Light Foyle edges closer to clip class

Press, 24 March 1988, Page 47

Light Foyle edges closer to clip class

By

JEFF SCOTT

Light | Foyle edged within a win of New Zealand Cup class rating when he just held out Free’s Best,! in the i DB Draught Mobile Pace at Addington Raceway last evening, i ;j | The tough Chertsey six-year-old was having his first run back since the end of January. i “He hasn’t been back long, he was out for three weeks,” said! Light Foyle’s trainer, Dick; Prendergast. Light Foyle, given a good run in midfield on the outer by regular reinsman, ! Kerry O’Reilly, swept up to take the lead off I the pacemaking [ Dream Lustre turning-'for home land kept going to win by half a head. | This was Light Foyle’s! ninth win from 40 starts for his Temuka breeder, Mrs Esme Mulligan. The Bay Foyle gelding was recording his third win t for the season, having earlier won at Methveri in

December and at Addington on New Year’s night, both over 3200 m.

Light Foyle overtakes Hajano (C 8 as the tight-est-assessed pacer Prendergast has trained. He paced the 2600 m mobile last evening in a useful 2min 2.8 s rate. The leaders, after running their opening 800 m in 60s and first mile in 2min 3.55, tired over the last 800 m in 60.85! I ' !|, ! “He’ll line up again; on Saturday and [ then (the Easter Cup bh the last day,” said Prendergast, who also has his |'top trotter, Simon Katz, resuming on Saturday.

“He’s jumping out of his skin,” he said of this season’s Dominion Handicap winner! and InterDominion Final placegetter. • [ .ij The former. New Zealand Oaks winner, Free’s Best, ran herlbest race for some time.; Still one of the tailenders (on the home turn, Free’s Best ..descended quiqkly on Light

Til |Ji ! ; ' ! Foyle near the finish; but was[ mdf I a head back at the |lme.| I II i M Shot gained a good! run throughd from the second line early and was sent tp the; lead; i with 1400 m! left before J trailing Dream Lustre some 400 m later. He obtained a rails opening in the straight and kept fighting for third, half i length away, i I The | (favourite,! i Megatrenc, caught three wide early, was eased out' three wide in midfield again from the 800 m, |but was beaten with 450 mi [left, finishing last of I the 11 runners, !| J, ' 'I; Six from eight | H£ yden Bromac won his ii)cth|race from eight care Jr starts with an all-the-way H win ini | the Cots void Inn Mobile Pace.; Ti (i El Patron entire was never out of second gear J over his closing 800 n in 60.5 s to win by a length and a half. I

“He was' lugging a hit but if ; I?d let him' run along he t probably! would have straightened up I” said reinsman, Bob Came}: ron. i“I just trying to rateihim.|T|!l <,! Jr J |l! This Cameron was able to! do without any pressure! Hayden! 1 Bromac, s over-all! Itime for the Aying 2600 m was a comfortable' 3min 22.095, a mile rate of 2:5. i| I ‘ !l| T I “He ifeels pretty ipowerful," said'Cameron 1 of the talented | I four-year-old, which | earlier | this month won the; Hororata Cup in al! 2min 5.9 s rate tor 3200 ml in |his first start for 14 months. (' i HlljT | Cool Charm j Girl, which tracked | the I winner throughout, held second, half a (length from; I Jay Ardeej which kept up la determined finish after being back and wide from the 800 m. Fiddler was la useful! fourth after sitting parked for a time from the 1400 m, then being the first to issue a challenge at the! 300 m.