TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26354, 8 January 1947, Page 2

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel

January 11 .. .. Timaru T.C. January 11 .. .. Cambridge T.C. January, 18, 25 .. Forbury Park T.C. February 1 .. .. Marlborough T.C. February 1, 8 .. Auckland T.C. February 8 ~ .. Canterbury Park T.C. February 18 .. New Brighton T.C. Jottings Mandrake is one of the early favourites for the principal event at Timaru on Saturday. Handicaps for the first day of the Forbury Park meeting will be published on Friday and withdrawals are due on Monday. Monagh Leagh, who has been raced as a pacer, has been nominated as a trotter for the Forbury Park meeting. Racing Well Indigo has beeri" racing well, but has had to be content with minor placings. At the New Brighton meeting he finished second to Confirmed in the Canterbury Handicap and followed this up with another second to Lady Spray In the McLean Handicap at Ashburton. Indigo, who is a brother to Plunder Bar, looks nicely placed on the limit in the Levels Handicap at Timaru on Saturday. A Good Second By running second to Song Bird in the Winslow Handicap at Ashburton, Calumella indicated that she was returning to form, and she is entitled to consideration for her two races at Timaru. She finished only half a head behind Song Bird. Calumella is an aged bay mare by Calumet Axworth from First Wrack, by Wrack from Pearlchild, by Rothschild from Verity, by Vancleve. Brother to Plunder Bar West Point, a four-year-old brother to Plunder Bar and Indigo, carried heavy support in the Wakanui Handicap at Ashburton, and is apparently close to winning form. One of M. C. McTigue's team, he is engaged in the Fairlie Handicap at Timaru, and should race prominently. Southern Trotjfr Bingen Dale, who is engaged in the loose-class events for trotter's at Forbury Park, is a slx-vear-old gelding by Sandydale from Effie’s Last, by Guy Parrish from Effie Bir.gen, by Nelson Bingen. Bingen Dale is trained by A. Dawson, who was so successful with the brilliant trotter Blue Horizon. Engaged at Timaru Remlap is racing very consistently and his recent successes on the West Coast circuit should soon be added to. Trained by M. Holmes, Rjemlap Is a five-year-old gelding by Lusty Volo from Olive Rey, who was got by Rey de Oro from Olive Audubon, by Great Audubon from Pansy, by Prince Huon from Berbena, by Vancleve. Remlap is engaged at Timaru on Saturday. 1 Admiration As a two-year-old in the 1943-44 season. Admiration was raced three times for a win, a second, and a third, and gave promise of developing Into a high-class pacer. Now a five-year-old, she is still on a loose mark and will only need to be at her best to take part in the finish of the Pareora Handicap at Timaru. She is bred to win races and she is by Grattan Loyal from Bonny Logan, who was got bv Logan Pointer from Bonllene, by The Bondsman from Madeline Marshall, by Demonio from Mamie Comet, by Nutwood. Silver Volo

At the New Brighton meeting last month Silver Volo finished second to Great Venture in the Improvers’ Handicap, and that form will probably bring him into discussions on the loose-class trotters races at Forbury Park. He Is trained by his owner. J. W. Fraser, at New Brighton, and is a five-year-old by Lusty Volo from Silver Letitia, by Rey de Oro from Letitia Great Belwin

F. J. Smith had Great Belwin In great condition for Auckland, and after hard races on the first two days the Worthy Belwin gelding - came up bright for two solid efforts on a holding track on the third day. He scored a well-deserved success in the President’s Handicap, and it was surprising that he was not a strong first choice after his second placings in the Cup and Champion Handicap. Great Belwin made a game effort to win the double, but Loyal Nurse had the edge on him at the finish of the Premier Handicap.