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Health boss: Hospital safe By Sam Morton Ashburton Hospital is here to stay according to Canterbury’s health boss. Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates has signalled a resounding assurance for the hospital’s future, pointing out major plans are firmly in place to restore surgical services in the district. The local health asset has been a hot talking point since Labour’s health spokesperson Annette King revealed a confidential source at the hospital had expressed their concerns to her, indicating the hos-

pital was rapidly degrading its services and losing valuable specialists. However, Mr Meates has refuted all claims and says he is not interested in speculation. Instead, he wants to put the record straight and insists there is no uncertainty about the future of Ashburton Hospital. “The future is bright and we are continuing down the same pathway for the hospital. That has been the case right from the start and we have every intention to deliver,” Mr Meates said. “When we push the go button on the theatre rebuild, there will be some significant disruption to the

Incident ‘could have resulted in full AOS call-out’ ine call-out with serious risk.” The man accused of brandishing the gun, named only as Greg, The incident involving a BB gun said the police had already been in Allenton early Sunday morning to his house to question him and could have had a disastrous out- indicated they would be issuing a come, according to Canterbury’s caution for presenting a firearm Armed Offenders Squad boss. in public. Inspector Bryan Buck’s comment Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, follows the case where a Harrison of Ashburton, said the police were Street resident came out of his still investigating the incident. house and pointed a Co2 powered He was unimpressed with the BB gun at a group of men alleg- man who had brandished a fireedly disturbing the arm and said the peace and attacking man would be dealt a bystander. with “one way or I won’t Inspector Buck, another”. unaware of the “He may get a stand for this details of the case, warning or he may vigilante type be put before a judge, told the Guardian the incident could that’s not for me to action from have resulted in a say at this stage. full scale AOS call“I have an officer locals out – yet nobody dealing with the case had even rung the and if I agree with police. the report he puts In fact, the Ashburton Police in front of me then that will be didn’t know of the incident until the outcome – if not then we will late Sunday, following a phone call discuss other options,” Mr Russell from an Auckland police official said. who had taken a message from However, Mr Russell said the a local Ashburton resident who investigation had not presented had phoned the following morn- any justification for producing a ing, claiming he had stared down firearm. the barrel of a loaded gun. “This is not South Auckland The man who had pointed the and we’re definitely not the United imitation gun at the men then told States ... I won’t stand for this the Guardian his version of events vigilante type action from locals. after reading the group’s account The guy with the gun should have in the Guardian. called us if he was concerned and The man claims he was going to the guys that had a gun pointed at the aid of someone who was being them should have rung us immebeaten up by the group. diately after – that’s what this Whatever really happened, comes down to,” Mr Russell said. Inspector Buck believes any witInspector Buck believes the inciness should have at least rung the dent served as a strong lesson local police at the time to prevent a to all residents and urged people potential disaster unfolding. not to take the law into their own “We have a graduated response hands – at any time. system, so if the frontline offic“Don’t leave anything to chance ers were unable to deal with the and don’t feel that you will make scene, then it is quite likely my the situation worse if you prompt team would have been deployed,” the AOS to be called out. he said. “It pays to remember that 98 per “Common sense would dictate cent of our call-outs are dealt with that if you see someone waving by negotiation and our teams are a gun around in a threatening highly qualified and skilled to deal manner, then you would ring the with all types of scenarios. police who then have a range of “If you see a gun being used to responses available to them. This intimidate another person, ring incident could have been a genu- the police,” Inspector Buck said.

current services as we move things around - but that will only be temporary.” Mr Meates revealed three concept plans had been reviewed for the new theatre suite prior to Christmas, but the general consensus weighed heavily in favour of one option. The board approved the path of the hospital, but will now be presented with the plan for that preferred model next month - although it is too early to reveal exactly what the plan entails. “Once we have been to the board in April, we will have a far clearer timeline. What I can say is it will be a favourable and quite a neat outcome for Ashburton,” Mr Meates

said. “I know there’s a sense of frustration as to when all this is going to happen, but it’s a process that needs to be worked through in detail and that does take time.” Mr Meates encouraged residents to be patient and asked them to reflect on the overall health situation in Canterbury. A substantial amount of capital is being invested, he said. “I look at Christchurch Hospital and it is just incredible services are still being offered ... it’s a construction zone. That’s the same scenario for Hillmorton, Burwood and other hospitals around the region – so times are certainly difficult. “However, we have always been

committed to rebuilding the theatre suite in Ashburton and we will be strengthening ward blocks as part of that process too. “It is hoped that the new services will widen the scope and breadth of the visiting specialists to Ashburton too. The intention is not to remove services and quite frankly it never has been,” Mr Meates said. Meanwhile, the Canterbury District Health Board has been working closely with the Advance Ashburton Community Foundation, discussing immediate plans for the hospital buildings. The old buildings in front of the hospital are likely to be demolished, but there is no confirmation

around the closed theatre blocks as yet. “They are likely to be demolished, but there has been no decision made either way yet. “There could be the potential for asbestos to be present as it comes down, so we have to move carefully around that decision,” Mr Meates said. The hospital is currently working through applications for a replacement operations manager. A new manager is expected to be announced later this month, two months after the departure of Mark Newsome, who moved to Melbourne. Following Mr Meate’s assur-

ance, Ashburton resident Warren Janett has decided to can next Wednesday’s meeting. He believes Mr Meates has provided robust comments and is comfortable with the outcome – at least for now. However, Mr Janett makes no secret about his intentions to keep a close eye on the hospital. “This is good news for Ashburton, but we should all hold Mr Meates accountable to his statements and check back promptly after the decision has passed through the board,” Mr Janett said. “It’s about showing a key interest and making sure the powers that be know we’re watching.”

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Ashburton barista Jess Halliday (right) works frantically in front of the judging panel during her heat at the Huhtamaki New Zealand Barista Championships in Wellington yesterday. By Myles Hume Ashburton barista Jess Halliday is hopeful a handshake and an encouraging “well done” from a judge is a sign of what’s to come today. This afternoon, Ms Halliday will find out if she has reached the finals at the Huhtamaki New

Zealand Barista Championships to be held tomorrow after competing in her heat under the watchful eye of seven judges and hundreds of people yesterday. Despite a shaky hand and a muddled mind thanks to nerves, the 25-year-old believes she has done enough to push her claim as the top barista in the country. “I think it went really well

today, everything went according to plan and was done in time,” the Ashburton Columbus Coffee barista said. “Also everyone was commenting saying that I did really well, and one judge even came up to me and said ‘well done’, so that’s a hopeful sign.” The wobbly hand may have caused a little trouble when cup-

ping her cappuccino, but her signature drink, Raspberry Reduction, was her real standout. It has taken her months to perfect it, with never-ending advice from her flatmate and other colleagues taking her through a long journey to create the quality brew. “It looked amazing, even the

MC said it looked great in the cup,” she said. Finishing within the 15 minute time limit, Ms Halliday believed that was one of the major assets to her performance as many competitors were penalised a point per second for exceeding the time. She will know if she has made it through to the final stage by 4pm today.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS COOK, Colin Raymond – On March 6, 2013, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, dearly loved husband and soul mate of Marg, cherished father and father-in-law of Brent, Amy and Chris Dore, and Scott and Jane, cherished pop of Ada, One heart of gold, One of the best this world could hold, Never selfish, always kind, What a beautiful memory to leave behind. Messages to 27 Wellington Street, Ashburton 7700. A Service to celebrate Colin’s life will be held at Brantwood Chapel, Trotts Gardens, Racecourse Road, Ashburton on MONDAY March 11, at 1.00pm, thereafter private cremation. Simplicity Funerals 03-379-0196 SHIMMIN, Thomas Stephen, Royal RNZAF No. 461869 ex 14 Squadron, Japan, N.A.C. and Air NZ – On March 6, 2013, at Christchurch Hospital. Loved husband of the late Maureen, and loved father of Marianne, Gregory, and Diana, their partners Steve, Ann, and David, and grandfather of Thomas. No flowers, please, but donations to The Neurology Foundation would be appreciated and can be made at the service. Messages to the Shimmin Family, C/- PO Box 11225, Christchurch 8443. The funeral service will be held at St Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 152 Withells Road, Christchurch, on TUESDAY, March 12, at 2.00pm, followed by private cremation. Academy Funeral Services F.D.A.N.Z. Ph 03 343 0919 TAME, Joy Helen – On March 7, 2013, suddenly at Ashburton. Beloved wife of John. Loved mother of John and Linda, and David and Barbara. Loved grandma of Hannah, Lucy, Jack, Georgia, Sam, Zoe, and Frank. A service to celebrate Joy’s life will be held at Our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox Streets, on SATURDAY, March 9, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by private cremation. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

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SULLIVAN, Rebecca Anne – 23/05/1978 - 08/03/2012. Loved wife of Mark, loved momma of Liam, Millicent and Harriet. Loved, respected daughter of Barbara, sister to Paul and Martha, Matthew and Kaylie, aunty to Nevaeh and Lakaia. “To well loved to ever be forgotten.”

SULLIVAN, Rebecca Anne – May 23 1978 - March 8 2012. In memory of my special friend Bec, who passed away one year ago today. Silent tears and thoughts of happy and fun times together, Hold memories which will last forever. Sadly missed along life’s way, Quietly remembered every day. No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you will always be there. Resting in peace. Miss you doll. Love Nic and Kieran. xxx

SULLIVAN, Rebecca Anne – Remembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is the heartache That never goes away. In loving memory of my very best friend. Love Melly.

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Caravan last resort for couple By Susan Sandys A Methven couple may be forced to live in a caravan due to a tight rental market in the town. Sonya Adams and husband Matt are currently paying $280 per week for a three-bedroom house with a log burner and garage, but have to move out by March 26 as the house has sold. Mrs Adams said yesterday they were hoping to find a similar sized

home for the same price, but could afford up to $300 per week. However, homes available either had high rents or only two bedrooms. The couple own a dog and a cat and have their grandchildren visit regularly. They wanted to stay in the Methven area near family, and could live either in the town or in a farm cottage. They had been searching since before Christmas. Mrs Adams was trying to find a

caravan to rent which they could have to live in until they found something suitable. “I might be able to park it up my sister’s driveway in Methven,” she said. “If something comes up we need to take it.” They did not want to be too fussy, and if a two-bedroom home came up that was spacious enough they would take it. The Professionals Methven property manager Rosa Harper agreed

the rental market in the town was tough, and it was not even winter yet. “It’s not easy to get a rental house, you are competing with other people to get them,” Miss Harper said. Mrs Adams’ price range of up to $300 for a three-bedroom home was not unrealistic, “but you are not going to get the nicest house”, she said. “Prices are definitely rising.” “Most of our winter houses are full already with long term tenants

as well.” She said when she first started in her job three years ago it would have been unusual to have such a tight rental situation before winter. The town had a growing population, representing “such a broad range of people”, something she had noticed particularly since the earthquakes. New residents in town included many English families, as well as those who commuted to jobs in Ashburton, and also Christchurch.

The Ashburton Police reported no incidents yesterday.

• Kiwi dies in mine A New Zealand man has reportedly died in an Australian copper mine. The contractor for Incitec Pivot Limited was fatally injured in an accident near the Xstrata Mount Isa Mines’ copper smelter in northwest Queensland on Wednesday morning, ABC News reported. The man was former Waikato man Jordan Taurima. -APNZ

• ‘Fastest Indian’ Te Puke has its own “fastest Indian” and at age 72 John Feaver reckons he’s just getting started. Last month, on the salt flats at Lake Gairdner in South Australia, Mr Feaver opened up on a rebuilt 500cc motorbike he’d bought as a wreck for $300. The 1995 CX Kawasaki was clocked at 123.174mph (198.22km/h) on a six-mile track. -APNZ Cassidy-Jane Flett was interested in a juvenile porbeagle shark, which washed up on Dorie Beach.

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Beach walk uncovers a rare shark A walk on a local beach turned up a surprise for mother and daughter – in the form of a rarely seen shark. Jane and Cassidy-Jane Flett came across the shark while walking along Dorie Beach in the weekend. Mrs Flett initially thought the dead fish may have been a juvenile great

Three Mid Canterbury men will be flying the district’s flag, each hoping to make the cut at next week’s Aorangi regional final for a spot at the national ANZ Young Farmer Contest. Eight contestants will be put through their paces at the Methven showgrounds and Heritage Centre on March 16, where they will attempt a variety of practical, physical and theoretical challenges throughout the day, testing an array of skills and knowledge. Each will be vying for a spot at the grand final in Auckland in May – and a share of a prize pack worth $13,000. First time regional finalist 25-year-old Nigel Woodhead works as a field consultant and belongs to the Pendarves Young Farmers’ Club. Also representing Mid Canterbury will be third-time regional finalist Sam Bryan. The 27-year-old Foothills Young Farmers’ Club member works as a livestock contractor near Darfield. Mayfield dairy farmer Matthew Bell, 26, of the Hinds Young Farmers’ Club completes the Mid Canterbury line-up. It will also be his third attempt at securing a spot in the grand finals. At the other end of the experience scale, the Methven event will be Phil Campbell’s last chance at a grand final. At 31, the last year for eligibility, the sheep, beef and cropping farmer from the Mackenzie Young Farmers’ Club will be the oldest competitor. Jared Clarke is a 25-year-old dairy farmer

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The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to an alarm activation on Racecourse Road just before midday yesterday. The callout proved to be a false alarm.

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The brigade was later called to a small garage fire at an Oxford Street house, which also proved to be minor and fire crews returned within 15 minutes of the siren going off, about 2.30pm.

white. However the Department of Conservation’s marine scientist and resident shark expert Clinton Duffy has identified it as a juvenile male porbeagle shark. He said porbeagle sharks were identified by two key features – a prominent keel (ridge) on the tail, which is evident in the photo, and

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Police chief Marshall passes PCT Police Commissioner Peter Marshall has put many of his junior officers to shame, completing the police fitness test with plenty of time to spare. The 59-year-old had three minutes and 26 seconds to complete his physical competency test (PCT), but came in at two minutes and 56 seconds. The test is not a requirement for commissioned officers, but Mr Marshall said he felt it was the right thing to do as the leader of the police force. “I want to be able to look frontline staff in the eye and tell them that if I can get a PCT at nearly 60, then it’s not beyond the realms of possibility for others who are comparatively fit. “It certainly isn’t easy to attain a PCT, but I intend to continue being operationally deployed, just as I have in the past two years of my tenure.” More than 360 front-line officers currently have not passed the PCT who, Police National Headquarters deputy commissioner Mike Bush said, would not be “operationally deployed” until they had. Weight loss business Jenny Craig has offered a complimentary programme for police wanting to shapeup. The PCT involves completing a 400m course which includes: - Pushing a car trailer 10m - Carrying a car wheel assembly 10m - Running 200m - Walking a 5m right-angle beam, 1m off the ground - Jumping a 1.8m long jump - Running around cones and under and over hurdles for 30m - Climbing through a 1m-high window - Climbing over a solid 1.8m high wall - Dragging a body 7.5m - Climbing a 2.2m-high wire fence. - APNZ

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and belongs to the Glenavy Young Farmers’ Club. He placed second in last year’s Aorangi Regional Final and next weekend will be his third time competing at the Regional level. Jared, along with Phil Wilson, will be tough competition in the speech challenge; the two were part of the winning team in last year’s North versus South New Zealand Young Farmers Debating Championships. Phil Wilson, 25, is a lower order sharemilker in Ikawai. He is the current North Otago District chairman and belongs to the Glenavy Young Farmers’ Club. This will be Phil’s third regional final. Nick Love, 28, of the Upper Waitaki Young Farmers’ Club will be a first time competitor. The jet-setting all-rounder has travelled to 30 different countries and has held almost as many jobs. Another globetrotting contestant is James McLeod, current vice chairman of the Mildford/Clandeboye Young Farmers’ Club. The 26-year-old ag-contractor has worked in agricultural positions in Australia, UK, and USA. Also in the midst of the action will be the AgriKidsNZ and TeenAg competitions. Youngsters will be competing for their chance at the grand final, with the top three teams from each regional competition securing a spot. And, you can relive the drama of the regional finals on the Road To The Young Farmer Final. The series, hosted by Mark Leishman, follows the seven regional finals and covers the seven finalists who make it through to the grand final, to begin screeing on TVNZ Heartland on Sunday March 31 at 8.30pm.

a white blotch at the back of the dorsal fin, which is obscured from view in the photo. “They look very similar to mako sharks,” Mr Duffy said. Porbeagle sharks are slow-growing, reaching 2.5m at maturity. They are highly vulnerable to overfishing, and are coded red on the

Taylor still pleads innocence By Kurt Bayer The convicted murderer of Timaru hitch-hiker Lisa Blakie continues to plead his innocence and hopes to clear his name, it emerged yesterday. Timothy David Taylor, 44, was again denied parole last month after a Parole Board found he’d been involved in “manipulative behaviour” while behind bars. The board ruled that it was not satisfied he “no longer poses an undue risk to the safety of the community”. Taylor was jailed for life in 2002 for the murder of 20-yearold Ms Blakie, whose body was found weighted down by a boulder in Porter River near Arthur’s Pass on Waitangi Day, 2000. Ms Blakie was hitch-hiking to the West Coast when she was picked up on the outskirts of Christchurch by Taylor before being brutally killed. In a full decision released today, the board said that Taylor continues to deny the murder. He told them he hopes further evidence will emerge in the future that will enable him to clear his name. The parole board notes that he has a serious history of criminal offending, including convictions for rape, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, fraud, burglary and possessing cannabis oil for supply.

Tourist falls down crevasse Alpine Cliff Rescue Teams are trying to stabilise a seriously injured German tourist who fell down a crevasse at Fox Glacier yesterday. The woman fell near Pioneer Hut about 3pm, and her boyfriend raised the alarm at a nearby hut. A search began about 3.30pm. A rescue helicopter has been

unable to reach the scene because of low cloud. Two Alpine Cliff Rescue Teams reached the woman in the crevasse about 6pm, West Coast Search and Rescue coordinator Sean Judd told Radio New Zealand. She has serious limb injuries. The rescue crews were trying to keep the woman warm and

Union for Conservation of Nature’s list of threatened species. Although relatively common in New Zealand waters, few people ever see a porbeagle. The species have reportedly acted aggressively toward divers overseas, but there have been no such incidents reported in New Zealand.

stabilise her condition. Sergeant Judd hoped the helicopter would soon be able to winch the woman and her rescuers out of the crevasse. MetService forecaster Liz Walsh said cloud was very low in the area, and it would increase. Rain was also forecast overnight. - apnz

Lisa Blakie Over the last year, he had spent time at an undisclosed facility being assessed for Special Treatment Unit Rehabilitation Programme (STURP). He was not accepted into the programme, and he was transferred to another institution where he says he was intimidated and blackmailed by other inmates. Taylor claimed that because of “past experiences” he felt unable to complain about his experiences to staff. His only way out, he claimed, was to smoke cannabis with a view to being picked up on a random drug test, leading to his removal from the unit. That happened and his security classification was increased from low to low/medium. At the end of October, the killer was transferred to anoth-

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er prison which the parole board also “involved a degree of manipulative behaviour”. “He signed a waiver of his right to appear before this board in order to move there and then, once he was there, revoked the waiver,” the decision states. Since then, he has settled in well at the undisclosed institution and has started a threemonth Drug Treatment Unit Programme. The board says it supports Taylor’s engagement in rehabilitate programmes but until he completes them he cannot move to the “reintegrative stage” of his sentence. “We would support him engaging in one-to-one counselling to address trust issues and also to prepare him for participation in the STURP Programme, which, we believe he would benefit from, notwithstanding his denial of his index offending,” the ruling says. The parole board also heard of the Blakie family’s “ongoing grief and their opposition” to Taylor’s release, expressing particular concern over his ongoing denial and “consequent lack of remorse”. “We conveyed these views to Mr Taylor who said that he understood them,” the board said. “Taylor will be scheduled to be seen again in accordance with the statutory cycle.” - APNZ

• Victim named Police have released the name of a man killed in a collision on the Desert Rd on Tuesday night. He was 29-year-old Admad Aman from Palmerston North. He was killed in a collision with another vehicle on the Waikato Stream bridge. -APNZ

• Kiwi rescued A Department of Conservation worker lowered himself down a 3m mine shaft to rescue a kiwi after a member of the public heard its calls in a remote valley north of Greymouth. - APNZ

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Police to vet rugby coaches By Jonathan Leask The New Zealand Rugby Union has introduced mandatory police vetting for all potential junior rugby coaches but it is not expected to cause problems when it is implemented in Mid Canterbury rugby this season. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) has made the move to ensure a safe environment for junior rugby (JAB), with all coaches, and referees, registering solely for JAB rugby required to undergo police vetting. However, Mid Canterbury chief executive Ian Patterson believes coaches of Mid Canterbury JAB rugby should have nothing to fear from the new “standardised” vetting policy. The NZRU move hasn’t been a reaction to any incident in particular or evidence to suggest the sport had a widespread problem with unsuitable coaches, they were just moving with the times. “It’s a common process in society for people that are involved with young people and it’s becoming more utilised in sports overseas but is relatively new in New Zealand,” Patterson said. “The prospective coaches receive information sheets to let them know what the policy is and then they can fill out the vetting forms. “From there it is all handled at a national level with a standard police vetting process. “From the NZRU pilot there was barely a handful of problem cases from the hundreds of applicants and with those percentages we don’t anticipate the changes to be a big issue in Mid Canterbury.” Mid Canterbury coaching numbers rose from last season from around 155 in 2011 to 181 in 2012, and Patterson didn’t expect that number to rapidly fall because of the new criteria.

The NZRU has identified number of offences that will automatically disqualify a person from coaching or refereeing JAB rugby including violence, sexual or drug offences and repeat drink driving charges. Patterson said the community rugby programmes are all designed to create a “positive environment to foster junior players” and the police vetting would only build on what Mid Canterbury had already started to put in place. “We already have the Zip It campaign aimed at cutting out the abuse and negative behaviour on the sidelines. We want the kids to experience a positive environment where they can have fun playing the game and these are the necessary steps to ensure they get that experience.” Rugby appears to be the first major sporting code to adopt the measure across the board, but it is not a new initiative. Coach vetting in Football New Zealand was left to federations and clubs but Mid Canterbury Football’s Peter Roberts has had the practice in place for a number of years. “It’s something we have done from time to time,” Roberts said. “Probably not as often as we would like, but we have done it with the majority of our junior coaches.” Mid Canterbury Hockey has police vetting at the junior representative level but not compulsory at club level. “The directive from Hockey New Zealand was that anything at the association level is under our control,” Mid Canterbury hockey’s James Tavendale said. In netball, the vetting of all people who work with players under 18 was highly recommended but not mandatory by Netball New Zealand and Mid Canterbury Netball administrator Gina Taylor confirmed it wasn’t practised in Mid Canterbury.

The battered confidence of parents with disabled school children is on the mend following a string of changes to the bus system that carries their children to school. But Ashburton College says parents can still expect teething problems in the coming weeks. Since the Ministry of Education handed a contract to Ritchies Bus and Coach company to transport disabled pupils to and from Ashburton College, Hampstead School and Ashburton Borough this year; parents have been hampered by stress and frustration. Their fears came after the new bus service was found to have a raft of problems. But since concerns were raised, Ritchies has installed certified wheelchair restraints and on Monday altered its timetable so pupils arrived at college on time, were dropped home earlier and did not sit on the bus for more than the maximum one hour limit. Although some parents had seen drastic improvements, others were still not completely happy.

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• Mayfield A&P Show See pigs racing, farm stock and produce, arts and crafts, side shows, rides and more at the Mayfield A & P Show. • Dragon Boats The boom of the drums and splash of the paddles returns to Lake Hood with the South Island Dragon Boat regatta from 7am. • Farmers’ Market After some fresh produce or plants this weekend? Then the Ashburton Farmers’ Market is the place to be. It’s on in the West Street car park from 9.30am until midday.

Sunday: • New Zealand Book Month event Come to the Ashburton Public Library to hear lawyer and true crime writer, Peter Graham talk about his acclaimed books Vile Crimes and So Brilliantly Clever; Parker, Hulme and the murder that shocked the world – starting at 2.30pm. • Rowing open day The Ashburton Rowing Club has an open day at Lake Hood and welcome anyone to have a go in a boat from 9am to 11am.

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Mother Nicky Wilson said she was “rapt” with the new timetable after her son Levon, 19, previously sat on the bus for about an hour and 20 minutes some mornings despite living only a few kilometres from the college. “Luckily for me this week has been a huge improvement, at this stage Levon is getting picked up about 8.25am and getting to school before 9am, and I think he’s getting home about 3.30pm,” Mrs Wilson said. “Before that he was getting picked up at 7.50am and apparently getting to school after 9am, it was terrible we had weeks of stress before this new timetable came in.” Ashburton College deputy principal Grant Congdon said originally the bus had picked up about 15 primary and college pupils together, but now the run had been split into two to shorten the time spent on the bus and delivery time to school. Mr Congdon said Ritchies responded to parents’ concerns “very quickly”, but expected it would take time before all the problems were settled. Faye Blackburn’s son James, 16,

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A judge has taken aim at probation officers who he fears are deciding how they think people should be punished. Judge Nevin Dawson angrily criticised the probation officers in Auckland’s District Court yesterday for failing to follow his order for a pre-sentence report. The Department of Corrections said it would investigate the incident. Judge Dawson had requested the suitability for home detention be assessed in the pre-sentence reports for Joshua O’Hare-Knight and James Spiers, who were sentenced yesterday to community service for laser light attacks on a police helicopter. The pair, aged 19 and 17 respectively at the time, thought it would be a joke to shine the laser into the Police Eagle helicopter while they were at an 18th birthday party in Mt Albert in 2011. The sentence was originally adjourned last month because the pre-sentence report had not been completed. Yesterday Judge Dawson said the report that was finally completed was “extremely unhelpful” because it had ignored his order to consider home detention.

goes to Ashburton College. She had encountered weeks of distress since her son, who has a kidney disorder and a learning disability, was picked up at about 8am each morning, struggling to get him settled from his dialysis before he departed for school. “It was pretty hard, he wasn’t relaxed before he went to school so some days I would have to bring him home around 12.30pm,” she said. Although he is now being picked up about 8.30am, Mrs Blackburn believes her son is still spending too long on the bus after school and other problems still needed to be addressed. “What I’m really concerned about is that James has to cross the road to get picked up and he has to do it again after school. “He has the mind of about a five or six year old and has no road sense.” Another parent, Sharon Tuffley, said she was seeing gradual improvements, but the drop-off bay was too far away for the pupils to get to their classroom. She hoped the bus system to settle in the coming weeks.

“There seems to be an attitude ... where they [the probation officers] decide on what they think the sentence should be and therefore don’t report on aspects asked for by the judge, and therefore limit the sentencing options of a judge,” Judge Dawson said. “It’s not the Probation Service’s role to limit the sentencing options available to the court, especially when those options have been requested. “If that is the case then I’m extremely annoyed about it. It better not be the case that that is their intention. “The court gives a clear indication of what is required and that’s what’s expected in the report.” Operations manager community probation, northern region, Alastair Riach said the district manager was investigating the case. It was the second complaint this year from the Auckland district that the department had received from judges about presentencing reports, he said. The department provided the courts with about 260 pre-sentencing reports each month, he said. “No disciplinary action has been required as a result of complaints about unsatisfactory pre-sentencing reports in the Auckland District.”

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When quality of reports is identified as needing improvement, training and coaching is provided by managers or practice leaders to probation officers in scheduled professional development sessions, Mr Riach said. During O’Hare-Knight and Spiers’ trial last year, Crown prosecutor Asishna Prasad said the pair took turns shining the laser into the cockpit, and flashed it at the helicopter about six times for between five and 10 seconds each time. Ms Prasad said even as the helicopter flew over O’Hare-Knight and Spiers to investigate, the pair continued the inflict “very intense flashes” on the cockpit. “It could have had catastrophic consequences.” Yesterday, Spiers was sentenced to 140 hours’ community service and O’Hare-Knight 160 hours. Their sentence was not the deterrent the industry had been hoping for, Air Line Pilots Association President Glenn Kenny told Radio New Zealand. However, he supported government efforts to ban the importation and sale of some lasers. “The Ministry of Health ... is consulting ... the restriction on the importation and sale of the high-end hand-held lasers, which we support.” - APNZ

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ugby fields in Mid Canterbury are set to become a safer and less aggressive place this winter after the rugby union adopted a national police vetting programme for coaches. The New Zealand Rugby Union yesterday announced that it had developed a new programme in which prospective new coaches would be checked within the space of a week. The vetting process will become part of a compulsory training course for all new coaches during which they will be checked for any convictions for

OUR VIEW violence, sexual abuse and even repeat drink driving patterns. A one-off drink driving conviction will not be enough to be knocked back but any other suspect history will be enough to be turned down as a potential coach. Rugby is the first major code to adopt this programme and has to be commended for the desire to so. The cost of this process will be substantial and it is not necessarily the most appealing

move as sports struggle to find volunteers to be coaches, referees or administrators. Sadly, sports have been a happy hunting ground for paedophiles in the past and are also a regular outlet for individuals with anger management issues. Anyone who has spent any time on the sidelines at junior sports will know examples or individuals who have ruined the occasion for everyone involved with their aggressive language

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and behaviour. Unfortunately, punch-ups are not uncommon around the country so removing the potential culprits is of vital importance. Having a coach that cannot control their enthusiasm or competitive nature can set the

tone for the players and those around the field. On the flipside, a level-headed coach will not only guide his team better but will also keep any boisterous parent in check. Having been a junior football coach for some years, I know first-hand that some coaches spend more time and energy dealing with the parents than the children. Mid Canterbury rugby has been a pioneer in the Zip-It programme to encourage positive behaviour on the sidelines while rugby league has a dedicated marshal in each team who

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different 10 minutes after a win or a loss. The only one who remains grumpy for longer is the competitive parent in the front seat of the car who vicariously lives their own ambitions through their child. The main role that adults play in junior sport is to foster the love for their sport and the new vetting programme could play a big part. Positive, well-mannered coaches teach the children a lot more than just how to play their code. They also show them how to respect their own team-mates and their opponents, which is an invaluable lesson in life.

