Big on-course double

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32562, 23 March 1971, Page 8

Big on-course double

"The Press” Special Service OAMARU. Form followers had early set-backs at Oamaru yesterday, Ernie's Advice and Lynwood Lass returning $51930 for $1 in winning the on-course double. Ernie's Advice's win in the Kakanui Hack Handicap was the second of his career and his first since the Ashburton meeting on March 17 last year. Yesterday he beat the Riccar-ton-trained favourite, Pukeiti, by a length after leading from the half mile.

Ernie’s Advice is owned by Mrs W. P. Pateman, of Timaru, who has had moderate luck in her racing ventures since William Paul won a New Zealand Derby for her in 1957. Pukeiti improved her con-; sistent record s\ith her second yesterday. She held off a strong! late run by Pinetree by half a I length. Crystal Flight began i well, lost her position, and came back for fourth, ahead of the! second favourite, Longslip, I which had the run of the race! but weakened.

Lynwood Lass, trained by the former amateur rider, Mr W. R.

Dryden, at Kurow and raced in partnership with his wife, caught punters unawares in the Landon Stakes when she finished three-, quarters of a length clear of Light Claret after disputing the pace to the straight. She paid $74.70 to win.

Light Claret ran on well from mid-field to cut the favourite, Sierra Blanca, out of second by a length and a quarter. There was a gap of four lengths to Khash. which finished well after drifting at the start.

DOUBLE FOR MEETING Carnet mastered top weight of 9st 111 b for an easy win in the Pukeuri High-weight to make it a double for the meeting. A. L Robb had Mr V. N. Price’s Bellborough gelding ini the third line on the inside for a good way. But the combin-, ation challenged wide out into the straight and came away to win by three lengths and a half: from the favourite. Maida Vale.. Maida Vale was four back on! the inner and she worked her! way clear outside the furlong! but never looked like catching 1 the winner. She was two lengths and a half clear of the pacemaker, Black

Wonder, with a length to Golden Promise, which had the run of the race. LITTLE TO SPARE Melaka gave E. J. Didham his first winning ride after a short term of suspension when he narrowly beat Merry Whistle in the Novice Stakes. Merry Whistle had the run of the race in the trailing position and finished doggedly. There was three-quarters of a length to Glen Lyon, which had a good run behind the leaders and outfinished Miss Kurdistan for third. FAVOURITE WINS Bodi scored his second win

in his last four races when he outstayed Centre Gallery in the Waikaura Hack Handicap. Trained at Washdyke by J. CMcKerrow, who races the Beau .■ Diable gelding in partnership with Mr R. C. Idiens of Christchurch, Bodi was a firm favourite and a chance mount for G. W. Wright. J. R. Dowling, who had been engaged to ride him, is under suspension. • Bodi improved from the ‘middle to third at the half-mile ;and after joining Irish Hope and Blazing Peak on the home turn he came away to win by a i length and a half. Centre Gallery covered extra ground, coming from well back to take second by a length from the weakening Irish Hope, which ! ran clear at the seven furlongs. There was a head to Blazing Peak and half a length to Ladyille, which finished - strongly from the back. EASY FOR TULSATE Tulsate outclassed his opponents in the Waitaki Hack Mile

after leading from the three furlongs. Mr and Mrs C. H. Faul’s Forearmed four-year-old carried only 7-8 with the Riccarton apprentice, G. R. Lee, up. It was the horse’s second win for the meeting. He was always within striking distance of the pace, ran past Jane Marie three furlongs from home and coasted in three lengths clear. Jane Marie lasted it out for second by a length from Persian Crusade, which finished solidly after being back in the early running.

Successful meeting Betting on the second day of the Oamaru Jockey Club’s autumn meeting yesterday was up $110,430 on last year. Off-course bets totalled $177,572 (win and place $91,746; doubles $85426), an increase of $87,024.50. On-course investments were $49,437.50. and were up $23,405.50.