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Two years on from the country’s worst natural disaster Ashburton is showing signs of recovery.

While we got off lightly, com-pared to Christchurch, the events of September 4, 2010 and February 22, 2011, altered the district’s future.

Longstanding businesses, such as Smallbones vehicle servicing department on Cass Street, have disappeared, leaving only a vacant lot behind, and Community House is also tagged to be demolished.

But redevelopment is under-way on several other sites. On Burnett Street, a new building earmarked to house Michael Hill Jewellers, is rising from the rubble left in the demolition of the historic Friedlanders Building.

Further along Burnett Street, passers-by contemplate the fate of a row of shops, which have sat empty for almost two years, how-ever strengthening work has begun and the footpath under the veran-das is now open to pedestrians.

Many businesses displaced from the CBD by earthquake damage, have reopened in other areas, and by all accounts are doing good trade, Ashburton Business Association retail spokesperson Bob McDonald said.

“There are plenty of develop-ments going on, we are starting to see more demolition of damaged buildings,” Mr McDonald said.

“At this point most of the retail-ers are doing okay, but the future is still uncertain. A lot of the build-ings in the CBD will have to be brought up to code, and that will come at a cost.”

However, Mr McDonald said business owners were looking for direction, in the form of an overall plan for the redevelopment of the CBD.

“There are empty shops all around town, vacated due to earth-

quake damage, we need to keep up the pressure and keep the rebuild moving along,” he said.

“Businesses are looking for direc-tion from the council.

“We hope the council will step up and facilitate the rebuild by not making it too complicated to comply with rules and regulations – the last thing we need at this point is a lot of red tape.”Mayor Angus McKay said the council was doing all it could to expedite the rebuild where possible. He said the town plan was available, but as the council does not own a lot of the land in the CBD, it was more a matter of cooperation than compliance.

Mr McKay said the council had been proactive, and had an open door policy for business owners and developers.

“The planning department has been busy working with CBD land-owners to get something to suit both their requirements and ours, to make things as easy as pos-sible.”

He said the district had benefit-ted from the arrival of a number of newcomers as a result of the earthquakes, houses from quake-damaged Christchurch suburbs have been relocated to Ashburton, where regulations allow, and signs of progress in the CBD were evi-dent.

“There has been a flurry of activ-ity with new buildings underway,” Mr McKay said.

“There has been a small amount of property reorganisation taking place, where the council has sold property - small pieces of Glasgow lease land, where it dissects free-hold properties, when we have been approached. This enables the buyer to get bank finance for prop-erty repair or development.

“The council has been proactive in planning – the door is always open. We will continue to provide a service to facilitate the rebuild and grow the population,” he said.

Rising from the rubble

A new Ashburton emerges from demolition sites

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Struggling to rise above ground level this new building with frontages on East and Burnett streets is the start of a major rebuild for Ashburton’s CBD.

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QUAKE FAILS TO DESTROY FAMILY

DRAggED INTO QUAKE NIgHTMARE

Quake-damaged buildings demolished or earmarked for demolition in Mid Canterbury included (from left) Arthur Wells’ East Street building, Westburn Courts on the corner of West and Burnett Streets, the Methven Public Library and shops on Tancred Street.

• Blaze containedA large scrub fire in

Northland has been con-tained by crews. The blaze at on Okahukura Rd, Tapora, west of Wellsford, had been contained with fire breaks to 70ha, northern fire communi-cations shift manager Jaron Phillips said. Fresh firefight-ers were at the scene yester-day morning. -APNZ

• Suspicious firesFour scrub fires on the

same street near Hamilton overnight Wednesday are being treated as suspicious. Emergency services were called to the first blaze that covered a 2ha area on Old Mountain Rd in Karamu, west of the city, at 4.30am. Two further smaller fires in the same street followed soon after. -APNZ

• Fatal crashA man is dead after a

car and truck collided near Gisborne early yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to State Highway 2 in Ormond at 12.40am and found the driver of the car dead at the scene. Police said the truck, which was carrying empty milk crates, tipped over in the collision. The driver was not injured. -APNZ

• Name releasedPolice have released the

name of a man killed when his ute crashed into a tree near Hatepe, north of Turangi on Wednesday night. He was Shane Anthony Robson, 51, from Mount Maunganui.

-APNZ

• Last Bee Gee landsThe sole surviving Bee Gee

has touched down in Napier ahead of Saturday night’s Mission Concert performance. “It’s been lots of fun so far,” Barry Gibb said after arriving in Napier last night. The con-cert is the only New Zealand performance of Gibb’s acclaimed Mythology tour which has seen him perform to sell-out crowds in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

-APNZ

• Fake licencesWanganui hotels, bars and

pubs are warned to be on the lookout for fake drivers’ licences circulating in the city and being presented at liq-uor outlets and in bars. At first glance, the licences are a good fake, says Whanganui police acting Senior Sergeant Andrew McDonald, but they do not have the holographic decal “New Zealand Govt NZ” printed across the front.

-APNZ

• Hospital jobs to goClose to 20 Wairarapa

Hospital staff could be axed under a plan to unite health board management teams in Wairarapa and Hutt Valley. Spokeswoman Jill Stringer said the proposal was at the consultation stage but 50 jobs - 17 in Wairarapa, 33 in Hutt Valley - would go if it is adopt-ed. -APNZ

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CRUMB by David Fletcher

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Chairlift rope replacedOn Mt Hutt this week splicing of a new triple

chairlift rope was underway. Workers from left (front) Darryl McCabe of

Doppelmayr, Stu Grant of Mt Hutt and Hayden Buick of Bridon get to work.

The triple chairlift rope installation started on February 7, and will run to about 1070 man

hours of effort when complete by February 25. Manager James McKenzie said the new rope

is 2.61 kilometres long and weighs 15 tonnes, with a breaking strength of around 100 tonnes.

“The old rope was on the lift for 23 years prior to reaching the replacement criteria for aerial passenger lifts,” he said.

Angling for the best salmonBy Sam Morton

More than 800 people have descended on the Rakaia River and accommodation outlets in the township are full.

It can only mean one thing – the Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition is back in Mid Canterbury after an interrupted couple of years.

Although the event was held last year in some form, the water was dirty and fishing conditions were poor.

In 2011 the event was canned, just a day or two after the Christchurch earthquake – as it was deemed inappropriate to host the competition.

However, this year commit-tee president Ken Lee said the event was shaping up to be a big success and hundreds of com-petitors from out of town have already arrived in Rakaia.

“We hear of people actually booking their holidays around this competition, so we are real-ly proud that we have estab-lished the event on the calendar.

“It has a great reputation and

the greatest thing is people com-pete to have fun. The competi-tive streak will always be there, but everyone is just here to share the same fun times,” Mr Lee said.

About 720 people have reg-istered in the senior section, while the junior section boasts an impressive 110 – with fishing getting underway today.

The money raised from com-petitors will be put back into the ongoing maintenance of the Rakaia River, assisting Fish and Game with consents and fenc-ing.

Mr Lee, a keen fisherman him-self, is predicting some tough fishing conditions this weekend, but believes everyone will enjoy their time on the river.

“The river is very low and so clear, so I think to be honest there is going to be some nice fish caught, but as I said it will be tough,” he said.

The competition will run through until Sunday, with daily prize sessions and more than $50,000 of prizes up for grabs through the duration of the event.

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ATEC keeps ticket priceslow to attract audiences

By Susan Sandys

Ashburton Trust Event Centre is keeping its ticket prices low this year in a bid to attract more audiences.

Manager Roger Farr said it was generally the 30s to 50s demographic which could be the most difficult to attract.

He was excited about a “varied” pro-gramme coming up at the venue over the next six months, featuring many of what were likely to be sell out shows.

But there were others which could prove “hard sells” including this weekend’s world premier of The Loons Circus Theatre Company performance The Lepidopterist.

He said the play’s obscure name might not help it much, however the fact was it was a fantastic circus and comedic con-struction which would be likely to appeal to all ages.

Ballet performances were generally popu-lar, and coming up on March 23 and 24 was the Royal New Zealand Ballet Made To Move.

It was the “next step down” from their major annual performance of the year and Ashburton was fortunate to have perfor-mances here, a result of the earthquakes.

“It sold very well last year (at ATEC) and I don’t see any reason why it won’t again this year.”

Moscow Ballet La Classique on May 3

would be likely to sell out, despite the high ticket price of $85 per adult.

“The Russian ballets that come through are quite spectacular. They bring elaborate backdrops and lighting,” Mr Farr said.

JGeeks on March 4 are breaking a tradi-tion of younger audiences being difficult to attract.

The independent New Zealand Maori comedy music group, who burst into the scene on New Zealand’s Got Talent, was selling well and may sell out, Mr Farr said.

Another highlight of the next few months would be the Ashburton Variety Theatre’s Miss Saigon, which will stage in May. With plenty of local support it would be expected to sell well.

Aimed at senior citizens are the Sons of Sinatra on April 14 and Sentimental Journey on April 6, and there would be a discount for those purchasing tickets to both shows.

Ticket prices at the centre ranged upwards from just $20 per adult. For promoters bringing shows through, they set the prices.

“The stuff we are bringing through our-selves we are trying to keep as low as we can,” Mr Farr said.

Other upcoming performances include The Eastern band, which has opened for Fleetwood Mac, on March 3, and Floral Notes with Geraldine Brophy and Jane Keller on March 14, and Roger Hall’s Taking Off on May 5.

Rider still serious

The rider injured while showjumping at the Maniototo A&P Show on Wednesday remained in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital’s high dependency unit last night (Thur).

Zara Crutchley was air-lifted to Dunedin from Maniototo Hospital after falling when her horse went through a jump during the show’s after-noon events. As well as competing, Ms Crutchley was also working as a horse steward at the show. - APNZ

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Anglers will be lining the banks of the Rakaia River hoping to catch the best salmon to win the Rakaia Salmon Fishing Competition.

Wilson recalled afteralleged parole breach

Sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been recalled to prison and may face charges in court after allegedly phoning someone he had been told not to con-tact.

The Department of Corrections today (Thur) said it had been vigilantly monitoring Wilson’s compli-ance with his parole condi-tions and immediately made a recall application after it received information which led it to believe he was in breach.

Police assisted in the matter.The Parole Board considered the appli-

cation this afternoon and the 64-year-old was returned to prison.

Corrections said it would pursue legal action through the courts in relation to the alleged breach, but a spokeswoman was not immediately able to confirm what charges Wilson would face in court, or when and where he was due to appear.

The spokeswoman would not say which prison Wilson had been recalled to. She said the department did not usually con-firm where prisoners were held.

Wilson will remain in prison until his next hearing before the Parole Board, to be held before the end of March.

Wilson was sentenced to 21 years in prison in 1996 for sex and violence offenc-es against women and girls, as well as charges of stupefying and bestiality.

He served 18 years of a 21-year sentence before he was released on parole on August 29 last year, first to a self-care unit on Wanganui Prison grounds and later to a nearby two-bedroom weatherboard house

which was moved onto the site.He had 17 special conditions

imposed on him.His release was met with

legal challenges, with his law-yer fighting the restrictive con-ditions and Wanganui District Council appealing the decision to release him to the area.

Debate over his release was heated, with councillors toying with the idea of issuing tres-pass notices to prevent him from entering public places.

Wilson appealed his release conditions before the Parole Board in December, seeking permission to drive a vehicle by himself and the freedom to attend events like concerts and church services.

He also questioned why he had to pay weekly rent and power costs of $100.

The board last month turned down his requests, and said paying rent was part of his integration to society.

In November, three months after his release on parole, Wilson told the Wanganui Chronicle how he was “bored out of my tree” and spent up to 20 hours a day alone.

He was visited by probation officers every weekday but said he was lonely and had not had many visitors.

Wilson was barred from visiting his wife and children, and was permitted to see his mother in the South Island for only two hours on a day trip.

He had gone on fishing trips and bush walks and spent some of his time garden-ing, which “passes the time”.ilson contin-ues to deny the charges for which he was found guilty.

- APNZ

Dairy owner helps thwart robberyBy Hamish McNeilly

Police have praised the quick actions of a Dunedin dairy owner, who helped thwart an alleged aggra-vated robbery yesterday.

Police swooped on St Kilda about 9.30am following a phone call from the Sai Food Market shopkeeper who said two people were acting

suspiciously outside the shop.As a result, two males - a 19-year-

old and 22-year-old - were charged with the attempted aggravated rob-bery of the store.

Earlier, the shopkeeper had shut and locked the shop’s main entrance after he noticed one of the men put a red cloth over his face and peer into the premises.

Detective Sergeant Brett Roberts

said the shopkeeper was able to watch the pair via CCTV and, within minutes, a dog handler had arrest-ed the men.

A knife and clothing were also recovered nearby.

“The shopkeeper did everything correctly.

“He was suspicious, he locked the door so no access could be made, and he rang 111 immediately and

we were able to dispatch patrol cars almost immediately.”

Det Sgt Roberts said the dairy, the target of robberies in August and November, also had good quality interior and exterior CCTV cameras.

Anyone who may have witnessed the men at the front of the shop at the time of the incident were asked to contact Dunedin police on 471-4800. - APNZ

Two hurt as car crashes near schoolA woman was seriously injured after

a car left the road and narrowly missed approaching traffic near a Masterton school yesterday.

Police cordoned off the stretch of State Highway 2, on the southern approach to the Opaki overbridge, where the crash happened just after 3pm yesterday.

Parents crossed paddocks to retrieve their children from the nearby Opaki School and school buses were turned back at the police cordon. Drivers were told to turn around and find an alterna-tive route.

Fire Station officer Kevin Smith said there were no other cars involved in the crash and the two occupants of the car had fled the vehicle by the time firefight-ers arrived at the scene.

Mr Smith said other vehicles heading in the opposite direction had narrowly avoided the car as it left the road.

He said one woman had serious inju-ries, although both women were con-scious when fire crews arrived.

The white hatchback in which the pair were travelling had come to rest on the roadside and one fire appliance, two

ambulances and multiple police officers had attended the scene.

The Lifeflight Trust Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called and landed at the nearby Opaki Racecourse, ready to transport one of the women to Wellington Hospital.

The other woman was taken to Wairarapa Hospital by ambulance but the nature of her injuries was not known.

Hospital spokeswoman Jill Stringer said the woman was in “satisfactory and stable” condition. -APNZ

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Saturday:• Outdoor market Ashburton’s weekly outdoor

arts and crafts market will set up shop in the West Street car-park. A variety of goods will be on offer. Market runs from 9.30am until 12.30pm.

• Farmers Market After some fresh produce or

plants this weekend? Then the Ashburton Farmers Market is the place to be. It’s on in the West Street car-park from 9.30am until midday.

• Sevens rugby The high speed action of sev-

ens gets a twist with the Rakaia tight five sevens, with a tradi-tional sevens tournament as well this year at the Rakaia Domain.

• National Dog Show Dogs of all shapes and sizes

will be at Allenton Rugby Club for the national show. Ninety-two breeds and 450 dogs. Judging commences at 8.30am both days.

• Ashburton Fanciers’ Club open day

Many breeds of poultry will be on display along with demon-strations on preparing poultry for showing. A sign post will be set up for the show set to kick off at 1pm, at 923 Boltons Road, Carew.