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patrols the sidelines and deals with possible flare-ups. The children run on to the field to have fun and enjoy the sport they love. It is only when adults get involved that winning becomes a factor. Many parents will refuse to accept this, but extensive research in New Zealand and overseas clearly shows that children, even those in their teenage years, do not really care if they win. Of course they want to do well and are proud if they win their game, but it is not their driving force. Their demeanour will be no

YOUR VIEW Thank you On behalf of the Mid Canterbury Children’s Day Committee, I would sincerely like to thank the groups, businesses, individuals, funders and volunteers that supported us and enabled us to bring you the 2013 Children’s Day event. The committee has been meeting since August to raise funds and plan the event and it is extremely gratifying to see the community turn up by the thousand and share this day with us. The theme of Children’s Day this year was Treasure Our Children and this was evident as

families came together to spend quality time trying new activities and having fun. The concept of Children’s Day is to provide a day of fun and activities, free of charge to all those that attend. By ensuring that there is nothing on site to purchase, there is no pressure for families to feel that they cannot come along and enjoy the day. We welcome new committee members and volunteers as we begin preparing for the 2014 event. Once again, thank you to all those that made this special day such a success.

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Victim tells court of horrific attack A young mother who was stabbed and almost killed in her home believes judo lessons she went to with her father saved her life. The 26-year-old nurse struggled throughout the attack by 21-year -old Michael John Chilcott, who came to the door of her Duncan St flat asking for a cup of water just before 9am on November 19. He hit her from behind with his coffee mug, punched her, pushed her into her bedroom and told her to be quiet or he would hurt her young daughter, then pulled off her pyjama trousers and indecently assaulted her. He pulled out a pair of scissors and stabbed her about the face and neck then tried to choke her and smother her with a pillow. In the five-page victim impact statement she read at the sentencing hearing in the Dunedin District Court yesterday, the woman spoke of the devastation the attack had caused to her family and to her partner. She and her father were very close and he was upset, angry and having a tough job dealing with things. He used to take her to judo lessons and “we credit [that] for saving my life,” she said. Chilcott was yesterday sentenced to nine years and nine months’ jail on charges of wounding, indecent assault and aggravated burglary. Judge John Macdonald set a non-parole period of five years. At times during her report, the young woman addressed Chilcott directly. He stood in the dock, his head bowed. Although she did not know him,

Family pays tribute The “bravery, determination, cunning and ferociousness” of a young Dunedin woman in defending herself and her child against a violent and unprovoked attack has made her a hero in the eyes of her family. Yesterday, the woman stood before her assailant as he was sentenced in the Dunedin District Court. Shortly afterwards, her family released a public statement thanking those involved in her recovery and praising her courage. “We are relieved today that this individual has been removed from society, and doing harm to anybody else. It has been an ordeal that we wish upon no other family.” On behalf of the victim and her loved ones, they thanked Dunedin she was happy to be a good Samaritan when he came to her door asking for a glass of water, she said. But what followed was totally wrong. He had no right to take away her life, to deprive her daughter of a mother’s love, deprive her family of her involvement in things yet to happen and deprive her patients of her expertise, she told him. Neither did he have the right to inflict lasting injuries and permanent scarring and to be one of her daughter’s first memories. If she had a choice, she would

police, hospital staff and the woman who “rescued” her outside the address where the attack occurred. “We have appreciated their professionalism, effectiveness, informative approach and their can-do attitude. “We extend our eternal gratitude to her rescuer who unreservedly accepted her pleas for help, stopped, and took her to the hospital - she is a hero.” They said the victim was a “carer” who was often humble in receiving care herself, but was made comfortable at all times by hospital staff who “did whatever they could”. “The family would like to publicly recognise the bravery, determination, cunning and ferociousness of her in defending herself and her child. She is a credit to us all - our hero.” - APNZ never think of the assault again, but she was learning it would never truly leave her. “When I think back to what happened, I remember a feeling of overwhelming terror - terror for me and terror for my daughter.” At the time, she believed her three-year-old daughter would be harmed or murdered and that was a feeling that would always haunt her. Her little girl had been exposed to “a hideous level of violence” and would not come to see her for the first four days in hospital. “She was scared and uncertain

I was the same person. I had seen myself in the mirror. I was unrecognisable,” she said. Her first night in hospital after the attack was in the High Dependency Unit because of high-risk breathing issues. The largest wound was 5cm wide and 5cm deep to the front of her neck. There were three stab wounds to the front of her neck, a 4cm deep wound to her face and three behind her ear. She had to have a CT scan to check for broken bones in her face, was unable to drive for six weeks due to head injuries and concussion, had countless headaches for some time and still had frequent migraines. She was currently a patient of the concussion clinic through the ISIS Centre. Her neck injuries had affected her right shoulder and her back, requiring ongoing physiotherapy She was physically and emotionally unable to return to fulltime work and had to live off her savings. “The entire situation has been catastrophic for my life and those around me,” the young woman said. She still had flashbacks about the assault, had immense difficulty sleeping and nightmares most nights. Every day following the assault had been “an absolute battle” for her. She had difficulty with her ACC claims, difficulty finding a counsellor, financial and emotional stress, physical pain and relationship strain. “I feel angry sometimes about my situation but, towards the offender, I feel only pity.” All she could hope for was to one day feel normal again. -APNZ

Former chief executive of Solid Energy Don Elder could be forced to appear before a government select committee. Opposition MPs are calling for a vote to issue a subpoena forcing Dr Elder to front over the $389 million worth of debt owed by the troubled coal company. Current chairman Mark Ford fronted the commerce committee yesterday with interim chief executive Garry Diack, group manager of strategy and corporate affairs Bill Luff, and chief financial officer Anthony Burg. They fronted questions over the state of the coal company - but were unable to answer most questions. Dr Elder headed Solid Energy for 12 years, but resigned on February 4. A fortnight after his resignation the Government revealed the company was carrying $389m worth of debt and was in talks with bankers and Treasury. In the last financial year Solid Energy lost $40m and subsequently axed a 450 jobs nationwide plus around 240 jobs at Westport’s Stockton mine. Mr Ford said the current state of the coal company was “precarious”. Labour and the Greens renewed a call for Dr Elder to front up to the committee, and were looking at requesting a select committee of inquiry into the failed financial state of Solid Energy. Mr Ford said it was unusual for former chief executives to appear before the select committee, but said he would not stand in the way of Dr Elder appearing in front of the commerce committee. He went as far as to say he would clear Dr Elder to speak about any payout he received. Labour’s state owned enterprise spokesman Clayton Cosgrove believed Dr Elder was paid out $1.5m in addition to his annual salary of $1.3m. Mr Ford confirmed Dr Elder was “working from home” in a consultancy capacity and was receiving full pay. He is due to finish with the company on April 1. Dr Elder did not receive a severance payment but would receive his entitlements under the terms and conditions of this contract, Mr Ford said.

Don Elder “It’s called risk management. I needed to have access, or the company needed access, to Don’s memory to have a very smooth transition.” When asked how much the entitlements were, he said: “If Dr Elder was happy for us to report his salary, I am more than happy to disclose what it is”. Mr Ford said a confidentiality agreement in Dr Elder’s employment contract had prevented a disclosure of his entitlements. It was unclear if Opposition calls for a subpoena, forcing Dr Elder to appear, would have the support of government MPs, which it needs for it to be carried forward. Mr Ford said Dr Elder had not been muzzled from speaking to media. Dr Elder declined yesterday to respond to questions about whether he would appear before the committee. He said on Wednesday he wasn’t permitted to speak to the media. No guarantees were given during the commerce committee hearing from the heads of the company that its $389m debt would not get worse, or that a taxpayer bailout would not be required. Mr Ford said further restructuring announcements would be announced in a month, after discussions with the banks concluded. The state of the market was the only reason for the company’s financial position, Mr Ford said. He was confident a business plan supplied to the Government and the banks, based on lower coal prices, would allow the company to return to profitability by 2015. - APNZ

Discarded cigarette butt blamed for blaze By Nathan Crombie A discarded cigarette butt has been blamed for a blaze that wreaked $250,000 worth of damage to a shed, vehicles and equipment at a Masterton garden supply firm. GardenBarn owner Laurie Hatchard said fire investigators told him a lighted cigarette butt had likely caused the fire that broke out - while shoppers were browsing at the premises - in a storage shed, staffroom and work space at the rear of the High St family business on February 3. About 20 firefighters took less than half an hour to extinguish the fire, which gutted the building and destroyed a tractor, forklift, a worker’s vehicle, fertilisers, a bagging-potting machine, special label printers, and about $10,000 worth of plants, trees and shrubs.

Mr Hatchard said the company plans to construct a production and storage building on the same site in a development expected to be complete by June. The business underwent significant expansion and rebranding two years ago, he said, and the latest plans would complement those changes. He said the new building would also feature a customer social area that would be used for refreshments and discussion during planned educational tours of the operation. “After the fire, we got together and talked about ‘where to from here’ and the idea for tours came out of that,” he said. “We’ve dramatically increased our production and we’re bringing out special landscaping plants that will be the best quality and inexpensive. We are rising from the ashes.” - APNZ

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Drug king-pin tries to shorten sentence By Edward Gay A Waikato drug king-pin is asking for half his sentence to be wiped because he has agreed to give $2.7 million worth of property to the Crown. Stephen John Gray is a well-known businessman from Hamilton, and was found guilty in the High Court of manufacturing and supplying methamphetamine. The 56-year-old was also found guilty of cultivating and supplying cannabis, ecstasy and LSD. Gray has agreed to hand over $2.4m to the Crown as profits from his drug dealing enterprise. He has also agreed to give up a multi-million dollar farm, a property on the outskirts of Hamilton and two cars - totalling $2.7m - to the Crown as part of a deal, known as an instrument forfeiture. Both properties were used to run his drug empire that the Crown says included selling more than 1.682 kilograms of methamphetamine while police were intercepting his conversations. Crown lawyer Jacinda Foster said the money should entitle Gray to four years off his sentence. But Gray’s lawyer Philip Morgan QC said the $2.7m of assets entitled his client to a discount of half his end sentence. Justice John Priestley said that created an “imposition”.

He said in some criminal cases, wealthy people were able to offer large sums of money as reparation payments and, as a result, were given time off their sentence. “One difficulty the court has is to award one standard of justice for the rich who have assets and one standard for the poor who can’t make a reparation order ... Isn’t there a serious risk that for serious drug offending sentences there may be an undesirable precedent for ones that are well-heeled?” Mr Morgan said the money being handed to the Crown as part of the “instrument forfeiture” was not money made from the drug dealing. “The taking away of money - the point to be made about it is - it is a punishment ... it does meet, in particular, the key Sentencing Act principles of deterrence and denunciation.” Justice Priestley said he was aware of the problems and “there was no easy answer”. When the judge asked how much discount Gray should be given for the 2.7m, Mr Morgan answered “half”. He said the desire for money was what motivated Gray, so a discount off his sentence of 20 per cent or 25 per cent was not meaningful. Ms Foster earlier told the court that the properties that Gray is giving up were an “integral part” of his offending. They were isolated, and made it possible for Gray to avoid detection. But once police caught up with Gray

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GIVEN UP Instrument forfeiture: * A $3m farm will be sold, with $1.2m being returned to Gray. * A $900,000 home on Hamilton’s rural fringe * Two cars worth $45,000 each Asset forfeiture: * $2.4m will be paid to the Crown, of which $1.29m will come from Gray’s share of the farm. and intercepted his conversations, they discovered a huge drug-ring. Ms Foster said some of Gray’s deals were in 10 ounce lots - or more than 280g. He also boasted of selling 26 ounces in one week, although Mr Morgan said those figures referred to money and not drugs. That will be just one of the questions Justice Priestley has to decide before sentencing Gray today. - APNZ

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Riders set to hit Methven streets By Michelle Nelson Thunder will rumble in the mountains when Methven hosts the grand finale in a series of six motorcycle street races at the end of the month. The Ride Forever Mountain Thunder event will take place on Easter Saturday, offering a rare opportunity to get up close to the machines, ranging from classics to Formula One, as they com-

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Contractors have harassment complaint made against them By Emily Spink Earthquake repair contractors at Canterbury University will be forced off campus if they are caught harassing female students. The move comes after two students complained that they had overheard two construction workers talking about other female students in a “derogatory manner”. As a result of the complaint, Hawkins Construction has cracked down on its staff and contractors, and has warned of serious consequences for any kind of harassment. It has also reinforced existing rules around wolf-whistling and other forms of sexual harassment. “Hawkins does not tolerate any form of sexual harassment or unprofessional behaviour by any of its staff or contractors on, or around our sites,” Hawkins’

South Island manager Steve Taw said. Hawkins’ staff and contractors have also been told they must remove their high-viz vests and helmets when they are in the university cafe, so they blend in more with students, and don’t look intimidating. Canterbury University refused to discuss the issue, saying it was a matter for Hawkins to deal with. A Hawkins’ site manager said it was a case of “tough love” for workers who broke the rules. Those who broke them would “disappear” from the campus, he said. The manager said construction workers in high viz vests were often seen as intimidating by the public, and their language could be foul. By removing the vests in the cafe they would blend in with students, he said. Students’ association general manager Martin Mongan said he was aware of

the complaint by the two students, but would not reveal what the nature of the derogatory comments were. The two workers had not been identified. Student Sarah Dini, 18, said the crackdown on wolf-whistling was good as it would allow female students to feel more comfortable on campus. Another, Charlotte Grimshaw, 22, said she was not fazed by the guys on campus, and felt bad for the workers having to remove their vests before entering campus cafes. Cameron Burgess, 18, welcomed the crackdown, saying construction workers needed to be more respectful. A contractor working at the university, Justin Sullivan said the policies in place were fair enough. “We have to blend in. It’s not a problem having to take the vest off. It is what it is,” he said. - APNZ

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Dotcom wins right to sue By Kurt Bayer Kim Dotcom has won the right to sue the Government for illegal spying. A Court of Appeal judgement released yesterday has ruled in favour of the internet mogul and will let him sue the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) alongside New Zealand Police. Dotcom, Finn Batato, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk are defending accusations of mass copyright infringement, online piracy, and money laundering through their Megaupload file sharing website. A decision by Chief High Court judge Justice Helen Winkelmann last year to allow the GCSB be sued and to allow Dotcom to seek compensation from the Government agency, as well as the police, was challenged by the Attorney-General. During the High Court case, it emerged that the GCSB had been illegally spying on Dotcom prior to the raid on his Coatesville mansion, on behalf of the FBI, who now wants the Megaupload millionaire extradited to face trial in the US over copyright infringements. The Attorney-General challenged Justice Winkelmann’s decision to order the GCSB to cough up documents that outlined the extent of their spying. It also challenged the decision to bring the GCSB into court proceedings as a party, as well as saying it was inappropriate for compensation claims to be added

to a judicial review. Now, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the GCSB will be added to the case, and allowed the compensation claim to be heard during the April hearing. While the appeal judges emphasised the importance of keeping judicial review proceedings “simple and prompt”, and that it was “not usually appropriate” for reviews to include compensation claims, there was no absolute rule. But the Attorney-General did win its appeal against the High Court decision for the GCSB to hand over all of its spying evidence against Dotcom and his Megaupload associate van der Kolk. The ruling means that Dotcom’s legal team will only be told what information exists and to where it was sent, but will not receive copies of the documents. The 24-page judgement criticised the Crown for the way its handled the compensation case and for failing to follow proper procedures. A final comment urges both parties to co-operate so that the issues before the High Court are “determined as expeditiously as possible”. No award of costs were made which the judges said “reflects the fact that each party has had a measure of success in this court”. Last week, the Court of Appeal quashed a decision to force the United States Government into handing over its evidence against Dotcom in its internet piracy case. - APNZ

Taupo’s dancing cop an internet sensation By Laurilee McMichael

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Brendon Frame (centre) is awarded the Medal of Merit at Founders Day by Mania-o-Roto Zone leader Lori Rusbatch as his mother Trish (left) looks on.

Venturer leader humbled by award By Myles Hume Humbled was the word Brendon Frame used to describe his recent recognition for the top award at the Mania-o-Roto Zone Founders Day. Mr Frame, 33, was awarded the Medal of Merit at Lake Camp, his commitment and enthusiasm as a venturer leader for the Mania-

o-Roto Venturer Unit claiming him the top prize. “I didn’t expect it at all, it was very humbling, it’s quite hard to describe really,” he said. Mr Frame joined the cubs as an eight-year-old, and has moved through the ranks at scouts to become one of the key leaders, heading several scouting trips that involve tramping, kayaking and other team building exer-

cises. Mania-o-Roto Zone leader Lori Rusbatch praised Mr Frame, who found time for the youngsters while balancing his ECan engineering job along with rugby refereeing. “Brendon is behind the scenes and is always available to help. His quiet and positive manner has encouraged many young people to achieve many challenges,” Ms Rusbatch said.

Founders Day was also an opportunity to recognise other scout members, most notably the Chief Scout awards handed to eight hard working volunteers. The day also hosted the annual Raft Race on Lake Camp which was hotly contested between the different scout groups of the zone, which was eventually won by Ashburton.

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A gym owner who broke franchise agreements and rebranded three branches without any warning has been told to stop operating, with immediate effect. Stuart Holder, who owned three Club Physical gym franchises in Auckland, suddenly rebranded the clubs as “Jolt Fitness” without warning on February 8. Staff at those gyms - in Three Kings, Botany and Westgate - were fitted with new uniforms, new classes were put in place, and instructors arriving to take their regular classes were turned away. Club Physical owner Paul Richards alleged Holder’s actions were a breach of franchise agreements that had “years to run on them”, and said the move came completely out of the blue. Health Club Brands, which trades as Club Physical, applied for an injunction to stop Jolt Fitness from trading and both parties fronted at the High Court at Auckland last week to argue their cases. Justice Helen Winkelmann yesterday ruled in favour of Health Club Brands. Her decision to grant an interim injunction means Jolt Fitness is not allowed to operate a health and fitness business at or within five kilometres of the Three Kings branch until further order of the High Court. With regard to the other two branches, Jolt has been told it cannot trade at the

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Botany and Westgate premises until further order of the Court. No other restraints were issued which means Jolt could effectively open up another gym next door if it wanted and was able to. Jolt Fitness’ cross-application to stop Club Physical from accessing the contact details of the franchisee’s gym members, and from contacting those members was declined by Justice Winkelmann. Richards yesterday afternoon said he was thrilled with the decision. “Very happy, now the work starts ... meet with landlords, and see how we can re-instate Club Physical for its members as quickly as possible. We do not know how long this will take.” Richards said if and when the affected branches closed temporarily, all Club Physical members would be allowed to attend the locations at Albany, Te Atatu, Downtown, Birkenhead, and New Lynn, at least temporarily. A spokesperson for Jolt Fitness said the owners were processing the decision yesterday afternoon and were not ready to make a comment. Holder’s lawyer, Jason Goodall, told the court last week that his client had no previous experience running gyms and, under the franchise agreements, Richards was supposed to provide business support. Richards had not been meeting his obligations and this was putting the clubs’ futures in jeopardy prior to the sudden rebrand, Goodall alleged. -APNZ

A Taupo police officer and recent internet sensation admits he’s “a bit of an extrovert” and occasionally busts out dance moves while on the beat. With that practise under his belt - plus a background in amateur musical theatre - Constable Ross Humphrey was unfazed about demonstrating his impressive dancing skills at a recent community day in Taupo. Mr Humphrey, who is a member of the Tauhara-Paetiki Neighbourhood Policing Team, was challenged to a dance-off against Taupo District Council community projects officer Veronica King at a council Our Neighbourhood event on February 24. He went on to give an impressive dancing display incorporating a variety of moves from Gangnam style to robot dancing, the It’s not on-the-ground caterpillar, and so much ironically, the how burglar move. H o w e v e r successful despite whoops it’s been and cheers from the crowd for but the Mr Humphrey’s fact that inspired performance, Ms King it’s been was crowned the winner by successful popular vote. at all A video of the dance was posted on the TauharaP a e t i k i Neighbourhood Policing Team’s Facebook page and has since gone viral, being shared more than 1400 times and attracting hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of positive comments. Mr Humphrey said he didn’t hesitate when the event MC challenged him to the dance-off. “I’m a bit of an extrovert - I’ll always give something a go.” He also revealed that when he’s out on the beat late at night around Taupo’s bars he’ll occasionally have a boogie. “It’s pretty hard not to try to bust a groove if a song comes on but there’s a time, place and circumstance. “We try and be nice and friendly when we go through [town], we’re not there to ruin people’s night but sometimes I might have twoseconds’ boogying, just to give the staff a bit of a giggle.” Mr Humphrey said that while he’d had a bit of ribbing at the police station about his dance-off, everyone had been supportive. But he was absolutely surprised the video had gone viral. “It’s not so much how successful it’s been but the fact that it’s been successful at all. “The other thing is the positive responses from the community, because there’s a lot of people out there that just hate, and look for any opportunity to just put people down but there’s been none of that.” - APNZ

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UN demands immediate release of peacekeepers Armed fighters linked to the Syrian opposition detained more than 20 UN peacekeepers yesterday in the increasingly volatile zone separating Israeli and Syrian troops on the Golan Heights, a new escalation in the spillover of Syria’s civil war. The UN Security Council demanded their immediate and unconditional release. The capture comes a week after the announcement that a member of the peacekeeping force, known as UNDOF, is missing. Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the current Security Council president, said talks are under way between UN officials from the peacekeeping force and the captors. UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous, who briefed the council behind closed doors, identified the captors as being from a group associated with the Syrian armed opposition, Churkin said. “There was no fighting, according to his briefing to us,” Churkin said. “My understanding is that they took over the trucks in which the UNDOF personnel was moving around.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned also condemned the capture, UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey

said. Del Buey said about 20 UN observers were on a regular supply mission when they were stopped by approximately 30 armed fighters near an observation post that was damaged in heavy combat last weekend and had been evacuated. A video posted online by activists showed a group of armed rebels standing around at least three white UN vehicles with the words UNDOF on them, allegedly in the village of Jamlah bordering Israel in Daraa province. The video, circulated by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the peacekeepers being held by the rebels are 20 Filipinos. It accuses the peacekeepers of assisting the Syrian regime to redeploy in an area near the Golan that the fighters had seized a few days ago in battles that left 11 fighters and 19 regime forces dead. A man identified as Abu Qaed alFaleh, spokesman for the Martyrs of Yarmouk Brigades, announced the group is holding the peacekeepers until Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces withdraw from Jamlah. “They will not be released until after Bashar Assad’s forces withdraw from the village of Jamlah bordering Israel,” the man said. – AP

• Hopes fade Hopes of finding two Polish mountaineers who disappeared in the Himalayas after scaling a peak of more than 8000m are quickly fading, an official said yesterday. The two were part of a group of four Poles who on Wednesday completed what other Polish climbers say is the first-ever winter ascent of Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain, which is located in Pakistan. Contact was lost with two of the four, Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski, and by nightfall they had still not returned to a camp at 7400m, said Artur Hajzer, a Polish mountaineering official. – AP

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Supporters of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez crowd the street to watch his coffin as it is moved from the hospital where he died to a military academy where his body will lie in state in Caracas, Venezuela.

A flag-draped coffin carrying the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez floated over a sea of supporters yesterday on its way to a military academy where it will lie in state. Away from the procession route, jittery Venezuelans facing an uncertain future without their larger-than-life leader flocked to supermarkets and gas stations to stock up on sup-

plies, preparing for the worst a day after Chavez succumbed to cancer. Tens of thousands lined the streets or walked with the casket in the capital, many weeping as the body approached, led by a grim drum major. Other mourners pumped their fists and held aloft images of the late president, amid countless waving yellow, blue and red Venezuelan flag.

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Briscoe posts record annual profit after lifting sales Briscoe Group, the homeware and sports goods retailer controlled by managing director Rod Duke, said annual profit rose 11 per cent to a record as sales gained more than costs, allowing the company to lift its dividend. Profit rose to $30.5 million in the 12 months ended January 27, from $27.5 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Sales rose 3.3 per cent to $472.7 million. Briscoe’s gross margin widened to 40.01 per cent from 39.52 per cent, which the company attributed to its focus on inventory management and a stronger kiwi dollar, which reduces costs of imported goods. It will pay a final dividend of 7 cents a share, making 11 cents for the year, up from 10 cents a year earlier. “We are not counting on any significant changes during this year to the overall economic retailing environment and anticipate it will continue to be very competitive,” Duke said. The company is “pleased with the start

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we have made to our financial year,” he said, without giving details. Briscoe’s market capitalisation is $480.8 million, big enough to be included in the NZX 50 Index if not for Duke’s 78 per cent stake, which limits trading in the shares. The stock rose 3.5 per cent to $2.38 on the NZX yesterday and has gained 50 per cent in the past 12 months. Earnings before interest and tax at its flagship Briscoes and Living & Giving homeware stores rose 12 per cent to $29.3 million in the latest year, as sales climbed 4.3 per cent to $$307 million. Its Rebel Sport chain recorded a 13 per cent gain in earnings to $10.4 million as sales rose 1.4 per cent to $145.7 million. Duke said the performance of the Rebel outlets was encouraging given it was cycling off year-earlier results boosted by the Rugby World Cup. Same-store sales rose 0.5 per cent and its gross profit margin rose to 39.42 per cent from 38.66 per cent. – APNZ

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totals,” Mr Whiston said. The figures indicated new and used car retailers did particularly well, with sales up a 15.4 per cent. This was followed closely by specialist food retailing, up 15.3 per cent, and taxi services, 13.6 per cent. Mr Whiston acknowledged that the picture wasn’t rosy for everyone. “We know there are still sectors and regions that are finding things tough, and experiencing limited growth, if any. Yet this is certainly an encouraging trend we hope will continue.” All regions saw some growth during February, with the exception of Gisborne which remained static. – APNZ

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MRP will remain 51 per centowned by the government after privatisation. Clark accused MRP of giving the select committee “a two-fingered salute” for refusing to answer its questions, with Heffernan retorting it was the first time in 14 years as CEO at MRP the committee had addressed the questionnaire. National’s Sam Lotu-Iiga said the issue had been raised before and it was “just lazy” that the questionnaire hadn’t been updated for use by SOE’s. Outside the hearing, Heffernan said the company would have answered the questionaire if it had been addressed to an SOE rather than a government department. Asked how many credit cards MRP operated, Heffernan said there were three, used for administrative purposes. “No employee has a credit card,” Heffernan said. He raised the company’s concerns with the Electricity Authority’s controversial proposals for transmission pricing as a “highly unusual approach”, although MP’s did not raise the issue in the hour they spent with the EA prior to the MRP hearing. – APNZ

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Memorial held for dragged man The wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela yesterday attended a memorial service for the man who died in police custody after being dragged by a police vehicle in an incident filmed by onlookers. Several hundred people gathered at a stadium yesterday to remember Mido Macia, a taxi driver from Mozambique who died last week. The event was in Daveyton township east of Johannesburg, where Macia was detained by police in an incident that attracted global attention because of widely circulated, graphic footage of his harsh treatment at the hands of police. Mandela’s wife, Graca Machel, is the widow of former Mozambican President Samora Machel, who died in a plane crash in 1986. She criticised police conduct in Macia’s death, saying officers are supposed to shield South Africans from the high rate of violent crime. “When you see police that is expected to protect people behave the way it does, it just becomes clearer and clearer that we have a big trouble that we have to deal with,” said Machel, who spoke with Mozambican compatriots who are friends and family members of Macia. The memorial was organised by the African National Congress,

• Storm hits US A late winter storm has blanketed the eastern United States with snow, shutting down the federal government and causing aviation officials to cancel as many as 1000 flights. The US Office of Personnel Management said federal workers in the Washington DC area and surrounding areas would get the day off from work as the storm, which set snowfall records in Chicago one day earlier, arrived in the nation’s capital early yesterday. In Washington, DC, and the surrounding areas, virtually all of the schools were closed, as were most local government offices. – PA

South Africa’s ruling party. Eight police officers have been charged with murder for Macia’s death. Their bail application was postponed to tomorrow. South African police, meanwhile, celebrated a national day in their honour with gatherings in stadiums and other venues. A statement released by police in Gauteng, a province that encompasses Daveyton township, referred to the death of taxi driver Macia as “shocking”, but said police have “made a commitment to reinforce policing and get closer to the local communities”. The statement also said police planned to fight corruption within its ranks, introducing a hotline in which complaints about graft can be reported anonymously and in any language. South Africa’s police watchdog said there were 232 deaths in police custody and another 488 deaths as a result of police action in the fiscal year running from early 2011 to early 2012. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate said the numbers represented a 10 per cent drop over the previous year. “Although these numbers are still unacceptably high, they have come down considerably over the last four years,” the watchdog said. – AP

• No meat in pie Iceland has added more flavour to the scandal of mislabelled food products reported in many European countries after its food agency found no meat whatsoever in some tested products. The North Atlantic nation’s Food and Veterinary Authority recently tested 16 products amid the ongoing horsemeat scandal. Results showed no beef at all in a beef pie, a product labelled Italian lamb and beef meatballs contained no beef, while a French-style garlic dish contained no garlic. – DPA

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RIGHT: Mourners attend a memorial service for Mozambican taxi driver Mido Macia, whose portrait is behind the two women on right. INSET: A South African man with his hands tethered to the back of a police vehicle is being dragged behind as police hold his legs up.

