TRENTHAM MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25797, 19 March 1945, Page 7

TRENTHAM MEETING

{ DEAD-HEAT IN PRINCIPAL EVENT FIRST IN AND TARA KING R. J. MACKIE SUSPENDED (Special) WELLINGTON. Mar. 18. Trentham was the scene of another sensational ending to an important handicap on Saturday when First In, the favourite for the Autumn Handicap, who was ridden by R. J. Mackie, was eased down nearing the B°st when victory appeared assured, thus enabling Tara King, who came with a late challenge, to secure a dead-heat. Mackie was suspended for one month for careless riding, but was permitted to fulfil his day’s engagements. A field of 15 contested the race, and after Voltaire, Little Robin, and Gunga Din had made most of the pace from Foxhaven, Rink, Signal Officer, and Vafort, First In came through on the rails to take charge at the distance and draw clear of the field. She was going so easily and with such a margin in her favour that it appeared merely a question of how much she would win by. Fifty vards from the post Mackie dropped his hands on First In, and Garth, who had worked Tara King through from a rear position, brought his mount along with a j dazzling burst to get on terms with First In as they crossed the finishing line. The incident was similar in all respects to the Glenfalloch-Macedoine sensation in the | Racing Club Handicap on the same course j last year. First In and Tara King were both ‘a good way back in the middle stages I of the race and came on strongly at the finish. Tara King ran an improved race, but was lucky to share the main prize. Foxhaven, who had the run of the race was a good third, and Rink ran his best race of the season to finish fourth. Vafoil. who was always prominent, was a good fifth, and Longsword, Palfrey, and Signal Officer were the best of the others. The Challenge Stakes Typhoon made history when he won the' North Island Challenge Stakes in a thrilling encounter with Beau Cheval, being the first four-year-old to win the event with the full penalty. He mad light of his 10.0 and probably would have won by a more decisive margin had his rider been aware earlier of the danger from Beau Cheval, who bored out in the straight and was very wide out on the track at the finish. Typhoon ran at the tail of a bunched field until they straightened up for home, and then went, through to reach the front at the last furlong, but he was forced to a close decision by Beau Cheval, who had headed the pacemakers. Deprive, Gigli, and Colais, soon after turning for home, though he was then boring wide. Deprive did best of the two-year-olds, finishing gamely for a close third. Golden Souvenir was fourth without evn appearing likely to take part in Hie finish. The favourite, Gigli, was prominent for six furlongs, and then retired, finishing last. Al Sirat was done with at the end of half a mile. Thompson Handicap The Thompson Handicap provided one of the most thrilling finishes in the history of the race, the winner being Dileas, a three-year-old who was eligible for hack races. He was one of the last to leave the barrier, but had moved through to a handv position behind the leaders approaching the straight, and he put in a claim with a sustained run on the rails to fight it out with Foxcatcher, Flying Ace, and Immediate. Foxcatcher and Fiying Ace had to come from behind, but Immediate was always handy among the leading bunch and was a little unlucky to receive a slight check just before the field reached the straight. Gamble, Royal Rae, and Lady Spiral attended to most of the pace, and of this trio Royal Rae van on best to finish sixth, almost on terms with Hormuz, whose fifth was a good effort. Bridge Acre, the seepnd favourite, was never prominent. Railway Handicap There was another exciting finish in the Railway Handicap, in which Donegal Bay, Alright, Poutautau, and Lord Theio J went across the line together, with the narrowest of margins between them. Like Dileas, Donegal Bay was also eligible to run in hack races. She trailed Killeymoon, The Champ, Fotautau, and Lord Theio to the distance, and then went on to stall off a late run from Alright, who was at the back of the field in the early running, but finished solidly and appeared unlucky not to win. The favourite, Lord Theio, trailed the leaders most of the way, but was not quite equal to the test, though he ran an excellent race. The Minor Events The racing in the minor events was keen, and in most of the vaces the finishes were close. Palissy, for whom Mr T. Fisher (Upper Hutt) gave 1850 guineas at the 1944 yearling sales, credited the English sire Robin Goodfellovv with his first New Zealand winner when he came home well to win the Plunket Handicap for two-year-olds from Iron Duke and Confusion. Favourites had a poor day, Day Lighting in the Rimu High-weight Handicap and First In in the Autumn Handicap being the only first fancies to return dividends during' the day. The weather was fine and the track was firm and fast. There was a large attendance and the totalisator handled £160,423 10s, compared with £140,200 10s last year, an increase of £20,223. A judicial inquiry was held lo consider interference to Da Vinci, alleged to have been caused by Saludos, the winner, in the' Tinakori Handicap. It was decided to take no action. The following are the results: — Rimu Hlgh-weight Handicap, of £SOO, One mile and three furlongs.—l/1 Day Lighting. 9.12 (Midwood), 1: 7/7 Lord Broiefort, 9.5 (Walker), 2; 3/2 Rampant, 9.0 (Jenkins), 3. Scratched: Old Glory, Court Judge, Kouka, Penwilt. Two lengths, a head Silver - Ball was fourth. Time, 2min 22isec. Plunket Handicap, of £6OO. Six turlongs.—6/6 Palissy, 7.3 (Nuitall), 1; 9/9 Iron Duke, car. 7.9 J (WaddellJ, 2; 3/4 Confusion, car. 7.6 i (Thistoll), 3. Scratched: Loch Derg, Royal Raider, Provider, Omission, Mesalliance, Retake. Two lengths, three lengths. Royal Sward was fourth. Time, lmin 131 sec. CHALLENGE STAKES, Of £IOOO. Seven furlongs. 2/3—Typhoon, 10.0 (Midwood) .. .. 1 4/4 —Beau Cheval, 9.2 (Wilson) .. .. 2

