Southland raid on Hutt Park

Press, 2 June 1989, Page 32

Southland raid on Hutt Park

Wellington correspondent

The Southland trainer, Bryce Buchanan, will be making a rare visit to Hutt Park when he lines up Noble Fella and King Red on the first night of the Wellington Harness Racing Club’s meeting tonight.

Buchanan has never sent a horse to the capital previously but recalls driving at Hutt Park about 25 years ago when a probationary driver with Jack Carmichael at Templeton.

He has never won a race on the track but has some confidence tonight, particularly with King Red, which has drawn barrier one in the Petone Rugby Football Club Mobile Pace. “He won three starts back at Oamaru and has had two luckless runs since then,” he said. "He finished on well from last at Timaru and then never got off the fence at Addington last start.” He expects King Red to be hard to beat from his draw.

Buchanan is also hopeful of a top run from Noble Fella, which is on the comeback trail after suffering a leg problem. He was off the scene for some 16 months after some swelling developed below a fetlock joint on his near front leg.

“He never went sore or lame but the swelling kept reoccurring,” Buchanan said.

“He was given a long break and his leg is as good as gold now.” A five-year-old by Son Of Afella, Noble Fella is a half-brother to the talented performers, Lord Hillas, Carefree Princess and Horatius. Noble Fella has fashioned a fine record himself, winning six of his 13 starts when trained by Syd Brown at Dunedin. Business commit-

ments prevented Brown from continuing with the training and the gelding was switched to Buchanan, who had been the horse's regular driver. He has now had two starts for Buchanan, finishing fifth at Timaru on May 20 and sixth at Addington last Friday Both those runs have been over 3200 metres and though he had his chance on each occasion, Buchanan expects him to be improved by the runs. He has drawn awkwardly at No. 6 on the front line for tonight’s Heather Mackinnon Recovery Mobile Pace (2400 m but must still be rated a top prospect. His toughest opposition is likely to come from Mullagahmena and Bionic Raider.

Mullagahmena has been racing consistently in the north, with two thirds and a fourth at his last three starts. His latest run was at Alexandra Park last Saturday when he produced a solid effort for fourth. He is favoured by the No. 1 draw tonight. Bionic Raider's latest efforts are only moderate but he is a classy performer on his day and should measure up here. He has the services of Maurice McKendry.

In an even line-up, Machismo. Saieda Girl and Bold Sharvid are also capable of producing strong efforts. Fast Spender, a three-year-old filly, could gain a deserved win in the second leg, the Poneke RFC Mobile Pace. She has been placed at her last five starts and was late clear when finishing second at Hawera midweek.

Miss Ardmore is struggling to regain form but has more class than most in this line-up, while Mistabell is a likely improver.

Selections

5.50: Summit Drive, Fraggle Rock, Lord Lin ton. 6.20: Emily Franco, Compere, Footnote.

6.50: Patron Rhapsody, Franco Steel. Nugent Defaur. 7.20: King Red, Dalgety's Gift, Lord Greg. 7.50: Yuno Bromac, Romano Byrd, Wedge.

8.20: William Byrd, Pride Of Eyreton, Robbie Best. 8.50: Noble Fella, Mullaghmena, Bionic Raider. 9.20: Fast Spender, Miss Ardmore, Mistabell. 9.45: Joliba Lady, Tiger Romp, Ragtime Paul. 10.10: Tenisha, Roaming Gipsy, Polo Princess.

