CRADDOCK EASIL Y

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31108, 11 July 1966, Page 6

CRADDOCK EASIL Y

(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. The nine - year - old Craddock, the oldest horse in the field, enhanced his fine record at Avondale with a | decisive win in the i Charchill Handicap, ' the main event and I first leg of the T.A.B. double, on Saturday. Only Bright Chief could make a race of it with Craddock over the last furlong; and he tired near the finish. | Craddock kept ploughing l through the mud in great' style and won by a length. Bright Chief held second by four length? from the 1/21 favourite, Old and Bold, which! looked unhappy in the going! and did well to get up for third. The Auckland gelding) Wonderbar. won the Telegraph l Handicap, the second leg of the! TAB. double. Fourth at the'

ihorne turn, b< finished reso-l putety to beat Blue Baron by I half a length. Th? T.A.B double, Craddock! ■and Wonderbar. paid £122 19s «d \ ’for £l. The weather wa.< wet and (the track, extremely heavy. Results.— MT. ALBERT STEEPLECHASE, i £800: 23m 4/4 REVELLO «6) 9 3 I B E. Craig 1: 21 TIKIPUNGA M) : 9-S J. S. Humphries 2: 3/2 ’KING'S CREDIT <2> 10 1 L. R I Norris 3. Scratched: Relhea. Re ;peal, Kirribilli, Summer Sun. [Torqui-i. Fifteen lengths, four lengths. Blue step fourth. Time,’ 5:». Win: £5 3s. Places: £1 Its, £1 »s. £1 9s 6d LAINGHOLM HANDICAP. £725; Sf.— l2 12 DREAM BOY <7) S S A G. Coiven 1: 5.7 YSABEL ( 24> S-S N. B Holland 2; 13 1.3 LA JOLLA 15) S-7 K. 1. Potter 3. 1 . Scratched: Able Queen, Chaswin. Exceptional. Little Jimmy. Mahu. Teejay. Three-quarters of a length, one length and a half. i Harbin fourth Time, 1:20 3-5 Win: £34. Places: £lO Os «d. £4 15s, £lO ISs 6d. ’ WAITEMATA HANDICAP, £SGfI; lm —3/2 DRACO fl) S-7 B. W McDonald 1; 4/4 GOLDEN GUY' i (6) S-3 N. D. Riordan 2; 2/31 'JUST IT <») S-2 car 7-134 N. D Landers 3. Scratched: Haurua ! Kanance. Half a length, half a

I head. Great Companion fourth. T.me, 1.51. Win £4 l:o> 6d Plates: £1 13«, £1 17s, £1 I 3» WINDSOR HURDLES, £9OO 15' ‘—2/2 BLUE BAY <s> OS W .1 Barlow I. S 3 CABALLERO <«> 9 0 R J. Walsh 2; 7 S YOUNG RAY <lOl 0-0 W H. Short 3 AU started. One length »nd a half. I e ght length*. Miss Reye fourth ‘T'me. 3 4« Win £5 5». pieces: '£! 18s. £7 7» 4d. £3 8s CHURCHILL HAHDICAP, £1800; Ilf. 4 2 CRADDOCK <1) 8 10 D. J. Wvatt 1 8 8 BRIGHT CHIEF <4) S 4 N. D. Landers 2 13 OLD AND BOLD (3) 8-8 D. A. Raklander 3 Also started in finishing order:2/4 Crojack, 3/1 Midnight Kiss, 7 7 The Prophet. 9'o Bom bay, 5/5 Weatherly, 10/10 Captain Lancaster. 8/8 Mantovani. ( Length, four lengths. Time, Win: £8 19s 6d. Places: £2. £2 Ils «d. £2 Is 8d GREY LYNN HANDICAP, £800: 11f.—5/5 MR CHARLIE (2) 8-11 ear 8-8 N D Landers 1; 8/8 KELLY’S EYE <5) 8-1 P. J. Kemp Hon 2; 1/1 TOWH GUARD (1) 9-5 car 9-0 D R. Sanderon 3 AH started. One length and a quarter, tu-o lengths. Able Wren fourth. Time, 2:38 3-5. Win: £8 2s «d. Places: £2 8s 6d, £2 17s, £1 9s 6d TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, £1200; 7f. 7 8 WOHDERBAR (12) 8 3

P. J. Kempton 1 ’ 3 BLUE BARON (7) 8-9 D. J. Wyatt 2 5 4 MALI PETER (10) 8-6 B. w. McDonald S Also started in finishing order: 8/8 AJkaid, 13/13 Gold Chick, 16/18 Travel Alone, 15/15 Bargoed, 4/5 Forebrace, 3/2 Tuam. 10/11 Royal Fair. 1/1 Bottle Top, 11/9 Chi, 12/12 Merry Men. 6/7 Clarendon, 14/14 Little Stranger, 9/10 New Tikt, 17/18 I Count de Loot, 19/19 Belle of Ascot, 18/17 Chat’s Own. Half a length, one length and a half. Time. 1:33 3-5. Win: £l2 4o 6d. Places: £3 16s 6d, £2 136. £2 16s. NEW LYNN HANDICAP, £BOO. 7f.—l/1 SUREVE (1) 810 N. D Riordan 1; 6/7 MYCET (5) 8-4 R Fisher 2: 2/2 BROTHER BART <3) 8-4 N. B. Holland 3. All i started. Three-quarters of a ' length, two lengths and a half. ’Quadroon fourth. Time, 1:34. ’Win: £3 Is. Places; £1 13s, £3 2s, ! £2 .