Kandy Starts To Justify Price

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30884, 18 October 1965, Page 4

Kandy Starts To Justify Price

“The Press'* Special Service AUCKLAND. An Auckland owner, Mr L. R. Allen, gained an immediate return from a 6100-guinea purchase he made a few days beforehand when Kandy took the Spring Handicap at Ellerslie on Saturday.

The prize for first was £1625 and Kandy won it by a long head from Damian's Pride.

Kandy was previously owned by Sir Stanley Goosman. He has now had three starts this season for a first and two seconds.

Kandy and Damian’s Pride put on a great finish. Damian’s Pride had to go very hard in the first two furlongs before he got the pacemaking and Kandy mastered him only in the last 100 yards. It would have been a welldeserved success if Damian’s Pride had won. Kandy's victory was nevertheless thoroughly meritorious. It reflected the greatest credit as well on his trainer, G. W. Smith, of Takanini, who managed the horse for Sir Stanley Goosman and has retained him for Mr Allen.

Kandy was big and heavy in his two-year-old days and he has required careful handling.

Kandy took high rating among the three-year-olds last season with wins in the President's Handicap, a mile and a quarter, and the Racing Club Handicap, a mile and a half, at Auckland meetings. His stake earnings now stand at £5990. The weather was fine and the going fast. An attendance of 14,259 against 16,096 bet £165.972 ss. The turn-over last year was £176,831. Results:

SAPLING STAKES, £1300; two-year-olds; 4jf.— First Division: 1/1 IMPERIAL (1) 8-4 D. .1. Wyatt 1; 13/15 DARJEELING (21) 7-12 D. G. Foley 2; 3/5 ARRAGON LAD 8-1 R. Clang 3. Scratched: Dantana, Chand Blbi, Chino. Lynbrae. Length and a half; nose. Comte de Liege fourth. Time, 53 3-ssec. Win: £1 18s 6d. Places: £1 12s 6d, £8 19s. Second Division: 2/3 BELLETTE (22) 7-11 G. R. Edge 1; 18/16 BOSTOCK (10) 8-1 N. D. Riordan 2; 4/4 PER SECOND 7 10 D. A. Peake 3. Scratched: Tellesma, Orslno. Length and three-quarters: length and a hatf. Tahiti fourth. Time. 53sec. Win: £3 10s. 6d. Places: £2 ss, £O.

TAKANINI HURDLES, £2000: 14»L—7/7 JOVIC (11) 9-0 car. 9-1 G. A. Walers 1; 6/4 YARA <7) 9-3 R. J. Walsh 2; 2/2 EISTEDDFOD i2) 10-1 J. H. Hely 3. Scratched: Derby Dick. Length and a half:

three lengths. Sonny Dakar fourth. Time. 3:10 3-5. Win: £2l Ils. Places: £3 19s fid. £2 6s 6d, £1 19s fid.

SPRING HANDICAP, £2500: lit.

1/1 KANDY (3) 8-1 B. F. Andrews 1 5/7 DAMIAN'S PRIDE (7) 7 5 N. D. Landers 6/5 CAPTAIN LANCASTER (12) 7-2 .. D. A. Peake 3 3/3 Tatua, 10/10 Summer Regent, 11/12 Regal Ruler. 9 9 Midnight Kiss. 4/4 Blue Lodge. 15/15 Dark Intrigue. 7/6 Hl-Mlnx, 8/8 Kiwi Fox. 2/1 Umpah, 14 14 Leawayne, 12/11 Old Parr. 13,13 Queen’s Poet also started. Long head; three lengths. Midnight Kiss fourth. Time, 2:16 1-5. Win: £4 «s 6d. Places: £1 18s fid. £3 Ils 6d. £3 6s 6d. ONEHUNGA STEEPLECHASE, £1000: 2im.—l/2 KINGSTON m 10-4 P. R. Wilson 1: 6/7 PREGO (3) 9-8 J. S. Humphries 2; 9 8 NO BOY (4) 9-6 .1. R Potter 3 All started. Ten lengths; five lengths. Tlkipunga fourth. Time, 4.53 2-5. Win: £2 12s. Places: £1 Ils 6d. £4, £4 Ils fid. . EPSOM HANDICAP, £1400; St. 2/2 BOTTLE TOP (13) 78 car. 7-10 .. G. R. Edge 1 5/6 CHERIE BRIZARD (8) 7-12 N. D. Riordan 2 1/1 MALI PETER (5) 8-7 J. F. Grylls 3 12/14 Copper King, 3/3 Michael. 14/13 Miss Eunice. 16/16 Ravenwood. 4/4 Amura, 9/9 Misere. 13/14 Caballero, 7/7 Arbroath, 8/8 Wandering Minstrel, 15/15 Astarlto, 17/17 Loyal Ruler, 6/5 Nicodemus, 11/11 Te Pari Chat. 10/10 Travel Alone also started. Long neck: length and a half. Arbroath fourth. Time, 1:11 3-5. Win: £4 18s. Places: £2 0s 6d, £3 Is fid. £1 18s.

GORDON HANDICAP, £1000; «f. —9/10 KARENT <l9> 7-11 A. G. Colven 1: 4/4 PHEROZ PRIDE (fi) 8-5 R. Heaslip 2; 14/14 BOODLB (12) 8-1 G. L. Willetts 3. Scratched: Prince Arragon, Mac's Pride. Gay Future. Special Request. Silver Sunset. Spot On. Caber Fair, Clairvoyant. Hi Value, Olwyn Anne, Luck’s A Fortune. Lady Carla. Two lengths and a half; same. Surgaway fourth. Time. 1:12. Win: £3« 10s fid. Places. £8 4s, £2 Us, £l4 12s.

OCTOBER HANDICAP, £1100; Im.—l/1 HONESTLY (2) 8 13 D .1. Wyatt 1; 3/3 URSINUS (5) 8-5 B. F. Andrews 2; 8/8 OCEAN MIST (10) 8-1 M. J. Mudford 3. Scratched: Anne Lane. Vai Vua. Blossom Time. Length and a half; two lengths and a quarter. Corbassiere fourth. Time, I:3S 3-5. Win: £2 13s. Places: £1 5s fid. £2. £5 9s fid.

NORMANBY HANDICAP, £1000; Im.—9/9 808 DUFF (9) 7-11 car. 7-6 M. A. Long 1; 2/1 EL CID (4) 7-13 B. F. Andrews 2; 6 4 PIAKONUI (5) 7-13 J. F. Grylls 3. Scratched: Super John. Miss Tellus, Spot On. Four lengths; length and a half. Corumba fourth. Time. 1:36 8-5. Win: £23 0s fid. Places: £6 14s fid, £2 4s. £3 2s fid.