Splendid Free-For-All Win

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29983, 19 November 1962, Page 4

Splendid Free-For-All Win

When gained compensation for two placings earlier at the meeting when she won the New Zealand Trotting Free-for-all at Addington on Saturday. She was hampered a little not long after the start, but soon settled into a reasonably handy position.

When was sixth at the end of three furlongs. She improved to be fourth racing to the straight and when W. J. Doyle allowed her a little more rein, she finished in grand style to win by a length in the fast time of 3min 18 2-ssec for the 121 furlongs. The leaders took 2mm 7 3-ssec for their last mile, the last half-mile in Imin 1 2-ssec. Mighty Hanover was not keen to get in behind the starting gate, but soon moved into line. Pohutukaiwa broke before the start, but got away weU and was on the outside to Estell and Dianthus Girl in the lead at the end of half a furlong. Control. Estell and Resistor broke soon after, checking When slightly.

Dianthus Girl was a clear leader at the mile and a quarter mark. Pohutukawa joined her after passing the half-mile and was in front a furlong later. Pohutukawa led for home ahead of Reprimand, Dianthus Giri, When. With You, Moon Boy, Spinster Scott and Mighty Hanover.

When joined the leaders at the furlong and won more easily than the official margin of a length would suggest Reprimand made a bold bid to win the race for a second time, taking second place half a length in front of Moon Boy, with a head to Spinster Scott, two lengths to Pohutukawa, which was followed by With You, Danthus Giri and Mighty Hanover. Ballista’s Sprint Dandy Briar, Oreti. Jack Super, Smoke Screen. Adios

Heather, Autumn Folly, Orient Night, and Van Rebeck gave ground at the start of the Express Handicap. Ballista made a splendid beginning from 12 yards and he was sixth when the field settled down. Stormlight forced the early pace, but with six furlongs and a half left Garry Logan took over, to be passed half a furlong later by Ballista. Oreti. too, improved to be third.

Ballista carried on in front to the straight, where Oreti, Garry Logan, Sentimental, Jack Super, Stormlight, Johnny Thunder, and Smoke Screen were prominent. Ballista was not seriously tested over the final 100 yards and won handily by a length. Stormlight made up ground along the inside to take second place from Oreti by half a head, with a length to the fastfinishing Stormont, which was late working clear. Autumn Folly made up ground, but was beaten off, with Garry Logan, King Anjou, Sentimental, Johnny Thunder, and Smoke Screen close up. Back To Form Caimbrae. which had broken hopelessly in his other races at the meeting, made amends with a stylish win in the Hayward Handicap. He was sixth at the end of a furlong and improved to take the lead with six furlongs and a half left. Great Credit showed brilliant speed to go from last and almost join Caimbrae at the halfmile. Great Credit then dropped in behind the pacemaker. Van Rush improved sharply to be or. the outside of Carinbrae racing to the straight, with Great Credit and Garrison Roval close up, ahead of Gold Globe, Lauder Scott, Moose, and Ahumai. Caimbrae had the result in safe keeping in the straight and won handily by two lengths from Great Credit, which was far from disgraced.

Van Rush did well to finish third, a length back, after being well back early. Garrison Royal tired to fourth three lengths away, with a short length to Ahumai. which was followed closely by Moose, Gold Globe, Southern Cross, Lauder Scott, and Calumite.

Avante, Moose, Dyson, Guest Star, and Great Credit gave ground at the start.

Keen Finish

Fundamental, Doctor Dan. and Storm Water fought out a keen finish to the November Handicap, finishing in the order named with narrow margins between them.

Doctor Dan took the lead from Implore at the end of three furlongs. He gave way to Hustler at the half mile. No Comment taking over with less than three furlongs, to run. No Comment led Storm Water into the straight, with Hustler Doctor Dan. Bonnieburn, Fundamental, and Countess Hanover handy. ( Doctor Dan drew up to Storm Water early in the run home, with Fundamental closing on them further out. Fundamental did best over the last few yards and won by a head from Doctor Dan, with Storm Water a neck away. Bonnieburn was a length and a half back, fourth, ahead of Trade Fair, which made up ground, No Comment, Sarona, La Storm and Hustler next. Commonwealth, Bonnieburn, Hustler, Sarona, and Trade Fair gave ground at the start. Abu Simbel, which looked sore after the race, broke at the three furlongs and checked Arriaga. From Greymouth Free Return, which had had a lucky escape from serious injury m a float accident after tne second day of the meeting, made most of the pace in the Certissimus Handicap and won most impressively. Free Return set a sound pace from a closerunning field. He led for home Full Measure, Robert Medoro Tracey’s Pal. Composite. Kyran, Minnow, Our Jimmy Snow Globe, and Flaming Way. with §park Gap snowing up very wide out. * Return was not seriously tested in the run home, and he won handily by three lengths.

. Composite, which broke early, trotted a grand race afterwards up to ,ake second place a neck from Minnow, w ‘fich was never far away. Full Measure trotted a sound race for fourth a head behind Mmnow, with a nose to Our Jimmy, which had trouble obS un the straight. «wert Medoro was a length ba f shading Snow X Sp^rk Doctor Kyle, and Astralight. A«r7nfh. Uan ' Composite, Anak. Astralight, and Snow Globe made mistakes early, while Welbum, Anak, and Spark Gap broke in the running.