Smolenski double looks on cards

Press, 7 October 1988, Page 27

Smolenski double looks on cards

By

JEFF SCOTT

The Weedons trainer, Jack Smolensk!, should go close to winning the T.A.B. double at the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club’s meeting tomorrow with Gina Ross and Charles Nero.

The first leg, the Yaldhurst Hotel 20,000 Handicap, marks the reappearance of last season’s top four-year-old mare, Bionic Chance, and while strongly fancied on trial form, she will need to be in peak condition to match a race fit Gina Rosa, last term’s “Aged Mare of the Year.” Gina Rosa has come back better than ever this term and if the gaps had opened fully 100 m out in last week’s Flying Stakes at Ashburton, there is little doubt she would have won. She gets another chance tomorrow at Motukarara, and is handily drawn in the 2200 m sprint. Only bad luck again it seems will keep her out of the finish. Bionic Chance has drawn wide but her trainers, Alister and Lindsay Kerslake, have said they will only start her if she is ready to show something close to her best. On this score, she must be highly respected. Speedy Cheval provided a minor feature of the Flying Stakes with his big late finish in a sprint home, and while

drawn badly again, he would ‘not surprise by reaching the placings. Like Gina Rosa and Bionic Chance, he too has raced well on grass previously. Starship has not been beginning as swiftly as he can from standing starts in recent times, and this has brought about his only two lapses this season. Viewfield Prince, placed in this race last year, returned to his best in the Methven Cup a fortnight ago, and adds to the form puzzle, while Skipper Dale and Imperial Time only need an ounce of luck to figure prominently. Charles Nero, a costly failure when resuming under these conditions at Methven after getting his tongue over the bit, produced a winning trial for the second leg of tomorrow’s double, the Gallery Interiors Pace, with his huge run for fourth at last week’s Ashburton meeting. The Clever Innocence gelding was checked at the start and staged an eyecatching late finish at the end of the 3200 m in 4:12.3.

Race 1 11.10 FURNITURE HOUSE, NEVILLE KEAST HANDICAP PACE $5000; CO; 2200 m 1 250 Compere 1 J. W. Smolensk! It 2 224 Finvarra 2 C. de Filippi It 3 3 Quest For Glory 3 . . .M. de Filippi It 4 Wee Roundie 4 P. Jones It 5 62 Western Storm 5 R. D. Butt It 6 7 Shibumi 6 J- Curtin It 7 4483 Robbie Deans 7 P. Young It 8 Ariel 8 N. Benny It 9 4 Difurn Fella 9 M. Heenan It 10 90 Capital Flight 10 I. Cameron It 11 967 Lord Magic 11 B. Kerr It 12 2 So Sure 12 T. Butt It 13 7242 Clever Maddie 13 G. Hope It 14 Country Heir 14 H 15 45 Arpenter 15 A. Butt It 16 50 Martina 16 h 17 37 Skipper Forbes 17 R. Dunn It 18 867 Nina Marie 18 JJ 19 Captain Steel UR 11

Emergencies: Country Heir, Nina Marie, Martina, Captain Steel. Race 2 11.45 LINCOLN VILLAGE SUPPORTERS HANDICAP TROT $5000; CO; 2800 m 1 6239 Dalrae Hanover 1 N. Munro It 2 Jayar’s Pride 2 R. Dunn It 3 Tumbulgum 3 K. Townley It 4 2572 Moorcroft 4 R. Brosnan It 5 00 Clovelly Pride 5 M. de Filippi It 6 Captain Paul 6 M. Edmonds It 7 00 Fairview Lady 7 K. O'Reilly It 8 Jon Beluahi 8 It 9 0004 Tamra’s Pride 9 .... C. de Filippi It 10 Deeps 10 It 11 Scope 11 M. Nyhan It 12 2024 Paul Dean 12 1. Sutherland It 13 Beata Luck 13 T. Newall It 14 Desert Chief 14 P. Jones It 15 4005 Logan Module 15 B. Clark It 16 0 Proud Adios 16 P. O’Reilly It 17 0 Reign Hi 17 It 18 405 False Cal! 1 J. Curtin 30