• Rakaia Fishing Competition More than 800 fishermen will

descend on the Rakaia River during the weekend, looking to land the big one in the Rakaia Fishing Competition.

Scenic cycling Tinwald Cycling Club heads

up the Rakaia Gorge for a challenging and scenic ride from Terrace Downs to Lake Coleridge and back. Juniors and Division 2 at 12.45pm and seniors at 2pm.

• Champion bowls The fourth and final instal-

ment of Mid Canterbury Bowls Champion of Champion has the top triple combinations play off at the Hampstead Bowling Club.

• The Lepidopterist The last performance of the

Lepidopterist, the butterfly col-lector will be held at 2pm today. A dark funny theatre treat, com-bining circus feats and some really interesting facts about butterflies. At the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

• Reece Mastin on tour Australian X-Factor winner

Reece Mastin will be perform-ing his Beautiful Nightmare tour at the CBS Canterbury Arena in Christchurch on Saturday. Admission for all ages costs $66.50, with the show starting at 8pm.

• International cricket The ODI series is set for a

thrilling decider as the Black Caps take on England in the third ODI at Eden Park on Saturday, live on Sky Sport 2 from 1.30pm.

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Headwind hell for those on bikes

By Sue Newman

A 50km/h sign never looked as good as the one in Rakaia yesterday after we’d slogged for two hours into a screaming south-easterly head-wind.

But we made it and those two hours were just a small slice of what was another magic day cycling around the Ashburton District.

We hopped on board in busy Methven this morning; it was hard to leave town. We found nana Wendy Fitzgerald at the gate with grand-children Liam and Pippa Clark find-ing early morning entertainment watching Daniel Sudei up to his neck in a trench, laying new water mains.

Just around the corner the team from Harnetts were busy clear-ing roadside trees and debris from pavements ahead of a reseal that no doubt will bring a smile to resi-dents’ faces. We left Jim Glanville and Anthony Manning hard at work as we pedalled on to stock up on lunch.

We weren’t the only people exer-cising, a big team at the Methven Gym were sweating it out to pound-ing music that could be heard blocks away. Lunch and a loo stop later we looped back into town and spotted a line up of stunning bikes – motor, that is. And we also found a fantastic story.

The round the South Island trip was part of a bucket list item for a Nelson couple. Joel Smith broke his back three years ago, was wheel-chair bound for nine months and finally was rehabilitated to the point he could ride a bike again. He, wife Jean and friends were on tour cel-ebrating life.

The five-year-olds at Our Lady of the Snows School were more than

a little surprised to see two lycra-clad nanas arrive in their classroom but were happy to chat and tell us about the great garden they were growing out back.

Out onto a perfect morning on a rural road. We spotted Tom Richards and American student John Locke in a newly harvested paddock, cut-ting and raking straw ahead of their next big burn-off. It was to be a day of farmers, hay, harvest and machinery.

Down the road we flagged down Gavin Blackwell. The Methven con-tractor said he was supposed to be retired but couldn’t resist the lure of a little cash each summer. He’s the gardeners’ friend, baling pea straw into small bales.

Alastair Clemens might have thought he was avoiding us when he whipped into his yard gate, but we followed in hot pursuit. He was using the morning hours to check his harvest gear. With half of his crop still in the paddock Alastair was keen to use every available hour to get that harvest in the silo.

As we pedalled towards Barrhill we spotted Laura Cairns in her front paddock grubbing thistles. She was a happy farmer, having sold some of her top class Hampshire rams dur-ing the morning.

And into Barrhill where we were surprised to find the historic set-tlement alive with the chatter of 99 members of Women’s Institute. The women were celebrating Founders’ Day and were happy to stop, chat and offer us a welcome cup of tea. They were an incredibly happy bunch enjoying a day in the coun-try.

We didn’t need to go looking for Andrew Bennett and Matt Luxton from Southern Traverse Homes. The sound of their nail guns alerted us to building activity around the

corner. And it was noise again that alerted us to the McMillan drilling crew. Supervisor Shane Box said that in spite of the noise, mud and gushing water the work would yield a functioning irrigation bore, prob-ably at about 228 metres.

And then the southerly struck. Our perfect day on perfect roads with a gentle downhill slope became the toughest challenge we’ve faced. Nearly two hours of hard slog into a screaming wind. There was no escaping it. Gorse hedges were too

low to provide relief and trees too far between. We got tough, we dug in and we didn’t give up in spite of being blown off the road.

The outskirts of Rakaia have never looked so good.

Out in the paddock we spotted Angela Mattson. With four-year-old daughter Melissa she was working on the family’s lifestyle block, the place they hope to build their new home in a few years.

Next door we found Neil Robinson picking up wind-blown pears. He’s

retired but said his huge house block – built on land owned by his family since 1886 – kept him more than busy.

Rakaia’s watering holes were tempting but we decided we still had time to call in at Rakaia School. Our visit to the year eight students was probably more interesting for us than it was for them. They were busy getting to know their new iPads and were keen to show us what they knew and what they could do.

And so day four wrapped up, in traditional style with a pint at the pub. And we were shattered, wind battered, sore of thigh and looking forward to curling up on the couch.

Today we’ll cycle the byways around Ashburton, starting to the west of Tinwald and moving to the east before we cross over to Ashburton.

We’ll pedal our way around the eastern areas, possibly out to Fairton and then back over to the lifestyle blocks on the west.

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PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 128Angela Mattson and four-year-old Melissa feed horses, cattle, sheep and chooks on their lifestyle block on the outskirts of Ashburton. The Mattson family dreams of the day it can build its family home on that piece of land.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 90Our Lady of the Snows five-year-olds (from left) Archie McKerrow, Kenneth Knight, Lily Grace, Savannah Clark, Daria Gahn and Kieran Hudson.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 95He’s supposed to be retired, but Methven contractor Gavin Blackwell still powers up every harvest season to bale pea straw into small bales for home gardeners.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 97Alastair Clemens gives his tractor a quick grease before he heads out for more heading. He’s about half way through the 2400 hectares of crop on his property.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 78When there are pavements to reseal, then the tree experts from Harnetts, Jim Glanville and Anthony Manning are called in to cut trees back and clear pave-ments.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 104Farmer Laura Cairns was out in her front paddock grubbing thistles, wrapping up a solid morning’s work where she’d sold some of her prize Hampshire rams.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 105Enjoying lunch in the peaceful surroundings of Barrhill vil-lage, Women’s Institute members (from left) Dot Fort, Mary Simpson, Doreen Nicolson and Yvonne Lister celebrating Founders’ Day.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 91Cuppa time in the paddock for farmer Tom Richards and American student John Locke. They were mowing post-harvest straw in readiness for a big burn-off this week.

PHOTO JACqUI BeARDSLey 134Rakaia School year five students are counting themselves lucky to have a classroom full of iPads. The students received the iPads last week and are quickly learning to use them.

Regulators raise concerns over DCD delayBy Matthew Backhouse

Overseas regulators have raised concerns about how long it took to be notified about traces of a toxic agricultural substance in New Zealand dairy products.

But the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has denied New Zealand’s dairy reputation has been tarnished, saying it has gone to great lengths to identify risks and ensure the food safety system is transparent.

The results of extensive test-ing by MPI and the dairy indus-try, released yesterday, show that no traces of dicyandiamide (DCD) have been found in New Zealand milk products made since mid-November last year.

The testing was carried out after

last month’s revelation that traces of the fertiliser product were found in low levels in some Fonterra and Westland Milk products made last spring.

The levels were significantly below the European Commission’s daily intake standards, but the finding caused concern among international customers.

The Government also expressed concern about the potential dam-age to the industry’s image.

MPI director general Wayne McNee yesterday said overseas regulators had raised concerns with how they were first notified about the issue.

“Particularly there was a con-cern from regulators that we didn’t give them more notice at the time when the information was given to the public.”

Asked whether New Zealand’s reputation had been tarnished, Mr McNee said the New Zealand food safety system was transpar-ent.

“We go to great lengths to do testing and identify where there are risks, and we go to great lengths to make sure that we are transparent around that.”

Mr McNee said the ministry had released its findings today to be as open as possible with markets and customers, despite the DCD levels found posing “absolutely no food safety risk whatsoever”.

He said minute traces of DCD were found in various dairy prod-ucts, and some would still be in the supply chain.

“However, there remains no food safety risk. All traces are significantly below the European

Commission’s daily intake levels for DCD.

“Importantly, tests on products made from milk collected on farms after November 13, 2012 show no traces of DCD at all.”

The testing focussed on prod-ucts using milk collected from the less than five per cent of dairy farms which used DCD on their pastures between June and November last year.

Of the 1994 milk products test-ed, 371 had traces of DCD.

However, all but nine of the samples had traces of less than one part per million. Those prod-ucts were all concentrated, which meant the actual levels would be much lower.

None of the 602 products made from milk since November 13 last year were found to have DCD.

Fertiliser companies voluntar-ily withdrew DCD products from the New Zealand market after last month’s revelation.

The product cannot be used again until minimum standards are in place and MPI has clarity around ensuring it does not get into milk products in future.

MPI general standards deputy director Carol Barnao said that could take two to three years.

Asked what could be done to ensure farmers with DCD supplies did not use it in the meantime, Ms Barnao said it was applied under very tight controls by approved applicants.

“There’s the ability to have very strong traceability.”

MPI was also working with Customs to make sure no DCD could come into the country.

The affected dairy products were predominantly milk powders, as well as one butter product and 11 cheese products.

Ms Barnao said it was not known exactly which markets the products had gone to, and discus-sions with overseas markets were at a general level.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings welcomed the reassur-ance provided by the testing.

“The results are as we expected given that DCD has been with-drawn from the market and has not been used on pasture since September 2012.

“We will continue to work with our customers and regulators to provide them the information they require to further assure them of the quality of our products.”

- APNZ

4 ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, February 22, 2013

Day to reflectfor manyreasons

It is hard to believe that the deadly quake of February 22 is only two years ago.

On one side the horrible memories of that day seem extremely vivid but at the same time many in Canterbury have experienced more changes in two years than most will see in a lifetime.

Nobody died or was seriously injured in the Ashburton District but most locals knew those affected physically, psychologically or financially.

Just looking around the Guardian offices, I can see a number of people who lived through the quakes of September 2010 and February 2011, and many businesses in Ashburton will be the same.

Having crawled out of a collapsed building myself, February 22 will always remain a day tinged with sadness for those who died or are carrying life-long scars.

Unlike other places in the country, Ashburton has been deeply involved in the aftermath of that horrible day and few will take for granted how many in Canterbury are still suffering every day, from their mental or physical scars or subsequent trauma from dealing with insurances and government officials.

The current drama around school closures and mergers is just another chapter in the on-going nightmare some families are unable to escape.

Other New Zealanders further afield though have already consigned the Christchurch

earthquake to the history books and fail to understand that the battles are far from over.

When I travel up north, it is sometimes hard to fathom how some New Zealanders have no comprehension what their fellow Kiwis are still going through every day. Earthquake overload and fatigue is definitely becoming a factor and is likely to increase as the years go by and taxpayers continue to pay to fix Canterbury roads and sewers.

This is why the anniversary has real value. It gives us time to remember but it is also a strong reminder to the rest of the country.

Most of all though it gives us time to reflect on how Canterbury has banded together to deal with the challenges and on what has been achieved, both in Christchurch and outlying areas like Ashburton.

Unsafe buildings have been torn down but new structures are starting to appear in the city and around our own CBD.

Both Christchurch and Ashburton will likely end up with more attractive and safer town centres and the earthquake rebuild has given Canterbury the most unlikely economic boost as the rest of the world is struggling to pay the bills.

We will never forget the heavy price many of us have paid but after two years we are starting to see a few rays of sunshine at the end of a very dark tunnel.

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By Coen Lammerseditor

If you have anything of importance you need to discuss or even paperwork to catch up on, try to do it today rather than leaving it until the weekend. Mercury is set to rewind but if you act promptly, you can set anything important in motion. If there is someone you have been put-ting off calling, tak-ing action on this can also help.

Even if you have been inching towards some of your key hopes this month, I think there may have been a fair amount of confusion at times. And if you find your-self pausing once more and reconsider-ing all your options, it wouldn’t really be a surprise. Friendships too remain fluid, with some moving in and some out of your situ-ation.

Your ruler is set to rewind for the next three weeks, in the part of your situation which influences your role in life and pro-fessional prospects. If you are interacting with life’s movers and shakers during this time you will need to be ultra-clear in all you say and do. With Neptune still creating a sense of smoke and mirrors, be as trans-parent as possible.

The Moon remains with you today, in its home zone of course. Now, unfairly, you are often seen as the homely member of the zodiac, and whilst there may be times when you love yours, there is much more to you. Yet today if you can spend time catching up on chores, cooking, bak-ing or rearranging, it may prove to be blissfully satisfying.

Financial affairs con-tinue to need care. If news is thin on the ground today you may also find yourself wor-rying about why this is. In a way you are right to be guarded as someone may be with-holding information. This can be especially so around property or mortgage issues. If you are interacting with a vendor, bank, broker or lawyer, do keep up the pressure.

The way other people have related to you this month could generally be described as mixed, or should that be mixed signals? This is unlikely to be lessened by your ruler Mercury’s soon-to-begin three-week retrograde. But even if certain involve-ments turn out to be something of an odys-sey, hold the notion that there is a larger truth that will eventu-ally emerge.

Your feelings may seem harder to dis-guise today. Even if you are someone who prides your-self on projecting an upbeat, positive vibe, you might find your-self wondering what people REALLY think about you. Try not to invest too much time and energy in this, but equally, making sure that you fulfil your obligations properly is also set to be key.

You might feel a bit restless today but you can turn this to your advantage if you end up doing different things which enliven your existence. Yet conversely, Saturn presses you to focus on key strands and not to get distract-ed. Communication, always an important area, can become even more so in the next few weeks, so work hard at it.

You might find your-self getting some very profound insights today. Call it instinct or call it a psychic vibe, but it is not a good time to ignore your hunches. You can also feel much more sensitive than usual around home and family matters. If this is an area that has seemed uncertain or you have lost focus around, be sure to tune into key people.

Your communica-tional situation has been blessed with real zip this month, and at times the odd slice of blarney. Yet it now becomes vitally important to say what you mean and mean what you say, not just today but for the next three weeks. The stars can play tricks on all of us, so mak-ing sure that you are thinking and talking clearly is key.

Money matters! Indeed, as bills have to be paid and servic-es contracted for. Be particularly common-sensical and busi-nesslike around such matters in the next three weeks. This is also a time when you would gain by check-ing your bank state-ments or receipts carefully. You can be a great humanist but humans are fallible, so be alert.

The Moon is in a par-ticularly warm and friendly place for you today, and with the Sun getting a foothold in your sign you can start to feel that trends are moving more pos-itively in your direc-tion. Yet there can be some strands that remain somewhat stop/start, and this can continue to be so for some while. If you encounter delays, be fatalistic about it.

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Solid Energy debt at$389m and growing

The Government held a briefing on Solid Energy’s worsening finan-cial position yesterday.

