GAY MIMIC SUCCEEDS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 23, 27 January 1940, Page 23

GAY MIMIC SUCCEEDS

PAHIATUA RACES

FAVOURITES' GOOD RUN

(From "Ariki Toa.")

The Pahiatua Cup, feature event of the opening day of the Pahiatua Racing Club's Annual Meeting yesterday, was productive of a mild surprise when. Gay. Mimic, the fourth favourite, easily accounted for the opposition over the final staged it was an excellent race; with each of the seven contestants enjoying a clean run throughout. Gay Mimic was restraint itl behind the two ; leaders OVii? the flfit mile, but approaching the. turn he moved up sharply to be the actual leader as the field straightened up. Jfe finished very generously undef pfessufe aiftd ha& th& r&c# w"ott inside the distance. This horse, prior to the . Wellington Meeting; had been in the iiiohey oh ten cdnsMutiV<& oGGasionSi and. the Victory was well deserved. Le TOquet- was responsible for the greater portion of the pace, and he did Very weir to hang on for' second. It was hi§ best eftiitt to- date itt 6|rfn company, and it would not be surprising to find him winning a dblihtty clip. '■: • v*v.: ■ ..■.■■..•■' Corroboree ran a fair race but had every charieie. The dis^pointrrientt was the hot favourite Galteeiiiore, who was given every chance in* second place -to the turnvbut h£ was the' fifgtj horse1 beaten and was sixth, to pass the post' Granvale ran a fair face, while Tidewaiter looked-likely1 at the turn but did not run on, although finishing fourth. GOOD THING BEATEN. A warm favourite in Moradabad was the best of good things beaten in the Maiden Handicap. She drew wide out and when the tapes were released was backing, with the result that she was standing the leaders upwards of twelve lengths at the- end of a furlong. She slowly reduced the gap and.was.fourth at the turn, but the earlier effort took toll over the last bit, and sfie was weakening again at the post. With anything like a decent getaway she rriust have won. The winner, Miss Leighon, received a decided advantage at the start, but she was steadied in behind Daregain, only to hit the front again at the turn and go on to win rather easily. She | is a shapely daughter of Leighon and Rule Britannia, arid is trained at Bulls by A. E. Neale. Master Solway had every chance, always being in the first three, but he failed to run on. Daregain was the leader for about half a mile, but Balgowlah was closer at the finish than at any other stage, after missing the jump-out. Fauvette ran a fair race. SKY LIMIT AGAIN. Sky Limit carried a third of the investments in the Konini Hack Handicap, and he duly materialised, but I the margin was narrow. He got away well but was quickly steadied, and at the completion of two furlongs he was bringing up the rear with Te Oriko. He had moved up on terms with the leader Golibri a furlong from home and always appeared to have the issue in safe keeping, although Colibri was coming again just on the post. [ Colibri made a game effort to pull it off, and it was only in the last few strides that she weakened. Titter was always in the firing line and hung on fairly well for third. Toorak, who was very toey in the birdcage and gave a decent display of buckjumping, was the early pacemaker but weakened to fourth. Cherry Picker ran a bad race. TOPWEIGHT SCORES. Small Boy and Thrasos monopolised the betting in the Ballance Highweight, and the pair fought out an interesting finish, with Small Boy gaining the upper hand over the last fifty yards. Small Boy jumped out splendidly from No. 1, and when he ran to'the front rounding the turn he looked an easy winner. However, Thrasos then issued a strong challenge and actually hit the front inside the last furlong, but it : was only on sufferance, for Small Boy was going well within himself and went away again when shaken up. Thrasos ran a really good.race, foe he was last early, and this may have contributed towards his weakening. Lacan was showing up prominently at the turn, but he then commenced to stop and was only a fair third. Primak was in front early, but Haupongi was always near the rear. NEVER IN DOUBT. The Nursei-y Handicap was not a good race, for over the final furlong Army Girl and Nationalist cleared right away from the opposition, with Army Girl always holding her rival i well in check. As a matter of fact \ the race was a good thing for the winner, who was never required to do her best. Nationalist showed any amount of speed out in front, but the others were well beaten, with Lady. ; Govern holding off Lancelot for the minor rrioney. . ~ : ■ ; ■■■ ■ TfcENCHLAto BEATEN.' ' . :

Backers of Trench Law in, the Hamya Hack Handicap, lost practically 50 per cejnt. of their investment when the son of Gascons was beaten into second place by Dainty Sheila. The latter was; never further, back than second* and. when she ran to the front halfway down she quickly placed the issue beyond doubt. She was ridden out with the whip, but none of the remainder ever, looked like beating her. Trench Law was a shade unlucky in thathe was" badly placed on the fence till well into the straight, and when he ultimately did get out the 'race was practically all over. He finished very generously, and" a winning bracket may shortly go his way. ' Acrobat was responsible for the greater porton of the pace, and he was a fair third, ahead of Richelieu Pearl, always in the first three.

-; : •■■■ THE HACK SFRINT. ; ' Although not getting any the best of the dispatch, Te Ore showed brilliant speed to run into fourth position at the end of a furlong in the Makurt Hack Handicap, and this enabled her to reach the front at the distance and hold off the fa^t-finishing Dunmanway. The latter was surprisingly well

backed, and the confidence, was not misplaced, for he may have been unlucky in that he was chopped back early and did not get out of the ruck until fairly late. Stella Lux drew the outside and was last early, but came with a wet sail to secure the minor money. Punarua was also finishing on, while Kehua had her chances extinguished by I a bad check on the turn. Wakarara and Gaelic Song failed to stay. Gaelic Song's saddle slipped just oh the post, and W. J. Stevens was dislodged, suffering slight concussion. RETURN TO FORM. Solaria made short work of the opposition in the Ekatahuna Handicap, and his rider was only keeping him going over the last furlong to win by a decisive margin. He followed Life Guard until approaching , the home turn, but assumed command on straightening up. from which stage the issue was never in doubt. Royal Star II was unlucky in that he received an excellent run just in behind the leaders until the' distance, where he received a bad check, which extinguished his chances of winning. Sporting Gift showed his customary speed af beginning better than usual, but Lord Cavendish raced ungenerously, although finishing well for i fourth. Life Guard failed to stay.