WAIKATO RESULTS

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32848, 23 February 1972, Page 8

WAIKATO RESULTS

(N.Z. Press Association) HAMILTON. Track (lightly easy; weather cloudy. KARITANE HANDICAP $1500; two-year-olds; 6f. 2/3 TOUCH 'N' GO (5) 8-3 W. Skelton 1 13/13 MANCHERO (18) 7-8 M. Long 2 3/2 RAINSONG (6) 8-0 D. Peake 3 Scratched: Gold Quill, Persian Way, Dayton, Guy Miler, Black Nymph, Bucenbow, Sharee’s Angel. Four lengths, head, half a length. Fencourt Lass fourth. Time: 1:14 3-5. Win: $5.05. Places: $2, $22.40, $1.95. FIRST PIONEER MAIDEN HANDICAP $1000; 61. 10/8 NEMAN (20) 8-5 D. Peake 1 11/12 HONEYVEIL (10) car. 7-13 C. Freakley 2 8/9 NETWORK (22) 8-5 R. Skelton 3 Scratched: Fabliaux, Biloela, Burnbrae, Forest Fair, Paemoko Prince, Riff Kin. Length, neck. Time: 1:151. Brandygio fourth. Win: $26.70. Places: $5.35, $9.10, $650. VISITORS' HIGH-WEIGHT $1500; Im. 1/1 TESTEMALL (1) 10-3 R. Leggett 1 2/2 CAPTAIN GENERAL (3) 9-9 G. Alexander 2 3/3 TAPORO (6) 9-4 Scratched: Khlsmat, Black Billie, Bronze Beau, Shah’s Pride, Tanjie Fair, The Shah. Half a length, two lengths, length and a quarter. Mach One fourth. Time: 1:40 9-10. Win: $4.45Places: $l.BO, $1.85, $2.55.

INTERNATIONAL STAKES $15,000; weight-for-age with special allowances; Ilf. 1/1 SAILING HOME (4) Miss J. Edgar-Jones’s b m by Dogger Bank—Chocolate 6yrs 8-13 L. Piggott; trailed leader to home

straight, challeneged, went ahead and held on gamely j 10/10 GAME (1) T. C. and Mrs Lowry’s blk g by Faux Tirage—Calm 6yrs 9-2 R. Higgins; made pace to home turn, fought back resolutely when headed 2 5/4 TOPSY (13) R. A. Whyte’s b or br m by Sovereign Edition—Mississippi 4yrs 8-5 G. Edge; fourth or fifth to home

turn, ran on solidly .. 3 Others in finishing order:— 6/4 Young Ida 7-8 W. Smith; back early, eighth at half-mile, ran on without chance of paying dividend .. 4 4/5 Silver Knight 9-0 D. Peake; seventh or eighth mainly, moved up fourth home turn, no dash . 5 11/11 Evonstead 8-10 R. Marsh; run of race In third place, could not come

on 6 7/6 Suttle 8-7 N. Voigt; seventh early, near rear half-mile, battled on 7 3/7 Kirrama 9-0 C. O’Neill; one of last couple to home straight, ran past beaten horses .. 8 8/8 Wiremu 8-8 J. Riordan; in or near back all way 0 2/2 Uananthony 8-3 E. Didham; sixth early, fourth at half-mile, beaten soon after 19 0/0 Laurel Oaks 8-10 A. Lister; always tolling at back 11 12/12 Simon De Montfort 8-10 W. Skelton; fourth to six furlongs, beaten quickly, drifted out . 12 Neck, three-quarters of a length, two lengths and a half. Time: 2:18 9-10. Trainer: owner, Riccarton.

Win: $5.15. Places: $1.90, $4.45, $2.75.

COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP $1500; 71.

3/3 LAURELVILLE (2) 8-8 R. Taylor 1 5/5 ALDONNA (8) 8-2 G. Willetts 2

2/2 SUMMEROSA (11) 8-2 K. Cullen 3 Scratched: Whispering, Alclndor, Beeline, Celtic Prince, Mighty Valarlan, Robo Road. Head, nose, three-quarters of a length. Village Oak fourth Time: 1:27 2-5. Win: $8.25 Places: $2.65, $3.90, $2.20. W.R.C. MEMBERS' HANDICAP $6000; 71. 4/4 HI-BING (4) T. H. Knowles’s br g by Just Whistle—Derent lyrs 8-3 G. Edge; rear on settling, fourth at furlong, strong finish ~ 1 1/1 EGMONT PARK (3) I. F. McGuire’s br h by Copenhagen ll—Mydame 4yrs 8-6 N. Harris; rear after furlong, finished strongly .. 2 3/3 Tauporae <6> t. McK. Duncan and A. K. Scott’s ch m by Pakistan ll—lvory Tower iiyrs 8-2 W. Skelton; early leader, trailed, ran on strongly 3 Others in finishing order:— 13/13 Just Laddie M. Long; made and shared pace, fought on gamely .. 4 8/8 St Crlsplan N. Voigt; seventh mainly without best of runs, ran on 5 5/6 Count Keraru R. Marsh;

ruck early, ran up furlong and looked likely, weakened 6 7/7 Sharda R. Brown; drifted back early, improved to sixth home turn, could not come on 7 6/5 Gay Prlnca G. M:Llesh; fifth or sixth, mainly, but wide, no danger In straight .8 12/12 Sam McGrady W. Smith; last after furiong, ran on a UtUe 9 10/10 Tros Bon K. Reggett; up early, drifted shade, ran up wide home turn, weakened .. .10 11/11 Waloname G. Willetts: wide early, shared lead Into straight, still there furlong, stopped . 11 2/2 Hskono D. Peake : second last early, little improvement 12 14/14 Reoffered P. Venn; run of race on rails, 9/9 MaSfera i.’ Riordan: U middle early, drifted out ■ M 15/15 Wingman N. Eastwood; soon out of if ■ • . .1® Half a head, half a length, two lengths and three-quarters. Time: 1:26. Trainer: owner, Te 58.05. Places: $2.85, $2.10, $2.55. WAIKATO STAYERS' PLATE $2500; 2m.

4/4 KARTIKA (D 8-7 R. Skelton 1 2/2 PERPETUAL (16) 7-8 D. Peake 2 9/8 IRISH WHIP (5) 8-1 K. Reggett 3 Scratched: Rustler, Don’s Joy, Jubilee Girl, Orakel, Swagman, Whence. Three . lengths, nose, three-quarters of a length. Ml Solo fourth. Time: 3:29 t-5. Win: $9.65. Places: $3.50, $2.50, $6.65.

SECOND PIONEER MAIDEN HANDICAP $1000; «f.

7/7 BOLIVAR (5) 8-6 K. Opie 1 6/6 DON CHARLES (1) car. 8-1 .. G. Cross 2 12/15 KING ROY (11) 8-6 V. Cameron 3

Scratched: Hidden Gold, Gazu, Hitachi, Lord Neander, Supreme Lady, Tempest Rose, Length and a half, three-quarters of a length, same. Mahuta Maid fourth. Time: 1:14 2-5. Win: $12.70. Places: $3.66, $2.95, $l3. BUSINESSMAN'S HANDICAP $2500; Im.

2/2 NEAT (5) 8-5 . G. Bell 1 7/8 LORD SYNTAX (3) 8-7 W. Skelton 2 4/4 PADDY'S SISTER (17) 7-12 G. Willetts 3 Scratched: Bellarine, Fearless Fred. Three lengths, two lengths and a half, half a length. Mighty Oak fourth. Time: 1:39 1-10. Win: $4.80. Places: $2.05, $6.50, $3.