Promoted Hacks In Wanganui Double

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30533, 31 August 1964, Page 5

Promoted Hacks In Wanganui Double

(New Zealand Press Association)

Wanganui, Aug. 30. Two recent hack graduates, Blue Defaulter and Dhuran, won the T.A.B. double on the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting on Saturday. Blue Defaulter was having his first start in open company when he won the F. F. Newman Handicap, in which he was well back in the early running and still had eight or nine ahead of him turning for home. He had to change ground when lodging his challenge, but still had too much strength under his lightweight for Big Bill and Top Lad, which had both challenged the leaders on the turn and were fighting it out between themselves until Blue Defaulter arrived on the scene.

African and Beau Kura both finished fast, but too late, for fourth and fifth placings and Capless was also running on well next ahead of Bright Coral, which had every chance, and Coral Reef. Lucky Son weakened from the lead to ninth ahead of Bagush and - Courtel. Dhuran was in or near the lead all the way in the Flying Handicap, and he stayed on too strongly for the three-year-old Fairford, which made a bold bid after conceding ground at the start. That’s That was a close third ahead of Smoky Bay, which disputed the lead to the turn. Very Dry battled on for fifth ahead of Donald Dinnie. which had every chance, and the weakening Dr. Jekyll. Clayton King and Gold Splice were both well beateh.

The weather was fine, but the track was heavy after rain during the week- The attendance was only fair. Results:

RIVER CITY PLATE, £300: 6}f —l/1 SUMMER FLIGHT (23) 8-0 J. T. Anderson 1; 13/13 SPECIALITE (14) car. 8-3 L. N. Me Cutcheon 2: 18/18 SIBYLLINE (21) 8-0 J. R. O'Neill 3. Scratched: Hello Kathey, Kassal. Justify, Klllery Bay, Zebedee. Long heck: two lengths. Staccato and Peter’s Pride dead-heated for fourth. Time. 1:28. Win: £3 2s. Places: £1 14s, £lO 17s 6d, £37 4s. SEAFIELD HANDICAP, £400; Im.—s/4 ROYAL POLO (9) 8-3 W. D. Skelton 1; 3/5 CARNBEG (3) 8-9 St. B. Robertson 2-. 6/6 ROCKLINE (10) 8-1 L. J. Hodren 3. Scratched: Gold Look, Hermaion, Sir Martin, Travistream. Neck; three-quarters of a length. Hatarl fourth. Time, 1:46'2-5. Win: £9 is. Places: £2 19s, £2 19s 6d. £3 3s 6d. TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE, £650: 21m.—4/4 YOUNG SOUVENIR (13) 10-8 C. M. McGovern 1; 3/3 CINNAMAN (5) 10-1 F. H. Pope 2; 10/10 SUMMER DAY (7) 9-12 I. E. Lord 3. Scratched: The Bandit, Extender, Diavolo, Raylight. Long neck; five lengths. Gold Tie was fourth. Time, 5:14. Win: £9 7s 6d. Places: £3 3s 6d, £2 15s 6d, £6 4s,

OKEHU HACK HURDLES, £500; about Urn.—3/4 STITCH (6) car. 9-3 J K. A. Thomson 1-, 5/3 DARK CREST (5) 9-2 C. McGovern 2: 9/9 AURORA'S WEDDING (8) car. 9-1 C. I. Goss 3. Scratched: Chesterman. Fifteen lengths; half a length. Cornstalk fourth. Time, 3:33. Win: £8 10s. Places: £2 17s 6d, £2 158, £3 19s 6d. F. F. NEWMAN HANDICAP, £1200; 11m. 13/13 BLUE DEFAULTER (12) car. 7-8 C. M. Hercock 1 3/5 BIG BILL (5) car. 8-H L. M. McCutcheon 2 12/12 TOP LAD (21) car. 7-81 B. S. Dodds 3 10/0 Polo Prince, 4/6 Bagush, 1/1 Lucky Son, 5/3 Bright Coral, 6/4 Capless, 2/2 Red View, 9/8 Copy Boy, 7/7 African. 16/16 Beau Kura, 15/14 Coral Reef, 8/10 Courtel, 17/17 Close Call, 14/15 Ore, 11/11 Tax Evader also started. Three-quarters of a length; half a head. African fourth. Time, 2:18 2-5. Win; £29 12s. Places: £7 15s 6d, £3 9s 6d, £6 ss. PUTIKI HANDICAP, £500; Um. —l/1 GLAMOUR FAIR (2) car. 8-4 L. J. Gestro 1: 16/16 OUR PAL (18) 8-9 V. Tinsley -2; 14/14 ADLER (12) car. 8-li R. McGee 3. Scratched: Blue Dart, Lecord. Red Rhythm, Roley. Length and a half: head. First Thought fourth: Time, 2:20 1-5. Win: £6 Bs. Places: £2 Ils, £l6 6s. £l2 12s 6d. FLYING HANDICAP, £750; 6jf: 1/2 DHURAN 19) 7-10 R. W. Taylor 1 2/2 FAIRFORD (6) 7-13 J. T. Anderson 2 3/3 THAT'S THAT (3) 8-5 R. A. Jenkins 3 5/5 Donald Dinnie, 4/4 Dr. Jekyll, 6/7 Clayton King, 7/8 Smoky Bay, 8/6 Very Dry, 9/9 Gold Splice also started. Three-quarters of a length: half a length. Smoky Bay fourth. Time, 1:26 1-5. Win: £2 18s 6d. Places: £1 7s 6d, £1 14s. £1 17s. DURIE HACK HANDICAP, £450; 61f.—16/16 WAVERING (14) 8-1 C. A. Bowry 1; 3/3 UNDERSTUDY (22) 7-13 L. K. Tinsley 2; 8/8 WYNDEE (15) 8-1 B. S. Dodds 3. Scratched: His Grace, Honey Blonde, Nice Peter, Trial By Jury. Length; three lengths. Laramie fourth. Time, 1:27. Win: £7l 10s 6d. Places: £l5 7s 6d. £2 17s 6d, £4 19s.