19 00 Yankee Wave 2 30 20 0 Evander Morn 3 30 21 7 Baywood 4 J. Lemon 30 22 Gallant Beauty 5 J. Hay 30 Emergencies: Reign Hi, Deeps, Evander Morn, Yankee Wave. Rac© 3 12.20 HIS LORDSHIPS HOTEL HANDICAP PACE $5000; CO; 2200 m 1 347 Asian Affair 1 T. Butt It 22 Charsi Me 2 M. de Filippi It 3 3 Latigo 3 It 4 043 The Swinger 4 P. Young It 5 6 Zola Bay 5 G. Dunn It 6 562 Peppy Sovereign 6. . . C. de Filippi It 7 Just A Rebel 7 D. Nyhan It 8 0 Tena Koe 8 B. Crothers It 9 Runaway Groom 9 It 10 2334 Family Affair 10 C. Middleton It 11 9 Top Liner 11 It 12 39 Gaelic Gem 12 P. Jones It 13 Odette Celine 13 B. Kerr It 14 8 Swift Fella 14 It 15 0 Bachillon 15 It 16 05 Te Ora 16 K. Williams It 17 Radcliffe Pass 17 A. Butt It 18 05 Kotare Salvo 18 M. Rennie It 19 Lupinaire UR It Emergencies: Top Liner, Lupinaire, Swift Fella, Runaway Groom. Raes 4 T 12.55 UNION SHIPPING HANDICAP PACE $6000; C2; 2000 m 2 Montini Royal 2 J. Curtin It 3 0 Lucas Royale 3 It 4 1 Mystic Bromac 4 P. O’Reilly It 5 907 Canasta King 5 R. May It 6 09 True Admiral 6 ... J. W. Smolensk! It 7 Peterman 7 M. Edmonds It 8 6 Granada 8 T. Butt It 9 4222 Dual Sticks 9 G. Archer It 10 00 Dainty Dish 10 It 11 70 Issa Vioka 11 It 12 00 Soho 12 It 13 Bogart Ron 13 A. Wright It 14 300 Sam Chow 14 C. Newfield It 15 2916 Belle Hattan 15 C. de Filippi It 16 1004 Russley Du Jour 16 It 17 16 Whitney’s Creek 17 . .M. de Filippi It 18 1537 Avanti 18 K. Neither It 19 6002 Haughty Nugent 18 P. Ryder It 20 11 Shy Mark 1 N. Hamilton 20 Emergencies: Dainty Dish, Soho, Lucas Royale. Scratched: Mexico. Race 5 T 1.30 ALLAN ORANGE MANUFACTURING HANDICAP PACE $5000; CO; 2200 m 1 35 Spanish Armada 1 ... C. de Filippi It 2 00 Mighty Honkin 2 R. Dunn It 3 0 Pulsford 3 It 4 0 Fragqle 4 . . . . . . . .M. de Filippi It

5 80 Bachelor’s Jewel 5 It 6 Bonnie Sovereign 6 ... I. Cameron It 7 9680 Viewfield Lord 7 It 8 7 Cathedral 8 L. Keenan It 9 5 Bobbie Cuthbertson 9 It 10 9 Playful Princesa 10. ... G. Pearson It 11 Star Act 11 R. Williams It 12 Income 12 L. Wigzell It 13 7278 Vin Ray 13 J. Hampton It 14 Olive Grove 14 M. Edmonds It 15 70 Tact Encore 15 J. Dalgety It 16 2 Lynfield Lad 16 J. Hay It 17 2283 Joy’s Girl 17 J. W. Smolensk! It 18 Royal Doll 18 A. Butt It 19 4554 The Optimist 19 .... R. A. Sharpe It Emergencies: Viewfield Lord, Bachelor’s Jewel, Bobbie Cuthbertson, Pulsford. Race 6 13, T 2.10 YALDHURST HOTEL 20,000 HANDICAP PACE $20,000; OC; 2200 m 1 7080 Froightman 1 R. Alfeld It Form is definitely as bad as it appears. Would need more luck than he could ever hope to receive. 2 6805 Sir Alba 2 R. Brosnan It Fought strongly for close fifth behind Rostriever Hanover in mobile 2600 m at Addington, September 16. Under-rated type capable of surprising in this. 3 1720 Starship 3 I. Cameron It No chance after slow beginning at Ashburton last week. Has useful grass-track record and worth considering. 4 3316 Imperial Time 4 A. Butt It Battled last bit at Ashburton, honest and could be at false odds. 5 593 Gina Rosa 5 J. W. Smolensk! it Desperately unlucky third behind Master Mood and Rolls Hanover at Ashburton, securing racing room very late and storming home. Win chance. 6 4123 Final Offer 6 R. Sharpe It Solid third behind Viewfield Prince in 3200 m Methven Cup last month. One for the boilover. 7 5071 Viewfield Prince 7. . . .K. Townley It At false odds (28-to-one) when scoring easy Methven Cup win on September 24. Top run at Addington on previous outing. Chance. 8 689 Laser Lad 8 P. Jones It Trapped without cover at Ashburton and wilted in run home. One for longer odds. 9 Bionic Chance 9 ... .M. de Filippi It Brilliant mare which has not raced since finishing fifth in Rostriever Hanover’s Messenger Final at Alexandra Park in February. Shaping attractively at trials in recent weeks and class will take her close. 11 9000 Light Foyle 11 K. O’Reilly It Out of form but has good grass-track record.

