WIN TO MORSEL

Press, Volume C, Issue 29537, 12 June 1961, Page 5

WIN TO MORSEL

Handicap At Nelson

(From Our Own Report er j NELSON, June 11. Morsel upset eaieulalations with a win in the first division of the Beatty Handicap at Nelson yesterday. There waa a splendid finish to the second dividon. Diemanite beating Radiant Storm by a nose.

Morsel was about three p’aces back on toe insride in the firs! division. She improved on reaching the . straight and joined Adios i Duenna about the furlong, i She fought on bo’dly to win by a toort length. Aduoe j Duenna was Wf a length in | front of Coroirlh bad. which | had aitemoted to lead tor toe last seven furlongs. Stroll' was a length and a half back fourth folitowed by Bieck ! Student, Totar-a King and Hustler. Diemanite was slow away in the second division but iirnproved sharply to take toe lead near toe six furlongs and a half. Radiant Storm challenged along toe rails in toe straight and looked toe winner 50 yards out. However, i Diemanite came again to take i a nose decision. Count Dilln.'a ' was a fair third a short length j away, a nose in front otf Dlei man Dan. Dale Forest, Sed- ‘ way and Sandyfield were next to finish. Ligtning Lil ran into Gold I>ady at the start of the first division. Arrow Handicap QuantriM and Dandy Briar impressive pdace-getters earlier in toe day confirmed those efforts with easy wins in their divisions of the Arrow Handicap. Quantrill was off the fence for most of toe first division, but he was not very fair from the lead in about eighth place. He sshowed up approaching the straight and joined Milngaxne in front near toe furtong. He had the result in safe keeping 75 yards out and I he was kept up to his work to win handily by a length. Mitogavie bent Anahere by a length for second with tour lengths back to Windom's Way which was followed in by Dorothy Lee and Gothic. "Dandy Briar began smoothly but slowly in the second division and he was about fourth most of the way. He was sent clear soon after reaching the straight and he ‘did not have to be driven oat to win by tour lengths from Safe Return which was ’checked early after starting I from 36 yards. Safe Return's effort was a smart one. He was a short length in front of Mossman, which was close up all the way. Regal Song was a fair fourth ahead of Confide and bightrain. At Long Odds Sandyfield upset calculations with a win in the first division of the Hardy Handicap. The second division was won by the strongly-favoured Motueka-owned gelding Axis. Sandyfield was always close to the lead in the first division. He secured a slender advantage racing to the final furlong and he tattled on gamely to win by a short length from Counit Mettoro which had every chance. Black Student made up ground for third half a length away just shading a bunch which included Sedway, Kevril, Stroll and bigihtn ing bil. Axis stood on the mark in toe second division and lost about 36 yards. He took advantage of the slow pace set by Anama in the middle stages and tad control with four furlongs and a half left. He was pacing easily racing to the straight and from then on he was not put to toe test winning unchallenged by three lengths from the lightly-supported Stand In, which had trailed to the straight and had every chance. Anama showed no fight in the straight and was five lengths back third, a length in front of Morse! with Radiant Storm and Count Dillala handiest of the others. Overdue Win Gay Jillian gained a long overdue win in the St. Vincent Handicap wihch was delayed for some minutes while a replacement driver was found for Invade. D. G. Jones was kicked at the start and he was sent to hospital for treatment. He was replaced by I. W. Dickie. Jones re-1 ceived a heavy bruising. • Amelia and Seriatim were; first out but toe last-named' did not trot smoothly appear-; ing to be beaten six furlongs; cut. Real Kilt took the lead! at the male post but Gay! Jillian pulled her way clear; before toe three furlongs.) Seriatim broke at this stage', and Bridget Scott. Ideal and! Free Return appeared to meet trouble. Gay Jillian led Real Kilt,| Invade and Amelia into the! straight well clear of Bridget' Scott which was making up ground. I Gay Jillian was always! trotting easily and she won’ ! by two lengths from Real, ! Kilt. Bridget Scott made up i 1 ground for third but was \ .seven lengths away, half al ! length in front of Invade.' which raced greenly in the; straight. Amelia and Free; Return were next well clear, )of Snring Girl and Seriatim.; I Most of the field made! mistakes. Nile Handicap Safe Return and Smoke-, screen won the divisions of ' ihe Nile Handicap. both i efforts having more than j average merit. Safe Return stood flatfooted at the start of the first division and he must have been 60 yards from the leaders when he settled down. He gradually im-, oroved and followed Ladvl Night, Special Guest. Black Braid, Quantrill. Meadow Jewel and Anahera at the straight entrance. Safe Return continued his run over the final furlong and held on well to win by a short length from Anahere

which beat Windom’s Way and the unlucky Quantnll with Dorothy Lee, Confick* and Lady Night next. Simmonds set a hot pace in the second division, being trailed all the way by Smokescreen. The lastnamed was pulled out with slightly less than two furlongs to run and he finished solidly to win convincingly from Dandy Briar, which was last away and finished welt Kyle View made ground for third, shading Regal Song with a gap tc Remembrance and Simmonds at the head of a beaten lot