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ECan navigation safety ofﬁcer Timothy Ashton talks to Cameron Ross and four year old Flynn Ross about water safety during a visit to Lake Hood by members of the Coast Guard team. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 231217-TM-022

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A boat registration scheme trialled at Lake Hood could soon become a national requirement for all boats using freshwater lakes. Lake Hood became a national leader with the boat registration scheme about three years ago and its success means it is set to become compulsory in Canterbury and later across the country, said the lake’s management committee chairman Bryan Donaldson. “About three or four years ago we put the idea to ECan. They were supportive and at the start they paid for the registration stickers as part of the trial. It’s now $20 but the lake has become the place of choice for people from Christchurch now and that one-off fee is cheap for a

community owned facility that’s free to use,” he said. Currently the number of registrations stands at 1700 with more than half of those out of the district boats. It means that each boat using the lake can be easily identified by its registration number. A visit to the lake by Canterbury Coast Guard safety officers recently gave the lake and its civilian jet ski patrols a big tick of approval for their success in ensuring boaties played by the rules, Donaldson said. “Their comment to us was you just keep doing what you’re doing. They said they wished every lake in the region was like Lake Hood.” Coast Guard safety officers spent several hours at the lake talking to boaties and handing out safety information

ahead of an anticipated hectic January. “They were really there just to back up our patrols.” The strong emphasis that’s been placed on safety on the lake has meant there have been few incidents over the 15 years the facility had been open, Donaldson said. “We’re pretty happy with the way things are going and the registration has certainly helped; people seem to understand they’re more accountable when they can be identified.” Life jackets are also compulsory on the lake and compliance is generally pretty high, he said. January was generally peak time for lake use and local patrols would be out in force during that time to ensure all users played by the rules, Donaldson said.

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Courier drivers flat out By SuSan SandyS

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The growth in online shopping is seeing courier drivers just about going door-todoor in Mid Canterbury this festive season. NZ Post delivered 40 million letters and parcels nationwide leading up to Christmas in December, reflecting a huge 20 per cent increase on parcels last year for Mid Canterbury and nationwide. Regional Service Delivery Manager, Murray Rei said the Christmas rush had tapered off, but that did not mean drivers could take a break. “We’re now gearing up to deliver parcels from Boxing

Day sales,” Rei said yesterday. “We’re reminding customers to allow an extra one to two working days for delivery due to the upcoming public holidays, when there will be no deliveries,” he added. Among other operators in Mid Canterbury is Post Haste Couriers. Timaru branch manager Dave Gilkison looks after the Mid Canterbury area, and said there had been a seven to eight per cent increase in parcel deliveries year on year. “Up until Christmas it’s crazy,” Gilkison said. “We expect it to carry on as more and more people shop at home.”

given a ride home. “The man refused to get in the police car, and while officers were dealing with him the woman has driven off in the police vehicle. “After a short time the woman lost control of the vehicle and crashed through a fence and into a parked car on Gem Street.” She allegedly fled after the crash, but was caught a short time later. A 17-year-old female has been charged with driving offences and has been bailed to appear in Rotorua District Court on January 3. - NZME

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Hot rods converge on Methven By SuSan SandyS

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Teen girl crashes stolen police car in Rotorua A 17-year-old has escaped serious injury after she allegedly stole a police patrol car before losing control and crashing it through a fence and into a parked car. The incident happened in Pukehangi, Rotorua in the early hours of yedsterday. Rotorua Area Commander Inspector Anaru Pewhairangi said officers were responding to a report just after midnight of two people acting suspiciously in the area. “After speaking with the pair the woman was placed in the police vehicle so they could be

Rods at Methven attracts thousands biennially to the town.

Hot rods, street machines, classic cars and motorbikes will be revving up crowds in Methven on Saturday, at the biennial Rods at Methven. The event attracted about 3000 spectators and raised $5000, which was donated to the town’s fire brigade, the last time it was held in 2015. About 260 cars were on display

outside the Blue Pub. Organiser Annmarie McCloy said similar numbers are expected this year, however, it is a case of first-in first-served for the display space. “They know they have to get there early,” McCloy said. Hot rod enthusiasts who don’t get there in time generally park up around town. “They just all park out on the street, so it’s kind of like another

show outside of the show,” McCloy said. A rocker cover race is held as part of the day, with rocker covers pimped up and turned into racing cars. They compete against each other on a two-lane drag strip. Rods at Methven is held 10am to 3pm, and the entry fee is $5 for adults and $2 for children. A two-day run kicks off prior to Rods at Methven, on Friday, and about 50 cars have registered.

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Woman missing for over a week Police are looking for a 21-yearold woman who has been missing from Christchurch for a week. Hornby resident Blessing Ielu was last seen on Thursday, December 21.

She is the second young woman to be reported missing from the city over the holidays. Canterbury Police are also concerned for the safety of Rebekah Schreuder who was last seen on

Boxing Day in the suburb of Burnside. A friend of the 24-year-old says she was on foot when she was last seen, wearing denim shorts and a white T-shirt. - NZME

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Dr John calls time on career “N

o, don’t say exasperating,” says Dr John McGettigan with a small smile. He is answering the question of what would be one word to sum up his 40 years as a GP in Methven. He then asks if he can have three words. Yes, it has been exasperating, as well as exhausting, but also exhilarating. They are the three words which aptly sum up both the highs and lows of a rural GP’s life, one who has mostly worked full-time throughout his career and been on-call after-hours. Known to generations of Methven residents simply as Dr John, the 69-year-old is just about an institution in the town, his name synonymous with the Methven Medical Centre. Dr McGettigan has been at the centre ever since it was established at its town centre site, and began practising in Methven in 1977. He and wife Mary had packed up their belongings from their little flat in Auckland into a van, and began the long drive south with their two young children. It was winter and there were cars sliding off the icy Desert Road, but they made it safe and sound. Brought up near Lumsden in rural Southland by farming parents, Dr McGettigan had been attracted by the benefits of living in a small community, as well as the outdoor recreational opportunities offered by the surrounding mountains. The couple lived at a home on Forest Drive with a built-on surgery, prior to the Ashburton District Council opening the current facility in 1984. Dr McGettigan was a GP obstetrician as well, and delivered about 30 babies per year prior to nationwide obstetric service changes about 17 years ago. He has enjoyed the many rewards of rural practice, such as dealing with challenging diagnoses, the variability of each day, and getting to know patients and treating several generations of families.

Today, 40 years of service will come to an end, when Dr John McGettigan unclips his after-hours pager from his belt, packs up his Methven surgery, and says goodbye to patients and fellow staff. Susan Sandys reports.

Calling time on a 40 year career as a rural doctor – Dr John McGettigan in his Methven Medical Centre surgery. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 191217-SS-067

But the exasperating and exhausting parts of it can not be denied, and Dr McGettigan has had his own health scare along the way, suffering a heart attack about 15 years ago. He recovered well after having stents inserted, and he shifted to working part-time in recent years. Most days rostered on are 12hour days, as paper work follows the completion of consultations for the day. Then there is covering for the after-hours roster for nights and weekends. Things have got easier over the years, with computerisation speeding up communication, development of the medical centre into a hub with many services, and increased

staff. Today the medical centre has 20 mainly part-timers, including the four fellow GPs of Gayle O’Duffy, Steve Bannister, Sophie Febery and Cheryl Tallon. Doctors are still rostered on after-hours, however initiatives such as directing patients phoning the medical centre when it is closed through to a nationwide triage service has resulted in the on-call doctor being required for only about 10 per cent of the overall calls. So where the doctor rostered on would once get up to two or three call-outs per night, this has now reduced to about one per week. Dr McGettigan and Mary are proud grandparents with six adult

children who have carved out impressive careers. They comprise a construction engineer, a doctor, a winemaker, an artist, a lawyer and a dentist. Dr McGettigan’s last day was officially December 28 (yesterday), but he was rostered on as the after-hours doctor that night. “So it will be the 29th of December I can throw in the stethoscope,” he said. As much as he is looking forward to retirement, he will miss work. “It’s the contact with all the people, but I will see them in the streets. The regular contact with the staff will probably be a big gap because you can never come back

and communicate with them the same as when you are working with them,” Dr McGettigan said. In the future he and Mary may move to Christchurch where two of their children are based, and he is planning to tackle the Milford Track in January with two fellow Otago graduates he walked the track with 50 years ago. The couple have overseas trips planned, including to the Australian Open, visiting their son and grandchildren in Perth, a European trip and Greek Island cruise. And he will be given a special goodbye from Methven Medical Centre staff, who are holding a farewell for him at the Methven Golf Club in the New Year.

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other Nature entered diva-style into 2017, splitting a 114-year-old Wellingtonia tree with a bolt of lightning. The dramatic act was in a thunderstorm on January 6, on Barry Austin’s Mayfield farm. Lightning also took out the telephone system in a house that was 150 metres away, blowing transformers and destroying electric fence units. “Our phone system is completely destroyed and the transformer in the yard was almost cooked,” said Austin at the time. EA Networks staff called to restore power to the property had told him that the damage was the most significant from an electrical storm they’d seen in 30 years. The storm was part of a wet patch and had followed a mostly cool week of weather, which even featured an inland frost. It had disappointed New Year campers, but was welcomed by farmers after a brief dry spell. “The timing was just fantastic – we are really looking for the harvest window now,” said Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury arable industry spokesperson Joanne Burke at the time. That harvest window soon arrived, with temperatures by Waitangi weekend soaring up to 33 degrees Celsius. The perfect summer conditions meant there was no rest for Mid Canterbury ar-

Weather extremes wreaked havoc on Mid Canterbury in 2017. Susan Sandys takes a look back on a year which has seen everything from floods and heavy snow to an electrical storm and high temperatures.

Harvesting of feed wheat was under way on the Pendarves property of the Sparks Brothers during a hot and sunny Waitangi weekend. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 070217-SS-0008 able farmers and contractors who worked around the clock to bring in their crops. But Mid Canterbury still had a lot of catching up to do in terms of rainfall, as it had received just two-thirds of its average for

Rainfall, measured by Ashburton Domain office assistant Emma Montgomery in March, just kept adding up at the Ashburton Domain weather station. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 110317-SS-042

the year so far. Mother Nature delivered, and in three days in mid-March, Ashburton received almost one month’s rainfall. The rain kept coming, and in April, Methven resident Viv Barrett said he believed it had been the wettest start to autumn for at least 10 years. “It’s a long time since we have had this much rain in the autumn,” he said. Methven arable and dairy farmer Craige Mackenzie said the wet weather had been a challenge through the latter end of harvest, but there had been fine spells enabling farmers to bring in crops. On July 20 the heavens opened, turning roads and paddocks into lakes and rivers. Mid Cantabrians were stranded with many routes shut due to flooding in the onein-60-year event. There was up to 160 millimetres of rain over two days. Some houses sustained flood-

The year got off to a tree-splitting start in January when lightning blew this tree on a Mayfield farm into shards. It was to be an indication of what was to come. PHOTO SUPPLIED

ing, seaside roads were damaged with at least one having a section washed away, and floodwaters washed into Ashburton College’s music suite, ruining carpets and wall coverings. The cost of repairing flood damaged roads was estimated at $600,000 by the Ashburton District Council. The council ran out of flooding signs, but generally was pleased with the way the district’s infrastructure held up and got through without having to declare a Civil Defence emergency as had some other districts. Mt Hutt Ski Area benefited from the heavy precipitation levels, and had its best snowfall levels this century. The year was nothing if not one of extremes, and by November the big wet began to turn into the big dry. In mid-November Ashburton Fire and Emergency Chief Fire Officer Alan Burgess warned of

increased fire risk as call-outs to vegetation fires began for the season. December kicked off with temperatures skyrocketing to the mid 20s to early 30s, and farmers faced hard decisions around irrigation prioritisation, destocking and moving to once-per-day milking. With a La Nina weather pattern currently influencing New Zealand, above average temperatures are forecast for Canterbury through to February. Climate change is also looming in the background, and this year’s extreme weather is similar to what we will see more of in years to come. However, Niwa says that does not mean every year will be as crazy as 2017. So let’s hope Mother Nature continues more of the same for skiers in 2018, but is kinder to everyone else, and does not bring any more flooding or extended periods of dry conditions.

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Faye answers call for help By Katie todd

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David’s wish for afghans filled By Katie todd

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When David Shaw’s favourite type of home baking was handdelivered to his front door, it was undoubtedly crafted to tip-top taste perfection.

It was Kitchen Kapers owner Rachael Redmond herself who whipped up a batch of homemade afghans for David to grant his Christmas Wish. Rachael and her daughters Frances and Hazel stopped by

David’s house and delivered the afghans – complete in a Christmas tin – to his door on Tuesday afternoon. David said he was a “lucky man” to receive the thoughtful parcel.

Faye Ruddenklau is no stranger to helping others, having recently stepped down from secretary of the Breast Cancer Support Group in Ashburton, and also being involved in the Mid Canterbury branch of the Cancer Society. But Faye’s latest volunteer venture is a bag full of handmade Christmas goodies – ginger crunch to shortbread to truffles – to be distributed to those in need as part of the Ashburton Guardian Christmas Wishes. At first, Faye said she didn’t think she’d have the time to help. But seeing a second call for volunteers, she couldn’t resist putting in a little kitchen time to help someone deserving. “Butter might be a little pricey these days – but there’s people out there who are really in need, and I wanted to do something to help,” she said. “I hope it goes to someone who enjoys it – but not all at once,” she laughed.

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he used wrapping paper now sits in a giant ball in a wheelie bin outside by the door, the chocolate has been eaten and the presents you didn’t really want remain untouched on a table somewhere, or even worse, on Trade Me. While Christmas is a great time to catch up with family members you haven’t seen in donkey’s years, it also comes with some added baggage in the form of presents. Most people can agree on the

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could use to brave going to buy something not even for myself, shock horror. Giving presents is a nice thing to do, but much like anything in life, there are people that excel at it, and others who maybe leave you scratching your head as to why they chose that. I am sure everyone has someone in their family who always gets the best presents. Generally, it isn’t something you expected or asked for, but it comes from left field, and gives

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a nice warm fuzz. Also, there is normally one that always delivers a curveball. From literal head-scratching massage whisk looking things to a box made of fake wood for the woodworker of the family, you can just never quite know what is coming. Making the transition and stepping out of childhood when you can no longer have a present delightfully labelled from *****, ****** and Jaime is a daunting time, and trying to

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draw a line at who you should buy presents for is a real challenge. However, it shouldn’t be painted as a chore, but should be viewed as a good part of a great time of year. I may enjoy sitting down stuffing my face with too many chips accompanied by good ol’ Kiwi onion dip, but that joy of releasing the grasp of the sticky tape and seeing what is hidden below can be a real joy, and make a great day the best of the year.

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June 2017 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Above – Mid Canterbury rugby welcomed a new major sponsor when Agstaff stepped into the role. Pictured is Agstaff’s Matt Jones with MCRU boss, Ian Patterson. Right – Ashburton’s Mayor, Donna Favel, opened the town’s new Countdown supermarket.

Above – Graham Kennedy, with his wife Katie, was one of a number of locals to be given a Queen’s Birthday honour. Right – A big crowd turned out to watch Methven’s winter lights turned on for the season.

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Above – The annual Heartland Music Festival kicked off in front of a full house at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Left – Extensive damage was done when a vehicle crashed into the Salvation Army building on Wills Street. Below – Another successful Bite Night was held in Ashburton.

Above – Machine power was swapped for horse power at the Ashburton Vintage Machinery Club ploughing match. Left – A PJ day held at Tiddlywinks beneﬁtted less fortunate children. Right – Frank Beckmann was one of many stallholders at the Mayﬁeld monthly market.

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The empty streets of New Year Ashburton Matt Markham

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here’s not quite a tumbleweed rolling down East Street just yet, but Ashburton is looking pretty quiet at the moment. In fact, one visitor to the town yesterday described it to me as a bit of a ghost town and as I wandered around, it was hard not to agree with him. We place a lot of emphasis on this town being a stop for tourists as they make their way around the South Island, but what is here to stop for at this time of the year? Lake Hood is in full swing – but that’s about it. We don’t have anything else right on the back door to entice people to spend some of their downtime in our district. Even for locals it would seem like Ashburton is a bit of a lost cause at this time of year. Everyone is packing up and heading out of town – whether it be north, south, east or west – just anywhere but here. The loss of our New Year’s Eve Street Party is in some way to blame for that, with no real reason to stick around and celebrate the end of the year at home anymore. Instead, we are inviting people to head elsewhere. The Caroline Bay Carnival just down the road will attract thousands throughout the course of the week, many of whom will pass through Ashburton on their way south. But should they want to spend any money locally, they may struggle to find somewhere suitable to do so with only the big players in retail having their doors open. Perhaps it’s time Ashburton looked at adopting an event at this time of the year that could ride on the coat tails of the one held by our South Canterbury friends. A constant stream of events being held in the Ashburton Domain could be a good start – or even a really big event out at Lake Hood. Whatever it might be, we need to do something. Because the tumbleweed is starting to roll and the day we see it making its way down East Street is the day we have officially missed the boat.