Jetbet: 5 Race 1 5.50 AVALON RUGBY HANDICAP TROT $3800; CO: 2400m 1 00924 Lord Linton 1 fr L Young 2 55536 Easton Scot 2 fr M McKendry 3 Belfast Bella 3 fr B Mangos 4 82040 Shoot A Smile 4 fr D Jones 5 Arney's Pride 5 fr Scratched 6 78455 Lord Hesslewood 6 fr C Butler 7 Princess Phillipa 7 fr Scratched 8 Tuatahi’s Pride 8 fr Scratched 9 0322 Summit Drive 9 fr M Wallis 10 40 Arapeta 10 fr A Herlihy 11 007 Rebel Shot 11 fr P Scaife 12 0-005 Special Flight 12 fr P Jones 13 45686 Highland Horizon 13 fr S Maher 14 69875 Cadenza's Pride 1 30 P McMillan 15 50090 Charlie Chats 2 30 W Marwick 16 75609 Smile Over 3 30 M Lees 17 31706 Fraggle Rock 4 30 C Middleton 18 Real Force 5 30 Scratched 19 00469 Hill Street Blues 6 30 A Butt 20 00546 Scotchdat 7 30 J Curtin Emergencies: Smile Over, Highland Horizon. Race 2 T 6.20 WAINUi RUGBY CLUB MOBILE PACE $4000; Cl; 2400m 1 P0-65 Inclination 1 fr S Reid 2 19000 Star Act 2 fr A Herlihy 3 05274 Footnote 3 fr M McKendry 4 24942 Cashmatic4 fr C Butler 5 09870 Pittsburg Steeler 5 fr D Marshall 6 23530 Sandblaster 6 fr P Ferguson 7 05271 Compere 7 fr R Olivieri 8 Mischievous Lady 8 fr Scratched 9 24394 Earn Your Keep 9 fr S Doody 10 Rich Paul 10 fr Scratched 11 67899 Evidently Good 11 fr P Jones 12 60440 Emily Franco 12 fr J Curtin 13 Hurricane Tri 13 fr Scratched 14 05060 Helsinki 14 fr C Middleton 15 14360 Moon Fella 15 fr A Neal 16 Dancing Waters 16 fr' Scratched 17 True Innocence 17 fr Scratched Race 3 T 6.50 FIRST KEVEYS TRANSPORT PALMERSTON NORTH GRADUATION SERIES $3800; three and four-year-olds; mobile; 2400m 1 00 Deadly Fella 1 fr P Jones 2 Wandering Eyes 2 fr A Herlihy 3 7004 Seememotor3 fr G Harris 4 Robert Boyle 4 fr 5 Skipper Dream 5 fr Scratched 6 05400 Olive Grove 6 fr M Edmonds 7 056 Henselite7 fr S Reid 8 80050 Dark Son 8 fr G Court 9 Island Avis 9 fr Scratched 10 00- So Vague 10 fr A Purdon .11 42555 Franco Steel 11 fr P Ferguson 12 06070 Tudor Shoes 12 fr C Butler 13 Mostest Mahal 13 fr Scratched 14 8 Waihemo Gift 14 fr D Butcher 15 Nugent Defaur 15 fr T Behrns 16 2229 Marchiker 16 fr S Doody 17 Patron Rhapsody 17 fr M McKendry 18 Craig Lee 18 fr Scratched 19 Princess Wilma 19 fr Scratched Emergency: Robert Boyle. Race 4 T 7.20 PETONE RUGBY CLUB MOBILE PACE $4500; C2; 2000m 1 99180 King Red 1 fr B Buchanan 2 96067 Gunner Morris 2 fr S Doody 3 00190 LordWaratah3 fr K Townley 4 Rusty's Error 4 fr Scratched 5 00427 Dalgety’s Gift 5 fr F Bennett 6 Rex Revue 6 fr Scratched 7 36468 Rosewood Smooth 7 fr D Butcher 6 Global Hanover 8 fr Scratched 9 49032 Papparelli 9 fr C Butler 10 44610 Silver’s Lopez 10 fr L Neal 11 Robin's Fella 11 fr Scratched 12 53006 Stop The Gun 12 fr F Cossey 13 11520 Lord Greg 13 fr J Curtin 14 90295 Pride of Lanark 14 fr A Butt 15 Prince Evander 15 fr Scratched 16 62506 Chance Minbar 17 fr A Herlihy 17 07733 Monty Dunloe 17 fr A Neal 18 52315 Belshaza 18 fr J Stormont 19 Sharvid Minstrel 19 fr Scratched Race5 7.50 SECOND KEVEYS TRANSPORT PALMERSTON NORTH GRADUATION SERIES $3800; three and four-year-olds; mobile; 2400m 1 9 Soky's Dream 1 fr S Reid 2 Rosielea 2 fr Scratched 3 Dee Gwayo 3 fr Scratched 4 53632 Wedge 4 fr S Doody 5 Concession Fare 5 fr Scratched 6 0 Bogart Brigade 6 fr G D Shand 7 5 Yuno Bromac 7 fr J Curtin 8 9006 Top Liner 8 fr P Jones 9 5601 Romano Byrd 9 fr D Butcher 10 90 Sound Remark 10 fr M Edmonds 11 Bill’s Rule 11 fr Scratched 12 Deep Kwaima 12 fr Scratched 13 98-63 Royal Command 13 fr G Harris 14 009 Sonorous 14 fr K Townley 15 50-09 Dragon's Score 15 fr Scratched 16 0000 Mike’s Mate 16 fr A Herlihy 17 90000 Not Guilty 17 fr A Butt 18 Island Sweetie 18 fr Scratched 19 Mandela 19 fr Scratched Race 6 8.20 UNIVERSITY RUGBY CLUB MOBILE TROT $4500; C2-C4; 2400m 1 77790 Nui Countess 1 fr C Butler

