Isfahan Wins In Tight Finish
(N.Z. Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH. Isfahan led for the last six furlongs and held on to win the Taranaki Cup, the first leg of the TA.B. double on the second day of the Taranaki Jockey Club’s autumn meeting at New Plymouth yesterday. Isfahan, a blueskin four-year-old trained at Te Aroha by D. J. Arnott, won by a head from Hilldale with Tahi a nose away third. Aro was well ridden by N. B. Holland to win the second leg of the Taranaki Sprint Handicap, by a nose from Star of Kildare. The Isfahan-Aro combination paid £338 12s fid for £l. The racing was held in fine weather and the track was hard and fast The totalisator on-course handled £28.440, compared with £34,646 10s on the corresponding day last year. For the two-day meeting the total was £70.469, compared with £61,580 10s, an increase of £BBBB 10s. Results:— OHOKE HIGH-WEIGHT, £335: j/| ESTATE (5) 9-4 B. Finv Z 4/S TORI (4) 98 B. Craig ASHBOURNE BLUE (2) M-0 R. J 3 Excite. Staccato. Two legato and a half: three lengths. Royal Flou fourth. Time. l-l® 3 ?. Win: £7 17s. Placea: « n 15s «d. £1 17s. PARITUTU JUVENILE ttANDICAF^£^ U M-i;l FELIX DEE <2) 8-1 A. Tweedie 1. PW FAIR Account”?) 7°6 8. - F. Andrews 3. Scratched. Double Blue, Radiant Ann.
Length and a half: neck. Super Sal fourth. Time, 1:12 3-5. Win: £2 9s 6d. Placea: £1 ss, £1 13s «d, £2 «s. AWAKINO TRIAL. £335: 7f 1/1 ALSARITA (8) 8-7 R. J. Skelton 1; 5/6 MALI BAR (7) 8-7 B. Mahoney 2; 8/8 PRINCESS DEE (18) 8-7 A. Wttletts 3. Scratched: Peppermint Twist. Five lengths; neck. Benten fourth. Time. 1:26 1-5. Win: £2 17s. Placet: £1 9s 6d. £3 12s, £5 10s 6d. ANNIVERSARY TRIAL, £335; St.— l/2 PYGMAIOS (6) 8-7 N. D. Rdordan 1: 13/13 GREGORY (7) 8-8 L. McCutcheon 2; 11/12 ALGENON (13) 8-7 K. S. Cullen 3. All started. Five lengths and a half; nose. Lord Casey fourth. Time. 1:27. Win: £3 3s 6d. Places: fl 9s M, £l5 18s, £l4 9s 6d. TARANAKI CUP HANDICAP, £1500: Ilf. 13/12 ISFAHAN (9) 7-8 D. A. Peake 1 6/5 HILLDALE (5) 8-1 M. Long 2 15/14 TAHI (17) 7-3 N. Eastwood 3 1/1 Tara’s Pride, 4/4 Dark Intrigue, 2/2 Michelin*, 10/8 Paralovine. 7/6 Baleno, 8/8 Beira, 5/7 Donald Dinisle. 11/11 Tom Foolum, 14/15 Five Spot, 9/10 Bright Chief, 16/16 Grand Coeur, 3'3 Belle of Ascot, 17/17 Warea Boy, 12/13 Te Awhina also started. Head; nose. Baleno fourth. Time. 2:16 4-5. Win: £35 18s. Places: £ll 9s od. £3 17s M, £ll ISs 6d. URENUI HACK HANDICAP, £400; Uf.—s/4 EASTER JOY (9) 7-4 R. HeasMp 1; 6/7 MR CHARLIE (14) 7-8 N. Landen 2; 1/1 ROBERT EARL (2) 8-6 R. J. Skelton 3. Scratched: Northern Star, Main Defence, Prince Delhi. Length: half a head. Oiwvn Ann fourth. Time, 2:19. win: £ll 19S M. Places. £3 le 6d, £4 17s, £1 Ils 6d. TARANAKI SPRINT HANDICAP, £810; 7f. 2/2 ARO (3) 8-2 N. B. Holland 1
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31011, 17 March 1966, Page 4
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