . . . . . . K. Greer It 8 1394 Adover Star 8 . . . . it 9 4142 Onias 9 . . . D. Butcher it 10 7907 Trinity Mac 10 ... . . M. McKendry It 11 753 Otam'a Lass 11. . . . . . J. Stormont It 12 7618 Miss Arena 12 ... . A. Butt It 13 80 Strathwave 13 ... . It 14 0051 American Style 14. . ... A. Herlihy It 15 890 Lopez Squire 15. . . . . . .F. Cossey It 16 2451 Fergus Mclvor 16 . . . J. Carmichael It 17 0000 Sharvid The Archer 17 K. Chittenden It Emergencies: Strathwave, Lopez Squire, Cinimod Junior, Sharvid The Archer. Race 9 10.05 CABLE PRICE TOYOTA PORIRUA MOBILE PACE $2700; CO; 2400m 1 9 Copper Star 1 . . . . . . C. Edmonds it 2 6440 Close Up 2 ... A. Herlihy It 3 8002 Robert Globe 3 . . . . . . J. Fleming It 4 6268 Glamour Mann 4. . . ... J. Rohloff It 5 7 Dark Fella 5 . . . .M. Ellery It 6 0 Jive Boy 6 it 7 9 Josephine Dillon 7 . . M. McKendry It 8 2 Happy Hour 8 . . . . . . . C. Hughes It 9 09 Bolton Command 9. . . W. Marwick it 10 0080 Omron 10 .... J. Smaie it 12 066 Leon Bigshot 12. . . . . R. Campion It 13 00 Golden Swartz 13. . . P. Scaife, jun. it 14 857 Admiral Hal 14. *. . . . .D. Butcher It 16 0327 Vicker’s Memory 16. . . . . S. Doody It 17 5048 Howe 17 . . . .D. Gibson It 18 05 King’s Way 18 ... . . . M. Clarke s It 19 7907 Sedgeford Donna 19 .... O. Miller It Emergencies: Golden Swartz, Bolton Command, Jive Boy, Dark Fella. Scratched: Miller’s Tale, Toe The Line. Race 10 T 10.30 A AND P AUTO REPAIRS MOBILE PACE $3000; Cl; 2400m 1 3034 Markover 1 . . . S Doody it 2 9015 Meridian Star 2 . . . . M. McKendry It 3 6750 Brockton Tee 3 . . . . . J. Stormont it 4 0296 Tintern Dream 4. . . . J. Carmichael it 5 0263 Topkari 5 .... O. Miller It 6 3091 Brandy Row 6 . . . . . . . K. Webber it 7 5433 Highway Prince 7 . . .... J. Smale It 8 0417 Wainui Hanover 8 . . . . . .R. Fraser It
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