6/s—Deprive, 7.3 (Johnson) 3 Scratched: Eoxcatcher, Hormuz, Clarice, Duplicity, White Blaze. Half a head, a length and a-half. Golden Souvenir was fourth. Time, Imin 26fsec. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £2200. One mile and a-half.

1/1 —First In, S. Taylor's b m (Siegfried—Gobble), 4yrs, 8.6 (R. J. Mackie) t 5/7—Tara King, P. and T. O'Neill’s b c (Beau Pere—Lareme), 4yrs, 8.1 (J. Garth) i 6/s—Foxhaven, N. Barlow’s b g, 8.8 (C. T. Wilson) 3

Scratched: Typhoon, Lambourn, Beau Cbeval, Lowry Bay. Two length to the third horse. Rink was fourth. Time, 2min 32sec. TINAKORI HANDICAP, Of £SOO. One mile.

4/4—Saludos, 7.11 (Broughton) .. .. I 6/6—Tuls, 7.8 (Stokes) 2 7/7—Grand Coulee, 7.7 (C. McDonald) 3 Scratched: Montosorrie, Collopier, Gynerio, Grey Donne, Jannie Girl, Tagore, Lady Chips, Prince Wheriko. Half a head, a length and a-half. Da Vinci was fourth. Time, Imin 38fsec. THOMPSON HANDICAP, Of £ISOO. One mile. 9/9—Dileas, 7.2 (A, C. Messervy) .. 1 8/8 —Foxcatcher, 7.5 (Nuttall) .. .. 2 4/3—Flying Ace, 8.0 (Wilson) 3 Scratched: First In, Beau Cheval, Killeymoon. Half a head each way. Immediate was fourth. Time, Imin 38ijsec. Railway Handicap, of £1250. Six furlongs.—7/7 Donegal Bay, 7.3 (W. F. Ellis). 1; 3/3 Alright, 8.0 (A. Messervy), 2; 4/4 Poutatau, 8.3 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Scratched: Parlato, White Cap. Half a head, half a neck. Lord Theio was fourth. Time. Imin 12Jsec. Champion Hack Handicap, of £BOO. One mile and a-half. —6/6 Authentic (Nuttall), 1; 5/5 Silver Sal (L. J. Ellis), 2; 2/2 Montosorrie (C. McDonald), 3. Scratched: Day Lighting. Beneve, Lord Broiefort. Two lengtiis, a head. Burma was fourth. Time, 2min 32fsec.