Thursday 22nd July  - Ascot Park Raceway - Invercargill

 

Qualifying Trot 2200 metres (required time 3-04.7)

 

Qualifers:
Monnay – Megan Irvine and Ivan Gutsell (2 yr old gelding Monarchy – Our Nay Nay) 3-03.6
Pedigree notes: This gelding is the mare's first foal. Our Nay Nay is a half sister by Britwell to Suemosam the winner of four races.

Leave It Alone - Billy Heads (5 yr old gelding Muscle Yankee - Elgin Princess) 3-03.6

Pedigree notes: Her dam won five races and has left Sylvia Star (3 wins), Leonard (4 wins) and Don Pauli (2 wins).

 

Trial notes:

After a great beginning, Leave It Alone trotted to the lead with Monnay trailing. The other two contenders galloped out of contention. Monnay joined Leave It Alone with 700 metres to run and the pair trotted to the line to deadheat.

 

Qualifying Pace 2200 metres (required time 2-55.3)

 

Qualifiers:

Jaccka Norm – Murray Gray (3 yr old gelding Courage Under Fire - Nice Touch) 2-52.8
Pedigree notes: Out of a nicely bred mare by OK Bye out of No Regrets.

Shades Of Peru - Doug McLachlan (3 yr old gelding Peruvian Hanover - My Toobro) 2-53.2

Pedigree notes: Related to Shades Of Success (6 wins) and The Wasp (1 win). 

Shades Of Astreos - Doug McLachlan (2 yr old colt Astreos - The Wasp) 2-55.3

Pedigree notes: Our of Stands Together mare The Wasp (1 win). 

 

Trail notes:

Shades Of Astreos lead early but was reined up with 1400 metres to run. Stablemate Shades Of Peru moved up at the 800 metres with Jaccka Norm on it's back. Jaccka Norm took the lead in the home straight and won easily by two lengths from Shades Of Peru and Shades Of Astreos. All three qualified. 

 

Mobile Pace 2200 metres (1 or more wins)

 

Trail notes:

Red Dot lead early but ran off with 1600 metres to run. Scott It took the lead and won this heat easily by two and a quarter lenghts from Red Dot and Armbro Winger.

 

Mobile Pace 2200 metres (non winners)

 

Trial notes:

Woodburn Lady lead all the way to easily beat Kelvin Grove by four and a half lengths with John Daly a distant third. Woodburn Lady looks an early season prospect.

 

Trot 2200 metres (1 to 4 wins)

 

Trial notes:

Just the two runners with the classy Jaccka Hello beating Superstarourwishes. Jaccka Hello, one of the trotting finds from this season, looked big and bold and ready to win.