Stablemates Succeed In Motukarara Double

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31002, 7 March 1966, Page 5

Stablemates Succeed In Motukarara Double

for th^pV^ 3 )'” ar *d Cabell made Saturday’ a memorable dav £ thX ? r 7 arton ra,ne r J - L - Barr. They both broke through lk I open-class wins, rounded off a T.A.B. double worth the R inL p • an <d £? ve . their trainer a 100 per cent record at the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s summer meeting.

Early Dawn, an un- i predictable three-year-old brother to the’ for- j mer high-class sprinter Roman Maid, beat ! Scent handily and six ! others easily in the . Peninsula Handicap. It was Early Dawn’s fourth! win in the colours of his North Canterbury breeder, I Mr H. D. Greenwood, but he was at generous odds after weak showings in two races] against the open-class stayers] at Riccarton last month. On the oher hand it was Sabell’s last start fifth in distinguished sprint company at Riccarton which earned him favouritism for Saturday’s Kinloch Handicap. This small, but nuggety, Sabaean gelding has now won seven races for Mr L. Franklin, of Christchurch. Sound Tactics Skilful handling, as much as anything else, probably

I won the Peninsula Handicap |for Early Dawn. While most I of the riders were restrainjing their mounts, D. N. Hadj field took Early Dawn forward Ito challenge the pacemaker, Cobble, half a mile out and he was a clear leader into j the straight. Although Scent I cut into that lead inside the past furlong he lasted it out . best to win by half a length. ] Scent, like Early Dawn. ,iwas never far from the pace. ■ I She was second equal with J Charlborough at the half-mile ; | and led the chase after the I winner at the straight en- .. trance. ] Misjudge, which had only the favourite Golden Vanity, , behind him at the half-mile, . ran on well for third but was ; three lengths away. He outi finished Charlborough by a , length and a half. ■ Golden Vanity, running on, was half a head back, four lengths clear of Cobble, which had injured her stifle joint during the race. Filspar was a nose back i seventh and Standout half a ' length away last. These two

had shared the third line on the home turn. Run Of Race Sabell received the run of the race behind the pacemak ing Fairlane to the straight in the Kinloch Handicap. He made ground quickly through a gap on the inner just inside the last furlong and was a clear leader a bit closer to home. Sabell won by a length from Mogambo, another always in touch with the pace. The weakening Fairlane was a length away third. Approval, one of the slowest beginners and still secondlast at the half-mile, came home strongly for fourth but was a length and a half back. Prince Callan, one place ahead of Approval at the halfmile, battled on well for fifth ahead of Llanawyn and the place favourite Mister Bud. Mister Bud was co-leader with Fairlane on the home turn but was only fourth, at the furlong and still losing i ground.