Lalor's runners first and third

Press, 28 December 1978, Page 14

Lalor's runners first and third

From J. J. BOYLE f Timaru The Ashburton trainer, 1 Jim Lalor, put two runners into the A. R. Waugh Handi-i cap, second leg of the Souths Canterbury Jockey Club's i T A B. double yesterday, and saw them run first' and,! third, separated by a head, 1 H'f a length and Dancing < Eva. The winner was Buffy I Molloy, which also won the I co-resnonrfing race last vear. i

■The second runner for the stable was Battisma, which! carried the colours of her: trainer and shaped like an! I early winner in reaching one; :of the minor places. i Buffy Molloy was ridden; by the stable apprentice,! ,Barry Rule, who had also; won this race a year earlier! on the Aristoi mare. Rule had Buffy Molloy in! front straight away Gold Re-! frain followed her closely to! the 600 m but dropped back,!

beaten, on the turn. S toney j ■Topez took up the chase: briefly then Dancing Eva | 'joined in. ; Dancing Eva cut into! I Buffy Molloy’s lead with| (every stride close to home! jbut the favourite lasted! ! bravely. ! lonian Sea, Buffy Molloy’s | best-backed rival, had the) ‘odds against her from the! start- She was one of the! I slowest away and did well! ito get up for sixth,

(being in cramped quarters : for some distance in the (Straight. i Crijiseuiaster, another (form runner for Riccarton, (gave his young rider, Phillip (Mein, an experience he will !not forget in a hurry. I Cruisemaster dropped Mein twice in his preliminary but the Riccarton apprentice escaped injury and irode the Bandmaster gelding j into a creditable fourth, half! Io ifinoth BoSinX Pwtricrna I