Ariemore lasts for Blenheim win

Press, 9 February 1981, Page 21

Ariemore lasts for Blenheim win

From PAuL MEIN ' ; Blenheim Ted. Lowe, the : successful Ashburton .. owner-trainer, sent’stable .runners to Oamaru and Blenheim on Saturday; and went within, an ace of winning -two provincial cups. . . ■■ -■ ; His northern ’ bound' colour bearer, Ariemore, lasted ’ for a neck victory in the Marlborough CUp and' The Raider failed by'a'nose" to win the Oamaru Cup. ; * ' .Ariemore,:)driven .capably on .Saturday by Brian Hill, settled midfield,. but iiiiproved .quickly to be in touch with' the leaders on the turn. The • five-year-old, now the. winner -of “our races, shot to the front 200 m. out, and • although

Regal- Law came strongly close ;to home, . kept on strongly for his victory. Mia Mocca was third, with ■little luck in the running. The Local Light mare settled behind the pacemaker Willie Coon, but.was shuffled three back and rushed home well down the outer when clear halfway down, the straight. Cousteau went another fine race ' for fourth. He ’• Was ' slow away, .set off around the field’tb" dispute the ’pace ffom the. Boom, and got.;to a narrow, lead. soon afterwards blit -his(earlier exertions -told and he faded in his run. The second favourite, Treasurer, was given every show by Bob Nyhan, but just battled on for his fifth placing. ..

Remote capped a fihfc run of -form, and hoisted a successful season for her trainer, Murray Rennie, with a last-stride wi.i in second leg, the Dominion Handicap. The Gaines Minbar five-year-old showed useful ’form in Southland for Dalft Cameron, ' but lack of racing opportunities forced, her Balclutha owners to sind the mare north. A SGOO yearling purCh’ase, Remote has now won, in excess of $5OOO for Campbell Graham, ..who races ?her in partnership with his . wife, Jan, and Bill Johnstori. The win boosted Rennie’s driving tally to 15, a figure he added to in the. last race when successful behind Fashion First,.