BEAU LE HAVRE'S BIG RACE

Chronicle (Levin), 29 September 1947, Page 6

BEAU LE HAVRE'S BIG RACE

ZEALANDER SCORES IN OPEN SIX AT OTAKI A feature of the Otaki meetiiig on Saturday was the striking victory of Beau le Havre in the Ling Memorial. The crack galloper stripped well and he outclassed the opposition whieh inelnded many first-class gallopers. The open.six was won by' Zealander, whieh was 10/13 in the' betting. The raeing W.as held in sitnily weather on exeellent going, and there was a large attendance,rtlie . totalisator tnrnover being £65,2751, coinpared with £72,1051 last year, the decrease being £6830.

Duality' s Hnrdles Valucd made ttie early running in tlie Kapiti Hurdles, but Moutoa Lord was always handy and went to the lead entering the baok the last time. Valued oiade a couple of iudilfereut jumps and Moutoa Lord was followed iuto the straight by Prinee Wherilco, Ivaliuraponga and Duality. Moutoa Lord was clear at the last hurdle, but the field was closing up and in the run home Duality ran hiin down and won by a length and a half, with Kaliuraponga two lengths away third, Prinee Wherilco fourth and Pen fifth. Top Hhot, listed as a starter and baelced on the niaehine, did not compete. Thimble's Easy Win Diyision of the Puhi Maiden No. 1 was avoided and the best to begin in the big field was Higli Tension, who was trailed to the home turn by Thimble and Gratuity. Thimble was travelling easily and raii to the front before entering the straight, finally drawing right out for a very easy iive •lengths win over Gratuity with Gay Btitcfies a poor, third, Beaulitha fourth aud High Tension fifth. Red Herring Wins Well Gav John, Tribute and lietl Herring were the early leaders in the Pahiko llack' Hundieap, but Itecl Herring soon Loolc ehargc.and was not again headed. He led into the straight and eanie on to win under a nice liold by a length and a half from Bronstar, who was ridden out to liold seeond plaee by the same margiu ■ from Grey Plume. Tribute, Gay John and Blue Pier were next. Horouta aud Bonnie Fair were badly away. The Chief Event Beau le Havre won the Ling Memorial with ea.se. Ile began well from No! 1 aud trailed Even Light and Higli Order out of the straight, with Bpark ling Lady alongside him, imperial a few removes baelc and Treniello toward the rear. Beau le Havre moved into seeond plaee at the Iive furlongs and at the half-mile took the lead. Ile was going easily entering the straight, where Iiosswood had moved into seeond plaee and Imperial had moved forward. Beau le Havre dropped the field in the last furlong and ran in a wiuner by six lengths from Rosswood, who was a couple of lengths ahead of Imperial. Treniello, nialcing a late dab, just l'ailed to get Imperial. Next were Bilver Rod and Dunbar". Smart Maiden Belle Anita aud Brolga had the Puhi Maiden No. 2 to themselves. Belle . Anita jumped out best and was followed by Brolga all the way, but the leader was too good aud ran in a winner bv four lengths from Brolga with Nullah two lengths away third and Green Vallev and Koyal Robin next. Tahli Scrapes Home Beginning well, Tahli was always prominent in the Katiki ku llack Handieap and eventuallv just won from the early leader, Tortago. Tortago was followed in the first few furlongs by Tahli, Golden Kea, Molly Adair, Eriu 's Pal, Royal Moutoa and Gavjoy. Tahli was in charge turning for home- and in a battling finish he won by a head from Tortago, with Erin's Pal finisjhing well |

in third plaee two lengths away. Salut d 'Amour came from the back to be fourth and Gavjoy was fifth. Zealander Too Good Zealander, reverting to sprinting, won the Hema Te Ao Handieap very decisively. • Colopier, Gay Corrie, Sea Pury, Zealander, Tudor Gliief . aud Specialist were prominent crossing the top, and as they turned for home Zealander was the leader from .Tudor Chief, with Gay Corrie, Sea Pury, Specialist, Delinquent and Julius Caesar following aud Brown Derby on the outer. Zealander drew right out in the run home and won by six lengths from A1 dennan, who finished fairly well and beat Lord Tlieio by half a length, with Iron Dulce, Gay Corrie, Treasure Tee, Sheilwyn, "Delinquent, Julius Caesar and Brown Derby following.

