RACING Earl Of Foxwood Wins At Avondale

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30960, 17 January 1966, Page 4

RACING Earl Of Foxwood Wins At Avondale

(Aew Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. The Auckland gelding, Earl of Foxwood, showed marked improvement on his previous form when he won the John Mells Handicap, the main event and first leg of the T.A.B. double at Avondale, easily on Sautrday.

Well back in the early running, Earl Of Foxwood took the lead starting the last furlong. Nothing had a chance afterwards and he won by two lengths and a half from Pretty Lucky. Gevser Land was half a head back, third, the same distance in front of the favourite, Red Crest, which was a trifle late getting clear. The second leg, the Flying Handicap, was won by the Matamata mare, Greymoon, which finished strongly along the fence to beat the littlefancied Nassella by threequarters of a length. The double, Earl Of Foxwood and Greymoon, paid £174 18s 6d for £l. The racing was held in fine weather on a fast track. Results:—

FIRST KELSTON HANDICAP, £700; 7f —6/6 POP’S CHOICE (3) 8- R. J. Fergus 1: 2/2 KABAB (2) 8-8 R. C. Lang 2; 7/7 COUNT TWO 8-9 N. D. Riordan 3. All started. Head, two lengths and a half. Kedar fourth. Time, 1:28. Win: £lO 19s. Places: £3 ss, £2 4s 6d, £3 13s fid. SUMMER HIGH-WEIGHT, £750: Ilf.—lo/9 TRIPLE WYN <l6> 9-0 A. C. Clarke 1; 2/2 FRIGID (8) 9- B. L. Hillis 2; 7/7 PALE FACE <2) 10-0 R. J. Sutherland 3. Scratched: Al Atoul, Star Time. Length, three-quarters of a length. Cornfoot fourth. Time. 2:19 2-5. Win: £24 19s. Places: £6 7s. £2 2s fid, £4 2s fid. JUVENILE HANDICAP, £750: two-year-olds; fif. —1/1 ROYAL PERSONAGE <1) 8-7 G. F. Hughes 1; 2/2 DELTA QUEEN (2) 8-1 B. F. Andrews 2; 5/5 KALASPIRA (11) 7-8 R. J. Skelton 3. Scratched: Prince Heroic, Coronita, Even, Nero Bella. Chino, Lady Sasanof. Nose, three-quarters of a length. Dolce Vita fourth. Time. 1:13 1-5. Win: £2 10s fid. Places: £1 Us, £1 18s, £2 Us. WESTERN SUBURBS HANDICAP, £750; apprentice riders: Im.—7/8 TOP SHELF (10) 7-12 car. 7-9 P Westhorpe 1; 2/2 PELL MELL (3) 8-1 car. 7-12 A. J. Tweedie 2; 4/4 UNDERCOUNTER (1) 8-6 car. 7-12 N. D. Landers 3. All started. Length, half a length. On Safari fourth. Time, 1:38. Win: £l5 9s fid. Places: £4 10s, £2 10s 6d, £3 Is fid.

MEMBERS' HANDICAP, £750; 11f.—9/9 ROYAL POET (9) 7-12 car. 7-9 N. D. Landers 1: 4/4 BELLE OF ASCOT (4) 8-4 R. C. Lang 2; 1/2 SENTRY (3) 8-5 R. Fisher 3. Scratched: Utah, Clairvoyant. Half a length, one length and a half. Crafty Queen fourth. Time, 2:20 3-5. Win: £22 4s. Places: £5 8s fid. £2 4s 6d, £1 13s fid.

JOHN WELLS HANDICAP, £1750; Ilf. 6/6 EARLY OF FOXWOOD (8) 7-1 car 7-34 B. W. McDonald 1 8/11 PRETTY LUCKY <l5) 7-0 car 7.04 W. H. Silva 2 7/7 GEYSER LAND (11) 7-0 car 7-H B. K. Long 3

2/2 Lucky Son, 1/1 Red Crest, 5/6 Clipjoint. 4/4 Honourable, 3/3 Sunset Fair, 12/12 Daleno, 15/15 El Duende, 16/16 Fathom, 13/13 Ironbark, 14/14 Magician, 11/9 Ocean Mist, 9/10 Shapiro. 10/8 Vinesse also started.

Two and a half lengths, half head. Red Crest fourth. Time,

2' 17 Win: £1« 18« «d. Places: u Is fid. £« 6s fid. £6 0s fid. SECOND KELSTON HANDICAP, £700: 7f —l/1 ARRENCON <l> ss G. F. Hughes 1: 5 4 LITTLE STRANGER <4) 8-7 R. J. Fergus 2; 10/11 ABLE QUEEN (8) 9-5 .1 P. Riordan 3. Scratched: Sherry Frontenac, Beaulovlne. Nose each wav. Overlord fourth. Time, 1:26 4-5. Win: £3 13s. Places: £1 12s fid. £2 8s fid. £9 18s fid. PLYING HANDICAP, £1100; fif. 2/2 GREYMOON (11) 7 0 car 7-6 R. C. Lang I 9/9 NASSELLA (5) 7-1 G. Chitty 3 3/3 HILLDALE (1) 712 G. L. Willetts 3 4/4 Misere. 6/7 Tavern Time. 1/1 Ursinus. 12/12 Convarlo, 10/10 Gene. 8/8 Khan Sahib, 5 S Lerua, lt/11 Te Awahlna, 7 « Te Pari Chat also started. Three-quarters length, head. Tavern Time fourth. Time. 1:11 1-5. Win: £8 13s fid. Places; £2 3s, £4 7s. £2 5s fid. RANGITOTO HANDICAP, £800; 3/3 HIGH NEWS (18) 7-8 car 7 9 N. D. Landers 1: 9-10 LORD TEO (3) 8-3 J. S. Humphries 2; 14/13 COURT DUCHESS (13) 7 8 R. C. Lang 3. Scratched: Captain Andv, Courtship, Supreme One. Nose, length. Viola fourth. Time. 1:12 2-5. Win: £7 8s fid. Places: £2 l«s fid, £6 18s, £7 7s fid.