The Government and the com-pany released statements saying Solid Energy was in discussion with its banks as it struggles with low coal prices.

Solid Energy’s shareholding min-isters, Finance Minister Bill English and State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall said the com-pany’s board was working with Treasury, advisers and the banks about further restructuring options, “with the aim of returning the com-

pany to a sustainable financial posi-tion.”

The company - which was once a candidate for partial sale - has laid off hundreds of workers on the West Coast, Huntly and from its Christchurch head office.

There has been a board cleanout and its long-serving chief executive Don Elder announced his departure earlier this month.

“Discussions are required because the position of the state-owned enterprise has continued to deteriorate despite the restructur-ing that has already taken place,”

Mr English said. Mr Ryall said Solid Energy’s debt stood at $389 million and its interim result, which is due shortly, will show additional losses.

“The new chair and board are focusing on a return to a core coal business which is viable at current world prices. The public is aware that there had already been restruc-turing at the company, but more may be required,” says Mr Ryall.

“The Government appreciates this is a very unsettling time for employ-ees and suppliers and the com-pany’s wider stakeholders but it is a process which must be worked

through carefully and properly,” the ministers say.

Solid’s chairman, Mark Ford, said a restructuring and turnaround plan for the company was being prepared by the newly appointed board.

“Despite some modest recovery of international coal prices from a low of around US$140 per tonne in September last year - down from US$224 in June 2012 and a high of US$350 in January 2011 - the com-pany expects any sustained recov-ery will be prolonged,” he said.

- APNZ

Towns urged to entice peopleBy Kieran Campbell

Towns in New Zealand’s regional areas should be made more enticing to slow the mam-moth population growth expect-ed in Auckland in the next dec-ade, a sociologist says.

By the time New Zealand’s population reaches five million, it is expected that about 38 per cent of people (1.9 million) will live in our largest city.

Auckland currently hosts about 33 per cent of the coun-try’s population.

Massey University sociologist Professor Paul Spoonley says immigrants to New Zealand will help keep the country’s popula-tion growing, and more should be done to entice those new resi-dents to regional centres to slow the boom in Auckland.

“You want to distribute both the benefits and the demand the population growth produces around New Zealand,” Professor Spoonley said.

“If you’re going to concentrate it in a few areas, and principally in Auckland, then you’re going to have to put a lot of resource into one part of the country at the same time you’re closing schools, hospitals, post offices [in areas where population is dropping.”

Professor Spoonley said growth was also expected for other cities and towns includ-ing Christchurch, Tauranga and Queenstown but for many smaller towns the projection was for little, if any, shift in popula-tion.

“The difficulty is that the pop-ulation growth is uneven,” he said.

“We’re already seeing the end of growth in some regions, they’re now flat-lining [and] some of them will actually decline in population, but Auckland will grow and it will grow quite rap-idly.

“Unfortunately, if you keep growing Auckland [at that rate] then the issues around housing affordability or environment or transport don’t ease.”

Professor Spoonley said almost all economic development was now city-focused, and even rural areas that were growing tended to use less labour.

He said immigrants arriving in New Zealand should be given incentives to work outside of Auckland.

“We’re using migration to shore up the numbers in New Zealand and produce new skills. We could be doing more to

encourage more migrants to go to places other than Auckland,” Professor Spoonley said.

Statistics New Zealand pre-dicts the country’s population will reach five million by 2026.

A new report released yester-day day, called New Zealand in Profile: 2013, shows population growth is expected to slow.

Statistics New Zealand senior analyst Kim Dunstan said the mass exodus to Australia was one of the greatest contributors to last year’s population growth of just 0.7 per cent, which was the lowest of the last 10 years.

He said population growth was expected to return to normal rates in coming years.

The population has grown by about 480,000 to 4.4 million since 2002 but is expected to grow by only 407,000 to 4.8 mil-lion by 2022. - APNZ

SpecialistCrownagency toregulatemines

By Laura Mills

The mining inspectorate - heavily criticised in the wake of the Pike River disaster - will be moved to a stand-alone unit at “arm’s length” from the Government.

Labour Minister Simon Bridges said yesterday it was creating a new Crown agency, implement-ing a key recommendation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the disaster.

A spokeswoman confirmed the new health and safety unit would include the mining inspectorate.

“The new agency will have a dedicated focus on health and safety and underlines the Government’s strong com-mitment to addressing New Zealand’s workplace fatality and serious injury rates,” Mr Bridges said.

“We have a firm target of a 25 per cent reduction of these rates by 2020.”

The commission concluded it was “difficult to fathom why there was no prosecution or, at the very least, a written warning issued to Pike”.

Numerous submitters argued that no one could have faith in the old inspectorate and it needed a fresh start.

Some suggested bringing the unit under Queensland control.

The Government hopes to have the new unit up and running by December.

In the meantime, it is busi-ness as usual for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The ministry already has a new chief mines inspector, Tony Forster, who has 40 years expe-rience in the mining industry in the United Kingdom.

Legislation to establish the agency is expected to be intro-duced to Parliament in June.

- APNZ

Macdonald moved to ChchEwen Macdonald has been

moved to a prison in Christchurch without his only registered victim, the wife of slain farmer Scott Guy, being informed.

The Feilding farmer was acquit-ted of murdering his brother-in-law Scott Guy last year, but was later sentenced to five years in prison for arson, vandalism and killing deer and calves on neigh-bouring Feilding farms.

He had been held at Manawatu Prison since being charged with

murder, but One News reported (tonight - Thur) he spent last night at Rimutaka Prison and was moved to Christchurch Prison today.

The Corrections Department has refused to comment on why Macdonald was moved, but One News said it was so he could undertake a rehabilitation pro-gramme, which could include psychiatric counselling or super-vised outings.

Mr Guy’s widow Kylee, who

is Macdonald’s only registered victim, was not informed that Macdonald was being moved.

Macdonald had already served more than a year in Manawatu Prison while awaiting trial last year.

He was denied parole at his first hearing at Manawatu Prison in December, with the board saying it was not satisfied he no longer posed an “undue risk to the safety of the community”.

- APNZ

Police officer assaulted in cellsA police officer has been hospi-

talised with serious facial injuries after being attacked at a police station.

The officer was allegedly attacked after releasing a prisoner from handcuffs in the cells of the

Picton Police Station yesterday morning, Radio New Zealand said.

A female civilian watchhouse keeper and an off-duty officer had to intervene to stop the assault.

The alleged offender appeared in Blenheim District Court yester-

day charged with wounding with intent to injure.

Radio New Zealand reported the injured officer had been taken to hospital and was awaiting the results of X-rays to determine the extent of his injuries. -APNZ

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A Wellington father of five who franti-cally bundled his young children out of the house as a scrub fire approached early yesterday morning is angry the blaze may have been deliberately lit.

The fire in Happy Valley, close to the city’s landfill, endangered up to 30 houses and forced the evacuation of up to 70 residents.

It was brought under control this morning but was expected to smoulder for several days.

A Wellington rural fire spokesman this afternoon said the cause of the fire was not yet known, but it was unlikely to have been a natural occurrence.

Chris Sadler, who bundled his family out of the house after they were woken by hysterical yelling about 2am, said he and other residents were unhappy the fire may have been deliberately lit.

“I’m just happy the family is safe and gets to see another day. I mean, obvi-ously we are angry about it, but what can you do?”

Mr Sadler said he hoped whoever started the fire would be caught. He said security footage from the landfill road might help to identify the arson-ists.

When he was woken by the commo-tion yesterday morning, Mr Sadler thought his house was on fire - but then he saw the whole ridge behind his house was alight. “It was quite surreal.”

He and his partner Bonnie rushed to evacuate their five children - four-year-old Poppy, 22-month-old triplets Jesse,

Jade and Fern, and seven-month-old Tilly - as well as the family dog.

After several trips up and down the staircase, Mr Sadler realised he wearing nothing but shorts and shoes when a neighbour offered him a jacket.

He and his wife bundled everyone into the car within a few minutes as the fire burned “horribly close” only a few hun-dred metres away.

They will be staying at Owhiro Kindergarten, where Poppy is a student, while firefighters work to keep hot-spots in check overnight.

Mr Sadler said he was grateful for the volunteer firefighters, who were “black from head to toe” with soot.

“These guys were just a mess and they’re still trudging off down the street, ready to keep going, so we definitely owe them one.”

Three helicopters with monsoon buck-ets fought the fire at its height.

It was well-contained by this after-noon despite a southerly wind, which was expected to fan the blaze.

Rural fire crews would monitor the fire overnight and would continue mop-ping up tomorrow.

A rural fire spokesman said all resi-dents had been cleared to return to their homes by this afternoon.

The fire comes as Wellington faces a potential water shortage, with little rain on the horizon for the next two weeks.

Greater Wellington Regional Council said the rivers that provide about two-thirds of the water supply for the region were low and their levels were dropping.

Residents have been asked to keep water use to a minimum in the com-

ing weeks. Firefighters were also kept busy by scrub fires in Wellsford and Hamilton.

Police said a series of rural fires west of Hamilton early yesterday morning were believed to have been deliberately lit.

The first fire, on Old Mountain Rd near Te Pahu, was reported about 3.30am.

Firefighters arrived to find five sepa-rate blazes along the road, all within a 6km stretch.

They spent several hours extinguish-ing hot spots and cutting down trees to prevent more outbreaks.

Police would like to speak to witness-es to the fires.

A blaze on 85 hectares of conserva-tion land at Tapora, west of Wellsford, is continuing to burn.

Principal rural fire officer Bryan Cartelle said a team of 26 volunteer fire-fighters, Department of Conservation staff and forestry contractors worked overnight to damp down hotspots and extend firebreaks.

He said safety was paramount, and the team would not be taking any risks.

“We are fighting this fire from the perimeter because, as the tall pines burn and fall, they’re a real danger to anyone on-site.”

Mr Cartelle said locals could expect to see flames and smoke flare-ups within the containment lines for some time.

“However, they can rest assured, no properties are under threat and our crews will be there day and night to monitor the containment.”

The fire’s cause is being investigated.- APNZ

Linda Donaldson and Samantha Broxholm in the Mid Canterbury high country. PHOTO SUPPlIeD

Granny’s walk on the wild sideA grandmother tramping the length of

New Zealand to raise money for St John, has just completed the Mid Canterbury leg of her journey.

Linda Donaldson set herself the chal-lenge of walking the Te Araroa Trail on her Hike For Hearts, inspired by the tragic early death of her brother Lloyd, and her desire to “live life without regrets”.

Mrs Donaldson, who is 51 years old, completed the North Island section of

the trail last year, and started the South Island section in the Queen Charlotte Sound on New Year’s eve.

She has been joined on this leg by a friend from the United States, Samantha Broxholm, who flew in from California to take part in the rigorous venture.

Mrs Donaldson had hankered to walk the trail since she was a child, when she was inspired by the pioneering efforts of New Zealand long distance walker, author and publisher AH Reed.

Her brother’s untimely death from a sudden cardiac arrest prompted her to make a start.

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Protesters force Japanese whalersto temporarily suspend annual hunt

Japanese whalers have temporar-ily suspended their annual hunt in the Southern Ocean because protesters are making refuelling too dangerous.

Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) says its Antarctic whale research mother ship Nisshin Maru was dam-aged yesterday (Wed) when it and a sup-ply tanker were sabotaged by the Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin, Bob Barker and Sam Simon.

In a statement, ICR said as the Nisshin Maru was about to come alongside the supply tanker for refuelling, the Sea Shepherd vessels made “foolhar-dy obstruction attempts” by repeatedly approaching to close-quarter distance.

“During their obstruction to refuelling operations the SS [Sea Shepherd] ves-sels provoked several collisions... The BB [Bob Barker] collided with the sup-ply tanker too.”

ICR said none of its crew members were injured, but the Nisshin Maru “suffered denting damage and broken hand railing on her bow section while the supply tanker port side hull was dented and her hand railing was dam-aged.”

The ability to navigate was not affect-ed by the damage, it said. However, ICR said refuelling attempts had been inter-rupted “due to the extremely dangerous behaviour of the SS vessels.”

The refuelling operation is essential for the safe navigation of ships, the ICR statement said. “Thus it threatens safety of our research ships and lives of crews on it and is therefore unacceptable.”

ICR also rejected Sea Shepherd allega-tions that there was oil spillage during the research vessels’ refuelling opera-tions. “Refuelling from the supply tank-er to the research vessels is safely con-ducted through a hermetically sealed fuel transfer system, making leakage impossible.

“SS’s allegations and rumours about the supply tanker hitting icebergs and oil spilling are equally unfounded.”

- APNZ

6 ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, February 22, 2013

A DAY TO REMEMBER February 22, two years on

The story of Nikki Cameron is unlike any other among the hundreds of victims of

the Canterbury quakes.Technically, the general man-

ager of the Ashburton Guardian is not one of the victims of February 22, but was severely injured during a big aftershock seven days later and dragged into the Christchurch nightmare.

The accident affected her life in a way she could not imagine on February 22, and took months of agonising recovery to reclaim her life and her career.

Nikki thought she had seen the worst one week earlier after the “big one” hit her inner-city work place at Chevron Cars on Moorhouse Avenue.

“I saw buildings falling down across the road and in total panic jumped into the car to get back to my kids at school in Dunsdandel,’’ Nikki recalls.

“I got an enormous fright when a big aftershock hit while I was driving over an overpass, but once I got out to Yaldhurst I realised the damage out there was nothing as serious.’’

As her workplace was locked into the red zone, Nikki had to sneak behind the cordons to retrieve her work laptop the fol-lowing day and started working from home, just north of the Rakaia River.

She was joined by her friend Deborah whose home was red-stickered and who had brought her horse with her.

“On the following Tuesday, we decided to go for a ride when an aftershock hit and my horse just went nuts,’’ Nikki remembered.

“It was real rodeo style. When my feet slipped out of my stir-rups I went flying, but I was mainly concerned about getting trampled by the other horse. So I rolled over and landed on my side which caused all the dam-age.’’

Nikki broke the sacrum in her lower back and snapped her left arm. Deborah rode her horse to a nearby house and eventually the Westpac Rescue helicopter transported Nikki to Christchurch Hospital.

With only the bare facilities, water restrictions and an ava-lanche of injured patients, Nikki entered an emergency night-mare.

“It was just manic. Like a scene you’d expect in World War Two.”

In the chaos, the doctors put her broken arm in a plaster but missed her main injury. Ms Cameron was send home to her parents’ place where she spent an excruciating night sleeping in a chair as she was unable to lie down.

Despite several pleas to doc-tors to re-examine her X-rays Nikki eventually had to ring her own ambulance to take her back to hospital where further exami-nations revealed the true extend of the damage. Nikki, however, holds no grudge and under-stands the doctors were under unimaginable pressure.

She described how the nurses and doctors were run off their feet with overcrowded wards with horrific injuries, generators for basic power use and water

restrictions meant they were unable to wash patients or linen.

“So when the lady next to me, who had been in the crushed bus on Colombo Street, got cold one night she was given a blan-ket that was still had blood from another person. The conditions were shocking.”

To make matters worse the continuing aftershocks put fear into even the staunchest patients and staff.

