RACING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 235, 3 September 1945, Page 6

RACING NEWS

COMBINED HUNT MEETING. (P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 2. At the Combined' Hunt meeting yesterday the totalisator handled. £30,493, compared with £34,998 at Hawera last year, and £34,453 for the two-day meeting at New Plymouth six years ago. The weather was very bad. Additional results: — COMBINED HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE. About two miles and a half.— 14-14 Aga Kay (J. Fagan), 1; 9-8 Political Boy, 2; 5-4 Our Nation, 3. Scr: Lightfair, Restriction. HALCOMBE MEMORIAL HANDICAP. Nine furlongs.—s-5 Cramond Bay (A. Johnson), 1; 2-3 Peter’s Choice, 2; 6-6 Betterman, 3. Scr: Black Plato, Master Ted, Dunbar, Entertainer. LADIES’ NECKLACE HANDICAP. Ten furlongs and a half. —1-1 Old Mack (C. Waller), 1; 10-11 Mulla Park, 2; 3-3 Scartcen, 3. Scr: First Edition, Political Boy, Entertainer, New Battle, Kihnanagh, Aga Kay, Centennial, Priority, Lumond, Palaminto, Irvington. STRATFORD HANDICAP. Six fur-longs.—2-1 Lcybourne (H. Johnstone), 1; 1-2 Derryoguc, 2; 3-3 Tideless, 3. Scr: Corday, Almaza, Ornahina, Killeymoon, Master Ted, Fort Royal. WAVERLEY HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—B-8 Gayamie (F. Buchanan), 1; 1-1 Bueno, 2; 10-9 Midflame, 3. Scr: Perdition, Young Trent, Manpower, Specialist, Etta Quex, Miss Caen, Quickdraw, Stony Broke, Balintorc, Lily Aim, Miss Kotcre, Watcrflight, Patta Fe. Ridden by tho Awapuni horseman J Fagan, Aga Kay won the Combined Hunt Cup Steeplechase at New Plymouth on Saturday very easily. He took tho lead sis furlongs from home and won casing up by 15 lengths. Aga Kay is a half-brothci by Bulandshar to those fine performers Wotan, Caine Carrington and Peter Jack son, and was trained by L. Knapp at Awapuni earlier in his carcor, when he showed a good deal of promise which he failed to fulfil. He looks as if ho will go a long way in the jumping field.