TROTTING EASY ADDINGTON WIN

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31150, 29 August 1966, Page 4

TROTTING EASY ADDINGTON WIN

Waitaki Hanover Not Extended

Waitaki Hanover followed some outstanding track trials with a runaway win over the first-day failure, Doctor Barry, in the National Handicap at Addington Raceway on Saturday evening.

Golden Oriole fought on for third, not far ahead of Lordship and Robin Dundee, both of which came home in splendid style and recorded encouraging efforts for important races later in the spring.

Trained at Woolston by AJ. Bourne ter Mrs J. and Mr F. Smith, Waitaki Hanover was confidently driven by D. J. Townley, who kept him back beyond the middle of the field until Inside the last half-mile. He sprinted to be the co-leader into the straight and quickly drew away for the easiest of wins.

Waitaki Hanover had most of his wins from P. Wolfenden’s Pakuranga team. However, he broke down so badly during the 1964 New Zealand Cup carnival at Addington Raceway that he could not return north. Last term he joined Bourne’s team, and in a restricted campaign he won three times. Waitaki Hanover has shown no signs of soreness since being trained by Bourne, who produced him in magnificent order on Satur-

day. Doctor Barry might have run Waitaki Hanover closer had he been able to work elear earlier. He received the run of the race, but when Terrace Dale dropped out from between the pacemaker Happy Ending, and Waitaki Hanover on the home turn, Doctor Barry was carried back a length or two. He fought on

strongly and was going boldly at the finish. Golden Oriole, winner of the Louisson Handicap a week earlier, was about sixth until the straight entrance. She finished at a great rate but had to be content with third, two lengths and a length behind Waitaki Hanover and Doctor Barry. Lordship began splendidly, but was well back until the three furlongs. He was hampered by tiring horses near the three furlongs and was wide out at the straight entrance. He made up ground to finish slightly more than a length from Golden Oriole. After a similar break came Bobin Dundee, which came brilliantly from near the tail of the field at the two furlongs. Happy Ending tired to sixth half a head back, a nose in front of Disband, which met trouble inside the last three furlongs, a neck to Pancho Boy, which had his chance, and a gap to Quesnel.

Quesnel and Bellajily broke at the start, while Lochgair and Disband were slow away.

At Long Odds

Vista Abbey, a dismal thin teenth a week earlier, caused

the upset of the meeting when she beat Lusty Lad, by a length in the Wildwood Handicap, the second leg of the main double. She was the 12, 13 favourite of 14 and paid £42 5s for a win. The Waitaki Hanover-Vista Abbey double paid £324 17s for £l. Raced by Mr A. Jones, of Nelson, trained at Yaldhurst by J. B. Noble, the daughter of Garrison Hanover and Black Abbess was driven by D. Mangos. She led early, but after less than three furlongs she was steadied behind Rocky Star. She followed him into the straight and quickly took control. She was driven out and lasted to win by a length Lusty Lad shaped like an early winner when he fought on gamely from a handy position to finish second, a nose in front of Allakasam, which was late working clear from close to Lusty Lad. Rocky Star tired a shade and was a head back fourth, half a head in front of Buchanan, which finished at a great rate after breaking at the start and being one of the tailenders until late. Wee Herb was a fair sixth, shading an early improver in Bob Again. Landlord, never a threat after being blocked for most of the way, was a useful eighth, ahead of Indecision. La Garrison, Southern Rev and Buchanan broke at the start, and Medico drifted. The favourite, Courtier, tangled away and was quickly tailed off. He finished thirteenth, being closest at the end.