Greg Robinson wins trial

Press, 12 April 1979, Page 23

Greg Robinson wins trial

By

PAUL MEIN

Ihe visiting Clevedon gelding. Greg Robinson, stepped lively at the Adding ton trials yesterdaj in preparation for his Easter Cup bid on Saturday. Greg Robinson won comfortably by a length in the main pacers' heat, with Wee Win and Miss Pert filling the minor berths. The Out to Win five-year-old tracked the pacemaking Miss Pert throughout, dashed through to lead 200 m out and was untroubled to hold out Wee Win. Miss Pert was two lengths away, a sound third. Greg Robinson went the; distance in a creditable 3niin: 25.85, 60.2 s for the last! 800 m, the field sprinting the' final 200 m in 30.85. Bad Luck was a useful, fourth after breaking early, with Port View' fifth. Great Northern Derby! winner Matai Dreamer, tailed off and was las' to finish. His lack-lustre run will earn him few' admirers; for the Three-year-old Cham pionship on Saturday. His race rival. Frosty Lobell, fared better in the C2-I C 5 trial with a three-length; i w in over Sonnellino and! 1 Danum Girl in 3min 30.35. Costa Dore trotted a lei-| [surely 3min 36.4 s to win the I main trotters’ heat. The (Gerry Mir gelding was left [in front 200 m out when the ! pacemaking First Prize [ broke, and went to the line (two lengths and a half clear j of Western Approach. I Sharmbro w'as a plodding third. I Sir Henry, which will trek south to Forbury for the ! Builders’ Handicap on Saturday night beat Tough Girl handily and Del Miller in the minor trotters’ heat. i Sir Henry, which raced in (the middle of the field, (ranged up wide on the turn, (and w'as untroubled to beat Del Miller, and hold out a [late dab by Tough Girl. | Del Miller enjoyed the run! of the race, dashed to thei

lead on the final turn and plugged gamely third, three lengths hack, it was a fair trial for Saturday s Hotting Stakes. The Juvenile pacers events were won by Chantilly Belle (Wejo\ er-Bell Hurricane) in 2min 47.4 s and Frosty Lopez. (Lopez Hanover Light Winter) in 2min 43.85. The two-year-old trotters’ trial was won by Robert Dav (2min 5.15). Results. CO AND Cl PACERS, 2600 m Johnnx Armstrong It H Giiddon 1, Sarabeile it G Nottingham 2; Goiden D:\den It I. Gcddo 3. i.’< startMl •• !<-i: I ivn i kin lime. 3.30.2. Nimble Fijer fourth. CO AND Cl TROTTERS, 2<UWm I —Sir Henrv It C de Filippi l; iTough Girl 11 K Purdon 2. Det Miller 11 B. Kerr 3. 13 started. I Len. 2 len \ len Time; 3:374. Best Choice fourth. CO and Cl PACERS, 2«00m Seanui It B. Kerr 1. Indiv ■lt .1 Noble 2; Waikou iiai It P. Harrison 3. 15 started j len. hd. 42 len lime 3:29.9. Just ‘ Looking fourth. C2-CS PACERS, 2600 m. I* rusi I. obeli It B. Gliddon I. Sonnellino =lt R. Cameron 2; Danuin Girl It * ( de Filippi 3 8 started. . len. ’ [2 len. 3| len. Tunc: 3.30.3. I Ladyship Khan fourth. C2OC TROTTERS, 26(Hlm Costa Dore it J. Noble I; Western Approach ]t ( de • ! Filippi 2: Sharmbro It F NurtLt 3. 7 .started. 2;. len. 3 len. len. . Time: 3:36.4. Excalibur fourth. C6-OC PACERS, 2600 m. Gt< ! Robinson II M. Robinson I; \\ < • Win It W. Butt 2: Miss Pert It J. Carter 3. 8 .started Len. 2 len. K len. Time: 3:25.0. Had Luck fourth. B GRADE PACERS, 26011 m El Blanco It C de Filippi 1: Hokonin Dand.x It J Dougia.-. 2; Mister Win Soon It D. Nyhan 3 9 started. Len. 2 lon. 7 len. Time: 3:34. Gold Abbe fourth TWO-YEAR-OLD PACERS, 2000m.—Chantilly Belle It U Fletcher 1. Luca It J. Curtin 2. Thurber Globe It F. Nurfltt 3. 7 started. Len. nose. hd. Time: 2:47.4. Braeniar fourth. TWO-YEAR-OLD TROTTERS, 2600m.—Robert Day It I. McDonald 1; Triarmbro It T. Henderson 2; Malvena It I Cat- ? michaci 3. 5 started. Nk, i nk. 11 Jen. Time: 2:51. Kiltie Boy fourth. TWO-YEAR-OLD PACERS, 2600 m —Frosty Lopez It J. < armichael 1; Brent's Choice It D. Mangos 2; Le Bay It J Cui tin 3 7 started. 2J len, len. J len. I Time: 2:43.8. Koau Bret fourth. •