SUPER BID WINS HIGHWEIGHT

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28161, 27 December 1956, Page 4

SUPER BID WINS HIGHWEIGHT

Too Strong for Rest Of Field

(From Our Own Reporter) DUNEDIN, December 26.

Super Eid, third in the corresponding race last Saturday, ran the Owhiro High-weight out much too strongly for the others at the second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Wingatui today. He was four places back on the home turn, challenged strongly going to the furlong, and won going away by a length and a half from Master David. Super Bid is a five-year-old gelding by Super from Bidi-Bidi, owned by Mr J. B. Giles, and trained at Invercargill by T. E. Pankhurst. Master David was hard ridden into a challenging position on the outer on the home turn, and kept up his run gamely to beat Cuban by three-quarters of a length for second. Cuban did most of the pacemaking, but was caught early in the run home. *He beat the top-weight. Brig O’Cally, by a nose for third.

Brig O’Cally had the run of the race in the trailing position. He reached the lead going to the furlong, but did not put up much fight when Super Bid challenged. Hearth Rug Impresses

Hearth Rug made an impressive debut in the Novice Handicap for his Dunedin owners, Mr and Mrs L. A. Devenie, who purchased him for 120 guineas at D. P. Wilson’s dispersal sale last April. Hearth Rug, a four-year-old gelding by Super from the outstanding race mare, Hearth, was six places back at the half-mile, dashed up to the leaders inside the last furlong, and won almost at his leisure by two and a half lengths. He galloped greenly, so his effort was that of a very promising galloper. King Cassock, which had disputed the lead to the straight, held second place by half a length from the faster-finishing Super Lin. Super Lin was just ahead of the winner at the half-mile, and made his run on the inner going to the furlong. Master Ascot was another halflength back, fourth, after trailing on the inner to the straight Ettrick John and Sheeogue were the best of the others, but had their chances. Sheeogue, the favourite, shared the pacemaking to the straight, but weakened near the furlong. Full Circle took no part in the race. Black Star’s Easy Win Black Star, a brother to Gabrielle, one of the outstanding two-year-olds of her year, was much too good for the others in the Hopeful Handicap. He had the Riccarton-trained Keep Clear alongside him to the straight, but he dashed clear going to the furlong, and coasted home three and a half lengths clear of Surapt. The weakening Keep Clear was two and a half lengths back, third, but was unchallenged for that position. Black Star jumped out brilliantly. He was joined near the half-mile by Keep Clear, which was a shade slow to move, and these two sped clear by four lengths going to the three furlongs, where Surapt and The Mint were leading the chase after them. Keep Clear felt the strain on the home turn. Black Star lengthened his stride and had the race in hand at the furlong. The favourite. The Mint, was a moderate fourth, two lengths clear of Barana. Then tfiere was a gap of four lengths to Sea Bupy. Sa lonic a in Form Salonica. an unlucky fourth on the first day of the meeting, wore down Field Dress inside the last furlong to record a well-earned win in the Abbotsford Handicap. He was a shade slow to move from the No. 1 barrier position, but recovered his ground quickly, followed Field Dress and Now Listen into the straight, and sustained a game challenge. Field Dress worked clear early and did not go under without putting up a good fight to hold her lead. Peril carried 8-0, including 51b overweight, into third place, three and a half lengths behind Field Dress. The Australian jockey, A. Maddicks, had him well placed on the inner in the big field coming to the straight, but he did not look as if he would ever bridge the gap to the winner and runner-up. Peril had a length to spare from Count Aven, a fast finisher. The favourite, Devilry, was a close fifth, just beating Mitre Peak. Devilry was three wide most of the way, and had to be brought wider on the home turn. He changed his ground going to the furlong, and did not raise the hopes of his supporters after that. Mitre Peak was well up all the way, and had his chance. King Robin Improves The Dunedin-owned, Riccartontrained King Robin carried 8-11 to a decisive win in the Waihola Handicap. Mr J. M. Samson’s four-year-old Sun King gelding was a weakening fourth in the corresponding race on the first day, but this time' he ran on solidly from the middle of the field and beat Pitlochry by threequarters of a length, a margin he could have widened had he been ridden out right to the post Pitlochry was alongside King Robin starting the last half-mile, but came later into the picture in the last furlong. He had a head to spare from the fast-finish-ing Meridian, which gave the leaders a good start from the half-mile. Meadow Gold was a long neck back, fourth, but was weakening after reaching the front for a few strides going to the furlong. The favourite, Plunder, was a close fifth. He trailed mostly, ranged alongside Meadow Gold in the straight, but weakened slightly under his weight near the end. By Jove was the best of the others, but was beaten off. Supreme Court’s Win (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, Dec. 26. “Through an unfortunate error in a Press Association message sent from Auckland last night it was incorrectly announced that Supreme Court had been scratched from the Railway Handicap, the second leg of the double at Ellerslie today,” says the Press Association in a statement released tonight. ■ “In fact, Supreme Court was not scratched, and the error was in no way the responsibility of or attributable to, the Auckland Racing Club or any connexions of the horse. The error is regretted,” says the statement. Supreme Court started and won at Ellerslie yesterday.