AUCKLAND CLUB

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27986, 5 June 1956, Page 4

AUCKLAND CLUB

Great Northern Steeplechase

EASY WIN FOR HIT PARADE

“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. June 4. Hit Parade had a great triumph over the Ellerslie course today. Two days before he won the Great Northern Hurdles and today the Great Northern Steeplechase. The double win has been recorded once before in the last 32 years—by Sir Rosebery in 1925. All the honours were with Hit Parade, because he was the pacemaker, and gave the others upward of 101 b in weight in ground which could not have been heavier. Wattie, the second horse, carried 9-12, and Wotan’s Gold, third, was a light-weight chance with 9-2. Wotan’s Gold, which was ridden by J. W. Harris, attended Hit Parade for the best part of the gruelling four-mile race, and fell away tired and beaten when beginning the run home.

Hit Parade is the third eight-year-old to win the Great Northern Steeplechase since the distance was increased to four miles in 1947. The others were Golden Reign and Dunwold. The fastest gallop was Bmin 6sec, by Brookby Song in 1947 and Hit Parade’s Bmin 44 2-ssec is by far the slowest.

T* l ® Great Northern Steeplechase was the first leg of the double. There wa< a big surprise in the second leg, the King George Handicap, when the Ellers.ie nlly, Estimate, won. Estimate had been out of form, and the King George Handicap was her first success since the Guineas When she won the Avondale Conditions were considerably better ‘ bad °" th S F st day - wi,h the weather ‘ _? ne - exce P* tor a misty rain ln tbe day - The S rou nd was heaw -■)e Very wet ’ j The attendance was compared with 32.584 on the ™ dd ‘ e l ay year - The totalisator on£24 2?i handled £174.735 15s (including £2Bl 871 on Tu doubles) compared with X281.8<3 on the second day last year f°- t A 1 «yV Vestments for ,he ‘wo days s are yea?’ 67l, compared with £774.382 10s last Results ■— HUNT CUP, , j£7so. Two miles and a half 1. I—ROYAL CIPHER (3) 9-10 ?• tS' Och t in <4) 9-0 jA W- Harris 2 4 4—French Echo (1) 9-12 - 3. 2 Chow Chow (fell, 5 a£ r o S P S e tarted. (PUlled UP): 61 6 Ravell ° 10 len gths. Chow Chow Time. smin 31 l-ssec. 6d?£l de iBs S ~ Win: £2 10S ’ Places: £1 Us _ CARBINE PLATE, Of £750. Hack conditions. Special weights Amateur riders. One mile 4. S—GRAND BEAU (24A) 11-4 ' 2. 2-Barbecue (1) 11-4 Mr B ' 1 1. I—Straight Lead <ISI H'. 4 I ' arnberl 2 ■7 >7 n „ , „ Mr F. J. Calder 3 7, 7 Ben Vola; 9, 9 Black Wren: 6. 6 Camp King; 10, 10 Contact Victory 22 22 Brooked Blaze: 12. 11 Free Range; 16, 14 Hiapay; 21, 20 Levanto; 5, 4 Master Carbine; 22. 23 Nevest: 18, 18 Oatland’s Lad; 8, 8 Pentagon; 11, 12 Silver Ribbon; 19, 17 Test Match; 14, 15 Treasure Lagoon; 19, 21 Ascot Beau; 17 17 Communique; 13, 13 Miss Regina; 15. 19 Red Marquis: 3, 3 Scarlet Robe; 4. 5. Theodosius also started. Ten lengths; half a length. Pentagon was fourth. Time. Imin 51 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £9 15s 6d. Places: £3 Bs. £2 10s. £2 8s 6d. GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE, Of £4OOO. About four miles. 