RACING Krazikid’s Win Fulfilled Jockey’s Prediction

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31657, 18 April 1968, Page 4

RACING Krazikid’s Win Fulfilled Jockey’s Prediction

Krazikid fulfilled a prediction made last December when he won the $2OOO Dominion Handicap, the first leg of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s T.A.B. double at Riccarton yesterday.

Krazikid had raced over a mile and a quarter only once before, but after being unplaced in the Hororata Cup at Riccarton on December 9, the Riccarton jockey, F. H. Skelton, told the horse’s trainer, P. H. Jones, he was sure the chestnut would make the grade in a middle-distance race.

Island’s only runner, tired to fifth after disputing the lead from the five furlongs to the home turn. Anasiwa. a replacement mount for W. D. Skelton when James Arthur was scratched, broke a fetlock joint near the home turn and was destroyed.

At his previous attempt Krazikid had a cramped run on the inside, but there was no possibility of traffic problems yesterday and a slack pace on an easy track also suited the Methven-owned

Sabell weakened from third on the home turn and finished fifth a neck in advance of the tiring Sir Limond. Sir Limond scrambled in the ground and was beaten on the home turn.

treatment until after. The Greatest won.

Manana, whose fast finish for fourth in the Great Easter made him favourite for the Templeton Handicap, did wel) to run The Greatest close after drifting to last early, then attempting to duck in on A. J. Stokes when mounting his run in the straight. Morris Francis went close to bringing off a surprise in the colour: of his South Canterbury owners, Mr and Mrs M. F. Billington. He was only half a head back third after being in the tail-end group for the first half-mile. Middy, the last at the half mile, made a big run down the outside for fourth, but he was in a gap of three lengths and a half. Winning Words, the North

Neck Win In Nursery Tigris Note gave the Dunedin Owner. Mr E. C. S. Falconer, and the Wingatui trainer, R Heaaley, a 100 per cent record for the first two days of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting by winning the Autumn Nursery Handicap st Riccarton yesterday. Tigris Note is a stablemate and close relative of Bellnote, impressive winner of the Papanul Handicap on the first day of the meeting. Tigris Note, another smart filly sired by the versatile Kurdistan. was in the leading group all the way and showed pluck in securing a neck victory after a sustained duel with Riccarton’s Allspice. Tarata heightened Otago interest in the race by running third three-quarters of a length back and half a length ahead of the second favourite. Harold Bank.

The Greatest which won her first race at Riccarton as a three-year-old when in foal to Bellborough, improved a solid record on the course by winning the Templeton Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double. The Greatest came out on top in a tight finish, the other principals being the favourite, Manana, and the little-fancied Morris Francis. The Greatest could be one of the last to win in the colours of Mr H. G. C. McLachlan.

My Pal gelding.

Krazikid was closest to the pace-maker. Sir Limond, going to the half-mile, and went clear soon after.

As the winner of four sprint races early in the season, Krazikid had the speed at the end of a slowly-run race to win by half a length from Royal Blue, which finished well clear of the others.

Krazikid is a five-year-old, owned by Mr S. D. Gordon, of Methven. He was ridden at a pound and a half overweight by E. G. Low. Royal Blue was ridden near the tail of the small field for the first six furlongs but was leading the chase after Krazikid well outside the furlong. He was safely held by the winner, but his run was not at all bad.

Mr McLachlan has been finding the combined duties of running a big farm and preparing a team of horses more than he can manage and after the present season he intends to concentrate on breeding from Blackmount Belle and her daughters, The Greatest and My Greatest Mr McLachlan, who was .injured in a fall from My Greatest at Riccarton racecourse yesterday morning, delayed a visit to a physiotherapist for

Suppi-Yawlet was fifth, inches behind Harold Bank, and there was a length to Every Post. The favourite. Volante. had the odds hopelessly against her from the start. She was slow from the stalls, and tailed off in a gap, but showed speed to run Into the middle of the field on the Inside near the two furlings. She was not punished needlessly when she eame to the end of her run outside the furlong.

Takatua nosed Segundo out of third three lengths back