Roydon Glen has easy trials win

Press, 16 January 1986, Page 24

Roydon Glen has easy trials win

JEFF SCOTT

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Roydon Glen looked to have taken no harm from his tough fresh-up promoted second to Malaz at the Canterbury Park meeting on January 3, when he won easily in 3min 24.9 s (2600 m at the Addington trials yesterday. Starting from 40m in the C4-OC heat, the Smooth Fella entire improved wide to range up outside the pacemaking Andronicus, over the last 1400 m and was not extended to win by a length, being timed over his last 2400 m in 3min 6.75, the first 800 m of that in Imin 2.2 s and his last 800 m in Imin 0.35.

The star five-year-old may contest the $15,000 Life Care Mobile Pace over 2000 m (C 8 and faster) at Addington next Wednesday, before trying for a second successive win in the Max Harvey Auckland Cup on February 8. Andronicus, a 2000 m (mobile) winner in a smart 2min 30.8 s on the first night of the Canterbury Park New Year meeting, enhanced his prospects for the Deposit Pace over 3200 m on Wednesday by running second yesterday, half a length clear of Gold and Black and Motu Jodi, both of which are scratched from Timaru on Saturday, and Majestic Trouper, which finished on late.

Chipaluck tangled at the start for her new trainer, Colin de Filippi, but soon settled back on the outer. She was not hurried over the closing stages and looks well for the D.B. Timaru Cup on Saturday. Paxton trailed Armanat to the home turn and finished best along the inner to win his two-year-old heat by a length in 2min 46s (2000 m However, the Nat

Lobell-Smart Doll colt was quick to pull up with Armanat going clear again after the post. The youngsters had the speed on over their last 800 m in 59.4 s and their closing 400 m in 29.7 s and are fit for the Blue Ribbon Pace for the juveniles on Wednesday. Little River (2min 44.55) and Salazar (2min 50.15) were bold finishers to win their respective two-year-old heats yesterday. The well performed three-year-old, Laser Lad, was given a run against the three year olds. He led them up in “workout” speed to the 800 m, where he quickened the tempo over that section in Imin 0.5 s and sprinted in from the 400 m in 28.45. The full 2600 m took a slow 3min 44.15, with Floyd, Sycamore and Prestwick chasing him home. Koau Light (3min 275), which came from last at the 800 m to win by . two lengths, and Smirk Jones (3min 27.25), which finished too well for the pacemaking, Streets Ahead ran out useful winners of the CO and faster mobile heats over 2600 m. Seven pacers qualified during the morning, when light rain fell.

Details of the qualifiers are: 2600 m (stand); Furillo (3f Farm Timer—Really False) 3min 30s, Kind Fella (3c Besta Fella—Pine Air) 3min 30.25, Oroua (4g Keystone Provider—Urba) 3min 30.35; 2400 m (stand), Submissive (3c Armbro Del-Reaction) 3min 16.25, Boyden Host (4g Boyden Hanover-Phillmark) 3min 16.15; 2600 m (mobile), Wings of Song (4m Meddlesome—Sky Bird) 3min 26.65; Casana (3c Out to Win—Welcome Light) 3min 26.7 s and False Score (4m Swinging Fella-False Angel) 3min 31s. Results of the barrier trials:

CO pacers, 2600m.—Trio Del, It C. de Filippi, 1; Dazzler, It, 2; Sheasa Bromac, It, 3. 11 ran. Stanzaman fourth. ¥2 len, 1% len, 2% len. Time: 3:31.2. (No sectionals available). CO trotters, 2600m.—Daph’s Pride, It, F. Bennett, 1; Ocean Melody, It, 2; Royal Waltz, It, 3. 10 ran. Our Tony fourth. Nk, 2 len, Vz len. Time: 3:35.4. (800 in Imin 4.95, 400 in 32.75.) CO pacers, 2600m.—Bluefire Countess, It, C. de Filippi, 1; Consideration, It, 2; Alawin, It, 3. 11 ran. Irish Byrd fourth. Nose, IVz len, nk. Time: 3:32.4. (800 in Imin I.Bs, 400 in 30.15.) Cl-C3 pacers, 2600 m—- . Guess, It, J. Thompson, 1; Motu Margaret, It, 2; Minder, It, 3. 11 ran. Gaiety fourth. Len, nk, % len. Time: 3:32.7. (800 in Imin 1.25, 400 in 30.75.) CO pacers, 2600 m—- . It, M. de Filippi, 1; Not in Vain, It, 2; Some Partner, It, 3. 11 ran. Stylish George fourth. Len, nk, Vz len. Time: 3:39.2. (800 in Imin 1.65, 400 in 30.15.) Cl-C2 trotters, 2600m.—Jayess, It, B. O’Carroll, 1; Lucky Anne, It, 2; Some Event, It, 3. 10 ran. Scotch Leigh fourth. Vz len, len, len. Time: 3:38.3. (800 in Imin 2s, 400 in 31.55.)

CO pacers, 2600m.—Viewfield Prince, It, I. Cameron, 1; Knight Brandon, It, 2; Grace Mac Faber, It, 3. Nine ran. Silver stream fourth. Nk, l¥i len, len. Time: 3:38.3. C3-OC trotters, 2600 m—- . Globe, 30, M. de Filippi, 1; Joe Junior, It, 2; Novander, 30, 3. Front Up fourth. Only starters. Hd, ¥2 len, len. Time: 3:36.7. (800 in Imin 1.45, 400 in 30.65.) C4-OC pacers, 2600m.—Roydon Glen, 40, F. Fletcher, 1; Andronicus, 10, 2; Gold and Black, It, 3. 12 ran. Motu Jodi and Majestic Trouper, equal fourth. Len, ¥2 len, ¥4 len. Time: 3:24.9. (800 in imin 0.65, 400 in 29.45.)