Hot Drop-Bookful Double At Hastings

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28474, 2 January 1958, Page 5

Hot Drop-Bookful Double At Hastings

(New Zeaicnd Press Association)

HASTINGS. January 1. r The off-course double for the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s * summer meeting at Hastings: yesterday was won by Hot Drop I and Bookful. The dividend was ' £lO7 3s 6d. There was a doubles 1 pool of £25,420, in which Hot Drop i carried 10.511 10s tickets. 392 of ' which were reinvested on the ninth I favourite. Bookful. Booktul returned a win dividend j of £23 2s. and another good win dividend was that of Pirinoa. which ■ paid £22 ss. The track was fast and in ex- ■ cellent order. There was a big crowd and the weather was fine The totalisator handled £71.376 10s compared with £57.327 for the first day last year, an increase of £13.949 10s. The most successful rider was C. H. Mackie, who won on Meeanec. Hot Drop and Goudvink. Results : OTATARA HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £400: one mile and a quarter.—7. 7 TRAFFIC COP (5) 9-7 D. D. Gough 1; 1, 1 Curzon (2) car. 10-7 F. I. Robinson 2: 3. 3 Bernard (1) 10-2 A. J. Murray 3. 8, 8 Monsarrat; 6. 5 King; 2.2 Kaiti; 9. 9 Calm Tide; 4. 4 Edren Bell; 5, 6 Instinct Mabel: 10. 10 Red Planet: 11. 11 Waireka also started Short head; three lengths. King was fourth. Time, 2min 7 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l2 15s. Places: £3 6s. £1 Ils, £2 4s. HASTINGS NOVICE STAKES, of £300; six furlongs.— First Division: 6. 7 PORTRAY (8) 8-7 R. W. Shaw 1; 2. 3 Fils d’Or (19) 8-0 D. J. O’Sullivan 2; 5, 4 Red Seal 8-7 V. R. Coley 3. 16. 14 Cautious: 3. 2 Cherub; 9, 8 Golden Glow; 1. 1 Mr Big: 10. 9 Red > Spy; 15. 17 Scandia; 21, 20 Sly Link; ■ 17, 15 Sol Reina: 20, 19 Star Knight; 11. 11 Tinkle Toes; 13. 13 Glen- : choille; 7. 6 Melody Man: 8. 10 Re- ! cap; 18, 16 Sharvene also started Nose; three and a half lengths. Golden Glow was fourth. Time. ! Imin 15 l-ssec. 1 Dividends.—Win: £6 16s. Places: , £3 13s. £2.

Second Division.—4. 5 MEEANEE (5) 8-7 C. H. Mackie 1; 3,2 Friar Tuck (3A) car. 8-21 D. Gough 2; 13. 13 Good Looks 8-0 A. T. Jones 3. 22, 22 Cooma; 12, 12 Partridge: 14. 21 Red Peal; 10. 9 Sly Bay; 19, 18 Sir Amber; 17. 15 Some Gold; .20. 19 Swann’s Cross; 11, 11 Yiouilia; 2. 3 Forest Patrol; 7. 6 Heclen; 8. 10 Shona Kildare; 18. 16 Soma Queen also started.

Nose: four and a half lengths Partridge was fourth. Time, Imin 15sec. Dividends.—Win: £4 Bs. Places: £2 4s 6d. £1 19s. Brackets: Fils d’Or and Forest Patrol. Friar Tuck and Cherub. FEKNHILL HANDICAP, of £400; six furlongs.—l. 1 ROYAL GUY (2) 8-6 V. Sellars 1; 8. 8 Between (61 icar. 7-lj K. Cullen 2; 6. 6 Bliss (7) | car 7-81 V. Coley 3. 2.2 Hill Em; 5. 5 Silver Romance: 7. 7 Jan Ho; 10. 10 Kirana; 3. 3 Marcel; 12. 12 Mt. Etna. 11. 11 Puni- | hau: 9. 9 Raki; 4. 4 Royaller also started. Three-quarters of a length; length and a quarter. Silver Romance was fourth. Time. Imin 13. 4-ssec. Dividends—Win: £2 10s. Places: £1 8s 6d. £1 19s. £3 15s 6d. HASTINGS GOLD CUP HANDICAP. of £1400; one mile and three furlongs.—3. 2 HOT DROP (1) 9-0 C. H. Mackie 1; 5. 5 Bright Boy (64 7-9 A. Jones 2; 2. 3 Turon (2) 8-13 V. R. Coley 3. 4. 4 Gilt; 1. 1 Balfast; 6. 6 Paper Song; 7. 7 Super Rides also started. Head; a neck. Gilt was fourth. Time. 2min 18 4-ssec. Dividends—Win: £4 2s. Places: £2 4s. £2 18s 6d. JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £400; five furlongs and a half.—l, 1 LUCKY RED (1) 9-12 D. O’Sullivan 1; 4. 4 Selling Fast (8) 7-9 V. R. Coley 2; 3,2 Stareil (5) 7-13 C. H. Mackie 3. 2. 3 Aggressive; 5, 5 Matauenga: 8. 8 Wonaerway; 6, 6 Stylish Son; 7, 7 Tuprina also started. Two lengths; half a head. Aggressive was fourth. Time, Imin 7 2-5 sec. Dividends.—Win: £3 6s. Places: £1 10s 6d. £1 17s 6d. £1 10s 6d. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £600; six furlongs.—9, 8 BOOKFUL (11) car. 7-0 T. Ripohau 1; 8. 9 Kiatoa (7) car 7-7 S. Anderson 2; 5, 7 Arran (8) car. 7-5 A. Jones 3. 3, 3 Solepic; 1,2 Warwick: 2. 1 Froth; 6. 5 Post Boy; 7. 6 Postman; 10. 10 Royal Pepeta; 4. 4 Zekan: 12. 12 Rawera; 11. 11 Sabette; 13. 13 Waireka also started. Half a length; a length. Warwick was fourth. Time, Imin 13sec. Dividends.—Win: £23 2s. Places: £5 2s 6d, £5 Ils. £4 Is 6d. WAIPATU HANDICAP, of £500; one mile.—9, 9 PIRINOA (10) car. 7-12 J R. McLeod 1; 3. 4 Parachute (2) 6-4 M. O’Connor 2; 7. 8 Salvai dor (12) car. 7-2 K. Cullen 3. i 1, 1 Marshall; 4, 3 Yukon; 6, 6 l Derby Day; 5, 5 David Bridge: 8, 7 i St. Peter; 11, 10 Amble: 2, ? Queensi land; 10, 11 Arma Leighton; 13, 13 Tuatu; 12, 12 Vanetrap also started. Length and a half; a neck. Yukon was fourth. Time, Imin 39sec. Dividends.—Win: £22 ss. Places; £5 15s 6d, £2 Ils, £4 4s 6d. CITY HANDICAP, of £400; seven furlongs.—l, 1 GOUDVINK 7-11 C. H. Mackie 1; 3, 3 Raydeen car. 7-6 K. Cullen 2; 4, 4 Poppet car. 7-6 A. T. Jones 3. 2.2 High Fidelity: 5, 5 Pania; 7. 7 Dancing Hours; 9. 9 Gay Jan; 8. 8 Gold Pak; 10, 10 Petrify; 6, 6 Valediction also started. Two lengths; a nose. Dancing

Hours was°fourth. Time. Imin 26sec. Dividends.—Win: £2 14s. Places: £1 Ils 6d. £1 19s. £2 2s 6d.