TROTTING DOUBLE STEP PICKED TO WIN AT WASHDYKE

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30953, 8 January 1966, Page 6

TROTTING DOUBLE STEP PICKED TO WIN AT WASHDYKE

The Leeston owner-trainer, A. L. Pratt, for whom Break Through raced so well at the Canterbury 7 Park meeting last week-end, could harness the first winner at Washdyke today.

Double Step will represent the Pratt stable in the First Levels Handicap at the Timaru Trotting Club’s summer meeting. Double Step lacks recent form but there was promise of early improvement again when she weakened to eighth after making most of the pace over two miles at Ashburton last month. That was the best of her four unplaced runs since she won at Waikouaiti in November. Waikouaiti form will also have proved valuable if Bryan John gets into the finish. One third is the best he has managed in four starts since he won the Three-year-old Stakes at the Waikouaiti meeting. But in his two latest races —the Champion Stakes at Ashburton and the Cross Stakes at Addington last Monday night—he was competing in fairly distinguished company.

Fort Worth, Stormy Scott and Viewin might have the best backing of the others with sound form credentials close up on their records. The First Levels Handicap will be the first leg of the double for course patrons only.

The second leg of this double will be the Second Levels Handicap in which On Probation, Compromise and Fireaway are almost certain to be the most popular fancies. The T.A.B. double will operate on the John Hole Memorial and Kerrytown Handicaps.

Flying Over, Legendary and Moutere Bay might battle it out for honours in the first leg.

In the second leg Loyal Light, Doug’s Choice, Battlefield and the Belfast stablemates, Emily and Lusty Lad, might have the best backing. Although there were showers in South Canterbury during the week they had little affect on the track which should provide fast footing now that the weather seems settled again. Fields are:

FIRST LEG OF ON-COURSE DOUBLE

113 a.m.— FIRST LEVELS HANDICAP, £325; 2:19 class; Um. I'SO Anqel Lass <4>

8470 Warily (13) .. It Scratched: Copper Beech. Iznkwood Lady, Scottish Advance. 2 p.m.— KINGSDOWN HANDICAP, £250; 2:20 class; Um.—Awayugo (16), Caledonian Queen <0) Coronet Peak (3), De-

ception (7), Dispense (10), Highland Fortress (11), Last Round (4), Say Diana <8), Sleeman (2), Space Chief (6), Spinto (14), Unique Song (12), Waaco (13) It; Beverley Globe (1), Oh Johnny (3), Valerie Globe (2), 36; Scotsburn (1) 60. Scratched: Astramount, Roytelet. SECOND LEG ON-COURSE DOUBLE 12.30 p.m.— SECOND LEVELS HANDICAP, £325; 2:19 class; Hm. 7060 Airborne (8) .. it. 7 Blue Pin (11) .. It. 2781 Compromise (14) .. It. 0030 Drvden Smoke (2) It

1.10 p.m.— FAIRLIE HANDICAP, £200; 2:20 class; Hm. — First Division: Boy Logan (9), Cnief Command (18), Colonial Boy (15), Dryden Pal (7) El Caballos (2), Finesse (12), Holmwood Girl (20, Lady Dignus (1), Local News (8), Megan Hall (14), Morissa (5), Our Smokey (19), Piccirangi (17), Queen Gypsy (3), Stormwinner (16), Suzanne Hanover (4), Wee Star (10) It. Second Division: Final Count (1), Proudly (14), Super Dawn (6), Thurber Direct (13), Star Globe (4), Wee Strrm (12), Sirella (10), Sonetto (15), Niki (2), Jay Queen (5), Limelight (3), First Walk (20), Morant (8), Burma Road (18), Chief Walk (17), Digby (7), Logan Count (11), Lyncris (16) It; Petronella (1) 24. Brackets: Boy Logan and Final Count; Colonial Boy and Proudly; Dryden Pal and Super Dawn; El Caballos and Thurber Direct; Holmwood Girl and Sirella; Local News and Sonetto; Megan Hall and Jay Queen; Morissa and Limelight; Our Smokey and First Walk; Queen Gypsy and Morant; Stormwinner and Digby; Suzanne Hanover and Logan Count; Wee Star and Lyncris. Scratched: False Pride, Lusetti, Either Way, Smokey Haze. FIRST LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 2 P JOHN HOLE MEMORIAL

