Topsil Wins At Gisborne

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31168, 19 September 1966, Page 5

Topsil Wins At Gisborne

(New Zealand Press Association)

GISBORNE. In a tight finish, Topsil snatched victory in a photofinish to the Ruie Hansen Memorial Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double at the Poverty Bay Hunt meeting at Makaraka on Saturday. The judge first called the fastfinishing Golden Summit as the winner after examining the photo but the result was reversed in Topsll’s favour by a nose soon afterwards. Topsil, brilliantly ridden by R. C. Lang, completed the offcourse double with the near, outsider Paper Kiwi, wrinner of the Thomas Fraser Memorial Handicap, paying £153 Is for £l. Results: WHATATUTU HURDLES, £300; Hm.—l/1 WIT (1) 9-10 G. R. Ritchie 1; 11/11 BRIAR VINE (9) 9-0 F. P. Blackburn 2; 7/8

DiACOL (10) 9-0 K. G. Hauriri 3. Scratched: Gyross, Royal Dakar. Two and a half lengths, five lengths. Harapepe fourth. Time, 2:47. Win: £3 12s 6d. Places: £1 17s, £7 18s, £4 2s.

TANGIHANCA NOVICE STAKES, £200: Of.—l/1 BY COURT (2) 8-0 B. S. Dodds 1; 5/9 EMIR (6) 8-0 R. Grantham 2; 7/6 CHAUMONT (3) 8-0 R. N. Fitzgerald 3. Scratched: Pimm’s, Vai’s Joy, Strome. Two lengths, two lengths and a quarter. White Spirit fourth. Time, 1:17. Win: £2 Ils 6d. Places: £1 14s, £6, £3 15s.

BUSH MERE HANDICAP, £300; 6f —l/1 BACKFIRE (1) 9-1 car. 8-8 M. Donoghue 1: 10/10 BE MY GIRL (9) 7-8 car 7-5 i (R. Grantham 2; 6/7 Kublai Khan (16) 7-7 car. 7-10 J B. Long 3. Scratched: Advertise, Fair Deal. Three lengths, neck. Black Knight fourth. Time, 1:16 1-5. Win: £1 19s. Places: £1 7s, £5 17s, £3 19s.

FERGUSSON GOLD CUP-HUNT CLUB STEEPLES, £400; 2Jm —l/2 KOWODD (1) 10-7 F. P. Blackburn 1; 3/3 REPEAL (2) 9-12 J. S. Humphries) 2: 2/1 FONTENELLE 8-10 N. C. Treweek 3. All started. Three lengths, ten lengths. Aorangi fourth. Time, 5:101. Win: £1 18s. Places: £1 12s 6d, £2 10s. THUS. FRASER MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £450; 11m and 38yds. 7/7 PAPER KIWI (9) 7-7 car. 7-13 J .. R. Grantham 1 2/4 DAVID JEFF (1) 8-12 M. Donoghue 2 6/6 COURT DUCHESS (5) 7 9 D. A. Weatherly 3 5/3 Astral Blue, 1/1 Capella, 3/2 Moss burn, 8/8 Royal Ransom, 4/5 Diamond Red also started. Half a length; length. Astral Blue fourth. Time, 2:13 4-5. Win: £l7 6s 6d. Places: £3 6s 6d, £1 18s 6d, £2 Is. HUNTERS’ BRACELET HANDICAP, £270; Um and 38yds.—4/4 FOUR ACES (8) 10-7 K. S. Brown 1; 3/3 WEE AMYN (3) 11-0 M. A. McCauley 2; 1/1 TAMARANGI 11-3 L. McFadyen 3. Scratched: Wit. Length and a half; length. Time, 2:20. Win: £5 16s 6d. Places: £2 14s 6d, £2 9s. RUIE HANSEN MEMORIAL, £370; 6f 2/2 TOPSIL (3) 8-1 R. C. Lang 1 5/5 GOLDEN SUMMIT (7) 7-7 car 7-8 .. B. S. Dodds 2 6/6 HARRY LAUDER 7-9 car. 7-101 B. K. Long 3 3/3 Astral Blue, 1/1 Longhill, 4/4 Red Forest, 7/7 Gyross also started. Nose; length and a quarter. Astral Blue fourth. Time, 1:16 3-5. Win: £4 18s. Places: £3 ss, £2 9s. POUAWA HACK HANDICAP, £300; Um and 38yds.—10/11 PUNOEE (5) 8-1 D. T. Bell 1; 5/5 HAPPY BILLY (4) 8-3 car. 8-0 B. Cullen 2; 11/10 LORD SNOWDEN (8) 8-0 car. 8-4} J. S. Humphries 3. Scratched: Black Knight, Codiac, Chaumont, Lucky Summit. Neck; length and a quarter. Fair Claim fourth. Time, 2:15 1-5. Win: £l6 10s. Places: £5 Us 6d, £2 15s, £4 18s 6d.