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■ NORTH KOREA

Man had anthrax antibodies A North Korean soldier who defected to the South has been found to have anthrax antibodies in his bloodstream, local news reports. The unidentified soldier, believed to be the man who defected in November this year, would have been either exposed to or vaccinated against anthrax before he defected to South Korea. This comes after a report that North Korea is conducting biological weapons experiments to test the possibility of loading anthrax-laden warheads on its intercontinental ballistic missiles. “Anthrax antibodies have been found in the North Korean soldier who defected this year,” a South Korean intelligence official told local news network Channel A according to UPI. It is not known who the unnamed defector is, but it could be the young soldier who was caught on camera running across the border and nearly shot dead by his fellow comrades in November. Oh Chong Song, 24, was shot four times as he made a mad dash for South Korea, and has been recovering in a Seoul hospital since, the MailOnline reported. Song had been shot in his

Hamill apologises Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has apologised for criticising the portrayal of his character Luke Skywalker in the blockbuster franchise’s latest film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. “I regret voicing my doubts & insecurities in public”, Hamill wrote on Twitter yesterday. “Creative differences are a common element of any project but usually remain private.” Hamill, who played Skywalker in the three original Star Wars films (1977-83), gave an interview in June in which he said he was unconvinced by the script, and particularly unhappy about Skywalker’s line “It’s time for the Jedi to end”.

The unidentiﬁed soldier, who may be the man who defected in November, would have been either exposed to or vaccinated against anthrax before he defected to South Korea. knee, arm, back and chest through his shoulder, but despite his serious injuries, the team at the hospital saved his life. The hepatitis B and the parasites – some more than 250mm

long – found in his body highlight nutrition and hygiene problems that experts say have plagued North Korea for decades. He is believed to be an army staff sergeant who was sta-

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Chef sang carol then shot his family A man thought to have killed his estranged wife and two children on Christmas Day is a well-known vegan chef, author and motivational speaker who suffered from depression but recently turned his life around. Police said yesterday that Anthony Milan Ross was arrested after exchanging gunfire with officers following a six-hour standoff in a Phoenix, Arizona,

apartment complex, according to AZ Central. Once police were able to get into the apartment they found the bodies of 11-year-old Nigel and Anora, 10 months. Ross, 45, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and more than a dozen counts of aggravated assault on an officer. He wasn’t hurt in the police standoff.

Witnesses told police they saw him shoot his estranged wife Iris Ross as she tried to run away from him. When they asked if she was okay, he said “no” and pointed his gun at them before entering the apartment, where witnesses said they heard two or three more gunshots, according to police. On Christmas afternoon Ross

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posted a touching video alongside his 11-year-old son, Nigel, singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Just 90 minutes later police said the shooting rampage began. Ross’ social media fans have reacted with shock to the disturbing news, as hundreds of his fans commented with horror on the video, which remains on his page. - NZME

Being diagnosed with cancer of the throat would be a nightmare for most musicians but internationally renowned saxophonist Nathan Haines is thankful for the new perspective the challenge has given him. About four weeks ago Haines, 45, went to the doctor because it felt like he had something in his throat. At first the doctor was not concerned but when he was struggling to eat, the doctor sent him for an endoscopy. It showed an ulcerative lump in his throat which doctors later confirmed was an HPV cancer which most likely started in the bottom of his throat and spread to his voice box. Haines has already had two operations to remove the bulk of the tumour and yesterday had surgery to remove some of the lymph nodes around his throat and a quarter of his larynx.

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■ OIL PRICES

Rises pressure NZ motorists

how petrol companies set prices and the Automobile Association says the fuel companies should be absorbing more of the oil price increase as margins were already high. The latest AA Petrol watch monitor puts the national price of a litre of 91 at $2.10, a litre of 95 at $2.19 and $1.44 for a litre of diesel. Spokesman Mark Stockdale

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The Australian dollar hovered around a two-month high at 77.82 US cents. The kiwi fell to 90.89 Australian cents from 91.03 cents late Wednesday. With very little data on the immediate horizon at home or abroad, Shirley said trading will remain very light until year end. The local dollar rose to 80.05

yen from 79.78 yen and rose to 4.6289 yuan from 4.6180 yuan. It was little changed at 59.39 euro cents from 59.38 cents and rose to 52.72 British pence from 52.67 pence. New Zealand’s two-year swap rate was unchanged at 2.21 per cent and the 10-year swaps eased three basis points to 3.14 per cent. - NZME

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gressively fights any attempts to revoke device manager permissions. Loapi then conducts numerous adverse activities such as mining for the cryptocurrency Monero. When testing this in the lab Kasperskary found that the battery of the smartphone would overheat and smoke due to the large amount of processing power it takes to mine digital currencies. - NZME

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Warning over new Android phone virus A new powerful virus has been found that can mine cryptocurrency off a smartphone and shut down its internet services, according to the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab. It can also destroy an Android device, Kaspersky said, making it the ‘jack of all trades’ when it comes to malicious software. The virus is called Loapi and was spotted by the Kaspersky team who had their test phone

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Dollar rises against US in thin trading The New Zealand dollar rose in very thin trading as it continued to benefit from ongoing US dollar weakness and a lift in commodity-linked currencies. The kiwi rose to 70.75 US cents as at 5pm in Wellington yesterday from 70.46 cents late Wednesday. The trade-weighted index rose to 74.07 from 73.96. The New Zealand dollar is “mildly elevated,” said Kiwibank senior dealer Mike Shirley. “It’s holiday thin trading and there is broad, very mild US weakness. We are winning by default,” he said. The US dollar has slipped as traders increasingly expect that other major central banks will also begin reducing their monetary stimulus next year as global economic growth picks up, reducing any potential yield differential between US rates and interest rates in other countries. The kiwi was also helped by a lift in the Australian dollar as copper held near a four-year high, gold was around a one-month high and oil prices remained firm.

and beyond the control of the fuel companies. We’re at the mercy of what happens in the rest of the world and if there’s any comfort motorists are at the mercy of what’s happening just as we are.’’ But oil companies – which faced a price inquiry this year and will face more scrutiny next year – had room to avoid reacting to every rise in crude prices. “Regardless of the commodity price and the exchange rate margins certainly are healthy at the moment, the AA’s view is that there is room to absorb any increases in the cost of importing fuel so we think they can afford to wear a little more of that rather than passing it all on,’’ said Stockdale. And analysts say that if oil continues to rally in the coming year this will bring more of the US shale oil industry back into play and that will pull down oil prices. Auckland motorists face higher fuel bills next year regardless of global prices as a public transport tax is imposed throughout the region. - NZME

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since then but analysts warn supply remains tight. The Waha Oil pipeline that carries crude to Libya’s largest terminal will need about a week for repairs following an explosion on Tuesday, while the American Petroleum Institute report shows US crude stockpiles falling by 5.96 million barrels last week. In this country the Government wants to know more about

said motorists were paying less than $2 a litre for 91 octane a year ago including some of the more expensive parts of the country including Wellington and the South Island. “Motorists over this holiday season have not had the same welcome Christmas present that they had over the past couple of holiday seasons.’’ Brent crude fell to below $28 a barrel in early 2016 but has steadily recovered as Opec, which controls about 40 per cent of world production, and Russia agreed to slash production. Price rises have not only hit motorists and ground transport operators, but also had an impact on airlines. The price of jet fuel is 20 per cent higher than what it was a year ago and this will add an estimated $US28.3 billion to airlines’ bills this year. Stockdale said any increase in crude price wasn’t welcome. “There are global factors that are beyond the control of Kiwi motorists, beyond the control of the New Zealand Government

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Global oil prices have hit their highest levels since 2015 this week as global supply is squeezed by pipeline problems and major producers are set to keep a check on production, pushing up prices for motorists this summer. The impact of action by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting (Opec) countries and nonOpec countries to keep up prices by limiting output is being felt around the world. Petrol prices are over $2 for a litre of 91 unleaded petrol at many service stations around the country after rising steadily during the year. Crude spiked earlier this week as Britain’s most important North Sea pipeline prepared to restart pumping after a rare shutdown and there were supply problems in Libya following an explosion. International benchmark Brent crude rose $US1.81, ($NZ2.56) or 2.8 per cent, to $US67.06 and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures jumped $US1.50, or 2.6 per cent, to $US59.97. Prices have slipped slightly

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When rugged meets elegance T he Land Cruiser Prado has been given new exterior and interior styling, a safety equipment boost and bigger tow rating for 2018. Serious off-road capability in a large SUV, while its occupants can travel in comfort with plenty of interior space, is a hall-mark of the seven-seater Prado. Now rated to tow a maximum braked capacity of 3,000 kgs, an increase of 500 kgs over the previous model, expect to see the new Prado making light work of getting boats and caravans to popular holiday destinations this summer. Spencer Morris, the General Manager of Product for Toyota New Zealand, says “it’s hard to beat the Prado’s usability for those with an outdoor lifestyle.” “With its ability to tow heavier loads the Prado will now make more people’s shopping lists.” Another significant change is the introduction of the suite of safety technology bundled within Toyota Safety Sense, which includes the Pre-Crash Safety System with Autonomous Emergency Braking for vehicles and pedestrians; Lane Departure Alert with Vehicle Sway Warning; Automatic High Beam and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. The front of the Prado has had a complete makeover, to create a look that is more consistent between the Prado and Land Cruiser 200. The bonnet takes on a more chiselled look with a refreshed bumper and front guards, while the grille, headlights and fog lights

have a more integrated feel. At the rear, the door garnish is new, as are the tail light clusters and bumper. The daytime running lights on the Prado GX now have LED operation like the other variants, while on the VX and VX Limited the front fog lights and high beam now have LED operation. For 2018, the GX has newly designed 17-inch alloy wheels with angular cut out spokes, while the paint finish on the 18inch alloy wheels fitted to the VX and VX

Limited has been revised with a brighter finish. There are two new exterior colours – Peacock Black and Avant Garde Bronze in the eight-colour range. Inside the more upscale interior, the dashboard, instrument binnacle and switchgear are newly designed. The revised centre console, which incorporates a flush-surface air-conditioning control panel, has a lower profile at the top for a sleeker appearance and improved forward visibility.

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Sniffing out transonics A

500mph target has been set for the Bloodhound SSC land speed record challenger when it makes its first runs on the dry lake bed race track at Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape, South Africa in October 2018. Following successful 200mph (320km/h) runway trials at Cornwall Airport Newquay in October, the team is targeting 500mph (804km/h) – a key milestone on the journey to setting a new World Land Speed Record. The ‘Bloodhound 500’ trials will test the car’s performance and handling during one of its most vulnerable phases – the zone between 400 and 500mph (640800kmh) where the stability of the car transitions from being governed by the interaction of the wheels with the desert surface, to being controlled by the vehicle’s aerodynamics. The team says grip from the wheels will fall off faster than the aerodynamic forces build up, so this is likely to be the point where the car is at its least stable. Data on the interaction between the solid aluminium wheels, coupled with ‘base drag’ measurements, will provide a real world insight into the power required to set records. Base drag relates to the aerodynamic force produced by low pressure at the rear of the car, sucking it back. As the car approaches transonic speeds, this force far exceeds the friction of the air passing over Bloodhound’s bodywork. The Bloodhound 500 tests will be conducted using the car’s Rolls-Royce EJ200

jet engine, normally found in a Eurofighter Typhoon, which produces a peak thrust of 20,000lbs (90 kilonewtons), equivalent to 54,000 thrust horsepower, or the combined output of 360 family cars. The car will run for the first time with its solid aluminium wheels, specially designed for the desert surface. Measuring 900mm in diameter and weighing 95kg each, they are designed to spin at up to 10,200rpm – more than four times faster than wheels on an F1 car at top speed.

The result of 30 years of research and design, they were created by an international consortium and forged from high grade 7037 aircraft grade aluminium alloy. The wheels have a V-shaped keel which digs into the alkali playa (baked mud) surface by 25mm when the car is stationary. As speeds increase, the wheels will rise up out of the mud surface and plane in much the same way as a speedboat rides up on the surface of the water. At 500mph (804km/h) and above, just a

few millimetres of metal will be in contact with the desert surface and the giant aluminium discs will act more like rudders than the wheels on a conventional car. The 19km desert racetrack at the Hakskeen Pan has been prepared by 317 members of the local Mier community. They have moved 16,000 tonnes of rock from 22 million square metres of dry lakebed. ‘‘The track is 19km by 500m, with large safety areas on both sides,’’ said engineering director Mark Chapman. ‘‘This allows us to lay out up to 50 individual tracks side by side. This is important as we can’t run over the same piece of ground twice because the car will break up the baked mud surface as it passes. “We need multiple tracks so we can build speed slowly and safely – going up in 50mph (80km/h) steps, comparing realworld results with theoretical data – and Hakskeen is the perfect place to do this. ‘‘The surface is hard, too, which means we’ve been able to design slightly narrower wheels that reduce aerodynamic drag.” RAF Wing Commander Andy Green will drive the Bloodhound SSC land speed record contender. During low-speed shakedown trials earlier this year driver, Green, the current World Land Speed Record holder, drove Bloodhound SSC from a standing start to 200mph in 8 seconds. The goals for Bloodhound SSC are to reach 800mph to set a new world land speed record and then attempt to exceed 1000mph (1609km/h).

Mono’s first public outing B riggs Automotive Company (BAC) – the Liverpool-based manufacturer behind the world-famous Mono supercar – is confirmed for the Performance Car Show in January. Mono is the world’s only singleseater, road-legal supercar that’s earned plaudits around the globe for its blistering performance and one-of-a-kind characteristics, and it’s sure to enjoy plenty of attention. BAC will take pride of place on Stand 19410 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), showcasing the 2018 Model Year Mono that includes a whole host of new standard technology – including a lightweight, lithium-ion battery. The 2018 Model Year Mono’s arrival at the Performance Car Show is its first ever public showing, making this another exclusive first for the event. The Mono defies belief when you first get up close and personal to it – its stature and single-seat setup make you wonder how it’s allowed on roads both in Britain and in several territories around the world. Despite this, it’s still perfectly suited for ferocity on the track and has taken some giant lap time scalps in its time – including topping the TopGear Power Lap Times Leaderboard with Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond in 2013.

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Little Polo just got bigger

he new Volkswagen Polo is being readied for a February introduction to the New Zealand market. It’s the next phase in a Polo evolution that began when the original was launched in 1975 and has seen 14 million units sold worldwide. This sixth generation boasts an increase of 81mm in overall length and 94mm in the wheelbase, and is 69mm wider. There’s also a 25 per cent increase in boot capacity from 280 litres to 351 litres. Details of the New Zealand line-up have yet to be confirmed. Europe has nine Euro-6 compliant engines for the Polo, ranging from a base model 1.0-litre unit with 48kW to the new 1.5-litre TSI EVO with 110kW output and fuel-saving cylinder deactivation (ACT) technology. The Polo GTI that will follow gains a performance boost with a 2.0-litre TSI unit developing 147kW and in Europe there are two 1.6 TDI diesel engines offering outputs of 59kW and 70kW – both equipped with an SCR catalytic converter. All Polo engine variants come equipped with a stop-start system and a regenerative braking mode as standard. “The new Polo personifies what Volkswagen is all about; world class engineering and technology that is accessible to the people,” said Tom Ruddenklau, general manager of Volkswagen New Zealand. “The new Polo is a technological marvel and benefits from the significant R&D investments Volkswagen has placed into its older siblings, the Golf, Tiguan, Passat and Touareg. “It possesses world-class features and safety normally found in cars twice its price. “We are fortunate to have many thousands of customers, many on their second or third Polo and it is great to be able to offer these loyal customers something quite special with the new Polo.” The technology content includes a stateof-the-art driver assistance and comfort

systems. Those new to Polo include Front Assist with City Emergency Braking, Pedestrian monitoring and Blind Spot monitoring detection. Such technology is usually reserved for higher class models such as the Golf or Passat. The Polo will be the first Volkswagen model to feature a new generation of the

optional Active Info Display. It has also been given the latest generation of infotainment systems controlled from an 8.0-inch glass covered touchscreen. And for serious music lovers the Polo Beats variant comes with a powerful 300-watt sound system with eight channel amplifiers, six loudspeakers and a sub-

woofer to optimise sound quality. Polo Beats also includes unique design detailing. With the imminent arrival of the new model, the current generation Polo is available at special run-out pricing with the 1.2 TSI Comfortline manual priced from $20,990 and the 1.2 TSI Comfortline auto from $23,990.

Toyota edging up to No. 1 T oyota Motor Corp. says it sold 10.35 million vehicles around the world this year, up 2 per cent from the previous year, and predicts higher sales next year. The number is likely to put the Japanese automaker close to last year’s No. 1, Volkswagen of Germany. Volkswagen sold 10.3 million vehicles last year, putting it ahead of Toyota and General Motors. Toyota, which sold nearly 10.2 million vehicles worldwide last year, said it expects to sell 10.495 million in 2018. Nissan-Renault, the alliance between Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA of France, which reported solid sales in the first half of this year, has run into some sales problems after inspections irregularities were reported at its Japanese plants. Nissan has been doing massive recalls and the scandal has dented sales.

The other automakers have not yet reported this year’s sales numbers. Toyota executives repeatedly say they are not seeking to be No. 1 in global vehicles sales and that chasing numbers could even be unhealthy. But competition is intense not only in major markets like the US and Europe but in relatively new markets like China and India, where growth is expected to be stupendous in coming years. Toyota reported that sales grew 10 per cent in Japan, while it grew 1 per cent abroad, this year. The maker of the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, was not as optimistic about its sales in Japan next year, projecting a 5 per cent decline, while it sees its sales outside Japan would continue to grow. Locally, Toyota is New Zealand’s biggest selling brand with 18,522 vehicles sold with December registration results still to be announced.

