AU eyes on juveniles ait Alexandra Park tonight

Press, 17 June 1988, Page 31

AU eyes on juveniles ait Alexandra Park tonight

Special correspondent Auckland l Most interest at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting at Alexandra Park this evening will focus on the two-year-old pacers as they contest the prelude round of tomorrow week’s $150,000 Two-Year-Old Championship. Eight of the nine youngsters whi<?h fought out the finish of the CIGNA Sires’ Stakes Final last month have accepted for the two $lO,OOO Benson and Hedges Preludes, over 1700 metres. Hammer, which scored a courageous win at' Alexandra Park on May 28, will dominate the betting in the first “heat,” in spite of drawing awkwardly at No. 13. His' trainer, Don Dwyer, has marked time with Hammer since the CIGNA Filial and he is looking forward to next clash with the best two-year-olds in New Zealand. “I haven’t done much with him since his last race,” said Dwyer earlier this week. “But this run will sharpen him up and, rest assured, he’ll be spot on for the big one.” A southerner, Defoe, could provide Hammer with stiff competition. Defoe had no real chance to do better than eighth in the CIGNA Final after becoming trapped back on the rails. The time before, however, Defoe led all the way and scored a comfortable win in a heat of the Sires’ Stakes at Forbury Park on April 23. This evening Defoe, a compact colt by Stampede, has drawn perfectly at No. 1 and should give a good account of himself. The race will be made interesting by the inclusion of some fine fillies —

Diplomacy, Jodi Vance and Gitten, which are trained at Clevedon by Roy and Barry Purdon. The Purdons also have the promising colt, Cavaliere Servente, entered for the second prelude, where he will meet the Sapling Stakes winner, Inky Lord. After tiring to fifth in the CIGNA Final, Inky Lord proved too strong for the best southern two-year-olds at Ashburton on June 6. On his visit to Alexandra Park last month, Inky Lord showed a tendency to run off on the bends and he will have to be on his best behaviour this evening. There is little doubt that, after drawing well at No. 2, Inky Lord will start at cramped odds. Neroship looked most unlucky when third behind Hammer and Innocent Arc in the Sires’ Stakes Final. Although he has drawn badly he must rate highly. The fair sex will be represented in the second prelude by Las Vegas Lady, Easy Guess and a Taranaki visitor, Fast Spender. Of the three, Fast Spender, which is unbeaten. in two starts, looks the best Vulcan Lady, the 1987-88 Wrightson “Filly of the Year,” will attempt to complete a hat-trick of wins in the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the $13,000 Shoes and Things Pace. Chapel Maid, the Waikato Oaks winner, and shock DB Flying Fillies Stakes victor Genuine Product, will not make her task easy. Another feature on the programme will be the rematch between the two fine South Island two-year-old trotters, Sundon and Idle Pride, in the John F. Jones Mobile Trot. -

14 04 Banks Road 14 G. Harris It 15 4319 Lady Koro 15M. McKendry It 16 142 Cacao 16F. Cooney It 17 3470 Glen’a Row 17Young It 18 3380 Surmo’s Lady 18 It Emergencies: Bill’s Rule, Himself, Sharvid’s Grand. Blitzkrieg.

Jetbet: 5 Race 1 TF 6.10 HENKELL TROCKEN MOBILE PACE $6000; CO; 2700m 1 7537 Grammalits I . . . . . . M. Nicholas it 3 2453 Surmo Susis 3 . . . ... A. Herlihy it 4 04 Intrepid Hanover 4. It 5 2503 Master Nathan 5 . . S. Hayes It 6 042 Kurahaupo Princess 6. . .F. Cooney it 7 20 Bonus Bon 7 . . . . . M. McKendry it 9 3450 Lewisham 9 . . . B. Mangos It 10 5 Winter Vance 10 . . . . . P. Hillmer It 11 9533 Di San 11 . R. Wolfenden it 12 8022 Three Rubies 12 . . . . . . G. Harris it 13 6626 Spike Regal 13 . . . . . . M. Purdon it 14 0082 Saigon Sam 14 . . . . . . J. Langdon It 16 2485 Jay Direct 16 ... . . . . . G. Small It 18 0465 Watch Mercury 18 . S. Starr It Scratched: Jay Pea, Sandblaster, Jayson J Del, Great Fella. Race 2 TF 6.40 BENSON AND HEDGES GRADUATION SERIES (HEAT THREE) $7000: three and four-year-olds; mobile; 2200m 1 Westside Al 1... . it 2 3080 Good Order 2. . . . . ... S. Moore it 3 2400 Young Jamie 3 . . . . . . . G. Harris It 4 06 Glittering Glory 4. . . M. McKendry it 6 0170 Kaimata Boy 6 . . . . ... C. Butler It 7 90 Te Puke Insists 7 . It 8 3413 Nick Share 8 . . . . . G. Wolfenden it 9 64 Cassel's Magic 9. . . . . D. Butcher . 1 10 0919 Bobby Dazzler 10 . . . . B. Mangos it 11 Star Kiwi 11 . . . . D. Barnes It 12 86 Chavance 12 .... . . M. Nicholas it 13 6437 Nyallo’s Admiral 13 . . . D. Gibbons it 14 9849 Chickasaw 14 ... . ... A. Herlihy It 15 4303 Leica Lord 15... . . . . M. Purdon It 16 6000 Alleluia 16 . . M. Stormont it 17 3640 Smooth Harry 17. . . .... .J. Cole It 18 0051 Star Bridge 18 . . . . . . J. Langdon It Emergencies: Westside Al, Te Puke Insists, Star Kiwi. Scratched: Huon Bromac. Race 3 7.10 JOHN F JONES MOBILE TROT ? $7500; two-year-olds; 2200m 3 Shevarn 1 . . 5. ■ • . . . R. Asquith it 2 Chernobyl 2. . L. Chin It

