RACING Riccarton Horses Win Hokitika Double

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 5

RACING Riccarton Horses Win Hokitika Double

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HOKITIKA, February 11. Explain and Ashleigh, which are both Riccarton-trained, were successful in the respective legs of the T.A.B. double on the first day of the Westland Racing Club’s summer meeting yesterday.

Explain was the odds-on favourite for the first leg, the Michael Keenan Memorial Handicap Ashleigh was also first fancy for the Lake Matheson Hack Handicap at slightly better than evenmoney odds The combination's double dividend was £3 16s nr £l.

Explain is a three-year-old filly by Clarification from Kiantor. owned and trained at Riccarton by Mr H O Baker. She was ridden by M J Skelton, who was successful on her on the same course last month.

Explain was fully extended to hold off the lightweight, Volterra, by half a head

Asblejgh is a five-year-old gelding owned by Mr L. L. Bevin, of North Canterbury, and trained for him at Riccarton by G R Pelling Ashleigh gave P J Kempton an armchair ride. The on-course double on the Ross Stakes, won by Rose Command, and the Franz Josef Glacier Hack Handicap. won by Fair Polly, paid £9 7s 6d for £l. Both winners are trained at Wasbdyke by E. P. Corboy Rose Command is owned by Mr R. J Cochrane and Fair Polly by her trainer.

The meeting was held in fine, sunny weather and the course was in splendid order. There was a fair attendance.

On - course investments amounted to £11.766, including £lO7B 10s on the double, compared with £7490 on the corresponding day last year. Volterra Leads Volterra set the pace in the Michael Keenan Memorial At the half mile she led from Come On Boy, Julloch, Hunting Melody, Explain and Gay Sailor.

Explain reached the front inside the next furlong, but both Volterra and Come On Boy ran her close There was not much between the three of them rounding the bend into the straight with Julloch, Gay Sailor and Hunting Melody following. Explain was forced wide entering the straight, but was in front 100 yards from home with Volterra and Come On Boy challenging strongly on the inside. Volterra appeared to head the favourite immediately afterwards but in a vigirous photo-finish, in which both M. J Skelton, on Explain, and A. H. Eastwood, on Volterra, used thenwhips freely. Explain prevailed by half a head. Come On Boy was a length and a half back third, two lengths in front of Julloch. Gay Sailor and Hunting Melody were beaten off. AH-Tlie-Way Win Ashleigh led all the way to win the second leg of the double. the Lake Matheson Har-k Handicap. Passing the stands for the first time Ashleieh was followed by Totara Lass Master Conclusion and Rajah wi'h Zayton at the rear Ashleieh had increased his lead to four lengths at the half-mile and there was little change in the nositions of those chasing him By the time they reached the straight A Heigh was five or six lengths clear and coasted home to win by four lengths Raiah. which had been successful over six fur’ones two races earlier, outfinished the top-weight. Mas'er Conclusion, by a length for second. Totara Lass was a nose back fourth and Zayton was last. Results: —

ROSS STAKES, Of £130; about six furlongs. V 1 ROSE t 2/2 SUMPTUOUS (5) 2 6/8 ROYAL MONEY 8-10 M. J. Wildermoth 3 5/5 Sir Donnington. 4/4 Inland Revenue, 3/3 Susie Darling abo started. Two lengths and a half: same Sir Donnington was fourth. Time. Imin 16 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £2 0s 6d. Places: £1 8s 6d. £1 13s.

T. M. STAINES TROT HANDI-

CAP, Of £151; 2min 23sec class; about

one mile. 1/1 RUSSLEY HANOVER (4) It W. M. Denton I 7/7 ELIZABETH DEE (6) 24 C. R Maunsell 2 4/3 SECOND LADY (81 24 T. A. Lalor 3

5/5 Gold Pegasus. 3/4 Lucky Surprise. 2/2 Sinbad. 8/8 Young Donald. 6/6 Young Peg also Length and a half: head. Sinbad was fourth. Times—2min 22 2-ssec 2min 20 4-ssec, 2min 21sec.