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Jaw-dropping metal

The stunning XE SV Project 8.

otor1.com, the fast growing editorial destination, is set to host a selection of high-performance cars on its all-new feature at the Performance Car Show. As the 2018 show edges closer, Motor1. com - quickly becoming established for original news, reviews, advice and market-leading video content – has confirmed some of the most jaw-dropping metal will be displayed on its inaugural stand. Making its UK debut on the feature stand is the 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. The car at the show is a development on last year’s series-winning race car. Created for customer sports racing, the GTI TCR is a hardcore trackonly weapon, with wide body, 18-inch racing wheels and adjustable aluminium rear wing among many high-performance features. Powered by a 2.0-litre race-prepared turbo engine, the GTI TCR is the latest development of Volkswagen’s extensive racing heritage. The most powerful road legal Jaguar ever built, XE SV Project 8, is set to take pride of place on the Motor1.com feature. No more than 300 Project 8s will be handbuilt, all with an astonishing 592bhp from a thunderous 5.0-litre supercharged V8. It is sure to be an instant hit with crowds across all four days of the show,

having recently been crowned the fastest production-spec saloon car to ever lap the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife. Alongside the British muscle car is the much-hyped Porsche 991.2 GT3, with its

493bhp Cup-derived 4.0-litre engine. The GT3 continues the legacy of the Porsche GT models as unparalleled driver’s cars. With its wailing 9000rpm redline, classleading chassis and suspension, the GT3 has quickly taken the top spot on many a Porsche wish list and will be a sure-fire favourite on the Motor1.com feature.

alloy wheels, as well as Pirelli slick tyres. The Motor1.com stand will also feature a live stage, where an exciting lineup of automotive speakers and industry influencers will add further colour to the cars on display across all four days. What’s more, visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of other attractions on the stand, including a Batak machine, where you’ll be able to time yourself against friends and the stars of the show, a PlayStation console and a cafe bar, allowing visitors to get close and stay close to the gorgeous selection of cars on display. Jon Quirk, Editor-in-Chief of Motor1 UK, said: “Autosport International is a fantastic opportunity to give our new digital brand a physical footprint and introduce Motor1.com to a key audience of car enthusiasts. “In just six months, we’ve built a brilliant team, created a new visual identity and delivered a content plan designed to work across all key platforms. “The Motor1.com stand will help us showcase this great work and set us up for a successful 2018.” The Performance Car Show takes place alongside Autosport International at the NEC McLaren’s headin Birmingham between Januturning 570S GT4. ary 11-14. The Performance Car Show runs alongside Autosport International, twin-turbo V8 and host of cutting-edge which is part of Motorsport Network, the technology makes the 570S a superbly brilworld’s largest independent automotive liant jewel within the Sports Series line-up. and motorsport-related digital platform, The GT4-spec aero package includes connecting millions of people who love a large rear wing for increased levels of motorsport and cars. downforce along with a sculpted front The Network also creates key industry bumper and large front splitter. It also arrives at the customer events including Autosport International equipped with lightweight magnesium and the annual Autosport Awards. Visitors will also be able to get up close to the gorgeous McLaren 570S GT4 which lines up on the feature in Hall 19. Its innovative carbon fibre construction and reworked exterior package, 562bhp

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erformance car title evo has celebrated British motoring success with the announcement of its Car of the Year awards, with the McLaren 720S being named both Car of the Year and Best Supercar of 2017. The coveted awards further recognise British brands, with the new Bentley Continental GT and the Lotus Elise Sport 220 named Best GT and Best Sports Car respectively. The evo Car of the Year awards recognise the top performance cars across ten key categories, from hot hatch to hypercar via every sector in between. The road testers at evo judge the cars on their on-road dynamics, performance and, crucially, whether they deliver the thrill of driving. For 2017, evo Car of the Year for the first time recognises and crowns not only an overall winner but also a winner from every category represented within evo’s data section, The Knowledge. Stuart Gallagher, editor of evo, commented, “The McLaren 720S is as much about what it represents for the company, how far it has come and, perhaps crucially, what is yet to follow. “It is the product of a manufacturer that hasn’t changed its focus on wanting to build the most exciting, thrilling and best performance cars it can.” Deputy editor of evo, Adam Towler, added, “You expect the 720S to be

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1 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 6 7 8 9 10

26558 Be lla Jade 17.89 67556 It’s The Love ly 17.58 71888 Home bush Baile y 17.70 36583 Kalisi 17.71 77375 Bigtime Ge orge 17.65 75122 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 53718 Niamh’s Way 17.81 54412 Guru’s Choice 17.87 68567 Cawbourne Che zzy 17.78 85868 Minde r 17.83

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12:21pm opt 412

Wanganui Dogs

Today at Hatrick Raceway

ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2

$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer P C Morris K Gommans J T McInerney N Udy L C ole J & D Bell P Blanche K Williams J & D Bell J T McInerney

12:56pm opt 414

1 5711X Bigtime Nare lle 17.65 1 3 2 26756 Brilliant Jayla 17.53 2 3 46311 Not Shackle y nwtd 4 88817 Mary Blue Blood 17.70 4 5 1F863 Anothe r Flag 17.68 6 64784 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 7 11453 Bigtime Be v 17.70 8 44351 Opawa Bucks 17.87 9 F8486 Britt Baxte r nwtd 10 77788 Take away 17.70

R Waite J T McInerney C J Morris

WANGANUI CHRONICLE C2 $1,685, C2, 305m

1 37772 All In Be rlin 17.4 4 1 2 665X7 Stole Me Car 17.71 3 11275 Who’s John Galt 17.82 4 4 14845 Cawbourne Pottsy 17.58 5 23831 Smash Fire 18.13 3 6 34376 Culvie De n 17.80 7 72177 Making It Up 17.79 2 8 25628 Bigtime Dange r 17.85 9 F8486 Britt Baxte r nwtd 10 85868 Minde r 17.83 1:14pm opt 415

1 3 2 2 $1,685, C2, 305m 4 3 L C ole 4 P C Morris 5 N Udy 6 J T McInerney 7 M Flipp 1 8 J & D Bell 9 L C ole 10

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2

December 29, 2017 B Marsh K Gommans L C ole J & D Bell N Udy L Bell C J Morris L C ole J T McInerney J T McInerney

2:07pm 418

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L C ole Ross/Voyce R Waite S Stone M Flipp L Pearce J T McInerney J & D Bell C J Morris

L C ole C J Morris G & S Fredrickson

2:25pm 419

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1 3 2 2 $3,325, C2/3, 520m E Dug anzich 3 4 4 L C ole M Roberts 5 G Hodg son 6 1 7 L C ole L C ole 8 L C ole 9 Ross/Voyce 10

LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C2/3

L C ole J & D Bell L C ole L C ole M Roberts Howe/Woods L C ole A Turnwald L C ole P C Morris

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Today at Motukarara Raceway

MOTUKARARA WORKOUTS TROT $7,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2170m 1 REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

12:12pm 711

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Motukarara Harness

1 494X4 I W McNik (1) C & A Edmonds 1 0 2 X0090 Lady Tanya (2) J Gray 3 98 M’Lord Macke ndon (3) R Holmes 4 7685X Supe rfast Maggie (4) H Westrum 4 5 That’s The Story (5) G Payne 6 He Was Rome o (6) R Cameron 7 7936 Spe e dy Command (7) T Trathen 2 8 60723 Show Of Faith (8) G Hunt 3 9 27 Ruth Ce le ste Pe tite (9) M Edmonds 10 0X030 Silve r Spur (10) M Neill 11 4 Angustia (11) K & T Barron 12 05X Pre stissimo (12) J Versteeg 13 03345 Grand Prince ss (13) N Harris 14 07786 Thank U Ge orge (14) Wakelin/Noble 15 This Way C omes 16 68908 Masie s Pride (15) W Stapleton 12:47pm 712

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J Dunn J Gray R Holmes J Keast D Dunn R C ameron T Trathen G Hunt M Edmonds M Neill B Orang e J Versteeg N McGrath P Wakelin SC RATC HED G O'Reilly

DAKIN GROUP PACE

$7,500, Up to MR48 PACE, 2170m

1 0 Be au Vista (1) J Lethaby 2 84500 Chaaat (2) W Stapleton 3 World Boss 4 00 Absolute ly Unre al (3) S Harding 1 5 67665 Awaytoculle ct (4) R Thornley 6 0766 Tracksare fortrains (5) G Burgess 4 7 8X456 Spinatale (6) K Collins 8 40090 Yukon Cloud (7) J Gray 2 9 0X922 Victor Tango (8) R Bennett 10 009 Skippe rland (9) R Holmes 11 00X00 Fine Sophie (10) C Thornley 12 005 Maxwe ll Monte z (11) M Jones 0 13 00000 I’m Sick Of Excuse s (12) F Baigent 14 0 She ’s Outstanding (13) R Rowland 3 15 09652 Franco Garcia (u1) B Waldron 1:22pm 713

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CHALLENGE LINCOLN PACE $7,500, NONWINNERS 3YO+ MR48–MR51, 2170m

Que e n Of The Nite (1) K & T Barron Pe mbrook Blue (2) B Negus 0 Magical Moe (3) L Hanrahan McCawsome (4) G & N Hope Naturally Good (5) M Edmonds We stburn Yie ld (6) I Court Last Touch (7) J Whittaker 632 Loissonya (8) B Negus 8 De light Of Te xas (9) J Versteeg 90 Gotta Future (10) W Stevenson Cut Above (11) I Lee 93720 Si Si Se nor (12) M Jones PX0 Social Me dia (13) S Anderson Burnindownthe house (14) Butt/Cox

gM2 1 REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

12:30pm opt 211

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A Lethaby G O'Reilly SC RATC HED D Dunn O Thornley (J) R May L O'Reilly J Gray J Morrison (J) R Holmes C R Thornley S Ottley R C urtin C DeFilippi C D Thornley

B Orang e D Dunn G O'Reilly R May M Edmonds R Holmes J Whittaker (J) S O'Reilly (J) J Versteeg J Morrison (J) I Lee S Ottley K C ox J W C ox

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PHIL MURFITT ORTHODONIST TROT

$8,000, R40 to R49 TROT, 2170m

0 1 90097 Wande ring Star (1) A Lowe 2 04340 I’ldoitmyway (2) B Williams 3 X3800 Wot Up (3) M Howard 4 76495 Rollin Thunde r (4) G Turner 3 5 9X906 Native s Lasting Love (5) A Thornton 4 6 74856 Ella Abbe (6) G & N Hope 7 58009 Holly Trouble (7) W Stapleton 8 0X0X0 Saltwate r Gold (8) B Hutton 1 9 30033 Troy Castle ton (9) B White 10 85647 Ste llar Succe ss (10) M Heenan 11 X0680 Idle Boys (11) R Austin 12 57849 Rusty I Am (12) Wakelin/Noble 13 00300 Highland Star (13) R Paterson 2 14 04805 Je rry Garcia (u1) L O'Reilly 15 0977X Trouble De l (u2) W Stapleton

S O'Reilly (J) T Quate (J) S McNally C D Thornley R C lose R May G O'Reilly C DeFilippi D Dunn S Ottley B Orang e P Wakelin G Smith L O'Reilly J W C ox

G & S Fredrickson L C ole L C ole L Pearce J & D Bell A Turnwald L C ole M Roberts L Pearce

1 44365 Fabio (9) 58.5 R Priscott 2 2X749 Mose s (6) 58.5 C Evans 3 486 Clarios (13) 58.5 S Dowling 4 02 Monaco (4) 57 S Ralph 4 5 6X346. Swissilicious (15) 56.5 C Wood 6 00X63 Arrivo (11) 56.5 J Entwisle 7 63X76 Re gal Dance r (12) 56.5 D Greene 8 Feel The Breeze 1 9 2 Lovin Th’Castle (14) 55 W Larsen 2 10 03 Ve nde lla (2) 55 T Pike 11 4 Be low Ze ro (1) 55 Peter & Dawn Williams 12 5X Not Usual He art (3) 55 Logan/Gibbs 13 36X Sunrise Ruby (10) 55 S McKee 14 Shadze Of Blue 3 15 Be aude n (7) 57 G & D Rogerson 16 Vincentius 17 Ironside 0 18 Captain Risky (8) 57 Moroney/Gerard

U Holmquist (a2) H Marzuki (a3) M C oleman V C olg an G C ooksley T Abel (a4) SC RATC HED M C ameron L Innes M Du Plessis D Johnson A Schwerin (a2) SC RATC HED T Thornton SC RATC HED SC RATC HED

R May S Tomlinson (J) B Orang e J Dunn K Butt (J)

GEORGE MUGFORD MEMORIAL PACE $7,500, NONWINNERS 3YO+, 2000m

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208 To Ri Elsie (21) S Adlam 82944 Honour The Be t (22) K Chapman 53325 The Go To Man (23) J Wederell 08481 Ohoka Johnny (24) T Bagrie 22710 Nui Ba De n (25) Butt/Cox

SC RATC HED R Holmes J Morrison (J) R C ameron C D Thornley G O'Reilly K C ox

1 08988 The Kingpin (1) T Healy 3 J Dunn 2:32pm FASKINE FARMS F&M PACE $7,500, NON- 2 8060X Youne e dabitofmuscle (2) G Hunt G Hunt opt 715 WINNERS 3YO+ F&M, 2000m 3 04709 Downtown Train (3) H Hunter H Hunter 1 20479 Culle ns Joy (1) I Court 4 Grin For Gold SC RATC HED C DeFilippi 2 7X403 Christie Marie (2) R Winter 1 5 23450 Be ttor Than That (4) G Payne T C hmiel D Dunn 3 Westburn Bliss SC RATC HED 6 Lei Miss SC RATC HED 4 44 Elianna Franco (3) M Jones 7 Mag ical Matty SC RATC HED S Ottley 2 8 4 5 Back In Black (5) S Boyd R May Wome ninle ague (4) J Whittaker J Whittaker (J) 4 1 6 9 Baldoon (6) B Negus S O'Reilly (J) The Dre am Make r (5) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly Barrier 3 7 Be tte r De cision (6) K & T Barron C D Thornley 8 Lilac Change (7) D Taylor M Edmonds 10 97X90 Rico Gold (21) S Blake B Orang e State ly (8) T Bagrie D Dunn 11 Viewfield Navajo SC RATC HED 9 Barrier 12 Magicol Ide al (22) D Taylor G O'Reilly 10 50 Ove rcharge d (21) R Austin J W C ox R May 13 9060 Lilbitbe ttor (u1) C Chalmers 11 5006X Samskara (22) N McGrath B Orang e 4:49 pm P RENWICK JOINERY MOTUKARARA XMAS CUP HCP PACE 12 970X0 Fortune Tille r (23) D Taylor J W C ox $12,000, 3YO+ R56 & faste r DiscrHcp, 2810m 13 Lei Miss SC RATC HED opt 719 4 1 93413 Ne aris Gre e n (1) J Hay J Hay 14 0 Choice Lustre (24) I Court R Holmes 1 2 5711 Diamonds N Cash (2) R Dunn J Dunn 2 15 4X904 Comfortably Numb (25) B Ward R C lose 3 40X49 Titanium (3) T & G Chmiel T C hmiel 3:08pm GBC SOUTH ISLAND HANDICAP TROT 4 64301 Black Art (4) A Fitzgerald D Dunn opt 716 $8,500, R50 & faste r DiscrHcp TROT, 2810m 5 41407 Enchante e (5) N Le Lievre C DeFilippi 1 7015P Paradise Spur (1) W Stevenson 3 6 34233 Karde sle r (6) G Payne C D Thornley M Anderson (J) 2 00133 Tijuana Taxi (u1) C Harrison L McC ormick 7 15X94 Go Dave y (7) D Taylor S Ottley 3 P9X00 Lightworkofit (u2) D Burrows Goodlookin C hick SC RATC HED D Dunn 8 4 00X00 Fre e Bird (u3) B Ward R Holmes R C lose 9 28079 Gabby’s Star (8) R Holmes 5 30479 Mome ntous (1) A Garters S O'Reilly (J) S Ottley 10 44748 Highland Re ign (u1) B Negus 6 1029X Daiquiri (2) G & N Hope S McNally R May 11 10035 Christmas Toyboy (u2) B White 2 12 X2714 Mossdale Rose (1) G & N Hope 7 43841 We ’ll Me e t Again (3) L & J Smith R May J Smith 1 8 48X23 Lavros Te xas (4) M Jones N McGrath A Lethaby 13 7148X One Big Fe lla (u1) N McGrath 14 Bakari SC RATC HED 9 11474 BK Dawn (5) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 10 30988 Re dwood Invasion (6) R Holmes B Orang e R Holmes 15 X1725 Don Domingo (1) K & T Barron 2 11 D6191 He ’s Like The Wind (1) G Smith G Smith CANTERBURY COPY SERVICES PACE $8,500, 3YO+ 4 12 30325 Trouble Gie ro (2) B White S McNally 5:21pm Up–& including R55, 2170m 3 13 1218X McLovin (3) R Jenkins R Jenkins opt 720 M Anderson (J) 14 X4668 Kowhai Whiz (1) M Jones L McKay (J) 1 71540 Re d Te rror (1) B O'Meara 2 07771 Kie l (2) L McCormick L McC ormick 3:42pm THE WILLIAMS GRASS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP PACE 3 977X0 Just Be n (3) K Williams S Ottley opt 717 $12,000, 4YO+ R40–R55, 2000m 4 33491 Ke nsington Kate (4) R Dunn J Dunn 1 0X370 Scotlynn Harry (1) D Taylor 1 5 95342 Julia Lady (5) S Adlam S Ottley G O'Reilly 2 3387 Sounds Be ttor (2) K O'Reilly L O'Reilly 6 10606 Marat Saf Finn (6) D Taylor R C lose