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Lucky cat flies 3500km in owner’s suitcase A well-travelled cat has been placed in quarantine after enduring a 3540km journey from Egypt to Britain inside its unwitting owner’s suitcase. Bisou, who was accidentally zipped inside the case in Cairo, is said to have been extremely

fortunate to survive the freezing temperatures inside the cargo hold on a five-hour flight from the Egyptian capital to London. The seven-year-old Persian cat, who is believed to have hopped into the bag for a nap, was only discovered after her owner,

Mervat Ciuiti, had touched down in Britain and was heading in a taxi to visit her sister in Radcliffeon-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Now being cared for at one of the UK’s seven quarantine kennels, Bisou faces a six-month wait to be reunited with Mervat, who

has returned to Egypt. Mike Binks, the owner of Calagran Kennels, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said Bisou had been lucky to survive for so long in a cargo hold and escape unharmed as luggage was loaded onto the plane and

off again. “Obviously the suitcase wasn’t jam-packed,” Mr Binks said. “But there must have been enough insulation around the cat to keep it warm as the heating (on a plane) doesn’t go down into the hold.

“A miracle might be pushing it slightly, but the cat certainly had a very lucky escape. “We’ve had dogs and cats in the past that have stowed away, but it’s the first time we’ve had one come through via a suitcase.” – PA

A Jordanian MP, angered by a fellow deputy accusing the premier of corruption, has tried to draw a pistol during a session of parliament, but was circled by colleagues who talked him down. Khalil Atiyeh, a deputy speaker, said MP Shadi al-Adwan was annoyed when fellow MP Zeid Shawakbeh accused Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur of corruption. Videotapes of the incident showed Adwan reaching for his belt to pull out a pistol and then being surrounded. Atiyeh said he suspended the session until today. Last July, an MP got into an argument on a television talk show. He first took off his shoe and threw it at his adversary, then pulled a revolver from his belt and pointed it at him. He eventually put the gun away. – AFP

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) Although Mercury continues to track backwards, today it is supported by both Saturn and Pluto. This suggests if you take the time to really delve beneath the surface, you can unlock some very important information. Equally, someone may entrust a confidence to you. At work, you can be less swayed by your emotions and see the politics for what they are.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) The Moon forges a nice link with Jupiter early on and a more challenging one with Saturn later. You could start the day in good form and then it can be someone else who interferes or whose mood affects your own. Yet these are relatively fleeting influences and the big picture suggests you can forge some very valuable alliances if you are open to them.

107 villas, made up of both two and three bedroom options. The two bedroom villas come in three different size options, and have a single garage, however an additional garage space can be added upon request. The three bedroom villas come with a double garage. In another six weeks, an additional four villas will be available for public viewing also, featuring the two bedroom options available. The resort will begin construction of an 85 bed hospital in the near future, which will offer both aged care and dementia facilities. Lochlea Lifestyle Resort will also feature a large resort lodge (Lochlea Lodge), which will provide many outdoor and indoor recreational facilities for guests to enjoy. Anticipated for completion in September, the lodge will feature

has an ensuite, giving the villa 2 bathrooms. The modern kitchen is a cooking enthusiast’s dream, with granite-style bench-top, modern appliances and space to entertain. A van will also be operating from the resort to take guests on shopping The villa has glorious indoor / trips into Ashburton and on other fun outdoor flow, opening out to a trellised patio. Set within a desirable excursions. Allenton location, this villa ticks all At the time that the Lochlea lodge the boxes. The size in total is just opens in September, it is anticipated under 160 square metres, a similar that at least twelve villas will be size to a large town house. available for residents to move into. The villa will be open for The completed three bedroom villa public viewing on Saturday is available for public viewing this March 9 between 11am and weekend, and resort manager Tony 1pm, and on Sunday March Sands will be on hand to answer any 10, between 1pm and 3pm. questions you may have regarding the For more information on villa or other Lochlea Lifestyle Resort this weekend’s open home or options. the Lochlea Lifestyle Resort, The three bedroom villa provides contact resort manager Tony modern, open-style living, spacious Sands, on 0800 27 27 837. and sunny. The master bedroom a bromide swimming pool and spa, a gymnasium, administration and medical facilities, community vegetable gardens and more.

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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) It’s not always easy to keep on good terms with the workplace bore or ogre but Venus gives you a better chance today. Even if you are never going to be the best of friends, its angle with Saturn and Pluto suggests that a touch of diplomacy, together with flexibility and getting the job done well, can be an excellent formula to appease them.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Mercury and Saturn remain in reverse and so expansion in whatever form may not come without forethought and some application. Yet Venus acts as an agent of goodness and can be your emissary, helping to create a good public perception of yourself, and in the course of this your discussions may lead to some lasting positivity Cancer.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) You could reach out to someone today in the belief that your warmth and wit will be appreciated, even reciprocated. They might be, equally they may not. For someone as proud as you this could be a wounding moment, but moment it will be, for if you get your head down and focus on practicalities someone else can appreciate you more.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) Someone may not have fed back the responses you wanted recently and you may be feeling slightly or majorly jilted. But are you still hanging on, waiting for them to see the light? If so, move up from the feeling of rejection. Turn this around and think of how you are actually free to focus your energies on someone who will ‘get’ you.

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: providing a service does not mean we have to be servile. Think of ways in which you can provide some sort of help or assistance. If you are prepared to be positive and even entrepreneurial about this, you may come up with a fab idea which can also have the potential to earn you some spare cash or more.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) Yes, not everything has panned out as you’d have hoped and there may be a sense of one step forward, three back, especially around love. You may feel you are evolving at present, perhaps rapidly so, and as long as you are open to learning from any knockbacks they can help to inform future choices. One you have today may prove very astute.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Think before you speak today. Something you say without forethought may look like full-on insensitivity. Tune into the environment and people you encounter and you can engender a much better response. You might find yourself attracted to an item for your home. This could be a modern retro or something more vintage. Appreciating the past is in vogue.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Due to Mercury’s retrograde it repeats a connection with Mars that happened last month. Because of this, over the next few days you might find it harder to keep your own counsel. This can be especially so when you feel you are in the right. Just be aware that someone may try to be equally belligerent towards you. Tact will help.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You might find yourself being more outspoken about money today, or if you think someone lacks respect for you or your values, you might chirp up. In fact, a point of principle could stick in your craw just as much as a difference over hard cash. Fortunately, with the Moon in your sign you may also be able to bring some detachment to bear.

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PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) Ordinarily, you might not see yourself as being a particularly impulsive person, but then perhaps you are. Either way, today you could find yourself making a series of very rapid decisions. You might be less inclined to hear out the viewpoint of others. Part of this reaction can come from a mounting frustration which has recently built up within you.

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Warriors up for the battle By Michael Brown In the bowels of the Warriors training base at Mt Smart Stadium, they have created what they call the War Room. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where they do their prematch and post-match analysis and comes complete with a miniature artificial grass field on which figurines can be shuffled around the pitch using a big stick in the same way generals did in World War II. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said players spend more time in this room than they do on the playing and training field and the War Room is, according to head trainer and quintessential British bulldog Carl Jennings, where they â&#x20AC;&#x153;prepare for battleâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just Jenno,â&#x20AC;? coach Matt Elliott counters with a chuckle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loves sticks. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what floats playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boats, we will go that way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call it the War Room because it describes the mentality we are after. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like going to war and being overly aggressive. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about being methodical, consistent and ruthless.â&#x20AC;? Those were concepts missing from the Warriors in 2012, when they slumped to a club-record eight-straight defeats. A lot has changed since then, not least of all a new coach and his array of support staff, which gives the impression the club have moved on. Few across the Tasman, however, expect them to make much of an impression this season and Australian bookies and pundits have them missing out on a place in the top eight. The defending champion Melbourne Storm are expected to go close again, especially as they have managed to hold onto coach Craig Bellamy who was a Warriors target, and the Bulldogs, Rabbitohs and Cowboys are others tipped to be challenging at the end of the season. The Bulldogs will have to contend without Dally M medallist Ben Barba, who has been stood down indefinitely by the club and who reportedly checked into a clinic to overcome a raft of offfield problems including alcohol and gambling. They still have a very good squad and an astute coach in Des Hasler and will have learned from

Warriors coach Matthew Elliott: looking for a War Room mentality their grand final loss last season. The Rabbitohs have a powerful roster with the likes of Greg Inglis, Sam Burgess, Ben Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o and Issac Luke and believe they finally have a squad capable of breaking a 42-year premiership drought. Their strike power is obvious but they are said to be fitter and more resolute in defence than previous incarnations. The Cowboys have yet to claim a title since being established in 1995 - the same year as the Warriors - and have a strong pack with the likes of James Tamou and Matthew Scott and exciting backline headlined by Johnathan Thurston and Matt Bowen. All will, however, be overshadowed by one man, Sonny Bill Williams, who is making a return to the NRL after controversially walking out on the Bulldogs five years ago. He was due to make his Roosters debut last night in the season opener against the Rabbitohs and will descend on Auckland

Heatstroke a real fear for the Storm By Sam Lienert Melbourne Storm fear heatstroke as they confront a tough schedule to start their NRL premiership defence. The Storm will host St George Illawarra on Sunday afternoon, with temperatures forecast in the 30s. With a match against North Queensland in Townsville and a home grand final rematch to come in the following 11 days, coach Craig Bellamy is concerned about the potential affects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably being extreme, we worry about shoulder charges, concussion, whatever but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a thing called heatstroke,â&#x20AC;? Bellamy said yesterday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ours is a winter game and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been too many teams play in the conditions that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play in for the first month.â&#x20AC;? Bellamy said they would use fans, ice vests and cold towels, but might also have to rest players in coming rounds, particularly the older ones, to guard against lasting damage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know what the schedule is, we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happy about it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having said that, we have known now for months what it is, we have planned for it and hopefully we Storm star Billy Slater can get through it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But certainly if anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be adversely affected by the heat, by playing too many games in that period or they need a week off, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll certainly give it to them.â&#x20AC;? Bellamy said his men did well to win the recent World Club Challenge in England, but playing in the northern winter didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepare them for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming. He also said it was disappointing to be without Sisa Waqa (hand) and Kevin Proctor (knee) entering the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having said that obviously Tohu Harris did a great job over in England and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll certainly be starting again on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Lagi Setu and Junior Moors there as well, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re new guys to our club and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really embraced what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about down here so hopefully they can play well for us on Sunday.â&#x20AC;? - AAP

next week to play the Warriors at Eden Park. The Warriors have a strong squad on paper, but always have a strong squad on paper and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably where some of the Warriors played the game last season after their march to the grand final in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of people [assumed we would go well],â&#x20AC;? captain Simon Mannering said of his team-mates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know I certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t because you see it a lot in the NRL - one team will be right up there one year and then the next out the arse end like we were. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have a bad year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all hands on deck. What can we do better? What can we work on? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It should be the same when you have a great year. What can we get better at? What can we keep doing well? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what every other team is doing. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not doing the same, you are going to get left behind.â&#x20AC;? And youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re certainly not going - APNZ to win the war.

â&#x20AC;˘ NRL will be televised SKY yesterday signed a fiveyear broadcast rights partnership with the NRL that will bring the Telstra Premiership, Holden State of Origin and the Holden Cup to viewers across New Zealand. SKY confirmed exclusive coverage of all Warriors Telstra Premiership matches, the Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars, the Holden State of Origin Series, Telstra Premiership Finals Series and Grand Final will be shown live on SKY Sport. In addition all Telstra Premiership matches and televised Holden Cup matches are available for broadcast on SKY.

â&#x20AC;˘ NRL â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;needs Sharksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says the NRL needs Cronulla to play this season but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to imagine how if they lose 14 players. As many as 14 Sharks players have reportedly been urged to stand down for six months over an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation, or risk a two-year ban. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty dire situation obviously,â&#x20AC;? Bellamy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NRL canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford for a team to drop out of the comp and Cronulla are going to struggle if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing that many players.â&#x20AC;? Bellamy said he had enormous empathy for Sharks coach Shane Flanagan. He said his own experience when the Storm were severely penalised for salary cap breaches gave him an idea of what Flanagan must be feeling. - AAP

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Reliefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, says Bennett Wayne Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lasting memory of the Sunday afternoon in 1988 that changed rugby leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landscape forever was not Brisbaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landslide victory over defending premiers Manly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just remember the feeling of absolute relief,â&#x20AC;? the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foundation coach said on the eve of Brisbaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25th anniversary game against Manly at the same ground tonight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the feeling you have after (winning) a grand final.â&#x20AC;? Penrith supremo Gus Gould, who owned State of Originâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best coaching record until Mal Meningaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unprecedented seven straight series wins, said the day Lewis and sidekick Langer thumped Manly, rugby league changed forever. - AAP

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By Mandy Cottell As the owner of one of six Chris Waller hopefuls in Saturday’s Chipping Norton Stakes, Terry Henderson isn’t sure where Gatewood sits in the premier trainer’s pecking order. But he does knows where the import sits in his own. Henderson’s OTI Syndicate will be represented in Saturday’s Group One at Warwick Farm by $23 chance Gatewood and $5 favourite Manighar. But surprisingly, Henderson is more upbeat about the chances of his outsider. “Gatewood is the sleeper,” Henderson said. “He is probably a better bet than Manighar.” A European import, Gatewood made his debut for Waller with an even sixth in the Apollo Stakes run on a bog track. He is undefeated second-up and while he is yet to win over a distance much less than 2000m, he wouldn’t

be the first import to become sharper under Australian training conditions. Glyn Schofield takes over from Jason Collett in Saturday’s big 1600m contest and reports on Gatewood’s lead-up work have been positive. “His work on Tuesday, Chris described as his best since he’s been with him,” Henderson said. “I’m getting good vibes. Chris is in the situation where he’s got six horses in the race so it’s hard for him to make judgments between his horses. “But I wouldn’t be surprised to see Gatewood run into the money on Saturday.” Henderson is also optimistic about the long-term Sydney carnival prospects of Manighar whose spring was prematurely ended by a minor knee complaint. The Peter Moody-trained gelding was a revelation in last autumn’s racing when he took out the Group One treble of the Australian Cup, Ranvet Stakes and BMW. He began that campaign with a

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Chris Waller: has six horses in Saturday’s Chipping Norton Stakes first-up win over 1600m in Melbourne but Henderson said the conditions of that race were very different to the Chipping Norton. “It’s hard to say if he will come up first time like he did last time,” Henderson said.

“Last time it was a mile race at set weights and penalties and this time he is straight into a Group One at weight-for-age. “He is extremely well and his work has been just as good but there is nothing like match fitness.” - AAP

Christchurch greyhound fields, form Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 08 Mar 2013 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.05pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 x4832 Winston Who 17.28............................J Dunn 2 57784 Zed Kay Man 17.60.................... G Kingston 3 17557 Yes He Will 17.53.............................. B Dann 4 36355 Rite Round Range nwtd............A Bradshaw 5 42454 Gotta Go Ace nwtd....................R Blackburn 6 22545 Wellywood 17.82 W &........................ Nissen 7 44378 Belfast Skertz 17.71 H &.....................Taylor 8 6311F Go Alice 17.69............................... G Cleeve 9 56247 Kenny’s Comet 17.75 M &................... Smith 10 55557 Starburst Blanch 17.69.................... M Grant 2 12.24pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE C0, 295m 1 85768 Groovy Leo nwtd........................J McInerney 2 86428 Winsome Extra nwtd..................J McInerney 3 8 Rob’s Mate nwtd M &............................ J Hill 4 74726 Gee Cee Bee nwtd.....................H Anderton 5 63 Draco Baxter nwtd.....................J McInerney 6 62254 Cawbourne Anna nwtd..............J McInerney 7 24562 Bee Ostee nwtd................................B Shaw 8 54521 Black Tank (c1) nwtd........................ M Grant 9 37528 Chase The Stars nwtd M &.................. Smith 10 6 Clinton Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 3 12.43pm BILL’S BAR & BISTRO STAKES C0, 520m 1 63873 Wagon Wheel nwtd M &....................Jopson 2 68678 Fantas Fiction nwtd..........................S Fagan 3 64 Mighty Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 4 243 Opawa Albie nwtd L &........................ Wales 5 5 Locksley Ave nwtd......................D T Barnes 6 445 Que Tee Pix nwtd M &.......................Jopson 7 57724 Opawa Royal nwtd L &....................... Wales 8 56573 Choose To Love nwtd M &.................Jopson 9 6863 Opawa Cassidy nwtd L &................... Wales 10 6 Wigmore nwtd.............................D T Barnes 4 1.02pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C0, 295m

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Breakfast. Good Morning. Ellen. (R) Cowboy Builders. (G, T) ONE News. (T) Emmerdale. (PGR, T) Come Dine With Me.

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2.00 Britain’s Best Dish.

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3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (G) David Dickinson proves that one man’s trash really is another man’s treasure. 3.55 Te Karere. (T) Te Karere brings you key events and stories of interest to Maori, as well as bringing a Maori perspective to the day’s news and current affairs. 4.25 Ellen. (G) 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat.

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4 2134 Three Knots 30.73......................D T Barnes 11 3.05pm LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES C1, 520m 5 43616 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74...........J McInerney 1 78688 Wandy Olivia nwtd........................ L Waretini 6 57542 Ohoka Frenchi 31.22.................... L Waretini 2 87242 Kin Nikki 30.96.............................. L Waretini 7 58x46 Secret Sarah 31.03 L &...................... Wales 3 11822 Opawa Casper 31.27 L &................... Wales 8 1172 Glenn Is Goodesy nwtd................... M Grant 4 851 Popstar Rocket 30.71....................... M Flipp 9 57255 Wandy On In nwtd.......................D Kingston 5 44531 Another Star (c2) nwtd...............J McInerney 10 25455 Claremont Pizzaz nwtd................. L Waretini 6 37644 Cawbourne Philip 30.47.............J McInerney 8 2.12pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE ROBBIE C1, 295m ACROSS Chief nwtd.................... M Grant 7 54138 CawbourneDOWN 1 46358 Harper Mehl nwtd S &.....................B Evans 8 24424 Warrugal Springs nwtd A &................Seque 1. Cantankerous (5-7) 1. Substantial (12) Kingston 2 73538 Okuku Bobo 17.47.......................... R Casey 9 57255 Wandy On In nwtd.......................D 3 24176 Runs Like Al 17.60 M &.....................Jopson 10 75357 Opawa SirObserve 30.94...............................B Shaw 7. Clothe (5) 2. (3) 4 26812 Starla 17.49...............................J McInerney 12 3.23pm SPEIGHT’S DASH C1, 295m 8. Test (5) 3. Holiday town (6) 5 47322 Ziggy War Paint 17.64............... R Cockburn 1 25626 El Maestro 17.53 H &..........................Taylor 6 77412 Shyanne Jade nwtd......................... M Grant 2 61184 White4. LegsHeighten 17.76.......................J 9. Wrath (3) (9) McInerney 7 22135 Go Timmee nwtd............................ G Cleeve 3 43366 Syrip’s Girl 17.78.......................R Blackburn 10. Severe (9) 4 62232 Totally5.Confused Banish (5) 8 75223 Belfast Suzy 17.69 H &........................Taylor 17.77..................... M Flipp 9 56247 Kenny’s Comet 17.75 M &................... Smith 5 412 Know6. SkillAbuse 17.67............................ G Cleeve 11. Bury (6) (3-9) 10 64682 Twister Al 17.43........................... J McMillan 6 x6778 Lady In Shades 17.76 M &.................. Smith 12. Unmarried Lived 9 2.30pm NZ RACING SERIES DISTANCE HEAT NZRSdq, (6) 17.96(5) S &..................B Evans 7 68583 Upsala7.Jewel 732m 17.64 M &................................Jopson 15. Big guns (9) 8 47373 Tekoa10. Outward show (9) 1 66875 Alisaray (c0) nwtd......................... L Waretini Emergencies: Perform 13.Comet Seize (5)M &................... Smith 2 15454 Know Revenge (c0) nwtd..17. ............. G Cleeve (3) 9 56247 Kenny’s 17.75 3 63221 Know Peace (c2) 43.72 J 18. &.............D 17.48.......................A FindFahey out (5) 10 27374 Blonde 14.ToriInfrequently (6) Bradshaw 4 52321 Know Peril (c1) nwtd...................... G Cleeve SELECTIONS 19. Flag (5) 16. Drill (5) 5 36243 Axel Grinder (c0) nwtd..............A Botherway Race 1: Winston Who, Go Alice, Gotta Go Ace, Zed Kay Man 6 42311 Bob’s Eye (c1) nwtd...................J McInerney Race 2: Black Tank, Ostee, Cawbourne 21. Fitful (12) 20.BeeNot inside (3)Anna, Draco Baxter 7 66878 Opawa Mohawk (c0) nwtd L &............ Wales Race 3: Opawa Albie, Opawa Royal, Wagon Wheel, Que Tee Pix 8 66686 Pied Warrior (c0) nwtd................. J McMillan Race TO 4: Mr. Blobby, Know Mandate, Charlie’s Pal, Green Treats SOLUTIONS PUZZLE No 12,137 10 2.47pm NZ RACING SERIES DISTANCE HEAT NZRSdq, Race 5: Red Typhoon, Miss Isabella, Laudable, Rocky Baxter 732m Race8 6:Origin; Taieri Plains, Hilton Friday,10 Go Packet; Bridie, Pegson Across: 4 Kinsman; 9 Achieve; 11 Fire 1 86526 Kombucha (c1) nwtd...................... Race18 7: Charlie’s Opawa 21 Bro, Compel; Glenn Is Goodesy Decent;G Cleeve 12 Treatise; Futility;Choice(c2), 20 Refuse; 2 22845 Know Honour (c0) nwtd................. G Cleeve Race 8: Starla, Ziggy War Paint, Belfast Suzy, Shyanne Jade Contain; 23 Divers; 24 Revelry. 3 41142 Opawa Peekay (c0) nwtd 22 L &............. Wales Race 9: Know Peace, Bob’s Eye, Know Peril (c1), Axel Grinder Compete; Pitcher; 3 Digest; 5 Incident; 4 44885 Thrilling Sound (c1) nwtd Down: S &..........B1Evans Race2 10: Moriarty (c2), Opawa Peekay (c0), Thrilling6Sound 5 Box Vacant.................................... RaceInferior; 11: Warrugal Cawbourne Philip, Popstar Stitch;Scratched 7 Advent; 13 14Springs, Tippler; 15 Cyclist; 16 Rocket 6 64734 Know Future (c0) nwtd................... G Cleeve Know Skill, Totally Confused, Syrip’s Girl, El Maestro Remote; 17 Subtle;Race 19 12: Ironic. 7 55567 Opawa Carlos (c0) nwtd L &............... Wales LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 8 51354 Moriarty (c2) nwtd.............................B Shaw - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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6.00 Creflo Dollar. (G) 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Pinky And Perky. (G, R, T) 7.25 Back At The Barnyard. (G, R, T) 7.55 Ben 10: Omniverse. (G, T) 8.20 Dinosaur Train. (G, R, T) 8.35 Guess How Much I Love You. (G, T) 8.45 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.55 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. (G) 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (AO) 2.00 Anderson Live. (G) 3.00 Buzzy Bee And Friends. (G, T) 3.05 Everything’s Rosie. (G, T) 3.20 Mike The Knight. (G, T) 3.30 Spongebob Squarepants. (G, R, T) 4.00 H2o Just Add Water. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show. (G) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (G, R, T)

6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 Coronation Street. (T) It’s the end of the road for Becky and Steve, Sylvia can’t cope, and Carla’s rocked by some awful news. 8.30 Relocation Relocation. (G, T) Phil and Kirstie are in Manchester struggling to satisfy a perfectionist and his partner on the hunt for their first and second property purchases. 9.30 Restoration Man. (G, T) 10.35 ONE News Tonight. (T) 11.05 Alan Carr: Chatty Man.

6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) Georgia’s stunned and Kyle frustrated when Scotty turns up out of the blue just as Kyle is about to reveal his feelings for her. 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) Two worlds collide for Seth, Rachel takes back the reins, and Sarah is slapped down. 7.30 Mr T’s World’s Craziest Fools. (PGR, T) 8.00 FILM: What A Girl Wants. (2003, G, R, T) Amanda Bynes. 10.10 Distraction. (AO, R, T) 10.40 Bachelor Pad. (AO, T)

12.05 Spicks And Specks. (AO, R, T) 12.45 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.10 BBC World – GMT With George Alagiah. 2.00 Impact. 3.30 HARDtalk. 4.00 World Have Your Say. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.40 Weekend World.

12.40 Ghost Whisperer. (AO, R, T) 1.35 Infomercials. (G) 2.35 The Voice Australia. (G, R, T) 4.10 The Lost Children. (G, R, T) 5.00 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R) 5.25 Just The Job. (G, R)

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1 Hooray For Hazel nwtd M &................. Smith 2 44556 Gypsy Hunter nwtd W &.................... Nissen 3 57672 Charlie’s Pal nwtd......................J McInerney 4 Mr. Blobby nwtd..........................D T Barnes 5 47724 Homebush Limbo nwtd..............J McInerney 6 38576 Supreme Shelleen nwtd.............J McInerney 7 244 Know Mandate nwtd...................... G Cleeve 8 76535 Green Treats nwtd......................J McInerney 9 855 Jack’s A Jewel nwtd C &...............D Roberts 10 36287 Iona Brightspark nwtd...................... M Grant 5 1.20pm HAMPDEN TAVERN MDN STKS FINAL C0f, 520m 1 338F2 Poised Boy (c0) nwtd A &...................Seque 2 46421 Goldstar Bella 30.96 S &.................B Evans 3 52342 Opawa Token (c0) nwtd L &................ Wales 4 24211 Red Typhoon 30.82.......................... M Grant 5 34312 Laudable 31.00 A &............................Seque 6 3x1 Miss Isabella 31.08........................... M Flipp 7 21 Rocky Baxter nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 66323 Opawa Jay (c0) nwtd L &.................... Wales 9 63873 Wagon Wheel (c0) nwtd M &.............Jopson 10 54138 Cawbourne Chief nwtd.................... M Grant 6 1.37pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ DASH C1, 295m 1 24676 Avec Lamour 17.69....................A Bradshaw 2 58475 Canvas Rider nwtd S &....................B Evans 3 75184 Go Bridie 17.68.............................. G Cleeve 4 18 Taieri Plains 17.69 C &....................... Fagan 5 778x8 Al’s Best Mate 17.56.................A Botherway 6 64685 Opawa Steve nwtd L &....................... Wales 7 25471 Hilton Friday 17.57.....................J McInerney 8 15365 Pegson Fire nwtd H &..........................Taylor Emergencies: 9 56247 Kenny’s Comet 17.75 M &................... Smith 10 55546 Nitro Express nwtd........................ L Waretini 7 1.55pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STKS C1, 520m 1 42211 Charlie’s Choice(c2) nwtd A &............Seque 2 45776 Bank Roller 30.67............................. M Flipp 3 515 Opawa Bro 30.48 L &......................... Wales

3 News: Firstline. Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel. Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 3 News. 12.30 Home And Away.

