Happy Patron stands out at Invercargill

Press, 24 April 1986, Page 33

Happy Patron stands out at Invercargill

Special correspondent Invercargill Happy Patron is poised to cap off a grand three-year-old campaign in the $15,000 Southern Supremacy Stakes Final, the first leg of the T.A.B. double, at the Invercargill Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. The billiant El Patron colt confirmed he had trained on well when a dashing winner of the Speights Series Final at Forbury Park last Saturday night. Beforehand, he was a winner of the middle leg

of the John Brandon series at Addington, and was third to Alba’s Reign and Trident in the New Zealand Derby. Happy Patron stands out on the .‘score of class and only bad luck, it seems, will prevent him from closing his campaign on a winning note. French Lord and Sapper will probably be his best-supported rivals. French Lord might have only been seventh in the Speights Final, but his driver, Earl Swain, afterwards confirmed that he was inconvenienced by

loose gear hanging about his legs over the closing stages. But for that mishap, he was confident he would have been second or third. Sapper, which has not drawn well, has been a model of consistency of late. He won well at Roxburgh and Gore and was third to Happy Patron and Koobecar in the Speights Final. His ruggedness will stand to him. From the ace, Wahine Kapai will keep her rivals busy in the second leg, the Southland Mobile Pace.

Jetbet: 5 Race 1 11.35 FIRST BONNIE’S CHANCE MOBILE PACE $3300; Cl; 2200m 1 8004 Alert Bret 1 B. McLellan it 2 0900 Concentrate 2 it 3 7004 Beri Royale 3 . .A. Hunter it 4 000 Micro Knight 4 . . . . It 5 7804 Watbro Byrd 5 ... . . .D. McRae It 6 1070 Ronimo 6 . . .A. Milne It 7 7300 Patanmo 7 . R. Brosnan It 8 1 Kinki 8 . . . A. Beck It 9 2809 Brother Ben 9 It 10 8000 Young Crippen 10 . . . . K. Courts It 11 9207 Master Peba 11. . . . . . C. Barron It 12 6554 Country Hanover 12 . . B. Norman It 13 9231 Sweet Song 13 ... . . . R. Swain It 14 4059 Morning Riae 14 . . . . .K. Barron It 15 9000 Armaud 15 . . .M. Todd It 16 41 Microscopic 16 ... . . . E. Swain It 17 0370 Game Brat 17 .A. McVicar It 18 0870 Spydah 18 A. Malcolmson It Emergencies: Micro Knight, Concentrate, Young Crippen, Spydah. Race 2 12.5 THE STRUGGLERS FLAT HANDICAP $3000; CO; trotters; 2800m 1 2004 Safari Lass 1 . .C. Buchan It 2 4302 Demetrius 2 . H. Skinner It 3 7 Roseland Countess 3 It 4 2093 Obdurate 4 . . . R. Kerr It 5 0040 Girl Pride 5 .0. Cameron It 6 82 Gypsy Major 6 . . . . . K. Norman It 7 Sakina 7 . . A. Scobie It

8 8000 Falta Evander 8 9 0945 Ethical 9 M. Skinner . K. Bellew It it 10 3067 Just William 1 . . A.Milne 30 11 0959 Venture Again 2 30 12 0638 Phoebe Gee 3 . C. Baynes 30 13 1 Game Princess 4. . .A. Malcolmson 30 14 0052 La Lumlere 5 B. Norman 30 15 7784 My Anna 6 T. Holland 30 16 0236 Paul Robson 7 ,G. Shirley 30 17 0484 Fizz 8 C. McPherson 30 18 4001 Sharp and Smart 9 . . . . R. Swain 30 Emergencies: False Evander, Roseland Countess, Venture Again, My Anna. Race 3 T 12.45 RADIO SOUTHLAND MOBILE PACE $4500; two-year-olds; 2200m I 0059 Loch Rannoch 1 . . D. Kerr It 2 4306 Lord Gilda 2 .P. Barnes It 3 0 Belvedere 3 £ >. McNaught It 4 5079 Stormy Fella 4 ... .A. Malcolmson It 5 6661 Gold Star 5 C ’. Woodward It 6 7902 Fleetleader 6 H. Skinner It 7 392 Port Command 7 .G. Hunter It 8 2182 Emcee 8 . E. Swain it 9 73 Admiral Luca 9 .A. Hunter It 10 0841 Ebony Mist 10 . . .G. Lee It 11 Serene Halo 11 It 12 Stormy Onedin 12 ... . It 13 9283 Sepoy 13 It 14 2827 Mere Church 14 . C. Barron It 15 4336 Spangled Chance 15. . . . A. Scobie It 16 Crow 16 . .A. Milne It Emergencies: Stormy Onedin, Loch Rannoch, Belvedere, Serene Halo.

