TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26399, 1 March 1947, Page 5

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel March 1 Wellington TjC^ March 1 Invercargill T.C March 8 < Timaru T.C. March 15 Wyndham T.C March 15 Cheviot T.C. March 22 Cambridge T.C. Marrh 22. 29. April 5 Metropolitan T.C Jottings

Indigo is the early favourite for the Timaru Cup. , ... _ , Nominations for the Metropolitan Easter meeting are due on Tuesday. Conceit a candidate for the New Zealand Trotting Stakes, is a bay gelding by Desmond’s Pride from Mersa Matruh. and is a half-brother to Mamanuas Fanfare, who is engaged in the Wairewa Handicap at Motukarara to-day, is a gelding by Dillon Hall from Regal Lady, by Wrack from Wild Nita. who left Dark Hazard to Great Bingen

Early Win Likely Despatch, a place-getter in a division of the Woburn Handicap at Hutt Park, is one of H. J. Smith’s team. A four-year-old by Lusty Volo from Diamond Cluster, he should not be off the winning list much longer. Maida Dillon

At the Winton meeting in December, Maida Dillon showed promise by running fourth in the Novice Handicap to Ladylike, Gunsmoke and Air Mail. A four-year-old by Dillon. Hall from Otapiri Lee, she is engaged in the Trial Handicap at Invercargill to-day. and will probdt>ly be among the favourites. From Great Bingen Mare

Little Jean, who is among those fancied for the Murihiku' Handicap at Invercargill, is an aged bay- mare by U. Scott from a Great Bingen mare. At the recent Marlborough meeting she finished second to Jason’s Quest in the Presidents Handicap, of one mile and a-half. Brackets at Invercargill

Brackets at the Invercargill meeting today me as follows:—Trial Handicap: Arawa Lad, Plausible and Prairie Jack, Interlace and Silk Boy, Never Sure and Tautuku. Murihiku Handicap: Elverne and Sighnott, Pardon and Black Forest, Raldamere and Lord Grattan, Frances Grattan and Ivondale. Jellicoe HandicapRendezvous and Spring Parade. Southland Three-year-old Stakes: Aspasia and Decreed, lona Hall and First Despatch, Novelda and Sage. Visitors’ Handicap: Francis Logan and Jolly Biddy. Waikiwi Handicap: Elverne, Sighnott and Water Weed. Pardon and Black Forest. Half-sister to Battle Colours Uranium,'who was one of the outsiders for the Woburn Handicap at Hutt Park, is a three-year-old filly by Grattan Loyal from Satin Queen, thus a half-sister to Battle Colours, who was got by Wrack. Satin Queen is by Guy Parrish from Lady Locanda, by Brent Locanda from a mare by General Lyons. From Takanini

Commotion is owned and trained by F J Smith, of Takanini. A four-year-old mare by Raider, she is from Ayr, by Logan Pointer from Precision, by St. Swithin from Kildasa, by the thoroughbred Kilcheran from Idasa Commotion is a halfsister to Cloudy Range (by Wrack) and Springfield Globe (by Globe Derby).

Should Be Prominent, Bill Axworthy's record for the season is five starts for a win, a second, a third and a fourth, and he is expected to race prominently from the front of the Visitors’ Handicap at Invercargill to-day. Trained at Gore by J. Walsh, he is a five-year-old by Arion Axworthy from Morado.

Converted to Trotting Donald Dinnie, who was successful as a pacer when trained by P. P. Gallagher, is now being trained at Yaldhurst by D. Lamberton, who has converted him to the trotting gait. A six-year-old gelding, Donald Dinnie is by Quite Sure from Morewa, who left the promising mare Bellissima, to Certissimus. Improved Form

In her most recent race, the Riversdale Trot at the Gore Racing Club’s meeting a fortnight ago, Sand Piper showed improved form to run third to Lady Vi and Grattan Drive after being well placed throughout. Among those who started from the same mark as the Sandydale mare were Clueless, Dragoman, Oporo and Sally Lynn. Sand Piper is engaged at Invercargill to-day, and will probably appeal to place bettors.