SUCCESS OF PHOENIX

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 48, 26 February 1945, Page 8

SUCCESS OF PHOENIX

IN PAHIATUA CUP

DAUARROCK THE SPRINT

(Special to "The Post.") ' PALMERSTON N., Feb. 24. The Pahiatua Meeting was held at the Woodville racecourse in bright weather, and the course was in splendid order. The attendance was good, and the totalisator handled £35,950, compared with £41,817 10s last year, which, however, was the best aggregate for many years. There was a blanket finish to the Highweight Handicap, and Te Ranui, sticking on much better than he did the previous week, won well by a neck from Severity, who finished brilliantly to cut Master Gary back into third place. Master Gary set the pace to the straight, where Te Ranui ran up to him. Pompit and St. Lucien joined issue half a furlong later, and they were fighting it out when Severity swept up on the outer.

Silver Note, who had finished a good third to Dileas and Lady Nahleen at the Woodville Meeting, was first to break the line in the Konini Hack Handicap, and he stayed in front to the finish. Tid-Apa, Gay Lena, and Tifox attended him at the home turn, but Silver Note was never in danger and won decisively by over two lengths from Gay Lena, with Tid-Apa a similar distance away third. Tifox was fourth.

There was a thrilling finish to the Juvenile Race, and the judge could not separate Specialist and Dutch Mary, and Gyration was only half a length away from the dead-heaters. Dutch Mary, however, moved out in the straight, taking Specialist off his true course, and after a long-drawn-out inquiry Specialist was awarded the race and Dutch Mary relegated to second place. Kashmiri was a fair fourth W L. Aitken, the rider of Dutch Mary was stood down for one month

Phoenix scored decisively in the Fahiatua Cup after having acted as copacemaker with Lowry Bay right to the straight. There was little pace on early but it quickened with six turlongs to go, where Come True moved forward. The two leaders came across the top together, being followed by Come True, Financial Queen's Charm, and Sovereign Lad, but on reaching the straight Phoenix went into the lead. Thereafter, he was never seriously challenged, and he won as he liked by three lengths from Lowry Bay, who was a neck in front of yueen s Charm, with Broiveine coming on for fourth after being at the rear with three furlongs to go. The payout was held up, the rider of Lowry Bay having intimated his intention to lodge a protest. However, the rider did not proceed with the lodging of the protest, but further time was lost. The Maiden Race was run in divisions, and they provided blanket finishes. The first division was won £y.pay Corrie from Tribal Night and Patta Fe, who crossed the line on : erms; ~? atta Fe looked likely at the top of the straight, but weakened. In the second division Lady Chips came through along the inner, to overhaul Happy Climax, with Gay Witch a creditable third. Both winners are trained by T. L. Jennings at Opaki. The finish m the open sprint provided the high light of the day's racing It was one of the best in years Daljarrock scoring by a neck from Theiolyn, with Royal Greek only half a head away. Donegal Bay and Lady Acora, who dead-heated for fourth "V-!? 6 with fhe third P^cegetter. Killeymoon set a fast pace to the home stretch, where Daliarrock came through with Royal Greek, Donegal Bay, Lady Acora, and later Theioi? 11!,;?10^. UP t0 take part in the thrilling finish. There was little be£T!*L fl e & v S * horse and" the last one as they flashed over the line.

r?Io th. c Rodney Hack Handicap the I "fe l i f Se£L Q"ex attempted to steal fJZI a m c field' bein S hal* a furpvpf Cl^ i° ln§ a. long the back- HowS ?i" k, Boi met and Dunbar set out after the leader crossing the top, to S h + er + beaten at the distance. Pink ?£? « • l- en tx°, ok. Char^ to beat the fast-finishing Verifr by a couple of lengths, with Dunbar a good bird w\th cIS aite*hGi n S a lonfway back with half a mile to go, came homp sol dly for fourth. The otK w™ well beaten, although Delinquent made a fair showing to the straight. THE DETAILED RESULTS.

The detailed results were:—

Mangahao Highweight, £210; IV miles — r 1 j lagiin)- 2; 1-1 Master Gary 910 rft Ireland), 3. Also started: 4-4 Pompit 'S Neck- ?« 't °T PaltoWn' 6"« Northfleld 3 Hme w « f. n St,V- Ll' Clen was'fourth. No Whale "opaifi^ ' "mn?r trained hy w- H-

