Solar Chip fastest

Press, 25 February 1986, Page 25

Solar Chip fastest

Solar Chip provided the i highlight of the day with a “ stylish win in the Cl and ; C2 pace at the North '- a Canterbury 0.T.8. work- ' outs at Rangiora on Sunday.

After racing three back on the inner mostly, Solar Chip improved quickly.... from the 600 m, and ran*” clear in the home stretch to win by two lengths in a • useful 3:26.9 (2600 m with C the last 800 m taking 61.3 s ■ and the final 400 m 29.75.

On Target, which chased the winner from the home, turn, fought on solidly to finish second, two lengths ahead of Keytone with Prince Nardins a further length back in fourth place.

Jack Hammer also displayed his fitness with a fine win in the C 3 and faster class. ;

The Jack Chance gelding, which started off 20m with Saucy Star, was still last at the 800 m, but dashed up quickly before the home turn to win by a neck going away from Early Riser, in 3:29.6 (2600 m He ran his last 800 m in 60.2; the final 400 m took 29.3. Saucy Star finished fast from well back to take third only half a neck from Early Riser with half a length to Isel, which headed in the others.

Lucky Anne broke 1500 m from home, but recovered well to outfinish Trophy Boy by a nose in the Cl and faster trot The winner’s time was a slow 3:39.6, but she _ seemed to have plenty in reserve, sprinting over the last 400 m in 30.3.

The sire, Clever Innocence, provided two winners during the two-year-old parades when Innocent Guy and That’s That were successful. The latter was most im- < pressive after breaking and looking a forlorn chance early. But after being still at the rear into the straight, Robert Dunn asked the boy gelding for an effort and he responded generously to win going away by two lengths in 2:46.8 (2000 m He was timed over his last 800 m in 61.3; his final 4000 m took 30s. Innocent Guy was not asked to do much to beat two rivals in 2:552.4, sprinting his last 400 m in 29.3. The other two-year-old heat was won by the Maurice Vermeulentrained Purple Reign (Noodlum—Royal Decision), which showed courage to nose out Frosty Morning (Frosty Lobell) and Neat Feat (Farr Hanover) in 2:46.5, the last 800 m in 64.5 and the final 400 m in 31.65.