12 8215 Speedy Cheval 12 P. Ryder It Enormous effort for close fifth in Master Mood’s Flying Stakes last week, coming from near last on the turn. Has winning form on grass and rates a definite chance. 13 0408 Skipper Dale 1 P. O’Reilly 10 Struggling to recapture best form. Small field will be of assistance but not strongly fancied. Scratched: Ankorman. Race 7 TF 2.45 KNIGHT AND DEIGH BREEDERS' HANDICAP PACE $6000; fillies and mares; 2800 m 1 461 Paleface Walla 1 D. Nyhan It 2 596 Chocolate 2 J. W. Smolensk! it 3 80 Laniello 3 R. Austin it 4 1 Glenrae 4 K. Whall it 5 9096 Little Rapa 5 J. Hay It 7 86 Secret Pal 7 I. Cameron It 8 74 Moody Misa 8 K. Williams It 9 8056 Opening Night 9 L. O’Reilly It 10 0132 Prime Rate UR D. Butt it 11 090 Raspa 1 M. Rennie 30 12 6090 Madam Lustre 2 D. Mangos 30 13 Laurene Dale 3 K. Townley 30 14 Visalia 4 M. de Filippi 30 15 Itz Magic 1 R. Dunn 50 Scratched: Farm Wise. Race 8 ©, TF 3.20 GALLERY INTERIORS, LTD HANDICAP PACE $6400; C 3; 3200 m 1 0334 Twilight Time 1 M. de Filippi It Useful fourth behind the highly talented Von Luckner at Methven after working hard in the early stages. Won at this meeting last year and big run likely. 2 8007 Waituti 2 J. Hay It Out of form. 3 7536 Smirk Jones 3 K. O’Reilly It Fading sixth after sitting parked at Ashburton but game third to Von Luckner at Methven a week earlier. Upset chance. 4 0095 Lady Rana 4 R. May It Every possible chance when fifth at Addington on Wednesday. 5 6 Cleff Le Van 5 A. Musson It Fair run at Methven but not fancied 6 7523 Falcon Hanover 6 J. Versteeg It Racing honestly and deserves a win. Include. 7 Willem Vink 7 P. Jones It Resuming. Has been prominent at trials and could surprise. Previous winner on course. 8 188 Kotare Platinum 78. . . . R. Brosnan It Well beaten in mobile 2000 m event at Addington on Wednesday. Capable of better. 10 0254 Noble Alm 1 C. de Filippi 10 Good fourth behind Willow Chip at Addington on Wednesday. Win Chance. 11 5010 Idle Bromac 2 R. Dunn 10 Never in contention at Addington on

Wednesday. Beat ordinary field at Timaru in previous attempt. 12 04 Charles Nero 3 ... J. W. Smolensk! 10 Outstanding effort to finish fourth at Ashburton last week after losing huge stretch of ground early. Likely favourite. 13 26 Lady Driver 4 P. O'Reilly 10 Disappointing at Timaru after fine second to Nimble Phil at Addington. Has won on grass and could be at false odds. 14 076 Rocket Averil 1 R. D. Butt 40 Former North Islander now with Robin Butt at West Melton. Difficult task from this mark. Scratched: Crowley. Race 9 3.55 DAVE PETERS AND BARRY SAYERS HANDICAP TROT $5500; Cl; 2800 m 13128 Overheard 1 K. Townley It 2 0 Evander Morn 2 T. Behrns It 3 Sandy De! 3 R. May It 4 5 Nova Royale 4 ...... J. Wheeler It 5 00 Armbro View 5 F. Newfield It 6 1 Fair Warning 6 K. O’Reilly it 7 1 Alabama Knight 7 R. Dunn It 8 63 Pseudo Pride 8 I. Schwamm It 9 0300 Toos Loose 9 I. Sutherland It 10 0330 Roileston Lad 10 ... .G. A. Payne It 11 24 Proud Lad 11 J. Versteeg It 12 00 Yankee Wave 12 it 13 Cincinnatti Red 13 ... M. Edmonds It 14 4 Newton Grange 1 S. Little 20 15 Wonder Lea 2 20 16 0 Taumutu Del 3 20 17 Look 4 D. Townley 20 18 5690 Rich Return 5 P. Kay 20 20 3 Princess Armbro 7. . . .A. Williams 20 21 9 Bruno Hest 8 P. O'Reilly 20 22 7597 Roydon Pride 1 W. Fletcher 40 Emergencies: Yankee Wave, Wonder Lea, Taumutu Del. Scratched: Some Fire. Race 10 TF 4.30 RADIO AVON HANDICAP PACE $5500; Cl; 2800 m 2 Harman 2 G. A. Payne It 4 55 Sir Donald 4 R. D. Butt It 5 0 Always Smile 5 M. Edmonds It 6 15 Franco Adios 6 ... J. W. Smolenski It 7 00 The indiscretion 7 .... G. O’Reilly It 9 Dalgety’s Gift 9 F. Bennett it 11 Mister Innocence 11 It 12 510 Windburn 12 D. Jones it 13 0830 Natter Boy 13 B. Kerr It 14 7047 Bernborough 14 J. Lemon it 15 0001 Stunner 15 A. Lowe It 17 7 Night Hawk 17 T. Butt It 19 5442 Gasthof UR G. Archer It Scratched: All A Dream, Derby Boy, Morrie, Horatins, Mystic Wonder, Hickory Wood.