INTET-DOMINION Robin Dundee Wins Heat

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30981, 10 February 1966, Page 14

INTET-DOMINION Robin Dundee Wins Heat

t.N.Z. Press Association—Copyright' SYDNEY. The champion New Zealand marc. Robin Dundee, came from a hopeless position in the back straight to win the third pacing heat of the Inter-Dominion championships at Harold Park last night in tremendous style.

When Maurice Holmes took her wide in the back straight in an attempt to get a run, the crowd roared with dismay as it looked as though she would never win.

The crowd roared its approval as she turned on one of the greatest performances seen at Harold Park to streak home four wide for a four yard victory. The track commentator exclaimed: “What a performance! What a performance!” Tenth Rose finished second and Blue Penant, a head behind, third. Robin Dundee’s co-baek marker, Minuteman, finished sixth. Her fine win has placed Robin Dundee second in the noints table with 12 to Dale’s Gift. Chamfer Star has eight j points and Minuteman five. In the first four heats last night four first-night Winners won again. The pacers Chamfer Star and Dale’s Gift, and the trotters Coron McElwin and Maori Miss, all heat winners on Saturday night, won their heats last night. The New Zealander Tactile was stuck in the middle of the field in the first pacing heat last night, but after making a burst on the straight in the final lap, was forced wide and failed to catch the leaders. The Victorian Chamfer Star won the heat. The first trotting heat went to Corop McElwin which beat the champion South Australian mare Gramel by a half head in a thrilling finish. The New Zealander Queen’s Cord broke badly in the sec-; ond lap and trailed the field | She fought her wav back, and was challenging the leaders on the final turn but was unable to make lost ground and finished fifth. Gramel, favourite for the trotters’ title, scored five points in the heat and should qualify for the final. Jacobite Second In the second pacers’ heat Dale’s Gift raced home eight yards ahead of the New Zealander Jacobite, with half' a he id to the 50 to 1 longshot Lookout. Jacobite and Garry Dillon got good starts and nestled into second and fourth positions early on behind Van Nut. Dale’s Gift was sixth as they entered the last lap, made a brilliant run and easily held off Jacobite’s challenge to win. Jacobite started 2-1 favourite and picked up two points for his second, his first in j the series. Garry Dillon, in I second place into the last ■ lap, faded in the finish and passed the post second to last. Big Margin Maori Miss (Victoria) took the second trotting heat in; magnificent style, winning by 20 yards, the biggest margin of the series so far. Nicely placed throughout, she made her run in the back straight on the last lap and left the field standing. Lucky Song, owned in New Zealand by Mr and Mrs V. L. Davies and trained in New South Wales, started 5-2 joint j favourite with Maori Miss but j fell soon after the start and; though its driver, P. J. Hall, remounted and kept racing; the mare was tailed off and never had a chance. Fourina (New Zealand){ moved up on the outside with two laps to go but could not! get a run and was never in the race. The other New Zealand en-| try, Last Bod, was ninth. New Zealand had a second and a first in the two early' non-championship races. The! mare You First ran second to Tongue Twister in the I

1 Perth Handicap and the New Zealand four-year-old beat I High City in the second race. Second Qualifying Division FIRST PACING HEAT £N.Z.BOO; Ist. and 92yd's 8/1 CHAMFER STAR (5) It Tas. B. J. Forrester 1 7/2 DOUBLE AGIOS (S) It N.S.W, .. J C. Cassvn ’ 16/1 TARCOOLA (3) 12 N.B At A. Phyllis r All started. Flaming Star fourth. Finishing order Future raider 33/1. Blaring Glow 20 1 Santanas 50/1. First Lee 3:1 I Tactile evens. Snip Star 50 ii Last Song 40/1. Six yards; length; heed Timer —4:12 4-5. 4:13 1-5. 4:12 15 4 13 1-5 Win: £2 6s. Places: Ils, ;s «d, 15s sd. FIRST TROTTING HEAT. IN.Z.800; 13f. and »6yds. 12/1 COROP McELWIH <2l 24 Vic. B Gath 1 6/4 GRAMEL (1) 27 S.A .1. Roberts 2 9/1 PANTHER’S FLIGHT <2> It Vic. .. R. Blrthiscl 3 Scratched: Full Measure. Vague (N.Z.). Hammerhead fourth. Finishing order: Queen's Cord iN.Z.) ii, Sooner 100/1, Sun Idol 14 1 Amazing Scott 100/1, Sonney Teal 66/1. Half a head: neck. Times—--3:38 4-5, 3:34 4-5, 3:41, 3:39 2-5. Win: £3 3s 6d. Places: 10s 6<l 6s 6d, 10s 6d. SECONO PACING HEAT, £N.Z.BOO: 15f. and 92yds 11/4 DALE’S GIFT (1) 12 Vic. J. Moore I 30/1 LOOKOUT (8) 11 N S It. I J. C. CalTvn 2 I 2/1 JACOBITE (2) 12 N.Z. D. Townley 3 Scratched: Medeas Command Scotlirra fourth. Finishing order; Golden Rule 8/1, Kalanias Peak 66/1, Medium Blue 60 1, Bangaroo Prince 5/1 Van Nut 50/1. Garry Dillon (N.Z.) 20/1, Duke Winston 66/1. Eight yards; half a head. Times—4:s, 4:6 3-5, 4:5 3-5. 4 5 4-5. Win: 19s. Places: Bs. £2 16s 6d, 6s 6d. SECOND TROTTING HEAT, £N.Z.BOO; 13f. and 98yds. 5/2 MAORI MISS (1) 12 Vic. N. Gath I 7/1 SUGAR ’N SPICE l2> 48 S.A. . B. Forrester 2 7/1 YAMMAMOTO (3) It N.S.W. C. Watts 3 I All started. Palmara Bav fourth. Finishing order: New England 20/1, Ansley’s Cove 20 1. Silken Cown 100/1. Fourina (N.Z > 33/1, Last Bob 100/1, Sun Signal 9/3, Flooram 100/1, Lucky Song 5/2 equal favourite. Twenty yards; 12 yards. Times—3:42 1-5 3:40, 3:45 45, 3:45 4-5. Win: 19s. Places: Bs. 10s 6d, 9s. THIRD PACING HEAT. £N.Z,SOO; 15f. and 92yds. 1/1 ROBIN DUNDEE <2> 24 N.Z. M. Holmes I 20/1 TENTH ROSE (2) It Tas J. P. Moore 2 25/1 BLUE PENNANT (8) II W.A. . F. Charles 3 All started. Tacloban fourth Finishing order: Billabong Chief 100/1, Minuteman 4/1, Little Maori 11/2. Stormy Bruce 66/1. Single Tax 14/1. Docton Dan 200/1, Paddys Night 14/1, Bluff 25/1. Four yards; head. Times—--4:5. 4:7 1-5, 4:7 1-5, 4:7 2-5. Win: Ils. Places: 7s 6d. fl 14s, 16s 6d.