“The hospital was built on roll-ers and shook back and forth with each aftershock, so it was pretty scary for all of us. They put the side panels up on our beds so we would not fall out as the beds were literally jumping around the room.

“I couldn’t wait to get out of there.’’

To not delay her discharge any further, Nikki turned down the option of surgery on her broken arm to insert a bolt.

Instead she chose to stay in a plaster and let nature take care of her broken limb.

“As a result the bone did not grow back straight so now I’ve got a curve in my left arm. The specialist said it fits the curve of my bosom,” laughed Ms Cameron who clearly sees the lighter side of her ordeal.

After a week of being nursed by a friend in Christchurch, Nikki could no longer stay away from her two daughters, who were being cared for by her ex-husband.

Despite being wheelchair-bound and with only one useful arm, she moved back into her home near the Synlait plant and tried to keep the household going as best she could.

Home help took some weeks to get up and running due to the earthquake chaos, but with some help from her mother, she got through the initial days.

“I would shuffle around the house behind the wheelchair holding on with one arm, trying to do some cleaning and cook-ing.

“I could manage to get into the car, but was unable to get the wheelchair in, so I would drive to daycare, beep the horn and a teacher would come out to grab my daughter. I would then drop the older one off at school and get back in the wheelchair in the garage.’’

Meanwhile, her workplace in Christchurch had come to a grinding halt and was strug-gling to pay staff, prompting Ms Cameron to make an extraordi-nary move. “At a meeting with my bosses I told them that they did not need a financial control-ler in the current situation. So I virtually made myself redun-dant.

“In my role as financial con-troller it was the right decision, but as the person out of a job, I did cry all the way home.’’

As Nikki’s injuries improved she started looking for new work. Soon she was approached by a recruitment agency act-ing on behalf of the Ashburton Guardian.

“I did not want them to see me like this in the interview so I parked the car in front of the Somerset building, left my crutches in the car and shuffled to the elevator. You should have seen the look on the faces when I walked in.’’

The injuries clearly did not hurt her chances as Nikki was hired as the new general man-ager for the newspaper and has not looked back since.

“I am really enjoying work-ing in the newspaper business, which was a steep learning curve, but some of my past experiences from 12 years in the printing industry have been invaluable.

“I work with some great people around me and like how this district has so much going for it and gets things done.’’

Despite the traumatic events of two years ago, today’s anniversa-ry has no real impact on Nikki. “It was hard, but I have put it all in a box and have moved on with my life.”

The second anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake is likely to focus on the 185 people who perished on the worst day in Canterbury history. Sadly, the stories of many others that were severely injured remain untold. One of those victims, Nikki Cameron,

general manager of the Ashburton Guardian, tells her story to COEN LAMMERS.

Forgotten tale of quake injured

pHOTO SUpplIeDNikki Cameron with Westpac Helicopter staff after being thrown from her horse Carina during an aftershock.

Nikki Cameron with clydesdale Carina. pHOTO SUpplIeD

Those who turn disaster into inspirationFormer British Prime Minister

Winston Churchill once said, ‘we make a living by what we do, but

we make a life by what we give’.These words are as relevant now as

they were 60 years ago and they echo an approach that helped the people

of Christchurch deal with New Zealand’s worst natural dis-

aster on February 22, 2011. Amid the sense of helpless-ness, there were many more who simply wanted to help.

They assisted neigh-bours, the elderly, unfortunate or injured. They went out of their way to make life more bearable for others and, ultimately,

they helped get

Christchurch back on its feet sooner.For some like Alastair Suren, who

was part of the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade, it was an immensely rewarding time. Lyttelton was devas-tated by the 6.3 magnitude quake and multitude of aftershocks and the fire brigade fielded 580 calls for assistance in two weeks – they normally receive about 130 a year.

“Many people said to me that they envied what I did because I was able to help,” said Suren, who has captured the stories of 22 men and women of the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade in a book entitled The Brigade. “They felt helpless not help-ing but, for me, it was an incredible feeling to be part of an organisation that helped people after this event. It was the best and worst thing I have ever experienced.

“A lot of people fled from Christchurch and left with enduring images of destruction and despair. All I remember is seeing people help-ing others and an amazing feeling of

empowerment.”It’s often why volunteer organisa-

tions see a significant surge in new recruits after times of great stress – it’s the best marketing campaign money can’t buy – but it’s still esti-mated only 2 per cent of the popu-lation volunteer for anything on a regular basis. Often these are for services that are taken for granted by the wider population. When something happens, there’s an expectation they will be there to help and, invariably, they are volunteers.

There are about 9000 firefighters in the country; 7000 of whom are volun-teers. St John, which is a charitable organisation, has 2000 paid employ-ees as well as 8000 volunteers ranging from ambulance officers to those in their 90s working as caring callers.

St John has a strong brand in New Zealand and don’t tend to struggle to recruit volunteers but operations director Michael Brooke isn’t sur-prised by this.

“The New Zealand structure is

built on volunteers,” he said. “You will always have some who don’t get involved in their communities but many do and they look for ways of doing that.

“People want to give and make a difference. It’s just something that happens in people’s lives at various stages and, when it happens, they think about where they can do that. It then comes down to what volunteer services meet their needs. People look for what works for them.”

It can be a massive commitment and some dip in and out depending on their situation. There are about 3500 volunteer ambulance officers in New Zealand and they need to attain a level of proficiency up to national diploma level and then be required for shift work.

Fire recruits also go through inten-sive training and many brigades then operate on rosters depending on the numbers they have. At Lyttelton, they are invariably on call every second weekend and obliged to answer the

siren at any time of the day or night. In Whakatane, where Suren has since relocated, they are on call once every four weeks.

While it can be hard on the volun-teers, it can be equally difficult for their families who have to live with someone who can leave them in an instant or who is bound to an area because they are on call. And for every natural disaster, there are hun-dreds of false alarms, car crashes and small fires.

Suren had a reputation in Lyttelton as something of a white angel. Whenever he was in Lyttelton, it seemed nothing significant hap-pened but when he was out of town he missed the exciting call-outs like house fires or chemical spills.

He was on the Kapiti Coast on February 22 and knew immediately he needed to return to Christchurch to not only be with his partner but also his community and his brigade.

It’s what Churchill would have done. – APNZ

As Christchurch marks two years since the earthquakes, MICHAEL BROWN looks at a group of people who made a big difference.

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, February 22, 2013 7

A DAY TO REMEMBER February 22, two years on

Everything’s fallen into placeBy Myles Hume

Sewerage covered carpets, a liquefaction-sodden backyard and broken belongings strewn across their home.

John and Sally Williams’ com-fortable Bexley life was destroyed within 40 seconds two years ago.

At the time they thought their life was turned upside down.

With great neighbours, working for a combined modest wage and the grandchildren living around the corner, it could not have been a better backdrop for the now Ashburton residents.

But when the magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck on February 22, 2011, all that was taken away from them.

“We wouldn’t have ever thought to live anywhere else, we loved it there,” John said.

Spending three weeks in their dining room, living amongst the muck and stench they still called home, the anxiety was too much for them to stay in the ruined and forgotten eastern suburb.

Abandoning their jobs, family and rented home, John and Sally moved to a small two-bedroom flat in Ashburton – a place they hap-pily now call home.

It has not been easy for the pair. Sally, 60, and John, 69, have struggled to hold down jobs with their age and poor health standing in the way.

It has not been helped by the hard-hitting news that Sally had leukemia.

They live on a combined pension of $500 a week, and have strug-gled to handle their $16,000 debt they were comfortably paying off when Sally worked as a chef at the Ibis Hotel and John was a cleaner at St Martin’s School.

To an outsider their story may sound sad, but they would not have life any other way.

“We’re ‘the glass half full’ kind of people,” Mrs Williams said.

“We can’t batter ourselves with what has happened, it’s just the circumstances. But our life now is quite peaceful, worry-free, we have great neighbours and there’s no shaking or trembling.”

The couple, who have been together for 20 years, spend hours on end in their coulourful garden, where a small vegetable patch

keeps the grocery bill down and the mind occupied. Trips around the district allow them to enjoy the finer aspects their newfound life, and their grandchildren visit often.

Today will mark the second anniversary of a horrific day for John and Sally, but they will not be dwelling on the tough road they have travelled.

“Home is here now, occasionally we go past the old house which is still standing and say ‘gee they need to mow their lawns’, but we won’t be going there or doing anything to remember that day,” John said.

“It’s great how it has all fallen into place, it was hard at the start but we can’t find one nega-tive thing about Ashburton,” Sally said.

Life keeps getting better in Christchurch

By Kurt Bayer

Life in post-disaster Christchurch is continuing to improve, accord-ing to a new survey which has found three-quarters of residents say life is good.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Cantabrians’ positivity and resilience has shone through in the results of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority’s 2012 Wellbeing Survey.

While most respondents report-ed experiencing stress that had a negative effect on them, 74 per cent rated their overall quality of life as good or extremely good.

Only 7 per cent rated their qual-ity of life as being poor or extreme-ly poor.

Conducted for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) by Nielsen Research between August and October 2012, the Wellbeing Survey gar-nered responses from 2381 resi-dents selected randomly from the electoral roll in Christchurch city, the Waimakariri and Selwyn dis-tricts.

Asked about positive outcomes arising from the earthquakes, 76 per cent had experienced pride in the ability to cope under dif-ficult circumstances, 69 per cent increased resilience as a family, 68 per cent had a renewed appre-ciation of life, and 67 per cent a heightened sense of community.

“What this shows is that despite the enormous challenges peo-ple have faced across greater Christchurch, they have battled on and continue to find positives,” Mr Brownlee said.

The Wellbeing Survey also reveals many challenges thrown

up by the earthquakes continue to impact on the lives of the respond-ents. The three most prevalent negative impacts experienced as a result of the earthquake were identified as: loss of recreational, cultural and leisure time activi-ties; distress and anxiety associ-ated with on-going aftershocks; and dealing with EQC or insur-ance issues.

It also found that higher propor-tions of Christchurch residents have experienced a strong nega-tive impact on their everyday lives as a result of the earthquakes.

An overwhelming 97 per cent of residents have experienced stress at least some time in the past year, while nearly a quarter indicated they have been living with this type of stress for most or all of the time over the past year.

“There is still a long way to go in the recovery, both in terms of the physical rebuild and in supporting people to recover from the effects of the earthquakes,” Mr Brownlee said.

Asked about their overall confi-dence in earthquake recovery deci-sions, 60 per cent of respondents were very confident, confident or neutral about the decision-mak-ing.

When asked about their confi-dence in Cera’s decision-making, 68 per cent of respondents were very confident, confident or neu-tral.

Findings from the second part of the Wellbeing Survey – an online component open to all residents on the Cera website – are due to be released later in the year.

The intention is to conduct fur-ther surveys at six-monthly inter-vals until the end of 2014 to moni-tor progress. – APNZ

RIGHT: Sally and John Williams have been down a tough road since the devastating earthquake two years ago, but they are now loving life in Ashburton.

PHOTO JOSePH JOHNSON 200213-JJ-014

Home was destroyed, but not familyBy Susan Sandys

Methven has been a healing place for the Petersen family following the February 22 earth-quake two years ago today.

Rachel and Palle Petersen and their three daughters – Emma, Sophie, and Pia, today aged 19, 17 and 14 – sought refuge with family in the town, where Rachel grew up.

At 12.51pm when the earth-quake struck Rachel was in the kitchen of her family’s Mediterranean-style home on St Andrews Hill near Redcliffs. She had just put a chicken in the oven, and was planning to drop off baking to a nearby friend who had recently moved.

She had kissed her teenage daughter Sophie goodbye who was home sick for the day and was lying on a couch in the nearby lounge room.

“And then it hit, boom,” she said.

“All I remember seeing is my whole pantry just going …,” she said, moving her arms to demon-strate all the items falling out on to the kitchen floor.

As furniture was thrown and crashed around the house, and parts of the ceiling caved in, Rachel ran through the din-ing room into the lounge for Sophie, who had been momen-tarily knocked unconscious by a 100kg mirror on a wall falling down and scraping her head. It was just luck that the mirror had not fallen on her completely.

The pair ran out of the house for the reserve next door. A neighbour’s pool had slid down a bank and they had to run through that, getting themselves covered in mud to their knees. They made it to the park and clung to one another.

“We were connected as if we were one person,” Rachel said.

Their dog Tipper had also made it out of the house, having been let out before the earth-quake struck by Rachel, who thinks he may have sensed it was about to strike.

The mother and daughter pair were picked up from the park by a friend to take them to Redcliffs School, to collect Pia.

Rachel was relieved to find her daughter was uninjured after she had considered that Sophie and Tipper may be all she had left of her family.

“I thought no-one could sur-vive that,” she said.

Many of the students at Redcliffs had been outside when the quake struck while those inside had “run for their lives” to get out.

Palle, who worked at a wool export business in Addington, had not realised the earthquake was as bad as it was in the rest of the city until tuning in to media reports.

He hit the road and final-ly made it home around 3pm. Emma was a student at Rangi Ruru at the time and managed to team up with others from the Sumner area to get a ride home, completing the usual 20-minute journey by about 5pm.

“The first thing I saw was the house just blown apart, I had been fine until then,” Emma

said. She has undertaken a paper in earth sciences at Lincoln University since, and learned the force of the earthquake, its epi-centre just 4km away, had trav-elled directly under the house.

By the time Emma got home, Rachel and Palle had made the decision to leave their wrecked house for Methven, where Rachel’s mother Beatrice Weir lived.

The trip there was punctuated with stops for a traumatised Rachel to stop and be sick. When they went to bed that night they slept little, and Rachel got up to have a shower to wash the mud off her legs.

The following days were made easier by the good will and hos-pitality extended by the com-

munity. The Methven Heritage Centre, where a Civil Defence emergency centre had been set up, provided them and many other earthquake refugees with meals and items such as tooth-brushes.

Palle made daily trips back to the house to board up broken windows, and in following days Methven farmers helped them relocate their furniture from the house to their sheds.

The family stayed at Rachel’s mum’s house for 10 weeks before finding a place to rent.

Today as they prepare to move back closer to Christchurch sometime this year, they look back on their stay in Methven as an amazing time in their lives.

They girls enjoyed attending

Mount Hutt College (Pia for a whole year), until returning to Rangi Ruru, making many new friends in the town and getting to ski regularly.

The good will of her family and the residents had been amazing, Rachel said.

As well as her mother and sis-ter. Margaret Feiss in Methven, who had been “a rock”, she wanted to thank the Red Cross, Brent and Lyn McDonald, John and Robyn Dynes and Joanna and Steve Suyker.

“Methven has been healing,” Rachel said.

Living through the experience of the earthquake and its after-math had made them realise it was family and people that mat-tered in life.

PHOTO TeTSURO MITOMO 150213-TM-95Palle and Rachel Petersen and daughter Emma, now living in Methven, remember well their beautiful home of St Andrews Hill which featured in housing magazines before the earthquake.

New beginningsBy Sam Morton

Two years on, thousands of personal dollars later and Paul Millichamp is hoping his fortune is about to change.

