Other Feature Races To The Grate And Demonic

Chronicle (Levin), 7 March 1949, Page 6

Other Feature Races To The Grate And Demonic

i Tauloch's brilliant win in ihe New Zealand St. Leger Stakes was one of the great highlights of Saturday's racing at Trentham. Tauloch went to the front seven furlongs from home and after the * field had closed on him running to the straight he drew right away ' and won in effortless fashion from Blue Seal, Hasty Glance and Corofin. His time for the mile and three-quarters was 2.58 and it was five seconds faster than the Trentham course record established . ten years ag.o by Beaupartir. It was one seeond faster than the New Zealand record. The victory increased his stake winnings for tho spnsnn tn £12.825.

The other feature races provided , very-keen contests, the Autumn Handicap heing won hy The Grate narrowly from Lord Revel, The Thompson Handicap oy Demonic narrowly from Excellency and Voltaic, and the Railway Handicap hy False Step which just got up to beat Wild Note. The day was fine aud the course very fast. The attendance was good and the totalisator turnover was £167,7141, compared with £180,357 last year, the decrease being £10,642L FIKHT AUTUMN MAIDEN HANDICAP, £400; non-totalisator; 6 furlongs. SWEEPSTAKE, 8.1 (A. Johnson) 1 Kakish, 8.1 (V. J. Sellars) .. .. .. ^ VVem blev, 8.6 (W. J. Broughton) .. 3 Also: Miss Broiefort, ' Consideration, Deep Goid, Dinie, Flying Spur, Hobo, Neolight, Pearl Locket, Pervin, Rival Play, llobin Amor, Silver Spur, The Swaggor. Two lengths; length. Miss Broiefort was foUrth. Time, 1.12:1. Winner and seeond horse were bracketed. They carried tlie eolours of Mr. C. T. Keeble and are trained by W. L. Johnson, Foxton. RIMU HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, £750; 1 tnile and 3 furlongs. 2-2 IVANHOK, 9.4 (K. Wood) .. 1 1-1 Baksoon, 9.7 (A. G. Waddell) 2 5-5 Lord Boswells, 10.1 (G. Ivil) 3 Two lengths; length. Harleyholm was fourth. Time, 2.22. (Winner trained by J. H. Jefferd, Hastings.) Sir Kenart and Ivanhoe led to the straight ahead of Rockanui and Baksoon, Golden Hope, Lord Boswells, Harleyholm and Lord Moutoa. Ivanhoe soon took complete charge and he won (Jee.isi.vely from Baksoon by two iengths-,#iid Lord Boswells, showing betler'-foTm than, at Woodville, finished well ■ for tiufd a length further away. , . llarleyhtrlm : was home fast for fourth/ • .aud Rockanui was! fifth, PLUNKET NUKSERY HANDICAP, £800 ; 6 furlongs. 4-4 LORD FOXBR1DGE, 7.4 (M. Martinovich) 1 6 6 Hit or Miss, 8.4 (W. L. Aitken) 2 JtH Wweet Hpray, 8.5 (W.J. Broughton) 3 Four. lengths; half a length. Brown Jester w&s fourth. Time, 1.113- (Winhef fi-ained by-:W;;J. Pratt, Cambridge.) T: Aweet 8pray>was favourite for the iL^h^ery, LJ^a'hdieap/j- She ran a grand fixii"'" tini'e' Vas ' exceptionally ■ fast and siie was beaten into third place, The winner being Lord Foxbridge easily fiJm Hit or Miss. Following a good start Lord Foxbridge had charge as the field raced on I a ihe juuction and others well in the picture were Hit or Miss, Pictagain, Dowry, Sweet Spray and The Laird. Lord Foxbridge dresv right away over ihe last furlong to win by four lengths and Hit or Miss finished doggedly to beat Sweet .Spray by half a length. Brown Jester and Birdman were next. THE NEW ZEALAND ST. LEGER STAKES, £2000; lf miles. 1 1 TAULOCH, 8.10 (W. Hooton) 1 5-5 Blue Seal, 8.10 (C. A. Bowry) 2 2-2 Hasty Glance, 8.10 (1L Saunders) 3 Six lengths; length. Corofin was fourth. Time, 2.58 — a course and New Zealand record. (Winner trained by F. Smith, Takanini.)