Ellerslie Races

$10,000, MDN, 1200m Jockey

Playa Vista 83300 Core na Le a (3) G McStay 98052 Sile nt Shadow (4) G Bates 74907 It’s A De al (5) R Cameron 02638 The Doorman (6) D Thompson 27216 Motu Be ttor Be Quick (7) S Adlam 05143 Mad Lu Li (8) K Cox

4:18pm 718

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19 0 Its All Fake Ne ws (5) 58.5 L Hall 0 20 0099X Cobble r Jim (16) 58.5 C Pomare 1:05pm 212

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1876m; Straight: 382m; Rail: Rail out 3m; Weather: Mainly Fine

10 92223 Vaude sir (4) 56.5 Peter & Dawn Williams 3 M Du Plessis 11 Nig htsong SC RATC HED 4 1 2 9X542 Top Actre ss (5) 56.5 S McKee S C ollett 1 Poache r (2) 57.5 M/Rogers S C ollett L Satherley 2 2 36 Ime lda Mary (5) 55.5 W Hillis C Lammas 13 05246 Single Mome nt (12) 56.5 D Waddell 54 Za Za Gabor (3) 55 Moroney/Gerard J Bayliss 3 3 7 Pe ace ful (4) 55.5 Baker/Forsman M C ameron 14 15 Los Ang eles SC RATC HED 1 4 Spanish Whispe r (3) 55.5 P& D Williams M Du Plessis 5 Tre asure (10) 55 T Pike M McNab 4 5 Nulli Se cundus (1) 55.5 N Bishara T Thornton 16 80 Suave Dre am (2) 55 D Wiles H Marzuki (a3) 6 She e zanice girl (6) 55.5 O'Sullivan/Scott J Bayliss 17 18 9 Thatladyrocs (14) 55 S Marsh M C ameron 1:40pm DUNSTAN FEEDS 1600 0 19 588 Diamondsandbubble s (1) 55 M& KMurdoch opt 213 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 0 20 X6060 Eliz Garde n (17) 56.5 D Wiles R Scott (a3) 1 2X334 The Re be l Knight (16) 58.5 M/Rogers T Thornton 0 21 05880 Makfactor (8) 58.5 L Saunders C Lammas 1 2 46X32 Fe laar (9) 58.5 S Marsh D Johnson 0 22 80X90 One ze rofive (7) 55 D Wiles S Weatherley (a) 3 Ming ’s Emperor SC RATC HED 4 0X447 Prince Jabe e l (13) 58.5 L Noble PEGASUS EQUINE 1200 L Innes 2:15pm 2 5 63 Sacre d Party (15) 57 T Pike opt 214 $27,500, Rating 65 Be nchmark*, 1200m 6 46 Exe cutive Powe r (18) 57 L Brennan J Waddell 1 My Pride And Joy SC RATC HED 7 46 Picture This (11) 57 B Hawtin M C oleman 2 86921 Full Of Tale nt (5) 59 R Patel M Vance 8 Hvar SC RATC HED 3 1X0X8 Crux (4) 58 R James V C olg an 9 0 Albut Me (6) 57 C Wood M Hills 3 4 X4651 Dragon (9) 57.5 M Forbes M McNab opt

SUPERFENCE 2YO 1200

$10,000, MDN 2YO, 1200m

J & D Bell M Roberts L C ole L C ole L C ole L C ole L C ole

WANGANUI TOYOTA C3 $2,035, C3, 305m

14753 Uno Again 17.71 67688 Kirkham Jaspe r 17.60 67412 Spe lling Miste ak 17.51 58778 Cawbourne Kaz 17.65 53755 Bigtime Sugar 17.3 1 27731 Mikachu 17.66 44518 Watch Your Back 17.86 44316 Brighte ye ’s Soul 17.79 27158 Opawa Harry nwtd 17673 Butte rball 17.59

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1 3 2 1 3 4 4 2 5 6 7 J P PRINT PETONE C4 8 $2,390, C4, 305m 9 J T McInerney 10

53781 Home bush Rocky 17.61 52633 Bigtime Re dfoo 17.52 64651 Alle gro Lass 17.50 62672 Bigtime Tre v 17.55 52176 Che ap Shot Matty 17.4 1 45711 Polly The Dolly 17.71 22223 Frisky Gamble r 17.63 45432 Bigtime Bashe r 17.4 1 24535 Zoya Bale 17.4 8 37346 Polly Cracke r 17.67

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

$3,325, C2/3, 520m

1 17128 Midsome r Magic 3 0 .3 2 4 1 2 54837 Bigtime Liam 3 0 .11 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1/2 12:39pm $2,860, C1/2, 520m 3 16451 Cawbourne Toddy 3 0 .4 6 opt 413 4 26423 Golde n Pixe l 3 0 .50 1 62514 Charlie Bo Bo 3 0 .3 4 B Hodg son 5 14633 Lunch Spe cial 3 0 .52 4 2 41688 Cawbourne Ridge 3 0 .4 3 J & D Bell 2 6 64423 No Time Toulouse 3 0 .21 1 3 56722 Bigtime JayJay 3 0 .55 L C ole 3 7 55X11 Bigtime Miche lle 3 0 .28 2 4 46573 Bigtime We lldone 29 .88 L C ole 8 34476 Jinja Lore n 3 0 .22 3 5 63211 Bigtime Monty 3 0 .28 L C ole 9 46488 Bigtime Fre d 3 0 .29 L C ole 2:42pm 6 22277 Bigtime OnFire 29 .9 4 L C ole 10 5427X Cawbourne Foxy 3 0 .26 P C Morris opt 420 7 51344 Me te or Ve ge 3 0 .4 1 E Dug anzich ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C2 1 1 24112 Bigtime Paddy 29 .79 8 28341 Patty Boy 3 0 .65 N Udy 1:48pm $1,685, C2, 305m 9 5427X Cawbourne Foxy 3 0 .26 3 2 16264 Me Jane 3 0 .0 0 P C Morris opt 417 4 1 51122 Lightning Lu 17.83 10 23238 Bigtime Lone star 3 0 .53 S & C Blackburn 3 51376 Bigtime Flye r 3 0 .19 G & S Fredrickson

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

4 54534 He Can Yode l nwtd 2 5 32331 Quistis Bale nwtd 6 11556 Bigtime Mia 3 0 .22 7 5X353 Bigtime Jason 3 0 .0 6 4 8 84711 Spare Some Time 3 0 .0 1 9 157F5 Bigtime Le vi 3 0 .0 6 THE ROCK 95 .2FM C2/3 10 18625 Bigtime Eve 3 0 .19

1 13888 Bigtime Phantom 3 0 .18 4 FIRST SECURITY C5 2 41661 Cawbourne Ste e le 3 0 .71 $2,860, C5, 305m 3 3 52125 Bigtime Brucie 3 0 .0 8 A Turnwald 4 12144 Bigtime Donny 3 0 .3 2 L C ole 2 5 64522 Cawbourne Trixy 3 0 .0 2 L C ole 6 11412 Eye Kno 3 1.25 L C ole 1 7 23552 Bigtime Rise 3 0 .11 L C ole 8 51254 Soft Gamble r 3 0 .3 4 L C ole 9 46488 Bigtime Fre d 3 0 .29 L C ole 10 5427X Cawbourne Foxy 3 0 .26

31551 Love r 17.3 0 72412 Bigtime Shake r 17.54 11336 Bigtime Thinke r 17.3 6 51275 Bigtime Stu 17.4 8 46514 Bigtime Jane 17.54 72411 Be ar Inda Square 17.29 43131 Daisy Lara 17.3 5 31122 Alle gro Gun 17.0 7 23753 So Ove r It 17.4 9 83537 Thunde ration 17.4 8

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2 23138 Bigtime Otte y nwtd 3 3 62416 Jinja Coll 17.59 4 38X84 King’s Call 17.4 8 5 66216 Bad Movie s 17.80 2 6 23213 Tammy’s Fire 17.9 1 1 7 44421 On Da Que st 17.72 8 14348 Sasha McBe ll 17.60 9 68567 Cawbourne Che zzy 17.78 10 77788 Take away 17.70

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N Udy J & D Bell A Turnwald M Roberts L C ole A Turnwald W Kite N Udy M Flipp M Gowan

FAREWELL LIZ WHELAN C3 $2,035, C3, 305m

13627 Rappe r Tilly 17.73 15762 Zoie Willow 17.3 0 82116 Ele ctric Dandy 17.68 13511 Wait For Us 17.62 26182 Fe e l The Force 17.54 12232 Viva La Vixe n 17.72 26613 Opawa Blair 17.53 15236 Le t’s Go Sprite 17.65 64844 Doosh 17.59 47574 Cawbourne Dora 17.60

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

S Kite J & D Bell B Hunt A Turnwald S Gommans A Turnwald N Udy G & S Fredrickson J T McInerney J & D Bell

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

7 49261 Pe mbrook’s Passion (7) G Smith 2 0 8 00088 Van Laddie (8) K & T Barron 0 9 70096 Live To Te ll (9) S Blake 0 10 86580 Bridge t Blue Chip (10) R Holmes 11 Red River Lochee 3 12 41029 English Rose (11) G & N Hope 13 66475 Bound To Impre ss (12) J Versteeg 4 14 65026 We ste rn De light (13) S Blair 15 48930 Le ading The Way (14) W Stapleton 16 44080 Earthbound (15) L O'Reilly 17 3387X Hotdigge ttyculle n (16) C Chalmers 5:48pm 721

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G Smith S Payne (J) B Orang e R Holmes SC RATC HED R May J Versteeg T C hmiel S McNally L O'Reilly C DeFilippi

R50 with cond., 2000m 11 PETER SMITH PACE $8,500, R40–R49,

1 00323 Tufflittle rooste r (1) M Hallett 1 2 92250 Uralla Sue (2) J Reardon 2 3 74444 Twitte r Bromac (3) J Gameson 0 4 19059 Bohannan (4) R Holmes 3 5 20739 Articulight (5) D Taylor 6 X0002 Christian Who (6) J Whittaker 7 06330 Sauchie hall (7) J Gameson 4 8 63844 Re gal Suzy (8) W Stapleton Blingiton (9) L Prendergast 9 3400X Barrier 0 10 91070 We sty Range r (21) J Bartlett 11 81X00 Jay FM (22) A Stuart 12 79630 Be audie ne Gamble r (23) W Stapleton 13 09985 Classie Culle ct (24) W Stapleton 14 0X306 Sharknado (25) P Burrows 15 Peg asus Kommander 16 89903 Re dmaro (26) S Blake 17 Scotlynn Justis 6:17pm 722

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K Butt (J) B Orang e S McNally G O'Reilly G Smith SC RATC HED S Ottley SC RATC HED

McARTHUR RIDGE VINEYARD PACE $8,500, 3YO+ R50–R55, 2000m

1 14473 Be lle Of Brooklyn (1) M Jones 3 2 Bobby T 3 49333 Stompe m (2) D Thompson 1 4 61593 Sounds Lika Ge m (3) L O'Reilly 5 909P2 Laytons Lass (4) T & G Chmiel 4 6 600X6 Christian Lady (5) P McClelland 7 Miss You 8 82756 Going To California (6) B Ward Miste r Slick (7) D Thompson 9 07170 Barrier 2 10 40022 Franco Saxon (21) C & A Edmonds 11 716 Hot Starff (22) B White 12 900X1 Cool Change s (23) S Boyd 13 43358 Sky City King (24) T McMillan 14 7X251 Posse nte Cavallo (25) R Todd 15 111X0 Jackalack Sue (26) R Holmes 16 85397 Bird Of Paradise (27) B Ward DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

R C lose L O'Reilly C D Thornley R Holmes R May J Whittaker (J) J Dunn D Dunn J W C ox

S Ottley SC RATC HED S Tomlinson (J) L O'Reilly T C hmiel P McC lelland SC RATC HED K Butt (J) C D Thornley J Dunn S McNally D Dunn T McMillan R C lose R Holmes G Smith

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8

5 770X3. Elusive Empire (1) 57.5 M Da Cruz T Thornton 6 491X2. Aile e n Grace (2) 57 R McCarroll S Weatherley (a) 7 4X041 Pokuru Nugge t (8) 57 Moira & Kieran Murdoch C Lammas 2 8 55337 Bombard (3) 57 S McKee L Innes 9 00722 Ge talonghome Cindy (6) 56.5 S Ralph J Fawcett (a3) 1 10 6X1. Ipane ma Girl (7) 55.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch M Du Plessis 4 11 4X170. Sophie ’s Choice (10) 54.5 S Marsh 2:50pm 215

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$35,000, Rating 85 Be nchmark, 1200m

1 2443X Sultan Of Swing (4) 60 S Ritchie 1 2 2 24523 Se lfie (6) 59 R Collett 3 3X674. Irish Call (5) 58.5 T Mitchell 4 77354 Mr Knowitall (1) 57.5 T & M Carter 5 1430X Iwannadance like him (9) 57 L Hall 6 25122 Re surre ct (2) 55.5 Moroney/Gerard 3 7 2112X Julius (3) 55 J Bell 4 8 X1413 Vanilla Moon (8) 54 O'Sullivan/Scott 9 X5266. Nothingle fttolose (7) 54 J Graham

O Bosson J Waddell S C ollett A Sims (a3) M C oleman J Bayliss M C ameron S Weatherley (a) M Du Plessis

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$27,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

1 1X306. Call Me Royal (6) 59 T Mitchell 2 7X825. Sanasar (4) 59 G & D Rogerson 3 X5213. Grazia (8) 58.5 Autridge/Richards 4 4 8X703 Marky Mark (7) 58 Moira & Kieran Murdoch 3 5 07X65 Seventeen Seventy (9) 58 M/Rogers 1 6 2X115 Tiptronic (2) 58 Richardson/Parker 7 44296 Rising Shot (5) 57.5 D Greene 8 260X5 Nailed It (1) 56.5 Baker/Forsman 2 9 X5283 Skyweka (3) 55.5 T Pike

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5:18pm 903

$1,365, C0, 375m Trainer W & T Steele J & D Bell Udy & C ottam Udy & C ottam Udy & C ottam C M Henley B C raik Ray/Hunt J & D Bell J & D Bell

MIKE STENT DECORATORS STAKES $2,390, C0, 457m

BOX 1 GOLD SPRINT

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5:32pm opt 501

S C odlin D Schofield K Walsh D Schofield B C raik D Schofield S C lark H Mullane B Goldsack K Walsh

$1,450, C1, 375m

1 87464 Hot Machine 21.91 3 4 2 15743 Cawbourne Merl nwtd 1 3 54432 Agistri 21.37 4 35731 Wairoa Angel nwtd 5 62787 Cawbourne Eden 21.61 2 6 44782 Ali Ali Ali 21.42 7 43486 Billy Marlow nwtd 8 47564 Fancy Gas nwtd 9 34874 Kinetic Shadow nwtd 10 7648X Girl Queenie 21.7 7

BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1400

1 4X223 Howbowdat (8) 60 J & B Vance 1 2 019X9. Wehadadeal (7) 59 Sanders/Sweeney 2 3 6X212 Belle Fascino (3) 57.5 S Marsh 4 19X95 Glass Slipper (13) 57.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 5 31. Pinnacle (9) 57.5 C Goss 6 4000X Silencer (4) 57.5 S Ritchie 7 Grosvenor Bridge 8 60X00 Masu (5) 57 S Marsh 3 9 0X091 Chou Chou (6) 56.5 R James 4 10 4167 Dashper (1) 56.5 Logan/Gibbs 11 X4468 Courtmaster (11) 56.5 L Saunders

Today at Cambridge Raceway

1 34874 Phuket Paul nwtd 4 2 23563 Zipping Andre nwtd 1 3 2 Thrilling Major nwtd 2 4 2 Fancy Fox nwtd 5 34 Cameo Syd nwtd 3 6 3 Fancy Chap nwtd 7 788X7 Kaeshius nwtd 8 46557 Wairoa Racer nwtd 9 67784 Shark And Tayty nwtd 10 6 Thrilling Arnold nwtd opt

4:01pm 217

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Cambridge Dogs

78387 Deception Diva nwtd 86386 Cawbourne Chops nwtd 2343 Hot Mayhem nwtd 42775 Just Jiggle nwtd 28274 Warrior Tony nwtd Sisco Kid nwtd 742 Katcha Ninja nwtd 732 Ruamahunga Hero nwtd 67452 Cawbourne Rob nwtd 86765 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd

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S C ollett T Thornton O Bosson D Johnson L Innes J Bayliss J Fawcett (a3) M C ameron M McNab

WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

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Ellerslie Races

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$35,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey opt