2.45 p.m.— WAIMATE HANDICAP, £325; 2:19 clas; Hm.—Beverley Globe (6), Cieome (1), Glen Dee (3), Iron Maiden (5), Stormy Petrel (2), Tatsy Brigade (4), Valerie Globe (7), War Scene (8) It; Codex (7), Melissa (6). Philonian (2), Russell (4), Scotburn (8), Stella Globe (3), Tannachbrae (5) 24; Make Up (2), Milford Nurse (1) 60. Brackets: Cieome and Russell, Melissa and Philonian. Scratched: Self Contained. SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 3.30 p.m.— KERRYTOWN HANDICAP, £500; 2:17 class; 2m. 0363 Battlefield (3) .. It. 1000 Beresford Lady (14) .. It.

4.15 p.m.— TAIKO HANDICAP, £4OO, 2:18 clas; Urn—Admire (6), Adorato (1), Chief View (3), Countess Ada (20), Efficacious (16), Eutopla (10), Eyreton (17), Faltax (9, Gold Heritage (7), Local Star (11), Lornaway (2), Queensway (19), Kola Dillon (5), Royal Melody (8), Spry (15), Staraker (13), Torpi (14), Young Lad (4) It. Brackets: Fallax and Gold Heritage, Admire and Efficacious. Scratched: Kent Lad, Linkwood Lady.

Rehandicaps

Rehandicaps for the Timaru Trotting Clubs meeting at Washdyke today are: First Levels Handicap: Scottish Advance, 36 yards. Kingsdown Handicap: Oh Johnny, 36 yards. Second Levels Handicap: Void, 36 yards. Fairlie Handicap: Petreonella and Either Way, 24 yards. John Hole Memorial Handicap: Indecision, 36 yards. Waimate Handicap: Milford Nurse, 60 yards. Kerrytown Handicap: Lusty Lad and Epona, 36 yards.

3898 Bryan John (9) 6419 Carefree (14) .. It. .. It. 2400 Chief Smile (12) .. It. 0008 Double Step (6) .. It. 2550 Fort Worth (10) .. It. 7327 Hilea (1) .. It. 2294 Misty Rain (11) It. 0005 Rough Sea (7) .. It. 0008 Singing Lad <8) .. It. 0002 Sonny Jim (15) .. It. 2285 Stormy Scott (3) .. It. 53 Viewin (2) CATO Warilv /I QI .. It. it

8000 Faltuna (15) It. 3574 Fireaway (10) .. It. 0000 Golden Sunset (3) ... It. 0420 Happy Wanderer (9) .. It. 4752 On Probation (7) .. It 7070 Saracen (12) .. It. 5435 South Forward (5) .. It. 3819 Southern Tryax (1) .. It. 4305 Winning Song (13) .. It. 2911 Void (1) . . 36 Scratched: Diffie an, Toff Scott.

HANDICAP, £675: 2:16 class; Um. 900 Carina Star <14) It. 7717 Copper Flame (9) .. It. 0006 Flak (2) It. 2280 Flying Over (5) It. 5056 Frugal (11). . It. 70 Gold Maru (3) It. 3303 Legendary (S) It. 6100 Maudella (12) It. 1123 Moutere Bay (15) It. 0 Petite Sal (7) It. 6432 Pop’s Donation (4) It. 0604 Powerful Light (13) .. It. 099 Stanorma (1) It. 0000 Waltz Away (6) It. 6906 Lottery Song (2) 36 1407 Marino Maid (1) 36 Bracket: Copper Flame Lottery Song. and Scratched: Indecision, Local John.

3109 Calm Autumn (4) 4900 Cindy (18) It. .. It. 110 Doug's Choice (1) .. It. 4071 Emily (2) .. It. 0650 Falstaff <«) .. It. 4709 Gay Return (12) .. It. 4069 Hal Special (7) .. It. 4732 Loyal Light (13) .. It. 5 Majeur (10) Patter (15) ... It. .. It. 0004 Snow Chief (11) .. It. 0066 Third Chief (17) .. It. 0088 Trudv Helen (8) .. It. 2804 Yankee Dandy (16) .. It. 3511 Epona (2) . . 36 Bracket: Epona and Dandy. Yankee Scratched: Rolex, Lusty Lad, Michael.