1. I—HIT PARADE (2) 11-0 T. Reynolds 1 2. 2—Wattie (5) 9-12 V. H. Simpson 2 4. 4— Wotan’s Gold (11) 9-2 J. W. Harris 3 3. 3 Dunwold; 5, 5 Te Waotu (fell); ‘6, 8 Aligarh; 11, 11 Beauform (ran off); 7, 7 Black Son; 9, 9 Jewel Denby: 8, 6 Orontes (lost rider); 12. 12 Peepin' Thru (fell); 13, 14 Captain Bold (fell): 10, 10 Game Felous; 14, 13 Shepherd Star also started. Nine lengths; one length and a half. Aligarh was fourth. Time, Bmin 44 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £2 17s. Places: £1 15s, £1 18s 6d. £2 19s. FIRST RANFURLY HANDICAP, Of £750. Seven furlongs. 2. 2—PETERFORD (2) 9-3 G. F. Hughes 1 1. I—Fair Risk (4) 8-8 J. A. Gibbs 2 4. 4—Piper Tom (8) 8-2 L. G. Coles 3 6, 6 Gold Jewel; 5, 5 Our Belle; 3, 3 Valcille; 8, 8 Chan Lyn; 11, 12 Rainbow Lady: 14, 14 Ajon; 9. 9 Golden Future; 12, 11 Miss Jat; 7, 7 Royal Valley; 13. 13 Frances Belle; 10, 10 Peter Keith also started. Half a length; a length. Golden Future was fourth. Time. Imin 34sec. Dividends.—Win: £4 7s 6d. Places: £1 16s 6d, £1 16s, £2 ss. REMUERA HURDLES, Of £l5OO. Two miles. 2. 2—KNIGHT’S STAR (1) 9-10 J. Potter 1 1. I—Rangi’s Luck (6) 9-1 B. L. Hillis 2 3. s—Fordson (3) 9-3 N. Manning 3 6, 4 Moghul Emperor: 5, 6 High Gold; 4, 3 Bhikoo; 7, 7 Cheerful Lad; 8, 8 Snowflash also started. Half a length each way. Bhikoo was fourth. Time. 3min 59sec. Dividends. —Win: £5 7s 6d. Places: £1 17s 6d, £1 13s, £2 Is 6d. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, Of £1250. Seven furlongs 16. 16—ESTIMATE (12) 8-0 R. G. Forbes 1 9. 10—Rangipapa (7) 8-4 L. G. Coles 2 2. I—Peter Willonyx (3) 9-0 J. W. Harris 3 3, 5 Anyhow; 1,2 Gulliver; 10, 7 Joy Step; 5, 4 Teina; 4, 3 White Ensign; 6. 8 Regal Nib; 8, 9 Flying Slipper; 12. 12 Baron Boissier: 11, 11 Kauri Heart: 7, 6 Prince Regent; 17, 17 Anzio; 13, 13 Dorothy Fair; 14. 14 Flying Enterprise; 18, 18 Impeller; 15, 15 Nonpareil; 19, 19 Regal Prince also started. A neck; half a neck. Anzio was fourth. Time, Imin 33 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £66 ss. Places: £l7 Ils 6d, £5 7s 6d. £2 2s. PANMURE HURDLES, Of £750. One mile and three-quarters and 60 yards. 3. 3—NOBLY BORN (6) 9-4 T. Reynolds 1 2. 2—Wigwam (4) 945 V. H. Simpson 2 9. 9—Royal Year (9) 9-2 L. G. White 3 1, 1 Glenreagh; 4, 4 Royal General (lost rider); 7, 7 Kintruh; 5, 5 Blonde Boy: 6, 6 Aboukir Bay; 8, 8 Narvik; 13. 12 Back Stairs (pulled up); 10. 10 Karona (fell); 12, 13 Penekoura; 11, 11 Princess Rana also started.

Neck; short head. Aboukir Bay was fourth. Time, 3min 35 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £6 4s 6d. Places: £1 19s 6d. £1 16s. £8 2s.

SECOND RANFURLY HANDICAP, Of £750. Seven furlongs. 6. 6—BELLE ROSA (5) 8-6 A. C. Leatham 1 5. 4—lnstigator (7) 8-3 B. L. Hillis 2 1. 2—Cadet (3) 8-16 K. D. Campbell 3 2, 1 Britannia’s Song; 3, 3 Recount: 4. 5 Royal Ghazipur; 8. 8 Greek Legend; 11. 10 Prince Bayanut: 12, 11 Blondel: 7. 7 Lendaum; 9. 9 Roval Praise: 10 12 Royal Waltz; 14. 14 Lapford; 13. 13 Ulster Souvenir al-o started.

Three lengths; a short neck. Greek Legend was fourth. Time, Imin 34 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l4 8«. Places: £3 14s, £2 7s 6d. £1 17s. >