T Green J & D Bell G Farrell H Mullane R McPhee G Farrell M Flipp M & J Smith L Bell W Toomath

5:46pm 904

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6:15pm 905

FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT $1,685, C2, 375m

HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC SPRINT $1,450, C1, 375m

6:45pm 906

$2,035, C2/3, 375m

1 87487 Kirkham Webby 21.36 4 2 6674X Blazing Spirit nwtd 1 3 53855 King Shaq 21.22 4 22314 Shortcut Pluto 21.41 3 5 76142 One Cool Chap 21.44 2 6 128X2 Sonic Attack 21.0 4 7 86244 Shot Gun Harry 21.40 8 6351F Umaga Rama 21.34 9 68657 Bodyguard 21.29 10 85687 See Eye Aye nwtd

Today at Cambridge Raceway

$6,155, Up–& including R56, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1 73673 Chrissie Jet (1) D Butcher 2 57056 Flash Boy (2) G Rogerson 3 50097 Brainstormer (3) D Gale 1 4 02649 Happy Magic (4) S Telfer 5 56249 Vanhalem (5) C Sharpe 2 6 76010 Scanreco Bay (6) T Vince 7 61854 Stand Sure (7) M Berger 3 Lynton Creek (8) D Butcher 8 51X44 Barrier 4 9 75825 Poppy Drayton (21) S Phillips 10 7X457 A Chance To Dream (22) T Macfarlane

S J Butcher M Northcott B Dickens G C ronin C Sharpe S Wigg R Frampton K Hall

B C raik Y C astro L Bell H Mullane G Pomeroy J & D Bell G Farrell G Farrell J & D Bell D Schofield

GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT

Cambridge Harness

GRASS TRACK RACING AT THAMES 13TH JAN PACE

D Schofield J & D Bell P Ferguson R & L Udy Udy & C ottam G Farrell H Mullane M Flipp W & T Steele J & D Bell

1 16674 Alyeska 21.55 4 2 53854 Jack No Lag 21.60 3 34233 Tiger Uppercut nwtd 3 4 52258 Atomic Missile 21.32 5 57X44 Thrilling Wiggle 21.53 2 6 13644 Cawbourne Web nwtd 1 7 23552 Coruba Cate 21.34 8 87527 Secret Rory nwtd 9 35646 Cawbourne Johno nwtd 10 88787 Barwon Babe nwtd opt

6:30pm opt 503

12 37X07 Showpin (10) 56.5 S McKee 13 66406 Soroc (12) 56.5 L Somervell 14 X8185 Keraton (2) 56 L Noble 15 Pleeze Bee 16 Stacey Ann

J & D Bell D Schofield T Green W & T Steele W & T Steele M Mathews H Mullane M Black B C raik H Mullane

December 29, 2017

GRASS TRACK RACING AT TAURANGA 28TH JAN PACE $8,000, Up–MR47, 2200m

1 0X950 Tonto (1) M Pemberton 2 87704 Millview Chloe (2) D Gale 3 6X090 Delightful Dani (3) D Blakemore 1 4 759 Dianne Lorena (4) Hollis/Robertson 3 5 69599 Rainbow Wiri (5) A Matthews 2 6 65305 Knights Desire (6) R Hughes 4 7 4X0X8 Kusima (7) J Stormont Arya Famous (8) S Green 8 X90X9 Barrier 9 60X07 Rosa Belle (21) D Gale

M Pemberton D Ferguson (J) R Argue (J) L Hollis S Phelan P Ferguson A Harrison (J) A Poutama

T Thornton V Gatu L Innes SC RATC HED SC RATC HED

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8

5 1X005 Brookbars (1) 58 B McKeagg 6 79384 Archduchess (12) 57.5 S Marsh 4 7 X0773 What A Diva (3) 57.5 S Marsh 8 Iffraajinator 1 9 X5233 Take It Out (4) 57.5 J & B Vance 4:38pm AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 2100 10 00942 Touch Of Silver (7) 57.5 M/Rogers opt 218 $27,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 3 11 6X331 Artiste (2) 57 Baker/Forsman 2 1 43245 Savapak (5) 59 S Marsh 12 04062 Wilijonmcbride (9) 57 G & D Rogerson 2 06909 Arite Guru (6) 58.5 J Williams R Scott (a3) 13 50396 Affogato (13) 56.5 R Wells 3 59156 Narvick (10) 58.5 S Cole J Bayliss 14 00798 Black Lace (8) 55 N Bishara 4 Suliman SC RATC HED 15 70572 Fort Street Dancer (11) 55 D Waddell

December 29, 2017

1 54137 Fantastic Zoe 21.37 2 2 24861 Cawbourne Brandy 21.52 4 3 13827 Elouera Mist 21.68 3 4 73743 Unconscionable 21.55 5 24242 Scott Tied Up 21.49 6 63717 Uno Twenty Five 21.66 1 7 324X1 Wairoa Bonnie 21.24 8 16573 Opawa Crusade nwtd 9 44138 Opawa Velocette nwtd 10 83665 Cawbourne Stick nwtd opt

M Vance M C oleman D Johnson M McNab S Weatherley (a) J Waddell SC RATC HED M C ameron S C ollett M Du Plessis C Lammas

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1876m; Straight: 382m; Rail: Rail out 3m; Weather: Mainly Fine

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AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT $2,390, C4, 375m

24222 Ekali 21.28 46843 Sun Is Shining 21.0 8 58343 Mad Harry 21.44 66716 Our Sambo 21.0 9 85876 On Fleek 21.62 42651 Cawbourne Symsy 21.57 45F76 Nitrology 20 .8 6 25582 Tumbalaioo 21.20 64138 Kirkham Coby 21.0 7 66536 Hallo Star 21.0 8

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G Farrell B C raik S C lark M Mathews B C raik J & D Bell S C lark P Ferguson J & D Bell R & L Udy

$2,505, C1q, 457m

8:15pm 909

H Mullane Udy & C ottam Udy & C ottam R McPhee M Flipp W & T Steele C M Henley G Pomeroy M Flipp R & L Udy

$2,860, C4/5, 375m

H Mullane H Mullane B C raik K Walsh Udy & C ottam B C raik T Green D Schofield P Ferguson S C lark

9:14pm 911

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY BARTLETT STAKES

9:44pm 912

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$2,860, C2, 457m

1 73615 Winevara nwtd 1 2 83311 Sue Zooki 25.8 2 3 15F14 Pretty and Pink nwtd 2 4 1561X Light ’em Elsa nwtd 5 36516 Opawa Kuru 25.8 9 6 72825 Barwon Annie 25.95 3 7 14261 Tullabung Googar nwtd 4 8 42462 Hey Khali nwtd 9 44555 Hezaman nwtd THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 2 10 26766 Barwon Storm 25.8 6 $2,505, C1q, 457m

1 34736 Opawa Vegan nwtd 2 64862 Home Bound 26.28 3 3 6313 Finkle Foot Fred nwtd 4 4 34453 Pat Patterson nwtd 1 5 7X153 Ungrateful nwtd 2 6 11252 Idol Tom nwtd 7 33777 Dyna Bevlin nwtd 8 75247 Elaborate nwtd 9 6567X Fushidara nwtd 10 66658 Howlin’ Ace nwtd

W & T Steele T Green Ray/Hunt M Flipp E Potts M Flipp Udy & C ottam P Ferguson L Martin S C odlin

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1000m; Weather: Few showers

3 96X80 Lis Rulz (3) R Paynter 4 60479 Gotta Keepasecret (4) S Argue 5 93420 Trinity Bromac (5) G Rogerson 2 6 13623 Ivana Flybye (6) S Telfer 3 7 1 Volando Denario (7) A Donnelly Born Again Delight (8) R & S Lawson 8 X2013 Barrier 9 17086 Jude’s Gem (21) A Matthews

F Schumacher (J) R Argue (J) T Mitchell B Butcher (J) S Phelan S Lawson J Abernethy

SC RATC HED M Vance G C ooksley J Waddell M C ameron L Satherley T Thornton S Weatherley (a)

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT

1 67173 Bruce Banner 21.12 2 387X1 Timma Turtle 21.13 1 3 27151 Just One Smile 20 .92 2 4 12142 Danny Dee 21.30 5 48861 Mega Munchies 21.28 3 6 26113 Beautiful Boy 21.16 7 22F37 Classy Impact 21.19 4 8 11571 Oscar Tron 21.23 9 31588 Bushman’s Idol nwtd THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES HEAT 1 10 66385 Jimmy’s Rocket 21.0 0

48742 Bigtime Bakagain nwtd 44328 Thrilling Riot 26.0 9 44557 Ef Ay Zarr 26.0 8 53555 Smash Mate nwtd 73477 Idol Patches nwtd 66463 Kapai Bart nwtd 38332 It’s Electric nwtd 63555 Qadir Bale nwtd 74757 Opawa Tigger nwtd 78788 Doug Deep nwtd

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 8:44pm opt 910

J Nason (a2) D Johnson

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B Goldsack T Green H Mullane K Walsh W & T Steele D Schofield P Ferguson Udy & C ottam Udy & C ottam D Schofield

$4,030, C3/4, 457m

1 13451 Thrilling Billy 25.58 1 2 21438 Zipping Vito 25.7 9 3 12482 Jinja Roman 25.8 5 4 71876 Bobanuska 25.39 4 5 X1151 Effectual 25.65 3 6 F3148 Zipping Arnold nwtd 7 33321 Salvarotti nwtd 2 8 1111F It’s A Plan 25.55 9 53647 Yooldome 25.8 7 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

P Ferguson D Schofield W & T Steele L Martin E Potts D Schofield D Schofield P Henley D Schofield

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

8 57132 Danke (1) G Martin 3 1 9 064X0 Realmein (1) M Pemberton 8:59pm 508

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BOP TAB LTD MOBILE PACE

$8,000, R40 to R52 MOB. PACE, 2200m

1 95960 Marquis Eyre (1) D Iremonger D Iremonger 2 80190 Willedu (2) E Clarke N Delany (J) $8,500, R61 to R79 SpecHcp PACE, 2700m 4 3 32257 Shanocon (3) M McKendry M McKendry J Abernethy 1 74X41 Stars Delight (1) D Butcher D Butcher 4 30530 Balfast (4) L Driver A Poutama P Butcher 5 34577 R Gee Bee (5) A Matthews J Abernethy 7:00pm NEW WORLD CAMBRIDGE PACE $8,000, 3YO+ 2 77357 Count Landeck (2) R Villiger S Phillips B Mangos 2 6 X0683 R Gee Three (6) M Berger T Mitchell opt 504 R53–R60, R61–R62 with cond., 2200m 3 83X10 Joemaro (1) T Vince J Darby 4 4 42103 Drover’s Eyre (2) T Vince J MacKinnon (J,C l) 2 1 31584 Edamfast (1) A Matthews 1 7 34353 Idealistic (7) D Alexander J Abernethy J Stormont 3 5 12664 Delightful Zen (3) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 2 10338 Gotta Moment (2) T Herlihy 3 J I Dickie Gotta Go Jet Away (8) R Hughes D Butcher 8 00X85 Barrier 2 6 X3534 Fleeting Grin (1) C Webber 6:00pm GRASS TRACK RACING TE AWAMUTU 20TH JAN PACE P Ferguson 3 3 72516 Hot Flush (3) T Herlihy L Whittaker (J) opt 502 $8,000, 3YO+, MR47–MR50, 2200m 1 7 44880 Valor Lustre (2) S Telfer A Poutama 4 4 52X81 Ruebe Star (4) B Mangos B Mangos KIDZ KARTZ THREE DAY COURSE TROT $8,000, NOND Butcher 8:29pm HARCOURTS TE AWAMUTU HANDICAP TROT 9:29pm 1 8 Major Wayt (1) S Green A Poutama 5 76451 Christanna (5) M Berger opt 509 WINNERS & R48–R51 SpecHcp, 2200m 6 16186 Destined For Heaven (6) Hollis/Robertson L Hollis opt 507 $8,500, R50 to R93 SpecHcp TROT, 2700m 2 Wheretheresawill (2) K Sefonte J MacKinnon (J) 1 7 X6P46 Spare Change (7) R Villiger P Butcher 1 1 1X2X8 Star Of Olesya (1) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 1 780X8 Opawa Speed (1) D Iremonger J Abernethy 2 3 684 Doubledelightbrigade (3) A & L Neal T Mitchell Major Classic (8) Hollis/Robertson A Drake (J,C l) 2 X01D0 Master Merlin (u1) A Donnelly 2 2 827 Credit Master (2) A & L Neal A Neal A Donnelly 4 4 7 Lincoln Moment (4) D Gale J Abernethy 8 483X0 Barrier 3 92888 The Last Gamble (u2) P Springall P Butcher D Ferguson (J) 3 X4683 Amabede (3) M Berger 5 9X0 Western Zephyr (5) A & L Neal L Neal 4 4 52265 Luck Of The Moment (u1) P & V Blanchard A Poutama D Butcher MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS PACE $8,000, 3YO+ F&M 4 63631 Commando One (u3) S Doody 3 6 X5826 Shadow Maker (6) J & M Teaz D Butcher 7:30pm 3 5 59072 Oto Invasion (1) J Stevens D Ferguson (J) N C hilcott Up–& including R55, 2200m 5 17461 Itsnowornever (1) S Branch 7 0 For Tony (7) N Chilcott N C hilcott opt 505 4 1 55565 Bubbles O’Leary (1) R Villiger 2 6 76403 Monseigneur (2) R Paynter P Butcher F Schumacher (J) 6 18746 X tra Time (2) S Doody S Phelan 1 Lion Rock (8) B Mangos B Mangos 8 Barrier 1 2 9X045 Aurora Bromac (2) P & V Blanchard 4 7 81275 Sir Henry Castleton (3) W Taylor D Butcher M McKendry A Harrison (J) 7 10708 Majestic Stride (u1) D Balle 8:00pm opt 506

WAIKATO FLYING MILE NIGHT 5th JANUARY HCP PACE

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Kurow Races Tomorrow at Kurow

December 30, 2017

3 46X06 Epee (1) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay C C ampbell (a3) 3 4 2. Pulau Pinang (8) 57 M & M Pitman C Johnson $12,000, MDN 2YO&UP F&M, 1200m 4 J Laking PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 5 674 Mowenna (5) 56.5 J & K Parsons 6 X4405 Sweet Chastity (10) 56.5 Harris/Moore K Williams 1 1 00X32 Khorabella (11) 57.5 A Carston J Laking 7 All For Love (2) 56.5 L Jarvis L C allaway 2 2 02502 Miacoca (8) 57.5 T & L Prendergast 8 8X0 Mahana (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a2) 4 3 2536X She’s A Ripper (2) 57.5 S Woodsford S Wynne 9 0X098 Swiss Dream (4) 56.5 D Crozier K Gundowry 4 4 Faux Pas (3) 57.5 S Robertson J Lowry (a) 10 7X55X Major Ish Choux (7) 55 A Carston S Wynne 5 X00X0 The Rosy Glow (6) 57.5 A Carston R Firdhaus (a2) COUPLAND’S WORKING DOG BISCUIT 6 960X Ataahuadreamsrfree (13) 57.5 N Ridley J Morris 2:25pm $10,000, MDN, 1400m 7 657 Rockapan (1) 57.5 D Williamson L C allaway opt 604 2 1 37X57 Bob’sthejob (6) 58.5 D Crozier B Hong (a4) 8 80 Mystical Eyes (9) 57.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) L C allaway 3 9 2 Smile (7) 56 M & M Pitman A Morgan (a1) 2 0X020 Get Rythm (2) 58.5 S Blair-Edie 4 3 76 Linedanceking (7) 58.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 10 355X6 Madam Swiss (5) 56 A Carston C Johnson Tacktheflag SC RATC HED 11 449 Anzac Coup (10) 56 M & M Pitman K Gundowry 4 C C ampbell (a3) 12 52 Miroslava (4) 53 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a2) 5 090 Skedaddle Skedoo (5) 57 J Burrows 6 308X0 Ancient (9) 56.5 S Laming P Shaikh (a2) 0 13 20388. Where Angels Walk (12) 57.5 C Spittles 7 36500. Advent (8) 56.5 J Blackadder T Jonker (a3) 1:19pm MCKEOWN PETROLEUM HANDICAP 3 8 X3469 Platinum Raider (3) 56.5 A Carston J Laking opt 602 $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 9 3608 Splendior (10) 56.5 Sarah & Matthew Smith J Lowry (a) 1 1 01542 Nowhere Man (1) 59 M & M Pitman K Gundowry 1 10 03 Cardrona (1) 55 Kennedy/Furlong C Johnson 2 10830 Rideitlikeustoleit (2) 58 P Collins J Morris 11 09 Pinup Coup (4) 55 M & M Pitman S Wynne 3 12706 Hot Tempo (4) 57.5 M Tapper K Williams 2:59 pm BENMORE MERINOS HANDICAP 4 4 10120 Why Me (3) 57.5 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a2) $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 3 5 22103 Entree (5) 57 D Crozier S Wynne opt 605 B Hong (a4) 6 18X79 Mulberry (6) 56.5 N Ridley L C allaway 1 2175X Lukander (9) 60 M & M Pitman 2 2 10063. O’Kiwi (17) 59.5 M & M Pitman K Gundowry 2 7 47240. Cantilena (7) 56 L Robinson J Lowry (a) 1 3 93222 Zakynthos (10) 59.5 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a2) 8 0X120. Fully Pumped (8) 54 P Rudkin R Firdhaus (a2) 4 0X430 Prince Ransom (3) 58.5 M & M Pitman A Morgan (a1) 1:52pm COUPLAND’S BAKERIES HANDICAP 5 5975X Nelson Park (13) 58 N Ridley J Lowry (a) opt 603 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 3 6 74015 Zayzay (15) 57 M Tapper K Williams 1 1 94322 Edward (6) 58.5 C Anderton 4 G Jogoo (a1) 7 0X762 He’s Mi Brother (14) 57 S Blair-Edie J Laking 2 2 35 Jin Lu (9) 58.5 L and Richard Didham J Morris 8 15450 Lay Off (7) 56.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 12:45pm opt 601

NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1600m; Straight: 350m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Mainly Fine

9 32160 Stitch (5) 56.5 N Coulbeck 10 127X9 Tuilana (1) 56.5 N Coulbeck 11 70X51 Windermere Lass (16) 56.5 J Blackadder 12 108 Abraxos (11) 56 D Williamson 0 13 0X062 Alakazam (4) 54.5 Kennedy/Furlong 0 14 69984 Justice Well (8) 56.5 A Carston 0 15 0X909 Bushido (6) 55.5 J & K Parsons 0 16 0X806 Dan Cugat (2) 55 T Foley 0 17 41099 Mira (12) 59.5 M & M Pitman 18 Majic El 3:34pm 606

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S Wynne C Johnson T Jonker (a3) L C allaway

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8

7 X9730 Majic El (15) 56 C Anderton 8 01757 Keep The Lot (3) 55.5 J & K Parsons 9 29X58. Mystify Me (16) 55.5 B Inglis 10 05026. Penny Perfect (2) 55.5 S Woodsford 11 X0057 Bachata (4) 55.5 S Cameron 2 12 82830 I’llav Bubbles (12) 55 A Carston 0 13 16607. So Brazen (10) 57 M & M Pitman 0 14 0X004 Tantella (13) 56.5 J & K Parsons SC RATC HED 0 15 09097 Opihi Ranger (9) 58 M & W Coles 0 16 9X200. Gloss (8) 55 M & M Pitman PGG WRIGHTSON KUROW CUP

$25,000, OPN HCP, 1400m

1 44784 Batman (5) 60 N Ridley 2 3 2 45463 Dynamic (1) 56 M & M Pitman 3 01939 Flying Ibis (3) 56 M & M Pitman 4 4 627X3 Absolut Excelencia (6) 55 K & L Rae 5 02276. Twoznotenough (7) 54 L and Richard Didham 1 6 11243. Laaffaire (8) 54 N Ridley 7 6X327 Johnny Jones (2) 54 J & K Parsons 8 3X557 Tomm Jones (4) 54 J & K Parsons 9 42X12 The Real Deal (9) 54 D Crozier

H Bennet (a3) P Shaikh (a2) A Morgan (a1) L C allaway K Kwo (a3) K Williams C Johnson G Jogoo (a1) B Hong (a4)

4:44pm 608

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COCHRANES FARM MACHINERY

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m

1 1565X St Malo (10) 59 P Robson 1 2 61473 Jumeirah (4) 58.5 L and Richard Didham 3 X9890. Blue Print (16) 58.5 L Robinson 4 4 56826 Taxihome (2) 58 R & Ashley McKay 5 810 Jakaya (1) 57.5 J & K Parsons 3 6 42921 Quaintrelle (9) 57.5 M & M Pitman 2 7 47884 Waimate Bill (11) 57.5 S Blair-Edie 8 47X40. Long Harbour (7) 57 S Woodsford 4:09pm COMMODORE HOTEL HANDICAP 9 900X6 Ivanskavinskyskvar (8) 56 A Carston opt 607 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 10 508X0 Lady Em (15) 55 B Inglis 1 2X009 Stonemason (14) 59.5 A Carston K Williams 11 397X0 Elvera (5) 55 S Clark 2 X167X Hans Mayar (1) 58 M Weastell J Lowry (a) 12 X0080 Contessa Belle (3) 55 Kennedy/Furlong 0 13 16607. So Brazen (13) 58 M & M Pitman 1 3 6860L Queen Serene (6) 57 M & M Pitman K Gundowry 0 14 0X004 Tantella (14) 57.5 J & K Parsons 4 4 X3465. First Of A Kind (7) 57 P Robson L C allaway 0 15 09097 Opihi Ranger (12) 59 M & W Coles 5 43175 Hell Bound (11) 56.5 S Robertson S Wynne 0 16 9X200. Gloss (6) 56 M & M Pitman 3 6 52321 Los Cabos (5) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong J Laking

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T Jonker (a3) G Jogoo (a1) R Firdhaus (a2) J Morris C Barnes C Johnson

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T Jonker (a3) J Lowry (a) J Laking C C ampbell (a3) G Jogoo (a1) K Gundowry L C allaway C Johnson C Barnes R Firdhaus (a2) S Wynne K Kwo (a3)

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Friday, December 29, 2017

In brief

■ TRUDY THORNTON

‘Horses are my life’ It would be no surprise to many that if there was a picture under the term work-ethic in the dictionary it would show Cambridge jockey Trudy Thornton. The unassuming mother of three has forged a remarkable career in New Zealand racing since she took her first ride as an apprentice back in 1981. A member of the elusive “thousand wins” club of local riders, Thornton added a further milestone on Tuesday when she piloted veteran galloper Authentic Paddy to Group One glory in the Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie. It was the fourth elite level victory for 54-year-old Thornton, definitely one worth celebrating, although you don’t get that impression when questioning her about the result. “I got asked after the race how it rated on what I had done in the past and truthfully it didn’t register that much,” she said. “Of course there is real satisfaction in the achievement but as I told them then, I always prefer to look ahead in life rather than behind so I didn’t really have an answer. “I’m paid to do my job and I try to do it to the best of my ability every time I go out there. “He’s a lovely old horse who does things right and the tactics we had for the race worked well and we got the win as a result.” Thornton does admit she has fellow jockey, Jonathan Riddell, to thank for gaining the ride on the Lisa Latta-trained galloper after she found out he had recommended her to the Awapuni trainer. “I got a call from the stable asking me if I would ride the horse and I was pleased to accept,” she said. “It wasn’t until the day after the race that Jonathan told me he had mentioned to Lisa that I would be a good fit for the horse. “I guess I owe him a beer now.” In typical Thornton fashion, she was back at trackwork at 4.30am the morning after her Ellerslie triumph, a routine she has now been at for close to 40 years.

Trudy Thornton is widely recognised as one of the hardestworking jockeys around, and the results follow. “Colin Jillings once told me I was the hardest working jockey he knew and Roger James has told me that as well,” she said. “I guess I’ve always worked hard, it’s something I’ve tried to

instil in my children and something that just comes naturally. “You only get out of life what you put in and I’ve never been afraid to work for what I want to achieve.

“I love being around the horses, I guess you can say they are my life in a lot of ways. On the days I’m not riding I will pop down to the stables and pull manes or do any of the other hundreds of jobs that are part and parcel of stable life. “I don’t try and put myself on a pedestal, I just like to be one of the team.” While Thornton is known for her competitive spirit and never-say-die attitude you sense some softening when she speaks about her three children. Her daughter Samantha Collett has successfully followed in her mother’s footsteps and is currently well-clear at the head of the national jockeys’ premiership. “Samantha is having a great run and is getting the success for the work she has put in to get to where she is now,” she said. “When we are on the track together there is no quarter given and we are there to compete against each other, but I’m pleased when she gets a victory, just as she is for me when I manage one. “I’m proud of her just as I am of my other two with Jessica now a qualified lawyer and my son Ben, who is getting ready for his fifth form year at high school. “I’ve tried to set an example for them that hard work has its rewards and hopefully they have taken that lesson on board.” Thornton will be back in action at Ellerslie today, although she admits she is looking forward to New Year’s Day where she is well placed to snare a second Group One victory within a week when she pilots Packing Eagle in the Sistema Railway (1200m). “I’ve got a good book of rides for the day with Packing Eagle one of my best,” she said. “Like a lot of the runners, he is looking for a good track and a good draw, but he is a classy animal at his best. “He hasn’t had a run since he won at Rotorua back in October, but he has performed well fresh in the past and I think he is in with a good chance.” - NZME

■ WASHDYKE

Stakes success for Tanaka in Kamada colours Masa Tanaka’s willingness to travel to continue his association with Kamada Racing has been rewarded with a black type success. The Awapuni-based jockey combined with Kolonel Kev to claim the Listed The Craigmore Timaru Cup (1600m) yesterday at the expense of Boots ‘N’ All and the topweight Tommy Tucker, who had won the last two editions of the race. “They were looking for a rider

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at 53kg and I do ride for Kamada and I had ridden this horse before,” said Tanaka, who finished seventh on the son of Darci Brahma in last year’s Gr.3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham. Kolonel Kev was then prepared by Lisa Latta and he won five races from her stable before the six-year-old joined Terri Rae’s Riccarton operation. Kamada principal Kevin Pratt’s decision to send the gelding south has been swiftly rewarded

and he is unbeaten in two appearances from his new quarters. “The horse is obviously thriving in the South Island environment and Terri is a very good trainer,” Tanaka said. “He’s always been a nice horse and he felt amazing today.” Kolonel Kev settled on the rail behind the leaders and, once he had shouldered his way into the clear, he lengthened stride to score by three-quarters of a length.

“We had a dream run from barrier one,” Tanaka said. “We were three back on the fence and when Sam Collett on Vinevale popped out to sit outside the leader we had the trail,” Tanaka said. “At the 600m Son Of Maher looked flat so I tried to push Chris Johnson out and we had a bit of a ding-dong, but my horse was going better and he was too strong in the straight.” Son of Maher weakened out to finish fifth. - NZME

Marsh rings changes Stephen Marsh has made a couple of key changes with Sofia Rosa in next Monday’s Gr.2 Laser Plumbing Te Puke Avondale Cup at Ellerslie. Michael Coleman replaces Danielle Johnson in the saddle and the infoal Makfi mare will wear a one-cup off-side blinker to make her concencentrate more. “She’s going really well,” Marsh said. “She hit the line as well as anything in the Zabeel and she’s well off in the handicaps. She should be hard to beat.” - NZME

Ever Loyal returns Group One performer Ever Loyal will return to Ellerslie for his next outing. “He’ll head to the threeyear-old race over 1500m on January 14 before the Karaka 3YO Classic,” trainer Tony Pike said. Placed in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas, Ever Loyal raced greenly when runner-up at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. “He’s still a work in progress,” Pike said. “He’s a very, very talented galloper and there’s improvement to come.” - NZME

Trial option for star Allan Sharrock is considering a trip away as part of Kawi’s preparation for next month’s Gr.1 JR Berkett Telegraph at Trentham. “He’s flying again and I may trial him at Cambridge on January 9,” the New Plymouth trainer said. Kawi won the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes at his last appearance and he has made a good recovery from a stone bruise that ruled out a planned start in the Manawatu Challenge Stakes at Awapuni. - NZME

Hillis eyes Taupo Cup Nothing Trivial’s Harcourts Taupo Cup bid on Saturday will kick off a string of feature race assignments for members of the Wayne Hillis stable. The 2014 Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m) runner-up goes into the Taupo Cup (1950m) after a laststart sixth placing at Te Rapa, a performance Hillis is confident his charge can improve on. “He was a bit unlucky. He was tightened up a couple of times in the straight and he blew a bit afterwards,” he said. “He hadn’t run since the New Zealand Cup. We gave him a bit of a break after that so he will have improved with the run.” - NZME

Aussie advice wanted Gary Hennessy is hoping for a glowing report on Ocean Emperor from an in-form Victorian jockey at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. The Matamata trainer has booked Regan Bayliss, whose brother Jake is enjoying a successful stint riding in New Zealand, to partner the Zabeel entire in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m). “We had decided on a change of rider for Ocean Emperor and Roll The Gold and I’ve got Johnathan Parkes on Roll The Gold, but he was committed to Coldplay in the Rich Hill,” Hennessy said. “We tried a few others and couldn’t get them and then (Ellerslie general manager) Craig Baker mentioned that Regan was coming over so he gave me the agent’s contact details and the deal was done. He’s flying in Melbourne and it’s a great opportunity to get a jockey of his calibre. If the horse goes well then Regan might be able to give the thumbs up to take the horse to Australia.” - NZME

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www.guardianonline.co.nz Left – Ashburton basketballers, Sophie Adams and Ashlee Strawbridge were getting ready to play for their country.

June 2017 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Above – Rakaia went agonisingly close to picking up the Combined Rugby title, losing 12-13 to Southbridge. Right – Local lad Marc Juntilla was one of hundreds who took part in the annual Filipino Games.

The first round of Mid Canterbury senior netball ended up a close fought affair.

Heaven Rocks stole the show on Harness Jewels day at the Ashburton Racecourse.

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In brief

■ BASKETBALL

Josh’s new challenge By Linda CLarke

linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton basketballer Josh Lowe is trading his summer for the cooler climes of Sarasota in the United States, where he will spend the next four months training for a shot at a college basketball scholarship. Lowe, 6’8”, will be resident at the Impact Basketball Academy and devote his days honing his skills, game and physical prowess to catch the eye of college recruiters. A standout for the Ashburton College senior boys’ basketball side this year, the trip will be his third visit to the US in 12 months. He went to Florida last April with an Impact New Zealand development side and was in Las Vegas in July with their elite team. Lowe, who has just turned 18, hopes his star will continue to rise at the training academy. His goal is a four-year scholarship at a division one school. Off the court, he must also impress with his schoolwork, so his training days will include preparing for the all-important SATs. If he succeeds, he will join a growing list of young Kiwi basketballers heading to the states to play ball. Lowe has been playing basketball since Year 5, when the sports officer at Borough School spied the tall youngster and signed him up for miniball. He has not looked back, making rep teams since his first at under 12. He still remembers coaches Tim Johnson and Mike Johnson that year who taught him some important basics. The opportunity to play the sport he loves at college level in the US has the full support of parents Jodene and Andrew Lowe, who have watched him develop over the years and encouraged his love of the game. It will be a foreign feeling watching games from afar via livestream instead of being court-side. Since school finished in November, he has continued to work on his skills at home and on the court. He has also been committed to a strength and condition programme with personal trainer Frank Connelly aimed at adding bulk to his lean frame. There are few days he doesn’t pick up a basketball. While Lowe has easily been amongst the tallest on court in New Zealand, in the US he will work on his skills as a small forward or power forward. He played in the Canterbury Rams summer league and has been scrimmaging regularly in Ashburton at Basketball Mid Canterbury’s Oxford Street stadium. He’s excited and nervous about the next leg of his basketball journey, which starts on January 3 with a solo trip to involving 19 hours flying time from Christchurch to Auckland, San Francisco and then Tampa. Looking back to 2017, he credits college coach Pip Johnston with helping him take his skills to a new level, with one-on-one summer trainings. Johnston’s hard fitness training through the year also paid dividends. “Pip has been the coach who has helped me the most. “At the end of Year 12 at least once a week I went to EA and did drills and stuff which definitely helped.” Lowe said the college basketball in the past year had provided several highlights, including his role in AshColl’s comeback game against Burnside at the South Island secondary schools’ tournament. There were many other games in which he topped the stats chart for shooting or rebounding. Now he is looking forward to a new challenge.

Wildcard for Kenin American tennis young gun Sofia Kenin has earned a wildcard to the main draw of next week’s ASB Classic women’s singles tournament. The Russian-born 19-year-old, a former world No.2 in the junior ranks, is currently ranked 108th and made the third round of this year’s US Open, only to be defeated by Maria Sharapova. Director Karl Budge hoped Kenin could emulate the likes of Sloane Stephens and Jelena Ostapenko by using Auckland as a springboard to a high-profile tennis career. - NZME

Federer in Australia Roger Federer is vowing to stay cool as he strives to repeat his magical 2017 season. Revitalised after a 14-day family holiday in the Maldives, Federer has arrived in Australia ready to embark on his milestone 20th year on the professional tennis tour. The Swiss superstar touched down in Perth yesterday ahead of the Hopman Cup starting on Saturday. It was at the mixed teams event last year that Federer launched one of the most incredible seasons of his unparalleled career. - AAP

Konta right at home A new coach and some familiar faces will help Johanna Konta in her quest for a maiden grand slam at what she says feels like home. The Sydney-born world No.9 moved to the UK shortly before turning 14, and semi- and quarterfinal appearances at the past two Australian Opens have proved her fondness for her country of birth.

