Coast sprinter’s mild surprise
Paratonnerre hrousht off a mild surprise in winning; the Templeton Handicap, second leg of the Canterbury Jockey Club's T.A.B. double yesterday.
Mr and Mrs W. J. Kennedy’s four-year-old Sedge wick gelding scurried away tc a longish lead earlv. ard saw it out safely for a length victory over the second favourite. Annenic. Trained at Ikamatua on the West Coast by his partowner. Paratonnerre was brought to Riccarton with Senator Kennedy, which ran third in the Great Easter on Mondav. but could not race
yesterday because of injurv Paratonnerre was ridden by the Riccarton apprentice. S. Ching, and his victorv set up a good return of 566."5 on the forecast with Annenic. Those behind Annenic were beaten off Windvale Boy. making a fresh start, outfinished the favourite. Sir Ribot, which found the conditions more than he could manage in this his second race after a spell. >
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33513, 19 April 1974, Page 6
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