Like many other business own-ers in Ashburton, the Christchurch earthquakes struck his livelihood hard.

The once popular “Millies” was deemed unsafe and put off limits by the Ashburton District Council

Following that decision, Mr Millichamp suddenly had some major decisions to make himself; give up and move on or persevere and rebuild his dream.

To those who know him, it’s no surprise he chose the latter.

Digging deep into his savings, raiding the business insurance fund and remortgaging his house were just some of the major sacri-fices he has had to make to uncover

a glimmer of hope.Moving into the former New Life

Church on Tancred Street proved to be his saviour, but there is still plenty of work to be done – and he knows it.

It’s been one hell of a struggle, but as Mr Millichamp puts it – it’s his dream and he isn’t prepared to give up on it anytime soon.

So with robust commitment and dogged determination, Mr Millichamp adopted a new trading name, Arcadia, in a move he hopes will mark a new start.

“Millies used to have quite a stigma attached to it, so I want to get away from all that and move forward. This isn’t so much a con-tinuation, this is a fresh start and a new chapter,” Mr Millichamp said.

“I’ve had some huge support from my family and I wouldn’t be stand-ing in this building today with a future in sight without them. It’s been just one huge rollercoaster.”

However, even with opening a successful new bar, restaurant and night spot – Mr Millichamp is under no illusions how tough his life is going to be from here on in.

But he’s optimistic and he will drive his business forward – not resting until he has a pina colada in his hand, profit in the bank and a chance to let out a big sigh of relief.

“I could have walked away, I could have given up, but I’ve got a young family that mean the world to me and I really wanted to set them up with the brightest future possible.

“Life has been tough, but I’m still standing and for the first time in a long time I can actually say I’m excited about what’s ahead. (But) it’s been a long time coming,” Mr Millichamp said.

Arcadia is expected to open before the end of April, possibly next month.

RIGHT: Former Millies Bar owner Paul Millichamp has risen again, two years after his business closed down following earth-quake damage. PHOTO eRIN WAlkeR 210213-eW-032

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I’m excited about what’s ahead

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beware. A self-regulatory council for Brazil’s advertising industry is looking into com-plaints against razor maker Gillette for running body-shaving commercials. Council spokesman Eduardo Correa says 20 consumers have filed complaints that the cam-paign “encourages prejudice against hairy men”. The online commercials show beauti-ful women telling men they should shave their chests to please their girlfriends. – AP

• Drone toll 4700A US senator has said an

estimated 4700 people, includ-ing some civilians, have been killed in bombing raids con-ducted under America’s secre-tive drone war, local media reported yesterday. The toll from hundreds of drone-launched missile strikes against suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere has remained a mystery, as US officials refuse to publicly discuss any details of the covert campaign. But Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch support-er of drone use, openly cited a number that exceeds some independent estimates of the toll. – AP

• Pilot rapped for rantAn Air India pilot faces

the wrath of his bosses after appearing in a YouTube video rapping about bad pay, ageing female flight attendants and cancelled flights at the airline. Titled Air India Rap, the home-made track starts with the pilot putting on his uniform before the start of his shift – only to be told that the flight has been cancelled at the last minute. The lyrics, set to a looping hip-hop soundtrack, are replete with expletives and take potshots at the airline’s cabin crew. Crew are often criticised by passengers for being rude and the managers are blamed for the airline’s dismal reputation. “How do I fly with women in their 60. They call them air hostesses, we call them aunties,” goes the lines penned by the pilot. – AFP

Pistorius lawyers poke holes in caseLawyers for South African

“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius have poked holes in the prosecu-tion’s murder case against him, challenging flawed police work to boost the athlete’s hopes of being released on bail.

The defence yesterday forced the lead police investigator to admit multiple police errors in the case, undermining earlier explo-sive claims that witnesses heard arguing, a woman screaming and gunfire at his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day.

The 26-year-old Olympic ath-lete insists he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp, 29, in a horrible acci-dent and not intentionally, as the prosecution aims to prove.

Under cross-examination, inves-tigating officer Hilton Botha was

forced to admit that Pistorius’ ver-sion of the early morning shooting fitted the crime scene. “It sounds consistent,” Botha said.

Defence lawyer Barry Roux went on to cast doubt on key witnesses at the bail hearing.

A woman who lives in the same highly secured complex as Pistorius “heard talking that sounded like non-stop fighting from two to three in the morning,” hours before she was killed, Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said.

Another witness reported hear-ing gunshots, screams and then more shots, police said.

“We have the statement of a person who said after he heard gunshots, he went to his balcony and saw the light was on. Then he heard a female screaming two,

three times, then more gunshots,” Botha said.

But Roux disputed these accounts as police said one wit-ness was at least 300 metres from the house and the other had mis-heard the number of gunshots fired.

Botha was also forced to admit police had missed a bullet that hit the toilet basin in their investiga-tion. The defence’s forensic team discovered the bullet four days later.

He also conceded he did not wear protective clothing when Pistorius’ forensic team visited the house, which may have contami-nated the scene. In another twist, prosecutors yesterday backtracked on the claim that a police search of Pistorius’ home found testosterone

and needles in a dresser in his bedroom.

“We can’t tell what it is,” said national prosecuting authority spokesman Medupe Simasiku later said. “We can’t confirm or deny it until we get the forensic report.”

Pistorius’s defence team and his relatives looked confident at the end of the session, while pros-ecution’s lawyers were seen to be holding worried discussions.

“The Pistorius family finds the contradictions in Botha’s testi-mony extremely concerning,” they said in a statement, adding that they were “satisfied” with the bail hearing.

Pistorius, the first double ampu-tee to compete against able-bodied athletes in the Olympics in London last year, says he shot Steenkamp

by mistake through a locked bath-room door, believing she was a burglar.

“I had no intention to kill my girl-friend,” he said in an affidavit read to the court on the first day of his bail hearing yesterday.

Steenkamp was shot three times through the bathroom door early on February 14, with wounds to her head, elbow and hip.

Although it appeared to be a successful day in court for the defence, Pistorius still needs to convince the magistrate there are compelling reasons why he should be let free during his trial.

Police revealed that Pistorius had previously been arrested at his Pretoria home for assault, although he was not charged.

Magistrate Desmond Nair said

earlier he could not rule out that there was some planning involved in the killing, which may be con-sidered as a premeditated murder, setting a high bar for bail.

The bail hearing was adjourned until today when both sides are expected to summarise their argu-ments.

The athlete, who off the track has had a rocky private life with stories of rash behaviour, beauti-ful women, guns and fast cars, has built up a powerful team of lawyers, medical specialists and public relations experts for his defence.

In 2009, Pistorius admitted to a newspaper that he slept with a pis-tol, machine-gun, cricket bat and baseball bat for fear of burglars. – AFP

Jesse Jackson Jr pleads guilty

The son of a prominent US civil rights leader, holding back tears, entered a guilty plea yesterday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He faces 46 to 57 months in prison under a plea deal with prosecutors

Before entering the plea to the con-spiracy charge, former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, told US District Judge Robert L. Wilkins, “I’ve never been more clear in my life” in his decision to plead guilty.

Later, when Wilkins asked if Jackson committed the acts outlined in court papers, Jackson replied, “I did these things.” He added later, “Sir, for years I lived in my campaign,” and used money from the campaign for personal use

Jackson once seemed destined for higher office. His wife Sandra, appear-ing later in the same court, also had high political visibility as a member of the Chicago city council, a position she resigned last month after investigation of the couple began.

After entering his plea, Jackson dabbed his face with tissues, and at point a court employee brought some tissues to Jackson’s lawyer, who gave them to the ex-congressman.

Jackson told the judge he was waiving his right to trial. – AP

Internet glasses for a mere $1500

Google is giving more people a chance to pay $1500 for a pair of the internet-con-nected glasses that the company is tout-ing as the next breakthrough in mobile computing.

The product, dubbed Google Glass, will be offered to those selected as part of a contest announced yesterday. Participants must submit an application of up to 50 words explaining what they would do with the Google Glass technology. Entries must include the hash tag “ifihadglass” and be submitted through Google Plus or Twitter by next Wednesday.

Google Glass is supposed to perform many of the same tasks as smartphones, except the spectacles respond to voice commands. The glasses include a tiny display screen attached to a rim above the right eye and run on Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices.

Google Glass is supposed to make it easier for people to take pictures or record video wherever they might be or whatever they might be doing. Online searches also can be more easily conducted by just telling Google Glass to look up a specific piece of information. Google’s Android system already has a voice search func-tion on smartphones and tablet comput-ers. – AP

Swedish company Ericsson is opening a new facility in Wellington which will service the roll-out of the ultra-fast broadband scheme and cre-ate 30 jobs.

The telecommunications giant said yesterday it would establish a new fibre duct manufactur-ing facility in Todd Park, Porirua.

The plant will produce ducting for Chorus to case fibreoptic cables being rolled out as part of the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) scheme and rural broadband initiative.

It may also export its products to the Asia-Pacific region.

Ericcson is expected to invest $15 million into the facility, with production due to begin at the plant later this year.

It is the only the second fibre ducting plant Ericsson has built and the first outside Sweden.

The Government’s $1.35 billion UFB initiative aims to provide download speeds of 100 mega-bits per second to 75 per cent of New Zealand by the end of 2019. – APNZ

Ericsson opening in Wellington

New PlayStation to take the stage

pHOTO ApMark Cerny, lead system architect for the Sony PlayStation 4, speaks during a news conference to announce the new video game console yesterday in New York.

Sony is unveiled its next-generation gam-ing system, PlayStation 4, at an event in New York, saying the console will be part of a new ecosystem focused on hardware, software and services.

The console is Sony Corp’s first major game

console since the PlayStation 3 went on sale in 2006. Yesterday’s unveiling is an attempt to give Sony the spotlight on video games, at least until Microsoft Corp. unveils the next Xbox in June, as expected, at the E3 video game expo in Los Angeles. – AP

By Tamsyn Parker

Another company linked to Dame Jenny Shipley is under pressure and may be forced to stop operating by September if it cannot meet new Reserve Bank requirements.

Sentinel Assurance is owned by Seniors Money International, of which Shipley is the chairwoman.

Shipley has come under fire recently since the collapse of construction company Mainzeal. She resigned as chairwoman of Mainzeal on December 31 – just six weeks before the com-pany went into receivership on Waitangi Day.

Sentinel, which is New Zealand’s largest pro-vider of home equity release mortgages, noted in its annual report in June last year that it did not meet the minimum solvency require-ments for the new Reserve Bank licence and was investigating potential solutions.

“If solvency cannot be achieved the company may need to cease its insurance activities,” the report stated.

The firm’s auditor, KPMG, also noted that while the company was working with the regu-lator to resolve the licensing issues, the exist-ence of the “material uncertainty” cast doubt on the company’s ability to “continue as a going concern”.

Under new licensing requirements brought in after the collapse of insurer AMI, Sentinel is required to have $5 million in solvency capital on its balance sheet.

Sentinel’s accounts show it does not have any capital that meets the solvency require-ments because the capital is held by a related party.

Shipley said Sentinel was working through the new licensing requirements with the Reserve Bank and was on target to meet full licensing requirements.

“(Sentinel) expects the Reserve Bank will issue a solvency standard for captive life insur-ers, under which the company will have a sig-nificant solvency surplus.”

She said Sentinel’s parent company Seniors Money international was on track to make a $10 million operating profit and was well posi-tioned for the future.

Sentinel chief executive Vaughan Underwood said the company did not need to raise capital and insisted it was about getting its classifica-

tion and internal structuring right.“It’s a little bit about them (the Reserve Bank)

understanding us better. It’s clear we are in a slightly different category.”

Asked why the discussion was taking so long to resolve, Underwood said “it doesn’t feel like that long”.

“To engage with a large organisation every-thing takes time. It doesn’t feel like there are any hold-ups.”

A spokesperson for the Reserve Bank said that in most cases the minimum capital and solvency requirements for insurers came into effect on December 31 last year as specified in their provisional licences.

However, the bank said it envisaged most full licences would be issued by the end of June.

Questions have been raised about Shipley’s suitability as chairwoman of Genesis Energy ahead of its planned partial float on the stock exchange.

Asked if she would stand down if investors were put off buying into Genesis because of her involvement with Mainzeal, Shipley said she would do what was best for the company.

“In all my governance roles I focus on the best interest of the companies and I will con-tinue to do so.” – APNZ

Shipley linked to another stressed company

Jenny Shipley

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Folau to attack Queensland

Van Velthooven claims silver

Aust focus on swing in India

By Ben Horne

Israel Folau will start at fullback in his Super Rugby debut against Queensland on Saturday, but the Waratahs are plan-ning to also utilise the superstar’s unique skills out wide.

Folau was a dynamite target for cross-field kicks during his NRL career and although rugby follows a different attack-ing structure, the Waratahs will consider employing some league-like tactics.

“If we get ourselves in a position to do that, maybe,” said coach Michael Cheika.

“You’ve got to lay the platform that’s going to allow you to launch those types of attacks.

“Maybe he’ll be out on the wing and hopefully we’ll draw a few blokes and we’ll run it. Who knows?

“We’ll try and keep the opposition guess-ing a little bit.”

Cheika said Folau and his team were “entering the lion’s den” for their season-opener at Suncorp Stadium.

Scoring tries out wide was a Folau trait during his State of Origin days for Queensland.

But it’s unlikely turning up at Suncorp and doing the same wearing blue will endear Folau to the Brisbane faithful.

Cheika is confident Folau has handled enough hype throughout his stints in league and the AFL to be unaffected by a hammering from the Queensland fans.

“We believe that’s going to be a pressure-cooker atmosphere and he has experienced that before so he’ll be ready for that,” Cheika said.

“That’s the good thing about going away from home. You get the fans against you and you’ve got to try and silence them by doing good things.”

Wallabies prop Benn Robinson’s expect-ed demotion from the NSW starting line-up is not due to form.

Cheika will announce his team at 8.30pm AEDT, but Jeremy Tilse is set to earn the first start of his Super Rugby career.

It’s an unexpected fall from grace for Robinson, the Waratahs captain last year, but Cheika denied he was out of favour.

“I don’t think we can talk about form,” he said.

“Benn’s only had a 50-minute trial match so it’s just the combination that I might want to work with on the day.

“All the front-rowers have made it really difficult for me to pick a starting team.

“Tilse has been extremely big on work-rate. He’s hungry and like the other props, he’s put his hand up for an opportunity in the starting team.”

Bernard Foley is all but certain to put up with his ankle injury and start at five-eighth.

Fellow playmaker Berrick Barnes is expected back from a knee problem next week. - AAP

New Zealander Simon van Velthooven has claimed a silver medal in the kilo time trial at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Belarus.

The Olympic bronze medallist fin-ished 0.648 seconds behind Frenchman Francois Pervis, who finally won his first world title in the event after finishing on the podium in five of the last six years. Germany’s Johann Eilers was in third.

The Manawatu rider who was ranked No 1 going into the race took out a bronze at the same event at last year’s World Championships in Melbourne.

Riding last in the event, the pressure was on the New Zealander after Pervis set a blistering time.

“It was great out there yesterday. I knew I was on a good time but I didn’t feel sensational,” van Velthooven said.

