TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26437, 16 April 1947, Page 8

TROTTING NOTES

By Eclipse April 19 Manawatu T.C. April 26, May 3 ~ Forbury Park T.C April 26. May 3 .. Wellington T.C. May 10 Oamaru T.C. May 10, 17 .. .. Auckland T.C. May 17 Kaikoura T.C. May 24 Canterbury Park T.C. May 24 Waikato T.C May 31 Ashburton T.C Jottings Handicaps for the first day of the Forbur.v Park meeting are due on Monday, and withdrawals on Tuesday. Safari has been nominated both as a trotter and a pacer for the Forbury Park meeting. The Dunedin-owned All Ashore ran second to Betty Ducrow in the Rangitata Handicap, of one mile and a-quarter. at the Geraldine Club's matinee meeting last Saturday Returning to Form Rerewaka showed signs of returning to form by finishing fourth on the third day of the Easter meeting at Addington, and should be an -improved horse for the Forbury Park meeting. Mount Ida Cup The Mount Ida Trotting Cup, which was run at Naseby on Saturday, was won by Vault, an aged gelding by Worthy Bond from Lady Freda. By Nelson Eddy Gav Note, who is among those nominated for the Forbury Park lneeting, is a promising three-year-old gelding by Nelson Eddy from Rainstorm, by Frank Worthy from Bell Harvester, by Sonoma Harvester, and consequently is a brother to Horatio Nelson. At the Timaru meeting last month, Gay Note won a division of the Seadown Handicap in 4min 32 2-ssec. Likes Heavy Going Minmi Bov revels ill heavy going, and the Red Shadow gelding should show something like his best form during the winter months. He is due to appear at the Forbury Park meeting next week. Outstanding Three-year-old Patrons of the Forbury Park meeting next week will have the opportunity of seeing one of Southland's outstanding three-year-olds when Novelda is harnessed up. A bay mare by Dillon Hall from Charming Child, her record this season is two wins, a second and a third in five starts, and she registered a particularly brilliant performance to win the Wyndham Juvenile Stakes last month after losing about 72 yards at the start Royal Gamble Although Royal Gamble has not won a race this season, he has filled a place in several of his races, and he added to his record at the Riverton meeting last week. A member of D. Todd's team at Mataura, Royal Gamble is an aged gelding by Gamble from Erin's Princess, who was by Wrack from Erin's Logan, by Logan "Pointer from Imperial, by Rothesehild.