Two false starts

Press, 19 May 1981, Page 34

Two false starts

PA Auckland False starts were declared in two races at'Alexandra Park on Saturday evening; both from a mobile dispatch. The' first one,'-in the Robyn Evander Pace, resulted' from the breaking of Young Bradly’s bit. • The Starter, Mr John Gavin, was commended and the drivers Ron Shaw, Colin Evans and Peter Wolfenden, were commended , by -the stipe^diaiY<:i : committee,.,-fQS the/.part : they-, .played in', the horse (being brought under control ’ ..; /■• A” ferae, start Was. declared in the 'Global Hall , Stakes when. Strident, broke in the run-up after being checked by Kiwi Legion.- There‘were resultant 1 checks?. 10. Mary. Tudor and Jill Baker.Dividends for «the Global Hall-' Stakes were held up while'/an . inquiry was held into Verona’s shifting ground in .the straight. It was. found that the-, chances of other horses had not been affected, ■ ■ ,&?. »■' P 4 McMillan, I’bh- was fined $5O after, the Gee Pace- . > The driver ,of Regal Hurricane, he was found to hay? allowed, his horse .to shift ground slightly at the end of 450 m- This resulted in the tightening up of -Royal Play on to. Blue /Peter, - Which broke. -. .' - - .' Later in the-race, McMillan, was dislodged from the sulky after Regal Hurricane, had locked sulky wheels with Red Berry,

Record entries.—A record 1722 horses were nominated for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s two-dayi Queen’s Birthday week-end meeting when nominations closed on l Thursday. . For' the first day, Saturday, May 30, 808 horses were nominated, while 914 were entered for the'- second, day, Monday, June 1. The feature event of the meetihg. the $15,000 Suzuki Handicap (2000 m to be run on the first day, has attracted - 89 . nominations.— Wanganui. - r- ''