GOING A SHADE SLOWER THAN ON FIRST DAY

Chronicle (Levin), 14 July 1947, Page 6

GOING A SHADE SLOWER THAN ON FIRST DAY

Panope, winner of the Members' Handicap after a sound perfonnance in the Stewards' Handicap on the first day, was the only favourite to win on Saturday. Other first fancies to return place dividends were Desert Trek, Good Armour and Robin's Reward. Good Performanc'e by Corineus Mary Lee, Selected, True Friend and Peter Brierley were scratched for the opening event, the Corunna Hurdles, and the winner wa's Corineus from Desert Trek and Pedantic. Desert Trek lost ground early and Monte Cristo, Revetir, Corineus, Solo Park and Allislopef '' were prominent through the straight - the first time. Duality moved up st'eadily along the back and he led into the straight followed by Montello d'Oro, Ruling Moment, Corineus, r'Uiid Pedantic. Corineus dashed to theifront after landing over the last fenc'e and won decisively by three lengths from Desert Trek which finished brilliantly to cut Pedantic ;out of second money. Montello .d'Oro was fourth 4 and Hippodrome fifth. .Tranbycroft; Horbnta and Playboy were solidly backed for the Trial Plate but the Trentham-trained filly, Fqll of Fun had the raee won a longway from home. ■FQil''"o"f was showing out wlven dh®,.;field reached the course pro'per ?and ' Two furlongs from honie she was ta^klbd ', Playboy. When Playboy criea ' enough Full of Fun drew out and wpn 'as she liked by over three lengths. -^Regal Gem, prominent always, was second', but under a hard ride to be'at Horouta, which was not ih the picture uhtil half -way down the straight. Playbo^y stuCk on for fourth aud Invest 'Kand Liebestraum were together next. ' . Bay Robe Never iLeft it in Doubt Mr. S. R. Hammond's gelding Bay Robe did not give his backers much to worry about in the Lambton Hurdles, which he won decisively after having led for most of the journey. Shepherd's Mate was with Bay Robe early and passing the stands they were clear of Rink, aliead of Whirlwind Star and Glad Fox. Rink was favouring a leg from the start and it was soon apparent that he was not the Rink which beat all but Amorlad in the • -Trentham Hurdles. Landing over a fenee three furlongs from home Rink broke down. With a mile to go Bay Robe was out in front aud setting a good pace ahead of Shepherd's Mate with more dayliglit to' Rink. Racing to the straight it was Bay Robe, Foxstar, Whirlwind Star/ Glad Fox and Lost Art, and Bay Robe, once over the final fenee, went on to win by . three lengths froin Foxstar, well clear of Whirlwind tSar. Next vvere Sporting Gold, Glad Fox and Waiting. Special Flight Beats Morotai Special Flight, from Wingatui, won the Seatoun Handicap, and those in the minor places were Morotai, Tommy Gun and Blank Cheque. Morotai, Sir Warrior aud Relampago vrere slow to leave the mark. Moreton Bay was setting the pace when the field had settled down and others well in the picture as they raced into the straight were Special Flight,

Tommy Gun and Ratatu. Special Flight soon had charge in the straight and she won easily by over three lengths from Morotai which finished gamely to cut .Tommy Gun out of second money. Blank Cheque was fourth after making up ground and next were Nighthena and Laekagh. • Class Perfonnance by Royal Writ Royal Wxit, from Wingatui, which won the Hack and Hunters ' Steeples on the first day, was one of the favourites for the July Steeplechase. He gave a first-class exhibition of jumping and after taking the lead ihto. the . . final fenc'e he went on to win untroubled by four lengths from Royal Scholar with two more lengths to the favourite, Good Armour.. ' ' ; • There were 15 starters and with tWo miles c'o.vered they were all in it. The first casualty was The Dozer, which rau ofi at the' fenee a mile from. home., At that stage the order in a bunched field was Abdicate, The. Dozer, Northfield, Red Glare, Spanish Main, Royal Writ, Royal ScholaT, ' Seropuri and Roman Ned. At the next fenee) the sod wal'l, Eilmahagh ran off, and Moderate was pulled'up. r ! • ' : Six furlongs from home Abdicate was leading. The paee had beeii Solid all the way. Northfield was in second place and Royal Scholar, . Red ' Glare and Royal Writ were next. Going to' the far turn Roman Ned and Good Armour were under pressure to make' up ground. Royal Writ, was with Royal Scholar in front as the field ran to the last fenee and once;Ove'r he went on to win as he liked froin Royal Scholar by four lengths. Good. Aria-, our finished well to get to within two lengths of Royal Scholar and Roman Ned was fourth. Northfield, Town Survey, Red Glare and Abdicate. were next. Abdicate was laine when, he returned to the birdcage. - Longsword Beat Valley Boy and - Robin's Reward . . Longsword ran a great race; an the Whyte Handicap on the first day, -finishing in line with Hulabaloo . and Fox» chase just behind the placed-horses. He. appreeiated the longer distapce of the Parliamentary and won though aftpr responding under pressure to hold off Valley Boy which had had to * go back a long way half ,a mile from home: Through the straight the first time.' Pensacola was setting t.he pace ahead of Alamode, Precedency, Fortune's Smile, High OrdeT, Lord Darnley, Ganges, Battle Dance, Tremello, Hular baloo, and Joygiver. Half a mile from home Alamode was with Pensacola' in front and Precedency and Joygiver were next ahead of Hulabaloo, Long* sword, Fortune's Smile and Battle" Dance. There was no change into the straight but Longsword worked his way through to have charge a furlong from home. Then Valley Boy, which had come from the "clouds," raced up to take him on. A. Midwood applied the pressure and it was some moments before ,it was . apparent that Lougsword would nold the gallant horse from Morrinsville. ' Longsword was doihg better than Valley Boy at the finish and he won by a length. Two lengths away eame Robin's Reward, which had made up a lot of groufid, and which responded under pressure to beat Honora by half a length. Next home were Precedency, Ganges, Foxchase, Alamode and Welcome Guest. . . Panope Finished Brilliantly.., : When the Members' Handicap field had settled down,' Psalm was leading from Playtos, Lady Delight, PoMarama, Master Ted, Tiger Tan, Lord Theio, and Riverview. .There was little change into the straight aud Panope was in sixth place, anu travel- • ling very fast. She was inNfront a furlong from home and she won well by nearly two lengths from Gay Chat, which made up a lot of ground to be second half a length in front of.. Citation, which was another to come ' ' from the clouds." Master Ted, Psalm, Prince Re'vel and Playtos were next, the last three in line. , One For copper Coin ; The concluding event was won by the Riccarton-trained filly, Copper Coin, from the fast-fini^hing Concrete, and: Lord Bradbury was thirj two lengths i away. Aristea and Baffling were slow to move and Lord Bradbury was the early leader from Royal Flash, Mr. Pym and Mercian Lad. Mercian Lad led to the straight ahead of Mr. Pym, Concrete, Lord Bradbury, Blue Moon and Copper Coin, and they were not far into the home stret'ch before Copper Coin had dashed through to take the. lead. For a moment it looked as if she wourld win easily but Concrete finished with courage less tha-n a length away. Two lengths further back were Lord Bradbury and Magnus Lux aud the photo finish showed Lord Bradbury to be half a head in front of Magnus Lux. Aristea looked likely half way down the straight but she weakened a furlong from home and finished fifth ahead of Salut d'Amour.