“It’s a really nice track and a huge arena. They’ve put on a great show here but the person that beat me rode a sen-sational time and I think that’s a sea level world record so to come out after seeing that was a little bit daunting but I knew it could be beaten and unfortunately I didn’t beat it but I put it all out there and I’m still very happy with my silver medal.”

Fellow New Zealander Eddie Dawkins finished in eighth place.

Van Velthooven said his strategy was to race as hard as possible.

“To be honest I just go as hard as I can, that’s the reason they call me the Rhino. It wasn’t very conservative, it was me going as hard as I could it’s just that Francois is such a good starter. I do need to work on my start, working on my start

does benefit my team sprint but as you could see my third and fourth laps were my fastest - that’s my strong point.

“I do love the lactate tolerance side of it and really hurting myself. That’s probably half the reason I like doing the kilo - is the pain involved.”

Van Velthooven next races in the keirin, an event which he finished third at the

London Games last year. He said the small New Zealand team in Minsk are all confident of performing well enough to get on the podium.

“Coming here we all looked at each other and agreed we could all win medals this week, let alone world titles. It’s a great start ... the boys will be itching to race over the next couple of days.” - APNZ

Australia’s bowling attack will focus on swing in the orange dust of Chennai in the first Test starting on Friday, while for India the spin is the thing.

While some would say it’s a gamble by Australia, the tourists are doing their best to take the chance element out of it with detailed planning on how to get the ball in exactly the right condition.

There’s an old saying that many hands make light work, but Australia are taking the opposite approach.

India can be expected to include two or three frontline spinners, while Australia have named Nathan Lyon as their only specialist slow bowler.

“I don’t think it is (a gamble),” Clarke

said. “I think we’ve got a really good attack. We’ve got three specialist fast bowlers. We’ve got a couple of part time (spinners) in David Warner and myself. India’s team will be a lot different to ours.

“But I think we have gone with our strengths and we’re backing that when the wicket does deteriorate here not only will it spin more it will go up and down more and we think reverse swing will play a part as well.”

Clarke says Chennai’s high humidity will make it crucial for players to be disciplined in how they handle the ball on its journey from wicketkeeper back to bowler.

“Generally here because you sweat so

much the guys that aren’t bowling need to take control of the ball,” Clarke said.

“So whether that is me or ‘Watto’ (Shane Watson) in slip, we have to look after it for the bowlers and keep it out of their hands as much as possible.

“If the ball is reverse swinging, if you get the shiny side wet it stops the swing. So that is something we will talk about.

“A lot of the time in the subcontinent the keeper catches the ball and gives it to one of the slip fielders and instead of throwing the ball around the field, it will generally go straight from slip to mid-on and they will hand it to the bowler.

“The less hands on the ball the better.” -AAP

Israel Folau is the Waratahs’ attack weapon.

A silver medal for Simon van Velthooven at the UCI Track Cyclilng World Championships.

By Patrick McKendry

The management of promising New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker said it has challenged Francois Botha to a match-up but has been forced to move on after the South African’s connections refused to accept it.

David Higgins of Duco Events, an organisation which promotes Parker, said Botha would have been a good step up for the 21-year-old, who has looked impressive in his three professional fights, all of which have been won by knock out.

Botha recently lost to former All Black Sonny Bill Williams on points amidst farcical scenes in Brisbane.

Higgins and business partner Dean Lonergan were quick to criticise the fight and its controversial aftermath which featured claims of a failed drug test and an attempted bribe, but have clearly also

seen the benefits - both commercial and publicity-wise - in attracting the 44-year-old Botha to a bout in New Zealand.

Higgins said Williams’ points win which came in 10 rounds instead of the adver-tised 12, should have been a knockout victory to Botha but for “Khoder Nasser’s intervention”.

“We made an attractive offer to Botha’s people but they were extremely reticent and were looking for opponents other than Joseph. Then they were non-responsive. It appears they fear Joseph even though he has fought professionally only three times.

“If Botha shies away from Joseph, maybe we should call him the White Pussycat rather than the White Buffalo,” Higgins added.

Botha, who has 61 fights to his name and has been in the ring (and lost to) such heavyweights as Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield, is said to be keen on a rematch against Williams

in South Africa this year.Higgins said the hunt was already on

for other “big” overseas names which would mark a new phase in Parker’s professional career.

Parker’s next fight is next Thursday in Christchurch against 30-year-old Dontay Pati, who, according to respected boxing website boxrec.com, has fought only once - at cruiserweight - for one loss. Parker’s last fight, against Richard Tutaki in Auckland in December, was scheduled for six rounds but was stopped a minute into the third.

Parker will also fight in April before his step up in class in May.

Higgins added that May’s fight could be sanctioned by both the WBO and WBA in order to boost Parker’s reputation and ranking. The latter organisation ran the Williams v Botha fight and came under scrutiny for not having a representative at ringside. - APNZ

Botha not up for challenge

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(AO, T)

12.05 Spicks And Specks. (AO, R, T) 12.50 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.15 BBC World – GMT With George Alagiah. (G) 2.00 Impact. 3.30 The Ideas Exchange. 4.00 World Have Your Say. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.40 Weekend World.

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Grizzly Tales. (G, R, T) 7.25 Back At The Barnyard. (G, R, T) 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G, R, T) 8.20 Tiki Tour. (Final, G, T) 8.45 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.55 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (PGR, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Anderson Live. 3.00 Buzzy Bee. (G, R, T) 3.05 Everything’s Rosie. (T) 3.20 Mike The Knight. (G, T) 3.30 Spongebob. (G, R, T) 4.00 H2o Just Add Water.

(G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show. 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion.

(G, R) 5.01 America’s Funniest

Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (R, T) 6.00 Friends. (G, R, T). 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street.

(PGR, T) 7.30 Mr T’s World’s Craziest

Fools. (PGR, T) 8.00 FILM: Herbie: Fully

Loaded. (2005, R, T) Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon. A teenage girl who dreams of becoming a NASCAR driver is the new owner of an old VW bug which has a mind of its own.

10.00 Distraction. (AO, R, T) 10.30 The Bachelor. (Final, T) 11.25 Dating In The Dark

Australia. (Final, AO, R, T)

12.30 Ghost Whisperer. (AO, R, T) 1.30 Infomercials. 2.30 The Voice Australia. (G, R, T) 4.20 The Lost Children. (G, R, T) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (R) 5.35 Just The Job. (G, R, T)

6.00 3 News: Firstline. 8.30 Infomercials. (G) 10.30 The Shopping Channel. 11.30 Everybody Loves

Raymond. (G, R, T) 12.00 3 News. 12.30 Home And Away. (G, R,

T) 1.00 Dr Phil. (AO) 2.00 The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) 3.00 The Biggest Loser

Australia. (G) Twelve overweight contestants battle the bulge to lose the most weight.

4.00 Rachael Ray. (G) 5.00 Entertainment Tonight. 5.30 Home And Away. (G, T)

Jett meets a girl at the disco, Sasha’s still convinced something’s not right with Rosie, Roo and Alf discover the reason Maddy’s parents haven’t showed.

6.00 3 News. 7.00 Campbell Live. 7.30 Modern Family. (PGR,

R, T) 8.00 Sunny Skies. (PGR, T) 8.30 The Graham Norton

Show. (AO) Graham is joined by Dame Helen Mirren, who is starring as the director’s wife in Hitchcock, and actors Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.

9.30 7 Days. (AO) 7 Days sees New Zealand’s top comedians pit their wits against the week’s news and each other.

10.05 The Radio. (AO) 10.35 Nightline. 11.15 The Big Game. (PGR)

Big names, big pots and big egos, The Big Game is the next generation of high stakes cash poker.

12.15 Lie To Me. (Final, AO, T) 1.15 NCIS. (AO, R, T) 2.15 Infomercials. (G)

6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show.

(G) 2.05 All Saints. (PGR, R)

The MRU are called to the scene of a crash, where a honeymooning couple have severe injuries, and Adam’s skills as a doctor are tested by a backpacking patient.

3.00 Sea Patrol. (PGR, R) 4.00 The Late Show With

David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R)

Game show hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

5.30 Prime News.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G). 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 American Idol. (G) The

contestants are whittled as down the pressure intensifies at the Las Vegas Semi-finals.

9.30 Beauty And The Beast. (PGR) JT becomes worried when he suspects Vincent is involved in one of Cat’s latest cases and soon puts himself in grave danger after Vincent ‘beasts out’ during an examination.

10.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R)

11.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G)

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8.30 FILM: The Core. (2003, AO, R) Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo. Earth faces its doom when scientists discover the planet’s core has stopped spinning.

11.05 Covert Affairs. (Final, AO) Annie and Danielle’s vacation in Stockholm turns dangerous when Danielle is mistaken for a spy, putting her life in danger.

tV1 tV2 tV3 PRIMe sky MOVIes 16.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.45 NCIS. (PG) 11.35 Criminal Intent. (M) 12.25 Criminal Intent. (M) 1.25 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.40 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Raw. (M) Kick start your weekend

with the latest wrestling action. 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 Lie To Me. (M) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.00 Numb3rs. (M) 3.50 Flashpoint. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

6.25 Larry Crowne. (2011, M) . 8.05 Mr: Popper’s Penguins. (2011, G) Jim

Carrey, Carla Gugino. 9.40 Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark. (2010,

M) Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce. 11.20 Man On A Ledge. (2012, M) Sam

Worthington, Elizabeth Banks. 1.05 Directors: Mike Newell. (2011, PG). 1.35 The River Why. (2010, M) Zach

Gilford, Amber Heard. 3.20 The Pirates! Band Of Misfits. (2012,

G) Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek. 4.50 Wild Target. (2010, M) Bill Nighy,

Emily Blunt. 6.30 Jane Eyre. (2011, M) Mia

Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender. A young governess softens the heart of her surly employer, only to discover that he is hiding a terrible secret.

8.30 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. (2011, M) James Franco, Freida Pinto. A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other, and to the rise of the Planet of the Apes.

10.20 Transit. (2012, 16) Jim Caviezel, James Frain.

11.50 True Justice 2: Blood Alley. (2012, 16) Steven Seagal.

1.20 The Tooth Fairy. (2006, 16) Lochlyn Munro, Chandra West.

2.50 Transit. (2012, 16) 4.20 The River Why. (2010, M)

7.25 Unbreakable. (2000, M) Bruce Willis. 9.10 The Mask. (1994, M) Jim Carrey,

Cameron Diaz. 10.50 A Beautiful Mind. (2001, M) Russell

Crowe. 1.05 Blood Diamond. (2006, 16) Leonardo

DiCaprio. 3.25 Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans.

(2009, 16) Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy. 4.55 Cry Baby. (1990, M) Johnny Depp,

Ricki Lake. 6.20 The Prestige. (2006, M) Hugh

Jackman, Christian Bale. Rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London battle each other for trade secrets.

8.30 Unforgiven. (1992, M) Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman. A gritty tale of a retired gunslinger, who reluctantly takes on one last job with the help of his old partner and a young wannabe.

10.45 The Ghost Writer. (2010, M) Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan.

12.50 The Hunted. (2003, 16) Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro.

2.25 Cry Baby. (1990, M) Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake.

3.50 Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans. (2009, 16) Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy.

5.20 The Prestige. (2006, M) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale.

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6.00 Rugby Zone. 6.30 Inside The PGA Tour. 7.00 Golf. WGC Accenture Match Play

Championship Day Two. Live. 12.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 12.30 The Age Of 27. 1.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Rebels

v Force. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. Replay.

3.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Brumbies v Reds. From Canberra Stadium, Canberra. Replay.

5.00 The Age Of 27. 5.30 Super Rugby Countdown. 7.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby.

Highlanders v Chiefs. From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin. Live.

9.35 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Rebels v Brumbies. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. Live.

12.00 Rugby Zone. 12.30 Re:Union. 1.30 Golf. WGC Accenture Match Play

Championship Day Two. Highlights. 2.30 Cricket. New Zealand v England 2nd

One-day. From McLean Park, Napier. Highlights.

3.30 Inside The PGA Tour. 4.00 Rugby. Investec Super Rugby. Rebels

v Brumbies. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. Replay.

6.00 Crowd Goes Wild. 6.30 The Age Of 27. 7.00 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v

Wollongong Hawks. Highlights. 8.00 Darts. Premier League. Live. 11.30 Total Rugby. 12.00 Soccer. A-League. Sydney FC v

Adelaide United. Replay. 2.00 Athletics. GE Canary Wharf Triathlon

Super. Sprint Eliminator. Highlights. 2.30 Athletics. GE Canary Wharf Triathlon

Super. Sprint Final. Highlights. 3.00 Golf. WGC Accenture Match Play

Championship Day Two. Highlights. 4.00 Re:Union. 5.00 Basketball. NBL. NZ Breakers v

Wollongong Hawks. Highlights. 6.00 Motorsport. Toyota Racing Series.

Round 5. From Manfeild, Feilding. 7.00 ICC Cricket 360. 7.30 Crowd Goes Wild. 8.00 Football League Show. 8.30 Motorsport. New Zealand V8 Series.

From the Manfield Circuit, Feilding. Highlights.

9.30 Basketball. NBL. Wollongong Hawks v Adelaide 36ers. Live.

11.30 Darts. Premier League. Night Three. Replay.

2.30 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels. 3.00 The Ultimate Fighter: Aussie v UK. 4.00 Soccer. A-League. Newcastle Jets v

Melbourne Heart. Replay.

6.30 Dirty Jobs. (PG) 7.30 American Loggers. (PG) 8.30 Deadliest Catch. (PG) 9.30 Mythbusters. (PG) 10.30 Yukon Men. (M) 11.30 Sons Of Guns. (M) 12.30 Blood, Lies And Alibis. (M) 1.30 Fatal Encounters. (M) 2.30 Gold Rush: The Dirt. (PG) 3.30 Gold Rush. (PG) 4.30 Deadliest Catch. (PG) 5.30 Mythbusters. (PG) 6.30 Mythbusters. (PG) 7.30 Auction Kings. (PG) 8.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (PG) Gary Nall

and his friend Dave Akers take a flight to the Knick Glacier deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Out of the blue they hit a pocket of turbulence and crash land into the mountainside.

9.30 Nightmare Next Door. (M) Road to Hell: The gruesome slaying of adored resident Debra Rawls leaves a town deadly in fear.

