Wingatui Trainer’s Two Winners

Press, Volume C, Issue 29669, 13 November 1961, Page 4

Wingatui Trainer’s Two Winners

The Wingatui trainer. A. N. Didham, saddled his second winner for the day when Super Glen carried Mrs H. G. McLeod’s colours to victory against the staying hacks in the Otaio Plate at Riccarton on Saturday. Two races earlier Didham had been represented successfully by Gay Fox in the Seymour Hack Handicap. R. N. Marsh had the mount on both horses.

longs and clear on the turn but wilted two furlongs out. Favourite Beaten Newbrook brought his record at the meeting to a fourth and two wins when he outsped the hot favourite, Cobble, in the Pioneer Handicap. Mr J. S. Shaw’s Belvedere gelding was three wide in the lead with Zinder and Seaend as they reached the junction of the course proper. Cobble was four out and upsides with the leaders half a length ahead of Last Mate. French Leave and Marlborough shared the trailing position and Share had only Silver Princess behind her. At the furlong it had developed into a battle between Newbrook and Cobble, but the Riccarton youngster ended a good gallop strongly to win by half a length. Cobble held second by half a head from the faster finishing Share. Five lengths back Zinder beat Seaend by half a neck for fourth. Then there was half a length to Last Mate and a neck to Marlborough. The others, led in by Detector. were completely outclassed. Gay Fox Wins Gay Fox. which had finished a close fifth in the Hagley Hack Handicap on the first day, rounded off his campaign at the meeting successfully when he lasted a mile out a bit better than the favourite, Diamond Head, in the Seymour Hack Handicap. Gay Fox followed Timna into the last half-mile, joined him in the lead early in the run home and was in front at the furlong. Diamond Head, fourth to the straight, chased Gay Fox from the fur. long, but failed to peg him back by half a length. Regal Order, one of the slow beginners, put in a big run for third two and a half lengths back. There were heads then to Payout, which carried the top-weight of 9-1, three wide in the third line to the straight, and the weakening pacemaker, Timna. Three lengths back Cranston led in the others. He had been last when the field, settled down.

A Riccarton victory looked 1 hopeful when Sailorman car- I ried the top-weight of 9-3 from the fourth line into the lead early in the run home. But Super Glen, third equal with Great Heights on the < home turn, left his run a f little later and it became < effective outside the furlong. < He pegged Sailorman back in c a stride or two and drew away to win by a length and 1 a half. Sailorman lasted for sec- ' ond in a tight finish for the J minor places. He beat Royal I Crest by a nose. Then there 1 was a neck to Wyebank, a £ head to Candida and a nose ' to Tarmine. Wyebank and 1 Candida had been close to I the lead throughout the race ‘ but Royal Crest started the last half-mile three places ' from the tail of the field and ] Tarmine held the same post- ’ tion three furlongs out. ’ Cinnaman, seventh, and William David, ninth, were ’ both running on. Five fur- ■ longs out they had brought ! up the rear. At the finish • they were separated by Glen- 1 dale. which had every i chance. The rest, w’ell beaten, were 1 led in by Keep Quiet. At Good Odds Interlaken recorded a sound staying performance to win the Middleton High- i weight Handicap, for which : he was the 6/5 favourite. The Washdyke four-year-old ran i into the last half-mile with < only Packwood behind him. i A strong run carried him : into a challenging position 1 outside the furlong and he outfinished Sudd el Nil to i win handily by a length. I Sudd el Nil, a newcomer i to the meeting, shared the : third line with Bador till the : straight. He ran past the i pacemaker, Forsythe, early 1 in the run home but could 1 not cope with Interlaken’s challenge. Bador was in no fear of losing third two lengths back. He beat White Skies, which i could not quicken in the run i home, by a length and a half, i Desperation weakened from 1 the trailing position to fifth, i half a head back. Tile favourite, Forsythe. ; was three lengths back. He I was co-leader at the six fur- i