6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30

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PRIMe (G, R)

7.00 7.30 12.00 1.00

Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) The Doctors. (G) The Jeff Probst Show.

(G)

1.00 Dr Phil. (AO) 2.00 The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) 3.00 The Biggest Loser Australia. (G) 4.00 Rachael Ray. (G) 5.00 ET. (G) ET covers entertainment news stories on celebrities, film, television, music, fashion, award shows and special events in a trend-setting, groundbreaking format. 5.30 Home And Away. (G, T) Celia prompts Heath to propose to Bianca, and Jett reveals he feels he deserves to be bullied.

2.05 All Saints. (PGR, R) 3.05 Stargate Universe. (PGR, R) Control of the Destiny hangs in the balance, as the battle between the crew and the Lucian Alliance continues. 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe that gives contestants the opportunity to win up to $200,000 each night. 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 3 News. 7.00 Campbell Live. 7.30 Modern Family.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(PGR, R, T)

8.00 Sunny Skies. (PGR, T) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (AO) Graham is joined by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, talking about their new movie, plus comedian Matt Lucas, cooking legend Delia Smith, and music from Rita Ora. 9.30 7 Days. (AO) 10.05 The Radio. (AO) 10.35 Nightline. 11.15 The Big Game. (PGR)

12.15 Mental. (AO, R) 1.15 NCIS. (AO, R, T) 2.10 Infomercials. (G)

(G)

7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 American Idol. (G) 9.30 Beauty And The Beast. (PGR) Evan becomes suspicious of Cat’s involvement with the string of vigilante incidents across the city while Vincent reflects on when he received his first super soldier injection. 10.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 11.25 Cricket. (G) ANZ Test Series. First Test. New Zealand v England. Highlights. 12.00 Home Shopping. (G) 1.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (G)

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Avatar: The Last Airbender. (G) 7.55 George Of The Jungle. (G) 8.20 Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. (G) 8.40 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.15 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Barney And Friends. (G, R) 9.45 Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. (G, R) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G)

4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) Lisa is drawn to bad boy Nelson when he sabotages Chalmers’ car, but can she get past his disgusting ways? 7.30 American Ninja Warrior. (G) Based on the hit Japanese series Sasuke, this series sees 10 American athletes compete

through elaborate obstacle courses for the chance to go to Japan to face the course from the original series. 8.30 FILM: Paycheck. (2003, AO) Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore. An electronics engineer whose memory was erased after performing a top-secret job awakens to find himself being pursued by the authorities. 11.00 Covert Affairs. (AO) Annie and Auggie go to Spain to track down a computer virus that has also caught China’s attention. 11.55 Entertainment Tonight. (G)

Sky Movies 1, 8.30pm English teacher John (Russell Crowe, below) and wife Lara’s (Elizabeth Banks) life is turned upside down one morning when the cops burst in and arrest her for a murder she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, Lara’s final appeal is rejected, she becomes suicidal and has only three days left before she will be transferred to a state prison. With the deadline looming, John decides his only course of action is to concoct an elaborate plan to break her out of jail. Based on the 2008 French film Anything for Her, this thriller directed by Paul Haggis (Crash) lacks the desperation and spontaneity of the original, but is a gripping ride nonetheless.

sky sPORt 1 6.00 Snooker. World Tour. Welsh Open. Highlights. 9.00 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Four. Highlights. 9.30 Cricket. First Test. Black Caps v England. Day Two. Highlights. 10.00 Cricket. First Test. Black Caps v England. Day Three. Morning Session. Live. 1.05 Cricket. First Test. Black Caps v England. Day Three. Afternoon Session. Live. 5.30 The Cricket Show. 6.00 ICC Cricket 360. 6.30 Rugby Zone. 7.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Hurricanes v Crusaders. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Live. 9.35 Rugby. Super Rugby. Rebels v Reds. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. Live. 11.45 Cricket. First Test. Black Caps v England. Day Three. Highlights. 12.15 The Ultimate Fighter 17. 1.15 Athletics. GE Strathclyde Park Triathlon. 2.15 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Four. Highlights. 2.45 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Five. Live. 4.15 Crowd Goes Wild. 4.45 Golf. WGC Cadillac Championship. Round One. Highlights.

DOWN 1. Straight (6) 2. Indicative (13) 3. Boat (5) 5. Scorched (7) 6. Repayment (13) 7. Strip (6) 8. Condition (5) 13. Crossed out (7) 15. Threaded (6) 16. Musty (5) 17. Figure (6) 20. Elevate (5)

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,138 Across: 1 Cross-grained; 7 Dress; 8 Trial; 9 Ire; 10 Stringent; 11 Entomb; 12 Single; 15 Artillery; 17 Act; 18 Learn; 19 Droop; 21 Intermittent. Down: 1 Considerable; 2 See; 3 Resort; 4 Intensify; 5 Exile; 6 Ill-treatment; 7 Dwelt; 10 Semblance; 13 Grasp; 14 Seldom; 16 Train; 20 Out.

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Central Press The Next Three Days 6.00 © Home Shopping . (G) Features 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

ACROSS 1. Subtract (6) 4. Frightened (6) 9. Protestation (13) 10. Change (7) 11. Wild (5) 12. Den (5) 14. Worship (5) 18. Shadow (5) 19. Pester (7) 21. Stupid (13) 22. Avaricious (6) 23. Spirit (6)

6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.40 NCIS. (PG) 11.35 Criminal Intent. (M) 12.25 Criminal Intent. (M) 1.15 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.35 Cash Cab. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG)

6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Raw. (M) Kick start your weekend with the latest wrestling action. 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 Lie To Me. (M) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG)

1.45 2.10 3.00 3.55 4.45 5.35

Cash Cab USA. (PG) NYPD Blue. (M) Numb3rs. (M) Flashpoint. (M) 24. (M) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

sky sPORt 2 6.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 6.30 Cricket. First Test. Black Caps v England. Day Two. Highlights. 7.00 Golf. NZ PGA Championships. Highlights. 8.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac Championship. Round One. Live. 12.00 Snooker. World Tour. Welsh Open. Highlights. 3.00 Golf. WGC Cadillac Championship. Round One. Highlights. 4.00 Golf. NZ PGA Championships. Highlights. 5.00 Motorsport. FIA World Rally Championship. Mexico Preview 5.30 Motorsport. FIA World Rally Championship. Mexico Day One. Highlights. 6.00 Cycling. Paris-Nice. Stage Four. Highlights. 6.30 Golf. WGC Cadillac Championship. Round One. Highlights. 7.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans. Highlights. 8.30 The Cricket Show. 9.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 9.30 Soccer. A-League. Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory. Live. 11.30 Basketball. NBL. Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings. Live. 1.30 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v Cairns Taipans. Replay. 3.30 Basketball. NBL. Perth Wildcats v Sydney Kings. Replay. 5.30 Motorsport. FIA World Rally Championship. Mexico Day One. Highlights.

sky MOVIes 1 6.15 8.15 9.55 11.50

The Rum Diary. (2011, M) This Means War. (2012, M) Unknown. (2011, M) Making Of Johnny English Reborn.

(2011, PG).

12.05 The Change-Up. (2011, 16) Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman. 1.55 Why Did I Get Married Too. (2010, M) Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson. 3.55 True Justice 2: Dead Drop. (2012, 16) Steven Seagal. 5.25 Season Of The Witch. (2010, M) Nicolas Cage, Ron Pearlman. 7.00 Like Crazy. (2011, M) Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin. When a British college student falls for her American classmate they embark on a passionate and life-changing journey. 8.30 The Next Three Days. (2010, M) Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks. A married couple’s life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. 10.45 One Day. (2011, M) Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess. 12.35 Kill The Irishman. (2011, 16) 2.20 True Justice 2: Dead Drop. (2012, 16) Steven Seagal. 3.50 Making Of Johnny English Reborn.

MOVIe GReats 7.05 Twelve Monkeys. (1995, M) Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt. 9.15 Legally Blonde. (2001, PG) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson. 10.55 The Godfather. Part II. (1974, PG) Robert De Niro, Al Pacino. 2.15 The Bourne Supremacy. (2004, M) Matt Damon. 4.05 Legally Blonde 2. (2003, PG) Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field. 5.40 The Godfather. Part III. (1990, M) Al Pacino, Diane Keaton. 8.30 The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, 18) Geena Davis. A mild-mannered teacher has flashbacks of her past as a ruthless, highly trained assassin and must quickly remember it all to save her life. 1996. 10.35 The Prestige. (2006, M) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale. 12.45 Biography. Ashton Kutcher. (2007,

PG).

1.35 Legally Blonde 2. (2003, PG) Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field. 3.10 The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996, 18) Geena Davis. 5.10 The Prestige. (2006, M) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale.

(2011, PG).

4.05 Season Of The Witch. (2010, M) 5.40 Why Did I Get Married Too. (2010, M) Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson.

DIsCOVeRy 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 7.30 8.00

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9.30 10.30 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30 5.30

Dirty Jobs. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Yukon Men. (M) Blood, Lies And Alibis. (M) Fatal Encounters. (M) Gold Rush: The Dirt. (PG) Gold Rush. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) The guys enter a high-stakes bidding war with Allen’s old rivals. Ton and Allen uncover a depression-era “Art Case” slot machine, a custom mini-bike and a Wild West 1880s Colt Peacemaker. I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) In 2006, ex-Navy diver Rob Hewitt embarks on a short recreational fishing dive off the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, New Zealand. A fun day turns into a living nightmare. Nightmare Next Door. (M) Disappeared. (M) Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (M) I Was Murdered. (M) Call 911. (PG) Destroyed In Seconds. (PG) American Loggers. (PG) Connect. (PG)

KEY: T Teletext R Repeat S Stereo P Premiere F Final RATINGS: G General exhibition PG Parental guidance recommended M Suitable for mature audiences AO Adults only 16 Approved for persons 16 and over 18 Approved for persons 18 and over c Content may offend l Language may offend s Sexual content may offend v contains violence

shINe 6.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 6.30 Quick Study 7.00 3-2-1 Penguins! 7.30 Paws And Tales 8.00 Jacob’s Ladder 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 Hour Of Power 10.00 Why Dig That Up? 10.30 Facing the Canon 11.00 The Way Of The Master 11.30 Hearts Wide Open 12.00 Connection Point 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 2.00 Nzone Focus 2.30 Leland Klassen’s Comedy 3.00 3-2-1 Penguins! 3.30 Paws And Tales4.00 Jacob’s Ladder 4.30 Life FM Presents 5.30 Nzone Focus 6.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 6.30 Destined To Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 The One To One Show 8.00 Building A Difference 8.30 FEATURE: The Fall Of Jericho 9.00 MOVIE: Mother Teresa 10.30 The Family Series 11.00 The Easter Experience 11.30 Why Dig That Up? 12.00 Building A Difference 12.30 Journey Into The Amazon 1.00 FEATURE: The Fall Of Jericho 1.30 MOVIE: Mother Teresa 3.00 The Easter Experience 3.30 Why Dig That Up? 4.00 From Heartache To Hope 4.30 Nzone Focus 5.00 Beyond The Search 5.30 Journey Into The Amazon

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3.00

11s76 41116 s8s35 1s311 s9033 43714 07164 4s811

n Rawiller j Cassidy j Bowman g schofield p Robl C Brown K mc evoy C Reith

lOnhRO plAte

3.35

$100,000, 2yo sW+p, 1100m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1s2 0s1 12s 2s 3 2

10 11 12

8 5s 4s

whittington b (10) 57.5 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) n Rawiller Va Pensiero th (3) 56 J C Coyle (Warwick Farm) C Reith In Cahoots (9) 56 P R Atkins (Broadmeadow) j Cassidy windjammer bh (4) 56 Bjorn Baker (Warwick Farm) B avdulla Star wars h (2) 56 Scott Aspery (Warwick Farm) B shinn raise no doubt h (7) 56 M C Conners (Warwick Farm) g schofield havana (1) 56 Paul Messara (Scone) C Brown le Cordon bleu (11) 56 J A Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea (Randwick) j mc donald the oval office h (12) 56 R W Simpson & T Barnes (Warwick Farm) n Berry Angus rock (6) 56 T R Martin (Rosehill) j Bowman Scandiva (8) 54 A J Cummings (Randwick) p Robl Aspen h (5) 54 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) K mc evoy

cAnteRbuRy bMW Wiggle stAkes

4.15

$100,000, 4yo & up mares listed sW+p, 1400m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

618s2 371s2 200s5 178s1 546s3 511s4 23757

Streama cdwh (4) 59.5 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) Appearance whn (1) 58.5 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) Pear tart dw (3) 58.5 John Thompson (Randwick) Steps In time tcd (7) 58 J A Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea (Randwick) Colorado Claire d (2) 57.5 J A Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea (Randwick) nocturnelle tdwb (5) 57 C J Waller (Rosehill) Irish dream cw (6) 56.5 R J Quinton (Randwick)

j Bowman K mc evoy C Reith n Rawiller j mc donald g schofield j parr

pRO-Ride hAndicAp

4.55

$85,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 87, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

221s2 0000s 22s97 9s723 434s8 s1226 1355s 24217 763s8 8s446 39533 11s61

Under the Sun b (3) 59 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) budai w (10) 58.5 D A Hayes (Euroa) Izababe dw (8) 58.5 T J Bartley (Wyong) Palasport dwhn (12) 58.5 G D Hickman (Warwick Farm) lunayir (11) 58 C J Waller (Rosehill) Clever hans dw (5) 57 Leon Davies (Tamworth) Pirate bay w (4) 57 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) Zedlion dwh (9) 56.5 J C Coyle (Warwick Farm) eigelstein w (6) 55 C J Waller (Rosehill) falklands (7) 54 M P Quinn (Port Macquarie) mr edison w (2) 54 J B Cummings (Randwick) toffler ch (1) 54 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm)

n Rawiller n Berry K mc evoy p Robl j Bowman K nestor C Reith j Collett j Cassidy d edmonds ms K oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hara C Brown

liveRpOOl city cup

5.35

$125,000, 3yo & up quality group 3, 1300m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

mid Summer music dw (7) 59 P G Moody (Rosehill) j parr All legal tdw (6) 56.5 Kevin Moses (Randwick) g schofield bagman d (4) 56.5 J A Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea (Randwick) j mc donald Skyerush twh (5) 56 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) B shinn raspberries twhn (3) 55 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) K mc evoy Julienas (2) 55 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) j Cassidy riva de lago dw (1) 55 C J Waller (Rosehill) C Brown famous Seamus cw (9) 54 N Mayfield-Smith (Hawkesbury) ms R freeman-Key p Robl 9 8939s Strike the Stars (8) 54 A J Cummings (Randwick) 10 3211s Scream machine h (10) 54 J C Coyle (Warwick Farm) ms K oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hara 8731s 61671 1152s 3442s 4063s 3212s 23511 s010s

chipping nORtOn stAkes

6.20

1 21347 Craiglea Cruz dw (7) 58 P J Fleming (Gympie) K Wharton 2 5s12 Grey Countess d (2) 56.5 John Thompson (Gold Coast) m Cahill 3 817 mishani Gladiator t (9) 56.5 L G Ross (Eagle Farm) B stewart 4 1 nude Secrets (8) 56 G R Duncan (Sunshine Coast) a allen (a2) 5 3 Agitate b (3) 55.5 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) R mc mahon 6 Caznot (6) 55.5 K T Webb (Toowoomba) a Best 7 1s Pretty Strong d (15) 55.5 P Strong (Eagle Farm) s galloway 8 31 Sequonis d (11) 55.5 R A Long (Townsville) a pattillo 9 2 you win Again (1) 55.5 P A Nolan Jnr (Toowoomba) p hammersley 10 74s tressles (13) 55 B R Guy (Gold Coast) j Byrne 11 18 In A huff w (14) 54 Ms T Green (Eagle Farm) m hellyer 12 9s1 Pandora Charm (5) 54 B S Baldwin (Eagle Farm) j lloyd 13 4 total Authority (12) 54 P J Facoory (Toowoomba) 14 3 Very Convincing b (10) 54 John Thompson (Gold Coast) ms t harrison (a2) emerGenCy 15 0s60 Chalcocite (4) 54 David Lawlor (Eagle Farm)

chAnnel 7 QueenslAnd hAndicAp 3.10 $45,000, 0mW, 1010m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

2533s 112s8 3936s 11131 41312 s1111 10s23 238s6 30s44 5454s 94440 09310 34s25 174s3

3s26s 42153 s175s 16s53 74s79 106s0 313s8 214s5 716s6 36211 62950 23811 414s2 63s42

manighar dwb (14) 59 P G Moody (Caulfield) king mufhasa dw (13) 59 B J Wallace (Takanini (Nz) Shoot out cdw (2) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) danleigh cwn (9) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) Albert the fat dw (12) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) Glencadam Gold d (11) 59 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) laser hawk db (5) 59 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) kelinni t (10) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) Gatewood w (3) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) Almaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fury tdw (6) 59 Paul Murray (Kembla Grange) monton cw (4) 59 R J Quinton (Randwick) havana rey tcwhn (7) 59 Bjorn Baker (Warwick Farm) Silent Achiever dw (1) 57 R A James (Cambridge (Nz) tougher than ever w (8) 56 C J Waller (Rosehill)

j parr j Collett j Bowman j Cassidy B avdulla ms K oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hara n Rawiller C Brown g schofield B shinn C Reith p Robl j mc donald K mc evoy

suRROund stAkes

7.00

$175,000, 3yo fillies group 2 sW, 1400m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

s2344 241s3 s2111 124s8 2741s 338s6 24611 232s7 113 146s5 7s1s1 ps11

driefontein t (2) 56 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) dear demi cwh (6) 56 C E Conners (Warwick Farm) bennetta (12) 56 G M Begg (Randwick) longport c (9) 56 John Thompson (Randwick) meidung dh (11) 56 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) Jade marauder w (1) 56 C J Waller (Rosehill) Campania dw (3) 56 G L Frazer (Hawkesbury) brave Soul h (10) 56 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm) royal descent dbn (4) 56 C J Waller (Rosehill) Cameo h (7) 56 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) Impetuous h (8) 56 C E Conners (Warwick Farm) Song And laughter wn (5) 56 Kevin Moses (Randwick)

n Rawiller j Cassidy j mc donald C Reith K mc evoy g schofield ms K oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hara j Collett C Brown R quinn j Bowman B shinn

kARi AbORiginAl ResOuRces inc.

7.40

$85,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 95, 1100m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

s423s 1230s 12032 0s385 4730s 1s51s 1080s 17627 2847s 5s541 040s6 02579

title tdwh (9) 64 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm) See the world tdwh (2) 60 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm) Uate tn (3) 58 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) Jest Crewsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cdw (5) 55.5 Ms J Bowen (Muswellbrook) emotional Circus cdb (6) 55 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) Social rank tdw (8) 55 P M Perry (Broadmeadow) Aerobatics dwhn (11) 54.5 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) didntcostalot cdwbh (10) 54 M C Conners (Warwick Farm) new beginning tdw (4) 54 John Thompson (Randwick) earnest ernest tdwh (7) 54 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm) hurrara cdw (1) 54 G L Frazer (Hawkesbury) kirinata w (12) 54 P M Perry (Broadmeadow)

Warwick Farm Selections Race 1: AwArd SeASon, ChaRleston lady, hula lua Race 2: In CAhootS, havana, WindjammeR Race 3: StreAmA, steps in time, ColoRado ClaiRe Race 4: Under the SUn, eigelstein, Zedlion Race 5: StrIke the StArS, Riva de lago, Bagman Race 6: Shoot oUt, manighaR, King mufhasa Race 7: deAr demI, dRiefontein, Bennetta Race 8: hUrrArA, didntCostalot, emotional CiRCus

j Bowman j mc donald n Rawiller p Robl C Brown B avdulla K mc evoy g schofield C Reith j Collett j Cassidy ms K oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hara

dr barnard cdw (13) 59 T J Dougall (Toowoomba) ms m vance (a2) Carmenator dw (7) 58 K E Young (Deagon) K Wharton hyde Park d (3) 58 M F Webb (Toowoomba) g goold (a3) Peterhof dn (11) 56.5 M F Webb (Toowoomba) a Best Sunset Showdown dw (2) 54.5 Marcus Wilson (Gold Coast) m Cahill easy Game dn (14) 54 Donald Baker (Toowoomba) R goltz Zekeza dn (5) 54 Kenneth Deacon (Beaudesert) g Colless Peelings tdw (12) 54 L J Mayfield-Smith (Eagle Farm) a allen (a2) black magic tw (8) 54 B W Brown (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins Symbiotic dw (10) 54 T W McCarthy (Ballina) ms p schmidt (a3) explore the world dw (4) 54 K J Walker (Sunshine Coast) p hammersley Queenofbeaudesert d (1) 54 Helen Van Hoeyen (Beaudesert) j taylor tomcat d (6) 54 M F Webb (Toowoomba) j Byrne Contessa belle w (9) 54 Darlene Duryea (Beaudesert)

Redcliffe RAbbits RAcing

3.45

$45,000, Class 6, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

31112 19442 45416 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 231s1 4s022 124s0 09740 07s91 49427

epic terra cw (2) 58 M J Dunn (Murwillumbah) ms t harrison (a2) Volkhere twb (1) 56.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) a allen (a2) karanja tw (10) 56.5 M A Palmer (Beaudesert) ms p schmidt (a3) manicero SCRATCHED hold me tight tw (9) 56.5 B S Baldwin (Eagle Farm) j lloyd run with me t (7) 56.5 T M Whittington (Gold Coast) p hammersley tenacious Jack tc (4) 56.5 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) j Byrne billum dw (8) 56.5 Steven Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dea (Eagle Farm) m Cahill Vital organ cd (5) 56.5 L F Birchley (Eagle Farm) l Cassidy Sweet little filly dwb (6) 56.5 L F Birchley (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins

bRisbAne fiRe pROtectiOn hcp

4.25

$50,000, 3yo, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

0s115 11 s1212 09711 62214 24212 039s6 36s51 76143 s5828 2s954

Congo c (5) 59 M J Dunn (Murwillumbah) g Colless Carmora cw (3) 58 Desleigh Forster (Eagle Farm) m Cahill elmantosh w (9) 57.5 Bruce Hill (Gold Coast) p hammersley kentaur tdn (8) 56 Shaun McCarthy (Eagle Farm) p holmes Stuboy w (4) 55.5 B R Guy (Gold Coast) fiesty belle b (11) 54.5 John Thompson (Gold Coast) j Byrne offense tw (6) 54 John Thompson (Gold Coast) ms t harrison (a2) what A Gal dw (10) 54 L F Birchley (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins keep your hat on wb (7) 54 K T Webb (Toowoomba) j taylor Complete Secret (2) 54 G D Yorke (Coffs Harbour) ms p schmidt (a3) Prickly ballroom (1) 54 B Herne (Eagle Farm)

Rice nAughtOn buckley hAndicAp 5.05 $50,000, open, 2100m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

53433 39612 21826 92741 s0896 83036 18150 47771

Count encosta w (5) 58.5 John Thompson (Gold Coast) j Byrne Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s town d (4) 56.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) j lloyd break the Ice tw (8) 54.5 P J Balzen (Gold Coast) a allen (a2) Secret Garden tw (3) 54 P A Nolan Jnr (Toowoomba) m Cahill our barney w (2) 54 Steven Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dea (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins Carnegies Cruzin w (6) 54 Paul Robbins (Murwillumbah) ms p schmidt (a3) handsome w (7) 54 B J Smith (Eagle Farm) e Wilkinson rock the Pac (1) 54 L J Gough (Eagle Farm) g Colless

iceWORks hAndicAp

$350,000, 3yo & up group 1 Wfa, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

2.34

5.45

$50,000, open, 1350m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

s4428 33s90 112s7 s0800 22s05 4s565 8s384 72727 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 53980 42111 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; s9038 2328s

doubtful Jack wn (6) 59 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) war ends t (7) 57 A J Edmonds (Gold Coast) j lloyd transporter t (3) 56.5 John Thompson (Gold Coast) m Cahill Verdasco wn (9) 55.5 L M Treloar (Sunshine Coast) m hellyer Joint Chiefs tw (12) 55 B K Wakefield (Eagle Farm) ms B Richardson (a3) Prost td (2) 55 John Thompson (Gold Coast) ms t harrison (a2) Silver bullion wn (13) 55 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) a allen (a2) Achievements wb (8) 54.5 D J Hansen (Sunshine Coast) R mc mahon Cash â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Style SCRATCHED Jugahlation w (4) 54.5 David Murphy (Eagle Farm) tokamak (1) 54 B J Lockwood (Eagle Farm) rock home late SCRATCHED miss barwang w (14) 54 Jason McLachlan (Sunshine Coast) e Wilkinson trajet w (11) 54 L F Birchley (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins

bRuce thOMAs lAWyeRs hAndicAp 6.30 $45,000, Class 6, 1350m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

111s0 1626s 0s328 11231 66187 9s973 1328s 53s87 2s267 s7246 4175s 31974 242s8 2s163 37342 29800

beseech tcw (7) 58 G R Duncan (Sunshine Coast) ms m vance (a2) onetimeatbandcamp (1) 57 John Thompson (Gold Coast) K matheson (a2) dusty Gold c (10) 56 M J Dunn (Murwillumbah) g Colless Show Affection tcw (2) 55.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) a allen (a2) Altai warrior tc (4) 55.5 M J Dunn (Murwillumbah) j lloyd moneysaver cw (14) 55.5 G D Yorke (Coffs Harbour) ms p schmidt (a3) Angusroy tw (12) 55.5 B J Smith (Eagle Farm) s galloway Pellegrini (5) 55.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins epic td (3) 55.5 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) m Cahill top of the rock tw (16) 55.5 M G Nolan (Toowoomba) R mc mahon markout w (15) 55.5 P J Richardson (Oakey) K Wharton Playitstraight cw (8) 55.5 B J Lockwood (Eagle Farm) ms t harrison (a2) Chart w (11) 55.5 A J Edmonds (Gold Coast) j Byrne bymonashee t (6) 55.5 B J Smith (Eagle Farm) e Wilkinson Candente (13) 55.5 L M Treloar (Sunshine Coast) g goold (a3) darth dw (9) 55.5 Helen Van Hoeyen (Beaudesert) j taylor

bnb fResh hcp

7.10

$50,000, 3yo, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

68123 s4010 s1452 2s510 1s159 631s0 5s777 20s12 16111 15s11

General Jackson tn (11) 59 M J Mair (Sunshine Coast) discreet t (18) 58 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) kempelly dbn (20) 57 K R Kemp (Toowoomba) kuchinskaya tw (4) 57 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s luck (1) 57 Jason McLachlan (Sunshine Coast) trakstar t (9) 57 T J Gollan (Eagle Farm) Caldetes (10) 56.5 M J Dunn (Murwillumbah) headless tw (13) 56.5 John Thompson (Gold Coast) katika dw (14) 56.5 Ken Kelly (Warwick) little favours (6) 56 Darren Symons (Mackay)

Doomben Selections Race 1: Grey CoUnteSS, mishani gladiatoR, CRaiglea CRuZ Race 2: eASy GAme, dR BaRnaRd, sunset shoWdoWn Race 3: hold me tIGht, epiC teRRa, volKheRe Race 4: ConGo, CaRmoRa, elmantosh Race 5: SAm'S town, Count enCosta, BReaK the iCe Race 6: doUbtfUl JACk, WaR ends, joint Chiefs Race 7: beSeeCh, shoW affeCtion, altai WaRRioR Race 8: GenerAl JACkSon, headless, KatiKa Race 9: fItneSS fAnAtIC, gatineau RiveR, emvoss

B stewart R mc mahon n tomizawa a allen (a2) p hammersley m Cahill g Colless R Wiggins ms l Cheshire j Byrne

3 74s54 Come Said the boy tcdw (15) 59 P A Nolan Jnr (Toowoomba) K matheson (a2) 4 340s3 emvoss d (6) 59 A J Edmonds (Gold Coast) 5 34334 rocket to Glory dw (4) 59 T J Gollan (Eagle Farm) ms m vance (a2) 6 74222 fitness fanatic dn (17) 58 Ms G Heinrich (Gold Coast) j lloyd 7 2s74s margins dw (13) 58 Ben Currie (Toowoomba) ms t harrison (a2) 8 63s78 Captain Clayton cdw (8) 57.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) a allen (a2) 9 620s9 kiss me deadly tw (1) 56.5 R G Lipp (Toowoomba) j Byrne 10 6s211 loupets dwn (20) 56.5 D J Hansen (Sunshine Coast) R mc mahon 11 1420s Starstreamed d (12) 56.5 K T Webb (Toowoomba) j taylor 12 008s6 Chandra td (9) 56 J Dann (Toowoomba) p hammersley 13 21081 Gentle Giant td (3) 56 Jason McLachlan (Sunshine Coast) e Wilkinson 14 1199s flinders City td (7) 55.5 D J Bougoure (Eagle Farm) 15 48212 Gatineau river cdw (11) 55 R G Lipp (Toowoomba) K yoshida 16 28s27 multire music tw (5) 54.5 T W McCarthy (Ballina) m hellyer emerGenCIeS 17 s4028 time to Plunder dwb (16) 55.5 L F Birchley (Eagle Farm) m Cahill 18 57s42 Alcancia dw (2) 54 B J Lockwood (Eagle Farm) ms p schmidt (a3) 19 34464 triskele tcdw (14) 55 L D Kelly (Gold Coast) l Cassidy 20 848s2 Product tdwn (19) 54 L F Birchley (Eagle Farm)