10.30 Disappeared. (M) 11.30 Stalked: Someone’s Watching. (M) 12.00 I Was Murdered. (M) 12.30 Call 911. (PG) 1.00 Destroyed In Seconds. (PG) 1.30 American Loggers. (PG) 5.30 Connect. (PG)

6.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 6.30 Quick Study 7.00 3-2-1 Penguins! 7.30 Adventures from the Book 8.00 Jacob’s Ladder 8.30 Connection Point 9.00 Hour of Power 10.00 The Verdict of Science 10.30 Facing the Canon 11.00 Christianity Explored 11.30 Hearts Wide Open 12.00 Connection Point 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 2.00 Nzone Focus 2.30 Incredible Creatures 3.00 3-2-1 Penguins! 3.30 Adventures from the Book 4.00 Jacob’s Ladder 4.30 Life FM presents 5.30 Nzone Focus 6.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 6.30 Destined to Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 The One to One Show 8.00 Building a Difference 8.30 FEATURE: Kingdom in their Eyes 9.00 MOVIE: Copying Beethoven 10.30 Incredible Creatures 11.00 The Easter Experience 11.30 The Verdict of Science 12.00 Building a Difference 12.30 Journey into the Amazon 1.00 FEATURE: Kingdom in their Eyes 1.30 MOVIE: Copying Beethoven 3.00 The Easter Experience 3.30 The Verdict of Science 4.00 From Heartache to Hope 4.30 Nzone Focus 5.00 Beyond the Search 5.30 Journey into the Amazon

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7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) 7.30 American Ninja Warrior. (G)

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Upon touching down in Sydney over five months ago, Italian ace Alessandro Del Piero declared: “I am not here for the end of my career. I am here for the start of a new career”.

With yesterday’s announcement, that Del Piero would play the 2013/14 A-League season with Sydney FC, the 38-year-old proved his Australian adventure is no sabbatical.

Del Piero had been in talks with Sydney FC for months and attracted interest from foreign clubs before a deal was finalised late on Wednesday.

Both parties agreed to activate the second year of his $2 million-a-season contract, with Del Piero saying he never gave any serious thought to leaving the Sky Blues.

Now it’s just a question of how long the Italian maestro conducts play before taking his final bow.

“With my age, I want to be very honest with me and all of the squad. We have to see year by year,” Del Piero said.

“I understand if it’s not possible, then I’m going to pass ... but if we think we can do it, also for next year (2014/15 season), then there will be a new story.”

Del Piero has enjoyed a spectacular first season in the A-League, scoring 11 goals in 18 matches - the highest-ever goal haul by a Sydney FC player in a single season.

Aside from his dazzling skills, the former Juventus striker has been a smash hit off the park, helping generate greatly-increased media interest, crowds, television ratings and merchandise sales.

“He has raised the profile of not only Sydney FC, but the A-League as a whole,” Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow said.

“It’s incredible to think every week there are football fans across Italy tuning in to watch Sydney FC play live.”

After a horrible start to their current campaign, the Sky Blues have risen to fifth under coach Frank Farina.

Del Piero nominated the side’s turnaround, his family’s happiness, and the vision of Farina and Barlow as crucial factors in his decision to remain in Australia.

“It was a big challenge for me and my family to come here, I changed everything in our life,” he said.

“We had to check things over here (hence the delay in committing to a second season).

“(My family is happy and) now my son speaks English better than me.”Ultimately, Del Piero won’t be content until Sydney FC bank some

silverware.“It’s a challenge and I want to win the championship,” the six-time

Serie A winner said.“That’s why I came here.“Everyone wants improvement next year. Everyone wants to do

better and better every week and that’s what I feel when I talk with Scott and all the board and the boss.

“That’s why I’m very happy to stay here.”With Lucas Neill, Joel Griffiths and Brett Emerton now on Sydney

FC’s books, the club will be better placed to fulfil Del Piero’s desire. - AAP

Del Piero to dazzlefor another season

Alessandro Del Piero continues his Australian adventure.

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1 L2110 Dozintmateranyway t (3) 59 Kennedy/Furlong (Riccarton) J Bullard 2 x7536 Windwhistle tdm (1) 56 M & W Coles (Timaru) D Walsh 3 x4997 Needastar td (6) 55 John Sargent (Riccarton) K Williams 4 45140 Howbaddouneedit td (7) 54.5 T & M Stokes (Waikuku) P Taylor 5 1187x All About Alf tm (2) 54.5 Terri Rae (Riccarton) M Cameron 6 10420 Court Dancer td (8) 54.5 Brian Court (Broadfield) B Lammas 7 28374 Santos td (4) 54.5 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) C Johnson 8 58160 Our Milly Smith d (5) 54 Howie Mathews (Otaki) L Allpress

8 sPeight’s maiden 4.58$12500, mdn, 1400m

1 24355 Individual (18) 58.5 Centaine Spittles (Woodend Beach) R Hannam 2 63 Home Made Halo (9) 58.5 L & R Didham (Riccarton) T Moseley 3 0x883 Pancho (7) 58.5 Jan Hay (Ashburton) R Doherty (a2) 4 538x Mr Grizz b (16) 58.5 Kennedy/Furlong (Riccarton) J Bullard 5 68944 Nicmajac (1) 58.5 Neil Coulbeck (Leithfield) C Johnson 6 Sabhraj (4) 58.5 David Hutton (Timaru) S Muniandy 7 42075 Winchester b (14) 58 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) 8 7D487 Truth (8) 58 Brian Gliddon (Prebbleton) A Frye (a3) 9 43243 Willow Park (12) 56.5 Champion/Murphy (Ashburton) L Callaway 10 x77x2 My Jungle Girl (19) 56.5 James Keast (Weedons) L Allpress 11 64460 Our Zulu Girl (2) 56.5 Iain Marks (Ashburton) S Wynne (a3) 12 0x56 Raggio Speranza (13) 56.5 Joy Dense (Omoto) P Taylor 13 — Asaint Sheaint SCRATCHED 14 23634 Keynote (10) 56 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) B Lammas 15 3x98 Sing Like Ella (5) 56 Jason Bridgman (Rangiora) D Walsh 16 5 Ravishing (17) 56 Jason Bridgman (Matamata) M Cameron EMERGENCIES 17 76x68 Hidden Identity (6) 56.5 Russell McKay (Ashburton) A McKay (a4) 18 99x9x Beyond Our Shores (15) 56.5 Malcolm Price (Sefton) 19 x00x7 Sentence (3) 56.5 Gary Blair (Westport) 20 — Slinkys Comet SCRATCHED

9 ChristChurCh Casino 5.35$15000, rating 75 benchmark, 1400m

1 55223 Purpose db (3) 59 Kennedy/Furlong (Riccarton) K Williams 2 19163 Crawford td (11) 58.5 T & M Stokes (Rangiora) R Doherty (a2) 3 73444 The Debt Collector dm (4) 58.5 Iain Marks (Ashburton) S Wynne (a3) 4 43125 Irish Bay d (8) 57.5 T & L Prendergast (West Melton) L Allpress 5 73114 Ridley b (12) 57.5 Joanne Hillis (Wingatui) S Muniandy 6 8x966 Ashburn Lane (13) 57 Lisa Latta (Riccarton) D Bradley 7 30221 Sylvie’s Dream td (5) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong (Riccarton) J Bullard 8 73677 Oxborough Magic d (6) 56 Danny Frye (Balcairn) A Frye (a3) 9 48x87 Chief’s Daughter (7) 55.5 John Sargent (Riccarton) B Lammas 10 09290 Sir Daniel d (9) 55.5 Russell McKay (Ashburton) T Moseley 11 80x38 Cybele td (10) 55 Champion/Murphy (Ashburton) L Callaway 12 35122 Good Excuse (1) 54.5 T & M Stokes (Waikuku) A Edmeads (a4) 13 39445 Slick Nickel dm (2) 54 Centaine Spittles (Woodend Beach) R Hannam

9 7x Bute Mach Fr (21) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) D Butcher 10 649x3 Major Star Fr (22) Mangos/Cullen (Pukekohe) B Mangos

4 irt 40 years Flying horses trot hCP 7.05$10300, 3yo+ up to 2 wins special hcp trotters stand, 2700m.

1 x7565 Saffron Castleton Fr (1) Warren Taylor (Morrinsville) P Butcher 2 x7606 Peggy Lindenny Fr (2) Peter Ferguson (Cambridge) P Ferguson 3 72074 Springfield Legacy Fr (3) David Mann (Takanini) B Mangos 4 714x2 Spur Me On Fr (4) James Stormont (Pukekohe) J Stormont 5 33004 Cascadia Fr (5) John Dickie (Cambridge Raceway) J I Dickie (J) 6 02029 A Special Dream Fr (U1) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) R Brosnan 7 80865 Irvin 30 (1) Ian Moody (Pukekohe) T Macfarlane 8 47653 Burt Munro 30 (2) Susan Branch (Cambridge Raceway) D Branch (J) 9 42222 Sastre 30 (3) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Herlihy 10 1x080 Sunbird Bella 30 (U1) Derek Balle (Pukekohe) D Balle 11 40007 Getaway Doug 30 (U2) Cliff Wilson (Ardmore) M McKendry

5 breCkon bloodstoCk yg series PaCe 7.35$24999, 2yo c&g mobile heat, 1700m.

1 8 Ubettabelieveit Fr (1) Ray Green (Huapai) M McKendry 2 Hot Mach Fr (2) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) D Butcher 3 27 Nota Lada Fr (3) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) T Herlihy 4 — Bettor Offer SCRATCHED 5 Gotta Go Armbro Fr (4) Sue Martin (Poroti) R Downey (J) 6 4 Meticulous Fr (5) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) N Rasmussen 7 Three Blind Mice Fr (6) Mangos/Cullen (Pukekohe) B Mangos 8 015 Racer Fr (7) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) J Stormont 9 6 Maxim Fr (21) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J)

6 marist girls PaCe 8.05$8000, 3yo+ 1 to 2 wins mobile, 2200m.

1 42031 Maguinness Flint Fr (1) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) J Stormont 2 14090 Gadeiros Fr (2) Doug Gale (Helensville) J Abernethy 3 98P20 Baccarat Fr (3) Ival Brownlee (Pokeno) J I Dickie (J) 4 1133x Mickey McRooney Fr (4) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) S Lawson (J) 5 82783 Maheer Magic Fr (5) Peter Miller (Waiuku) M McKendry 6 58117 Covert Action Fr (6) David Marshall (Cambridge) K Marshall (J) 7 71351 Los Amante Fr (7) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J) 8 6117 Wynberg Terror Fr (8) R & P Fensom (Tuakau) R Fensom 9 658x6 Willis James Fr (21) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) R Brosnan 10 14x34 Poker Brat Fr (22) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) T Herlihy 11 46x93 Running To Live Fr (23) Steve Phillips (Pukekohe) P Ferguson

7 hydroFlow distributors trot hCP 8.33$12300, 2 to 5 wins +claimer special hcp trotters stand, 2700m.

1 32715 Lysenko Fr (1) Adrian Wohlers (Cambridge) P Butcher 2 110x0 Mel Gibson Fr (2) G & P Court (West Melton) G Court 3 80562 Kissme Earl Fr (3) Ival Brownlee (Pokeno) B Mangos 4 14640 Johnny Springfield 10 (1) Robbie Hughes (Pukekura County) P Ferguson 5 32562 Manchester Lass 10 (2) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Mitchell 6 00121 Madisonz Luck 10 (U1) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) S McCaffrey 7 63389 Moment Of Truth 10 (U2) Rob Lawson (Newstead) S Lawson (J) 8 93414 Superbowlcheerleader 10 (U3) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Macfarlane 9 13134 Commander Galleon 20 (U1) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) T Herlihy 10 0x733 Flying Isa 30 (1) John Dickie (Cambridge Raceway) J I Dickie (J)

8 innordiC australasia PaCe 9.05$12000, 3yo+ 2 to 3 wins mobile, 2200m.

1 3211x Franco Nelson Fr (1) Steven McRae (Halswell) C D Thornley 2 433x4 Precious Rose Fr (2) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) B Purdon 3 — River Emperor SCRATCHED 4 42133 Bettor Arden Fr (3) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) D Butcher 5 38737 Brydon Delight Fr (4) Tony Grayling (Pukekohe) S Abernethy (J) 6 53234 Pass Them By Fr (5) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Macfarlane 7 28125 Alfie Maguire Fr (6) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J) 8 — Black Frost SCRATCHED

9 woodlands mile high mares series 9.35$10000, 4yo+ mares 1 to 3 wins mobile pace, 1609m.

1 36514 Bettor Romance Fr (1) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J) 2 x6798 Steffi Rice Fr (2) Kevin Shaw (Cambridge Raceway) D Butcher 3 — Annie Mach SCRATCHED 4 131 Lucca Franco Fr (3) Steven McRae (Halswell) C D Thornley 5 1490x Selkie Fr (4) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) S Lawson (J) 6 8x455 In The Living Years Fr (5) Telfer/Garlick (Papakura) S Phelan 7 21829 Pureora Paree Fr (6) Doug Gale (Helensville) J Abernethy 8 12156 Hot And Saucy Fr (7) Mike Berger (Cambridge) P Butcher 9 213x3 Rattle N Hum Fr (21) Richard Carter (Waiau Pa) T Macfarlane

10 smith & Partners lawyers PaCe 10.05$11000, 3yo fillies 1 to 2 wins mobile, 2200m.

1 6834P La Norvic De Milo Fr (1) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) J Stormont 2 x5310 Holly Madison Fr (2) Tony Herlihy (Papakura) T Herlihy 3 14552 Dixey Styx Fr (3) Peter Ferguson (Cambridge) P Ferguson 4 85174 Pepper Potts Fr (4) Telfer/Garlick (Papakura) S Phelan 5 61118 Shardon’s Pearl Fr (5) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) D Butcher 6 64174 Maheer Melody Fr (6) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J) 7 29217 Spirit Of Art Fr (7) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) N Rasmussen

11 young guns Party 8 marCh PaCe 10.35$12000, 3yo+ 4 to 8 wins mobile, 2200m.

1 48375 El Suela Fr (1) Steve Phillips (Pukekohe) J Stormont 2 53453 Vegas Delight Fr (2) Mangos/Cullen (Pukekohe) B Mangos 3 31814 Three Jewels Fr (3) Andrew & Lyn Neal (Cambridge) A Neal 4 16996 All About Speed Fr (4) Scott Gibbons (Kumeu) S Gibbons 5 14256 Five Card Draw Fr (5) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J) 6 56156 The Wild Card Fr (6) Michelle Wallis & Bernie Hackett (Waiuku) T Herlihy 7 16691 Carlos Fr (7) Peter Ferguson (Cambridge) P Ferguson

Canterbury SelectionsRace 1: SO REGAL, PINAZ, BARBARA JENNIERace 2: I CANDY, HALo MAy, RIvERENZARace 3: KOSTALOT, BIDDEDo, PAMINARace 4: BULWER BAY, CHAMPAGNE KATIE, REFRESHNLy vIBRANTRace 5: NEVER DIE, PINSGoLD, HAyLEy RoSERace 6: ESqUINA, RoC CITy, PLEASE RELEASE MERace 7: DOZINTMATERANYWAY, WINDWHISTLE, HoWBADDoUNEEDITRace 8: WILLOW PARK, HoME MADE HALo, RAvISHINGRace 9: RIDLEY, PURPoSE, CRAWFoRD

1 auCkland CuP week 1-8 marCh PaCe 5.39$10000, 2yo+ f&m non winners mobile, 2200m.

