A ears resting lightly on Coast specialist, Strad

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34045, 8 January 1976, Page 6

A ears resting lightly on Coast specialist, Strad

REEF I ON. The nine-x ear-old Strad spanned a long link in his record on the Reefton course "hen he xxon against the sprinters there yesterday .

This t'jugh Jekj it gelding J from the WasMyke stable of < Maurice Jones won the corresponding race a« a four- - ? ear-old in 1971 and again in t 1972 Bur he had to bow out t to the talented but ill-fated I Rrccarton sprinter Shudup < two years ago. S B' finishing second and running Strad to half a i • ng’h the ! "-’.ear-old My I Game made yesterday's a

Strathconan Stud Handicap a triumph for the veterans. My Game found the early -peed to lead the chase after the favourite. Paratonnerre. but did not find that little bit extra to cope with the challenge f the dogged Strad. The victory of Audaciter in the first leg. the Reefton Handicap. did not come a> an outsize tn surprises — not

to those who show some respect for the horses-for-courses theory'. Audaciter made one act of the race, leading throughout in the hands of the Riccarton horseman. Kevin Morton. This was his first vic-, lory since he won the Reefton Handicap a year ago. Last month Morton showed his prowess as a rider of a front runner in

winning two of the Otago: Racing Club's feature races on Maclane. Audaciter had Maclane as one of his rivals yesterday,! but the eight-year-old from) Washdyke faded from the second line to finish sixth under top weight of 58kg. Robanna and Rouge d'Or, ( both light-weights, filled the' minor places behind Audaciter. bur were never a threat to the Riccarton chestnut.