Ascot Jetbet 10

sAtuRdAy

Weather/track/Rail Fine/Good (3)/Out 9m.

tAbtOuch.MObi hAndicAp

6.45

$40,000, 3yo & up Rating 74, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

80228 32419 76347 5s381 66396 49s45 200s0 31s63 02323 25833 10s28 42s2

Saezuri tc (1) 60 R & C Price (Bunbury) Quatra Valve dn (11) 58 P D Tapper (Oakford) red mercedes t (6) 58 V A Brockman (Lark Hill) California dude tdh (4) 56.5 G E Daly (Ascot) lord hatras t (12) 56.5 M Storer (Lark Hill) Venetian Prince h (9) 56.5 T M Andrews (Ascot) Zuytdorp ch (8) 55.5 E J Hanna (Ascot) trading day th (3) 55 J W Wilson (Ascot) wonorg bh (2) 55 J M Bowtell (Ascot) ellavamoment th (10) 54.5 N D Parnham (Ascot) Antoccino dh (7) 54 C H Webster (Ascot) fair exchange h (5) 54 A F Beckett (Ascot)

B paterson (a2) d ganderton W pike p Knuckey m Chui s mc gruddy a mitchell (a3) W White j mallyon (a2) s parnham t turner p Carbery

supReMAcy stAkes

7.25

$80,000, 2yo listed sW+p, 1100m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

danny rip ch (8) 58.5 F R Kersley (Ascot) Petrol Power b (5) 57.5 J P Taylor (Bullsbrook) moet me ch (9) 57.5 D L Morton (Ascot) Purist h (2) 56 Tiarnna Robertson (Ascot) Coruscation bh (3) 56 P H Jordan (Ascot) Shades of rio (4) 56 Aaron Morton (Narrogin) Vital Acquisition (1) 56 Ms G Davies (Pinjarra) 2114 busimiss tbh (7) 55.5 F R Kersley (Ascot) 7s6 wrap me Up h (6) 54 Ms R Langridge (Ascot) 3141 1s3 120 20 3 47

s mc gruddy p harvey W pike j mallyon (a) C staples C mc Callum j Whiting s parnham ms l Bivemark

schWeppes t. J. sMith tROphy

8.05

$80,000, 3yo C&gs listed sW+p, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

s5111 77252 14219 37265 21284 s1531 s3247 33180 23050 4s671 35s34 3s305

express Service th (7) 57 D T McAuliffe (Ascot) Saturday Skies th (4) 55 E A Martinovich (Ascot) brockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deal tch (6) 55 L A Smith (Ascot) Profound effect h (1) 55 P H Humann (Ascot) western blaze t (2) 54 Grant Williams (Karnup) Sireeze t (3) 54 Ms S L Miller (Lark Hill) Zedspiel h (11) 54 P H Jordan (Ascot) desert Glow c (5) 54 Grant Williams (Karnup) Apocalypse now h (9) 54 T M Andrews (Ascot) Purple tiger dh (8) 54 F R Kersley (Ascot) Gold broker h (10) 54 D L Morton (Ascot) rio rancher (12) 54 D R Harrison (Lark Hill)

p harvey d ganderton B parnham p Knuckey W pike t turner C staples j Whiting s mc gruddy s parnham C mc Callum p Carbery

budget Rent A cAR 1000 guineAs

8.40

$80,000, 3yo fillies listed sW+p, 1800m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

13862 11355 21212 02254 62s23 02176 3s610 17618 9s011 322 46239 33528 s5180 58 5s9 7s070

Antique belle tb (11) 56 Grant Williams (Karnup) Passion Cantata tbh (8) 55.5 P H Jordan (Ascot) Summahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touch tb (4) 55.5 A G Durrant (Lark Hill) bippo no bungus th (7) 54 N D Parnham (Ascot) keg mouse h (15) 54 D L Morton (Ascot) moreish (13) 54 Ms S L Miller (Lark Hill) futurism h (1) 54 N D Parnham (Ascot) fancy feet h (10) 54 Shane Quilty (Ascot) romany bel th (14) 54 Damian Winn (Ascot) Angel rose (16) 54 S J Miller (Lark Hill) kim China h (3) 54 M Burnett (Ascot) Super friared h (6) 54 J J Miller (Ascot) himalaya h (9) 54 D T McAuliffe (Ascot) magical mak h (5) 54 Ms J Clements (Ascot) Quintessence (12) 54 P M Strange (Broome) tigerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s View h (2) 54 F R Kersley (Ascot)

W pike C staples p Knuckey s parnham ms K yuill t turner B parnham j mallyon (a) C mc Callum s meeres s mc gruddy W White j Whiting p Carbery R hill (a) l Camilleri

budget bus RentAls hAndicAp

9.20

$40,000, 3yo & up Rating 74, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

2320s 31s20 s5327 21638 0096s 0s121 78s73 4s134 4089s 31256 67834

black felix tc (1) 60 S J Miller (Lark Hill) p harvey heavy Set h (7) 59.5 J J Miller (Ascot) j azzopardi (a3) Catlantic th (3) 58.5 N D Parnham (Ascot) C parnham (a3) bustabill tdb (8) 58 M L Lane (Bunbury) g smith Classy nugget dw (5) 58 Ron Reid (Lark Hill) j Whiting mia China doll cdh (2) 58 Simon Miller (Ascot) p Carbery Silver trader cd (10) 58 A G Durrant (Lark Hill) B paterson (a2) hadron db (6) 57.5 P D Tapper (Oakford) d ganderton times Are Changing dwh (11) 57 Don Daniels (Ascot) ms C oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;grady (a3) fighters Second cdh (4) 56.5 Ms D Riordan (Ascot) ms e Cockram (a3) dance works tcdh (9) 56 N D Parnham (Ascot) B parnham

budget Rent A cAR

10.00

$47,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 74+, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

8400s 22439 61114 63511 s1523 476s9 136s3 0s764 07s15 25263 86623

brother Patrick dwh (2) 59 E A Martinovich (Ascot) miss Vinnoire tcd (9) 58.5 L Smith (Casuarina) roman knows tbh (4) 58 Simon Miller (Ascot) leanonus tcd (5) 57 K J Allen (Albany) born to excel cbh (11) 56.5 D L Morton (Ascot) freetime th (6) 55.5 D L Morton (Ascot) true Gold d (10) 55.5 Grant Williams (Karnup) dino mak tdh (3) 55 Ms R Langridge (Ascot) red hot Sax tcb (1) 55 D R Harrison (Lark Hill) du Printemps tc (8) 54 P & M Giadresco (Bunbury) the blues dwh (7) 54 N D Parnham (Ascot)

42/44).'

j azzopardi (a3) g smith W pike B paterson (a2) R nielsen (a3) C mc Callum ms C oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;grady (a3) ms l Bivemark p Carbery a mitchell (a3) s parnham

Ascot Selections Race 3: QUAtrA VAlVe, CalifoRnia dude, saeZuRi, venetian pRinCe Race 4: Petrol Power, danny Rip, CoRusCation, Busimiss Race 5: exPreSS SerVICe, BRoCKyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deal, pRofound effeCt, siReeZe Race 6: SUmmAhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S toUCh, antique Belle, Bippo no Bungus, passion Cantata Race 7: mIA ChInA doll, BustaBill, heavy set, BlaCK felix Race 8: romAn knowS, BoRn to exCel, leanonus, Red hot sax

note: due to late acceptances we are unable to publish Sunday's reefton harness fields.

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otaki-maori races otaki Jetbet 4

Friday

TAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8. Place6 3-8. Quaddie 5-6-7-8.

Fine/Dead (4)/True.

Approved Plates on: Orohet (R4) Standard Bit off: Petty Cat (R2) Lugging Bit off: Sunlover (R1); Phoenix Tycoon (R8) Lugging Bit on: Petty Cat (R2); Orohet (R4) Norton Bit on: Phoenix Tycoon (R8) Tongue Control Bit on: Sunlover (R1) Blinkers on: Queen Of The Blues (R1); Corsicana (R3); Whispering Waters (R6) Blinkers off: Sir Keith (R2); Mint (R8) Pacifiers off: Petty Cat (R2) Pacifiers on: Edge Of Glory (R4) Side Winkers off: Edge Of Glory (R4) Nasal Strip off: Belfast Lad (R5) Nose Band off: Petty Cat (R2) Tongue Tie off: Sunlover (R1)

Farmlands

12.53

$7000, mdn f&m, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

55x25 34735 753 07839 9x507 x0709 46009 9x444

Tullumayo (2) 57.5 Lowry/Cullen (Hastings) Lucy Lincoln (8) 57.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) Tansava (6) 57.5 Lowry/Cullen (Hastings) Miss Clawdy h (4) 57.5 Lionel Greig (Otaki) Last To Dance h (7) 57.5 Howie Mathews (Otaki) Queen Of The Blues (1) 57.5 Craig Jackson (Otaki) Sunlover h (3) 57.5 Rachael Frost (Otaki) Piccadilly (5) 57 Gloria Kenny (Marton)

riverbank engineering

J Parkes K Myers H Tinsley D Bradley C Johnson R Myers B Lammas D Walker

1.28

$8000, mdn, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

x3230 Clan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ceirin (12) 58.5 Sandie Cookson (Foxton) 208x Private Lincoln b (9) 58.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) 8450x Sir Keith (14) 58.5 John Bary (Hastings) Elated (5) 58.5 Diane Woolhouse (Levin) Pride Rock (8) 58.5 Trina Riddell (Awapuni) Chopper (15) 58 Mike Breslin (Awapuni) 99 Diamond Sutra h (6) 56.5 Wayne Morris (Otaki) Maracay h (10) 56.5 Steve Hamill (Otaki) 50524 Mi Apache Horse (11) 56 Stephen Crutchley (Wanganui) 03 Ali Gator (1) 56 Dave Clisby (Levin) 8064 Fashion Lass (7) 56 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) 9894x Persian Dancer h (2) 56 Howie Mathews (Otaki) Countessofdelgatie (3) 56 Fraser Auret (Marton) Invaluable (4) 56 Rudy Liefting (Pukekohe) 7x Petty Cat (13) 56 Lucy Tanner (Awapuni)

kapiti Heliworx

M Dee (a3) K Myers S Doyle R Hannam D Bradley R Myers B Lammas K Smith S Collett L Allpress C Johnson J Parkes D Walker M Tanaka

2.03

$7000, mdn, 2100m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

x58P4 x9487 40000 0382 55325 73832 6x008 68

Coljoy h (4) 58.5 Howie Mathews (Otaki) Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Sam (2) 58.5 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Strike (3) 58.5 James Taylor (Awapuni) Gamer Royale (8) 58 McRae/Clarken (Pukekohe) Lucie Can Danske (1) 56.5 Paul Belsham (Wanganui) Perfect Symbol b (6) 56.5 Roydon Bergerson (Awapuni) Corsicana (7) 56 Tom Perry (Kopane) Puff (5) 56 Mark Oulaghan (Awapuni)

Coastlands sHopping town

16542 47x52 21563 0x47x 916x8

7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

weather/track/rail

4 5 6 7 8

nigel smitH traCtors HandiCap

L Allpress K Myers C Johnson C D (a2) V Johnston D Bradley B Lammas J Parkes

2.38 C Johnson R Hannam K Myers SCRATCHED C Grylls S Doyle M Tanaka J Parkes R Myers B Lammas SCRATCHED L Allpress SCRATCHED D Walker H Tinsley V Johnston M Dee (a3) S Collett

3.13

$8000, rating 85 benchmark, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

26007 0x651 6707x x6434 4237x 58232 938x6

Figure Again tdmh (2) 59 Kay Lane (Otaki) La Muchacha d (1) 57 Allan Sharrock (New Plymouth) Belfast Lad tdm (4) 56 P & T Ebbett (Waipukurau) Powelka tdm (5) 55.5 Stephen Gillies (Awapuni) Regal Secret d (6) 55 Bill Thurlow (Waverley) Magic Tricks b (3) 54 Bryce Newman (Bulls) Le Brun d (7) 54 James Taylor (Awapuni)

tHomson Jones mortgages HCp

T Baker (a4) M Dee (a3) C Johnson R Myers K Myers B Lammas V Johnston

3.48

$7000, rating 65 benchmark, 1200m 1 75004 Take Off d (5) 59 Shane Brown (Woodville) 2 6612 Willing Spirit td (4) 59 Ramsay/Ritchie (Maungatautari) 3 15 Master Chief (2) 59 Mike Breslin (Awapuni)

Otaki-Maori Selections Race 1: TULLUMAYO, PICCADILLy, TANSAVA Race 2: COUNTESSOFDELGATIE, CLAN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;CeIRIN, INVALUABLe Race 3: PERFECT SYMBOL, GAMeR ROyALe, LUCIe CAN DANSKe Race 4: LUEN YAT MIRACLE, MACNAMARA, KARMAZyN Race 5: LA MUCHACHA, FIGURe AGAIN, POWeLKA Race 6: WILLING SPIRIT, TAKe OFF, IRISH FLING Race 7: KOOL RETURN, LIeUTeNANT LINCOLN, ROCK exPReSS Race 8: CHEVREMONT, LIKe JAGGeR, MINT

Irish Fling (1) 58 Lowry/Cullen (Hastings) H Tinsley Tomsk td (6) 57.5 Herston Robinson (Foxton) J Shackleton (a3) Edensong d (7) 57 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) K Myers Emma Lucy (8) 57 Catherine Wilson (Wanganui) R Hannam Whispering Waters dm (3) 56 Bryce Revell (New Plymouth) J Parkes

Harry pHelps CHiropraCtor 0x572 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 0389x 34x67 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 0x08 402 8 55x25 9x99x

4.23

B Lammas M Dee (a3) R Myers

Lieutenant Lincoln (4) 58.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) Grenade Rock Express (7) 58.5 Shane Crawford (Cambridge) Rossendale Road (3) 58.5 Ashley Meadows (Awapuni) Tizza Secret Masterstroke h (2) 58.5 Richard Joostens (Otaki) Kool Return (9) 58 Mark Oulaghan (Awapuni) In For Fun (1) 58 Haworth/Dixon (Foxton) Tullumayo (10) 56.5 Lowry/Cullen (Hastings) Rosa Rossa h (8) 56.5 Howie Mathews (Otaki)

K Myers SCRATCHED C Grylls M Dee (a3) SCRATCHED M Tanaka R Myers B Lammas J Parkes C Johnson

temperton & assoCiates ltd HCp 4.58 15235 48659 28x18 33109 914x3 54477 61279 x9706 45767 9x009 04607

Major Lincoln td (7) 59 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) K Myers Mr Keeninsky td (1) 59 Paul Belsham (Wanganui) R Hannam Bat Pad (5) 58 Lowry/Cullen (Hastings) H Tinsley Like Jagger d (9) 57.5 Nikki Hurdle (Awapuni) R Hurdle (a1) Chevremont b (11) 57 Ramsay/Ritchie (Maungatautari) S Collett Mint td (8) 56.5 Ashley Meadows (Awapuni) R Myers Phoenix Tycoon (4) 56.5 Matthew Eales (Awapuni) D Walker Ripping d (2) 56 John Kiernan (Te Horo Beach) L Allpress Falzano (6) 55.5 Allan Sharrock (New Plymouth) M Dee (a3) The Prince Of Pop t (3) 55 A & M Davies (Levin) J Shackleton (a3) La Danseur d (10) 54 Matthew Eales (Awapuni) D Bradley

auckland harness alexandra park Jetbet 5

Friday

beaCHFront peninsula resort paCe 6.15 $20000, 3yo+ 1 to 3 wins mobile, 2200m.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

92871 61166 13777 4x342 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11136 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 7314 31323 42D17 4x324 73724

McRoyal Fr (1) D & C McGowan (Pukekohe) Nimble Jack Fr (2) Ray Green (Huapai) Mista Mara Fr (3) David Kaa (Cambridge) Poker Brat Fr (4) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) Ida Tiger Hudy Haxwell Robynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raider Fr (5) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) Tiago Bromac Master Charlie Fr (21) Derek Balle (Pukekohe) Who Dares Wins Fr (22) Andrew & Lyn Neal (Cambridge) Franco Nattai Fr (23) Brett Cusdin (Weedons) Elsudoku Fr (24) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) Brydon Delight Fr (25) Tony Grayling (Pukekohe)

111 234 48 259 22 545

Te Amo Bromac Fr (21) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) Goodness Gracious Me Fr (22) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) Samantha Jane Fr (23) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) Trishalish Fr (24) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) Snooki Fr (25) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) Sweet Art Fr (26) Telfer/Garlick (Papakura)

N Rasmussen B Orange S Lawson (J) J I Dickie (J) T Herlihy S Phelan

City oF sails HCp trot

8.40

$20000, 4 or more wins +claimer special hcp, 2700m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

01211 08412 01136 44218 13422 73353 13x31 81115 70539

7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

TAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10. Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10. Pick6 5-10 $100,000. Place6 5-10. Quaddie 7-8-9-10.

9 10 11 12 13 14

Madisonz Luck Fr (U1) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) KD Commando 10 (1) Derek Balle (Pukekohe) Phoebe Revival 10 (2) Nicky Chilcott (Cambridge Raceway) Damit Invasion 10 (U1) Stephen Doody (Palmerston North) Commander Galleon 10 (U2) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) Flying Isa 20 (1) John Dickie (Cambridge Raceway) Cyclone U Bolt 20 (2) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) Realmein 20 (3) Matthew Pemberton (Patumahoe) Raydon 30 (1) D & C McGowan (Pukekohe)

S McCaffrey D Butcher N Chilcott D Dunn T Herlihy J I Dickie (J) M Purdon S Phelan T Macfarlane

nortHern derby paCe

9.10

$250000, 3yo mobile group 1, 2700m.

$7000, rating 65 benchmark, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

T Macfarlane R Downey (J) Z Butcher (J) T Herlihy SCRATCHED SCRATCHED D Dunn SCRATCHED M McKendry L Neal M Purdon D Butcher R May

Crombie loCkwood HandiCap trot 6.45

2x112 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 12222 11x11 331P3 11311 585P1 74614 25613 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11114 36311 33325 11111

Border Control Fr (1) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) Ida Tiger Mossdale Conner Fr (2) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) Franco Nelson Fr (3) Steven McRae (Halswell) Cillas Boy Fr (4) Green/Hughes (Ardmore) Ohoka Punter Fr (5) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) Cyamach Fr (6) Telfer/Garlick (Papakura) Classiesistar Fr (7) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) Five Card Draw Fr (21) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Robynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raider The Bucket List Fr (22) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) Norvic Nightowl Fr (23) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) Royal Mach Fr (24) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) Adore Me Fr (25) Mark Purdon (Rolleston)

N Rasmussen SCRATCHED R May C D Thornley M McKendry T Herlihy S Phelan M Jones Z Butcher (J) SCRATCHED D Butcher J Stormont B Orange M Purdon

trillian trust auCkland Cup paCe 9.40 $250000, ffa mobile group 1, 2700m.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

31114 42131 20127 21210 75316 57106 22258 12211 53322 82314 71117 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19123 11115 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Terror To Love Fr (1) G & P Court (West Melton) Easy On The Eye Fr (2) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) Pembrook Benny Fr (3) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Tyler Maguire Fr (4) David Marshall (Cambridge) Fly Like An Eagle Fr (5) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) Highview Tommy Fr (6) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) Sleepy Tripp Fr (7) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) Themightyquinn Fr (8) Gary Hall (West Australia) Jarcullembra Fr (21) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) Franco Ledger Fr (22) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) Victorious Fr (23) Michael Brennan Mah Sish Gold Ace Fr (24) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) Bettor Cover Lover Fr (25) Mangos/Cullen (Pukekohe) Lets Elope

R May P Ferguson Z Butcher (J) G Robb M Purdon B Orange D Dunn G Hall D Butcher H Hunter J Prentice SCRATCHED T Herlihy B Mangos SCRATCHED

sims paCiFiC metals HCp trot

10.10

$14999, 2 to 4 wins spec, 2700m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Lysenko Fr (1) Adrian Wohlers (Cambridge) P Butcher Sodeska Fr (2) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) M McKendry Mel Gibson Fr (3) G & P Court (West Melton) R May Kissme Earl Fr (4) Ival Brownlee (Pokeno) B Mangos Sastre Fr (5) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Herlihy Silver Whisp Fr (U1) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J) Manchester Lass 10 (1) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Mitchell 8 12530 Mitchell 10 (2) Stephen Doody (Palmerston North) D Dunn 9 62094 Dragons Den 10 (3) Robert Anderson (Rolleston) K Blakemore (J) 71592 71952 10x04 56260 22213 27301 56277

$14999, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins spec, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

44469 65385 86184 14x22 51885 63140 07008 6120 16033 20236

Action Kosmos Fr (1) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) Burt Munro Fr (2) Susan Branch (Cambridge Raceway) Dauntless Fr (3) Ted Edwards (Mangere) Spur Me On Fr (4) James Stormont (Pukekohe) Ivanov Fr (5) Luk Chin (Tamahere) Zimple Fr (6) Andrew & Lyn Neal (Cambridge) Freddie Mack Fr (7) Revell Douglas (Pukekohe) Revenue Maker Fr (U1) D & C McGowan (Pukekohe) Letz Hope 10 (1) Ken Sefonte (Kumeu) Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Invasion 10 (2) Mattias Hjalmarsson (West Melton)

JaCobsen Headstone paCe

$8000, mdn 3yo, 1400m 1 96293 Macnamara h (8) 57.5 Howie Mathews (Otaki) 2 42726 Taipa Tiger b (14) 57.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) 3 5x833 Karmazyn (5) 57.5 John Bary (Hastings) 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joe Bonanno 5 Luen Yat Miracle (2) 57.5 Shane Crawford (Cambridge) 6 5 Make Big (3) 57.5 John Bary (Hastings) 7 Az Maz (16) 57.5 Rudy Liefting (Pukekohe) 8 Ringo (6) 57.5 Mike Breslin (Awapuni) 9 4 Postergado (4) 55.5 Ashley Meadows (Awapuni) 10 06649 Miss Professional (10) 55.5 Tracey Preston (Levin) 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edge Of Glory 12 0x5 Whatahassle (11) 55.5 Bryce Revell (New Plymouth) 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Red Sunset 14 Sand Storm (1) 55.5 Rudy Liefting (Pukekohe) 15 Takeninhand (7) 55.5 Haworth/Dixon (Foxton) 16 0 The Green Gherkin (9) 55.5 Dave Clisby (Levin) EMERGENCIES 17 0 Orohet (15) 55.5 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) 18 8707x Acutelygold (13) 55.5 Tracey Preston (Levin)

'2%9(/5.$3

$7000, mdn, 1600m

gear Changes

Australian races

3" "$*/ "$*/ $*/( (6*%& 6*%

7.50

1 43553 Patties mate tdwn (10) 60.5 Shane Barling (Sunshine Coast) g goold (a3) 2 04621 Choral tdw (18) 59 M A Kropp (Dalby)

$50,000, 2yo, 1010m

thubiaan w (8) 60 C J Waller (Rosehill) Award Season tbn (4) 57 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) Charleston lady (2) 56.5 C J Waller (Rosehill) hula lua n (1) 56.5 M C Kent (Cranbourne) Urban explorer dwb (3) 56.5 J T Conlan (Mornington) Agent bauer w (6) 55 Ms G Markwell (Kembla Grange) tunes th (7) 54 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) tremec wn (5) 54 John Thompson (Randwick)

MAteR dei schOOl hcp $45,000, Benchmark 80, 1200m

ORdAngA pROpeRties hAndicAp

$85,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 80, 2200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

' ARDIAN 'U 'UARDIAN DI N

11 91ls1 Sir knox dw (12) 56 R R Wilson (Sunshine Coast) m hellyer 12 5221 Punters Pride t (16) 55.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) ms t harrison (a2) 13 61104 Auchenflower w (7) 55 K R Kemp (Toowoomba) K matheson (a2) 14 160s0 wolfsburg d (5) 54.5 John Thompson (Gold Coast) j taylor 15 s4062 fusil de eve dwb (8) 54 Jason McLachlan (Sunshine Coast) e Wilkinson 16 4161 Special lie d (19) 54 M J Lakey (Deagon) emerGenCIeS 17 12s5 riddle me this (15) 55.5 T J Gollan (Eagle Farm) ms p schmidt (a3) 18 312 Sheeza myzzile (3) 54 B S Baldwin (Eagle Farm) j lloyd 19 501s9 All my Angels dw (2) 54.5 P Duff (Deagon) 20 216s warhogg d (17) 54.5 L H Wheeler (Gold Coast)

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, March 8, 2013

R Brosnan N Rasmussen R May J Stormont L Chin L Neal R Fensom T Macfarlane B Mangos D Dunn

7.15

$14999, 3yo+ f&m 1 to 3 wins mobile, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

490x3 10557 51741 34P36 23212 62227 583x2 15685 2215

Selkie Fr (1) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) S Lawson (J) Vincennes Fr (2) Doug Gale (Helensville) N Chilcott Pepper Potts Fr (3) Telfer/Garlick (Papakura) S Phelan La Norvic De Milo Fr (4) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) J Stormont Tori Maguire Fr (5) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) J I Dickie (J) Athena Matai Fr (6) David Kaa (Cambridge) D Butcher Carpenters Daughter Fr (7) Gareth Dixon (Clevedon) T Herlihy Hot And Saucy Fr (8) Mike Berger (Cambridge) P Butcher Nokomai Fr (21) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) M Purdon

breCkon b'stoCk yg Cardigan bay stks 7.45 $100000, 2yo c&g mobile group 1, 1700m.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

633 416 21 272 0154 2112 13 854 417

Maxim Fr (1) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Cyclone Prince Fr (2) Gareth Dixon (Clevedon) Sky Major Fr (3) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Nota Lada Fr (4) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) Racer Fr (5) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) Isaiah Fr (6) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) Cilantro Fr (7) Telfer/Garlick (Papakura) Ubettabelieveit Fr (8) Ray Green (Huapai) Meticulous Fr (21) Mark Purdon (Rolleston)

Z Butcher (J) T Mitchell B Purdon T Herlihy J Stormont M Purdon S Phelan M McKendry N Rasmussen

young gun deligHtFul lady ClassiC 8.15 $80000, 2yo fillies mobile group 2, 1700m.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

33 11 360 3 0 6787 226 1

Rockn Ruby Fr (1) Mangos/Cullen (Pukekohe) Angelina Jolie Fr (2) David Kaa (Cambridge) Gold Dust Woman Fr (3) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Lancewood Lizzie Fr (4) D & C McGowan (Pukekohe) Mackalena Fr (5) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) Saharazona Fr (6) Mike Berger (Cambridge) Pricillas Girl Fr (7) Green/Hughes (Ardmore) God Forbid Fr (8) Wayne Anstis (Cambridge)

B Mangos D Butcher Z Butcher (J) T Macfarlane P Butcher M McKendry J Abernethy

eye magazine paCe

10.40

$20000, 4 to 7 wins mobile, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

81439 12x73 12710 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; x4211 62123 11x35 15629

Three Jewels Fr (1) Andrew & Lyn Neal (Cambridge) T Mitchell Twist And Twirl Fr (2) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) M Purdon Averilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest Fr (3) Rod MacKenzie (Hamilton) J Stormont SCRATCHED Tyler Maguire Windinherhair Fr (4) Steve Phillips (Pukekohe) N Chilcott Lets Elope Fr (5) Frank Cooney & Tate Hopkins (Taupaki) M McKendry Best Deal Yet Fr (6) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) N Rasmussen The Wild Card Fr (7) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Herlihy

westport harness patterson park Jetbet 7

Friday

TAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10. Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10. Place6 5-10. Quaddie 7-8-9-10.

