BOBBY DAZZLER AGAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26980, 15 January 1949, Page 5

BOBBY DAZZLER AGAIN

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Clare Memorial at Omakau WIN FOR FAITES VOS JEUX Special Reporter OMAKAU, Jan. 14. The Vincent Jockey Club’s meeting was opened to-day in brilliant weather, and there was a large attendance. The track was in splendid order, being fast, with a nice sole of grass to prevent jarring. Scratchings left a field of nine for the Clare Memorial Handicap, and in a fine race home Bobby Dazzler just got there to make his record four wins on end. His owner, Mr A. J. Brown, won the race previously with Kohara. 1 There were only four starters in the Omakau Handicap, and Faites vos Jeux won decisively from Verdant. Bath Slipper was left at the post. In the small field of three that went to the post for the Moran Memorial Handicap, Sea Flower' was made favourite, but Douglas Haig won by a wide margin, finishing very strongly from the top of the straight. The totalisator handled £ 11,555 against £11,221 last year.

Details:— HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £l5O. Eight furlongs and a-half. 4—Air Lord, 9.10 (S. G. Shaw) .. .. 1 2 —Whakawhatea, 9.11 (E. E. Hunt) .. 2 6—Sylvan, 9.0 (R. E. Page) 3 Also started: 5 Beau Son. 1 Milly Mandy, 7 Bonnv Lancer, 8 Robot, 9 The Sticker, 3 Governor. Three lengths, a lengthy Governor was fourth. Time, Imm 49 1NEW YEAR TROT, Of £l5O. Class 3.37. One mile and ahalf. 2 Kingsley, scr (T. Gunning), braeketed with Gold Gift 1 I—Foreign Lady, 48yds bhd (P. Gallagher) 2 4—Sporty Boy, scr (J. Brophy) .. .. 3 Also started: 5 Chignon, coupled with Phineas, Quite Fancy and Plausible, 12 Counterpart, 9 Eynsford Oak, 10 Gay Goldie coupled with Sandy Ridge, 3 Ingle s Pride, 6 La Lante. 7 Trusty Dale, 11 Winston Hall, 8 Happy Choice. Sandy Ridge was fourth. Three lengths, four lengths. Time, 3min 23sec. OMAKAU HANDICAP. Of £l5O. Six furlongs and a-half. 1 — Faites vos Jeux, 8.4 (L. Hare) .. 1 4—Verdant, 8.7 (B. J. Langford) .. .. 2 2 Mysterious Melody, 7.13 (W. D. Skelton) 3 Also started: 3 Bath Slipper (left at post). Three lengths, one length. Time, lmin 20 3-ssec. NOVICE HANDICAP. Of £125. Six furlongs and a-half. 4 Valiant Prince, 8.3 (R. E. Page) .. 1 9—Dlnnyhazer, 7.9 (N. H. Ellis) .. • • 2 3 Sweet Lorraine, 8.3 (E. A. Winsloe) 3 Also started: 8 Picfair, 10 Red Money, 2 Castlebar, 7 Lady Hotspur, 1 Lights On, 6 Golden Mirage,' 12 Asaf Jah, 11 Farrago, 5 Friar Phillip, 13 Ironwood, 14 Lady Tess, 15 Thomasina. One length, two lengths. Lights On was fourth. Time, lmin 22sec. CLARE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £155. Eight furlongs and a-half. 1— Bobby Dazzler, 9.13 (H. N. Ellis) .. 1 2 Turora, 7.32 (A. C. Peake) .. ..2 G—Zarcon, 7.3 (J. Bremner) T 5 Kosher, 7.11 (D. Coombe) .. .. .. + Also started: 7 Front Page, 9 Lance Art, 3 Anzora, 4 Paper View, 8 Flibbertigibbet Head, half a head, dead heat for third. Time! lmin 46sec. VINCENT TROTTING STAKES, Of £l4O. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half. 4—Sporty Boy, scr (J. Brophy) .. .. 1 I—Our Flicka, scr (P. Gallagher) .. 2 12—Counterpart, scr (A. Robertson) .. 3 Also started: 7 All Clear, Gay Goldie and Pretty Dillon, 5 Brooksby Hall, 6 Chignon, Phineas and Quite Fancy, 10 Eynsford Bridge, 9 Jingle’s Pride, 3 Gold Gift, 2 Olga Dale, 8 Trusty Dale, 13 Winston Hall, 11 Happy Choice? One length, four lengths. Jingle’s Pride, was fourth. Time, 3min 25see. MORAN HANDICAP, f Of £220. One mile and a-quarter. 2 Douglas Haig, 7.11 (E. G. Low) .. 1 1— Sea Flower, 7.8 (A. C. Peake) .. .. 2 3 Air Lord, 7.6 (N. H. Ellis) 3 Four lengths, six lengths. The only starters. Time, 2mln 4sec. OPHIR HACK HANDICAP, Of £145. Six furlongs and a-half. 4 Paper View, 7.13 (J. Dooley) .. .. 1 6 Sally Gazelle, 7.9 (W. D. Skelton) .. 2 2 Fonso, 7.13 (W. F. Ellis) 3 Also started: 1 Bonny Royal, 3 Florin, 5 Right Through, 8 Depth Charge, 7 Irish King. Right Through was fourth. Four lengths, a neck. Time, lmin 22sec.

place ahead of Lance Art. Turora was joined by Bobby Dazzler at the home turn, and they were first Into the straight from Kosher, Paper View and Zarcon. Bobby Dazzler’s rider lost his irons in the last 100 yards, in which he and Turora had a battle royal, and Kosher, on the inner, and Zarcon, wide out, also joined in. Bobby Dazzler hung on to win by a head from Turora, with Kosher and Zarcon dead-heating for third place half a head away. Anzora, Paper View and Front Page were next. Our Flicka Unlucky Sporty Boy won the Vincent Stakes, but Our Flicka, who finished second, was unlucky, as she lost almost 48 yards at the start. Sporty Boy, Olga Dale and Trusty Dale were prominent early, and with a mile to run they were joined by Our Flicka. Racing down the back of the straight Sporty Boy was clear of Olga Dale, Trusty Dale, Our Flicka, Jingle’s Pride, Brooksby Hall and Counterpart. Sporty Boy opened up a lead of four lengths from Our Flicka at the straight entrance, where they were followed by Olga Dale, Jingle’s Pride and Counterpart. In the run home Our Flicka made a game effort to overhaul Sporty Boy, who held on to win by a length. Counterpart was four lengths back third, with Jingle's Pride fourth, and Pretty Dillon and Olga Dale next. Easy Win Sea Flower was sent out a slightly better favourite than Douglas Haig for the Moran Memorial Handicap, but the last-named won decisively in a fast-run mile and a-quarter. Air Lord made the running until the home turn, where Sea Flower and Douglas Haig moved up. Sea Flower was clear of Air Lord into the straight, with Douglas Haig moving up, but Sea Flower was unable to hold off Douglas Haig’s challenge, and he beat her easily by four lengths, with Air Lord six lengths back third. Leader Throughout Paper View won the Ophir Hack Handicap after being one of the leaders throughout. Irish King missed the jump out, and racing down the back Depth Charge, Fonso and Paper View were together clear of Bonny Royal, Right Through and Fiorin. Paper View led at the home turn, and at the straight entrance he was clear of Depth Charge, Fonso, Right Through and Sally Gazelle. Over the last furlong Paper View stayed on to win well .by four lengths. Sally Gazelle got up in the last few strides to beat Fonso by a neck for second. Right Through was close up fourth, ahead of Depth Charge and Bonny Royal, who was stopping.