•]-3 Gay Lena, 7.7. (J. Bowness), 2; 6-« Tid-tLet^-^aSie,lWfS& }}"}{ Golden Days, 9-10 Cardoness, 8-7 T c Saddkr lime lJi l-j. Winner trained by L C Breakwell, Dannevirke. Juvenile Handicap, £210; 5 furlones — 1 1 Specialist 8.6 (RB. Ireland), 1 j'2°Tdu cl (V SphL* -• Al^ en)' 2: "-6 Gyration, 7.7 O. beilais), 3. Also started: 2-2 Pcrsuirip ll^ Cklm.?«.rM hr DutCll- Mary) ' 5"5 bailor Boy 11-11 Imperial Crown. 7-6 Gynee Lou' (bracketmi . w^ °£«V° n>. 3-4 Mesalliance! 4-3 Kashmiri, 6-i Omission, 8-8 Glaramara 0 0 Tariv Delight, 10-10 Army Souvenir a dead he^ between Specialist and Dutch Mary bu

PAHIATUA CUP/ £400; U A miles. G-7-Phoenix 7.0, car. 7.1% (A. Johnston) 1 t a A y, B?l' 8- 1 (A- C- Mesaorvy) .. 2 3—4—Queen's Charm, 8.2 (S. Waddell) .. '3

T q A, ISO., ? t*£ t. ed: I", 2 Broiveinc, 5-5 Sovereign

Maiden Race, £115; 6 furloivs —vir«t division: 13-12 Gay Corrie, 8.5 N Vaushan) 1; 14-15 Patta Fe, 8.5 (G. Ivil andl2 2 Tribal Night, 8.5 (W. Altken" dead-Seat * Also started: 1-1 Bianette, 21-20 Broadlinrt' -8« 18 t I^' IWB Tah" «-W S; Elva' <-8 Last Kobe, 19-17 Royal Regret, 12-11 Te Wanaka, 6-7 First Act, 4-4 Nursery (bracketed .with Happy Climax). Half a head Last Robe was fourth, Time, 1.14. Winner trained by 1. L. Jenmngs, Opaki. Second division- 3-' i Lady Chips, 8 5 (J. McFarlane), 1; 4-4 Ham)v Climax, 5.5 (C. Bowry), 2; 14-15 Gay wttrii 8.5 (W. Carter).. 3. Also started: 5-5 S, orfc 'ns Way, 8-5 Saratara, 17-19 Tudor Chief t Silver Crest, ,-8 Ideation (coupled with Last Robe), I<J-1, Cinna Bay (bracketed with Royal Regret), 12-11 Gay Kouen brack" ed with Te Wanaka), 2-2 Bounicvo bracketed with Tribal Night). Neck; half a nec k Silver Crest was fourth. Time, 115 winner trained by T. L. Jennings, Opaki. Makurl Hack Handicap, S210; G furlongs — 1-1 Lo«l Theio, 9.!) (J. Campbell), 1; 6-6 \\hite Cap 8.0 (A. Wesservy), 2; 3-4 Flobition. 7.7 (G ivU), 3. Also started: 7-5 Youn E Margaret 4-3 Gay Lena. 5,« Siivestre 109 Jackets, 11-11 Mount Battock, 2-2 Blue Chin* 12-12 Old Red, 8-10 Pair Game, 9-8 Phaiaria 13-13 Alchemist, 15-15 Fine Boy 14.14 Achievement. Two lengths and a half; half a length Old Red was fourth. Time 113 m-iadowi 111^ tniined bJ' L M >' «-cn 3 EKETAHUNA HANDICAP, .£285; 6 fur- . longs. B—7—DaljaiTo'c-b,' t.S ,(J. JlcFurlane) 1 2-2-Theiolyn, 7.0 ' (11. l'earcei ■ "'" I 6—6—Koyal Greek, car. 7.1 V> (H "\\»' ~ Donald) ......." 3 Also started: 1-1 Poutatau 4-5 Sir Bnd bury, 7-10 Killeymoon, 11-ii Hasten 5 4 Sterling Lad, 9-» Lady Acora, 3 3 DoneE^ Bay, 10-fc Fox-brae. Neck; l, a lf a head Lady. Acora and Donegal Bay dead-heated for fo«rtl>- Time, 113. winner trained by B J;1 Belcher, Trentliam. J '. Rodney Hack' Handicap, £2GO: 11/ mUnt —1-1 Pink Bonnet, 8.13 (A. afidwood) 1 ■ 4-4 Verify, 8.5 (H. McDonald), 2; 3 3 bun b*l r ' 8- 4 ■> ( oS- J Vad, dell)' r 3- M™ Parted: 5-5 Atoma, 2-2 Stenelaus, 6-7 Sea Quex 8 8 Taharua. 0-9 Incident, 7-G Midshipman' niid Delinquent (bracketed). Two lengths- h-Uf a length. Stenelaus was fourth Time "'" Winner trained by W. J. Evans, Tauherenl-