Taranaki Cup To Tuskar Rock

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31628, 14 March 1968, Page 4

Taranaki Cup To Tuskar Rock

(New Zealand Press Association)

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Tuskar Rock avenged his first day photofinish defeat to win the Taranaki Cup, first leg of the T.A.B. double on the second day of the Taranaki Jockey Club’s autumn meeting yesterday.

Tuskar Rock handled the heavy going confidently all the way. He and Cabriere made the turn together clear of Whakamoa and the favourite, Mali Peter, but Tuskar Rock was soon in front and held on solidly to beat Cabriere by threequarters of a length. Whakamoa was four lengths and a half away third in front of Town Guard. The second leg, the Provincial Handicap, was won by Bostock. The double returned $14.10 for $l.

The on-course double, Sennoma, in the Okoke Highweight, and Pep, in the Paritutu Juvenile, returned $lOB.BO for $l. Sennoma and Gather, in the concession double, returned $153.85 for $l.

On-course the totalisator handled $48,842, compared with $55,385 last year. Results: OKOKE HIGH-WEIGHT $600; Ilf. 9/9 SENNOHA (10) 9 0 G. N. McLeish 1 2/1 QUEEN SAGA (3) 9-8 K. J. Mauriri 2 4/5 DURADO (4) 9 6 L. Gestro 3 Scratched: Sparrow, Lovely Dream. Length and a quarter, three lengths. Edward James fourth. Time: 2:33 2-5. Win: $49.90. Places: $7.65, $1.45, $2.30. AWAKINO TRIAL $600; 7f. 3/5 LA VILLA (9) 8-5 R. J. Skelton 1 1/1 ROYAL RYE (13) 8-5 W. D. Skelton 2 9/9 GRINDL (6) 8-5 G. N. McLeish 3 Scratched. Concepta, Pearly Shells, Princess Trix, Step Softly. Three-quarters of a length, six lengths. Darron fourth. Time: 1:31 1-5, Win: $5.25. Places: $2.25, $1.50, $7.

PARITUTU JUVENILE HANDICAP $600: 6f. 3/2 PEP (7) 7-6 J. F. Harris 1 7/7 GATHER (10) 7-4 R. Heaslip 2 2/3 ALKAREN (1) 8-3 J. F. Grylls 3 Scratched: Early Gilpin. Harkin, Golden Music. Two lengths, neck. Kindly fourth. Time: 1:17 2-5. Win: $3.80. Places: $1.75, $16.80. Bracket: Pep and Goldagh. ANNIVERSARY TRIAL $600; 9f. 4/4 OUR SABAEAN (11) 8 5 W. D. Skelton 1 2/2 ALCHERINGA (1) 8-5 J. A. Messent 2 3/3 BETTYDELPHUS (2) 8-5 M. A. Long 3 Scratched: Lonely Lad, Mac’s Empire. Three-quarters of a length, neck. Finish fourth. Time: 2:1 3-5. Win: $7.70. Places: $2.60, $l.BO, $1.90. TARANAKI CUP $2400: Ilf. 2/2 TUSKAR ROCK (5) 7-10 R. T. Cleaver 1 6/5 CABRIERE (7) car. 7-7 J. A. Messent 2 3/3 WHAKAMOA (1) 8-2 J. P. Riordan 3 Also started: 1/1 Mali Peter, 4/4 Town Guard, 5/6 Gold Dowa, 9/9 Miss Beatle, 8/8 Miss Mya, 7/7 Montini, 11/11 Rand, 10/10 Regail. Three-quarters of a length, four and a half lengths. Town Guard fourth. Time: 2:26 4-5. Win: $5. Places: $1.85, $3.10, $2.80. URENUI HACK HANDICAP $600: Ilf. 3/2 SUNNY ITALY (4) 8 5 D. A. Peake 1 2/3 APOLIMA (2) 8-8 G. L. Willets 2 4/5 KHYBER (8) 8-1 W. D. Skelton 3 Scratched: Benten, Bahalana, Our May. One and a quarter lengths, length. Cherie Marte fourth. Time: 2:31. Win: $6.10. Places: $1.85, $1.90, $2. PROVINCIAL HANDICAP $1700; 7f. 1/2 BOSTOCK (1) 8-2 J. P. Riordan 1 2/1 SPARROW (6) car. 7-5 i D. A. Peake 2 4/4 TE AWHITU (11) 7-3 J. McDonald 3 Also started: 6/6 Raidan, 3/3 Understudy, 5/5 Bijali, 8/8 Showtime, 10/10 Basilio, 12/12 Coralong, 7/7 Innes Lady, 9/9 Shiloko, 11/11 Unsurpassable. Neck, three-quarters of a length. Innes Lady fourth. Time: 1:28 2-5. Win: $3.20. Places: $1.70, $1.60, $2.20. OMATA HACK HANDICAP $600; 6f. 2/2 JUST COO-EE (6) 7-11 M. A. Long 1 1/1 NERONA (1) car. 7-11 D. T. Norman 2 3/4 CANTINA (3) car. 7-12 G. P. Chitty 3 Scratched: Anabel, Astaire, Nansen, Sennoma. Neck, seven lengths. Sasan Gold fourth. Time: 1:16 4-5. Win: $5.35. Places: $1.85, $1.35, $2.05.