Warriors still winning Stephen Curry is sitting, the Warriors aren’t really scoring, and yet Golden State is still winning. What happens when Curry and the offense come back? The defending champions went into the season as favourites to repeat, though Boston and Houston looked like title threats and LeBron James has played some of the best basketball in his career. Yet the Warriors have shaken off the injury to their two-time MVP to climb right back in their usual spot atop the NBA standings at 27-7. - AP

Defence and depth

Josh Lowe gets some serious air time heading for the basket. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 310816-TM-0144

Melbourne’s focus on defence and developing role players is paying dividends if their dramatic onepoint win over Brisbane is any indication. The Bullets held the lead for more than 37 minutes of the open-air clash but United thrilled the packed house by pinching a late lead and closing out the 69-68 win. United moved within one game of the Breakers. - AAP

Adams becoming the key to Oklahoma City’s success Another double-double in a winning Oklahoma City Thunder performance confirms it – Steven Adams is as important to the NBA side as their ‘big three’. The Kiwi big man posted 15 points with 10 rebounds over 38 minutes in the Thunder’s 112-107 win over the Rockets on Tuesday, with the Oklahoma City side winning their fifth on the trot. Since returning from a two-game absence due to concussion, Adams has picked

up right where he left off in the post for the Thunder and the win over the Rockets – who at the time were leading the Western Conference – shows they’re capable of better than their 19-15 record suggests. And, as the past four matches have shown, Adams could be a vital key to the Thunder’s championship hopes, despite his role not being that of a traditional big man. Now in his fourth season in the NBA, the 24-year-old has played in 29 games during

the campaign for 15 wins and 14 losses. On the defensive end, he provides a presence – he blocks shots and once his feet are set he’s near impossible to move. Where Adams’ impact is most notable is on the offensive end of the court. While Anthony and George stretch the floor, Adams’ pick-and-roll game has improved in strides this season, setting him on track for a career-best year in scoring. But it might be his offensive rebounding

prowess that makes him so valuable. Adams leads the league in offensive rebounds per game, averaging about six. In a team of jump shooters, having a good offensive rebounder is vital to success. As the Thunder look to finally be clicking and on a charge up the standings in the Western Conference, Adams’ health and consistency could end up being the key to Oklahoma City’s hopes of returning to the NBA finals. - NZME

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■ CRICKET

Aggression key for NZ By Angelo Risso The Black Caps have blitzed the West Indies in the test and oneday formats this summer – and now they’re keen to do exactly the same in the 20-over game, according to stand-in Twenty20 skipper Tim Southee. Having won both their Test matches and all three ODIs against the Windies, the two sides will begin a three-match T20 series in Nelson today. Two matches in Tauranga will then follow. Despite being T20 world champions, the Windies head into proceedings as heavy underdogs, missing the likes of Kieron Pollard and Ronsford Beaton. Pollard has pulled out due to personal reasons, and seamer Ronsford Beaton has been forced home with a side strain, but he also has an illegal bowling action charge against him. The T20 is the version of the game best suited to the West Indies at present, and Pollard was to be a big part of their plans. Promising lefthand batsman Shimron Hetmyer, originally selected for just the test leg of the tour, will now be part of all three segments, called in for Pollard in what could never be termed a like for like swap. And Southee – whose side is also missing key names for today’s clash, including star batsman Kane Williamson and the in-form Trent Boult – said the Kiwis would look to play as aggressively in the T20 format as they’ve

Huge payday for Parker Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins will fly to London next week to put the final touches on the Anthony Joshua world title unification fight. In an update on the ongoing negotiations with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, Higgins said that the money had been agreed, with Hearn making a small concession on the purse. Higgins had been holding out for 35 per cent of the profits and he said yesterday the deal had been struck at between 30 and 35 per cent. He wouldn’t say but the Herald understands Parker will pocket $12 million. - NZME

Big fines in Big Bash Slow over rates in the Big Bash have become the latest battleground between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association. CA announced last week that 44 players had been fined after their sides fell short of required over rates. Each of the playing XIs from the Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars were fined $500 after electing not to to appeal their initial $1000 sanctions. CA are adamant that slow over rates must be prevented to ensure a fast-moving and entertaining game. - AAP

Moeen savaged Tim Southee gets a shot at wearing the captain’s armband for the Black Caps today. done in the tests and ODIs. “I’m sure they’re looking to end the tour on a high, (so) hopefully we can continue the momentum we’ve shown in the other two formats,” Southee said. “It’s obviously a dangerous batting line-up all the way down – guys like to play their shots, and hopefully they can go out and a few come off. “It’s exciting to see what some

of these guys will bring.” With the likes of Williamson, Boult and Tom Latham sitting out the first T20, Southee backed the likes of Anaru Kitchen and young gun Glenn Phillips to shine on the big stage. Veteran Ross Taylor would also get a fresh chance to impress in the 20-over game, having been repeatedly overlooked for the Kiwi T20 squad.

Southee encouraged his troops to play their natural game. “That’s the reason they’re picked – hopefully they can express themselves in the same way they did in domestic cricket. “At the international level, you’re picked to play a certain way and hopefully they can go and do that,” the 29-year-old paceman said. - NZME

A reckless Moeen Ali has been savaged for putting himself ahead of the England team in a bid to save his disastrous campaign. The allrounder arrived at the crease with centurion Alastair Cook rapidly running out of partners. But Moeen, who has been desperately out of form, went on the offensive. He cracked 12 runs against Nathan Lyon off his second over. Two overs later, Moeen fell when his ill-timed cut shot was picked off by a diving Shaun Marsh at short extra cover. - AAP

Smith gives his Ashes counterpart two lives By RoB FoRsAith A stomach bug continues to stymie Australia’s hopes of an Ashes whitewash, with sick skipper Steve Smith dropping a catch and temporarily leaving the field on day three of the fourth test. Pat Cummins was hampered by a stomach issue on day two, feeling so unwell he slept through the tea break. Cummins’ health has improved but Smith contracted the same illness overnight. The captain scampered off the ground early in yesterday’s morning session, with David Warner leading the side and organising fielders during Cummins’ first over of the day. Smith returned to the field at the end of that over and remained on the park throughout the morning session and post-lunch session, but he remained unwell. Smith lacked his usual zip and emotive body language in the field, while he dropped Alastair Cook for the second time in the game. Smith put down a sharp slips catch on day two, when Cook was on 66. The world’s best batsman offered another reprieve at square leg on day three, when Cook was on 153. Smith tried to pluck the low catch with one

hand but the ball bounced out. “It was a big miss that one. He will be annoyed because he set that trap for Alastair Cook and if he hung onto that catch, England are seven down and still trailing,” Mark Taylor said. “He went one hand, could have easily gone two. It was a lot closer to him than he thought, I just reckon he picked it up too late.” Cummins managed 11 overs on day two but struggled to generate his trademark express pace and bounce. The right-armer regularly ducked off the field and at one point he doubled over in the deep as the temperature hit 35°C. Cummins enjoyed a more productive start to day three, removing Joe Root with a pinpoint bouncer that England’s skipped pulled straight to Nathan Lyon at deep square leg. Cook has posted his second test double ton in Australia, passing 200 late yesterday. Cook brought up the milestone at the MCG with a sweetly timed straight drive off Jackson Bird. The former skipper’s best test score in Australia is the unbeaten 235 he scored at the Gabba in 2010. As the Guardian went to print Cook was on 214, with Stuart Broad blazing away at the other end on 44. - AAP

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Big name absent from awards By Andrew Alderson Surely it is an oversight that equestrian rider Andrew Nicholson has not been nominated for a Halberg Award? Nicholson delivered one of the year’s most uplifting sports stories on May 7. He triumphed as the Badminton horse trials’ oldest winner, at 55 years, nine months and six days. Not to be outdone, his 17-year-old mount Nereo, the chestnut gelding Nicholson has trained for 13 years, became the oldest horse to win the four-star event. The pair’s achievement is as close as you can get to a fairytale without reaching for a volume of Hans Christian Andersen. Nicholson took the record as Badminton’s eldest champion from Sir Mark Todd who was 55 years, one month and 24 days old when he completed his fourth victory, on NZB Land Vision, in 2011. Todd’s effort saw him selected as a Halberg Award sportsman of the year finalist; Nicholson last featured in that category in 2012 and 2013. The unbridled passion accompanying Nicholson’s 37th – but first victorious –Badminton completion was understandable. No-one has completed more, and he rebuilt his body, mind and career to do so. “The feeling is unbelievable,” Nicholson said at the time. “I’ve been waiting so long for it. “When I was young it seemed quite easy to win Badminton; just be brave and away you go. “I found out it’s very difficult.” Nicholson’s words hold weight. His previous journey, in 2015, to the Duke of Beaufort’s estate in Gloucestershire saw him and Nereo enter the showjumping as overnight leaders. Three dropped rails later they had finished sixth. Nicholson staked everything on his horsemanship after suffering a broken neck at the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park later that year on August 9. A shattered vertebrae was the difference between maintaining his vocation or tetraplegia. Similar accidents to the cervical spine paralyse 98 per cent of sufferers and destroy the lives of others when the delicate but mandatory surgical procedure goes awry. Nicholson was saved because the vertebrae’s explosion released the pressure on his spinal cord. He got up, walked around and didn’t exhibit the usual devastating symptoms.

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In short, Nicholson’s recovery has been miraculous. The patrons at Badminton knew that as they rose to bestow a standing ovation when he and Nereo’s owner Libby Sellar received the winner’s trophy. Victory at four-star events are considered the equivalent or better of an Olympic gold medal in the equestrian community. Nicholson has nine such crowns: Burghley (five times), Kentucky, Pau and Luhmuhlen and now Badminton. Hopefully the Halberg Awards organisers also realise the extent of Nicholson’s accomplishment before the finalists are released next month. Sportsman of the Year nominations (as listed on the halbergawards.co.nz website) Aaron Gate (cycling), Aiken Hakes (croquet), Beauden Barrett (rugby), Brendon Hartley (motorsport), Chris Wood (football), Ethan Mitchell (cycling), George Bennett (cycling), Jason Wynyard (wood-chopping), Joel Henare (shearing sports), John Kirkpatrick (shearing sports), Kane Williamson (cricket), Michael Venus (tennis), Peter Michael (ice speed skating), Robbie Manson (rowing), Sam Gaze (cycling), Tom Walsh (athletics). - NZME

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Ichi Ban in line for Syd Hob Ichi Ban skipper Matt Allen faces a nervous wait to find out whether his newest yacht has done enough to be named overall Sydney to Hobart winner. The 52-footer, considered by many pundits as the pre-race handicap favourite, docked in Hobart yesterday morning after a wild ride down Tasmania’s east coast. Allen, who is also the president of Australian Sailing, said the boat blew out its largest spinnaker as it tore south at speeds of up to 28 knots. “This is the best Hobart race I have ever

done. It was exhilarating,” he told reporters of his 28th Sydney to Hobart race. “I’ve never seen conditions like it, the closest was in 1999. I hope we see them again. We were buried by water a lot of the way. It was pretty intense.” Ichi Ban is in top spot overall ahead of biggest rival Quest, which finished about an hour afterwards. Ichi Ban was eighth past the post after Wild Oats XI secured line honours in a thrilling River Derwent duel with LDV Comanche on Wednesday night. - AAP

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Dec 29 & 30, 2017

Friday

We have no listed events for Friday.

Saturday 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car park, Ashburton.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive

fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

What’s On 28 Ashburton Guardian Every Thursday Ashburton Social Latin Dance Group Salsa, Cha cha cha & some ballroom. Please enquire for location, as it is changeable. All welcome, including beginners. Note: the group usually meets on licenced premises, so must be 18 or over. See our Facebook page for more information: fb.com/ SpringSalsaSessions2016/ 7.30pm – 9.00pm

16 December – January 21

Unusual Adornment - Summer Holiday Programme Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre This hands-on holiday programme is fun for the whole family. Drop-in to the Gallery daily and give it a go! It takes inspiration from Elfi Spiewack’s exhibition ‘In Splendour Moot, Adornment Re-framed’ which combines materials of high and low value. Come along this summer to make your own unique adornment from recycled materials, including bottle caps,

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Friday, December 29, 2017 old beads, buttons and much more. Adornment is usually an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the beauty of the wearer. This could be a top hat, bow tie, necklace or a brooch. It can also be something that is worn to embellish, enhance or distinguish the wearer, and to define cultural, social, or religious status within a specific community. The mayoral chains worn by our Mayor is one such example. Programme runs from 16 December—21 January 2018. Free and for all ages.

December 30 Hot Rod & Classic Car Show The Blue Pub, Methven The hot rods and classic cars are once again coming to Methven for a show. Public can view all the cars on display around the Blue Pub car park. Proceeds will be going to Methven Charities. Any enquiries ring Gerard McCloy - 027 417 2067 or email - g.a.mccloy@xtra.co.nz or check out the Facebook page ‘Rods at Methven’.

Door Sales Only – Adults: $5.00, Children: $2.00 10.00am – 3.00pm

January 3 Shabby Chic Market Day Rochester Villa, 21 Connal Street, Christchurch Heaving Trestles with Vintage items, linens, clothes, costumes, jewels, collectables, retro, Kitsch and kitchen, antiques, craft works, furniture, restored, revamped and recycled items. Books, toys, art, homewares, Bric a Brac and assorted fancies - All in The Shabby Chic theme. 5 Rooms to Explore inside The Historic Rochester Villa. Look for the Signs off Ferry Road and Rutherford Street Corner. 11.00am – 3.00pm

January 7 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to

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January 12 – January 13

Time Travellers - Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School will take to the stage in January for its 18th Year. A Musical Theatre Course whose theme this year is ‘Time Travellers’. Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School will bring you a veritable feast of music from some of the earlier musicals to the current day hits of Broadway. The calibre of these young singers is very high and you will hear some of the brightest rising stars in music theatre today. The Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School boasts a scholarship alumni that can be seen working all around NZ and Australia in the musical theatre field. Many of these professional performers ‘developed their craft’ through these weeks in January. Producer/Musical Director Jo Castelow from Ashburton and Director Alice Sollis from Timaru have a wealth of knowledge and expertise between them and ensure a fabulous concert experience is had by all. Don’t miss these spellbinding shows, a favourite with Canterbury audiences. If you have never been before, you certainly won’t miss them ever again! January 12 7:30pm January 13 2:00pm January 13 7:30pm

January 13 Salmonella Dub Featuring the Return of Tiki Taane Hagley Park North, Rolleston Ave, Christchurch From their very first live appearance in 1993 to the forthcoming 25th-anniversary tour, passion, creativity, energy, driving bass beats and pure joy are the signature hallmarks of one of New Zealand’s most successful bands.

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Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm Artist Talk, Elfi Spiewack Join contemporary jeweller Elfi Spirwack on Sunday 14 January 2018 at 2:30pm for a floor talk of her exhibition ‘In Splendour Moot, Adornment Re-framed’. This striking exhibition explores jewellery as a marker of self- expression and invites viewers to reconsider preconceived ideas around the value of jewellery and objects of adornment. All welcome to attend this free event. 2.30pm Weekend Zen Retreat Staveley Campsite, Sawmill Road Perfect From Now On: Working with the Paramitas as Skillful Means. Held at Staveley Camp at the foot of the Southern Alps, “Perfect from Now On” is a study of what it means to bring the connection and selflessness of Zen meditation into the world we share with all others. Using the six paramitas, we will investigate the cultivation of specific qualities that encourage our walking the bodhisattva path with wisdom, skillfulness, equanimity, and the grace that arises in the midst of spiritual work. Arrival: registration will be at 5pm, Friday 19 Jan. There will be a light dinner served at 6pm. To preserve the harmony of the

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retreat, participants are asked to stay until the conclusion on Sunday lunchtime.

January 22 Silent Zen Meditation Retreat (Sesshin) Staveley Campsite, Sawmill Road Sesshin is a week-long meditation intensive that is unique to the Zen tradition. In sesshin, we can experience the deep stillness that lies within each one of us. If you are a first-time sesshin participant, you will be interviewed by phone before the retreat. This is to help ensure that sesshin is a good fit for your personal circumstances. For those arriving for the start of sesshin, registration will be at 5pm, Monday, 22 Jan. There will be a light dinner served at 6pm. For those with less available time, or readiness to commit to a full week, you are welcome to join sesshin at any time, up until Friday night. To preserve the harmony of the retreat, participants are asked to stay until the conclusion of sesshin at Sunday lunchtime. If you have questions about this retreat, please contact the Christchurch MRO Zen group at: christchurch@zen.org.nz

February 4 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

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HIStory Show

Wed, 8pm Tickets: Adult: $59.90* Show restricted to 18yrs and over. Content contains sexual references.

Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School will bring you a veritable feast of music from some of the earlier musicals to the current day hits of Broadway. Producer/Musical Director Jo Castelow and Director Alice Sollis guide these talented performers to develop their craft and excel in their performance.

Rado and Raybon Save The World

The Michael Jackson

The outrageously funny Kevin Bloody Wilson returns to New Zealand with his “Almost Awesome Tour” in February featuring special guest artist, Jenny Talia from Australia. He’s irrepressible and irreverent and guaranteed to make you laugh with his unique brand of humour, a must-see for anyone wanting to see absolute original Australian comedy.

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Thu, 8pm Tickets: Adult: $59*, Child: $30* (12yrs & under), Group 6+: $54*pp Celebrate Michael Jackson’s creative genius and unsurpassed talent with a riveting live performance through accomplished impersonator Dantanio-electrifying in his role as Jackson plus a live band, choreographed dancers, authentic costumes, state-of-the-art sound and theatrical lighting, vision and effects. Truly a mind-blowing stage production - do not miss it!