landmark real estate paCe

2.20

$7000, 3yo+ non winners, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

6959 Rosetta Stone Fr (1) Murray Pash (Richmond) M Pash x500x Trophy Hunter Fr (2) Trevor Craddock (Patterson Park) S McNally 659x8 Radiant Lustre Fr (3) Keith Whall (Rakaia) L Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly Hanover The Diamond Fr (4) Rodney Dickson (Westport) J Curtin P0x06 Katapo Fr (5) Terry Neale (Aylesbury) K Barron 0 Giggle Pantz Fr (6) Neil Edge (Weedons) P Davis 07064 Manchester Tom Fr (7) Mick Prendergast (Hyde) M Prendergast 00576 Way Up High Fr (8) Anne-Marie Best (Fairhall) T Chmiel 35067 Diamond Rule Fr (9) John Reedy (Westport) D Butt 97038 Arma Courage Fr (10) Brent Borcoskie (Sefton) B Borcoskie x0779 DJ Hanover Fr (11) John Rogers (Patterson Park) J Rogers 90x08 Indefinite Fr (12) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R Close (J) Major Moment Fr (13) Phil Burrows (Fernside) G Smith 37034 Graduate Under Fire Fr (14) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 75x52 Gracy Lady Fr (15) Simon Adlam (Ashburton) S Adlam

Auckland Selections

Westport Selections

Race 1: FRANCO NATTAI, MISTA MARA, MCROyAL Race 2: SPUR ME ON, ZIMPLe, ReVeNUe MAKeR Race 3: VINCENNES, SeLKIe, PePPeR POTTS Race 4: ISAIAH, SKy MAJOR, MAxIM Race 5: TE AMO BROMAC, ANGeLINA JOLIe, SNOOKI Race 6: CYCLONE U BOLT, COMMANDeR GALLeON, ReALMeIN Race 7: BORDER CONTROL, OHOKA PUNTeR, FRANCO NeLSON Race 8: THEMIGHTYQUINN, TeRROR TO LOVe, FRANCO LeDGeR Race 9: SILVER WHISP, SASTRe, SODeSKA Race 10: LETS ELOPE, AVeRILâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S QUeST, TWIST AND TWIRL

Race 1: GRACY LADY, MAJOR MOMeNT, INDeFINITe Race 2: DREAMLOVER, eLLe GALLeON, TOM CReAGH Race 3: HOTDIGGETTYCULLEN, JeANS MATTJeSTy, URALLA SUe Race 4: FRANCO TIAGO, BLACK PARADe, MIGHTy PeRUVIAN Race 5: BEVAN GRAY, THe BURNING QUeSTION, SWeeT TeRROR Race 6: BEACON HILL, DReAM GAL, GLeNDeVON Race 7: MOTU CUP DAY CULLEN, CAM BeFORe THe STORM, TIJUANA BROMAC Race 8: MUNDAKA, MIGHTy PeRUVIAN, WHyAMIBeTTOR Race 9: ROMEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BURNING, FIeLD OFFICeR, STILL LAUGHIN Race 10: PATCH BROMAC, SARAH PALIN, BLACKJACKy

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, March 8, 2013

fields&fORM

YellOw HOuse Cafe HCp TROT

2.55

$7000, 3yo+ up to 1 win spec, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

0953 Freefall Fr (1) Brent Borcoskie (Sefton) Gotta B Dottie Fr (2) Leo O’Reilly (Rakaia) 9373 Elle Galleon Fr (3) Craig Edmonds (Motukarara) 0 Presidential Fr (4) Neil Edge (Weedons) 02988 Henley Park Fr (5) Paul Borcoskie (Sefton) 434x7 Glenferrie Pride Fr (6) Steven McRae (Halswell) 33339 Price Of Fame Fr (7) Tim Trathen (Templeton) 70 Starview Soul Fr (8) Nigel Perkins (Ashburton) 12x Tom Creagh Fr (9) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) 90001 Sunrise Invasion 20 (4) Ian Cameron (Fernside) 56089 Maple Twist Fr (10) Mick Prendergast (Hyde) 0x310 Eyrewell Pegasus 20 (1) Margo Nyhan (Burnham) 08108 Earls Buller Girl 20 (2) Trevor Craddock (Patterson Park) — Dreamlover 46810 Vacanza 20 (U1) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) — Lavros The Great

B Borcoskie L O’Reilly J Dunn S Golding (J) R Anderson S McNally T Trathen N Perkins R Close (J) K Cameron M Prendergast P Davis G Smith SCRATCHED J Curtin SCRATCHED

Club bulleR paCe

3.30

$7000, 3yo+ non winners, 2000m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

94403 00x67 0855 0P300 0408 8x064 90325 37566 343 x2965 080

The Vicar Fr (1) David Pearce (West Melton) K Barron Revell Yell Fr (2) Simon Adlam (Ashburton) S Ottley (J) Fifteen C Fr (3) Wendy Williams (Sefton) J Anderson (J) Winged Warrior Fr (4) John Withell (Ashburton) R Holmes Hotdiggettycullen Fr (5) Steven McRae (Halswell) S McNally Director Dan Fr (6) Brent Weaver (Balcairn) B Weaver Arcano Fr (7) Murray Pash (Richmond) M Pash Sublime Lustre Fr (8) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) J Curtin Glenferrie Ann Fr (9) Karen O’Dea (Westport) P Davis Daily Delight Fr (10) Don Morrison (Blenheim) D Morrison Jeans Mattjesty Fr (11) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R Close (J) King Of Leon Fr (12) John Rogers (Patterson Park) J Rogers Mapua Mabel Fr (13) Tom Fox & Brian Johnson (Richmond Park) J Dunn Uralla Sue Fr (14) Leo O’Reilly (Rakaia) L O’Reilly Grufello Bromac Fr (15) Neil Edge (Weedons) S Golding (J)

GibsOn applianCes paCe

4.05

$8000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins, 2000m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

37470 198 P0689 16974 22382 94924 02100 708x8 89909 99183 00063 49234 16 45218 26639

Eyre Of Expectancy Fr (1) Mike Brown (East Eyreton) K Cameron Black Parade Fr (2) Craig Kennedy (Cust) G Smith The Black Fr (3) Brian Kerr (West Melton) B Kerr Lilac Desire Fr (4) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) S Ottley (J) Mighty Peruvian Fr (5) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R Close (J) Star Of Courage Fr (6) Michael Heenan (Methven) L O’Reilly Riverboat Princess Fr (7) Leslie Smart (Ashburton) B Thomas (J) Dyed Blonde Fr (8) Sandra Mounce (Rolleston) S Golding (J) Tommy Golightly Fr (9) Andrew Garters (Broadfield) J Anderson (J) Albie Al Fr (10) Jason Gill (Balcairn) R Holmes Westburn Creed Fr (11) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) J Curtin Iwannabebig Fr (12) Tom Fox & Brian Johnson (Richmond Park) J Dunn Franco Tiago Fr (13) Steven McRae (Halswell) S McNally Peruvian Atom Fr (14) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) T Chmiel Flyalong Falcon Fr (U1) John Parsons (Balcairn) D Butt

TRT buildeRs paCe

4.40

$8000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mobile, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

79957 20176 05049 84515 85000 85000 06522 71 90591 12384 78361 8994x

Gritty Girl Fr (1) Murray Pash (Richmond) Alta Mario Fr (2) Lew Driver (Balcairn) Chloe Finn Fr (3) Margo Nyhan (Burnham) Bevan Gray Fr (4) Mark Jones (Burnham) Will He Rule Fr (5) John Reedy (Westport) The Burning Question Fr (6) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) Alta Cleopatra Fr (7) Brent Weaver (Balcairn) Lady Of Eyre Fr (8) Blair Mills (Rangiora) Sweet Terror Fr (9) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) Kaiteri Bay Fr (21) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) Augustus Time Fr (22) Michael Heenan (Methven) Ruweisat Ridge Fr (23) Trevor Craddock (Patterson Park)

M Pash R Holmes P Davis R Todd (J) D Butt G Smith B Weaver K Cameron R Close (J) J Dunn M Heenan N Buchan

wesTpORT MOTOR HOTel paCe

5.15

$7000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

00 Buller Babe Fr (1) Trevor Craddock (Patterson Park) 72607 Fine Courage Fr (2) Graeme Hall (Richmond) Mach’s Gladiator Fr (3) Phil Burrows (Fernside) 4x080 Elegant Lustre Fr (4) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) 56425 Beacon Hill Fr (5) Murray Pash (Richmond) x500x Trophy Hunter Fr (6) Trevor Craddock (Patterson Park) 0x420 Blytheburn Fr (7) Brian Kerr (West Melton) Planet Princess Fr (8) Ken Barron (West Melton) 69624 Riverboat Diamond Fr (9) Mike Stratford (Prebbleton) 6959 Rosetta Stone Fr (21) Murray Pash (Richmond) 83557 Cityaglow Fr (22) Phillip Johnson (Richmond) 39306 Knight Action Fr (23) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) 77440 Midnight Poacher Fr (24) Neil Edge (Weedons) 80356 Dream Gal Fr (25) Phil Anderson (Weedons) 66475 Rainbow Classic Fr (26) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) 57640 Colonel Custard Fr (27) Bill Morgan (Richmond) 580P Glendevon Fr (28) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach)

S McNally B Weaver B Thomas (J) J Curtin M Pash B Kerr K Barron R Holmes S Golding (J) P Davis J Dunn T Chmiel K Cameron J Anderson (J) R Close (J)

f T dOOleY KawaTiRi Cup HCp paCe 5.40 61635 44618 67P01 50P0x 46413 23442 11504 14931 72x11 59076

The Falcon Legend Fr (1) Leo O’Reilly (Rakaia) L O’Reilly Simple Saver Fr (2) P & L Jones (West Melton) P Davis Johnny Mick Fr (U1) John Rogers (Patterson Park) J Rogers Linel Fr (U2) Marty Larter (West Melton) J Anderson (J) Thats Bettor 10 (1) Brent Weaver (Balcairn) B Weaver Cam Before The Storm 10 (2) Tim Butt (West Melton) D Butt Formidable 20 (1) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn Tijuana Bromac 20 (2) Anne-Marie Best (Fairhall) T Chmiel Motu Cup Day Cullen 20 (3) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R Close (J) Sonnetsson 30 (1) Margo Nyhan (Burnham) S Golding (J)

JRf bulleR indusTRial paCe

6.05

$8000, 3yo+ 1 win mobile, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

731 97539 9P524 54709 08385 22382 33047 7x570 31x1 67855 610x7 09676

Whyamibettor Fr (1) David Pearce (West Melton) Vienna Eyre Fr (2) Phil Anderson (Weedons) Reklaw Supreme Fr (3) Wayne Higgs (Redwood) Last One VC Fr (4) Michael Heenan (Methven) Garndor Fr (5) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) Mighty Peruvian Fr (6) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) Cabo Wabo Fr (7) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) Nothing But Girls Fr (8) Simon Adlam (Ashburton) Mundaka Fr (9) D & C Butt (Woodend Beach) Riverboat Gracie Fr (21) Brent Weaver (Balcairn) Shikari Fr (22) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) Marilyn Golightly Fr (23) Andrew Garters (Broadfield)

K Barron T Chmiel R Holmes M Heenan R Close (J) J Dunn S Ottley (J) D Butt B Weaver G Smith J Anderson (J)

MOTels Of wesTpORT HCp paCe

6.35

$8000, 1 to 3wins spec, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

25653 22317 25238 75x01 9x112 34581 43645 80801 03009 67010 00086

Sobek Fr (1) Brent Weaver (Balcairn) Field Officer 10 (1) Peter Bagrie (Ohoka) Still Laughin 10 (2) Ken Barron (West Melton) Majestic Lustre 10 (3) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) Delgado 10 (4) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) Delightful Song 10 (5) Neil Edge (Weedons) Melton Express 10 (6) Lew Driver (Balcairn) Rome’s Burning 10 (7) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) Special Bella 10 (8) Carl Markham (Methven) Anntoro 20 (1) Richard Bull (Sheffield) Bluegum Motel Shines 20 (2) Sandra Mounce (Rolleston)

B Weaver T Bagrie (J) K Barron J Curtin G Smith P Davis R Holmes J Dunn C Markham J Anderson (J) S Golding (J)

sHeaRMaC aluMiniuM HCp TROT

7.05

$8000, 1 to 4 wins discretionary, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

x88x3 40905 31000 25240 37675 20341 0000P 709x0 07004 07261 x7P08

St Petersburg Fr (1) Blair O’Connell (McQueens Valley) Major Domus Fr (2) Joseph Clementson (Oxford) Bim Bom Bay Fr (3) Robert Anderson (Rolleston) Sarah Palin Fr (4) Margo Nyhan (Burnham) Clifden Clowers Fr (5) Sandra Mounce (Rolleston) Armed Force Fr (U1) Phil Anderson (Weedons) The Peace Monkey Fr (U2) Ian Thomas (Richmond) Patch Bromac 10 (1) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) Speedy Earl 10 (2) Kyle Cameron (Fernside) The Doctor 10 (U1) Neil Edge (Weedons) Blackjacky 20 (1) Peter Bagrie (Ohoka)

auckland races ellerslie JeTbeT 2

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TAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10. Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10. Pick6 5-10, $100,000. Place6 5-10. Quaddie 7-8-9-10.

Fine/Good (3)/Out 4.5m.

Gear Changes Approved Plates on: Rich’n Unhitched (R6) Concussion Plates (Front) on: Our Pink Diamond (R4) Hoof Pads (Front) off: Hassle Free (R1); Our Pink Diamond (R4) Lugging Bit on: Rich’n Unhitched (R6) Blinkers on: Nine Pin (R6); Grey Power (R8); Endorsement, Miss Construe (R10) Blinkers off: Haere Mai (R10) Side Winkers on: Hassle Free (R1); Walsburgs Flight (R6) Side Winkers off: Endorsement (R10) Boots on: Fairway Wish (R3) Nose Band on: So Wotif (R5); Baldovino (R6) Shadow Roll on: Cunninghams Gap (R4) Tongue Tie on: Baldovino (R6); Zaragoza (R7)

wHiTe Cliffs TiMbeR

12.45

$20000, rating 65 benchmark, 2100m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

69722 74264 68433 x8464 64825 03515 x2722 99493 05875 x3231 14739 86432 50x06

Carniva Boy (12) 59 Bruce Wallace (Takanini) Roamin d (7) 59 Robert Priscott (Te Awamutu) Life’s In A Spin (9) 58.5 Glenn Old (Matamata) Re Deel (13) 58.5 Peter Lock (Te Rapa) Hassle Free t (2) 57 Don Sellwood (Cambridge) Juliann mb (5) 57 John Wheeler (New Plymouth) Sonoza d (6) 57 Ben Foote (Byerley Pk Karaka) Lucky Charm (1) 57 Tracy Lomas (Cambridge) Bruce Almighty m (4) 56.5 Stuart Manning (Tauranga) Staretto d (3) 56 Shaune Ritchie (Cambridge) I’ve Got Faith (10) 55 Lisa Anderson (Te Aroha) Belinda’s Girl (8) 54.5 Terrence Semmens (Takanini) Bijoux m (11) 54 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton)

M Hills C Dell (a2) P Turner (a1) M Cameron M D Plessis R Myers M Walker R Jones C Grylls N Harris T Thornton M Sweeney R Hutchings (a)

THe bReeze

1.20

$30000, rating 85 benchmark, 1400m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

66311 x1210 27961 21831 x1424 23741 17222 — 82107

Goldminer td (5) 61.5 Shaune Ritchie (Cambridge) Pussy O’Reilly td (6) 56 Don Sellwood (Cambridge) King’s Fortune td (2) 56 Don Sellwood (Cambridge) Schooner Bay td (3) 55 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton) Speech Craft (4) 54.5 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) Designacat d (1) 54 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) Pinzaara td (8) 54 Stephen McKee (Ardmore) Eightlives Roman Toia td (7) 54 Sally House (Cambridge)

M Cheung (a4) M Walker M D Plessis O Bosson L innes A Collett (a) S Spratt SCRATCHED S Dye

nOvOTel Mile HandiCap

1.55

$40000, open, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

58019 x0015 17292 24x60 54821 84586 13x40 68175 03044

Capone tdm (8) 58 Danica Guy (Matamata) Historian td (5) 57 Gary Alton (Cambridge) Fairway Wish d (2) 55 Karen Zimmerman (Otaki) Tintern (3) 54 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton) Ballybit td (6) 53.5 Allan Sharrock (New Plymouth) Joey Massino td (1) 53 P & J McKay (Matamata) Bellino td (9) 53 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) Jed (4) 53 Leo Molloy (Byerley Pk Karaka) Cat Woman d (7) 53 John Sargent (Matamata)

N Harris O Bosson D Johnson R Hutchings (a) M Cameron S Spratt A Collett (a) C Grylls M D Plessis

THe new zealand HeRald

2.30

$20000, sp cond, 1400m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

63913 1 63412 34x47 11 52181 25x2 31 206x

B O’Connell D Butt R Anderson P Davis S Golding (J) T Chmiel J Dunn G Smith K Cameron K Barron T Bagrie (J)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

In Tune d (4) 58 Stephen McKee (Ardmore) M D Plessis Supacalifraglistic (5) 58 Natalie Tanner (Avondale) e Leighton (a3) Nordic Knight (1) 57.5 Nigel Tiley (Pukekohe) N Harris Cunninghams Gap (7) 57 Richard Otto (Te Awamutu) S Collett Adolay (6) 56.5 Ramsay/Ritchie (Maungatautari) O Bosson Our Pink Diamond td (9) 56.5 Todd Mitchell (Cambridge) T Thornton Rising Force b (3) 56.5 P & D Williams (Byerley Pk Karaka) L innes Soltina d (8) 55.5 Stephen McKee (Ardmore) S Spratt Curtain Call (2) 55 Murdoch/Olson (Waiuku) C Grylls

nzbi peaRl seRies MR Tiz TROpHY 521x3 02111 0x221 11x32 51301 73919 1 111 13021 66104 3133

3.06

Excellent Reward d (5) 56.5 Lauren Brennan (Cambridge) Little Wonder td (4) 56 Stephen McKee (Ardmore) Silverdale d (10) 56 Stephen Autridge (Matamata) So Wotif db (7) 56 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) Big Iron d (11) 56 T & M Carter (Cambridge) Dorian Grey d (8) 56 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton) Albany Reunion td (9) 56 Nigel Tiley (Pukekohe) Sacred Point t (6) 54 Stephen McKee (Ardmore) Calypso d (1) 54 Moroney/Ormsby (Matamata) Liberating d (3) 54 D & C Bothwell (Stratford) La Valeta td (2) 54 Tony Cole (Te Kauwhata)

M D Plessis S Spratt H Tinsley O Bosson N Harris M Walker M Cameron L innes M Coleman R Myers D Johnson

diaMOnds On RiCHMOnd

3.41

$25000, rating 75 benchmark, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1x247 066x7 86531 131x 84276 61314 32715 73446 9x321 x8546 211x 5840x 27103

Jubilate td (9) 59 Graham Richardson (Matamata) Baldovino dm (8) 58 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton) Peridot td (2) 58 P & D Williams (Byerley Pk Karaka) Rich’n Unhitched d (1) 58 Nigel Tiley (Pukekohe) Nine Pin (10) 57.5 Leo Molloy (Byerley Pk Karaka) Otto The Great (3) 57 D & D Logan (Ruakaka) Manu d (13) 56.5 Roydon Bergerson (Awapuni) Witz End d (12) 56.5 Jim Collett (Matamata) Bronte Walk td (4) 56 Stephen McKee (Ardmore) Marching On td (6) 56 Thomas/Mirabelli (Cambridge) Cartell d (5) 56 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) Ready Steady td (11) 55 Andrew Scott (Matamata) Walsburgs Flight (7) 54.5 Richard Coxon (Matamata)

M Coleman R Hutchings (a) M Sweeney M D Plessis M Walker M Cameron O Bosson S Collett L innes S Spratt A Collett (a) S Dye C Grylls

Haunui faRM diaMOnd sTaKes

4.21

$200000, 2yo sw group 1, 1200m 1 101 Al Strada d (5) 56.5 Jason Price (Matamata) R Jones 2 31343 Zaragoza b (6) 56.5 P & J McKay (Matamata) S Spratt 3 11211 Ruud Awakening td (1) 54.5 Stephen Marsh (Cambridge) O Bosson 4 11x2 Bounding td (4) 54.5 K & B Kelso (Matamata) M D Plessis 5 8131 Girl Of My Dreams d (2) 54.5 Leo Molloy (Byerley Pk Karaka) L innes 6 31 Repulse Bay (3) 54.5 Shaune Ritchie (Cambridge) M Walker

Resene

5.01

$30000, rating 85 benchmark, 2100m 1 — Red Dragon 2 36567 Boninsky t (10) 58.5 Margaret Falconer (Cambridge) 3 69450 Borrack m (6) 57.5 Adrian Bull (Hunterville)

Auckland Selections Race 1: ROAMIN, JULiANN, HASSLe FRee Race 2: KING’S FORTUNE, SPeeCH CRAFT, PUSSy O’ReiLLy Race 3: HISTORIAN, JOey MASSiNO, BALLyBiT Race 4: NORDIC KNIGHT, OUR PiNK DiAMOND, ADOLAy Race 5: SACRED POINT, SO WOTiF, SiLveRDALe Race 6: PERIDOT, RiCH’N UNHiTCHeD, OTTO THe GReAT Race 7: RUUD AWAKENING, BOUNDiNG, GiRL OF My DReAMS Race 8: GOLD CAPE, SAvARHyS, SKySOBLUe Race 9: OCEAN PARK, veyRON, NASHviLLe Race 10: MONEYTREE, eNDORSeMeNT, THe LiONS RULe

9 10 11 12 13 14

00344 03372 57152 x0936 40395 51303

Skysoblue td (11) 56 G & M Sanders (Te Awamutu) P Turner (a1) Tempelten td (8) 55.5 Lucock/Gillespie (Byerley Pk Karaka) N Harris Savarhys (2) 55 John Sargent (Matamata) M Walker Grand Admiral d (5) 55 P & D Williams (Byerley Pk Karaka) M D Plessis Grey Power m (12) 54.5 Tracey Parnwell & Emily Holmes (Rotorua) C Grylls Gold Cape (9) 54 John Wheeler (New Plymouth) R Myers Runaway Bride d (7) 54 Sally House (Cambridge) R Jones Cristal Heights (3) 54 Lance Noble (Matamata) M Coleman Aruriteson tdm (13) 54 John Williams (Byerley Pk Karaka) M Cameron Mons Calpe d (1) 54 Todd Mitchell (Cambridge) T Thornton Ira Bean (4) 54 Jonathan McRae (Te Aroha) S Dye

lindaueR new zealand sTaKes

5.41

$200000, wfa group 1, 2000m

weather/Track/Rail

01131 09070 34113 04235 x9144

$70000, 3yo sw+p group 3, 1200m

$12000, 2 to 6 wins discretionary, 2600m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

fields&fORM 4 5 6 7 8

SCRATCHED A Collett (a) M Dee (a3)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

113x4 32512 7x243 11091 — 2x036 33222 22204 04732 64x37 45413

Ocean Park tdb (2) 59 Gary Hennessy (Matamata) Veyron tdm (10) 59 Linda Laing (Cambridge) Better Than Ever (4) 59 Jason Bridgman (Matamata) Nashville (6) 59 Adrian Bull (Hunterville) Sangster Shootoff dm (9) 59 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton) Alegrio tm (5) 59 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) Shuka b (3) 59 P & D Williams (Byerley Pk Karaka) Dolmabache d (8) 57 Ramsay/Ritchie (Maungatautari) Artistic t (7) 57 Shaune Ritchie (Cambridge) Asavant d (1) 57 J & K Parsons (Balcairn)

L innes R Norvall H Tinsley K Myers SCRATCHED O Bosson A Collett (a) M D Plessis M Walker M Coleman T Thornton

auCKland CO-Op Taxis Mile

6.16

$25000, rating 75 benchmark, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

x1361 11354 x89x9 46407 9x795 320x4 64360 095x0 — 32823 x11x4 31534 88071 19x63

Game Changer td (6) 59 Tony Cole (Te Kauwhata) Moneytree db (13) 57.5 K & B Hawtin (Te Awamutu) Yin Yang Master (12) 57.5 John Sargent (Matamata) Haere Mai td (10) 57 V & W Hillis (Matamata) Bead Of Courage tm (7) 56.5 Cydne Evans (Pukekohe) Dancing Embers d (11) 56.5 Thomas/Mirabelli (Cambridge) No Emotion td (4) 56 Tony Cole (Te Kauwhata) Spinmyworld t (5) 56 Roger James (Cambridge) Kijani Endorsement b (1) 55.5 Bruce Wallace (Takanini) The Lions Rule td (2) 55 Moroney/Ormsby (Matamata) Arizona Jazz d (3) 55 James Cropp (Taupo) Miss Construe tm (8) 54.5 Ralph Manning (Cambridge) Beguile (9) 54 Mark Brooks (Cambridge)

C Dell (a2) M D Plessis S Spratt S Collett H Tinsley D Johnson R Jones L innes SCRATCHED M Hills M Walker C Grylls K Myers M Cameron

Otago races wingatui JeTbeT 6

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TAB doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9. Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9. Place6 4-9. Quaddie 6-7-8-9.

Fine/Dead (4)/True.

