Hensing's Chances Look Chrystal Clear

By Jeff Collerson

Chrystal Hensing has held a licence for just 12 months but the Wyee trainer has three strong chances at Wentworth Park tonight.

Hensing will be represented by Lid Pinger, who has box six in race five, Rip Masters, box two, race seven, and Totolo who box seven in race nine.

Lid Pinger, who has won seven of 11 provincial starts, is making his Wentworth Park but has trialled at the track recently.

Lid Pinger lived up to his name at his most recent start when he began brilliantly from out wide and led throughout to win over 515m at LADBROKES GARDENS last Friday in 29.89, which was the fastest time of the meeting.

Rip Masters was an all-the-way winner at his most recent race, also at LADBROKES GARDENS, when he defeated Girl In Gold and Hunter's Charm, both Wentworth Park winners, in a 515m event.

Hensing's other entry, Totolo, is a wide runner, so is well positioned in box seven.

“Box six should be okay for Lid Pinger as he runs straight and won from box eight at his last start,” Hensing said.

“I like to see (Rip Masters) boxed close to the rails so he is boxed well also,'' she said.

In other action at Wentworth Park tonight, Beside The Truth and Zudactyl Monelli, trained at Wagga by Peter Sims, will have plenty of support after drawing box one in their respective races.

Beside The Truth, who has won eight of 16 starts, will wear the red rug in race two, while Zudactyl Monelli, a winner of five from 18 races, has the rails draw in race four.

Although each of his greyhounds are fit and well, Sims said he would have preferred to see them drawn wide.

“A lot of dogs seem to miss the jump from box one at Wentworth Park and I would be more confident if my pair had drawn wide,” Sims said.

In Zudactyl Monelli's favour though is the presence of the talented Shockwave, an extremely wide runner, in box two.

Shockwave should ensure Zudactyl Monelli gets clear passage to the crucial first turn. But from the start to the first corner Beside The Truth could have trouble holding out the Neil Staines-trained Mitra, a bold front-runner, who is drawn well in box two.