Tue, 7.30pm Tickets: Adult: $27* Student: $20* Door Sales: $30* Leading comedians Raybon Kan and Nick Rado team up to perform a two hour show in which stand-up gives way to Rado & Raybon solving questions posed by the audience. The ﬁrst half is a stand-up set by each comedian. In the second half, they take the stage together and answer questions, throwing fuel on the burning issues as determined by the audience on the night.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Usually clouds gather before the storm, so the aware person knows when to duck for cover or get out an umbrella, as the case may be. You’ll use the analogy in the realm of emotion today. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Beings who are even smaller get angriest at the small things? But the small things can’t help what size they are, and the tiny beings can’t, either. So you’ll respect all and try not to judge things by scale. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It can be daunting to meet people in a broad context, as the context gets narrower, people feel safer. While it’s easier to relax around friends than with the public, today it will pay to search wider than that. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): While a dog’s affection may not be conclusive evidence of a person’s fine character it does feel wonderful to be sloppily and unconditionally appreciated. Dogs aren’t the only ones who will deliver thusly. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Today features different people, going at different paces, with different tolerance levels and definitions of “high pressure.” You’ll be as content as you are patient. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The good fortune will come from getting out and interacting. Tonight you may find yourself communicating differently with someone as you begin to sense this person’s deepening affection. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Tending to your inner self is as essential to your existence as feeding yourself. Right now pay greater attention to what you need, how you feel and, most importantly, what you have to give others. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There’s someone who’s been thinking of you. In fact, yours is the first face that pops to mind in the morning and the last one that comes in clear at night. What do you wish for this person? SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Mastering anger will be the advanced skill to work on. Danger and anger are only one letter apart. It’s healthy to express feelings but anger should only be let out in a safe context. Anger also defuses. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re wanted and needed in new places. A group of people you’re not too familiar with will readily accept you as one of their own. It will be a struggle not to over-commit your time. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Though it takes intelligence to know another person, it takes wisdom to know yourself. Wisdom often comes from mistakes, but today it comes from listening better and better. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There are questions that those who prefer the bliss of ignorance just shouldn’t ask. And anyway, you’re starting to get information through a kind of osmosis of feeling, so maybe asking is unnecessary.

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ANDREW, Carl Peter Norman – On Tuesday, December 26, at Rosebank Resthome. Loved youngest son and last surviving child of Arthur and Amy Andrew. Loved brother of his 10 late brothers and sisters, and of his late brothers and sisters-in-law, and of his sister-in-law Peg Andrew. A loved uncle. Fondly remembered. ANDREW, Carl – Loving father of Michael Mably. Grandad of Cody and Jess, Jayden and Tiff, and Shontel and Jacob. Great grandad of Sharla, Lachlan and Elliott. Forever in our hearts we love you.

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Areas of morning and evening cloud. Otherwise fine, apart from isolated afternoon showers. Wind at 1000m: Light winds. Wind at 2000m: S 30 km/h.

Fine apart from morning cloud. Northeasterlies developing in the afternoon.

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Waitaki Kurow at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Southerlies ease over the North Island as a deep low moves away east of the country. A ridge over the South Island drifts north today. A front approaches from the west tomorrow and becomes slow moving over the lower South Island on Sunday. Meanwhile, a complex trough moves east towards the country on Monday.

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6am Who’s Doing The Dishes? 7am May The Best House Win Abroad 0 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 8:55 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 9:55 Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon Emmerdale 0 12:55 MasterChef Australia PGR 30 2:30 Border Security International 0 2:55 Tipping Point Lucky Stars 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me Daytime The fourth host in Leeds is theatre technician Matt, who plans to win the prize with a menu of tried-andtested family favourites. 4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm The X Factor UK In the semi-final, the remaining six acts celebrate all things British. With musical guest James Arthur. 0 8:30 Kath And Kim PGR 3 0 9pm Coronation Street Tracy steals the show; Izzy faces her final moments of freedom; Luke is suspicious of Caz. 0 10:25 Castle AO 3 0 12:10 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 12:35 Infomercials

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6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 7:35 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:15 Sofia The First 3 0 8:35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Black-Ish 3 0 11am The Amazing Race 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm M Spy Kids PGR 2001 Family Adventure. Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino. 0 3:40 Regular Show 0 4pm Lightning Point When Luca becomes curious about Kiki’s alien powers, Kiki wastes no time in showing him some tricks with the plasma card. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 The Middle 0

7am The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 3 7:55 Minute To Win It Australia 3 8:50 American Ninja Warrior 3 (Part 1) 9:40 Entertainment Tonight 3 10am Infomercials 11:30 Family Feud Australia 3 Noon House Rules PGR 3 0 1:05 M Stevie PGR 2008 Horror. Catherine McCormack, Jordi Molla. 3:10 Entertainment Tonight 3:35 M Alvin And The Chipmunks – Chipwrecked 3 2011 Family. Voices of Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler. 0 5:25 Family Feud Australia 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Johnny Test 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

7pm Home And Away 0 7:30 M Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban PGR 2004 Adventure. A convicted murderer escapes wizards’ prison and pursues Harry. Daniel Radcliffe, Gary Oldman. 0 10pm Bromans 0

7pm Modern Family PGR 0 7:30 M The Lost World – Jurassic Park PGR 3 1997 Sci-fi Adventure. A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B to study the dinosaurs, while another team approaches with a different agenda. 0 9:55 The Best Of Graham Norton Show PGR 3 0 10:55 Road Cops PGR 3 0

7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 Rookie Cops AO Series that follows 24 people, from lorry drivers to travel agents, as they make the decision to become police officers. 9:30 Sleepy Hollow AO 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11pm 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 11:30 Mike And Molly PGR 0 11:55 Scrubs 3 0 12:20 Less Than Perfect 3 0 12:45 Clipped PGR 3 0 1:10 Home And Away 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Nightcap 3 3:20 Regular Show 3 3:35 The Fosters PGR 3 5:10 Hope And Faith 3 0 5:35 F Jessie 3 0

11:25 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3 After the Belcher parents have so much fun hiding Easter eggs the entire family is enlisted to find the one egg quickly rotting in its hiding place. 11:50 The Night Shift AO 3 12:40 Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. Midnight Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:55 The Legend Of Barney Thomson 16VL 2015 Comedy Crime. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson. 9:30 The Conjuring 2 16VC 2016 Horror. Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe. 11:45 The Great Wall MV 2017 Action. The X Factor UK Judge Rinder Matt Damon, Jing Tian. 1:30 A 7pm on TVNZ 1 1pm on TVNZ 2 Cure For Wellness 16VLSC 2017 Thriller. Dane DeHaan, BRAVO THE BOX Jason Isaacs. 3:55 See 10am Four Weddings USA 3 6am Wheel Of Fortune You In Valhalla 16VLC 2015 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 10:55 Masters Of Flip 3 Comedy Drama. Sarah Hyland, 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 11:50 Snapped PGR (Starting Bret Harrison. 5:15 Money 7:40 Doctor Who PGV Today) 3 Monster MVLS 2016 Thriller. A suspicious shooting reveals a 8:30 The Simpsons PG George Clooney, Julia Roberts, 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Jack O’Connell. 6:55 Bad real-estate agent’s secret life. Neighbours 2 – Sorority 12:45 The Real Housewives Unit MV 9:45 Hawaii Five0 MV 10:40 NCIS – LA Rising 16VLSC 2016 Comedy. Of Beverly Hills PGR MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, 1:40 60 Days In 3 Noon Wheel Of Fortune Zac Efron. 8:30 The 2:35 Homicide For The 12:25 Pawn Stars – Australia Divergent Series – Allegiant Holidays 3 PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG Part 1 MV 2016 Adventure. 3:35 Catfish 3 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 CSI Tris and Four venture beyond 4:30 Four Weddings USA – Miami MV 3:05 Doctor Who the wall and discover a 5:30 Hoarders 3 PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG world far more dangerous 6:30 Masters Of Flip 3 4:30 Jeopardy! PG than what they are used to. 7pm Property Envy 3 5pm Wheel Of Fortune Shailene Woodley, Theo James. 7:30 Snapped PGR 3 5:30 Robot Wars PGV 10:35 Ouija – Origin The murder of a church-choir 6:30 Counting Cars PG Of Evil MVC 2016 Horror. member reveals a secret and 7pm Pawn Stars PG Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson. an unlikely love triangle. 7:30 CSI – Miami MV SATURDAY 12:15 The 8:30 M Clueless PGR 8:30 Tin Man M (Part 2) Automatic Hate 16LS 2015 1995 Romantic Comedy. Two 10:20 Limitless MV Drama. Joseph Cross, American high-school friends 11:20 SVU – Special Victims Adelaide Clemens. 1:50 Bad learn a lot about relationships Unit MV Neighbours 2 – Sorority when they matchmake for two SATURDAY Rising 16VLSC 2016 Comedy. teachers. Alicia Silverstone, 12:20 CSI – Miami MV Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Stacey Dash, Paul Rudd, 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune Zac Efron. 3:25 The Brittany Murphy. 1:50 SVU – Special Victims Divergent Series – Allegiant 10:30 Intervention Canada Unit MV 2:40 Pawn Stars Part 1 MV 2016 Adventure. AO 3 PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS Shailene Woodley, Theo James. 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 3:50 Limitless MV 4:40 Tin 5:25 Ouija – Origin Of Evil MVC 2016 Horror. Man M 12:15 Infomercials 3

MOVIES GREATS 7am Waterworld MVL 1995 Action. Dennis Hopper, Kevin Costner. 9:10 Nothing But Trailers 9:25 Gran Torino 16VL 2008 Crime. Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang. 11:20 Friends With Benefits 16LS 2011 Comedy. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis. 1:10 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Sci-fi Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 3:30 To Rome With Love MLS 2012 Romantic Comedy. Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg. 5:20 The Losers MVL 2010 Action. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans. 6:55 Magic In The Moonlight PG 2014 Comedy. Colin Firth, Emma Stone. 8:30 Contagion ML 2011 Thriller. A lethal airborne virus that kills within days has the worldwide medical community seeking a cure. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet. 10:20 Dodgeball – A True Underdog Story MS 2004 Comedy. Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn. 11:50 Finding Neverland PGC 2004 Drama. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman.

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1:30 The Losers MVL 2010 Action. 3:05 To Rome With Love MLS 2012 Romantic Comedy. 4:55 Dodgeball – A True Underdog Story MS 2004 Comedy.

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6:30 Takoha 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Hip-Hop – New Zealand Nationals 8am Sign High 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Tradition On A Plate 3 10:30 The Big Sing 3 11am Kiingitanga 3 Noon Total Combat PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride PGR 3 1pm This Is Piki PGR 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Team Umizoomi 3 4pm Hip-Hop – New Zealand Nationals 3 4:30 Tribe 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Tao 3 8pm Haka Life PGR 3 8:30 M Happy Gilmore PGR 1996 Comedy. A retired hockey player enters the Pro Golf Tour to earn money to save his grandmother from losing her house. 10:10 M The Exorcism Of Emily Rose AO 2005 Drama. 12:10 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 12:40 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Surfing – World Surf League Quiksilver Pro – Gold Coast. 7:30 Surfing – World Surf League Rip Curl Pro – Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. 8:30 A-League Hour 9:30 Fox Sports News 10am UFC 219 Countdown 11am Cycling – UCI CycloCross World Cup Heusden Zolder – Women Elite Race. Noon Cycling – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup Heusden Zolder – Men Elite Race. 1:30 Cricket – Super Smash Knights v Stags. 2pm Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – Third ODI. 2:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First T20. 6:30 The Cricket Show 7pm The World Rugby Show 7:30 Basketball – NBL 9:30 L Basketball – NBL Adelaide 36ers v New Zealand Breakers. 11:30 The World Rugby Show

SATURDAY

Midnight Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger 12:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger 1am Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger 1:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger 2am Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger 2:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger 3am Sailing – America’s Cup 3:30 Sailing – America’s Cup 4am Sailing – America’s Cup 4:30 Sailing – America’s Cup 5am Sailing – America’s Cup 5:30 Basketball – NBL

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6am Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 7am Wild Transport 7:30 Love Nature – Secret Life Of The Wombat 8:30 Shed And Buried 9am Auction Kings 9:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together 10am Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 The Story Of Cats 11:30 Getaway Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm Antarctica Ice Station Rescue 2pm Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3pm Baby Animals 3:30 Love Nature – The Big Dry 4:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 5:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 6:30 American Restoration

7:30 American Pickers 8:35 Biggest Dog In The World A look at the highs and lows of living with giant dogs, including crippling costs, constant care, domestic destruction, and days out that draw crowds of onlookers. 9:45 Gardeners’ World 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 11:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 12:30 Wild Transport 1am American Restoration 2am Love Nature – The Big Dry 3am Getaway 3:30 Baby Animals 4am Biggest Dog In The World 5:15 Gardeners’ World

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – Third ODI. 6:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Fourth Test, Day Three. 7am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Sixers v Strikers. 7:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 11am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Fourth Test, Day Three. 11:30 Cricket – Ashes Build Up 12:30 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Fourth Test, Day Four. 2:35 Australian Cricket Show 3:05 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Fourth Test, Day Four. 8pm Forged In Fire 9:05 L Cricket – Big Bash Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers. From Etihad Stadium.

SATURDAY

12:40 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Fourth Test, Day Four. 1:10 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 4:40 The Cricket Show 5am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Scorchers. 5:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First T20. 29Dec17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Bottle Bash. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Bracing for Change. 10am Bering Sea Gold PG Down and Out. 10:50 Moonshiners M Mark Rogers – Last Of The Mountain Men. 11:40 Evil Lives Here M On the Run. 12:30 Evil Kin M Mommy Dearest. 1:20 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Trial by Fire. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG The Fall Guys. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Gold Rush PG Bilizzards and Bullets. 5:40 MythBusters PG Mythssion Control. 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Truck v Train. 7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG Northern Territory. 9:25 American Monster M Live by the Sword. 10:15 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M 11:05 Shadow Of Doubt M Fear and Loathing in Houston. 11:55 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Trial by Fire.

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12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Boult climbs rankings Kiwi bowler Trent Boult’s demolition job against the West Indies has secured him the fourth spot in world cricket rankings. Boult blitzed the tourists in this month’s ODI-series clean sweep, securing 10 wickets in total and a career-best stint of 7-34 in the second match. That’s seen the left-arm paceman jump three places up the ODI bowling rankings, past Australians Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada. He finished last year as the top-ranked bowler in ODIs, a spot that will be held by Pakistan’s Hasan Ali going into 2018.

Noves feels the axe

Ashburton rower Veronica Wall had another great year on the water, continuing her dominance at the Maadi Cup, as well as travelling to Europe for the junior world championships. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 271217-JP-004

Great expectations BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

It was another big year of medals and pulling on the silver fern for Ashburton rower Veronica Wall, and she is hoping to do it all over again next year. Having finished Ashburton College this year, she now has the Maadi Cup and school regattas behind her, but by the virtue of being born January 4, she will likely get another crack at glory with the junior New Zealand team. “This year it was a bit disappointing at the (Junior World Championships) with my doubles partner getting sick, which was something out of our control, so it would be nice to go and have another go there,” Wall said. “It was an amazing year with going to Maadi, then the junior

team stuff and then travelling away. “It was a good experience with a lot of highs and lows.” Coming off a 2016 where she became the first person to win the Maadi single sculls titles across three age-grades, Wall said she did not really feel the pressure this year. “There was a little bit of pressure there but there is always that expectation there, but for me it was just about rounding off a great Maadi career,” she said. “With the quad there was a bit more pressure as we were the defending champions, and in the double was probably the most competitive field.” Wall was faced with a big decision towards the end of this year, and has decided to not go to university next year to focus on her rowing.

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“I was planning on doing health sciences, but if I made the junior team I would have had to miss out three or four months like I did this year and that would not have worked so I had to choose between the two,” she said. Her training schedule will not change much, still training twice a day with the occasional rest day thrown in. “As long as I am improving, that is the main thing,” she said. It has also been a busy end to the year for the former AshColl student, not long back from competing at the Christmas Regatta at Lake Karapiro. “I was there just to get some more racing experience in,” she said, “I was able to race against the New Zealand summer squad which was awesome and I was

able to stay up there for a few days after and do some training with them.” Despite plenty of race experience, nerves are always a factor. “It is alright when you are racing in a quad and you can kind of bounce your nerves off everyone else because you are all feeling the same thing,” she said. While she is still able to qualify for the New Zealand junior team, this will be the first year Wall will not be racing at the Maadi Cup. “You are always going to miss Maadi because it is such a massive event and you miss the experience but also in a way you do outgrow it, and we still have nationals as well for the club,” she said. “It is always good to see others coming in driving to improve and do well for the club.”

Guy Noves has been sacked as France coach and replaced by Jacques Brunel. Noves endured a torrid twoyear spell in charge, managing just seven wins from 21 matches. That woeful run led FFR president Bernard Laporte to act, with Noves becoming the first Les Bleus boss in history to be axed. Former Italy coach Brunel, 63, has been named as his successor, leaving his role with Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles to sign a deal until the 2019 World Cup. The decision comes just five weeks before France face Ireland in the Six Nations opener.

Nadal a doubtful starter World No.1 Rafael Nadal is in extreme doubt for the Australian Open after aborting plans to play in lead-up events in Brisbane and Sydney. Nadal hasn’t played since losing to David Goffin at the World Tour Finals in London and then immediately pulling out of the season-ending championships in mid-November. The Spaniard was scheduled to return to the court at the season-opening Brisbane International starting on Saturday but an ongoing knee injury has forced his withdrawal.

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