EGMONT CUP

Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 3

EGMONT CUP

NED CUTTLE WINS IN CLOSE FINISH FOOTLOOSE BEATS ECSTATIC The Egmont Racing Club’s meetingwas opened in showery, weather before a fair attendance. Tne course was in good order. The totalisator handled £16,283 10s, compared with £19,733 on the opening day Jast year. OHAWE HURDLES, £l5O. One mile and a-half. 7- FIRST CHAPTER, 9.2 ... ... 1 2- —Student Prince, 10.0 2 4- —Race Boy, 9.0 ... 3 Also started: 1-2 Disturbed 10.7, 3-4 Bisquit 9.13, 6-6 Taitoru 9.8, 5-3 Bay Dawn 9 7, 8-8 Miss Appellant car. 9.3. Won by a neck, with half a length between second and third. Time, 2min 51 4-ssce. FLYING HANDICAP, £175. Six furlongs. I- FOOTLOOSE, 8.0 1 5- —Ecstatic, car. 7.1 2 6- —Screen Star, 7.7 3 Also started: 2-1 Amigo 9.4,'4-3 Alunga car. 7.11, 7-5 Fiancee car. 7.5, 8- Winsome Lu 7.1, .3-4 Gold Dale 7.1. Won by two lengths, with three-quar-ters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin 17 l-ssec. TRIAL HANDICAP, £l3O. Five furlongs. 10-11—CAPTAIN GALE, 8.7 ... ... 1 8-9—Boden Park, car. 8.2 t 2-2—Calliope, 8.7 t Also started; 1-1 Mahaina 9.0, 6-4 Daregain 8.13, 5-3 Goldburn car. 8.6, II- Gitana Lass 8.8, 9-8 Lu Chang 8.7, 15-12 Tavoy 8.7, 4-5 Vertex 8.7, 12-13 Gold Grip 8.7, 14-14 Wave Length car. 8.0, 3-6 Split Second 8.7, 12-15 Hoapai 8.7, 7-7 Don Quex 8.7. Won by two lengths and a-half; a dead heat for second place. Time, Imin 2 3-ssec. EGMONT CUP, £SOO. One mile and a-quarter. 1-I—NED CUTTLE, car. 7.12 J ... 1 10-10—Royal Star 11., 7.4 2 8-B—Homily, 7.13 3 Also started: Siegmund 9.0, ,5-5 Notium 8.5, 2-2 Gay Mimic 7.12, 4-3 Play On 7.10, 6-4 Classaform 7.5, 9-9 Hunting Cat car. 7.5, 11-11 Tahurangi car. 7.1, 3-7 Ramleh 7.0. Won by a nose, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 13 l-ssec. JUVENILE HANDICAP, £l3O. Five furlongs. 3- SEA LINK, 8.3 1 1- —Wings of Song, 9.13 2 2- —Zest, 8.3 3 Also started: 6-6 Filbert 7.10, 7-7 Ra Houhou 7.10, 4-4 Radio Call 7.0, 5-5 Barry Boy 7.0. Won by a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin ssec. TOKAORA HANDICAP, £l5O. Six furlongs. 6-7—MISS CLIPPER, 7.10 1 4- —Val Pere, car. 7.7 J 2 —Veldette, 8.6 ! 3 Also started: 2-1 Chief Lord 8.11, 3- Royal Sign 8.4, 5-5 Race Away car. 7.7, 7-6 Mischel 7.11, 8-6 Karerenui car. 8.0. Won by a length and a-half each way. Time, Imin 18 l-ssec. WHAREROA HANDICAP, £l6O Seven furlongs. 9- GAILY, 8.3 1 8- —Rustem, 8.0 2 5- —Le Toquct, 8.6 3 Also started; 4-4 Tooley Street 9.2, 2- Solaria 8.13, 10-10 Onewhetu car. 8.1, 6-6 Lickem 8.5, 1-1 Rollicker car. 7.11, 7-7 War Lap car. B.IJ, 3-3 Annacourt 7.13. Won by three-quarters of a length, with two" lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 31 2-ssec. WAIPAPA HANDICAP, £l5O. Eight furlongs and a-half. 1-2—DAINTY SHEILA, car. 8.4 ... 1 3- —Pearl of Asia, 9.0 2 9- —Ripple, 7.7 3 Also started: 5-4 Trench Law 9.5, 2-1 Kilometre 8.9, 4-5 Miss Leighon 8.5, 6- Silver Gift car. 7.5, 7-8 Bidens car. 7.0, 8-7 Young Charles car. 8.0. Won by half a length each way. Time, Imin 52 3-ssec.