Waikato Hurdles To Grey Count

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31677, 13 May 1968, Page 5

Waikato Hurdles To Grey Count

•The Preaa" Special Service AUCKLAND. In his first Jumping race of ths year. Cray Count ran away with tha Waikato Hurdles at Ta Rapa on Saturday. In most respects, Grey Count had an edge on his opponents and in his jumping he was right

out on his own. He added lengths to an already commanding lead with a big leap at the last fence and had the rest of the run home to himself. Beyond, for all his 11-12. fought on gamely until the

home turn. He then began to fall away and it was only in a very hard struggle that he kept second place from Macdonald and Silver Eagle. Scorn and Olde Chelsea, after keeping well up until the home turn came next after a gap. The other four still in the race were beaten off, with Gladaub, an early leader, and Confer the tailenders. The big race had a sensational start when Eiffel Tower came down at the first hurdle. Eiffel Tower was close behind the leaders in a crowded run to the first fence and hardly rose to the jump. He went the next mile riderless until taken in hand by a clerk of the course. W. J. Hillis, the trainer-rider of Eiffel Tower, was on his feet in a moment, quite unhurt, and he said later that the horse, except for a cut or two, seemed uninjured. Eiffel Tower, in a bracket with Macdonald, was 1/1 in the order of favouritism and Grey Count was 2/3. A seven-vear-old grey gelding, by Count Rendered. Grey Count won over hurdles at Trentham, Avondale, Tauranga and Rotorua last winter. He returned to racing after the summer in a hack mile at Te A ’oha early tn April and the Waikato Hurdles was his fifth race meanwhile.

Announcer Fined

f.V.Z. Press Association) INVERCARGILL. Mr W. A. Cherry, commentator for the Winton Jockey Club’s meeting at Invercargill on Saturday, was fined $lO by the judicial committee, which con sidered that he had not fulfilled his obligations. He did not commence his commentary on the second leg of the double, the Flying Handicap,. until the horses had gone at least a furlong.

Winton

Track heavy; weather fine. HOKONUI HACK AND HUNTERS* HURDLES $600; lim. 1/1 LONVATO (2) 9-9 S. D. Hawthorne 1 2/2 WAIHOLA (3) 9-6 E. E. O'Brien 2 3/3 GOLDEN GLEN 9-9 B. T. Jones 3 Scratched: Arctic Wind, Cedar Bank, Lord Mardan, Verey Light. Four lengths and a half, length and a half. Red Stole fourth. Time: 3:10 3-5. Win: $2.30. Places: $1.30, $l.BO. BROWNS NOVICE STAKES $480; 6f. 3/2 KURDISSA (5) 8-7 B. L. Shaw 1 8/8 JUST ONE (4) 8-7 L. Sherborne 2 5/6 OPSTAN (7) 8-7 R. N. Marsh 3 Scratched: Stormbell. Half a length, two lengths. Notell fourth. Time: 1:20 2-5. Win: $7.35. Places: $2.25, $4.75, $3.50. AWARUA HACK HANDICAP 3600 ; 7f. 3/5 AMALGAMATION (5) o-2 J. D. Pankhurst 1 4/2 WATERFRONT (1) 8-10 M. J. Lawson 2 8/7 MY ERA (19) car. 7-13 A. K. Robinson 3 Scratched: Bay way, Larkhall, Mastiff, Mightyway, MiHy Star. Two lengths, head. Pacific Flight fourth. Time: 1:27. Win: 38.50. Places: 32.60, 32.80, $4.15. BENMORE NOVICE STAKES $520; Im. 5/4 QUEEN'S SPEECH (10) 8 2 L. W. Hare 1 1/2 GOOD CASTE (6) 8-5 R. N. Marsh 2 14/13 INDIAN LAD (12) 8-2 J. D. Pankhurst 3 Scratched: Forsyte, Atlantic Flight. Healf a length, threequarters of a length. Silver Sea fourth. Time: 1:47 1-5. Win: $11.95. Places: $3, $l.BO, $17.15. BURNETTS WHITE SATIN GIN HANDICAP 31000; lim. 1/1 CHANGO (6) 8-1 G. W. Wright 1 4/4 MANNERS (10) 8-1 R. N. Marsh 2 2/2 GUNGA DIN (3) 8-8 J. R. Dowling 3 Others in finishing order; 6/6 Gay Gabador, 3/3 Urban, 5/5 Trovanta, 8/8 Blue Amber, 7/7 Castle Gregory, 9/9 Double Fair. Three lengths, two ’ lengths. Time: 2:20 1-5. Win: $2.05. Places: $1.35, $2.20, $1.70. WINTON STEEPLECHASB $1000; 2)m. 2/2 BELSHAZZAR (3) 9-7 B. T. Jones 1 6/6 BAYLINE (2) 9-10 Mr C. J. Langford 2 3/3 JOHN’S MISTAKE (1) 10-9 . . Mr K. Langford 3 Scratched: Jolly Fox, Arctic Wind. Length and a half, 14 lengths. Tahuna fourth. Time: 5:17 3-5. Win: $3.85. Places: $l.BO, $2.35, $1.95. Bracket: Bay line and Castle Rock. FLYING HANDICAP $800; 7f. 2/2 CAPASCO (4) 7-10 M. J. Lawson 1 1/1 SILVER SPIRE (1) car. 7-12 B. L. Shaw 2 4/4 IRISH GLOSS car. 7-13 J. R. Brown 3 Others in finishing order: 3/3 Belfie, 5/5 Lovely Day, 6/6 Debater. Three lengths, seven lengths. Time: 1:26. Win: $2.95. Places: $1.60, $1.75.

LIMEHILLS HACK HANDICAP $600; lim. 5/5 MICA (4) 8-4 B. J. Anderton 1 10/9 THIBELL (7) car. 8-3 J. D. Pankhurst 2 4/4 GOLDEN DISC (2) car. 8-4 R. B. Weaver 3 Scratched: Incabel, Deseray, Edenisle, Just Belle. Length and a half, half a length. Bellcara fourth. Time: 2:26. Win: $11.30. Places: $3.60, $6.55, $2.65.