Dashing Star Succeeds

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30634, 28 December 1964, Page 6

Dashing Star Succeeds

(New Zealand Press Association.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Dec. 27. Unplaced at her last four starts, the Te Aroha mare, Dashing Star, made the pace almost throughout the feature event and first leg of the double on the first day of the Taranaki Jockey Club’s Christmas meeting on Saturday, the Walter Weston Memorial Handicap, to score a comfortable win. Super Time won the second leg, the Gordon’s Gin Handicap, and the double returned £44 16s for one pound. The stipendiary stewards inquired into the running of Solly Joel, the favourite in the Walter Weston Memorial Handicap. It was found that Solly Joel, which finished last, had shown signs of soreness since last racing, but had not missed any work. It was felt the hard track aggravated the soreness. The horse was swabbed. Results:

DEVON HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £300; 10if.—2/2 ECONOMIC (11) 9-0 K. Thomson 1: 3/3 SUMMER SUN (6) 9-5 K. Mauriri 2; 1/1 TAR KING (7) 9-3 G. Lawson 3. Scratched: Aroha Prince, Smoky Bay, King Coral, Powharii. Hi There, Royal Poet. Half length, one and a half lengths. Coralong fourth. Time, 2:15 1-5. Win £4 Bs. Places: £1 14s. £1 19s, £1 9s.

HUATOKI PLATE, £250; 7f.— 4/4 FAIRYLORE (11) 8-7 J. O'Neill 1: 7/7 BLUE STAND (7) 8-7 R. . Smith 2: 2/1 ARCADOR (16) 8-7 car. 8-9 J K. Mauriri 3. Scratched: Deck Mate, Torquil, Bob Duff, Amyn Hi, Coralong. Length, half a head. Hoverdraft fourth. Time, 1:26 1-5. Win: £9 Ils 6d. Places: £3 0s 6d, £5 Is, £1 12s.

ELECTRIC JUVENILE HAMDICAP, £250: 5f —l/1 FLYING LAD (1) 8-11 D. Rich 1: 5/5 MISS BEATLE (10) 7-5 car. 7-9 J. O’Neill 2; 2/2 MONTEGO (2) 7-13 S. Robertson 3. Scratched: Roland. Pukaraka, Queen Saga. Two lengths, three lengths. Captain Kennedy fourth. Time, 1:1 4-5. Win: £2 17s. Places: £1 9s, £2 4s, £1 10s. CITY PLATE, £250; 6f—3/3 BLUE CAMELLIA (11) 8-7 G. McLeish 1; 14/16 MOANATAHI (17) 8-7 C. Martin 2; 1/1 HONI (8) 8-7 L. Tournier 3. Scratched: Grapevine, Sweet Dream, Debrina, Priceless, Avelin, First Rank, Bell D'Or. Received, Miss Rizzio. Five lengths, two and a half lengths. Kina fourth. Time, 1:12 4-5. Win: £6 2s. Places: £2 7s, £2l 18s 6d, £8 8s 6d.

STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP, £275; 7f—l/1 KASSAL (1) 9 0 car. 8-9 L. Ward 1; 6/5 EL KHEBIRA (11) 8-2 K. Grylls 2; 4/6 FIRST TAX (7) 8-3 car. 8-l| A. Clark 3. Scratched: Black Admiral, Inner Circle. Neck, one and a quarter lengths. King of Luck fourth. Time, 1:25 2-5. Win: £1 18s 6d. Places: £1 2s 6d, £3 ss, £3 6s.

WALTER WESTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £525; about 10H4/4 DASHING STAR (2) 8-9 G. McLeish 1 3/3 DR JEKYLL (8) 8-1 D. Rich 2 6/6 BRIGHT CORAL (5) 8 5 L. Tournier 3

1/2 Solly Joel, 1/11 Monty’s Gold, 10/10 Starboard, 2/2 Paralovine, 5/2 Marco Lee, 7/7 Carlynn, 9/9 Eulo King, 8/9 Baleno also started.

Two lengths, nose. Paralovine fourth. Time: 2:11 1-5. Win: £7 12s. Places: £2 13s 6d, £2 7s, £3 7s. ATIAWA HACK HANDICAP, £357; about 9f.—3/3 OLAVE (3) 8-8 car. 8-1 S. Proud 1; 1/1 GAYEMANA (4) 8-8 car. 8-1 C. Lewis 2; 6/5 COSMOS (7) 8-5 J. O’Neill 3. Scratched: Lucas, Banditti, Bright Chief, Gayrene. Half a length, length. Juneack fourth. Time: 1:54 3-5. Win: £7 14s 6d. Places: £2 6s, £1 Ils, £2 13s 6d.

GORDON'S GIN HANDICAP, £450; about 7f. 1/1 SUPER TIME (12) 7-0 car. 7-U D. Moore 1 4/4 GAYSTEPHAN (1) 8-2 car. 7-10 C. Lewis 2

2/2 BRENDA LEE (4) 7-4 car. 7-9 J. O’Neill 3 3/3 Queenwood, 6/7 Queen's Poet, 7/6 Master Defence, 9/8 Purserette, 11/11 Smoky Bay, 5/5 Very Dry, 8/9 Fantasia, 13/12 Shahgen, 10/10 Bedfast, 12/13 Supreme General, 14/14 Sir Mink also started. Six lengths, length and a half. Master Defence fourth. Time: 1:24. Win: £3 15s. Places: £1 16s 6d, £2 16s 6d, £1 18s. TIKORANGI HACK HANDICAP, £275; 6f.—3/3 SPARKIE (15) 8-3 car. 7-12 L. Ward 1; 2/2 JUBILEE BOY (17) 8-3 J. O’Neill 2; 1/1 PIRIAKA (4) 8-7 G. McLeish 3. Scratched: Femme Fatale, First Tax, Aracador, Furst Lady, Nassella. Three-quarters of a length, long neck. Monograph fourth. Time: 1:12 3-5. Win: £6 Us. Places: £2 Bs, £1 13s, £1 Is 6d.