Dividends.—Win: £1 17s Places: £1 6s, £4 7s 6d. £1 16s.

FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER HACK HANDICAP, Of £160: about seven furlongs 3/1 FAIR POLLY (2) 8-6 G. W Mein 1 5/4 PICTAVIA GIRL (3) 8-3 .. B. S. Finlayson 2 1/2 BLACK SIMPER 7-7 car. 7-9 W. D. Skelton 3 2/3 Pyramid Valley. 4/6 King Panair. 7/7 Rising Flame. 6/5 Totara Lad also started. Length: two lengths. Totara Lad was fourth. Time. Imin 30 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £5 4s Places: £2 3s 6d. £2 16s.

MICHAEL KEENAN MEMORIAL HANDICAP. Of £300; about one mile 1/1 EXPLAIN (3) 8-3 M. J. Skelton 1 4/4 VOLTERRA (6) 7-8

5/6 COME ON BOY 7-8 M. J Wildermoth 3 3/3 Hunting Melody. 2/2 Julloch 6/5 Gay Sailor also started. Half a head: two lengths and a half. Julloch was fourth Time. Imin 42 2-ssec. Dividends—Win: £1 Ils 6d Places: £1 5s 6d. £4 7s.

KOKATAHI STAKES,

Of £130; about six furlongs. 4/4 RAJAH (3) 8-10 M. J. Skelton 1 3/3 PUFF (9) 8-5 B. S. Finlayson 2 2/1 ROSE COMMAND (4) 9-6 .. J. H. Jones 3 5/5 Coral Lagoon, 7/7 Royal Money, 6/6 Sir Donnington. 7/8 Inland Revenue. 1/2 Underwood Lass also started.

Neck; three lengths. Underwood Lass was fourth. Time. Imin 17sec

Dividends.—Win: £ll 19s. Places: £1 18s 6d. £1 Bs, £1 3s 6d.

GREENSTONE TROT HANDI-

Of £151: Smin 'sTsec class: one mile and a half and 63 yards. 2/1 SECOND LADY (9) 48 T. W. Lalor 1 1/2 RUSSLEY HANOVER (4) 48 W. M. Denton 2 3/3 ELIZABETH DEE (7) 48 .. C. R. Maunsell 3

4/4 Gold Pegasus, 5/5 Bay Prince. 6/7 Lucky Surprise. 7/6 Sinbad. 8/8 Young Donald also started

Length and a half; three lengths. Lucky Surprise was fourth. Times—3min 33sec, 3min 33 3-ssec, 3min 34 l-ssec.

Dividends.—Win: £4 0s 6d. Places: £1 2s, £1 Ils 6d, £1 14s

LAKE MATHESON HACK HANDICAP, Of £175; about one mile and a quarter. 1/2 ASHLEIGH (5) 8-1 P. J. Kempton 1 4/4 RAJAH (7) 7-9 car. 7-5 M. J. Skelton 2 3/3 MASTER CONCLUSION 9-1 .. E. G. Low 3 2/1 Totara Lass, 5/5 Zayton also started. Four lengths: length. Totara Lass was fourth. Time 2min lOsec. Dividends.—Win: £2 8s 6d. Places: £1 Ils, £2 15s 6d.

GOLDSBOROUGH HACK HANDICAP, Of £160; about six furlongs. 6/6 BROKETTE (5) 7-7 car. 7-8 M. J. Wildermoth 1 1/1 STAR CHEVAL (3> 8-2 G. W. Mein 2 2/2 QUEEN OF SHEBA 9-5

5/5 Gay Fiancee. 3/3 Gail, 4/4 Johnny Robe. 7/7 Westfield also started Half a length: same. Johnny ftobe was fourth. Time, Imin Dividends.—Win: £23 5s 6d. Places: £6 Os 6d, £1 13s.