STEEPLES AT WINGATUI

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28981, 24 August 1959, Page 5

STEEPLES AT WINGATUI

Easy Win For

Show Place

(New Zealand Preet Association) DUNEDIN, August 23. Show Place raced right up to bis ?’ood recent placed form to win he B. S. Irwin Steeplechase for amateur riders at Wingatui on Saturday. He led over the last mile and won by a clear margin from Flying Doctor with Almanac finishing strongly for third. Dunstan Night and Gazette were leading from Show Place with a round to go, with Haughty Step ahead of Flying Doctor and Almanac. Show Place led Into the back and he was joined by Haughty Step shortly after, with Gazette, Flying Doctor and Dunstan Night heading the others. Show Place had Haughty Step beaten with five furlong to run, hut he was soon joined by Flying Doctor. At the water jump Show Place jumped Into a dear lead again, and he carried on to win comfortably by four lengths from Flying Doctor. Almanac finished strongly for third a length back, with three lengths to Haughty Step and 10 lengths to Sweet Column, which made up a lot of ground over the last mile. Gazette headed the others. De Bracey fell at the fence In front of the stands and Dunstan Night came down with six furlongs to run. Hack Hurdles Sarkey outclassed the opposition in the Seaview Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles, which he won from end to end. He was in charge inside the first furlong and at no stage did the others look tike heading him. Racing to the half-mile. Sarkey was two lengths clear of Naughty Boy, which had moved up ahead of Vaper with Sir Roslyn handy and Sir Edwin heading the others. . Pearly Gate, which had been well placed early, was jumping poorly and had dropped back to the rear at this stage. Sarkey j held his ground at the home turn and into the straight was three lengths clear of Vaper. with another three lengths to Naughty Boy and Sir Roslyn, both under pressure. Sarkey coasted home an easy winner by five lengths from Vaper, with Sir Roslyn three lengths back third and Sir Edwin five lengths away in fourth place. Horafius, which was always well out of it. was a fair fifth just shading Naughty Boy. Maisie, which failed badly in her one appearance at the Grand National meeting, outclassed the hack sprinters in the Vauxhall Handicap. She was back in tenth place at the home turn but moved up to be within range of the leaders at the straight entrance inside the furlong. She challenged the leaders Madam Curie. Strathmaris and Surapt, and came on to win going away by three-quarters of a length Madam Curie was one of the leaders throughout, sharing the pacemaking with Strathmaris at the halfmile and still disputing the lead at the top of the straight. She held on for second with Keith's Luck, which had always been well up, and was fifth Into the straight, coming home solidly to be three-quarters of a length away third. Strathmaris was a head back fourth, with Every Right making up ground for fifth. They were followed In by Relation, Fine Note, Carbonett, which was left badly at the start. Golden Glynnis, Soulat and Surapt, which was well placed to the turn. Air Charm’s Win Air Charm was always in the first three in the Taieri Handicap and after running up to the pacemaker. Valaris, near the furtong, she came on to win by a clear margin. Supreme Effort lost ground at the start and Mary Brown drifted to the rear. Sydney Wake was the first to show out but at the half-mile Nentona raced into a clear lead from Valaris, Air Charm, Sydney Wake. Cassock, Rose, and Kelton, ahead of Supreme Effort. Valaris was clear with three furlongs to run and he led into the straight from Air Charm, Cassock Rose, Kelton and Mary Brown. Beginning the final furlong Valaris had been joined by Air Charm, the pair being two lengths clear of Kelton. Valaris hung out on Air Charm, but no sooner was the last-named clear than she ran in towards the rails. Air Charm carried on to win decisively by two lengths from Valaris which beat Kelton by two and a half lengths for second. Moon el Nil made up ground for fourth two lengths back, with Supreme Effort right up in fifth place. They were followed in by Mary Brown. Consistent and Cassock Rose ahead of Well Now. Favourite Succeeds Half Quid Justified her favouritism in the Trial Stakes when she finished brilliantly to win going away. Half Quid was not sighted in the early running and at the half-mile was giving the leaders a good start. It was a creditable effort. Panther and Hawkswood were badly away Mulvey was soon in charge and he made the running to the straight from Defend. King Pickle, Nelson's Neptune. Happy Link. Listen and Lingering in a strung out field. Mulvey was beaten at the furlong, where Nelson’s Neptune and Depend took over and Happy Link was right up next, with Haft Quid showing up. Half Quid carried on to beat Depend by a neck, with Nelson’s Neptune two and a half lengths back third and a length and a half to Happy Link in fourth place. There was a gap of four lengths to Listen, which made a good showing ahead of King Pickle, Lingering. Joe Boy and Legal Credit. Pussy willow was checked at the half-mile.