Precarious, Tom Foolum Win Waverley Legs

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30264, 17 October 1963, Page 4

Precarious, Tom Foolum Win Waverley Legs

(New Zealand Press Association)

WAVERLEY. October 15. Hie Bulla-owned and trained Precarious Improved on her last start fourth and scored her first success to open company when she overcame a check to the running and finished strongly on the rails to win the Waverley Cup by half a length today. Owned by Mr N. H. Amon and trained for him by W. L. Aitken, Precarious won the first leg of the Waverley Racing Club's T.AJB. double from the northerner. Dashing Star, which staged a big run round the outer from near the rear »t the half-m Ce. Foxdonna finished on well for a creditable third.

Tom Foolum ran right up to his smart track trials when he outsprinted the fancied Trentham candidate, Donald Dtonie. to the Brewer Memorial Handicap. second leg of the main double. With Precarious he paid <139 12s fid for <l. W. D. Skelton had Tom Foolum quickly to front and he never surrendered his lead. He drew away from hla challengers in the straight to score by two lengths from Donald Dtonie with a similar margin back to Supreme Courage. The weedier was fine and the track fast

On-course the totalisator handled £87,590. an increase of £9015 over the turnover of £18.375 on a Saturday last year . Results:—

LUPTON HIGH-WEIGHT. £250: about Um—l/1 ONEKAKA (5) 9-2 C. I. Goss 1; 2/2 TENSION (1) 9-12 B. J. Langford 2; 7/8 CORSICAN (8) 9-0 L. J. Hodren 3. Scratched: First Prince. Barta Boy. Kowood. Two lengths; length and a half. Copper Fair fourth. Time: 2:16 2-5. Win: <1 19s l7s sd. <1 Ils. £4 MORTON MAIDEN RACE. <200; about M—2/2 BRENDA LEE (4) 8-5 K. J. Grylls 1; 1/1 CATTLEMAN (20) 8-5 R.. W. Taylor 2: 15/15 JUBILEE BOY (15) 8-5 L. Gestro 3. Scratched Splendour. Redoubt Length and a half: length. Double Life fourth. Time: 1:16 1-5. Win: <4 3s fid. Places: <1 Ils fid, <1 Is. <lB 0s fid. WILSON HACK HANDICAP. <315; about Um.—2/2 COGENT (2) 8-1 R. W. Taylor 1; 949 CECINA (12) 7-7 W. H. George 3; 7/7 YOUNGSTER (11) car 7-4 C. M. Hereock 3. Scratched: First Prince. Three-quarters of a length; two lengths and a half. Roley fourth. Time: 2:15 2-5. Win: <5 4s. Places: £1 19s fid. £7 18s Bd. £5 10s fid. PATEA MAIDEN RACE. £200; ■bout Of —3/2 LUCAS <7) 8-7 A. T. Jonea 1: 4/5 MARCO LEE (30) 8-0 J. F. Grylls 3; 1/1 COWLEY (14) 8-7 B. I. Langford 3. Scratched: Mother's Choice. Kitty Broiefort. Two Tone. TWo lengths each way. 1 Thalia fourth. 1 Rime, 1:18 3-5.1 Win: <8 10s. Places: <2 7s fid. <2 15s fid. <1 3s fid.

WAVERLEY CUP, <800; Um. 4/3 PRCCARIOUS (II) car. 8-7 J .. L. K. Tinsley 1 2/4 DASHING STAR (2) 8-9 J. F Grylls 2 1/1 FOXDONNA (5) 7-13 B. N. Mahonev 3 _ 9/9 a Ganador 5/5 Fair Blow, 8/8 Bright Coral. 7/7 Rad View. 12/12 Doradeb 8/8 Gallant Lady 14/13 Early Light. 1/3 Vixen s Pride. 10/19 Croydon’s Gold. 13/14 Coral Reef. 11/11 Gallant Knight also started. Half a length: length and a quarter. Doradeb fourth. Time. 2:14 4-5. Win: <9 7s 6d. Places: <2 Os fid. £2 18s. <1 15s.

MOUMAHAKI HACK HANDICAP, £255; about It— 2/2 LLANMETER (11) car. 8-8 C. M. Hereock 1; 7/7 GARVE (7) car. 8-8 N. C. Collins 2; 5/6 NAMPA (17) 8-3 W. K. Searle 3. Scratched: Infection, Mother's Choice. Kavu. Length; threequarters of a length. Ardlul fourth. Time. 1:29. win: <4 16s. Places: <1 14s. <4 16s, £4 Is. BREWER MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £500; about 6f. 5/5 TOM FOOLUM (5) 7-13 W. D. Skelton 1 1/1 DONALD DINNIE (3) 8-8 L. J. Hodren 2 7/7 SUPREME COURAGE (7) 7-8 L. Gestro 3 2/2 Waitaha, 6/8 King's Cove. 8/6 Dr. Jekyll, 3/3 Star of Kildare. 10/10 Monty's Gold, 9/9 Misguided 4/4 Puraerette also started. Two lengths each way. King's Cove fourth. Time, 1:15 1-5. Win: £lO 16s 6d. Places: £2 12s 6d. £1 4s. £3 15s 6d. JACKSON MEMORIAL HACK STAKES, £255; about 6f.—4/4 MASTER DEFENCE (7) 7-8 L. Gestro 1; 10/9 RED OMAN (4) car. 7-7 L. Ward 2; 2/2 GOLD MOON (1) 8-7 L. K. Tinsley 3. Scratched: Indian Joe. Head; three lengths. Conspirator fourth. Time. 1 ;6. Win: £8 7s 6d. Places: £2 13s. £« 12s. £1 12s. Inquiries At Waverley (N.Z. Press Association) WANGANUI, October 16. Trim Laddie was a late scratching from the Waverley Oup at Waverley today. The horse got down in the float on the way to the meeting and sustained injuries which made it unfit to race. The horse was examined on the roadside by a passing veterinary surgeon. In view of the circumstances the committee decided to take no action against the connexions of the horse.

Doradeb (L. J. Hodren > had to be eased five furlongs from the finish of the Waverley Cup when a gap for which it was going dosed. Hodren was questioned about his failure to draw the whip in the straight when in a handy position. He said that when he had ridden toe mare before she had run in quickly under the whip, and added toot the trainer, T. H. Knowles,- had reminded han at this tendency before the race. The explanation was accepted.