RANGITIKEI

Evening Star, Issue 25684, 7 January 1946, Page 3

RANGITIKEI

DEAD-HEAT IN BIG RACE RECORD TOTE FIGURES The iltangitikei Racing Club’s Summer Meeting was held at Bulls in perfect weather, with a record attendance. The track was very fast. The totalisator handled £43,354 10s (a record), compared with £34,892 last month and £25,415 at the December meeting in 1944. After the Apprentices’ Hack Handicap which Michael won by a head from Golden Acre, a protest was lodged by G. W. Moore, the trainer of Golden Acre, alleging interference on the part of the winner in the last furlong. After hearing the evidence, the Judicial Committee decided not to alter the judge’s placings and the protest was dismissed. IRANGITIKEI HANDICAP, £450. lim. 3-4— Broiefield, 7.7 (N. B. Holland) f 10-10—Voltaire, car. 7.7* (1,. J. Clutterbuck) f 2-2—Alethea, 9.3 (V. J. Sellars) 3 Also started: 5-5 Duality 8.8, 6-6 Fortune’s Smile 7.13, 9-9 Keen Plav 7.13, 1-1 Flying Ace 7.1.3, 4-3 Tavern Light 7.0, 7-7 Stony Broke 7.0, 11-12 Come True 7.0, 8-8 Benove 7.0, 12-11 Kanui Te Pai 7.0. Dead heat; length. Fortune’s Smile was fourth. Time, 2.7.

NGAIO HACK HANDICAP, £2OO 6f.

1-I—Jovial Hour, 8.7 (W. J. Stevens) 1 3- Theorist, 8.12 (H. J. Powell) 2 4- Rebate, 7.7 (N. B. Holland) 3 Also started: 2-2 Tahli 8.6, 5-6 Sketch 7.7, 6-5 Broderie 7.7. Two lengths; four lengths. Tahli was fourth. Time, 1.14 3-5. FLOCK HOUSE HACK HANDICAP, £230. lm and distance. 1- —Tula, 7.12 (V. J. Sellars) ... 1 2- Solver, 9.0 (G. R. Tattersall) 2 4-4—Royal View, 8.10 (W. L. Aitken) ... ... 3 Also started: 6-6 Phalaria 8.2, 7.7 Greek Effort 8.0, 5-5 Gayanne 7:12, 3-2 Killarney 'Boy 7.10. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Gayanne was fourth. Time, 1.56 4-5. FLYING HANDICAP. £300.j Of. 2-2— Baby Girl, car. 7.0 (R. Brovn) 1 4- —Theiolvn, 7.13 (G. R. Tatfcersall) : ... 2 5- —Gayanne, 7.0 (R. Turnwsld) 3 Also started: 1-1 Whitley 8;9, 3-3 Duplicity 7.12. Length and ji-half; two lengths. Whitley was fourth. Time, 1.13.

SANTOFT HACK HANDICAP, £2OO. sf. , • , I- —Gold Shoes, 8.5 (W. L. Aitken) 1 4-4—Quick Draw, car. 7.8 (B. George) 2 9-7—Lily Anri, 7.8 (K. Chote) ... 3 Also started: 6-5 Theorist 9.0, 5-6 Miss Kotere 8.1, 2-2 Curlawav 8.1, II- iMonojav 8.1, 13-13 Specialist 8.0, 3-3 Legal Label 8.0, 10-12 Theocritus 7.13, 14-14 Ette Quex 7.10, 8-9 Dutch Mary 7.8, 15-16 Fair Dinkum 7.7, 7-8 Te Heroine 7.7, 16-15 The Hawker 7.7, 17-17 Golden Ash 7.7, 12-11 Pallas Athene 7.7. Length and a-quarter each way. Theocritus was fourth. Time, 61.