Regal Shine shows ability in Orari Challenge Stakes

Press, 29 November 1976, Page 18

Regal Shine shows ability in Orari Challenge Stakes

Regal Shine showed that she will be a top chance when important races for fillies arc decided later in the season when she beat her stablemate. Scottish Heath, in the Orari Challenge Stakes on Saturday.

Regal Shine was the 13/13] fav>unte. whereax her stable-' ma'e was the 5/2 favourite.] Regal Shine is raced by her) voting driver. Malcolm Shinn, in partnership with Messrs; John Seaton, Courtenay. and Bnar. Johnston, of' Chr -(church, who paid $2500 for her at the yearling sale- 1 Regal Shine was having only; her third race start. She was third in the Leonard Memorial Stakes at Rangiora and sixth at Addington on October 29 A filly by Regal Yankee from Shine Away, she is a half-sister to Just a Glow, which won a Geraldine Cup. >he made a splendid beginning from the -econd line on Sa'urday and was always handily placed She came through on the inside just when it looked as though Scottish Heath had the measure of the field. Regal Shine won by halt a length from Scottish Heath, w'tn another half a length to Reimer’s Image, which tried to lead for the last 1300 m. .Sunseeker received a shocking run and did well to finish

ita nose further back fourth.j[ ahead of Lord Septemus.h I which was forced wide on the turn, Michael’s Advice, and 1 . the fast-finishing Armbro < • Dhu. ' < TAME CONTEST , i American Chief came out! ■m top at the end of a tame;< icontest in the Geraldine Cup. ' . He received a perfect trail i behind Stavelev and had no I [difficulty working off the: ■ (fence once Bronze Regal be-;i gan to drop back shortly i after turning for home. i Chaka came on boldly fromji . a good way back at the 600 m j .' to cut Staveley out nf second' tn a neck, with Almetos fin- . ishing resolutely from far) > back for a close fourth. Hei , was followed bv Scottish 1 »;Chief and Quite Regal. I t: Joie de Vivre swung round, ilar the start and wrecked the’ ’(Chances of Vince and Chan-j eris Play. , American Chief is raced in! i.,partnership by his trainer,! ■ Felix Newfield, and the presii dent of the Metropolitan . Trotting Club (Mr Eugene - McDermott). His win w-as h overdue as he had been

placed in each of his previous) three starts. Sail Again followed up two placings at the Cup meeting earlier in the month with a vein in the President’s Handicap. a race noteworthy for the failure of the hot favourlite. Rockv Tryax. to return ■ a dividend. Rocky Tryax was .well back until the 500 m, but jhe showed little dash when I pulled out to improve. Then, i about the 200 m. he paced !roughly and almost broke. ! Sail .Again was handily ! placed on the outside. He ! moved up to the pacemaker. : Bonny River, early in the run 'home and came on to w r in i handily by half a length for I his Oarnaru owners, Mr and (Mrs D. Sparks, for whom he I is trained bv Ivan Schwamm. Young Lass, awkwardly placed i for much of the way, did well ; for second, a short length in front of the outsider. Fallacy . Lass. Another long shot in Avenge was next followed by ] William Point. Hallfield Star provided one of ! the features of the day when he won the second division of the Temuka Handicap. Although he had not raced for more than three years, he was a commanding favourite, paying $1.20 for a win and 95c for a place. He led throughout, burning his rivals

off to win by six lengths in the smart time of 3min 31.9 sec. He should graduate to a tight mark in verv quick time. Raced and trained by Bill Bagrie. Hallfield Star has been plagued by a series of setbacks since his lone start at two years in which he broke a pedal bone. Peter Bagrie drove Hallfieid Star, as his father was unable to attend the meeting because of influenza. The other division was a family affair. Royce Court produced First Encounter, which was driven by his son. Graham, to win for Messrs T. and F. Chan, at the expense of Light Band, owned and trained by his father. Bob who comes from Brightwater. Steady Up was first past • the post in the Stewards' Handicap, beating Song Gala by half a head with three lengths to Ben Star. After an inquiry it was decided to relegate Steady Up to third and promote the other two horses. It was found that Steady Up had caused interference to Ben Star with about sflm to run. No action was taken against Felix Newfield, the driver of Steady Up. as it was considered the horse ran about under the whip.

Royce Court produced three horses at the meeting. First Encounter and Glen tar a winning, while Chaka was second. Glentara. at odds of more than 25 to l', got up to beat Pat Nash in the Raukapuka Handicap with Curraghmore coming on strongly for third, ahead of Fair Chance and Bess Hanover. The favourite. Michelle Bay, was checked early.