Unexpected winner

Press, 21 July 1980, Page 23

Unexpected winner

Bocasa Lord quashed the hopes of alj but the holders of 414 ticket-holders chasing the first on-course treble at Addington on Saturday when he won the first leg, the Aranui Handicap, at odds of almost 20 to one. R. L. Jamison’s Flight Adios gelding, which, except for a last start fourth on ms home course at Ashburton, had produced no form of worth since clearing maiden ranks at Oamaru in February, was given the run of the race behind the pacemaking Fee Gee until the home turn. Zane Gregg brought Bocasa Lord out to challenge early in the run home and he ran the 2000 metres out best to win by three parts of a length. Fee Gee was in no danger of losing second. He held that place by six lengths from New Song, which battled on after sharing the

fourth line for much of the race. Mala Nada, one of the early tail-enders, made ground for fourth and Majestic Glenn led in the others. Bonaparte, a Scotch Abbe four-year-old having his first start, came right up to the expectations of his veteran Prebbleton trainer and partowner, Alec Purdon, by winning the second leg, the Committee Handicap, for which he was a firm favourite. Purdon. who rarely drives these days, secured a perfect trailing run for Bonaparte behind the pacemaking Little

John until the home turn. He was brought out to challenge half-way through the run home and gathered the pacemaker in close to the end to win by half a length. Geranee came from far back for third but was four lengths away and clear of Norice Wave, which was followed in by Proudfoot.

There were 136 tickets still left for exchange after the second leg. The holders of 47 of those plugged for the firm favourite. Right Bower, in the Belfast Handicap and each ticket was worth $170.50. Right Bower, which is

raced in partnership by D. A. and M. Ashby and which is a fairly recent addition to lan Cameron’s team, led for all but the first 200 metres for a decisive win.

Right Bower won by two lengths and a half from Hanover James, which led for a brief period early and then tracked the winner to the straight Beamingly, third on the inner until the home turn, outfinished True Tuapeka, which was equal second as they made the straight, by two lengths for third place but she was a length behind Hanover James.