Smokeover Favoured For Auckland Tonight

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30977, 5 February 1966, Page 7

Smokeover Favoured For Auckland Tonight

“The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND. Smokeover and Swartz Pete are given great chances of taking the T.A.B. double races ori the opening night of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting at Alexandra Park tonight The field for the first leg, the Otahuhu Handicap, is pretty even, Smokeover apart. There is sure to be solid backing for the Anarca DirectGolcourt bracket, Oakhampton and Bobbinet Smokeover has been racing in fine style but without any luck. At his last appearance he gave an outstanding performance to finish fourth in the Cambridge Flying Mile on January 5. It was won in New Zealand record time by Orbiter, which is scheduled to leave for the United States shortly. Shaping Well Golcourt has been shaping well lately and R. Purdon’s other candidate, Anarca Direct would also have good prospects if she began correctly. Oakhampton has such a great record at Alexandra Park that he is sure to have a big following. He is be-

ginning much better these days and will be a formidable proposition if reasonably handy at the home turn. A highlight of the night will be a meeting of the fine three-year-old, Tobias, and several up-and-coming young pacers in the Massey Memorial Challenge Stakes. Notable among them are Amend, Stronghold and Victoria, jdl of which have shown splendid form in their latest starts. Record Breaker Swartz Pete broke the New Zealand winning record for 11 furlongs the last time he raced at Alexandra Park on December 31, over the same distance as the Railway Handicap, the second leg tonight. It will be a major surprise if he is beaten. The only factor that could bring about his downfall is that he has drawn badly, but the race will be started with the mobile barrier and Swartz Pete has such brilliant speed that he will be expected to sweep to the front before going very far. The track will be fast. Selections:— 6.30 p.m.—First Mount Albert Handicap: Bronze

Falcon, Superior Chief, Gay Goodwin. 7.5 p.m.—Takapuna Handicap: Kerry Cord, Apollo, Scotty Dillon. 7.40 p.m.—Second Mount Albert Handicap: Song Dale, Nurse Brigade, Count Windermere. 8.25 p.m.—Otahuhu Handicap: Smokeover, Golcourt, Oakhampton. 8.55 p.m.—Massey Memorial: Tobias, Amend, Stronghold. 9.25 p.m.—February Handicap: Light Oak, Astralight, Irish Earl. 10 p.m.—Railway Handicap: Swarty Pete, Willycan, James Evander. 10.30 p.m.—Papakura Handicap: Herby Tryax, Solemn, Caledonian Scott. Fields: — 9.30 p.m— FIRST MOUNT ALBERT HANDICAP, £700; 2:16 class: 2m Bronze Falcon (7), Friendly Ways (4), Gay Goodwin (5), Henwood’s Pride (2), Lord Worsley (1), Our Change (3), Red Brocade (8), Silver Mica (9), Sooty (6) It: Superior Chief (1), Charlesworth (6), Jewel's Star (3), Lalla Hanover (5), Milngavie (4). Viking Water (2) 36. Bracket: Henwood’s Pride and Superior Chief. - 7 TAKAPUNA HANDICAP, £650; trotters; 2:16 class; 2m.—Gay Diamond (2), Kema Sarbi (3), Kerry Cord (4), Ra Ora (6), Red Medallion (1). Scotsman (5) It: Apollo (3), Cover On (2), Fair Song (6), Paying Guest (1), Prince BaSelan (5). Rose Craft (8), Scotch Grattan (4), Scotty Dillon (7) 24; Dark Lorene (1) 66. 7.49 p.m SECOND MOUNT ALBERT HANDICAP, £700: 2:16 class; 2m. —Count Windermere (9), Johnny Supreme 10, Lonesome Valley (2), Nurse Brigade (7), Scottish Eden (8). Shirley Brigade (1), Song Dale (5), Top Copy (4) It.; Kowa Maru (3), McTavish (1), Sparkling Brew (4) 36. Scratched: Happy, Poroti Pride, Hiya. 8.25 p.m— OTAHUHU HANDICAP, £1150; 2:12 class; 13f. and 96yds.

Direct. Scratched: Thunder Royal. 8.55 p.m— MASSEY MEMORIAL STAKES, £600; three and four-year-ods: special conditions; Ilf.—Aka Eden (2), Amend (1), Mount Eden (3), Petite Morris (4) It; King Kong (1), Lightning Star (6), Pocket Edition (4), Stronghold (2), Tobias (7), Victoria (3) 12: Prince Tudor (2) 24. Scratched: Poroti Pride, Bosun. 9.25 p.m— FEBRUARY HANDICAP, £950; trotters; 2:14 class; 2m.—lrish Earl (1) It: Anne Bingen (2), Our Luck (1); Paid (3), Quandary (4) 12; Astralight (1), Wairau King (2) 24; Dark Lorene (I) 30: Molly’s Report (1) 36: Scotleigh (1) 42: Light Oak (1), Our Eileen (2) 48. 19 p.m.—

19.39 p.m— PAPAKURA HANDICAP. £950; 2:13 class; 13f. and 96yds— Bede (10), Caledonian Scott (4), Glen Direct (11). Herby Tryax

0057 Friendly Persuasion (7) .. It. 0908 Globe’s Birthday (1) It. 4255 John Dee (4) It. 6900 Professional Globe (3) It. 0001 Swan Bay (2) It. 0130 Taffy (6) Bobbinet (5) It. 8043 12 3149 Full Sovereign fl) 12 7009 Glenurquhart (3) 12 0366 Golcourt (4) 12 7424 Smokeover (2) 12 0006 Anarca Direct <2) 24 2191 Oakhampton (I) 24 Bracket: Golcourt and Anarca

RAILWAY HANDICAP. £900; 2:14 class; Ilf. 0085 All Spirit (3) It. 3768 Caught Napping (11 it; 7084 Commonwealth (5) It. 2000 General John (9) It. 0806 Globe's Mistake <4> . It. 3242 James grander (7) It. 6477 Scotch Bomb (6) It. 8099 Soanga ftoy <2> It. 481 Swartz Pete <10) ' . It. 0693 Thunderbolt (8) It. 10 Willycan (1) It.