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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27441, 30 August 1954, Page 5

EXODUS HAS FIRST HURDLES WIN j (From Our Own Reporter) DUNEDIN, August 29. Exodus scored his first success as a • jumper when he contested a good finish to hold off Brutus and Composition in ■ the Seaview Hurdles at Wingatui on Saturday. ! Thruster moved through on the inner to race clear at the mile, where Delayed. Black Briar, Exodus, Legal Note, and Brutus were in close order, ahead of Wealthy smd Knight Abbot. Black Briar L and Knight Abbot tad opened up a lead

of three .lengths from. Thruster, Exodus, and Composition (in line) at. the six, where Legal Note headed the others. Exodus moved through to join Black Briar in front at the three,. and into the straight they were being challenged by Composition, Brutus, and Wealthy, with Thruster losing ground, and The Tongs and Tenner heading the others. At the last hurdle. Exodus, Black Briar, Composition, and Brutus were in line, clear of Wealthy. Exodus jumped clear, but he was hard pressed to hold off Brutus by a neck, with Composition also finishing strongly to be a neck away, third. Black Briar was three-quarters of a length back, fourth, with six lengths to Wealthy, five to The Tongs, Spanish Chief, and Legal Note, in line, and a gap to Knight Abbot, Thruster, and Tenner. Brutus pulled up lame. Outclassed Field Ocean Flight outclassed a moderate lot in the Trial Stakes. He moved through from one of the trailing positions outside the furlong, and, though showing nothing like his best speed, he won by five lengths from Minto Girl, which beat Seadune by a nose. Bonny Prim was a head back, fourth, in a good finish for the minor places. Minto Girl was one of the early leaders, but went back a few places near the halfmile. She finished well from the home turn to cut Seadune out of second place. Seadune was one of the ’pacemakers in the middle stages. Bonny Prim was always close to the leaders, and battled on well, but little could be said for those behind her at the finish. There was a gap of six lengths to the fifth horse. Gay Mood.. Royal Way was sixth, and Negus next. King’s Lace was a disappointing ninth after having every chance. Wilshire Surprises Wilshire, the eighth favourite in a field of nine, drew out over the last three furlongs of the Irwin Steeplechase, and won by 150 yards from Erin’s Smile, which had done most of the pacemaking. The Grange caught Mentor near the post to get up for third. There was plenty of incident from the start. Gabriel’s Gully, the favourite, took the wrong course soon after the start, and had to go back. Then Canzona and Pity fell at the brush at the top of the straight the first time, and Dimlight went down at the post-and-rails about nine furlongs from home. Erin’s Smile and Wilshire were on terms starting the last mile, five lengths clear of Mentor, which hooked the second of the double near the six furlongs. Wilshire ran into a clear lead at the halfmile, and gradually increased his lead ■ from there to the post. Erin’s Smile was not challenged foi . second, four lengths clear of The Grange which beat Mentor by a length. The onlj j other to finish was Six Cylinder, which [ tailed off early. Wayren in Form [ The veteran Invercargill trainer, J. A

’ Rowland, who is to retire soon, led in what will probably be his last winner when Wayren won the Vauxhall Handi- > Wayren was always in the first five, and his final run was too strong for the { favourite. Sure Swift. Wayren reached the front about 40 yards from the post. » and in the end was a length and a half » clear of Russley Lad, which got up to □ beat Sure Swift by half a head. s Wayren was third after two furlongs, f and fifth at the three furlongs. He was .racing in line with Armando and Red 1 Tinge, in behind Sure Swift and Mulberry, on the home turn, and his final run was too strong for the others. Russley Lad was just behind Wayren i at the three furlongs. His second placing - was an improved performance. i Sure Swfit dwelt slightly at the start, 1 but soon moved through to reach the e front. He held his lead to the furlong, □ but did not run on well enough to justify his favouritism. x e Armando was a fair fourth, but had k every chance. So did Red Tinge and t. Mulberry, which were close up, fifth and d sixth. ® Rudolph Wins Unchallenged lt Rudolph had the run of the race bee hind the leaders in the Taieri Handicap and he was little troubled to win by twc ls lengths from Royal Simper. 5 Abbot’s Choice did most of the pace- ! f making. Royal Simper moved through tc . join him going to the half-mile. Rudolph followed these two into the straight, anc ° had their measure at the furlong. Royal Simper beat Soumai by a length ,r for second, and Abbot’s Choice weakenec B ’ to fourth, three-quarters of a length back X Square Dance, which tailed off earl: and was still well out of his ground a the half-mile, finished strongly for fifth half a length back, and then there wa: \. a length to Evening Shoes.