Sir Alba appeals at Oamaru

Press, 6 February 1986, Page 21

Sir Alba appeals at Oamaru

Special correspondent Dunedin A 20m handicap should not prove an obstacle for Sir Alba in the Speight’s Stakes heat at the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting today. Sir Alba overcame that handicap when easily winning the Orari' Challenge • Stakes on November 30. " He won his subsequent ■« start, the Champion Stakes, at Ashburton. . The winner of seven races and eight times placed in 15 starts, Sir * Alba is opposed by CO horses today, with the exception of Trifecta. Trifecta won a heat of « the Speight’s series at " Oamaru in August and he beat Sir Alba on a rain "2 affected track in the • series race at Waikouaitl. " He was third at Orari and a good fourth behind Borderline in the heat at Forbury Park last week. •• Eb’s 80, third in the " Forbury race and second to Kotare Sterling at Addington a week earlier, makes most appeal of those on the front. Master Volo is in such splendid order that a 50m handicap may not prove too much for him in the second leg of the T.A.B. double. He came from 60m to win decisively over 3200 m at Forbury Park last week after finishing third ,on the first night of that meeting. Trix’s Chance finished second from 50m at Forbury Park last Saturday after staging a big run * wide on the home turn. She has a good record on the Oamaru course.