Lady Topaz At Good Odds

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30954, 10 January 1966, Page 4

Lady Topaz At Good Odds

• The Press" Special Service

ALEXANDRA.

Lady Topaz set the stage for a £9l 6s double at the Vincent Jockey Club’s meeting at Omakau on Saturday when she outstayed the favourite. Flyway, to win the White Memorial Hack Handicap decisively by a length.

The double was rounded off by Pease in the Clare Memorial Gold Cup.

After a good run behind the leaders. Pease outstayed the top-weight, Limbo, and the lightly-supported Woodella in a blanket finish with only half a neck and a nose between them.

Pease, which is trained at Wingalui by R. Heasley for the estate of the late Mr J. M. Samsoon, gave the stable apprentice, Paul Silver, his second riding success in succession.

Limbo having his second start in the colours of Mr Duncan McFarlane of Christchurch, from A. E. Didham’s stable, recorded a sound performance after pulling hard close to the leader. Woodella surprised by finishing pn after being near the rear in the early stages. The favourite, Soncerai, was never in a challenging position and raced like a tired horse finishing sixth. A winner at Invercargill early in the week, Lady Topaz was at surprisingly good odds in the White Memorial, and as eighth favourite paid £l9 12s 6d to win.

Trained at Gore by R. J. Cochrane for Mr W. C. Bruce, the Final Count filly was ridden by the Riceairton apprentice. A. Telfer. I The weather was fine and Strack firm.

Results:

GOLDFIELDS HIGH-WEIGHT, £315: 9f —2 2 RED MOSS <•> 9 0 B. P. Kennedy 1: 9 9 MELOTONE (2) 10-2 M. S. Parr 2 6 6 PROUD BOY (7) 9-0 C S. Jones 3. Scratched: Kazaan. Four lengths; two lengths. Sayso fourth. Time. 1:56. Win £.’> 7s fid. Places: £1 13s 6d. £6 8s 6d. £3 6s.

LAUDER TROTTING STAKES. £285: 2:20 class; Um.—3/7 KING HIGH (5) It L. F Norman 1; 10 10 OVERTIME (12) It D. M Kerr 2; 6/4 TASMANIAN LADY <l6> It W. R. Macdonald 3. Scratch ed: Flying Reel, Lucky Light. Afortunado, Drumore. Vandior, Song Winner. Seven lengths: neck. Garry Shane fourth. Times: 3:26 4-5. 3.28 4-5. 3:29. Win: £8 7s. Places: £2 15s 6d. £6 7s, £2 18s 6d. Bracket: King High and Tall Boy.

WHITE MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, £350: 7f. 8/8 LADY TOPAZ (7) car 7fi A. Telfer 1 1/2 FLYWAY (1) 9-1 J. R. Dowling 2 3/4 ARGYLE BOY (3) car. 8-51 .. G. W. Wright 3

5/6 Magic Mirror, 14/11 Indian Briar. 9'9 Kulinga. 2/3 Sailor s Flight, 7/7 Pay Bank. 4/1 Cap ers, 6/5 Mighty Peak, 12/10 Wild Delight, 13/13 Llangwm. 15 15 Palamette, 10/12 Red Motto. 11 14 Red Stole. 16/16 Riding Fast also started.

Length: length. Magic Mirror fourth. Time. 1:27 3-5.

Win: £l9 12s fid. Places: £5 10s 6d. £2 Is. £2 10s.

MATAKANUI NOVICE STAKES, £285: 7f.—12/10 ARDEN (8) 8-6 W. C. Gye 1: 3'5 DARNBURCH (1) 8-9 R. N. Marsh and 5 4 MYSTIC ROSE (23) 8-2 J. F Carvalho (deadheat)

Scratched: Skinful. Paten d’Archlas, Loewe, Ken Winfield. Nomadic, Bob’s Secret, Carla, Pearly Queen. Head: dead-beat Tres Vite fourth. Time. 1:30 Win: £2l. Places: £5 6s, £3 2s (Darnburgh), £2 16s 6d (Mystic Rose). MORAN CHALLENGE CUP. £400; Urn.—s/6 GLENMORVEN (10) 7-7 P. J. Silver 1; 4/2 SATINETTE (3) 7-12 R. J. Skelton 2; 1/1 RED SIREN (2) car. 8 3 J. R. Dowling 3. Scratched Sometime. Short head: threequarters of a length. Bell View fourth. Time, 2:7 4-5. Win £ll 2s Places: £3 7s, £2 7s 6d. £1 12s. CLARB MEMORIAL CHALLENGE COLD CUP, £365; Um I 3/4 PEASE (5) car. 7-2 P. J. Stiver 1 I 5/5 LIMBO (1) 810 E. J. Dldham 2 I 7/6 WOODELLA (7) car. 7-3 A. K. Robinson 3 4/2 Melhar, 1/1 Soncerai, 6 7 Polar, 9/9 Petite Arnie. 8/8 Gay Coon, 2/3 Kelven Lad also started. Half a neck: nose. Kelven Lad fourth. Time, 2:9 1-5 Win: £5 14s. Places: £1 18s, £1 19s, £4. CENTRAL TRIAL STAKES. £285: 9f.—5/4 LEFT OVER (5) car 8-li J. D. Pankhurst 1; 3/3 SANDYMAN (1) 8-9 E. J. Dldham 2: 7/7 LAZY BONES 8/9 D A Adams 3. Scratched: Blue Stephan, John Andrew. Parenol. Sweet Call. Length; six lengths How Exciting fourth. Time. 1.59 2-5. Win: £8 2s 6d. Places: 12 18s 6d. £2 Us. POOLBURN TROT, £285; 2 20 class; Um.—s/5 FALSE PLAY (7) It P. C. Gallagher 1; 7 8 SURREY HILLS (12) It R. J Holt 2; 14/15 TAHU (15) 24 G H. Ward 3. Scratched: Van Rnih, Tallboy, Hal Drive. Overtime. Four lengths; half a neck Nerita fourth. Times—2:s3 3-5. 2:54 4-5, 2:53. Win: £ll 12s fid Places: £2 15s, £5 5s 6d. £l9 9s.

Bracket: False Play and Dene Hanover.

OMAKAU HACK HANDICAP. £310: 7f.—l/1 KHAIRUZAN <2) 8-7 L. W. Hare 1; 7/6 RONRICO S 1 B. J. Anderton 2: 3/3 BELFIE 7-9 E. J. Dldham 3. Scratched Melhar, Marmorhowe. Two lengths and a half; half a length. Blue Amber fourth Time, 1:28. Win: £5 13s. Places £2 0s 6d, £2 19. £2 14s fid