TROTTING Tracey Hanover Picked For Invercargill

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30962, 19 January 1966, Page 5

TROTTING Tracey Hanover Picked For Invercargill

“The Press” Special Service INVERCARGILL. Tracey Hanover, in the Flying Handicap, and Merry' Morning, in the Invercargill Cup, will be a strongly fancied double combination on the second day of the Invercargill Trotting Club’s New Year twilight meeting today.

Tracey Hanover was a winner at Winton and the sprint distance of the Flying Handicap will suit him as he is a competent front runner.

Merry Morning won the Gore Cup on a heavy track at his last start and will be suited by a track which will again be cutting out. Steady rain has fallen in the last two days. The sprinters in the Flying Handicap, the first leg of the double, promise an interesting clash. Bill Adonis probably will be the favourite and, on the strength of his runaway success on Saturday, he could prove a difficult horse to beat. His record of three successes from five starts is impressive.

Gay Paree will not be condemned for her first-day failure. At no stage of the President’s Handicap did she get out of the ruck, and in the circumstances her run from the rear of the field for fourth was exceptionally good. Her latest form has been consistently good.

Newcomer Money wise, from J. L. Ferguson’s Tinwald team, will be a newcomer entitled to respect. He failed to make much impression at Timaru, but won at his two previous starts in convincing style. Prince Garry will be suited by the sprint distance. He finished a good fourth at Winton at his latest start, and in a similar field will be expected to do well. Tracey Hanover won from end to end at Winton, but over two miles at Invercargill on Saturday he weakened to eighth after being the pacemaker for a mile and five furlongs. Tracey Hanover’s front running tactics could see him a difficult horse to beat in this field. Selections: —

4 p.m.—Wellesley Handicap: Stormy Opal, Kate Smith, Double Hanover. 4.30 p.m.—Winton Handicap No. 1: Highland Hills, Moonstorm, Young Tris. 5 p.m.—City Handicap: Conway Bay, Worthy Hanover, Diliean. 5.45 p.m.—Flying Handicap: Tracey Hanover, Bill Adonis, Gay Paree. 6.15 p.m.—Winton Handicap No. 2: Roosevelt, Eden Lad, Solomon. 6.45 p.m.—Surrey Handicap: Dark Note, Kate Smith, Garrison’s Choice. 7.30 p.m.—lnvercargill Cup Handicap: Merry Morning, Majeur, St. Nazaire. 8 p.m.—Farewell Handicap: Yarn, King High, Glen Vale. Fields:— 4 p.m.— WELLESLEY HANDICAP, £250: 2:19 class; trotters; 2m.— Cairoway (4), Court Adlna (2), Gemsbok (5), Guess Who (1) It; Lockirby (3), Double Hanover <2). Stormy Opal (1) 36; Kate Smith (1) 72. Bracket: Cairoway and Gemsbok. 4.30 p.m.— WINTON HANDICAP NO. 1, £250; 2:20 class; Um. —Affortunado <7), Blustering (3), Cantor (15), Dunrobin Hall (2), Echo Tryax (4), Flying Knight

(1), Highland Hills (14). Jimmy Dieman (13), Mission Light ill). Moonstorm (10), Music Time (16), Roseland Beauty <5), Scott’s Song (9). South Wind (8). Vanene (6). Young Tris (12) It. Scratched: Roseland Beauty, Scott’s Song.

5 p.m.— CITY HANDICAP, £300: 2:19 class; Um. —Awatata Lass (12), Bainbridge (4). Chief Smile (3), Conway Bay (5), Diliean (13), Free Style (6), Golden Garry (6), Grand McNish (7), Jimmy Tryax (8), Matai Song (2). Nyallo’s Pet (1), Winfield Chief (10), Worthy Hanover (11) It; Tobermory Bay (1) 36.

Brackets: Awatata Lass and Golden Garry, Conway Bay and Nyallo’s Pet.

5.45 p.m.— FLYING HANDICAP, £500; 2:17 class; Ilf.—Bill Adonis (4), Boblita 13), Fancy Ways <5), First Solo (13), Garrison Girl (10), Gay Paree fl), Leyava <2), Major Bright (6), Money Wise (12), Prince Garry (11). Sir Echo (8), Tracey Hanover (7), Water Model <9) It.

6.15 p.m.— WINTON HANDICAP NO. 2, £250; 2:20 class; Um. —Chief Judge (4), Christine Hall (12), Drastic Lady (16), Drumore (13), Dunsdale Lad (1), Eden Lad (5), Garry Shane (11), Lord Clifford (9). Nerita (8), Overtime (15), Platform (14), Roosevelt <3), Solomon (7). Star Gem (2), Stormy Lane (10), Vandior (6) It.

Scratched: Christine Hall Vandior.

6.45 p.m.— SURREY HANDICAP, £300: 2:19 class; trotters; Um. —Clipper Star (3). False Queen (2), Joey’s Pride (1) It: Dark Note (3). Garrison’s Choice (1). General's Choice (2) 24; Ardgour <2), Halberg (3), Hal’s Choice <1). Karen Brigade (5). Kate Smith (4) 48: Betty’s Song (1) 60. Brackets: Clipper Star. Ardgour and Karen Brigade; Hal's Choice and Betty’s Song. 7.30 p.m.— INVERCARGILL CUP HANDICAP, £560; 2:16 class; 2m.— Flying Look (12), Garry Kent (10), Grand Finale (4), Jockles (3), Majeur (8), Merry Morning (Hi, Next Day (14), Petite Sal (5), St. Nazaire (13), Southern Rev (2), Storm King (1), Toll Booth (6), Van Patch (9). Vauxhall Prince (7) It; Omar On (1) 36. Brackets: Grand Finale and St. Nazaire. Majeur and Petite Sal, Merry Morning and Southern Rev. Scratched: Toll Booth. 8 FAREWELL HANDICAP, £350: 2:18 class; 2in.—Builder’s Choice (13), Celtic Gem (15). Glen Vale (9), Hi Water (4), Irish Hall (5), Kildare Dan (2), King High (16), Kent Lad (11), Major Stream (6), Ocean Brigade (12). Scenic Drive <3), Seay Boy (10), Sir Hugh (8), Soldier Gal (14), Van Roth (1). Yard (7) It. Brackets: Celtic Gem and King High; Irish Hall and Kildare Dan; Ocean Brigade and Yarn. Scratched: Sir Hugh, Hi Water.