TROTTING Radiant Hanover Wins Again

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29391, 19 December 1960, Page 4

TROTTING Radiant Hanover Wins Again

Radiant Hanover, easy winner of the Waimate Cup a week earlier when having his first start for the season, confirmed that effort with a good win over Massacre and Jimmy Grattan in the Rangiora Cup on Saturday. The Rangiora Cup was the first leg of the double at the Rangiora Trotting Club’s annual meeting held at the New Brighton racecourse.

Radiant Hanover led for a short time in the first mile of the race, but he was steadied back in the field. He was not far away at the straight entrance and moved up to the leaders, Massacre and Jimmy Grattan. about the furlong post. Radiant Hanover finished full of running and won by a length.

Massacre showed that he would soon show winning form when he finished second. He covered a lot of extra ground before he took the lead with six and a half furlongs to run. Radiant Hanover is raced and trained at Kerrytown by J. M. Williamson, who also trained and drove Worthy Flicka to win at Waimate and finished third at the Rangiora meeting. Jolly Hal led from end to end to win the second leg of the double, the Rangiora Challenge Stakes, from his more favoured stablemate, King Hal. Jolly Hal is raced by Mr G. Youngson, of Gore, and he was driven by his trainer, C. S. Donald, of Belfast. Jolly Hal is to contest the New Zealand Champion Stakes at Ashburton next Monday, while King Hal, which raced most impressively, is to compete at the Auckland Cup meeting. ■ The Radiant Hanover—Jolly Hal (bracketed King Hal) doub’es combination paid £35 4s 6d tor £1 The meeting was held in cool weather, a few showers early in the day affecting the attendance, which was disappointing. The track was in good order, but a little on the dead side. Totalisator investments amounted to £46,475 ss, including £6714 5s on the double, compared with £44,339 10s last year when the club raced on the Rangiora racecourse. Rangiora Cup Hindu Princess swung round and lost a lot of ground at the start of the Rangiora Cup. Resolution, Aerobee and Heathmount also broke, while Terry Gowan and Cheam were slow. » Highland Custom was first out, but before the end of three furlongs Radiant Hanover worked clear. Jimmy Grattan which had been wide for a time, raced to the front at the end of seven furlong, and with six and a half furlongs left Massacre, which also covered extra ground, went to the front. Massacre was still in front racing to the straight, with Terry Gowan, Jimmy Grattan, Young Douglas, Cheam, Highland Custom, Radiant Hanover, Viper and Orient Night next. Radiant Hanover took the measure of Massacre inside the furlong and he ran on strongly to win by a length. Massacre paced a fine race for second, a head in front of Jimmy Grattan, with half a head to Schnapps, which finished last. Viper was a short length away, ahead of Highland Custom, Orient Night, Terry Gowan, Aerobee, Blue Shawl and Cheam. Jolly Hal’s Win Jolly Hal and his stablemate, King Hal, finished first and second in the Rangiora Challenge Stakes. Jolly Hall led from end to end and none of his rivals was capable of putting him to the test. Jolly Hal set a strong pace, with King Hal awkwardly placed well

back in the field. Happy Hunting, which had been hampered at the start by breaking horses, rushed up to join Jolly Hal in the lead before the half-mile. Jolly Hal had shaken him off before the straight entrance, where they were followed by Wekin, Summit Road, Storm Crest, Adios Duenna, Gold Globe and Van Rebeck, with King Hal being pulled wide out but some lengths further back. Jolly Hal did not have to he asked for a serious effort and he won under a hold by a length and a half from King Hal, which finished with a great run. Regina Chief' was a length and a half back third, a neck in front of Summit Road, with a neck to Wekin, half a head to Cairnbrae, half a length to Sentimental and two lengths to Adios Duenna, ’ which was followed by Van Rebeck. Adios Heather, which fell. Trade Talk, Anterior, Sarona, Astute and No Comment were among those to lose ground at the start. Keen Finish Tryst, a good third in the Waimate Cup a week earlier, returned to winning form in the Cheviot Handicap, which provided a keen finish. At least 12 horses were spread across the track at the furlong post with only a few lengths between them. Tryst was close to the lead all the wav and she followed Croughton Belle and Dither into the straight, with Mary Mavis, First Song, Spring Jinks, Thunderbolt, Slick Chick and Parados handy. Tryst took control just inside the furlong and she finished boldly to win by a length and a half from Parados, which paced a sound race. Mary Mavis, Which had her chance, was a neck back third, a length in front of Slick Chick, with half a head to Thunderbolt, a length and a half to Croughton Belle, a nose to Dusky Bay, a neck to Fiord, a nose to Calumite, and a nose to Gay Widow. Vanese, First Song, Meadow Cheer. Slick Chick, Insolent and Young Goughs lost ground at the start.