SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 2, 4 January 1943, Page 6

SPORTING

CLASSFORM EASILY

THE CHAMP'S CLOSE CALL

(By "Binocular.") The Ashhurst Cup, which occupied the place of honour on the Marton Jockey Club's programme on Saturday, was won by Classform, who had been prevented from fulfilling her engagement on the opening day owing to a suitable rider not being available. She was ' brought up on the outside crossing the top to be wide out as the leaders swung into the straight, but she finished too well for her opponents. Triple " Crown came home solidly to beat Amigo by a head, with Dynasty ,also coming from well back for fourth. The leaders, Sir Crusoe, Gay Genet, and Duality all .stopped, and there was little excuse for Ale-, thea, the favourite. x After a lengthy period of indifferent form, The Champ took the Pohangina Handicap, the open sprint, after a keen struggle with Pay Roll, the latter making a bold bid to win all the way. Caroline Bay came just too late to touch off the other pair, a half-head and a head being thd dividing margins. Sterling Lad was badly left. Po-Huka, winner of the first division on the opening day, had a keen battle with Midian Star in the Trial Plate, a head (Separating them at the post, with Transcript running a greatly improved race for third. Radio Call came from a long way back for fourth. Royal Counsellor had every chance. With A. Jenkins in the saddle, Dark Eagle, who had run a very promising third on the opening day, came in for solid support for the Tutaenui Hack Hurdles. ' Taken to, the '■ front half a mile or so from home he won with something in hand from Israel, who was always handy, with Vitement making an unsuccessful bid to get up.; Flying Spy again- jumped slowly; Race Away ran off, and Red Chief, lost his ■rider. ,• '■■ ■' ■.\■ .• . .•,•■■■.! After Star Peer had led into thei straight"*'in •' the Junction Plate La ■ Serena worried the pacemaker out of the decision in the last stride, with Virtuoso, a stable-mate of the winner, coming- with a late run for third. Keite-He ran very wide at the straight entrance to fourth.After a great duel between Sir Brad! j bury and Nighean all the way up the straight in. the Wairoma Hack j Handicap, the former squeezed home i by a head, the pair having been in front practically throughout There was a gap of three lengths to Pedantic, who had Te Awe Awe alongside. Voltaire was pinched back early, and Condole was beaten by the early speed. ' > • The big field of 20 runners in the Manawatu Gorge Hack Cup was sent off to a straggling start, the chances of several being immediately * extinguished. Glad Fox was out in front with Broker's Dream, but after straightening up. a change came, and Cheap Lodging ran through to win definitely from Tavern Light, who had some leeway to make up. Theolateral, always handy, held on for third, with Lady Spiral weakening into fourth. Stairway got on to the heels of a runner in" the straight and dropped his. rider, S. Waddell, who suffered a double fracture of the left leg. Al'> ;r leading to the entrance of. the j straight in company with Vera Lynn, I Gay Rajah drew cl«ar to win the j Siberia Hack Handicap comfortably from Noble Eagle, with Foreign Prin-1 cess coming ihome fast for third, a neck back. There was a fair interval to Jolly Ruler. THE DETAILED RESULTS. With another large crowd present, the1 totalisator again registered big figures, the sum of £42,401 10s being handled,' making an aggregate of £90,600 for the meeting, an increase of £43,341.10s over last year. Results were:— ■•••■ • '' '■■>.. ' : \ Trial Plate, £130; 6 furlongs.—l-1 Po-H.uka;' 9.0 (B. H.Morris), 1; G-6 Mi.diah Star. 8.0, car. 7.7 (T. Read),- 2; 7-8 Transcript, 7.13, car. 7.8 (J. Garth), 3. Scr.; Little Chief, Na- j tionalist. Head; length and a half. Itadio! Call was fourth.' Time, 1.14. ~ Tutaenui Hack Hurdles,' £150; about 1% miles.—l-2 Dark Eagle,: 9.6. (A. Jenkins), 1; 6-8 Israel, 9.0 (D. Stewart), 2;r2-l iVite-j nient, 10.9 (W. J. Stevens), 3. Scr.: Coltncamps. One length and a half; neck. Beau Monde was fourth. Time, 2.48 2-5. Junction Plate, £150; 5 furlongs.—2-2 La Serena, 7.7 (Ir Galvin). 1; 1-1 Star Peer, 8.0 (S. Waddell), 2; 4-4 Virtuoso, 8.8 (B. H. Morrl3), 3. All started. Half a head; three lengths. Keite-He was fourth. Time. 1.1 3-5.- ■ ■ - ■ ■■■■ ■ , \- /;■ ■„'. . ! Wairoma Hack Handicap, £150; 7 furlongs. —3-3 Sir - Bradbury, 8.0 l (I. Galvin), 1; 4-3 Nighean, 8.7 (E. J. Lewis), 2; 6-0 Pedantic, 7.12 (C. A. Bowry), 3.. Scr.: Straight Left, Gynerio. Short head; three lengths. Te Awe Awe was fourth. Time, 1.28 4-5. ASHHURST CUP. £325; IV*. miles. ; 2—3—Classform, 7.0 (A: G. Waddell) .. 1 11—11—Triple Crown, 7.0, car. 7.3 (J. ■ Garth) ...*: .*. ...... ... 2 i-3-*-2—Amigo, 8.3 (A. Midwood) ..... 3 Scr.: Caroline Bay. Two lengths; half a length. Dynasty was fourth. Time, 2.5 2-5. POHANGINA HANDICAP, £200; 6 furlonga. 2—3—The Champ, 8.2 (S. Waddell) ..... V 3—2—Pay Roll, 7.9, car. 7.6 (V. Sellars) .2 I—l—Caroline Bay, 8.10 (B. H. Morris) . 3 Scr.: Happy Ending, Noble Eagle. Half a head; long bead. Black Robe was fourth. , •■■ < .' , . Manawatu Gorge JJaclc Cup, £1500; 9 fur-longs.—B-9 Cheap Lodging, 7.7, car^ 7.2 (1. Galvin), 1; 1-2 Tavern Light, 7.12 (J. Garth), 2; 3-4 Theolateral, 8.3, car. 8.2 v (A. Midwood), 3/ Scr.: Glenfalloch, Prince Baffles. Thre« .lengths; two. Lady Spiral was fourth. Time, 1.55. Siberia Hack Handicap, £140; 5 furlongs.— 4-4 Gay Rajah, 7.8 (K. Chote),. 1; 1-1, Noble Eagle, 9.2,; car. .8.9 (A. G. Waddell), 2; 7-7 Foreign Princess, 7.8 (N. • Vaughan), 3. Scr.: ■ Crackerjack. Three lengths;'neck. Jolly Ruler was fourth. Time, 1.1 1-5.