McNab lop apprentice
Special correspondent Hastings. I Chris McNab, an 18-year-old* from Hastings, was the leading apprentice for the 1976-77 racing season, which ended on SaturMcNab finished the season with 53 wins loin clear of the second placed rider. Stephen Autridge, of Matamata Neither apprentice w&< successful in winning a race on Sat urday hut McNab notched a second at Marton and Autridge a second and a third at Te Awa mutu. McNab’s first win for the seaMM WM <>n < linkaia at Welling-, ton m .August of last year and: hi> last was on Zareg at Levin! last month. The achievement is a personal! triumph for McNab. He has* been among the top appt ent ices [ for some time and tried hard for th*, premiership McNab had his first rare ride in Raster of 1974 when Indent * tired to the Hastings trainers Hrure Marsh and Patrick Camphell This training combination split up at the end of last sea son and now McNab is solely with (’ampbell. McNab’s Gist winner came In November. 1971. on the longshot: Sovereign Stat. From there he* went on to win over GO races* m his next season and has now w<»n 110 races Il’s apprenticeship expire* on \pril 9. next year 1
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