Gear Changes Concussion Plates (Front) on: Richard Trimbole (R2) Blinkers on: Presley, Structure, Alyssa Belle, Snagol (R1); Champagne Katie, Emily Trimbole (R6) Blinkers off: Shatarka (R2); Aint No Lollygagga (R4); Confused (R9) Side Winkers off: Alyssa Belle, Snagol (R1); Remembrance (R3); St Bernard (R4); Emily Trimbole (R6) Side Winkers on: Shatarka (R2); Saperavious (R6) Barrier Blanket on: So Elusive (R7) Tongue Tie on: Richard Trimbole (R2); Remembrance (R3)

paRR pluMbinG & pipe laYinG

12.25

$12500, mdn, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20543 80420 89440 6x606 22905 07532 0x470 94737 0 8

Justacrusin b (9) 58.5 Nicky Lloyd (Riccarton) Presley (3) 58.5 Belinda Middlewood (Balcairn) Nicmajac (1) 58.5 Neil Coulbeck (Leithfield) Roctagonal (7) 58.5 Brian Bruce (Alexandra) Coup Suggestion (8) 58 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) Winchester (4) 58 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) Showcase h (6) 56.5 Paul Richards (Wingatui) Structure bh (2) 56 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) Alyssa Belle h (5) 56 Steve Anderton (Wingatui) Snagol h (10) 56 Bruce Jenkins (Wingatui)

bROCKlebanK dRYCleaninG

J Bullard B Lammas S Wynne (a3) R Hannam B Pitman (a1) C Johnson D Prastiyou (a4) C Barnes (a3) L Allpress R Black (a3)

1.00

$12500, rating 65 benchmark, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

331 52563 89340 x2561 18606 82533 49275 5009x 34507 37000 46442

Western Warrior d (4) 59 Danny Frye (Balcairn) T Direen (a2) Wiseguy d (2) 58.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) B Pitman (a1) Mr Kirk d (5) 58 Ellis Winsloe (Gore) D Bradley Our Bella Rose d (9) 57 Barbara Harris (Woodend Beach) R Hannam Tunza Vitality th (8) 56.5 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) P Taylor Valencia’s Image dbh (3) 56.5 Paul Richards (Wingatui) D Prastiyou (a4) I’m Maveric d (1) 56.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) J Bullard Richard Trimbole h (11) 56.5 Noel Graham (Wingatui) C Barnes (a3) Mary Burke (7) 55 Russell McKay (Ashburton) B Lammas Shatarka (10) 55 John Reece (Ascot Park) R Black (a3) Doris Brook h (6) 54.5 Terry Kennedy (Wingatui) C Johnson

willOw Glen sTud

1.35

$15000, rating 75 benchmark, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

31327 527x3 — 56026 41048 28156 03191 13197 x0586 53446

Anita Pea d (6) 59 Peter Rudkin (Riccarton) R Hannam Golden Globe d (1) 58.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) P Shaikh (a4) Veronica Hall SCRATCHED Light’s Up tdm (2) 56.5 Mickle Weastell (Riccarton) J Bullard Strike Up The Band td (3) 56 J & J Gordon (Ascot Park) R Doherty (a2) The Governator td (9) 56 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) A Denby (a2) The Dewdrop d (8) 55.5 Dennis Bros (Woodlands) A Tempelman (a3) Mikabella td (4) 54.5 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) S Wynne (a3) Remembrance d (5) 54 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) B Pitman (a1) Stand Up dm (7) 54 Sean Bellew (Ascot Park) D Bradley

GaRdens new wORld

2.08

272x2 31423 5F886 75432 00x71 9x651 x8370 56351 55459 6x045 7x433 x2239 07009

Wagonwheel h (7) 59.5 Steve Anderton (Wingatui) Bigglesworth (16) 59 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) Elleaye t (10) 58 John Sargent (Riccarton) O’Faberge t (5) 58 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) Really Rusty (13) 58 Brett Inglis (Timaru) Rikho d (11) 58 Gay Robinson (Ascot Park) St Bernard tdh (4) 58 Shaun McGarry (Wingatui) Norah dh (2) 57 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) Gervasio d (3) 57 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) Global Partner d (1) 57 John Sargent (Riccarton) Hit The Bit (6) 56.5 Terrill Charles (Ashburton) Please Release Me (14) 56 Brett Inglis (Timaru) Volonte td (8) 56 Tommy Beckett (Ascot Park)

Otago Selections Race 1: WINCHESTER, JUSTACRUSiN, PReSLey Race 2: DORIS BROOK, WiSeGUy, WeSTeRN WARRiOR Race 3: ANITA PEA, THe GOveRNATOR, THe DeWDROP Race 4: O’FABERGE, WAGONWHeeL, BiGGLeSWORTH Race 5: SCHOCKEMOHLE, KOSTALOT, PRiNCe RANSOM Race 6: BERENICE, BiDDeDO, PAMiNA Race 7: VERONICA HALL, eL CHiCO, ReCORDiNG Race 8: RIDLEY, RiC O’SHeA, THe SOLiTAiRe Race 9: THE BOYS, iMA DUDe, KiNA WiN

L Allpress M Tanaka J Bullard B Lammas T Direen (a2) T Moseley S Wynne (a3) R Doherty (a2) B Pitman (a1) K Williams R Hannam D Bradley R Black (a3)

P taylor

MOsGiel taveRn

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

53332 15405 12941 34448 x1617 65551 32171 92681 16720 78839 0x337 51020 92900 15600

2.42

schockemohle d (7) 60.5 Kelly Thompson (Ascot Park) k C walters (a2) aluminium Bikerack td (6) 59.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) B Pitman (a1) kostalot (12) 58 Neil Coulbeck (Leithfield) J Bullard the debt collector tdm (2) 57.5 Iain Marks (Ashburton) t moseley uncle Jim d (5) 57 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) R hannam Ginty’s choice tdh (10) 56.5 Steve Anderton (Wingatui) l allpress Prince ransom d (3) 56.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) C Johnson tommy tucker mh (9) 56.5 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) t Direen (a2) Pinot express dh (11) 56 Steven Prince (Wingatui) k williams Gallivant t (1) 56 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) D Prastiyou (a4) ishipal d (4) 55.5 Lisa Latta (Riccarton) D Bradley Paraketo t (8) 55 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) B lammas sir daniel d (14) 55 Russell McKay (Ashburton) R Doherty (a2) Briga tmh (13) 54 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) P taylor

nZ blOOdstOck insuRance stakes 3.17 $50000, 3yof sw listed, 1400m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

11234 11072 100x3 912 7561 531 145x5 12479 64578 16036 0x848 760x0 36342

Berenice (1) 56.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) C Johnson Biddedo d (13) 56.5 David Hutton (Timaru) R Doherty (a) Pamina td (9) 56.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes (Riccarton) l allpress saperavious (7) 56.5 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) m tanaka marlin monroe (2) 56.5 Sabin Kirkland (Ascot Park) J Bullard Queens habit d (6) 56.5 Lisa Vaughan (Ascot Park) k C walters (a) champagne katie b (4) 56.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes (Riccarton) R hannam no mean feat m (12) 56.5 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) P taylor lucille tbh (3) 56.5 Steve Anderton (Wingatui) t moseley annabel rose d (11) 56.5 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) k williams marechal b (10) 56.5 Sean Bellew (Ascot Park) D Bradley emily trimbole th (5) 56.5 Noel Graham (Wingatui) t Direen (a) keynote (8) 56.5 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) B lammas

beRkley stud spRint Handicap

4.01

$25000, open, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

20845 11509 84130 72758 71546 31234 11373 00142 61445

el chico td (2) 59.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) our Genes tdm (3) 58.5 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) inferno h (7) 58 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) so elusive tdb (6) 54 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) miss maximuss tdm (4) 54 Michael Pitman (Riccarton) never die d (1) 54 Kennedy/Furlong (Riccarton) recording th (9) 54 Steven Prince (Wingatui) sandfly dm (5) 54 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) veronica hall d (8) 54 M & M Brown (Ngapuke)

J Bullard a Denby (a2) D Prastiyou (a4) C Johnson B Pitman (a1) C Barnes (a3) k williams t kahlon (a4) l allpress

cuRtains, paint & WallpapeR cOMpany 4.41 $25000, open, 1600m — 10021 14240 21571 21104 16150 74535 51405 83747 8x213 — 31141 66935

el chico SCRATCHED ric o’shea tdh (8) 58.5 Steven Prince (Wingatui) k williams the solitaire tdh (4) 58 Steve Anderton (Wingatui) C Johnson infallible t (6) 58 Gay Robinson (Ascot Park) R Doherty (a) dozintmateranyway b (11) 57 Kennedy/Furlong (Riccarton) J Bullard the Glitzy one th (9) 55 Steve Anderton (Wingatui) l allpress miss millbrook tdmh (7) 54 Terry Kennedy (Wingatui) R hannam howbaddouneedit d (3) 54 T & M Stokes (Waikuku) P taylor santos td (10) 54 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) B lammas electronic motion dmb (1) 54 Aaron Taylor (Riccarton) m tanaka aluminium Bikerack SCRATCHED ridley tdh (2) 54 Joanne Hillis (Wingatui) D Bradley faxed b (5) 54 M & M Brown (Ngapuke) t Direen (a)

buRGeR electRic

5.21

$15000, rating 75 benchmark, 2200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

56051 34923 52124 26291 — 61565 80917 30768 62261 99858

the Boys tdh (7) 59.5 B & S Anderton (Wingatui) ima dude m (1) 58 Kelly Thompson (Ascot Park) kina win b (3) 57.5 Sabin Kirkland (Ascot Park) irish wit (9) 56.5 Sally McKay (Ascot Park) ruthless tycoon esprit d’or (6) 56 Tommy Beckett (Ascot Park) mighty ruler t (5) 55.5 Terrill Charles (Ashburton) confused td (4) 55.5 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) Barbara Jennie (2) 55 Centaine Spittles (Woodend Beach) carlyon Bay d (8) 54 Kathryn Thomson (Rangiora)

t Direen (a2) t moseley J Bullard C Barnes (a3) SCRATCHED B lammas R Doherty (a2) C Johnson R hannam l allpress

Gore harness Gore Raceway Jetbet 8

sunday

sbs bank tROt

12.27

panspacificfliGHt pace

12.55

$5000, 2yo fillies mobile, 1700m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

65 dazzling arden fr (1) Tom Kilkelly (Tisbury) 37 onlykidding fr (2) Baynes/Swain (Knapdale) miss arizona fr (3) Alister Black (Invercargill) culinary delight fr (4) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) cala fr (5) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) 112 Bootie Bromac fr (6) Kirk Larsen (Branxholme) — stronachlachar 4 lis tureen fr (21) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) highland reign fr (22) Bruce Negus (Waikouaiti) 3 lets Go ceilidh fr (23) Gavin Johnstone (Wyndham) 8 sweet Perrier fr (24) John Hay (Ashburton) 21 Bella starr fr (25) Tom Kilkelly (Tisbury)

k Barclay R swain a Beck C Barron m Jones k larsen SCRATCHED t williams m williamson (J) C ferguson (J) J hay n williamson

RObyn’s stables pace

1.25

$7000, 4yo+ 2 wins mobile junior drivers, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

23984 50023 24306 57x21 59569 16938 31154 16278 51502 47765 81245

tahlia Jaccka fr (1) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) R mcIlwrick (J) J c skipper fr (2) Peter Robertson (Templeton) k Cox (J) tulach ard fr (3) Brett Gray (Ryal Bush) s stewart (J) timely loch fr (4) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) J trainor (J) ronnoco fr (5) Baynes/Swain (Knapdale) B munro (J) ultra shok fr (6) Tony Stratford (Invercargill) m Cross (J) new York town fr (7) Alister Black (Invercargill) C hanna (J) Beaudiene Brilliance fr (8) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) B williamson (J) sonia ellen fr (9) G & J Knight (Roxburgh) m williamson (J) repeat after me fr (21) Des Baynes (Winton) C ferguson (J) cruzin ima livin fr (u1) Ray Faithful & Tracee Sherborne (Ascot Park) t sherborne (J)

Gore Selections Race 1: Given, InfusIon, Gentle GeoRGIa, ContInental Boy Race 2: Bootie Bromac, sweet PeRRIeR, CulInaRy DelIGht, onlykIDDInG Race 3: new York town, tImely loCh, RonnoCo, J C skIPPeR Race 4: willYs BoY, CantthInkofaname, sCotlynn JIGGs, fRanCo syneRGy Race 5: southland reflector, nICkelson, staRlIGht InvasIon, faCe value Race 6: uncle Ben, nottInGham JJ, steffI RoaD, extRa sPeCIal Iam Race 7: maximan, van eva, ClassIemahon, awesum teDDy Race 8: John Paul Jones, saRa holley, thRIll, DevIl’s aDvoCate Race 9: Phantom Grin, sPeCtaCtulaR, BetteR to Be BaD, RoBs IDeal Race 10: twiliGht franco, thIRD avenue, BushI, ouR GIRl fRankIe

1.55

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

7x0x9 1x 98796 38684 24233 39685 4x329 72326 64753 4150 54758 80445

sunhaven express fr (1) Tony Stratford (Invercargill) fortyseven cruiser fr (2) Alister Kyle (Winton) scotlynn Jiggs fr (3) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) acting up fr (4) Mervyn Todd (Charlton) tact charlotte fr (5) Trevor Proctor (Winton) cantthinkofaname fr (6) Murray Swain (Roslyn Bush) Buck stops here fr (7) Des Baynes (Winton) village club fr (8) Tim White (Winton) franco synergy fr (9) Kirk Larsen (Branxholme) mcardle meg fr (21) Peter Hunter (Ryal Bush) flushing meadows fr (22) G & C Lee (Wyndham) willys Boy fr (23) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) Jaccka opie fr (24) Brett Gray (Ryal Bush) el diablo fr (25) Ross Wilson (Whiterig)

D Dunn a kyle m Jones B Barclay s walkinshaw n williamson a Beck C Barron k larsen P hunter G lee t williams m williamson (J) C ferguson (J)

MckeOWn petROleuM Hcp tROt

2.24

$8000, 1 to 6 wins special, 2700m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

822D4 79566 33138 55138 64314 24102 79857 85917 65636 16565 50608 1580P 0x103 35224 34445

alley way fr (1) Neville Skinner (Winton) m williamson (J) winfield dougall fr (2) Doug Gordon (Roxburgh East) D Gordon southland reflector fr (3) Craig Buchan (Mosgiel) B mclellan Goodboy tiger fr (4) Bruce Negus (Waikouaiti) m Jones face value fr (5) Craig Buchan (Mosgiel) B williamson (J) nickelson fr (u1) Nathan Williamson (Ryal Bush) n williamson John henry Galleon 10 (1) Chris Gerken (Fleming) a armour so king 10 (2) Brian Norman (Tahakopa) D Dunn moon countess 10 (3) G & C Lee (Wyndham) G lee starlight invasion 10 (4) Doug McLachlan (Myross Bush) t williams westmelton willie 10 (u1) Bruce Negus (Waikouaiti) anothersuperstar 20 (1) Alan Shaw (Tapanui) B Barclay xenas Boy 20 (2) Craig & Jan Hamilton (Greendale) a Beck the real mcGuire 30 (1) Ken McRae (Waimumu) R swain superstarourwishes 40 (1) Alan Shaw (Tapanui) k Barclay

HOkOnui suZuki pace

2.55

40 65590 89730 5x369 x7x50 25046 0000x 096xP 78720

steffi road fr (1) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) fabulous abbey fr (2) Peter Hunter (Ryal Bush) shadoogie fr (3) Ross Hope (Rimu) extra special iam fr (4) Baynes/Swain (Knapdale) the fickle finger fr (5) Tony Stratford (Invercargill) divi filius fr (6) Craig Buchan (Mosgiel) uncle Ben fr (7) Kirk Larsen (Branxholme) ahorsewithnoname fr (8) Brent Shirley (Invercargill) hezahotdude fr (9) Tom Kilkelly (Tisbury) Just a Jak up fr (u1) Doug McLachlan (Myross Bush) nottingham JJ fr (u2) George Orr (Nottingham Park)

a armour P hunter s walkinshaw R swain D Dunn B mclellan k larsen n williamson k Barclay t williams C ferguson (J)

buRGess GaRdens pace

3.30

$8000, 3yo+ 1 win mobile, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2x196 4015 36609 x1212 3x222 61294 47664 51 20511

liam sienna fr (1) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) van eva fr (2) Stuart Cook (Wyndham) Julia Jones fr (3) Mervyn Todd (Charlton) awesum teddy fr (4) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) maximan fr (5) Craig Laurenson (Edendale) cool delight fr (6) Greg Hunter (Wyndham) classiemahon fr (7) Tony Stratford (Invercargill) daughtry Bromac fr (8) John Hay (Ashburton) supersub fr (9) Murray Swain (Roslyn Bush)

s walkinshaw t williams R swain a armour B mclellan C Barron m williamson (J) J hay D Dunn

van de WateR JeWelleRs pace

4.05

$6000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mobile, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

56334 01 611 44262 x2189 07680 91585 26059 20198 19396 813 5P1x 55105 18646

chief kapai fr (1) Alan Paisley (Longbush) kentucky Girl fr (2) Brent Shirley (Invercargill) somnio denario fr (3) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) devil’s advocate fr (4) Baynes/Swain (Knapdale) marshal dale fr (5) Bill Keeler (Roxburgh) hugo seelster fr (6) G & C Lee (Wyndham) snazzy Jaccka fr (7) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) Bricky mcGowan fr (8) David Kelly (Otautau) sonova Gun fr (9) Tony Stratford (Invercargill) sara holley fr (21) G & J Knight (Roxburgh) John Paul Jones fr (22) Kirk Larsen (Branxholme) thrill fr (23) Allan Beck (Winton) farmer dons fr (24) Alex Milne (Edendale) knapdale lady fr (u1) Baynes/Swain (Knapdale)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C Barron n williamson t williams C ferguson (J) a armour G lee B Barclay k Barclay D Dunn m williamson (J) k larsen a Beck a milne R swain

kina cRaiG stud Hcp pace 18463 53566 82495 55338 10312 13904 85513 64125 21997 85454

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4.40

spectactular fr (1) Trevor Proctor (Winton) a Beck robs ideal fr (2) Ross Wilson (Whiterig) C ferguson (J) taieri wings fr (3) Chris Gerken (Fleming) a armour Princess delight fr (4) Alan Paisley (Longbush) C Barron meads Quaff 10 (1) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) m Jones Phantom Grin 10 (2) Matt Brinsdon (Gore) D Dunn cullen’s finest 10 (3) G & J Knight (Roxburgh) m williamson (J) seabreeze star 10 (4) G & C Lee (Wyndham) G lee Bettor’s Brigadier 10 (u1) Doug McLachlan (Myross Bush) s walkinshaw Better to Be Bad 10 (u2) Steven Ashton (Portobello) B Barclay

t M bRuMby MasteR buildeR pace 5.15 008x6 64066 58 23840 050x7 2 07670 94586 0x

delightful tactics fr (1) Trevor Proctor (Winton) Bushi fr (2) Maurice Kerr (Gore) third avenue fr (3) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) our Girl frankie fr (4) Cox/McGrannachan (Winton) Juliana Belle fr (5) Bill Keeler (Roxburgh) twilight franco fr (6) Greg Hunter (Wyndham) forgotten runner fr (7) Alex Milne (Edendale) one and only fr (8) Warren Stapleton (Rakaia) rylin summer fr (9) Craig Buchan (Mosgiel)

flemington Gear changes race 2: (1) Lankan Rupee bit lifter on first time; (9) Dazzler ear muffs on first time race 3: (4) Gamblin’ Guru gelded; (10) Champollion lugging bit on first time; (14) Parfuri blinkers on first time; (18) Gravitational blinkers off first time, cross-over noseband off first time, tongue-tie on first time race 4: (3) Mutual Trust tongue-tie on first time race 5: (5) Flying Snitzel blinkers off first time, winkers on first time; (6) Balaclava Lady blinkers on first time, cheekers off first time race 6: (3) Ortensia bandages on first time race 8: (8) Never Forget noseroll on first time race 9: (2) Sanagas blinkers off again, lugging bit on again, norton bit off first time; (11) Goldoni lugging bit on first time 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B Barclay m kerr t williams n williamson a armour C Barron a milne m williamson (J) C Buchan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

satuRday

Fine/Dead (4)/True.

tbv t'bRed bReedeRs stakes Bulbula h (2) 55.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) montsegur h (3) 54 Peter Snowden (Flemington) diva dee (1) 54 A J Cummings (Caulfield) essie’s Pride h (6) 54 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) fine diamond (7) 54 D A Hayes (Euroa) anatina h (5) 54 J D Sadler (Flemington) snitzilla (4) 54 Ricky Maund (Cranbourne)

2.10 s arnold C williams D Dunn C symons n hall G Boss C newitt

2.45

$120,000, 3yo listed, 1100m 1 1138s lankan rupee (1) 58 M G Price (Caulfield) 2 6s11s she’s a fox dn (4) 57.5 A J Cummings (Randwick) 3 3120s agueda w (2) 56.5 A J Cummings (Caulfield)

Flemington Selections Race 1: BulBula, montseGuR, essIe's PRIDe Race 2: she's a fox, anGelIC lIGht, aGueDa Race 3: Great esteem, weInholt, twIlIGht Royale Race 4: wall street, maluCkyDay, PuIssanCe De lune Race 5: norzita, alzoRa, melIoRa Race 6: moment of chanGe, luCkyGRay, BaRakey Race 7: Green moon, Glass haRmonIum, mawInGo Race 8: hi Belle, sPIRIt sonG, DanCe wIth heR Race 9: fawkner, BRItIsh GeneRal, sheIla's staR

3.55

Puissance de lune tw (1) 59 D K Weir (Warrnambool) Budriguez d (3) 58 D R Jolly (Goolwa) mutual trust d (8) 58 Sam Pritchard-Gordon (Mornington) vatuvei tw (6) 58 P G Moody (Caulfield) dany the fox tdw (9) 58 M G Price (Caulfield) callanish dwb (5) 57 M G Price (Caulfield) wall street cdwh (7) 55 M D Moroney (Flemington) maluckyday tdhn (2) 55 M, W & J Hawkes (Flemington) willy Jimmy d (4) 55 G H Walter (Warwick Farm)

tab keWney stakes

G Boss C williams n Callow l nolen C newitt D smith s arnold D Dunn n hall

4.35

$220,000, 3yo fillies Group 2 sw, 1400m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

221s1 0s422 51641 015s1 666s5 44s56 2101s 409s4 113 9s113 106D 5070s 146

norzita whn (3) 55.5 J B Cummings (Flemington) members Joy twb (4) 55.5 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) meliora d (10) 55.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) alzora ch (6) 55.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) flying snitzel dw (12) 55.5 G A Ryan (Rosehill) Balaclava lady dh (2) 55.5 N A Blackiston (Flemington) keep de rose th (8) 55.5 D T O’Brien (Flemington) Proper madam w (7) 55.5 Jason Warren (Mornington) red fez h (9) 55.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) Petite diablesse d (5) 55.5 G Eurell (Cranbourne) mybenz (11) 55.5 S J Webb (Caulfield) la zuma wh (1) 55.5 M D Moroney (Flemington) shilly shally miss h (13) 55.5 N A Blackiston (Flemington)

s arnold G Boss l nolen n hall C williams t Clark C newitt B melham B Prebble v Duric

lexus neWMaRket Handicap

5.15

m Rodd J winks

$1,000,000, Group 1, 1200m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

0121s 131s2 110s0 070s0 s111s 273s3 700s8 417s3 27935 6s10s 280s4 s2164 11s21 95316

luckygray d (14) 58 G P Poletti (Ascot) moment of change d (7) 56.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) ortensia tdw (9) 56.5 Paul Messara (Scone) woorim tdw (4) 56.5 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) Barakey d (13) 56 J P Taylor (Bullsbrook) spirit of Boom dw (6) 55 T J Gollan (Eagle Farm) lone rock cdn (5) 53.5 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) aeronautical d (1) 52.5 Lionel Cohen (Rosehill) Big Buddie dw (2) 52.5 A G Sawden (Drysdale) fontelina cd (10) 52.5 A J Cummings (Caulfield) satin shoes (12) 52.5 C E Conners (Geelong) undeniably cdn (3) 52.5 M A Kavanagh (Morphettville) Better than ready dw (8) 50.5 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) shamexpress chn (11) 50.5 D T O’Brien (Flemington)

daRley austRalian cup 171s4 174s8 902s2 21232 031s5 08s24 9s251 11s17 01212 71601 77828 11s22 12s31

$150,000, 2yo fillies Group 3 sw+P, 1200m

Mss secuRity stakes

J noonan n Callow t Clark

s o’Donnell l nolen D Dunn D Browne J Brown B Prebble B melham D Gauci a Darmanin G Boss t Berry t Clark C williams C newitt

6.00

$1,000,000, Group 1 wfa, 2000m

Weather/track/Rail

1211s 85113 5747s 810s7 s1211 11s83 35842 250s5 2s404

TAB doubles 1-2, 5-6, 8-9. Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9. Quaddie 6-7-8-9. Place6 4-9.

15 1626 24s 43 3468 2 4

blaMey stakes

B melham n hall D smith ms C lindop C williams l nolen D lane I Gundogdu D Browne s arnold D Dunn G Boss SCRATCHED B Prebble m Rodd C newitt

$220,000, 3yo & up Group 2 sw+P, 1600m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

B Prebble C williams m Rodd G Boss B melham n hall l nolen

HenRy bucks siRes pROduce stakes 3.20

angelic light dn (8) 56.5 R D Griffiths (Cranbourne) crystal web wh (9) 54.5 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) the originator hn (6) 54.5 M A Kavanagh (Flemington) saturn rock (10) 54 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) electric fusion n (3) 54 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) dazzler th (5) 54 Peter Snowden (Flemington) flamberge tdw (7) 54 P G Moody (Caulfield)

1 41635 direct charge t (13) 56.5 R E Laing (Cranbourne) 2 33s35 shamus award h (3) 56.5 D T O’Brien (Flemington) 3 04s34 lannister (17) 56.5 M G Price (Caulfield) 4 1 Gamblin’ Guru (7) 56.5 L Macdonald & A Gluyas (Morphettville) 5 31 rutherglen (2) 56.5 David Payne (Rosehill) 6 41 weinholt (9) 56.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) 7 13 epic saga h (5) 56.5 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) 8 34 slew left (16) 56.5 M E Templeton (Moe) 9 81 consorting (8) 56.5 Stephen Hutchinson (Mornington) 10 8s3 champollion h (11) 56.5 Peter Snowden (Flemington) 11 26 northern Jewel (19) 56.5 A J Cummings (Randwick) 12 5 Great esteem h (14) 56.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) 13 — san diego 14 5 Parfuri h (4) 56.5 Peter Snowden (Flemington) 15 1221 twilight royale (10) 54.5 Bjorn Baker (Warwick Farm) 16 54 Politeness (6) 54.5 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) emerGencies 17 3 mubakkir (15) 56.5 D A Hayes (Euroa) 18 5 Gravitational h (12) 56.5 D T O’Brien (Flemington) 19 4 mista spot h (1) 56.5 Anthony Freedman (Flemington)

australian races flemington Jetbet 3

64s32 525s8 5s1 330s3 2135s s078s 16s39

$220,000, 2yo Group 2 sw, 1400m

$4500, 2yo+ non winners mobile, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

$6000, 3yo+ non winners, 2200m.

7300 continental Boy fr (1) Paul & Shayne Kelly (Gore) B Barclay 57908 sea spray ronnie fr (2) Warren Stapleton (Rakaia) m williamson (J) 22336 infusion fr (3) Owen Lawrence (Invercargill) a armour under the dome fr (4) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) s walkinshaw 0P667 midnight music fr (5) Brian Norman (Tahakopa) D Dunn 00x98 mississippi dream fr (6) Doug Gordon (Roxburgh East) D Gordon Pirate fr (7) Tim White (Winton) t white reach for the sun fr (8) Craig & Jan Hamilton (Greendale) a Beck 63784 wazza Player fr (9) Russell Korostchuk (Wyndham) G lee 0 springfield sarita fr (u1) Alister Kyle (Winton) a kyle 2 Given fr (u2) Gay McClymont (Whiterig) n williamson 54226 Gentle Georgia fr (u3) Leith & Tim Robertson (Makarewa) t Robertson (J)

GORe neW WORld pace $8000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 2200m.

$5000, non winners, 2200m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

$10000, 3 to 5 wins special hcp, 2200m.

TAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10. Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10. Place6 5-10. Quaddie 7-8-9-10.

$12500, rating 65 benchmark, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

J Chong (a3) SCRATCHED D Prastiyou (a4)

$15000, rating 75 benchmark, 1600m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

weather/Track/Rail

14 10x69 Ballyrina td (9) 55.5 Murray Hamilton (Omakau) 15 — mind reader 16 01044 Yazoom tdh (12) 55.5 Bruce Jenkins (Wingatui) emerGencY 17 68208 aint no lollygagga h (15) 54 Paul Richards (Wingatui)

C newitt D Dunn v Duric

Green moon tcd (9) 59 Robert Hickmott (Mt. Macedon) mourayan tdw (8) 59 Robert Hickmott (Mt. Macedon) Glass harmonium cdh (7) 59 M D Moroney (Flemington) mr moet dw (13) 59 A G Durrant (Lark Hill) tanby t (12) 59 Robert Hickmott (Mt. Macedon) mawingo tdbh (5) 59 Anthony Freedman (Flemington) foreteller dw (2) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) eclair surprise t (1) 59 P Stokes (Morphettville) durnford d (6) 59 P G Carey (Mornington) niconoise tw (10) 59 D A Hayes (Euroa) invest d (11) 57 Heath Conners (Geelong) fiveandahalfstar tb (4) 54.5 A J Cummings (Caulfield) super cool dh (3) 54.5 M A Kavanagh (Flemington)

scHWeppeRvescence tROpHy

B Prebble l Currie s arnold D staeck n hall C williams D Dunn D tourneur R mc leod J noonan P mertens G Boss m Rodd

6.40

$150,000, 3yo & up f&m Group 3 sw+P, 1600m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

230s6 20s78 054s3 11211 05600 313s5 33s25 93s80 75726 11134 20s79 s1611 133s3 51312 2sl02

spirit song cdwn (11) 58.5 Aaron Purcell (Warrnambool) C williams dance with her dw (3) 57.5 D Brideoake & D Feek (Mornington) D Dunn hi Belle d (9) 57.5 J T Gunning (Pakenham) v Duric secret liaison dh (13) 57.5 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) D lane kasane t (2) 56 P G Carey (Mornington) R mc leod kazanluk dhn (15) 55 Anthony Freedman (Flemington) s arnold storm Burst tdw (10) 54 P G Moody (Caulfield) l nolen never forget w (8) 54 P G Moody (Caulfield) t Berry Gail tcdwn (4) 54 R D Griffiths (Cranbourne) n hall rose Pattern th (14) 54 D A Hayes (Flemington) B Prebble Bonaria w (1) 54 P T Hyland (Cranbourne) t Clark Perfectly stunning td (6) 54 P G Carey (Mornington) C newitt epingle dw (5) 54 M C Kent (Cranbourne) G Boss thorn star dbhn (12) 54 D T O’Brien (Flemington) B melham C symons crimson lady dwh (7) 54 M D Moroney (Flemington)

supeR satuRday stks

7.20

$120,000, listed, 1400m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1112s 0600s 40s37 17s1s 118s1 61008 00s49 3310s 00s32 11152 6221s

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Black Caps turn on a stunner By Andrew Alderson New Zealand produced one of the most dominant days in its test history at the University Oval in Dunedin yesterday. The hosts will resume play today on 131 without loss in response to England’s 167. The Barmy Army were impressed into silence for much of the opening day. Even their stirring rendition of Jerusalem failed to prevent a crumble. England are a top international team, but the neutral observer could be forgiven for mistaking who was ranked second in the world and who was ranked eighth. There is a certain irony toasting the efforts of a side pummelled in South Africa and facing scrutiny over the whiff of a booze culture, but they deserve credit for absorbing such pressure and applying themselves with professionalism. Coach Mike Hesson and captain Brendon McCullum can take heart that the team might be headed in the right direction. The packed crowd certainly gave the performance a tick. Comments such as “who would

have thought” followed by the shaking of heads were witnessed from fans heading to the gate. Debutantes Bruce Martin and Hamish Rutherford played like veterans; Peter Fulton proved he was worthy of a recall after more than three years’ domestic toil; Neil Wagner justified his selection with a potent barrage in Doug Bracewell’s absence; BJ Watling was slick with the gloves and Brendon McCullum exhibited thoughtful captaincy. Wagner’s effort was the highlight, on his way to four for 42. He steamed in on his adopted home ground and ripped through the heart of the England top order, dismissing Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell to take four for 42. His aggression was palpable and the inswinger he delivered Pietersen to trap him lbw (and set up an unsuccessful hat trick) won the Oscar for ball of the innings. Martin secured three dismissals immediately post-lunch, finishing with four for 43. He had Matt Prior chipping to Kane Williamson at point; enticed Jonathan Trott into a mistimed sweep to short fine leg for the top score of 45, and had Stuart Broad

loft a sweep shot to deep square leg. Dean Brownlie had been posted back there by captain Brendon McCullum, setting a useful trap. Eight of England’s batsmen fell to catches as the New Zealand attack coaxed a series of false shots. Apart from Martin dropping Cook early, it was a largely slick fielding display, led by Watling. Only a ragged delivery down the legside for four byes blotted his record. McCullum kept the pressure on by positioning himself, sans helmet, at silly point for Martin as the English lower order battled. The impact of the first session set the tone. England were 81 for five, making it New Zealand’s most successful first session fielding since Pakistan were 83 for five at Napier in December 2009. Rutherford (77 not out) and Fulton (46 not out) then posted New Zealand’s first century opening partnership in 23 innings. The last was against Zimbabwe in January last year. The last against England was 163 between Mark Richardson and Stephen Fleming at Nottingham in 2004.

