PERIDOT WINS WELL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27081, 16 May 1949, Page 2

PERIDOT WINS WELL

WHITLEY CAUSES UPSET ADVENT AT AMBERLEY PA CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. The Amberley Racing Club held its annual meeting at. Amberley on Saturday in fine weather before a good attendance. The track was slightly holding throughout the day. Waihora almost brought off a surprise win in the Novice Stakes when she finished second. Her place dividend was past the quarter-century mark. The totalisator handled £29,194 10s, compared with £32,193 last year. Results:— BRACKENFIELD HIGH-WEIGHT, Of £225. Nine furlongs. 1/I—lnfatuate, 10.6 (K. Thomson) .. .. 1 5/s—Golden Air, 9.0 (A. J. Williams) .. 2 4/4—Flying Control, 10.8 (R. G. Bradshaw) 3 Also started: 2/2 Terminate, 8/8 AlSirat, 3/3 Beau Soir, 7/7 Colonel Smart, 12/12 Matapan, 6/6 Irish Peach, 14/13 Master Play, 12/14 Roman Son, 11/9 Bravura, 10/10 Piping, 9/11 Ring Scarf. Two lengths, half a head. Terminate was fourth. Time, lmin 59 2-ssec. NOVICE STAKES. Of £2OO. Six furlongs. 4/3—Cloudy Range, 7.12 (C. F. King) 1 13/12—Waihora, 7.12 (M. R. Jones) .. 2 8/B—Flying Agnes, 712 (W. Skelton) .. 3 Also started: 7/7 Anytime, 1/2 Braemorn, 12/10 Redweed, 2/1 Revelry and Dissenter (bracketed), 5/5 Royal Wedding, 9/9 Tarmac, 6/6 Terminus, 10/11 Detention, 16/16 Lost Chord, 15/15 Mr Speaker, 3/4 Prince Defaulter. 11/12 Supreme Command, 14/14 Symbolic. Length, half a head. Braemorn was fourth. Time, lmin 15sec. TEVIOTDALE TROT, Of £230. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half. 6/6 —Piccolo, scr (L. A. Williams) .. 1 2/2 —Affectation, 24yds bhd (S. A. Edwards) 2 1/I—Mystery Maid, scr (R. J. Berry) .. 3 Also started- 10/12 Ascot, 10/11 Eileen Lilian, 8/10 Enterprise, 7/7 Freedom and Southpaw (bracketed), 4/5 Glider, 15/14 Globe Pointer 13/12 La Conga, 12/9 Pot Pourri and Spencer’s First (bracketed), 16/16 Prairie Star, 14/15 Showman, 9/8 Lucky Irish, 5/3 Major Ingot, 3/4 Gallian and Wrackdale (bracketed). Neck, five lengths. Eileen Lillian was fourth. Times: 3min 26sec, 3min 24 l-ssec, 3min 29sec. GLASNEVIN STAKES, Of £2OO. Seven furlongs. 2/I—Advent, 8.2 (W. Skelton) .. .. 1 4/4—Miss Loretto, 8.2 (B. McLaren) .. 2 3/3—Lodestar, 8.2 (R. W. Gould) .. ..3 Also started: 9/9 Cavalryman, 5/6 Count Minerva; 10/12 Erindale, 7/7 Finale, 8/8 Lady Jan, 11/10 Reshuffle. 11/11 NikoMta, 1/2 Sally Gold, 6/5 Springwater. Three lengths, two lengths. Sally Gold was fourth. Time, lmin 30sec. % G. B. STARKY MEMORIAL, Of £4OO. One mile and a-quarter. 2/2—Peridot, car. 7.9 (R. W. Gould). 1 1/1 —Watcnword, car. 7.1 (C. F- King .. 2 4/4 —Lights On, car 7.7 (D F Coombe) 3 Also started: 5/5 Hormond, 3/5 Flibbertigibbet, 6/6 Pageant, 7/7 Rebel Knight. Two lengths, head. Pageant was fourth. Time, 2min 10 3-ssec.' AMBERLEY HANDICAP, Of £315. Seven furlongs. 6/6—Whitley, car. 7.13 (R. W. Gould) 1 4/3—Flying Orders, 8.8 (C. Stokes) .. 2 1/I—Faithful Pal, 8.11 (C. T. Wilson) 3 Also started: 2/2 Lorna Leigh) 3/4 Kirkella, 5/5 Deficiency. Head, three lengths. Kirkella was fqurth. Time, lmin 28sec KOWAI TROT, Of £245. Class 3.33. One mile and a-half. 3/4—Orthodox, scr (F. Cranston) .. 1 12/12 —Commentator, 12yds bhd (H. Manson) 2 14/14 —Bonny Gold, scr (R. M. Cook) .. 3 Also started: 4/3 Bromley Lad, 2/2 Centenary Boy, 10/10 Doreen Axworthy, 17/17 Empress Fay, 16/16 Highland Chief, 9/7 Lady Ellen, 7/8 Metropolis, 11/11 Sir Gamble, 8/9 Sir Leonard, 11/13 Stratosphere, 1/1 Almeta, 6/6 Fire Brigade, 15/15 Glowworm, 5/5 Logan Scott. Half a head, a neck. Sir Leonard was fourth. Times: 3min 28sec, 3min 27 l-ssec, 3min 28 2-ssec. SEADOWN HACK HANDICAP, Of £250. Seven furlongs. 1/2 —Competitive, mar. 7.5 (®. F. King) 1 8/B—Coxswain, 8.5 (A. J. Stokes) . .. 2 4/4 —Atomic Star, car. 7.4 (G. W. Mein) 3 Also started: 2/3 Faultrosa, 5/5 Repudiate, 6/6 Primitive, 10/11 Precipitate, 7/7 Lodestar, 10/10 Our Style, 9/9 Colonel Argosy. Four lengths, two lengths. Primitive was fourth. Time, lmin 28 l-ssec.