3 Helium 3........ . N. Duncan It 4 1 Sundon 4 W. Fletcher It 5 3 Corsica Prido 5. . . . .o M. Purdon It 6 5 Corsica Maid 6 T. Knowles It 7 1 Pernod’s Image 7 -B. Purdon It 8 Fast Dick 8 E. Goodyer It 9 Some Pride 9 . T. Payne It 11 Mountain Reb 11 ... . . .J. Smith It 12 Camile Jenatzy 12 . . . . .S. Hayes It 13 2 Idle Pride 13 . . R. May It Scratched: Giorgio. Race 4 TF 7.40 BENSON AND HEDGES PRELUDES MOBILE PACE $10,000; two-year-olds; 1700m 1 2018 Dafoe 1 . . R. Dunn It 2 551 Mercury 2 P. Jeffries It 3 2 Fella's Legacy 3 . . . . .F. Cooney It 4 4355 Kalkadoon 4 H. Timmins It 5 0564 Captain Lee 5 . .J. Smith It 6 5222 Alba Arrow 6 It 7 4750 Lucky Ina 7 It 8 6131 Diplomacy 8 •B. Purdon It 9 5860 Precocious Hanover 9 . It 10 4107 Jodi Vance 10 M. Purdon It 11 Smooth Lord 11 It 12 5131 Gitten 12 A. Herlihy It 13 1111 Hammer 13 M McKendry It 14 1344 Veteran 14 . C. Butler It 15 6232 Watch Me Fella 15. . .P Wolfenden It 16 3266 Surmo Fella 16 N . de Filippi It Emergencies: Lucky Ina, Precocious Hanover, Smooth Lord. Race 5 T 8.10 BENSON AND HEDGES GRADUATION SERIES (HEAT FOUR) $7000: three and four-year-olds; mobile; 2200m 1 628 Tainui Angel 1 .W. Larson It 2 Bill’s Rule 2 It 3 0891 Captain Arnledite 3 . . . B. Mangos It 4 37 Triple Hope 4 J. Langdon It 5 6 S'narvid’s Grant 5 ... . . G. Small It 6 908 Blitzkrieg 6 C. Dalgety It 7 4305 Smooth Major 7 . . ... . M. Purdon It 8 Parkfield Vance 8 . . . . . W. Smith It 9 Dawn Louise 9 . . T. Shaw It 10 6099 Jeremy Tee 10 R. Olivieri It 11 0374* 4'etiki Ridge 11 A. Herlihy It 12 0 himself 12 It 13 0986 Slave Girl 13 B. Hackett It

