Advocacy Again In Duncan Handicap

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30770, 7 June 1965, Page 5

Advocacy Again In Duncan Handicap

(A’ew Zealand Press Association.)

WANGANUI. Advocacy scored his third win in four attempts in the Wanganui Jockey Club's Sir Thomas Duncan Handicap on the opening day of the club’s winter meeting on Saturday. [He also won the race in 1962 jand 1963, but failed last year. Saturday's race also carried a valuable challenge cup given by the Duncan family and up for competition for the first time. Advocacy’s owner, Mr D. J. Thomson, of Whangarei, will hold the trophy for one year. Advocacy was allowed to drift well back in the early stages and was still one of the tailenders with five furlongs to run. But he improved quickly round the outer from there and maintained his runs so well that at the finish he had three lengths on the fast-finishing Sir Torre, which was last at the half-mile. Summer Flight, in the first three all the way, fought on for a close third ahead of the consistent Jen Hal, which finished well from the ruck. Dowdcx, also running on, was next ahead of the weakening Solly Joel and the favourite. Patanga, which appeared to have every chance.

Monetary, one of the leaders all the way in the P. A. O’Neill Handicap, stayed on well for a narrow win over General Derby, with which he shared the pace. The unlucky favourite, Dhuran, which was forced over extra ground after an early check, came home well for third. That’s It made a strong late run for fourth ahead of David Jeff, which was slow away. Equality was a close sixth and best of the others were Pursuit, Count Carmel and Tara’s Pride. The weather was fine but the track soft after rain during the week. Results - :

TRIAL PLATE, £300: 3/4 BIG DIPPER (15) car. 8-3} A. J. Johnson 1; 4 3 LITTLE JOHNNY (6) 8-10 C. A. Bowry 2: 10/10 GOLD FORT (17) 8-3 J. R. O’Neill 3. Scratched: Regaiis. Two lengths and a half, one length and a half. Comrade fourth. Time, 1:26 2-5. Win: £8 0s 6d. Places: £3 Is. £2 12s, £6 3s. STAYERS’ HACK HANDICAP, £600: lira.—lo/10 TE MANIHERA (3) 8-6 K. J. Grylls 1: 6/6 L'ARC (19) 8-0 N. Eastwood 2: 1/3 MAGOG (4) 8-4 S. B. Robertson 3. Scratched: Northern Star. Golden Rebel. Ishkoodah. Doomsdav. Long neck: two lengths and a half. Garnishee fourth. Time, 2:47. Win: £26 16s. Places: £6 17S, £3 13s, £2 8s 6d. CENTURY HURDLES, £800: 2m. —4/4 MIREUSONTA (3) 9-10 R. A. Jenkins 1: 2/1 TILLY LIGHT (1) 10-7 B. J. Clements 2; 5/5 MONTGOMERY 10-6 G. Jenkins 3. All started. Seven lengths, five lengths. Flockhart fourth. Time. 3:57. Win: £5 14s. Places - : £2 7s 6d, £1 14s 6d.

1 JUNE HURDLES, £500: lim 112/12 COWLEY (9) 9-0 G. K. Stoodley 1: 1/1 SATURNIAN <1) 10-9 B. J. Clements 2: 10'9 HI THERE (12) 9-0 M. O’Connor 3. Scratched: King's Cove, Erldon, Garve, Stitch, Clayton King. Zebedee, Maicelia, Shah Jahan. Three lengths and a half, two lengths. Replace . fourth. Time. 3:30: Win: £57. Places: £9 4s. £1 Us 6d. £6 14s 6d. SIR THOMAS DUNCAN HANDICAP, £1200: about l|m. I 14 14 ADVOCACY (11) 7-11 K. Aitken 1 i 18/18 SIR TORRE (13) 7-9 I. D. Lawson 2 6 6 SUMMER FLIGHT (15) 7-8 K. E. Reggelt 3 5/5 Bright Coral. 7 9 Action Packed, 2 1 Jen Hai, H/ll Acis. ! 1/2 Patanga. 8/8 Funny Story. 4 4 Three Kings, 10 TO Dowdex. 15/15 Straight Irish. 3/3 Blue Defaulter. 20/20 Courtel. 12/13 High Society. 17/17 Peacemaker. 13/12 Solly Joel, 19/19 Spab, 16/16 Top Lad. 9'7 Vigour also started. Three lengths: three-quarters of a length. Jen Hai fourth Time. 2:16 3-5. Win: £23 Ss 6d. Places: £7 15s 6d. £25 12s, £4. GRANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE, £600: about 2|m.—l/1 MY MEMENTO (3) 10-3 M. Dombroski 1; 2 "2 BARTA BOY (7) 9-3 M. O’Connor 2: 10 10 PREJUDICE (8) car. 9-51 O. T. Jones 3. Scratched: Baron's Craig. Young Souvenir. Regal Blue. Seven lengths, threequarters of a length. Summer Dav fourth. Time. 5:11. Win. £3 13s. Places: £1 17s. £2 Is. £6

P. A. O'NEILL HANDICAP. £800: about 6’f. 110 10 MONETARY (16) ear. I 8-1$ R. Jenkins 1 11/12 GENERAL DERBY (13) I 8-0 V. R. Coley 2 1 1 DHURAN (2) 9-4 R. W. Taylor 3 2 3 Tara s Pride. 9 9 Donald Dinnie. 7 8 Count Carmel, 5'4 lOutspan, 4 5 David Jeff, 3/2

Equality, 12/11 Supreme Courage, 8/7 That's It, 13/13 Diacol, 14/14 Khoranet, 15/15 Lady Mataara, 6'6 Pursuit also started. Half a neck, half a length. That’s It fourth. Time, 1:26. Win: £23 17s 6d. Places: £6 Is 6d, £S 7s, £1 16s 6d. BOROUGH HACK HANDICAP, £450: 6^f.—4/4 STORYTIME (23A) 8-0 S. B. Robertson 1: 2/2 RECIPROCAL (13) 8-2 W. D. Skelton 2: 3/3 SURF BOY (1) 9-3 A. T. Jones 3. Scratched: Golden Bay, Classical Glow, Blue Holly, Ferragamo. High Lady, Franc Tireur, Infection, My Desire, Thone. Long neck, three lengths and a half. Blue Veil fourth. Time. 1:27 2-5. Win: £8 4s 6d. Places: £2 12s 6d, £2 7s, £2 9s 6d.

Bracket: Storytime and Sir Juvante.