Gold Dowa By Nose In Cup At Taranaki

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31318, 14 March 1967, Page 5

Gold Dowa By Nose In Cup At Taranaki

Gold Dowa, ridden by the Auckland apprentice, D. Peake, raced splendidly on the second day of the Taranaki Jockey Club's autumn meeting at New Plymouth yesterday to win the Taranaki Cup, first leg of the T.A.B. double. Fifth with a round to go, Gold Dowa stretched out in the straight to nose Whakamoa out in a photo-finish, with' Inner Circle a nose away, third.

In the second leg, the Taranaki Sprint Handicap, Pay Bank won by a nose from Classical Glow, with Kurrewa a neck away, third.

The double. Gold Dowa and Pay Bank, paid £227 Is for £l. The track was good. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance. On-course the totaMsator handled £3»,983, compared with

£28,440 on the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £84,875 10s, compared with £70,460 last year. Results:— OKOKE HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. £320; 11f.—2/1 RAND (3) 9-6 M. O'Connor 1; 8/4 KERRY DANCER (8) 9-0 R. S. Brown 2; 7/7 PRINCB DELHI (9) 9-1 A. Cowan 3. Scratched: Miss Beatle, Bright Light. Length and head. Two Blues fourth. Time, 2:2 4-5. Win: £2 19s fid. Places: £1 3s fid, £2 Ils, £5 Bs. PARITUTU JUVENILE HANDICAP, £320; fit.— l/2 GOLDEN TAX (5) 7-9 R. W. Taylor 1; 5/3 ALCHERIHGA (8) 7-6} J. A. Messent 2; 2/1 PEARLY SHELLS (3) 7-11 W. D. Skelton 3. All started. Length; three lengths. E Timl fourth. Time, 1:12 3-5. Win: £3 6s. Places: £1 12s fid, £1 15s fid, £1 10s.

AWAKINO TRIAL, £320; 7f.—l/1 HI LLANDDOHA (8) 8-7 R. W. Taylor HI 1; 8/8 ZANDA (12) 8-7 M. Camp- ■■ bell 2; 4/4 BBHTEN (1) 8-7 L. ■ I K. Tinsley 3. Scratched: Fair. ■ I Offer. Two and a half lengths; ■■ a head. Phylene fourth. Time, ■■ 1:25 3-5. Win: £2 15s. Places: Ml £1 Ids fid, £4 7s fid, £2 Bs. ANNIVERSARY TRIAL, £320 ; 7f. H 1 —5/5 VOITAN (12) 8-7 J. A. Mee- ■ I sent 1; 1/1 STONE THROWER Ml (10) 8-7 L. Gestro 2; 4/4 THE ■ I MAJOR (11) 8-7 R. W. Taylor 3. ■ I Scratched: Montlni. Neck; one ■! length and three-quarters. ■ ■ Manarewa fourth. Time, 1:26. ■■ Win: £ll 18s fid. Places: £3 ■ I 0s Od, £1 ss, £2 10s. TARANAKI CUP HANDICAP, I I £1400; Ilf. 7/8 GOLD DOWA (5) 7-7 H| D. Peaks ill 3/4 WHAKAMOA (3) 8-3 II J. P. Riordan 2 || 4/3 INNER CIRCLB (4) 7-13 II J. Chitty 3 HI 1/1 Red Count, 5/5 Boodle, ■■ 2/2 Cherie Brlzard, 10/10 Out- ■! span, 6/< Pundell, 9/9 Queen- ■■ wood, 8/7 Whispering Hope also ■■ started. ■ I Nose each way. Cherie Brlsard fourth. Time, 2:19 4-5. B| Win: £l7 12s. Places': £4 16s ■! 6d, £1 18s fid, £1 17s. ■! URENUI HACK HANDICAP, HI £445; Ilf.—l/1 RAZZMATAZZ ■! (1) 8-10 W. D. Skelton 1: 4/8 ■ I SERENE SUMMER (5) car. 7-11 HI R. J. Skelton 2; 3/3 CINITA (4) ■! car. 7-6} R. Cleaver 3. ■ I Scratched: Zaratuka. Neck each ■ I way. Double Blue fourth. Time, ■■ 2:23 4-5. Win: £2 Hs fid. Places: ■! £1 10s fid, £2 6s, £1 16s fid. S | TARANAKI SPRINT HANDICAP, Hi £885; 71. 4/4 PAYBANK (8) 7-7 HI M. Long ill 2/3 CLASSICAL GLOW (1) HI 8-fi .. L. K. Tinsley 2HI 3/2 KURRBWA (5) car. 7-3 ■ I G. Chitty 3 HI 8/7 Lynbrae, 5/5 Astral Blue, ■( 1/1 Donald Dinnie, 7/6 Big Beau, ■ I 8/8 Bljall also started. ■■ Nose; neck. Lynbrae fourth. ■! Time, 1:23 1-5. Win £8 11s. Places: £2 5s fid, ■! £2 5s fid, £1 8e fid. ■■ OMATA HACK HANDICAP, HI £300: 6f.—B/7 SPARROW (2) 8-3 HI J. O'Neill 1: 1/1 SHARAB (5) ■I car. 7-10 G. CMtty 2; 6/6 TONO- ■ I DACHI (3) car. 8-2} R. J. Skel- ■■ ton 3. Scratched: Gold Claim, B| Voitan. Half a length; two ■■ lengths. Mr Fashion fourth. ■■ Time, 1:12 1-5. Win: £l5 Is fid. H ■ Places: £4 ss, £1 16s, £4 2s. |gH