Race 6 D. T 8.40 PACER KERRIDGE HANDICAP PACE $8655: C4; 3200m 1 6349 Kennedy Road 1 . . . . . . P. Young It 2 4260 Running Hot 2 ... . . . . .P. Davis It 3 0600 Rebel Prince 3 . . . . .M. de Filippi It 4 0370 Smooth Tina 4 . . . . . . A. Herlihy it 61000 Pay Day 1 . . T. Knowles 10 7 0522 Mullaghmena 2 ... . . . B. Mangos 10 8 4601 Tricky Rhythm 3 . . . J. MacQuibban 10 / 9 2135 Lord Toronaga 4 . . . G. Wolfenden 10 ' 10 8836 Tapora Jack 1 . . . . . M. Stormont 20 11 6100 Lord Briden 2 R. Wolfenden 20 12 1131 Kylie’s Haro 3 . . . G. Reaks 20 13 1968 Uncle Jasper 4 . . . . M. McKendry 20 14 8227 Arabian Blue 5 . . . . . . . . S. Reid 20 15 1310 Gypsy Vance 6 . . . . . . R. Holmes 20 16 0701 Yankee Wins 1 . . . . . . M. Purdon 30 Scratched: Tahekeroa Bret. Race 7 T 9.10 BENSON AND HEDGES PRELUDES MOBILE O PACE $10,000; two-year-olds; 1700m° . . . C. Butler It 2 2151, Inky Lord 2 . . . .O . . „ R. May It . . W Butcher A 4 2129 BombshellQO . . . G. WolfenderP 5 0649->Las Vegas Lady 5 . . . M. ,it 6 Vance Morris 6. . . R. Tit 8 3224°CavaIiere Servente 8 . . A: HerlihjtA Jit 9 1785 Easy Guess 9. . . . . M. Nicholas It 10 33 Ned Bromac 10. . . : . R. OlMeri It 11 6566 Atomic Stream 11 . . . . .P. Davis It j3 4620 Honeyman 13 ... . . . . G. Harris It 14 11 Fast Spender 14 . . M. McKendry It 15 4623 Neroship 15 . . J. Langdon It

16 5072 Innocent Arc 16 ... . . . .B. Court It Emergency: Vance Morris. Scratched: Prosperine, Dreamy Bromac. Race 8 E> 9.35 SHOES AND THINGS STAKES $13,000; three-year-old; fillies; mobile; 1700m 1 4710 Princess Khan 1 . . . . . . . S. Reid It 21153 Body Language 2. . . . . . . T. Cole It 3 4211 Vulcan Lady 3 . . . . M. McKendry It 4 7426 Kilvane 4 . . M. Purdon It 5 3008 Oriana Bay 5 ...... . . . P. Young It 6 1141 Chapel Maid 6 . . . . . . A. Herlihy It 7 4 Advanced Time 7 . . . . .1. Hilliard It 8 8230 Lady Franco 8 . . . . . M. Stormont It 9 1582 Genuine Product 9. . . . . G. Harris It Race 9 10.05 MOTOR CORP BROADWAY HANDICAP PACE $7455; C2; 2700m 1 3386 Formula One 1 . . . . . . J. Langdon It 2 3556 Everlite 2 . . . G. Hillier It 3 8045 Smooth Andy 3. . . . . . G. Harris It 4 3478 Rock Star 4 It 5 5514 Sharvid Miandad 5. . . . . G. Small It 6 2294 Vance Lobell 6 . . . . .... J. Gray It 7 2420 Rain On 7 . . G. Chilcott It 8 2212 Arawa Mate 8 G. Wolfenden It 9 0663 City Link 9 . . R. Haddon It 10 6390 Caton's Bay 10 ... . R. Wolfenden It 11 0521 Doc’a Trick 11 . . . . . M. Nicholas It 12 2160 Bay Timer UR . . . . . . B. Mangos It 13 0720 Virginia Tuck 1. . . . . . R. Olivieri 20 14 7154 Star Glory 2 M. McKendry 20 16 7284 Alba Charm 4 . . . P. Young 20 17 2087 Lusty Bridge 5 . . . . . . A. Herlihy 20 18 8131 Robindale Boy 6 . . . . . D. Butcher 20 19 0223 Dancer Dior 7. . . . . . M. Purdon 20 Emergencies: Everlite, Formula One, Rock Star. Scratched: Totara Lord. Race 10 10.30 TONY’S TRAMBARN HANDICAP TROT j $7755; C3; 2200m > 2 5020 Ronnoel ..... C. BUtlerlt 3 1800 Sergio Mac 3 . . ,F. Cooney It 4 8000 Konnique 4 ....... . . D. Gibbons It 5 2228 Genius 5 R. Clapperton It 61416 Arnsong 6 . ,W. Fletcher It 7 8775 Palasade 7 . . . . T. Shaw It 8 1101 Someron 1 . . . G. Bruton 10 9 3841 Gamena 2 . M. Stormont 10 . 10 2140 Regal Appeal 3. . . . . . J. Langdon 10 11 5598 New Game 4 .... . . . .K. Walker 10 12 6262 Golden Wings UR . . . . . .G. Jones 10 13 1500 Daph’s Pride 1 . . . . . . F. Bennett 20 _ 14 0094 Te Puke Aspires 2. . J. Cole 20 C 16 6307 Hey Peter 2 . . . .©. . . C . W. Oliver. 30 17 4050 Silver Wheels 1. . . . . . T. Knowles 40 18 0700 Borrowed Time 2. . . . . B. Gleeson 40 19 0000 Silver Spot UR ... . M. McKendry 40 Emergencies: Silver Spot, Borrowed Time. Scratched: Prasutaquo, Rayburn Royal.