Buzzin Along in line for Grey mouth win
Buzzin Along appeared to he on the threshold of winning; form when he ran Maclane close in the feature race at Hokitika last Monday.
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J. J. Boyle
The Riccarton-tramed Bellborough gelding will get his chance tomorrow in the D P Wilson Memorial first leg of the Grevniouth Jockev Club's I . X B double Buzzin Along wil meet
Maclane I.skg better for a head defeat at Hokitika and might become the second runner from the Riccarton Taggart stable to come between Maclane and victors in a Wilson Memorial. Red Gae won this rao fot the Taggart stable two years ago; she beat Maclane b-. a nose. Earlier on that programmi Buzzin Along won the Tria Stakes by six length- and has returned to the West Coast since for more victor ies Buzzin Along won hi- last three races as a I iur \eat old last season, one of them at the expense of I ip p m and some other useful
tniddie-dislance runners at Westport. Maclane s front-running powers make him ideal material for his races on the small courses, and in the hand- of the greatly-ex-perienced Riccarton jockey, Graeme Mem, he should be a formidable contender toAudaciter is a newcomer from Riccarton on the circuit While Is- has not won - fa: this season he has p-embled a iist of useful placing- one of them a cto- second to Rebel Ijid at M ituk’:; na tw arts back But Maclane .night hold a sup " tor chance t! the track u suL, as it was when they
met in the North C'anlerbtr v iCup on Labour Dav Maclane was second. Regal Ration a distant third, and Audaciter a well-beaten Isixth. William Brown i- another Washdyke runner with a background of good form on soft and heavy tracks and his switch from sprinting will attract interest He is a stablemate of Eros, which will also com • in for much attention if the track is heavy for the set ond leg the Flying Hind cap. ’ This race has attracted a field strong in form runners land fancies will take a wi I i range.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34012, 28 November 1975, Page 1 (Supplement)
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