2 47-88 Robbie West 2 fr R Prendergasl 3 Forward Game 3 fr Scratched 4 15371 William Bryd 4 fr A Herlihy 5 -400 Aran Oriole 5 fr A Butt 6 Doncella 6 fr Scratched 7 02273 Top A Peel 7 fr S Doody 8 41069 Kyra May 8 fr G D Shand 9 -990 Rodeo Boy 9 10 97040 Cherokee Chief 10 fr fr S Clarke 11 16231 Mister Dai Du Pas 11 fr B Hunter 12 2272P Pride Of Eyreton 12 fr J Stormont 13 90500 Tigerland 13 fr J Taylor 14 34250 Miss Govern 14 fr F Bennett 15 Madam Castleton 15 fr Scratched 16 19000 Spirited Lass 16 fr J Curtin 17 14207 Sergio Lady 17 fr M Hickey Emergency: Rodeo Boy. Race 7 D 8.50 HEATHER MACKINNON RECOVERY MOBILE PACE $7500; C5-C7; 2400m 1 69334 Mullaghmena 1 fr B Mangos 2 59004 Stepdon2 fr P Ferguson 3 Global Gee 3 fr Scratched 4 12175 Machismo 4 fr R Cameron 5 08205 Drott Moss 5 fr W Marwick 6 03865 Saieda Girl 6 fr S Pavlovich 7 21-56 Noble Fella 7 fr B Buchanan 8 17078 Blossom Lady 8 fr S Doody 9 ' Finest Hour 9 fr Scratched 10 28907 Bionic Raider 10 fr M McKendry 11 22164 BoldSharvid 11 fr A Herlihy Race 8 D 9.20 PONEKE RUGBY CLUB MOBILE PACE $6000; C3-C4; 2000m 1 46D20 Royaltross 1 fr L Neal 2 04678 Nellie Dunloe 2 3 03109 Lindy’s Best 3 fr fr S Doody 4 00900 Issa Viska 4 fr J Curtin 5 40985 Princess Khan 5 fr A Purdon 6 00297 Jeka 6 fr M Edmonds 7 P5358 Miss Ardmore 7 fr A Herlihy 8 Vanderboy 8 fr Scratched 9 10210 Transcend 9 fr D Butcher 10 08180 Eddie Ray 10 fr A Butt 11 24666 McGrattan 11 fr Scratched 12 94140 My Papa 12 fr A Neal 13 34079 Innocent Heather 13 fr J Stormont 14 23222 Fast Spender 14 fr C Butler 15 10798 Doc’s Daughter 15 16 60098 Quickstep Averil 16 fr fr P Ferguson 17 00876 Mistabell 17 fr G Court 18 Young Balfour 18 fr Scratched 19 26907 Just Hope 19 fr M McKendry Emergencies: Princess Khan, Doc's Daughter. Nellie Dunloe. Race9 9 45 HUTT OLD BOYS RUGBY CLUB MOBILE PACE $3800; CO; 2400m 1 80842 Rag Time Paul 1 fr F Cossey 2 Turn The Tide 2 fr Scratched 3 00670 Fullapep3 fr C Harris 4 Tiger Romp 4 fr S Reid 5 Burly Boy 5 fr Scratched 6 Hobart 6 fr Scratched 7 30660 Maestro Miss 7 fr R Olivieri 8 -0406 Lone Hand 8 fr C Butler 9 3867- Stanley James 9 fr M Edmonds 10 9-424 Joliba Lady 10 fr A Neal 11 BridgeyH fr Scratched 12 200 Mike Morris 12 fr S Doody 13 -2000 Lumber Baron 13 fr P Jones 14 0209 Society Sharvid 14 fr P Scaife 15 Browngate Lumber 15 fr Scratched 16 30246 In Pursuit 16 fr A Herlihy 17 46805 Torcross 17 fr J Curtin 18 Becky 18 fr Scratched 19 Irish Tom 19 fr Scratched Race 10 10.10 UPPER HUTT RUGBY CLUB MOBILE PACE $4000; Cl; 2400m 1 Bronson 1 fr Scratched 2 0-075 Sharvid Shield 2 fr R Holmes 3 05479 Solo Fortune 3 fr T Harris 4 41060 Brigandy4 fr A Herlihy 5 Saigon Lord 5 fr Scratched 6 34178 Tenisha6 fr M Stormont 7 30931 Shampoo 7 fr L Neal 8 55023 Roaming Gipsy 8 fr A Fraser 9 514RonaLady9 fr B Manges 10 Tempus Fugit 10 fr Scratched 11 72832 Polo Princess 11 fr S Doody 12 Campano 12 fr Scratched 13 49381 Riona Hanover 13 fr R Nation 14 05106 Nancy Patch 14 fr C Middleton 15 87056 Daroju 15 fr J Curtin 16 03390 King Lopez 16 fr M McKendry