Staying Promise
Ali Cat had a well-earned first win for Mr and Mrs J T. I Aspinall in the Kowai Handicap on the second day of the Canterbury -Jockey Chib's i summer meeting at Riccarton yesterday. A close second to The Limit over five furlongs on the first day of the meeting, Ali Cat was easily superior to the others at six furlongs yesterday and won by four, lengths. “She did not race like ai two-year-old," commented All Cat’s rider, E. J. Didham. “She was just managing to j hold her position in a big line! of horses behind the leader half-way through the race,: and kept at one pace right’ to the finish. She never felt’
like stopping, which some of the others must have done after five furlongs." Ali Cat gave the leading South Island jockey the feel of a potential stayer. Ali Cat’s Washdyke trainer, B. T. Jones, went close to saddling the runner-up as well. Blazing Peak improved on anything he had shown previously with a third half a length from the runner-up. Rebel Robe. Nip-O-Bells was fourth in a gap of two lengths, and then there was a length to Stream. Troilus, the third favourite iin his race debut in the hands of R. J. Skelton, ran greenly and finished seventh, just beating the place favourite, Harold James.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32219, 11 February 1970, Page 4
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