All – Australian Grand Final

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33462, 18 February 1974, Page 8

All - Australian Grand Final

(N.Z. Press Association PERTH. The New Zealand horses, Hi Foyle and Young Quinn, failed lo reach the final of the 1974 Inter-Dominion championships at Perth' next Saturday when, they finished sixth in, their respective heats on Saturday evening, C. S. Hunter, the trainerdriver of Young Quinn, and P I C. Gallagher, Hi Foyle’s trainer-1

driver, expressed disappointment; about the horses’ failure to qualify. "Young Quinn did not produce the form that he showed in New Zealand,” Hunter said. “We had to bring him a long way, and, he just did not settle down in Perth. The hard track at Glou-| cester Park was not to his liking.” Gallagher said that alter run-i Ining second on the first night; | of the championships he thought; his stallion would qualify for the; (final—but the horse did not fan-1 I prove as he expected. ' The final three qualifying ■ heats failed to produce an out- ! right favourite for the final. Two 'Sydney pacers, Just Too Good land Paleface Adios, share 'favouritism at 3 to 1, though

(they failed to get a place in; | the heats, both finishing fourth.; Five New South Wales pacers qualified for the field of 10 which will line up for the $50,000 filial. i The third favourite for the i final is the Victorian horse. Royal I Gaze, which finished on strongly for third in the eighth heat. The defending champion. Hondo Grattan (N.S.W.i did not lose any friends when he dead- ' heated for fourth in his heat. He is at 6 to 1 and is likely Ito firm before next Saturday. The ten qualifiers for the final are: Just Too Good (N.S.W.) 35: Adios Victor (N.S.W.i 34; Royal Gaze (Vic.) 31: Paleface Adios (N'.S.W.i 30.’,; Welcome Advice (N.S.W.), Haddock (W.A.i 28; Bret Armagh (Vfc.l. Local Product (W.A.I. Yallara (Tas.) 27: Hondo Grattan (N.S.W.), 261. Results:— T.A.B. code: GW SEVENTH QUALIFYING HEAT $7500: free-for-all; 2000 m. YALLARA (Tas.) T Peck ]i YANKEE RHYTHM (W.A.I I. Poyser 2' MISS DUNDEE (W A.) M. Johnson 3

ROYAL VANCE (W.A.i B Cushing 4 Three metres, same. Royal Vance fourth. Time: 2:34 5-10. EIGHTH QUALIFYING HEAT $7500; free-for-all; 2000 m. LOCAL PRODUCT (W.A.i F. Kersley 1 WEE CENT (W.A.I F. Hough 2 ROYAL GAZE (Vie) K. Pocock 3 All started. Neck, four metres Paleface Adios and Hondo Grat tan dead heat fourth. Tim* 2:32.2. NINTH QUALIFYING HEAT $7500; free-for-all; 2000 m ADIOS VICTOR (N.S.W.) A. Bray 1 JAMES EDEN (W.A.I F. Kersley 2 WELCOME ADVICE (N.S.W.) B. Clarke 3 AU started. Nose. three metres. Just Too Good fourth. Time: 2:34.9. The New Zealand Press Association advised that T.A.B. divi dends for Saturday’s heats were not available last evening.