RACING CREEMORE WINS TRENTHAM RACE

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31057, 12 May 1966, Page 4

RACING CREEMORE WINS TRENTHAM RACE

Second Leg Goes To Princess Taiaria (From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON. Greemore and Count Filou, both members of the powerful Conway team at Waiuku, were first and fourth in a spectacular finish to the Waterloo Handicap at Trentham yesterday.

Creemore finished doggedly on the outside to beat the consistent Gore gelding, Red Siren, by half a head.

Bandon just beat Count Filou for third and Le Plus, Dhuran, and Baloo were also right in the battle for minor places.

Creemore paid £l3 4s for a win and carried only £1353 of a double pool of £133,127 10s.

Creemore, a five-year-old brother of the brilliant but unsound Cracksman, was well ridden by the 17-year-old A. Ford, a son of the late K. Ford, a successful jockey in the 1940’5. Ford is apprenticed to his uncle, W. J. Bromby, now of Cambridge and formerly of Trentham, and this was his first winning ride in the district where he was born. M. C. Conway prepares Creemore for Mr and Mrs C. D. Gray. The Le Filou gelding’s form just beforehand was only moderate and he was a well beaten ninth in the corresponding race on the first day of the meeting. Princess Taiaria and Kintyre. ridden by the Skelton brothers, dominated the finish of the Port Nicholson Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double. Just Lasted Princess Taiaria, winner of two races at Trentham last July, led from well outside the last furlong and lasted for a neck victory over Kintyre. She was ridden by W. D. Skelton. R. J. Skelton secured the ride on Kintyre because he could not get near Passionate’s weight of 7-5. B. S. Dodds rode Passionate into third place. Supporters of the Creemore (bracketed Count Filou)-Prin-cess Taiaria combination received £l4O 10s for £l. The racing opened in threati ening weather, but there were i only one or two light showers. [The ground was soft. Slow Start Kimber threw his head in the air and lost two or three lengths at the start of the Waterloo Handicap. No-one seemed to want the pacemaking. but something had to be in front, and after a furlong Le Plus was there pulling hard. R. J. Skelton took Court Belle over and through a gap quickly to reach the trailing position on the inside and alongside Gore's other runner. Red Siren. Tara's Pride pulled his way forward to second position on the outside and at the quarters of the pacemaker. There were no changes in the leading bunch going to the five furlongs, where the bracketed pair. Count Filou land Creemore, were together in the middle of the field, close behind Dhuran and Bandon. Tara’s Pride was beaten on straightening up, but as he dropped back he left Court Belle sandwiched in on the rails behind Le Plus. Nosed Out I Red Siren went forward wider out to lead into the last furlong, but Creemore nosed him out in the last stride. Bandon was threequarters of a length back third. It was a creditable placing as he did not have much racing room a furlong out. The veteran, Count Filou,

again showed his liking for the course with a close and sound, fourth, a placing he should improve on when the ground gets heavier. Le Plus weakened to fifth ahead of Dhuran and Baloo. Court Belle was disappointing. She failed to respond when Skelton called on her to take an opening outside the furlong. She was not punished when obviously beaten and finished thirteenth. Princess Talaria, the run-ner-up to Rainfall in the Glamis Stakes at Ellerslie last week, dashed past the weakening Master Defence early in the run home in the Port Nicholson Handicap, and resisted a late challenge from Kintyre for a head victory. She started 19 wide but ran the first two furlongs strongly and was trailing Master Defence at the halfmile. Kintyre and Wavering were the closest of the others and Passionate was drifting back on the inside to become badly placed. Showed Gameness Master Defence did not put up much of a fight when Princess Talaria challenged, but Kintyre restored interest in the finish with a resolute challenge. Princess Talaria showed gameness to last it out. Passionate provided one of the features of the race with a brilliant run on the inside for third. Lei, the favourite, ran a one-paced race for fourth. She could not quicken from the turn. Shakes, one of the long shots, improved slightly from the middle of the field for fifth just ahead of Mukupai, one of the slowest away. Manana, one of the last on the home turn, made ground strongly for eighth after being checked near the home turn.