Bulaselle just wins J0II3- Goodfellow led from Middoon ejirly iu the Taumanuka Handieap, and entering the straight the leader was Middoon, Bulaselle, Blue Hussar and Jolly Goodfellow. Bulaselle finished too well for Blue Hussar and won by half a length. Middoon, third, was tliree lengths away and then came Gaystock and Commercial. KAPITI HACK HUIIDLES, £350; li miles. 3-3 DUALITY, 10.10 (W. Carter) 1 1-1 Moutoa Lord, 10.11 (Blanche) 2 2-2 Kahuraponga, 9.5 (J. Garth) . 3 Also: 5-5 Prinee Wherilco, 8-S Top Shot, 0-0 Valued, 7-7 Co-operate, 10-10 Lady Hilton, 1-1 Pen, 9-9 Wallc Oif. Length and a half; two lengths. Prinee Wherilco was fou'rth. Ko time talcen. Wiuner traiued by Iv. R. Webster, Marton. PUHI MA 1DE X Xo. 1, £250; 6 furlongs. 1-l THIMBLE, 8.0 (W. J. Broughton) ] 5-5 Gratuity, S.O (V. J. Sellars) .. 2 3-3 Gay Stitches, 8.7 (A. Johnson) 8 Also: 11-11 Jet Plane, 1-1 Iiigh Tension, 18-18 Completion, 15-10 Beaulitha, 18-11 Tote Odds, 11-13 Keen Wit, 12-10 Romantic, 9-9 My Pox, 10-12 Murrayfiehl, 0-7 Ileleuette, 2-2 Waimanu, 10-17 Yale Rosa, 7-0 The Rip, 10-15 Palanthus, 8-8 Tranquil Gold. Pive lengths; four lengths. Beaulitha was fourth. Time, 1.10 2-5. .Wiuner traiued by owner (G. W. Kew), Awapuni. e PAHIKO HACK IIAXDICAP, £315; 0 furlongs. 2-2 RED HERRING, car. S.O (W. J. Broughtou) 1 8-8 Bronstar, 8.0 (J. P. Bowness) 2 13-13 Grey Plume, 7.8 (A. C. Messervy) ..... ,. , , ... .... , ,3 Also: 3-1 Concrete, 5-3 Bonnie Fair, 7-7 Brigg Fair, 1-1 Horouta, 1-5 Ella Shields, 10-11 Gay John, 11-10 Tribute, 0-0 Lady Oratory, 12-12 Lord Phrosa. 9-9 Beau Or, 11- 11 Blue Pier, .15-15 Ko-Ulca. 1G"-10 Clare Castle. Length and a half; length and a half. Tribute was fourth. Time, 1.15 2-5. Winner traiued by S. A. Brown, Woodville. LIXG MEMORIAL STAKES, £1000; 1 J. ni vlpc 1-1 BEAU LE HAVRE, 9.8 (W. Counor) . t 1 2-2 Rosswood, 7.13 (A. C. Messervy) 2

■3-3 Imperial, 8.13 (G'.R. Tattersall) 3 Also: 10-8 Black Plato, 1-1 Tremello, 5-5 Dunbar, 8-7 Sparkling Lady, 9-10 High Order, 11-11 Hulabalpo, 6-6 Silver Rod, 7-9 Even Light, 12-12 Gyratien. Six lengths; two lengths. Tremello was fourth. "Time, 2.0 1-5. Winner traiued by J. G. Parrell, Stratford. PUHI MAIDEN Xo. 2, £250; 0 furlongs. 5-0 BELLE ANITA, 8.0 (Iv.. Pori) 1 4-5 Brolga, 8.0 (Al'O. Messervy) . 2 8-8 Kullah, 8.0 (O. A. Bowry) .. 3 Also:. 0-1 Beguile, 13H2 -Hunch, 17-18 Master r Larry,, ■ 3-3 Royal - Robin, ^ 15-14 Battle.Speajy-J-l.jJreen Valley, 7-9 Poxfiailie, '10-10 Haughfcy.Boy, ,9-7 Nickle&y, 18-17 Sir . Denzil, 15-15 The> Trojan, 14-13 Raceticle, 10-10 . Legendre, 2-2 Roscaroa, 1.1-11 Revellei?: - Four lengths; • tw,o lengths. Green Valley was fourth. . Time, I'.IO. Winner traiued ' by owner (G. Lamb), Manakau. KATII-IIKU HAOK IIAXDICAP,. £345; 7 furlongs. 4-7 TAHLI, 8,2 \G. R. Tattersall) I 8-9 Tortago, 8.0 (W. L. Aitlcen) , . 2 2-1 Erin's Pal, car. .8.4. (Lockyer) 3 Also: 3-3 Salut d 'Amour, 6-5 High Assay, 1-2 Royal Moutoa, 10-11 Golden Kea, 9-8 Gavjoy, 7-0 Molly Adair, 12-12 Gornish Note, 13-13 Tideen, 5-4 Shenandoah. Head; two lengths. Salut d'Amour was fourth. Time, 1.28 4-5. Winner traiued by G. Pratt, Wanganui. HEMA TE AO IIAXDICAP, £600; 0 furlongs. 10-13 ZEALANDER, 7.7 (B. . McDonald) 1 2-2 Alderman, 8.7 (W. Broughton) 2 3-4 Lord Tlieio, 8.11 (W. Kay) . . 3 Also: 9-8 Voltaic, 17-15 Specialist, 20-19 Langue d'Or, 5-5 Sheilwyn, 8-10 Brown Derby, .1-1 Julius Oaesar, 13-12 Gay Corrie, 0-7 Po-Marama, 12-11 Sea Pury, 7-0 Colopier, 11-9 Delinquent, 4-3

Treasure Tee, 10-18 Argumentative, 1S-20 Tlieio Light, 15-10 Tudor Chief, 19-17 Balcherrie, 14-14 Iron Dulce. Six lengths; half a length. Iron Dulce was fourth. Time, 1.14 1-5. Winner traiued bv W. Brvcc, Trentham. TAUMANUKA HACIv IIAXDICAP, £350; 9 furlongs. 4-4 BULASELLE, 8.0 (J. Eaton) . 1 5-5 Blue Hussar, 8.2 (C. A. Bowry) 2 3-3 Middoon, 8.10 (W. Connor) .. 3 Also: 1-1 Riverview, 14-13 Roman Dulce, 7-8 Ratene, 0-0 Matawene, 8-7 Gaystoclc, 2-2 Commercial, 5-5 Jolly Goodfellow, 12-14 Travelon, 10-10 Marshall Coolc, 13-12 Sten, 11-11 Timsah. " Half ' a length; :'three' lengths. • Gaystoclc was fourth. Time, 1.54. Wiuner traiued by T. Websterd Otaki.