Comedy Lad notable omission from Inter-Doms

Press, 10 January 1987, Page 31

Comedy Lad notable omission from Inter-Doms

By

JEFF SCOTT

Last year’s Max Harvey Auckland Cup winner, Comedy Lad, is a notable omission from next month’s Lion Brown InterDominion Championships at Addington Raceway. Nominations for the series, including the $2OO entrance fee for pacers and $75 for trotters, must be accepted by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club by 3 p.m., on Monday. New Zealand’s leading trainers, Roy and Barry Purdon, will be represented only by the in-form Luxury Liner at the championships, Comedy Lad and the stable’s leading trotting mare, Indette, will stay at home. “He doesn’t drive that good at Addington,” said Roy Purdon of Comedy Lad yesterday. “With those mobiles down there, he is likely to get in to bother. I had a talk with Max (Harvey) and we’ve decided against it.”

Luxury Liner has had a few easy days since his 1:59.1 mile win at Cambridge on January 2, while Comedy Lad has also been freshened, having had 10 days off, before the pair resumed training for the $300,000 Harness World Auckland Cup on January 30. The New Zealand Metropolitan Club had received 31 pacing nominations for the series yesterday, including the Queensland entry. Sunset Candios. All other Australian nominations for the series will be taken by clubs in the main states of Australia. Early pacing entries for the series are.— OC: Master Mood, Luxury Liner, Metal Mickey, Skipper Dale, Premiership, Our Mana, Freightman, Ben, Malax, Direct Kiwi, Run Brydon, Lord Louie (now back with Rangiora trainer Frank Murfitt), Spanker On, Tri-

dent. C 9: Loverdige, King Alba, Pixanover. C 8: Cinirod Junior, Frangelico, Robindale Lord. C 7: Horizon, Michele Bromac, Rolls Hanover, Andronicus, Saucy Star. C 6: Viewfield Prince. C 5: Radiant King, Captain Ca valla. C 4: Nardin’s Belle, Guard bf Honour. Top trotting mare, Tussle, heads the list of 27 trotters entered for the series. The others are.— . OC: Golden Blue, Globe Pride, Wedgewood, Borrowed Time, Israel, Empire Lobell, Landora’s Pride, Firm Offer, Captain Carthew, Melvander, Tough Talk. C 6: Mendelspride, Rick Evander, Jamie Higgins, Lord Seaton, Game Greg, Sheltoe. C 5: Hanover Evander, Tobago, Linda Ellen. C 4: Westham, Laredo, Yankee Loch. C 3: Milford Ace.