Change of luck for "locals"

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33694, 18 November 1974, Page 8

Change of luck for "locals"

Nip O’Scotch and Sub Indian gave Riccarton stables overdue wins in feature races on their home track on the final dav of the New Zealand Cup meeting.

Nip O'Scotch, a chance ride for the northerner, M. iR. Campbell outfinished the ; 'favourite. Roaming, for a; half length victory in The ! Metropolitan, first leg of the iT.A.B. double. This was rich compensation to the connections | of Nip O'Scotch. Messrs P. W. Broughton, I. E. CosIgrove, and R. N. Simpson,j for the four-year-old’s ill] lluck in running in the New (Zealand Cup a week earlier. This was Nip O’Scotch’si (second win on his home: track this season. He also! won at Trentham in Septem-; ber, and besides has been consistently placed to make |him one of Canterbury’s top; earners for the term. ! Sub Indian, a four-year-old; (owned in the North Island! ;by Mr A. Clouston, but! Itrained at Riccarton by C. J. (Walsh was well ridden byt

i the apprentice. S Ching, to (snatch a neck victory front ■ the Awapuni-trained Loveh i'Honey in the Black and White Handicap ■ Sub Indian, like O'Scotch, had the luck of ( running against him in his .1 previous start at the meeting. but it was all smooth • going on Saturday and the Indian Order gelding capitalI ised on a trailing run to the Ibest advantage. Not so fortunate was Red iStudent. which was backed (down to win favouritism (while being sent out fifth ifancy for a place. ii R. J. Skelton was m trouble on the southerner ■when Surge Again faded fast along the inside rail in his II tracks in the straight. Red Student rallied well once steered into the clear but had to settle for third a i length and a half back.