Surprise result

Press, 11 April 1977, Page 13

Surprise result

NZPA Sydney There was an upset in the $lOl,OOO Doncaster Handicap H6oomi at Randwick on Saturday, when the Cummingstrained Just Ideal won by a length and a quarter from New Zealand-bred Manawapoi (Battle Waggon—Pin) at long odds of 33 to 1. There was booing as John Duggan, in his first win since a serious accident that threatened his riding career, brought the four-year-old entire back to scale. Just Ideal was one of six horses Cummings had in the race, but with a wide barrier

draw and unimpressive recent form lie was not as highly fancied as most of his stablemates. The win even surprised Cummings. A sensation followed the race when Larry Olsen, rider of thifdplaced Dalrello. protested against Just Ideal. He claimed Just Ideal ' had taken his running, forcing him to check out and costing i Dalrello the race. Duggan said his mount had ducked in badly i near the finish. i The protest was dismissed. . Olsen said he had made the • protest because of the $lO,OOO difference between third anti second prizes. If the protest had i succeeded Manawapoi would 1 have been awarded the race from Just Ideal with Dalrello ;third. 1 Disappointments in the race . were Ngawyni, the Cummingstrained second favourite, which ! finished seventeenth of the 24 I starters, and the 13-to-4 favourite, Tiger Town, which failed to : run on and finished seventh. |ln the 1400 m A.J.C. Sires Produce Stakes, the crack two-year-old Luskin Star led all the v f ay to set an Australian record of ' Imin 21.5 sec. The result of the Doncaster •Handicap (N.Z. T.A.B. details) was: [l9/19 JUST IDEAL (12) 53 J. Duggan 1 110/10 MANAWAPOI (13) 53 A. Scorse 2 5/5 DALRELLO (4) 55.5 L. Olsen 3 Also ran: 1/1. Tiger Town, 2/4 jNgawyni, 3/2 Denise’s Jov. 4'3 iDear John, 6/7 Future Shock, ; '7/6 Burwana. B'9 Tov Show. 9'B Bold Mayo. 11/13 Desirable, 12/12 •Nearest. 12/12 Munastre. 13/14 Romantic Dream, 14/11 Rangi■toto. 14/11 Somerset Pride. 15/15 Mavbe Mahal, 16/18 Bonfield. 17/16 Gloomy Isle, 17/16 Savoir. 18/17 Pacific Ruler. 20/20 Det«nlator. 21/22 Apollua, 22/21 Su;penor Air. I Win: 549.80 Place?' $14.90,; 56,40, $4.70. Quinella: 5478.25.