Race 4 T 1.20 GEORGE’S MENSWEAR MOBILE PACE $3000; three-year-olds; 2200m 1 Honsst Skipper 1. . . it 2 3357 Rustic Girl 2 . C. McPherson It 3 0049 Mister Tutts 3 . . . . It 4 07 Red Conga 4 . . . H. Skinner It 5 Shot 5 . . . . -A. Milne it 6 Simon Rae 6 It 7 3005 Frisco City 7 '... A. Scobie It 8 Sir Chris 8 G. Lee it 9 Special Dry 9.... . It 10 0 Balamey 10 A. Beck It 11 0 Twilight Skipper 11 D. Kerr It 12 0804 Lady Chori 12. . . . . . . . C. Barron It 13 2503 Greek Dancer 13 . . . . . . . E. Swain It 14 306 Boyden Mist 14. . . . . B. McLellan It 15 069 Luckie’s Last 15 . . ... .A. Hunter It 16 9237 Bashful Boy 16 . . . . . . .K. Barron it 17 0 Young Customer 17 It 18 North Branch 18 . . . . B. Buchanan it Emergencies: Sir Chris, Special Dry, Young Customer, Honest Skipper. Raes 5 T 1.55 CENTREPOINT HANDICAP TROT $3600; C2; trotters; 2800m 1 3103 Surgical Steel 1 . . . . B. Buchanan It 2 1860 Nortonair 2 . . R. McIntyre It 3 8850 Kawarau King 3 . . . . . N. Skinner it 4 8510 Eastern Way 4 . . . . . . . K. Coutts it 5 0980 Lord Jay 5 . .C. Woodward It 6 2100 Ono’s Pride 6. . . . A. Milne It 7 0090 Derby Doll 1 20 8 1801 Tar Byrd 2 G. Lee 20 9 0090 Shirla'nd 3 . . R. Johnstone 20 10 2079 Julie Ann 1 . ... A. Scobie 40 11 1457 Vuldiro 1 . . . . C. Barron 50 Race 6 D 2.35 SOUTHERN SUPREMACY STAKES FINAL MOBILE PACE $15,000; three-year-old colts and geldings; 2200m 1 5467 French Lord 1 . . . . . . . E. Swain It 2 9578 Somemeddle 2 . . . . .D. McNaught It 3 8456 Stingray 3 . ... J. Hunter It 4 7131 Happy Patron 4. . . . . B. McLellan It 5 7000 Honkman 5 It 6 0870 Lord Morano 6 . . . ... .A. Hunter It 7 0000 Our Mac 7 . . . .C. Barron It 8 0408 Gate Pa 8 It 9 0024 Ryal Rocky 9 . . . . . .C. Woodward It 10 3465 Fleecem 10 A. Milne It 11 0320 Hit the Tape 11. . . . ... A. Scobie It 12 2113 Sapper 12 . . . . R. Swain It 13 0020 Macbutt 13 G. Lee It 14 2006 Loderec 14 . . . H. Skinner It Emergencies: Somemeddle, Honkman. Race 7 D 3.10 SOUTHLAND MOBILE PACE $3600; C2; one mile 1 2814 Wahine Kapai 1. . . . ... A. Scobie It 2 8132 Return With Care 2 . . . H. Skinner It 3 4370 Embark 3 . . . M. Rennie It 41800 Ever Sharp 4 ... . . . . . K. Dixon It 5 0200 Dancer Command 5 A. Milne It 6 Beretta 6 . . . .K. Larsen It 7 5778 Snow Prince 7 . . . . . . .C. Buchan It 8 0102 Bronco Billy 8. . . . A. Beck It 9 4909 Miss Jenalda 9 . . . It 10 2946 Anticipate 10 ... . It 11 6350 Enough Said 11. . . ... .A. Hunter It 12 Arbre 12 . . . .K. Lawlor It 13 0920 Colour’s Flying 13 . . . . . E. Swain It 14 3900 High Finesse 14 . . It 15 7319 Van Don 15 . .D. McNaught It 16 0205 Major Rae 16 ... . . . . . R. Swain It 17 7130 Captain Bains 17. . . . . . R. Cleave It 18 1880 Bengali Boy 18 . . . It Emergencies: Ever Sharp, High Finesse, Bengali Boy, Arbre.

