JOCKEY’S FEAT AT ASHBURTON

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27339, 3 May 1954, Page 4

JOCKEY’S FEAT AT ASHBURTON

D. F. Coombe Rides Three Winners LORD ROWALLAN WINS MAIN RACE The Biccartoa jockey, D. F. Coombe. rode three winners from five mounts on the first day of the Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting on Saturday. Coombe was on Lord Rowallan and Teko. winners of the double, the Tinwald and Eiffel ton Handicaps;, also Solstice, which brilliantly won the Chatmos Hack Handicap under difficulties. Solstice was badly galloped on in bis race and bridged what appeared to be an impossible gap to win, but Lord Hawaiian and Teko won in more orthodox style and returned doubles backers odds of £B6 18s for £l. There were 287 tickets on the successful combination. Lord Rowallan*s . win for Mrs A. Cuthbert was well deserved. He was fourth on a soft track at Riccarton a week earlier, and being able to complete his preparation for Saturday on looting with the sting out of it no doubt helped him to win on a hard track A keen finish with Ngapunawai and Dandy looked likely until 50 yards from the post, but Lord Rowallan was going away at the finish to establish a margin of a length. Ngapunawai beat Dandy by a nose for second. Lord Rowallan is trained at Riccarton by M. J. Wadley. This was his third win for the season. Teko decisively won the second leg in the colours of the Riccarton trainer, J- A. Cox. He finished strongly from a close trailing position and rather comfortably met tile challenge of the favourite. Royal Oak. This was Teko’s fifth start since he won his first race at Hororata last December. He gave Cox his second success as an owner-trainer for the day, Cullen winning the Lagmhor Stakes. There was good racing on the club's remodelled track, which can now bear ' crsnpx Iron with any in the South Triend Always roomy, the track has been widened at the winning post on a new straight from 42ft to 80ft. Jockeys were enthusiastic about the level footing the new straight provides. The horses were racing approxim-ately-fig yards short of the ordinary distances on Saturday. Times were fast. Arilburton having dodged rain tile previous week-end. The on-course totalisator turnover was £28083 10s, compared with £31343 its two years ago. There was no corresponding day last year. The on-coarse double betting ammaiteri to £2>M. There was heavy oti-course betting on the double, £1X213 5s bring * Off-course betting on the whole meeting was £30358 15s, that exceeding the on-course total by £1096 ss. BeM nalfa Lord Rowallan cut down the leaders in bold atria inride the last farioug to win the Ttawrid Hmheap by a length going away fran Ngapunawai and Dandy. The Irirt Rowallan was about five places t ? e J l * a .- ,nl> L <o . a* bone turn. Be figgriSSd Barnts, Chat-Tea. Okarura, amW" l - and Denominate round the bun and way closing . the W>fat There Dundy fatTeSh NgapmiawriTS: »A going Ae a winner. n«loe J fi~trSt yDaiiey TOL? £wn tin fiSt/’ 7 ' bard going MowSr% his run mn y be* hsvv to. leave the rang yw*jtg 4C.lho.daSt? iff**??**? tbe teSang L!d did not WvSKteraflß -,. r A£§L_was a lmg(h and a halt dear ■B helgmnf. rater flflya mmu nm strong Gift, whose 4mm was weak. _ . Wttun Wialmi geo Good Pileraw Nmbme began brffliantly from Nirjß ff jriTwl y tS S’SF’SS ftatar to the former brilliant North Altafl BB«ißtar. Air Bsfla. Soccaas had OHO on once racono, Dearaea two uuros a *KaoSkOn*ra>*'lendtng the ohaae after Pl bl It w Nmtiwi whan file field settled welglit. Assembly, ran position be filled practically rit ite way. but The JTniferi made up ground LOMQBACH BACK HURDLE HANDICAP. ci £256; about one mflrf and a half. e—ft. 4 S. D. Vincent’s b m TIPPERARY W l 9esu Vite Loch Derg fins 9-1 L. A. tod 3; £ lO-12 A ft 1 Border Reiver, Pity, and Royal Lad ; bracketed Ash; ft 3 Bayfort- 8. 7 Bright Robin; ft. 9 Riverstone; ft 8 fcwttnp l ft. ft Celam; 7, ft Kirtraila also started. Length: . two lengths. Bayfort was : fourth. Time. 2min Msec. Winner trained by W. Barr. Jun.. Waimate. Dtvirfonds —Win: £lO 13s ftd. Places: <2 u» fid, m id. <i as LAGKMB STAKES. of £200; about seven fttebaif ATcoxb ch g dULLEN by Lo Zingaro—Laggan 4yrs 8-4 r. fl ggs Sarkmr; ft. 5 Tassin-. 15, 13 Tropical dra; Ift IS Yorick; 7, 7 Fairy Whispers; 11, U Locksmith; 5. 0 Merry Medley: Ift 19 Riding Hood; ft. 10 Ripon Wood; ft 7 Shiver; IS, 18 Tainui; 11, 13 Waltzing Home alao started. _ Nose; four lengths. Tassta was fourth. Time, Winner trained by 145 **■ wnngawjmor HANDICAP, of <300; fthain fttac cfitos; about one mile and a MIL—I. IH. R. Cook's b g LEGISLATE K. Iftofield 2; 10. 12 FSortcan syrs scr X G. Crafts 3. StZ U Auriferous; 11, 10 Clemency: 8 ft CSnnft <ftqattan; 13, 13 Deny Air; 7, 8 Dimfess gTbwfr.Mw*; AJI X * sure *£££*Sgc S SSn W S Wnin winner trained by ;jLlWiHil, g--Wte: £3 «■ «d. Placra: £1 •-■.lfedfcAS Is. £S to Bd. RANPICAP. of £«SO; shout -' iWV WWV—3. 4 Mrs A. Cuthbert's ch h :■ ShJp IMIWAIXAN by Tiderace—Natty SBBWW »- x, Coombe I; 5. 5 Ngapunawai 11 *■ 7 Dinds ' 6yn |g|i|gwitasx * Denominate: 4. 3 Chat