Following a perfect start and with a round to go, the order was Corofin aud Tanjeen from St. Bruno, Blue Seal, Sea Shanty, Hasty Glance and Tauloch. All were under a hold but the pace was right on at the nine wliere Tauloch had moved up to be in fifth piace. They were travelling fast at the mile, and at the seven Tauloch moved smoothly into the lead and at the six was two lengths elear of Corofin which was clear of Blue Seal follovved by St. Bruno and Hasty Glance, Tanjeen and Sea Shanty. The field closed on Tauloch running to the home tuni where Corofin appeaTed to be going as well if not better than Tauloch. However, when the Balloch colt was given his head he drew right away and won as he liked by half a dozen lengths, and the crowd was acclaiming him long before he reached the line. Blue Seal finished well for second a length in front of Hasty Glance. Corofin was fourth and St. Bruno was fifth. . AUTUMN HANDICAP, £4000; 1& miles. 3-3 THE GRATE, 8.6 (C. M. Cassidy) 1 4-4 Lord Revel, 7.9 (N. A. Crombie) 2 1-1 King's Ransoin, 9.8 (W. L. Aitken) 3 Ilalf a head; length and a half. Royal Tan was fourth. Time, 2.32J. (Winner trained by owner, D. P. Wilson, Mosgiel.) The Grate, after being fifth into the straight, finished with brilliance to win the Autumn Handicap by half a head from Lord Revel, which had been in front for niost of the way. A furlong from tHe line King 's Ransom chalJenged Lord Revel and looked to have a great chance of success. However, he failed to go on with it and The Grate won by a narrow margin from Lord Revel over a length in front of King's Ransom. Royal Tan,'iiot in the cail at

the home turn, was fourth and Langham, third but boxed in at the home turn, was fifth. TINAKORI HANDICAP, £750; 7 furlongs. 1-1 OUTLOOK, 8.13 (W.J. Broughton) 1 3-3 Ngarobi, 8.7 (V. J. Sellars) . . 2 15-16 Silver Mascot, 8.4 (J. Hely) 3 Nose; two lengths. Vane Master was fourth. Time, 1.26J. (Winner trained by K. Couper, Hastings.) Outlook, a- winner at Woodville, won the Tinakori Handicap narrowly from Ngarobi, and the third dividend-payer was Silver Mascot, , which finished fast on the'outer to pay over a quarter of a century. The order into th,e straight was Reward from Livre d'Orj Gold Robin-, Offender, Determination, ■ Vanp Master, Ngarobi and Follow, Suit, and the field was well bunched. • Outlook soon moved. up to be- in the picture and he and Ngarobi fought the finish, Out-

look sticking On solidly to- win by a nose. There was • a great tussle for third and Silver Mascot got it a head in front of Vane Master which was on the inner. Betweeg them at half-head intervals were Reward and Cheerful Night, and Follow Suit was only a n.eck away from them. THE THOMPSON HANDICAP, £30UU; . 1 mile. 4-4 DEMONIC, 8.11 (W. J. Broughton). - 1 1-1 Excellency, 9.4 (W. F. Ellis) . . 2 3-3 Voltaic, 9.8 (G. R. Tattersail) 3 Half. a length; neck. Golleu was fourth. Time, 1.38$.- (Winner trained by K. Couper, Hastings.) - The Thompson Handicap was. run in fairly fast time and - the winner was Demonic by half a length frojrn Excellency, which finished very fast to beat Voltaic by a neck., A furlong from the post Voltaic joined issue with Gollen and they were fighting it out when Demonic raced past to win attractiveiy' from Excellency, which arrived iate to beat Voltaic for second money. Gollen stuck on for fourth and he just beat Yasda and Veine d'Or, which were together. The start wasv perfect and the ieaders to the straight were Gollen and Argumentative, Voltaic, Exeejlency, Demonic, Yasda and Citril. RAILWAY HANDICAP, £2000; 6 furlongs. . 1-1 FALSE STEP, 8.11 (C. Wilson) .... .. ., . . v; 1 5-5 Wild Note, 8.10 (V/J. Sellars) 2 6-8 Super Vaals, 9.3 (G. R. Tattersail) 3 Half a head; length. The Pagan was fourth. Timo, 1.10£. (Winner trained by J. H. Jefferd, Hastings.) False . Step ga.ve Hastings-trained 1 horses their fourth. success for the daj' j and the issue was in doubt right to the line. A furlong from the finish Wilu i Note was in front and going iike a winner. Super Vaals was in second , place ahead of Air Belle, False Step and The Pagan. False Step finished j brilliantly and she got up just in the , last stride. Super Vaals was third a length away. The Pagan was fourth and Red Pickle, Air Belle and Treneere I were alinost in line next. j SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP, £900; 1 mile and 3 furlongs. 8-8 REVELLER, 7.7 (J. P. Bowness) l

2-2 Leyma, 9.7 (W. L. Aitken) . . 2 1-1 Green Light, 7.8 (W. Skelton) 3 Length; length and a half. Hostess was fourth. Time, 2.2R (Winner trained by J. K. Searle, Trentham.) There was_a mild surprise in the last' race but there was uo fluke ab.out '.the win of Reveller, which finished reso: lutely on the outef to beat Leyma by a short length. Green Light, the favourite, was one of the Ieaders at the distance, but he was beaten into third place over a length away. Hostess, fifth into the straight, was fourth, and Boyhood, seventh at the home turn, was fifth. Reveller races in the eolours of Mrs. H. W. Lyda, of the United States.