Reprimand after first win
The 17-y ear-old Cambridge apprentice Chris Wood was reprimanded before the Canterbury Jockey Club’s judicial committee after he rode the first : winner of his career on Satur-i : day. Wood made a special trip south to ride the stable runner, Innes] Lad, in the Longbeach Handicap. He was able to claim a 4.5 kg allowance and brought the Head! Hunter gelding home two' lengths and a half clear of Princess Hasty, anol her runner for Waikato. The winner and runner-up bumped when going for the same gap near the 600 m, and Wood was later reprimanded for allow'ing his mount to push out when there was insufficient room. He was also warned that if he repeated such riding tactics he would be facing a more serious charge of careless riding. Princess Hasty was under an|other handicap in the race. She : lost two lengths at the start. [So did Country King, which was attempting a third win for the meeting. He finished fifth.
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