Dark Intrigue All Way

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30895, 30 October 1965, Page 6

Dark Intrigue All Way

“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. Dark Intrigue won his first race for the season and his third open handicap when he led from start to finish in the Whangarei Cup, the first leg of the T.A.B. double at Whangarei yesterday. With a furlong to go Dark Intrigue was about a length clear. He looked as though he would win. But over the last part he was all out to hold off

late challenges from Captain Lancaster and Town Guard. At the post Dark Intrigue was a neck in front of Captain Lancaster. There was three-parts of a length to Town Guard. Dark Intrigue, a five-year-old by Knight’s Romance from Kataban, the dam of Baraboo and Baloo, was having his fourth start for the season.

The other times he had been unplaced, but excellent gallqps meanwhile in training had brought him right back to his peak again. Last season. In the autumn. Dark Intrigue showed excellent form over the longer distance both in hack class and open company. He was successful at Whangarei and Rotorua in open company.

Computer completed a £ll7 14s 6d T.A.B. double when he won easily in the Powell Handicap, six furlongs. He dashed to the front with a furlong to run and won as he liked from Te Pari Chat.

Computer, a four-year-old by Messmate from Light Opera, was having his first start in open company, so his effort was all the more commendable. He was an outsider, in spite of his previous form, and paid £l6 3s and £4 ss. Results: HUKERENUI HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £350: Urn —l/1 JOVIC (1) 10-5 G. A. Walters 1; 5/5 GOLDEN SURPRISE 110) 9 0 L ; R. Norris 2; 8/8 TAMATAHI (5) 9-1 J. S. Humphreys 3. Scratched: Eisteddfod. Black Emperor. Length: four lengths. Explanation fourth. Time. 2:6. Win: £2 18s 6d. Places: £1 6s. £2 15s 6d. £4 2s 6d. KAMO STAKES. £250; 5f —First Division— lo/9 DARK CRYSTAL <7> 8-8 B. L. Hillis 1; 1/1 BELLECHASSE (3) 8-8 G. L. Willetts 2: 6/6 FREEHOLD 7-11 W. T Dav 3. Scratched: Count Dee, Pops Choice. Speedee. Neck: same. Ardora fourth. Time. 1:2. Win. £B. Places: £3 10s. £1 10s. Second Division— 4/6 STAR d'OR (15) 8-8 C. M. McLeish 1: 2/2 BLUE TUI (4) 8-8 N. D. Sanders 2; 7/4 CRYSTAL BOW 8-8 L. R. Norris 3. Scratched: Balalaika. Two lengths and a half; length. Spot On fourth. Time. 1:0 4-5. Win: £4 Os 6d. Places: £2 Ils, £1 12s 6d.

KENSINGTON HANDICAP, £300: 6f —l/1 KING OF THE CASTLE (10) 7-13 W. T. Day 1: 8/8 TE MATAI (16) 7-11 R. J. Sutherland 2: 5/4 UNDERCOUNTER <4) 8 1 P. J. Kempton 3. Scratched: Pheroz Pride, Furious. Frigid. Blue Guy, Top Cat, Viola, Spot On. Length: same. Admiral Donnington fourth. Time. 1:13. Win: £3 12s. Places: £1 Ils, £5 5s 6d, £2. SPRING MAIDEN HANDICAP, £300; 6f —3/3 ARRAGON QUEEN F

(11) 8-5 D. R. Sanderson 1; 6/6 CUCKOO (4) 8-8 C. L. Willetts 2; 2/2 DOC (8) 8-7 P. J. Kempton 3. Scratched: Lady Gabador, Manapouri, Gold Dex, Ballad, Aubins’ Priere, Balalaika, Forceful, Blue Tui, Powelka. Half a head; same. Golden Guy fourth. Time, 1:14, Win: £6 Is. Places: £1 18s, £2 13s, £1 Ils. WHANGAREI CUP HANDICAP, £1000; I’m. 2/2 DARK INTRIGUE (3) 8 1 D. J. Wyatt 1 1/1 CAPTAIN LANCASTER (5) 8-0 .. J. F. Grylls 2 12/12 TOWN "GUARD (16) 7-6 D. R. Sanderson 3 4/4 Action Packed, 6/6 Mali Peter, 3/5 Advocacy, 8/9 First Tax. 9/10 Caballero. 11/11 Firenze, 13/14 Chat’s Own, 5/3 El Cid, 14/13 Ellesdee, 7/7 Inner Circle, 10/8 Standfast also started. Neck; three-quarters of a length. First Tax fourth. Time. 2:5. Win: £5 3s. Places: £1 16s 6d, £1 15s, £7 9s 6d. DENBY HANDICAP, £300: 6f.— First Division — 5/6 TREBLE (1) 8-10 P. R. Wilson 1: 12/10 EARLLIGHT (9) 8-3 D. J. Wyatt 2; 7/8 TRIPLE WYN 8-5 K. A. Nuttall 3. Scratched; Red Orbit. Threequarters of a length: nose. Dashing Tui fourth. Time, 1:14 2-5. Win: £4 15s 6<i. Places: £2 13s, £4 Bs. Second Division—--6/5 WHISPERING HOPE (4) 8-6 R. J. Sutherland 1: 4/3 MT. SECRET (16) 8-2 N. P. Riordan 2; 11/11 OUR GEM 8-2 R. J. Fergus 3. Scratched: Te Matai. Two lengths; length and a quarter. Bloodhound fourth. Time, 1:13 2-5. Win: £5 2s. Places: £2 12s 6d, £2 0s 6d. C. R. POWELL MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £700; 6f. 8/7 COMPUTOR (7) 7-9 B. W. McDonald 1 2/2 TE PARI CHAT (14) 7-9 R. J. Sutherland 2 1/1 OTEMATATA (1) 8-11 B. L. Hillis 3

4/6 Wandering Minstrel, 3/3 Blue Bay, 4/4 Dolly Mac, 12/12 Astarito. 7/8 Count De Loot, 11/11 Damselle, 6/5 Fair Furv, 13/13 Fathom. 10/10 Old Spice. 9/9 Viti also started.

Two lengths and a half; length. Dolly Mac fourth. Time. 1:12 4-5. Win: £l6 3s. Places: £4 ss, £2 3s 6d, £1 14s.

PARAHAKI HANDICAP, £375: lm and 60yds.—2/2 HIGH VOLTAGE (4) 8-3 D. J. Wyatt 1; 1/1 DRACO (1) 8-10 K. J. Hughes 2; 3/3 FRIGID (3) 8-3 R. C. Irwin 3. Scratched: Owai’s Billy Boy, Soondar Rani, Takella. Triple Wyn. Length and a quarter; head. Easter Joy fourth. Time. 1:43. Win: £5 6s. Places: £1 13s, £1 Bs, £1 16s.