Race 8 3.45 CENTRAL MOTORS MOBILE PACE $5000; four-year-olds; 2200m 1 0211 Young Lord 1 . . . . . . . H. Skinner It 2 0700 Torpast 2 . . . . P. Shand It 3 7400 Watchit 3 . . . R. Morgan It 4 4710 Mister Greathoart 4 . . J. Murchison It 5 9600 Decorum 5 . . . .A. Hunter It 6 0420 Csrsgh’o Bret 6. . . . . . . K. Larsen it 7 0000 Bonover 7 . . . . R. Swain it 8 8600 Sir Nat 8 it 9 0526 Fern Grove 9 . . . . . ... A. Scobie it 10 3789 Angus John 10 . . . A. Milne it 11 2113 Mister Whippy 11. . . .C. Woodward it 12 8301 Maureen’s Dream 12 It 13 0178 Fleet Rover 13 . . . it Race 9 TP 4.20 WILSON NEILL MOBILE PACE $5000; C3-C5; 2700m 1 0020 Freedom Hunter 1 . . . B. Buchanan it 2 9030 Keyoss 2 . . . .G. Hunter it 3 0396 Bamborough’n Pride 3. . . .A. Milne it 4 Gentle Sir 4 it 5 7048 Chesterville 5... . . .C. Woodward It 6 0800 Macandrew 6 . . . . . P. Williamson It 7 9274 Borderline 7 .A. Malcolmson it 8 6080 Astra Trie 8 . . . ,C. Buchan it 9 0000 Willie Duggan 9. . . . . . .K. Larsen it 10 0880 Old Bailey 10 ... . it Il 6667 Luckyship Two 11 . . . . H. Skinner it 12 0435 Rigger 12 . . . M. Shirley it 13 5970 Majestic Trouper 13 . ... E. Swain it 14 2311 Missed Again 14 . . D. Kerr it 15 0005 Tundra 15 A. Stack it 16 0293 Dreamy Bogart 16 . . . M. Hamilton It 17 0812 Navajo Doe 17 . . . . ... A. Scobie it Emergencies: Astra Trie, Old Bailey, MacAndrew. Race 10 4.50 SECOND BONNIE'S CHANCE MOBILE PACE $3300; Cl; 2200m 1 9078 Top Ten 1 It 2 4326 Lucky Fling 2. .. . . ... E. Swain It 3 41 Tree Fern 3 . . . . R. Swain It 4 130 Everyday 4 A. Beck it 5 0186 Pucara 5 A. Milne it 6 0600 Young Tactile 6. . . , It 7 7900 Jefferson 7 It 8 4909 Marshall Vercol 8. . . . K. Sutherland it 9 0696 In Tune 9 . . .P. Barnes It 10 0540 Onedin Gipsy 10 . . . .A. Stockdale it 11 5557 Soubriquet 11 ... .A. Robb It 12 5338 Mister Tap 12 ,C. Woodward It 13 3100 Rain Dance 13 ... . ... J. Hunter It 14 3906 Joe Joss 14 . . .D. McRae It 15 2190 French Smile 15 . . . . . H. Skinner It 16 3449 Beelzebub 16 . B. Buchanan It 17 0080 Crafty 17 it 18 7668 Ulst 18 J. Cox it Emergencies: Young Tactile, Crafty, Top Ten. Jefferson.