PACEMAKING PAID

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31654, 15 April 1968, Page 5

PACEMAKING PAID

Those with horses which had the ability to keep in, or close to, the pace found that this was the formula for success in minor events at Addington Raceway on Saturday. D. C. Watts tried front-run-ning tactics with Vapour and Double Cross and these proved successful in the first two races on the programme. Vapour led from end-to-end for a handy win in the Wilkins Handicap, and Double Cross outclassed her rivals after leading all the way in the President's Stakes. The best of Vapour’s rivals was Flying Nominee which had tracked his stablemate throughout the race. Both are members of J. W. Smolenski’s Templeton stable, and the runner-up was driven by his trainer. The stablemates, separated by three-quarters of a length, had the finish to themselves. The best of the others, Cieome, was two lengths and a half back.

She outflnished Glen Bell which was subsequently relegated to fifth for galloping across the line. The fifth place-getter, Arita, was promoted to fourth. EASIEST WIN Double Cross’s ability to handle the sloppy conditions earned her the easiest win of the meeting. She cleared away in the last furlong and ; a half to win the President’s Stakes by six lengths. I Leading Light came from the i third line for his placing. Wara- ■ tah, in the line behind Leading ; Light on the home turn, was t three lengths back third. There was a small gap then to the i favourite. Dark Rival, which had I his chance, and a longer one • to Royal Walk. i The President’s Stakes was i the first leg of the on-course i concession double. The second leg, the Easter Cup Consolation Race went to the favourite, I Humphrey, which won going away, by a length and a half. i In a spectacular finsh for the minor places Pancho Boy took

second by a neck from Co Pilot and Pancho Boy’s stablemate, Doctor Barry, was half a neck back fourth. There was a head then to Bass Strait, a neck to Golden Sands, half a head to Corwar and a neck to Alpine Lady. $16.20 DOUBLE The Double Cross-Humphrey combination paid $16.20 for $l. The supporters of Double Cross and Pancho Boy received $46 for $l. Atlee led for all but the first two furlongs to beat his sprint rivals in the Members’ Handicap. Kimberley Kid, which led early then tracked the winner to the straight, ran Atlee to half a length, and Waitaki Smoke, which had followed Kimberley Kid throughout, was a length and a half back third. The outsider of the field was followed in by Yankee Dandy, another long-shot. Inky Boy, having his third start in the colours of his Templeton trainer, C. C. Devine, came from the third line to catch and beat the pacemaker.

Stylos, by a little more than a length in the Monle Carlo Handicap. Highland Mecca, which had a rails run behind the winner until the home turn and challenged on the inside half a furlong out, was a length back third. The win favourite, Cathpete, which had his chance, was a close fourth, ju'st ahead of Compromise. SOUND RECORD Young Prince added another win to a sound record for Mr V. C. Norris when he beat the sprinters handily in the Au Revoir Handicap. Young Prince led for the first two furlongs and a half then tracked Diarac around to the straight. R. W. Townley had a few anxious moments trying to work him into the clear early in the run home but beat Braeburn, the outsider of 15, by half a length. Braeburn saved second by a neck from the fastfinishing Lords. Finesse was best of the others.