GREYMOUTH TROTS Screws Loose wins in first leg

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33979, 21 October 1975, Page 8

GREYMOUTH TROTS Screws Loose wins in first leg

tFrom Our Own Reporterf GREYMOUTH. The Duntroon trainer. Stewart Sutherland, continued his

run of success in races for top trotters vs hen he drove Screws Loose to a win in the Ballins Industries Stakes, first leg of the TA.B. double at Greymouth last evening.

Sutherland has won three race* with Wai-: pounamu. this season while three starts hack Screws Loose finished fourth in the OrdeaL Cup at Addington Race-' way. Screws Loose began best

but drooned in to trail Mac’s Law after about 400 m, The, pace was not particularly' strong and Sutherland was content to wait until the straight before asking Screws. Loose for an effort. She im-f mediately mastered Mac’s Law and came on to heat that horse bv a length Topeka, which was handily placed on ’he inside all the' wav. fought on best of th’ others to finish third, half a length back, a length and a half tn front of Nevele Rod , nev. which races in ’he -ame interests as Mac’s law Edis Nova, four h-wk or ; the rads, '"''nr ••” solidly for It fifth ‘hading Rnnoach Ra’ and Rodnev t>ale. which! 1 dropped away after racing in s the open to the straight. Sunnort“rs nf rhe win fav-j ourite. Southern Comfort., received * poor run for their; monev He broke at the start refused to settle down and was pulled >m. HELD ON C Sunloafer brought a change : 1 of luck to his Rangiora £ owner-trainer. Dick McLean, t when he shaded the favourite I <i Direr’ M agic in the Cnnthai 1 Handicap Murray Butt gave Sun- $ loafer a nerfect trail behind s Renay I’nti’ ’he straight entrance He ’hen took a short lead and a!»ho”"h stmnglvi Challenged bv r, ' r ect Mowrc he lasted -o win bv a nose Direct Mapic. a h»>’ fa”o»-. ite for the rare, broke badly c

it the start and raced at the' .rear of the field, until about SOOm. He gradually improved! •and did well to return a dividend. , After a break of six. I lengths. Irish Rhythm which' i had been in the middle of I 'the field for most of the wav' ’nok third, half a head ini front of Matai Mist, which!

'was pushed back to near the {rear of the field and received lan interrupted run as she tried to improve. Ascot Chance made ground .for a close fifth clear of the others. i The second favourite. Perfect Kid, s-wung round at the .start and refused to take any 'part in the race.