Spectre fourth

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32805, 4 January 1972, Page 6

Spectre fourth

(N.Z. fire** AasOclOHOfi) PERTH. hind three AUftreiien hone*. Rpeetre, riden by R, setehes. IPS • rtui. As they entered the Wo* WUIBkruSJHI The winning .horse, FMt Accompli a previous winner ot The 5 to 1 favourite. Kendon, struck in running. . Accompli in the raa for the Martel, which is by th* former Sydney galloper, Mkrtello Towers, finished strongly to take third place. Waloneke was among the last few runners a mile from home

but steadily threaded his wav through the field and finished fairly into fifth place. His jockey, the leading Perth apprentice, H. Wulff, said he had no excuses. Spectre’s trainer, T. Howe, said the gelding would remain in Perth for the Imperial Stakes to be run next Saturday over a m iait n Accompli will now bo retired, tiumgh he. is Ohly six veers old. The gelding won this race two years ago and Was considered well handicapped on 7*l ye fiis jMkey. the 30-year-old H. the leaders Ml the wey, and he made hie move at the straight entrance. Oliver Mao won the Cup a* an apprentice about 10 y Fait Accompli’s sire u a New 1 tnTaira of the Perth Cup winner, wa* offered a? the°Trantham r *ries‘ In* of Daigety and Company for ran Dalray to a nose in the Wellington Racing Club’s Autumn Handicap, Little Empire developed useful form tn West Australia, winning nine races, including the Western Australian Wand ran second in the Cup himself. Champ, a younger naif-brother (by count Rendered) to the sire M the Perth cup winner, was a winner for the Rlecarton owneMralner, Mr J. F. Tutton. before being sold to the United States. Result:— PERTH GUP, $100,800; Sm. FAIT ACCOMPLI 74 R. Oliver 1 AUBRLLA 7*o _ N. Pyatt 2 •ANTA MARTEL 74 . ' . Twenty started. Spectre ftimtt. Timet 3:211. Trainer: H. J. Harrison. Western Australia. starting price*: 12/1, 10/1,10/1.