Tea; 7, 8 Danger Point; 6, 6 Detroit; 9. 9 Okaruru; 1,2 William Hyde also started. Length: nose. Chat-Tea and Detroit dead-heated for fourth. Tune, Imin 37 l-ssec. Winner trained by, M. J. Wadley, Riccarton.

Dividends.—Win: £6 4s. Places: £2 3s, £2 4s. £3 7s 6d.

AUTUMN TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, of £225; about six furlongs.—3, 3 N. E. Boyce and N. J. Wannacott’s b f PRINCESS NEPTUNE by Neptun^—Te Mania 8-1 E. G. Low 1; 2,2 Assembly 9-2 C. C. Stokes 2; 5, 6 Knock On 7-7 W. D. Skelton 3.

7. 7 Whipsnade; 1, 1 Russleigh; 9, 9 Port Boy: A 4 Rich Wind; 11, 11 Thaarup; 13, 16 Berwick; 12. 12 Barbara Dare: U, 15 Dwang; 14. 13 Mimbar; 16, 14 Royal Quest; 17. 17 Saebert: 10, 10 Sherpa: 8, 8 The Bruiser; 6. 5 Tulagi also started. Six lengths; three lengths. Sherpa was fourth. Time, Imin 11 l-ssec. Winner trained by J. R. Shaw, Riccarton. Dividends.—Win: £5 19s 6d. Places: £1 17s 6d, £1 14s. £3 6s.

EIFFELTON’ HACK HANDICAP, of £225; about seven furlongs.—7, 5 J. A. Cox's b g TEKO by Knock Out ll—Lady Middleham 3yrs 7-9 D. F. Coombe 1; 1, 1 Royal Oak 4yrs 8-2 C. McDonald 2; 17, 15 Airscol 4yrs 7-7 B. Hillis 3. 3. 3 Scotch Gift; 8. 9 Royal Warrant; 2,2 Super Loch; 6, 7 Lord's; 9, 8 Owl's Way; 10, 11 Sarada; 5, 6 Royal Charm; 13, 14 Royal Road; 11, 12 Royal Apparel; 12. 10 Lady Milling; 15, 17 Mainmast; 4, 4 Squabble; 16, 16 Lucky Deal; 14, 13 Tom Bowling; 19, 19 The Way; 18, 18 Wineglass also started. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Lord's was fourth. Time, Imin 23sec. Winner trained by owner, Riccarton.

Dividends.—Win: £l3 9s 6d. Places: £2 18s, £1 10s, £2ft 19s.

CHATMOS HACK HANDICAP, of £275; about one mile and a quarter.—2, 2 G. I. Hobson's ch g SOLSTICE by Sun King— Sanskrit 4yrs 7-4 car. 7-8 D. F. Coombe 1; 7, 8 Trustworthy 3yrs 7-4 car. 7-1 J. Didham 2; 4, 4 Americus 3yrs 7-4 B. L. Hillis 3.

1, 1 Sawdust; 8, 7 Ambrose; 5, 5 Admiral's Keep; 6, 6 Ngahuia; 10, 10 De Bracey; 2, 3 Poilu; 9, 9 Young Prince also

Length; length and a half; Ngahuia was fourth. Time, 2min 3 3-ssec. Winner trained by A. J. Williams, Riccarton. Dividends.—Win: £5 19s. Places: £1 18s, £3 Ils, £2 3s 6d. ALLENTON TROT HANDICAP, of £270; 3min 33sec class; about one mile and a half.—l, 1 J. J. Brosnan’s ch g ROYAL CROWN by Direct Heir—Lucky Choice 4yrs scr G. McKendry 1; 2, 3 Toronto Boy syrs scr K. Chapman 2; 11, 12 Zulu s Pride 4yrs scr T. L. Thomas 3. 4, 4 Adriatic; 13, 15 Bonnie Castle* 17, 13 Credit Chief; 9, 10 Fair Lead; 14, 14 Gay Abbess; 15, 16 Gay Cobra; 10, 9 Kingsdown Grattan; 3,2 Kyle Lass; 16, 17 Nouvelle; 5, 4 Rapid Rival; 8, 7 Sage Girl; 6, 6 Tapestry; 12, 11 Colena; 7, 8 Gold Direct also started. Length; three lengths. Kyle Lass was fourth. Times: 3min 16 3-ssec, 3min 16 4-ssec, 3min 18 l-ssec. Winner trained by owner. Kerrytown. Dividends.—Win: £4 18s 6d. Places: £2 2s 6d, £2 14s 6d, £8 14s.