No opening stand has been higher against any team since. The pair are the country’s 21st different opening partnership since 2005 but both looked settled against the England attack. The wicket flattened in the sun and the bounce was less effective than in the morning. Both can reach milestones today. Rutherford could become the ninth New Zealand batsman to score a century on debut while Fulton’s highest test score is 75. The openers were selected on the back of domestic form and met expectations with their application. Rutherford had a couple of dicey moments with the slip cordon (particularly a sitter dropped by Kevin Pietersen in the gully when he was on 64). Fulton’s supposed vulnerability to bounce was also tested. Both got behind the ball for the most part and played straight. Rutherford also took three catches, including one at short cover which he stopped, spiked and eventually caught from a full-blooded Bell drive. Rutherford lay prone in the starphoto odt fish position afterwards, soaking up the relief. - HOS Keeper BJ Watling rushes to help Neil Wagner celebrate his third wicket yesterday.

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On the verge of perfection By Jonathan Leask The Mid Canterbury year 5/6 girls’ cricket team is eight from eight in their Christchurch competition this season, and is now only three wins away from a perfect season. The team had a disrupted start to the season but have been unstoppable, much to the delight of coach Greg Wilson. “It was a slow start to the sea-

son with only three games before Christmas as we were rained off twice and had a bye. “But they have certainly hit their straps in the new year,” Wilson said. All but two of the team played last year and Wilson puts girls’ great run this year down to that experience. “Last year we were a mid-table team that probably struggled a bit against the top two or three teams,

but could beat the other teams. “Now with the season under their belts they are showing the improved skill level and really going well. “We have been scoring in excess of 150 each game with a top score of 181. “Last year we celebrated if one of the girls made 20, but this season we have at least three or four make over 20 each game.” The girls hold the Burt Trophy, a challenge trophy in the grade, and

have a tough assignment defending it and keeping up the perfect record with four players unavailable due to the Mayfield Show. “We should be able to still beat them but they’ll need to be on their game again. “Then we have to play Sumner next week before a final at Hagley Park, which will probably be against Halswell, but we’ll just look to get a win this week up against East Shirley first.”

The Tech Sharks are chasing the last piece of the Mid Canterbury cricket puzzle. For two seasons the Sharks have scooped up most of the silverware but finished the season one trophy short. They are two wins off completing the clean sweep this year, and would finish the season unbeaten in 45 over cricket. Standing in their ways in tomorrow’s semi-final is Coldstream, and in the other semi-final looms their nemesis Allenton and the dark horse Lauriston. The Tech Sharks’ unbeaten season, and the fact they hold the Pritchard Shield, Studholme Shield, twenty20 trophy and the Bevan Stroud Challenge trophy, means nothing heading into a knockout semi-final against Coldstream. Coldstream rivalled the Sharks in the first round but ultimately fell to the Sharks in a Pritchard Shield playoff, rolled for 79 as the Sharks claimed a nine wicket win. After suffering their only loss in the first round of the competition the wheels came off for Coldstream, losing four straight matches, the fourth being another heavy eight

wicket loss to the Sharks after being bowled out for 99, but they do have back-to-back wins coming into the playoffs. In the other semi-final Lauriston host the Muirhead Rosebowl holders Allenton, who after being absent from the cricket field for three weeks stunned the Tech Stags with a 273run thrashing. Allenton piled on 369/7, the biggest total of the season, last weekend to sound a warning they aren’t keen on finishing the season emptyhanded, having been the ones to deny the Sharks the clean sweep twice. Allenton beat the Sharks to take the Pritchard Shield in 2010-11, and beat the Sharks in the Muirhead Rosebowl final last year. Lauriston were embarrassed back in round two when Coldstream skittled them for 18, the second lowest total of the season, for a 180-run loss. After a loss to the Sharks the following week Lauriston went on a six-game winning streak, brought to an end by the Sharks. Allenton hit their straps after an absence and Lauriston haven’t played a 45-over game since the loss to the Sharks on January 26, with a bye and a default, but will be hoping to rediscover their winning form.

Greenacre eyes future By Daniel Richardson Interim Phoenix coach Chris Greenacre will work towards the future with his player selections during the final few games of the Wellington Phoenix’s lacklustre A-League campaign. The Wellingtonians have gone from the sublime to the sub-par in their on-field exploits this season, and issues off the park plagued the club and clearly put the players under extra pressure as they fell out of the

race for the playoffs. But with foundation coach Ricki Herbert having moved on, assistant Greenacre was thrown the reins last week to see the side to the end of the regular season. Their next stop comes across the Tasman when they meet the Western Sydney Wanderers at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday evening. “We are also looking to set things up for the future of the club so I’m hoping maybe to bring in one or two other players who maybe you’ve not seen and that’s purely down to the future of the club,” he said. - APNZ

Crowds giving Black Hooper in junior worlds Sox much needed boost By Chris Rattue The Black Sox will be backed by some of this country’s biggest softball crowds as they set about grabbing the world title off Australia over the weekend. The eight-team finals system begins today, with Eddie Kohlhase’s men facing the Aussie Steelers in a double-life clash this evening. The impressive Canadians face Venezuela in the other top clash. The winners of those two games meet tomorrow, with the winner going to Sunday’s grand final at Rosedale Park in Albany. The rebuilt ground, which can hold 3500 for these championships, is a sellout tomorrow and Sunday, and the full sign will very likely go up for today’s action as well. It might sound like small beer compared to major sports, but it’s champagne opening time for softball “We had always hoped, but this is really beyond our dreams and makes the tournament an outstanding success,” said organ-

ising chairperson Fay Freeman, one of the North Harbour softball stalwarts. The crowds will match those that watched the final days of the 2004 men’s world tournament in Christchurch, so North Harbour is holding its head high. Television coverage by Sky begins today, which will also give the batting sport, once a summer mainstay, another shot in the arm. On a limited budget, softball used social media as its key advertiser. Ticket sales indicate the public is lapping the world tournament up beyond expectations but compared to softball glories past, general interest and media attention has been down. This reflects a changing sporting landscape built heavily on ratings in which a longish tournament full of obscure teams struggles for attention in the cities. But the heart of the issue is television coverage. Softball had to stump up $36,500 for the final three days to be covered, a price the sport reckons is fair in the current market.

Extended coverage would have improved interest though. The Black Sox went in to the tournament with questions around their performance and they have not been answered overly-positively. Australia are committed champions with the outstanding pitching battery of this tournament in Adam Folkard and Andrew Kirkpatrick. They had a dangerously easy ride in Pool A and relished the tougher outings later in the week against Venezuela and Samoa. New Zealand had the much tougher pool, which could be an advantage going into this evening’s match. The Australians will surely start with Folkard, who has become more established as the No 1 ahead of Kirkpatrick. The word is that neither Aussie pitcher is that comfortable on the Rosedale Park mound. Kohlhase has a few selection possibilities although whether they include captain Rhys Casley, who has only just returned to the fielding lineup after injury, remains to be seen. - NZH

Alex Hooper has been included in BikeNZ’s nine-strong team to contest the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow later this year. Hooper is part of the all-male team that will venture to the championships in the new Sir Chris Hoy Velodome from August 7-11. Hooper attend the Oceania track championships in Adelaide in November last year but impressed at the New Zealand elite and under 19 track championships in Invercargill last month winning two gold, winning the under 19 men’s 1000m time trial and the 3000m individual pursuit final in convincing fashion. Those exploits have had Hooper named in the endurance squad alongside Alexandra’s Liam Aitcheson, who leads the team following his outstanding silver medal as part of the team pursuit at the junior world championships in Invercargill late last year. Aitcheson is one of three riders back from the New Zealand team last year, joined by sprinters Jeremy Presbury (Invercargill) and Zac Williams (Auckland). Oceania Championship scratch race winner Regan Gough (Central Hawkes Bay) gets his first chance, following in the footsteps of his Olympic medal-winning cousin Westley Gough. The squad have their first training camp in Invercargill next month and hope to complete a final build-up overseas ahead of the championships in the new velodrome that will be used for next year’s Commonwealth Games.

• Row, row, row a boat If you watched Chertsey’s Hamish Bond win gold with Eric Murray or Mahe Drysdale, or any of the New Zealand’s top rowing talent, and wondered how hard it was this weekend you can find out. The Ashburton Rowing Club is holding an open day at Lake Hood on Sunday, and invites members of the public along to try their hand in the boat. The club can cater for first time rower or an experienced sculler looking to see if they still have it when the club has boats on the water from 9am on Sunday, wet or fine.

• Dragon boats return The South Island Dragon Boat Championships return to Lake Hood tomorrow with the northern half of lake closed. The dragon boats return again with the public invited to come along and watch the exciting paddle boat racing, in what is a precursor to Lake Hood again hosting the New Zealand Dragon Boat Championships on March 27 and 28.

• Big games on court The final day of Mid Canterbury Open grade tennis tomorrow will feature some intriguing matchups to finish the season in both A reserve and A grade before the trophies get dished out. A reserve matches start at 12.15 with the prizegiving to follow play at approximately 3pm and A graders will have their final battles at 1pm with their prizegiving at approximately 4.30pm.

• Diggler time again It has been over a month since New Zealand’s best tore up the Mt Hutt Bike Park, and the locals are ready to tear it up again in the annual Diggler Downhill Race. The Diggler may be a more casual affair compared to the round of the nationals, but it is where it all began for the club – the first race meeting held when the park opened in 2009. Five years on the tracks and trails have changed dramatically but the competition is still as intense between the Bike Methven crew. The park is open for a shuttle day on Saturday before race day on Sunday with the final runs starting at 12.30pm.

• Aussies ‘underdogs’ Robbie Deans has been quick to play the underdog card ahead of his biggest series as Wallabies coach by saying the British and Irish Lions had a “huge advantage” in preparation for their three-Test battle. Deans yesterday made no apologies for putting a 25-man squad into an extended three-week camp and off limits to their Super Rugby franchises in the build-up to the June 22 first Test in Brisbane. While the Wallabies will come together on June 2, the Lions’ best side - drawn from the four home nations England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland - will be able to play three matches together in that time on their quadrennial - AAP tour.

• NRL dopers warned Former Australian Sports AntiDoping Authority boss Richard Ings has urged any Cronulla NRL players who might have used a banned substance to come forward while they have the chance to avoid a maximum two-year ban. While a News Ltd report yesterday claimed three senior Sharks players - including captain Paul Gallen - had visited the house of a former Cronulla head conditioner on Tuesday demanding answers, Ings said the players would be receiving the best advice available from former ASADA senior counsel Richard Redman. Sharks players were on Tuesday told they had been given 48 hours to accept a six-month ban if they’d used a banned drug - wittingly or otherwise - or face the maximum two-year suspension if later found guilty of doing so by ASADA’s - AAP investigation.

• Red Bull ‘still best’ Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso says triple world champion team Red Bull should be able to win next week’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, even if they line up with last year’s car. But the Spaniard, who missed out on the 2012 drivers’ title to Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by just three points, is confident Ferrari will be the closest contender. Alonso says little should be read into results from the recent testing in Spain where several teams topped the daily fastest times. “Impossible,” Alonso said. “You don’t go to a training camp to see if Barca is going to win on Sunday, or watch Djokovic and Nadal warm up to know the winner. The first four or five (F1) races will be a surprise - AAP for everyone.”

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Chiefs flying under the radar By Patrick McKendry With two wins and maximum competition points, the Blues are quite rightly gathering headlines. The Chiefs, meanwhile, sit above them on the competition table - first in the New Zealand conference and second overall - by virtue of their comprehensive victories over the Highlanders and Cheetahs. Amid talk of how far the Blues can go this season and the poor starts of the Crusaders and Hurricanes (the Highlanders’ bye after their loss means they are also keeping a low profile), the Chiefs are once again flying under the radar and it’s worth turning the spotlight on the defending champions now quietly going about their work in Cape Town. Encouragingly for their long-term prospects, they’re not happy. Coach Dave Rennie fired a rocket at his forwards after his team’s 42-point victory over the Cheetahs in Hamilton and a day later he was still unhappy. The breakdown, an area where his players are earning a reputation as top operators (ahead of the Highlanders of recent seasons), was unacceptable to him. And yet, they have a lot to be happy about.

They have a few players still to find form, such as halfback Tawera KerrBarlow, but appear to have uncovered yet another nugget in converted fullback Gareth Anscombe, unwanted by the Blues, and who is goalkicking at 93.75 per cent. They also have a casualty ward which is becoming emptier by the week. Utility back Andrew Horrell, one of the finds of last season, is about to return from a stress fracture of the foot and should get game time against the Stormers at Newlands on Sunday morning (NZT), and, more encouragingly, midfielder Richard Kahui is progressing well from shoulder surgery and is on standby to make the long trip to the Republic should he be needed. Where Kahui fits into the equation with Tim Nanai-Williams excelling in the unfamiliar position of centre is unclear, but it’s something of a good problem for Rennie and Wayne Smith to have. There could also be a case for starting Kahui’s career comeback in the less physical wing position, where he has done well in the past for the All Blacks. The remarkable rise of tighthead prop Ben Afeaki is a comforter for coach Rennie, who also has top

operators up front in Pauliasi Manu. The hulking Ben Tameifuna, an All Blacks squad member last year, is biding his time. Rennie’s stocks at hooker read: Hika Elliot, Mo Schwalger and an excellent prospect in 20-year-old Rhys Marshall. The early-season trip to South Africa has come at a good time for the Chiefs. Their energy levels will be high and they will fancy their chances against the Stormers, who looked sluggish in losing to the Sharks in Durban last weekend. Next weekend Rennie’s men play the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth, who most are picking for the wooden spoon. The journey has also kept the Chiefs away from the limelight. It might not be for long, though. On their return they host the Highlanders in Hamilton and then the Blues in what is looming as a crucial match at Mt Maunganui on March 30. One way or another the Chiefs will be in the headlines then. - APNZ

• Israel on the wing Waratahs coach Michael Cheika says Israel Folau’s best position is still fullback, despite shifting his star recruit to the wing for Saturday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies in Canberra. Ben Volavola will wear the No.15 shirt for his run-on debut following impressive form off the bench in the opening two matches. Volavola’s combination with five-eighth Bernard Foley caught the eye of the coach and he’s hoping the Southern Districts product can be just as effective starting. Wallabies coach Robbie Deans confirmed yesterday Folau was “not that far away” from a shock Test debut against the Lions in June. - AAP

• Ready for the Reds Forget friendship, Melbourne Rebels five-eighth James O’Connor says he’s out to destroy Queensland’s Quade Cooper in their Super Rugby clash. Standin skipper O’Connor will lead the Rebels against the Reds at AAMI Park tonight and says there’s no chance of his going soft on great mate Cooper. Revved up after their final training session, O’Connor said playing against his Wallabies teammate only made him go harder. “When it comes to 7.40pm I’ve got 21 other brothers and he won’t be a mate of mine,” said O’Connor. “I know he’s feeling pretty good so it’s our job to destroy that.” - AAP

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As Owen Franks prepares to go head to head in a match against his brother, Ben, for the first time, he has revealed he would have left the Crusaders in search of more game time if his elder sibling hadn’t. The Crusaders’ policy of mixing and matching their three All Blacks props - the Franks and Wyatt Crockett - didn’t go down well with the brothers, who felt they needed regular games to get into the rhythm required to excel in their positions. With no guarantee things would have changed at all this year, Ben then left for the Hurricanes in the off season where he has joined up with coach Mark Hammett, him-

self formerly of the Crusaders. “It’s probably better for everyone,” said Owen. “If it wasn’t Ben going, I would have gone. “It’s pretty hard trying to get your game going when you’re on the bench every two or three weeks.” Tonight, Owen and Ben, training partners and good mates off the field - they have collaborated on a book Training Tough - square off at Westpac Stadium. The brothers have played against each other before - in a national provincial match, with Owen representing Canterbury and Ben Tasman, but both played tighthead prop. With Ben at loosehead tonight, this will be the first time they have gone head to head. “We get on really well but when it came to training [at the Crusaders] I guess we were going for that same spot,” Owen said. “It’s quite nice now to not have that in the back of your mind all the time. “But then you have the other side of the coin where we have to play against each, but that’s just part of being a professional. “Whatever happens [tonight] I’m sure we’ll stay on the field [and talk]. “He’s really strong,” Owen added

of Ben’s qualities. “As a loosehead he gets a good bind up. “He’s really destructive as well. “My job will be to not give him a chance to open me up; making sure I can give the backs good ball. “I’m just going to really have to be on my game this week as technically he’s really good. I know he’s not going to give an inch.” At 25, Owen has been an ever present in the All Blacks since making his debut against Italy in 2009, the same year as he began his Super Rugby career. He has collected 45 test caps to 28-year-old Ben’s 23. The pair attract praise for their professionalism - they largely follow their own gym programmes and are fussy about what they eat - but there have been suggestions that Owen reached his peak a couple of seasons ago and that the weights are taking precedence over the rugby. Not so, he said, although he conceded 2011 was one of his best years with the Crusaders and All Blacks. “I started in 2009 and the end goal was always getting to the World Cup. “That [2011] was really the year when I was looking for everything to

come together and [I was] peaking, so it probably was. “[But] it’s definitely my goal to get to the next World Cup.” Asked if he was still making gains in the gym, he said: “Yeah I am. I try to improve every pre-season. “Things don’t always go how you want them to, with niggles or how your body is reacting, but I’m always trying to improve. “It’s not about doing the biggest squat any more, it’s about training well and making sure my body is moving well and that I’m strong enough to do my job. “You’ve got to get the balance right. Too much of anything is not going to be good. “We’re rugby players not weightlifters so you have to make sure you get the right balance of weight training and rugby training.” Franks said he welcomed the competition from players such as the in-form Ben Afeaki at the Chiefs and Charlie Faumuina at the Blues. “Those guys have been around for a while but are starting to come into their own. “It’s about me staying on top of the heap.” * Ben and Owen Franks: Training tough. Hodder Moa. RRP $34.99. - APNZ

• Brumby, not Wallaby George Smith’s return to the Brumbies might be good for Australian rugby, but it seems there’s no longer room for the star No.7 at the Wallabies. The 110-Test veteran said last week he’d have to consider making a comeback to face the might of the British and Irish Lions in June and July if approached by the Australian Rugby Union. That’s despite signing only a short-term contract to take him through to the end of the Super Rugby season before a return to Japan. However, national coach Robbie Deans made it clear yesterday that Smith is not in his plans for openside, with David Pocock the clear first choice ahead of up-and-coming stars Michael Hooper and Liam Gill. - AAP

• Reds debut for Frisby The Queensland Reds have handed young halfback Nick Frisby his run-on Super Rugby debut and also produced another selection surprise at fullback for tonight’s clash with the Melbourne Rebels. Australian under-20 utility Frisby will replace Ben Lucas while Jono Lance will be the third fullback in three games when the Reds line up at AAMI Park. Lance last started in the custodian’s role in the 2011 title decider against the Crusaders but has been preferred ahead of Mike Harris and Aidan Toua, the No.15s in home wins over NSW and the Hurricanes.

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Senior professional Peter Fowler set a new course record in winning the Methven Senior Pro-am yesterday. Fowler blazed a six under par 65 to set a new course record and finish three shots clear of the field, and give a real show to his local amateur playing partners Pete Woods, Piers Rolton and Mick Hodgkins. Fowler got off to a fast start, making a trio of birdies from two through to the fourth hole, dropped one to the card on the par four fifth but then adding three Left: Local boys Archie Redfern and Ben Innes watch the well-tuned swing of senior pro Simon Owen, who finished tied for second behind Jack Nicklaus in the 1978 British Open. Photo Tetsuro Mitomo 070313-TM-004

“He’s not fully fit, I think that the coast-to-coast took a fair bit out of him. “His knees are still sore and he didn’t have a good recovery. “We’ve discussed things with him and he will still train with the national squad.” Further trials in July could see Sullivan return for the world championships. The decision has caused surprise in rowing twitter circles. Emma Twigg, who was retained her place in the women’s single sculls, tweeted: “@SullivanNZ are you serious? Only man in history of RNZ to win every U23, World and Olympic Final you have entered and not good enough?#joke” The big winner among the high performance squad women was Kayla Pratt. The under-23 women’s pair world champion will partner Olympic bronze medallist Rebecca Scown after Juliette Haigh’s retirement. The unbeaten men’s pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray won’t compete in Sydney. The Olympic gold medallists will instead continue training under new coach Noel Donaldson and contest the two World Cup regattas in Europe and August’s world championships in South Korea. - HOS

By Andrew Alderson Olympic gold medallist Joseph Sullivan is the shock omission from the New Zealand rowing squad for the World Cup in Sydney from March 22-24. Sullivan won the double sculls in London with Nathan Cohen. Their feat was named ‘sporting moment of the year’ at the Halberg Awards. Cohen’s request to move into the men’s quadruple sculls has been granted. He joins his brother Hayden, Fergus Fauvel and Nathan Flannery. All four were part of the Southern RPC crew which won its class at the national championships. Last year’s Olympic quad representatives Michael Arms and Robbie Manson have replaced Cohen and Sullivan in the men’s double. Sullivan, a former under-23 world single sculling champion, has also been omitted from competing in that boat. The spot has been kept vacant with Mahe Drysdale expected return for the world championships. Rowing New Zealand high performance manager Alan Cotter says Sullivan’s fitness, despite having recently completed the coast-tocoast, is not up to standard. “Joe has a little way to go.

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more birdies through to the finish. Australian Lucien Tinker couldn’t catch Fowler but finished alone in second place with a 69, following birdies on 14, 15 and 16 to shoot him up the leader board. Australian Kym Olsen took out Terrace Downs the day before but could only manage to finished tied for third in Methven, carding 69 along with Peter Hayes from Timaru and Rodger Davis. The course proved a pleasant surprise to the many who were playing it for the first time described as not long, but tight fairways placing a premium on tee shots, and it was a course that Fowler, the Australian Open winner in 1983, has left a mark on. The Senior Pro-am tour has its fourth and final stop at the Ashburton Golf Club today with a 12,30pm shotgun start.

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Curries back to the fray of disciplines they will face, but know they have a gruelling 513km journey ahead of them starting on Saturday. “The night before you get given an outline of length of each leg but not what order they’ll be in, then they stick you on a bus and hand you the maps as you get off,” Glen said. “Mentally I’m ready but I probably haven’t had the best build-up physically, but I should be alright.” Last year’s event started in the Milford Sound area where teams travelled over 520kms back to Queenstown through a series of high country alpine routes using disciplines of white water rafting, kayaking, mountain running, trekking and mountain biking. This year’s event

By Jonathan Leask It shapes as a busy weekend for the Currie family with Braden Currie going up against Richard Ussher again, while older brother Glen contests the Godzone adventure race. Braden goes up against Ussher in the Motatapu Xterra - a multisport triathlon consisting of a 2km swim, 47km mountain bike and 15km mountain run. Currie is the current XTERRA Motatapu record holder and will try and defend his title against Ussher as New Zealand’s top two multisport athletes go head-tohead again. Last month Currie claimed a breakthrough Coast to Coast win, holding off five-time winner Ussher and also finished ahead of Ussher at the 2012 Xterra World Championships in Hawaii. The deciding factor of the race will be the mountain run which is Currie’s strength, as he displayed with a blistering performance in the Coast to Coast. While Braden knows what to expect having blitzed the course in record time last year, older brother Glen heads into the unknown in the second Godzone adventure race. Glen and his Orion Health team, Wayne Oxenham, Lisa Bates and Jim Hawkridge, don’t know exactly what route or what order

is similar in length but race director Warren Bates said the race route will remain a closely guarded secret until it is revealed to the 140 competitors on Saturday as they travel towards the start point. “The course is broken down in to eight stages and navigation will once again be a critical component to success,” said Bates. “Unlike the Milford

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Sound event, where the challenges came very early on with many teams spending the first night lost, this year’s race sees more tricky navigation elements towards the back end of the course.” “This should ensure close racing for a few days and will put increased pressure on the team navigators at a time when they are starting to feel very tired.” With a record number of competitors across its five events Braden won’t be the only local athlete in action in Motatapu. A scan through the entry list shows Mike Hanson and Michael Gallagher will contest the New Mototapu Multisport race - a 15km river kayak, 55km mountain bike and 15km mountain run. Katie Harrison, Kelvin Small, Christina Clarke and Stephen Mealings are among the entrants in the off road marathon, Ben McIntosh and Mike McKenzie have entered in the 15km miners run and Mitch Bellew and Aaron Jones are in the Ricoh Wave.

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Guardian Weather

Friday, 8 March 2013

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METHVEN Rakaia

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TODAY

Mainly fine. However, becoming cloudy in the evening with some areas of drizzle developing about the foothills. Light winds, then southerlies in the evening.

Mainly fine. Low cloud and drizzle developing about the foothills in the evening. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

NZ Today

23 OVERNIGHT MIN 10

MAX

18 OVERNIGHT MIN 9

MAX

19 OVERNIGHT MIN 11

MAX

18 OVERNIGHT MIN 9

MONDAY: Cloudy, afternoon fine spells. Light winds.

Midnight Tonight

Wind less than km/h 30

MAX

SUNDAY: Cloudy, afternoon fine spells. Light winds.

Canterbury High Country

LYTTELTON

AKAROA

Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Mainly fine, becoming cloudy with late southerly.

TOMORROW: Cloudy, drizzle at times. Light winds.

LINCOLN

Ashburton Forecast 26

CHRISTCHURCH

30 to 59

Auckland Hamilton Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

60 plus

16 13 15 14 15 13 11 13 13 10 12 11 8

26 28 23 27 22 25 25 20 26 24 25 20 18

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Areas of cloud, especially morning and Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle, especially in night. Drizzle at times near the foothills. the morning. Light winds, but northeasterlies Wind at 1000m: Light. near the coast in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: Light.

SUNDAY

morning min max

fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine showers showers

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SUNDAY

Often cloudy, but fine spells in the afternoon. Areas of morning and evening cloud, otherwise fine. Light winds. Light winds.

MONDAY

NZ Situation

A ridge of high pressure lies over the South Island and directs a southeast flow over the North Island throughout the forecast period. A front weakens over South Island as it moves to the north tomorrow.

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MONDAY

Often cloudy, but fine spells in the afternoon. Fine apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Light winds. Light winds.

TUESDAY Cloudy periods. Northeast breezes.

TUESDAY Fine apart from areas of morning and evening cloud. Light winds.

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River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

107.6 3.27 5.79 44.0

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Canterbury Readings

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max

Ashburton Airport

20.3 10.0

Temperatures °C

Rainfall mm

min grass 16 hour Mar 2013 min to date to date

Wind km/h

max gust

9.7

0.2

2.2 98.4

NE 35

Christchurch Airport 19.2 10.5 10.7

0.8

0.8 58.8

NE 46

Timaru Airport

1.0

3.0 82.0

NE 30

Average Average

20.6

9.1

20.1

9.7

19.4

7.8

7.1

7.3

20.3 10.2

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122

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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Friday

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Saturday 9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Sunday 9 noon 3

9 pm

7:43 1:53 8:03 2:24 8:35 2:45 8:56 3:15 9:24 3:35 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

9:46

2 1 0

1:29

Rise 7:20 am Set 8:07 pm Good

Good fishing

Rise 7:21 am Set 8:05 pm Good

Good fishing

Rise 2:56 am Set 5:37 pm

Rise 4:06 am Set 6:14 pm

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Rise 7:22 am Set 8:03 pm Good

Good fishing Rise 5:17 am Set 6:47 pm

Full moon 27 Mar 10:29 pm

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