Bright Coral Wins First Leg At New Plymouth

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30635, 29 December 1964, Page 4

Bright Coral Wins First Leg At New Plymouth

(Neto Zealand Press Association)

NEW PLYMOUTH, Dec. 28. The Hawera-owned and trained Bright Coral, gave a fine exhibition to win the President’s Handicap, first leg of the T.A.B. double, on the second day of the Taranaki Jockey Club’s Christmas meeting today. Super Time won the second leg, the Inglewood Handicap. The track was firm and fast. The weather was excellent and there was a large crowd. K. A. Foss, rider of Outspan in the Inglewood Handicap, was suspended up to 5 p.m. next Monday for causing interference to Waitaha and Que'n's Poet. Results: TARATA HIGHWEIGHT, £300: IOJf —l/2 SUMMER SUN (4) 9-8 K. Maurirl 1; 2/1 KING CORAL (3) 9-8 K. Thomsen 2; 9/9 MY COMRADE (12) 9-0 W. Barlow 3. Scratched: Royal Poet, Mixed Reception. Nose, five lengths. Full Strength fourth. Time: 2:15 3-5. Win: £3 0s 6d. Places: £1 Bs, £1 6s, £l3 2s 6d. FITZROY PLATE, £250; about 7f.—5/5 BASANT (7) 8-7 G. McLelsh 1: 6/6 WINGROVE (3) 8-7 car 8-7} A. Skinner 2; 8/7 MAIN DEFENCE (5) 8-7 D. Rich 3. Scratched: Abe Bray. Threequarters of a length, length. Gold Majesty fourth. Time: 1:26 3-5. Win: £9 2s 6d. Places: £2 9s 6d, £3 12s, £5 14s. SUBURBAN PLATE, £250; about Of.—2/2 MOANATAHI (13) 8.7 C. Martin 1; 4/3 KINA (14) 8-7 G. McLeish 2: 5/8 LEMPRIER (20) 8-7 R. Smith 3. Scratched: Grapevine, Little Janie. Advertise, Golden Orbit, Silver Pam. Length, neck. Avelyn fourth. Time: 1:13 3-5. Win: £5 Is. Places: £1 16s 6d, £2 9s, £5 14s. WAREA HACK HANDICAP, £275: about 7f.—3/3 FAIRYLORB (5) 7-10 D. Moore 1; 7/7 FURST LADY <7) 7-8 K Potter 2; 1/1 EL KHEBIRA 7-11 car 8-2 L. Ward 3. Scratched: Royal Poet. Neck, length and a half. Kerry Dancer fourth. Time: 1:26. Win: £4 16s 6d. Places: £2 2s, £8 2s 6d. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP. £525: about 10}f. 3/3 BRIGHT CORAL (2) 7-13 L. Ward 1 1/1 DASHIHG STAR (1) 8-10 M. McLelsh 2 6/6 MARCO LEE (6) 7-7 car 7-10 J. O’Neill 3 5/5 Starboard, 2/2 Faralovlne, 4/4 Dr Jekyll. 7/7 Very Dry, 9/8 Fantasia, 8/9 Shahgen also started. Two lengths, nose. Paralovlne fourth. Time: 2:10 '4-5. Win: £5 4s. Places: £1 13s 6d, £1 8s fid, £3 Ils. TARANAKI HACK CUP, £500: about lOif.—lo/11 GOLDEN VIADUCT (9) 7-13 car 7-6 N. Land ers 1; 2/2 ECONOMIC (4) 8-8 G. McLeish 2; 6/7 SUMMER SUN (5) 8-13 K. Maurirl 3. Scratched: King Coral. King of Luck. Length, half a neck. Cosmos fourth. Time: 2:13. Win: £53 ss. Places: £lO 5t 6d, tl 17s, £2 16s 6d.

INGLEWOOD HANDICAP, £400; about 7f. 1/1 SUPER TIME (3) 711 car 7-4 .. D. Moore I 2/2 DONALD DINNIB 8-13 car 8-8 .. L. Ward 2 3/3 GAYSTEPHAN (2) 8-15 car 7-12 .. C. Lewis 3 7/7 Queen’s Poet, 5/5 Waitaha, 6/6 Master Defence, 8/8 Purserette, 4/4 Outspan, 9 9 Supreme General, 10/10 Sir Mink also started. Three lengths, nose. Outspan fourth. Time: 1:24. Win: £2 12s. Places: £1 6» fid; £1 10s; £1 15s fid. FAREWBLL HACK HANDICAP, £275 : 6f —2/2 PIRIAKA (3) 713 car 7-5 N. Landers 1; 5/4 MONOGRAPH (5) 7-10 car 7-12} A Skinner 2; 7/7 ASTOLA (1) 8-2 K. Grylls 3. Scratched: King of Luck, D'Artagnan. First Rank. Furst Lady. Lempriere First Tax fourth. Time: 1:12. Win;, £5 0s fid. Places: £1 19s, £2 2s 6d, £3 6s fid.