(T A B code: RF) (Weather fine; track fast.) W. H. BECK NOVICE STAKES $1125; 1000 m. First division 110/10 IDLE RICH (18ai 48.5 B. Hibberd 1 4/3 AAVINCIA (li 55.5 L Collins 2 2/1 GUN DAG Al car. 55 G. Guliery 3 Scratched: Duke of York, Irish •Jan. Natty Senator, Equates. • Half a length, three-quarters of | a length, half a length. Pondora fourth Time: 1:2,8. Win: $8.60. Places: $3.10, $3.05. Second division 4/3 CARLOW GIRL (la) 55.5 R McCann 1 7/9 MERIDIAN (16) car. 54 E. Low 2 13/16 GOLDEN TERRACE 55.5 D. Walsh 3 Scratched: Latteryl. Jipcho's • Gold. Moutere Gold. Half a head, three-quarters of a length, neck. ‘ Foxflow fourth Time: 1:2. Win: I $3.90. Places: 53.05. $2.85. Third division i 9/8 MELFAR (13a) 53 I G. Heaton 1 : 1/2 GRANNY SMITH (3) 55.5 K. Morton 2 ; 8/6 KING'S QUEST 55.5 G. Guliery 3 Scratched: Pampered Queen. Length, three-quarters of a length, neck. La Manca fourth. Time: 1:2. Win: $6.90. Places: $2.50. $1.45. Brackets: Idle Rich and Take .Courage; Aavincia Copped and Carlow Girl; Merridian and Party Goddess: Melfar and Hillgrove; i Granny Smith and Irish Jan. JIM O'MALLEY MEMORIAL TROT $1000: CO; 2400 m. I 1/1 VALIANT CHARGE i 7) It K. Townley 1 I 6/6 LEANNE'S PRIDE (5) It E. Ryan 2 i 10/10 IRON ROAD (3i It K. Robertson 3 Others in finishing order: 11/121 ■Kaiancio. 2/2 Stuart’s Pal. 7/7 Exterminator. 4/3 Joe Allan. 13/13 El Suan. 14/14 Bramdean. 3/4 Pic Poplar. 9/9 Balmark, ‘l2/11 Kayson. Three lengths, five lengths.; 1 neck. Time: 3:15.6 Win: $5.35 Places: SI .85. $3.35,: $6.75 FIRST ARTHUR CLOUSTON HANDICAP $1300; 1000 m. 2/2 SOUTHERN HOSTESS ««> 54 R. McCann 1 . 12/12 JUST ABOUT <lO ) car. . 50.5 D. Walsh 2 3/1 ANNIVERSARY BOY (2) 56 M. Mein 3 J Others in finishing order: l/3{] French Step. 4/5 Sfiljwater. 10/10!, ; Little General. 7/7 Khush Amadi." 9/9 Never Know 6/6 Go Suzv. i -8/8 Molly Grey. 11/11 Petite 1 j Fleur, 5/4 Maji Mazuri. ; Length and a half. half a < ’length, two lengths. Time: 1:1. Win: $5. Places: $2.30. $9. $1.85. t SECOND ARTHUR CLOUSTON | HANDICAP, t $1300; 1000 m. | 4/3 POLLY JANE (13j 53.5 ,* G. Lee 1’ | 1/4 THOR ill 57 < D. Walsh 2! 1 5/6 LIDOSON (6) 54 H K. Morton 3-J Others in finishing order: 3/2 b Galapan. 7/7 Nadi. 10/10 Keldor,! (9/9 William Leigh. 6/5 Nurse* I Mellay. 2/1 Nesaru, 8/8 Hardley ■ Fair. Two lengths, half a length.,-three-quarters of a length. Time: 1 i 1:2. [< Win: $5.95. Places: $2.15. $2.20. ] $2.40. p REEFTON HANDICAP, $2000; 2000 m. 2/2 AUDACITER i2) 52 K. Morton 1 • 4/4 ROBANA (13) 48 D. Walsh 2 ■ 9/9 ROUGE DOR (14) 48 D. Hibberd 3! Others in finishing order: 6/6 Greek Prince. 5/5 Buzzing Along. 1/3 Maclane. 8/8 Mr Rich-, ’ mond, 7/7 Ribeiro. 3/1 Peter’s ’ . Rock. Three lengths. length. two lengths. Time: 2:3.8. Win. 53.70. Places: $1.50. $2.35. $9.45. R. (WOODROW) WILSON NOVICE STAKES, $1125: 2000 m. i 8/8 KING OF SPEED (14) 53 B. Hibberd 1 4/3 TUTTASI (12) 55.5 I. Grant 2 5/5 DANIELLE RAE (131 53 G. Lee 3 Others in finishing order: 6/6 [Our Emma. 2/1 Bellatello, 1/2 Irish Jan. 10/11 Sebonya, 3/4 j Jeanette's Jo\. 7/7 Conquest.: 12/10 Sarah Leah. 9/9 Isel Bid. : 11/12 Regal Bid. Fixe lengths. neck. length. ■Time: 2:5. Win: $19.90. Places: $4.35. $2.70. P [53.15. i ( L. R. C. MACFARLANE MEMORIAL HANDICAP < $1300; 2000 m. ; i 5/4 THE GRANGE <4) ear. 52 1 D. Walsh 1 9/7 YOUNG MAVIS (13) 54 . M. Mein 2 1 ’ 11/11 JUBAL (II) 54 I E. Low 3 | Others in finishing order: 7/9; Stag Dance. 10/10 Zend Avesta. 6/8 Golden Gate, 1/2 Roval 1 Fable, 8/3 Persian Market. 2/11* James Mellay. 4/6 Mr Spitz. 12/12 Cortes. |* [ Length and a half, half ai< length, haif/a length. Time; 2:5.2 ; Win: $ll.lO. Places: $2.75. $3.60. • | $6.25. ■ ( STRATHCONAN STUD 1 HANDICAP, i $1600; 1400 m. 6/6 STRAD (2) 55 M. McPhie 1 5/5 MY GAME (9 > 52 < D. Walsh 2. 1/4 KOWHAI GLEN (3> 54.5 i I. Grant 3i’ Others in finishing order: 2/3,1 Paratonnerre. 4/2 Bun Tuck, 3/1’ r Eros. 7/7 Ferrier, 8/8 Nasfiki. ! i Half a length, head. neck. Time: 1:2.42. 1 Win $18.30. Places: $3.40. $2.35. [51.45. t PAT KENNEDY TROT, i SI 000: CO; 2000 m. 2/2 LEE ON (10) It 1 C. Newton 1 < 10/10 TRUE ANNA (31 It C. Middleton 2:‘ 3/3 MIGHTY EAGLE (18) 20 1 K. Townley 3 ] Others in finishing order: 11/lli. Lucky. 5/6 Truant Wood. 7/7 ’ Suzy Del. 9/9 Trans Tasman. 8/8 Waitaki Flo, 1/1 Nestling, 12/12 j Norm Red. 4/4 Solo' Trip. 14/15 t Prince Sylvanian. 15/13 Roseland Chance, 13/14 Eureka Maid. 6/5:1 Robyn Charles. ; Head. neck. three lengths, j. Time: 2:40.9. ‘ Win. $5.60. Places: 52.15, $6.90.-' 52.20. (