1 22 Nokomai Fr (1) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) T Herlihy 2 Leica Rose Fr (2) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) R Brosnan 3 63547 Vengeance Fr (3) Stephen Argue (Pukekohe) S Argue 4 85x43 Kenny’s Time Machine Fr (4) Steven Reid (Pukekohe) S Lawson (J) 5 Bettor Pack A Pistol Fr (5) Geoff Small (Patumahoe) D Butcher 6 260 Dolly Dagger Fr (6) Paulette Screen (Pukekohe) G Wolfenden 7 38233 Cullies Delight Fr (7) Todd Mitchell (Tauwhare) T Mitchell 8 66054 Presidential Su Fr (8) Stewart Ashworth (Albany) T Macfarlane 9 Yanna Maree Fr (21) Peter Miller (Waiuku) M McKendry

2 JaCobsen headstones trot hCP 6.05$10300, 3yo+ up to 1 win special hcp trotters stand, 2700m.

1 55433 Kip Keino Fr (1) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) N Chilcott 2 26524 La Reine De Chevaux Fr (2) James Stormont (Pukekohe) J Stormont 3 50075 Our Dainty Lady Fr (3) Frank Weaver (Takanini) B Mangos 4 20x27 Meander With Pegasus Fr (4) Alek Goryl (Ardmore) M McKendry 5 7x402 Jasinsky Fr (U1) Luk Chin (Tamahere) L Chin 6 0x631 Zimple 30 (1) Andrew & Lyn Neal (Cambridge) L Neal 7 44446 Action Kosmos 30 (2) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) R Brosnan 8 292x1 Mollyz Luck 30 (3) Sean McCaffrey (Cambridge) S McCaffrey 9 03861 Dauntless 30 (4) Ted Edwards (Mangere) B Edwards 10 46010 Ella’s Speed 30 (5) Jill Coppins (Morrinsville) P Ferguson 11 52730 Silver Whisp 30 (U1) Barry Purdon (Clevedon) Z Butcher (J)

3 Crombie loCkwood PaCe 6.35$10000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 2200m.

1 374 Vapour Fr (1) Peter Fraser (Cambridge) S Phelan 2 Bettavic Fr (2) Mangos/Cullen (Pukekohe) H Cullen 3 79943 Chattan Fr (3) Doug Gale (Helensville) J Stormont 4 39287 McRoyal Fr (4) D & C McGowan (Pukekohe) T Macfarlane 5 50454 Tommy Smith Fr (5) Jim Cole (Pukekohe) J Cole 6 3x57P Smokin Bopper Fr (6) Richard Brosnan (Ardmore) R Brosnan 7 5 Bronze Ecstasy Fr (7) John Dickie (Cambridge Raceway) J I Dickie (J) 8 4x222 Western Union Fr (8) Derek Balle (Pukekohe) M McKendry

Canterbury racesriccarton ParkJetbet 6 FridayTAB doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9.Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9. Place6 4-9. Quaddie 6-7-8-9.

weather/track/railFine/Dead (4)/Out 3m.

gear ChangesConcussion Plates (Front) on: Presley (R2) Standard Bit on: The Contender, Boujet La (R2) Lugging Bit on: Barbara Jennie (R1); Fine Line (R4) Lugging Bit off: The Contender, Boujet La (R2); Asaint Sheaint (R8) Butterfly Bit off: Fine Line (R4) Norton Bit off: Barbara Jennie (R1) Norton Bit on: Asaint Sheaint (R8) Blinkers off: The Contender, Itwasme (R2); Pamina (R3); Bulwer Bay, Fine Line (R4) Blinkers on: Additup, Tungata Zebiwe (R2); Biddedo (R3); Our Milly Smith (R7); Individual, Sing Like Ella (R8) Pacifiers on: Fine Line (R4); Sentence (R8) Pacifiers off: Control (R6) Side Winkers off: Waitin Awhile (R3) Side Winkers on: Bulwer Bay (R4); Hidden Identity (R8) Cheek Burrs on: Boujet La (R2) Boots on: Red Bullet (R2) Boots off: Control (R6) Shadow Roll off: Itwasme (R2) Shadow Roll on: Beyond Our Shores (R8) Tongue Tie off: Tristan’s Choice (R1); Seasoned Gem (R2) Tongue Tie on: Itwasme, Yak Yak (R2)

Auckland SelectionsRace 1: NOKOMAI, LEICA RoSE, BETToR PACK A PISToLRace 2: MOLLYZ LUCK, SILvER WHISP, ZIMPLERace 3: MAJOR STAR, CHATTAN, MCRoyALRace 4: SASTRE, SPUR ME oN, SAFFRoN CASTLEToNRace 5: METICULOUS, RACER, NoTA LADARace 6: POKER BRAT, MICKEy MCRooNEy, LoS AMANTERace 7: MANCHESTER LASS, CoMMANDER GALLEoN, SUPERBoWLCHEERLEADERRace 8: FRANCO NELSON, PRECIoUS RoSE, PASS THEM ByRace 9: BETTOR ROMANCE, RATTLE N HUM, LUCCA FRANCoRace 10: HOLLY MADISON, PEPPER PoTTS, SPIRIT oF ARTRace 11: FIVE CARD DRAW, vEGAS DELIGHT, THREE JEWELS

auckland harnessalexandra ParkJetbet 5 FridayTAB doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11.Trebles 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11. Place6 6-11. Quaddie 8-9-10-11.

hororata harnessaddingtonJetbet 8 FridayTAB doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11.Trebles 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11. Pick6 6-11 $40,000. Place6 6-11. Quaddie 8-9-10-11.

1 d J PearCe grazing & agistment PaCe 5.15$8000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 1950m.

1 028 History Maker Fr (1) James Weir (Kaiapoi) R Close (J) 2 0x0 B Four Da Fire Fr (2) Bevan Heron (Rangiora) B Thomas (J) 3 53393 Knight Action Fr (3) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) P Davis 4 8x603 Tuscaloosa Fr (4) Chris Morrison (Ashburton) R May 5 32425 Tiana Franco Fr (5) Daniel Reardon (Yaldhurst) S McNally 6 4x427 Spirit Eclipse Fr (6) C & J DeFilippi (Lincoln) C DeFilippi 7 24549 Transaction Fr (7) Tim Butt (West Melton) A Butt 8 Uncle Trevor Fr (8) Gavin Cook (Ladbrooks) D Dunn 9 0 Denis Fr (9) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J Curtin 10 03784 Zoerotten Fr (21) Robin Thornley (Templeton) G o’Reilly 11 60334 My Lifesign Fr (22) Kevin Williams (Templeton) K Williams 12 90553 Gino D’Acampo Fr (23) Brendon Hill (Kaiapoi) B Hill 13 2 quick As I Can Fr (24) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) B orange

fields&fORMAustralian racesCaulfieldJetbet 3 sAtuRdAyTAB doubles 1-2, 5-6, 8-9.Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9.Quaddie 6-7-8-9. Place6 4-9.

Weather/track/RailFine/Dead (4)/True.

6 51113 Rose Pattern cd (5) 56 D A Hayes (Flemington) C Schofield (a) 7 420s7 Bonaria tcw (4) 56 P T Hyland (Cranbourne) C Williams 8 s93s8 Never Forget wh (3) 55 P G Moody (Caulfield) D Stackhouse 9 58614 Goldslick dw (8) 55 M C Kent (Cranbourne) G Boss 10 11824 Vibrant Rouge n (9) 55 G A Thornton (Geelong) D Thornton (a) 11 54523 Minnie Downs (11) 55 B O Cox (Wodonga) C Newitt

Caulfield SelectionsRace 1: ChoseN MoMeNt, PRoNTo PRoNTo, GeNeRal PeekayRace 2: seCRet LiaisoN, Blue RiBBoN, MouRiNhoRace 3: MeMBeRs Joy, haMaM, ReD FezRace 4: FiVeaNDahaLFstaR, SuPeR Cool, hiGh ShoTRace 5: MR Moet, MaWiNGo, eClaiR SuRPRiSeRace 6: aLL too haRD, kiNG MuFhaSa, GReeN MooNRace 7: MiRaCLes oF LiFe, TheRMal CuRReNT, MeTaSTaSioRace 8: BaRakey, aDeBiSi, ShaMal WiNDRace 9: staR oF GiseLLe, SToRM BuRST, NeveR FoRGeT

Ascot SelectionsRace 5: FLashy DoLL, GalileTTo, ReD hoT SaxRace 6: exPRess seRViCe, BRoCky’S Deal, RoNNie TWoRace 7: PeGGie’s DReaM, WaTeRMaNS Bay, keRRiFiCRace 8: Mia ChiNa DoLL, RoSe, i See luCk

Morphettville SelectionsRace 7: oFFiCe BeaReR, holDeR SuNSeT, aGulhaS

Eagle Farm SelectionsRace 6: BetteR thaN ReaDy, i’M Cool, FuNTaNTeS

1 PReMieR signs PlAte 2.10$100,000, 3yo SW+P, 1200m

1 159s5 Pronto Pronto dw (4) 57 Jason Warren (Mornington) B Melham 2 0s95s Cambiaso w (5) 57 D T O’Brien (Flemington) B Prebble 3 s2371 Chosen Moment dn (9) 56 Anthony Freedman (Flemington) G Boss 4 0s161 General Peekay tdh (11) 56 M G Price (Caulfield) C Newitt 5 5525s Crystal Web w (12) 56 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) C Symons 6 116s3 Flamberge dwh (13) 56 P G Moody (Caulfield) v Duric 7 161 Floatmyboat c (10) 56 R D Griffiths (Cranbourne) C Williams 8 541s5 shoreham w (6) 56 Saab Hasan (Flemington) B Rawiller 9 s12s4 Grand emperor d (3) 56 D L Howard (Cranbourne) D Dunn 10 10166 Delagos h (1) 56 A J Cummings (Caulfield) N hall 11 46s11 tan tat Rock dhn (2) 56 P G Moody (Caulfield) l Nolen 12 1s342 snip the Dancer (8) 56 Shea Eden (Cranbourne) D Smith 13 15s street Crime (7) 56 M A Kavanagh (Flemington) M Rodd

2 POlytRACk HAndiCAP 2.45$100,000, Rating 94, 1400m

1 26798 over Quota b (11) 60 M C Webb (Cranbourne) P Mertens 2 0021s Mourinho wn (7) 59 Peter Gelagotis (Moe) S arnold 3 s3355 hotham heights tdwh (2) 57.5 Luke Oliver (Caulfield) B Rawiller 4 51121 secret Liaison td (8) 56.5 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) D lane 5 54145 snow Cover t (3) 56 J W Mason (Ballarat) D Thornton (a3) 6 3049s stoneblack wh (9) 55 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) C Symons 7 s5006 Devils Force dw (1) 54 Mark Riley (Mornington) D Stackhouse 8 31138 Finishing Card ch (4) 54 C W McDonald (Caulfield) C Schofield (a1.5) 9 6s764 Giresun cw (6) 54 Peter Snowden (Flemington) k Mc evoy 10 6412s Now you know dn (10) 54 D T O’Brien (Flemington) C Williams 11 3s956 Blue Ribbon dhn (5) 54 C W Little (Caulfield) l Nolen

3 d’uRbAn ARMAnAsCO stAkes 3.20$220,000, 3yo Fillies Group 2 SW+P, 1400m

1 20s42 Members Joy wh (4) 56.5 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) G Boss 2 3s117 summer Gem t (7) 55.5 M C Kent (Cranbourne) B Rawiller 3 s5164 Meliora h (2) 55 P G Moody (Caulfield) l Nolen 4 944s5 Balaclava Lady c (6) 55 N A Blackiston (Flemington) C Williams 5 11 Red Fez (3) 55 D A Hayes (Flemington) C Schofield (a) 6 3957s Gondokoro (5) 55 P G Carey (Mornington) B Prebble 7 72s11 hamam h (1) 55 Luke Oliver (Caulfield) C Newitt

4 bMW AutuMn ClAssiC 4.00$220,000, 3yo Group 2 SW, 1800m

1 111s2 Fiveandahalfstar dh (2) 57 A J Cummings (Caulfield) G Boss 2 212s3 super Cool (8) 57 M A Kavanagh (Flemington) M Rodd 3 49741 subiaso (5) 57 R E Laing (Cranbourne) S arnold 4 321 sea of Choice n (1) 57 D A Hayes (Flemington) C Schofield (a) 5 1s6 high shot wn (7) 57 M C Kent (Cranbourne) C Williams 6 231 Luck’s a Fortune (6) 57 P G Carey (Mornington) R Booth 7 74652 Bit of a schiller (4) 57 J E Hickmott (Murray Bridge) B Prebble 8 Must Confess (3) 57 Kane Harris (Mornington) B Melham

5 CARltOn dRAugHt PeteR yOung 4.40$220,000, Group 2 WFa, 1800m

1 12123 Mr Moet w (4) 59 A G Durrant (Lark Hill) D Staeck 2 1031s tanby (3) 59 Robert Hickmott (Mt. Macedon) N hall 3 s08s2 Mawingo (1) 59 Anthony Freedman (Flemington) C Williams 4 68511 Budriguez t (5) 59 D R Jolly (Goolwa) B Prebble 5 49s25 Foreteller tdw (8) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) D Dunn 6 111s1 eclair surprise d (2) 59 P Stokes (Morphettville) D Tourneur 7 044s0 Prairie star dw (6) 59 D T O’Brien (Flemington) B Melham 8 77782 invest (7) 57 Heath Conners (Geelong) P Mertens

6 CAtHAy PACifiC futuRity stAkes 5.20$500,000, 3yo & up Group 1 WFa, 1400m

1 2171s Green Moon (1) 59 Robert Hickmott (Mt. Macedon) B Prebble 2 54215 king Mufhasa tcdw (7) 59 B J Wallace (Takanini) M Rodd 3 2174s Mourayan wb (6) 59 Robert Hickmott (Mt. Macedon) k Mc evoy 4 4902s Glass harmonium d (9) 59 M D Moroney (Flemington) S arnold 5 0250s Maluckyday dn (5) 59 M, W & J Hawkes (Flemington) B Rawiller 6 0800s Niwot wn (2) 59 M, W & J Hawkes (Flemington) Dean holland 7 100s4 shanghai Warrior wn (10) 59 P T Hyland (Cranbourne) G Boss 8 9330s Lights of heaven dwhn (8) 57 P G Moody (Caulfield) l Nolen 9 22153 koonoomoo dn (3) 57 Rod Grantley (Mornington) S Baster 10 412s1 all too hard tcd (4) 55.5 M, W & J Hawkes (Flemington) D Dunn

7 PAtinACk blue diAMOnd stAkes 6.00$1,000,000, 2yo Group 1 SW, 1200m

1 12s Crack a Roadie b (9) 56.5 Stephen Theodore (Cranbourne) C Williams 2 13 Dissident th (15) 56.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) v Duric 3 33s3 shamus award (4) 56.5 D T O’Brien (Flemington) N hall 4 2 the Bowler h (3) 56.5 A J Vasil (Caulfield) C Newitt 5 23 thermal Current h (6) 56.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) l Nolen 6 24 i am titanium (14) 56.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) C Schofield (a) 7 7s44 Fast ‘n’ Rocking (5) 56.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) S arnold 8 2s11 Guelph t (13) 54.5 Peter Snowden (Flemington) k Mc evoy 9 11 Metastasio t (12) 54.5 Peter Snowden (Flemington) G Boss 10 111 Miracles of Life t (1) 54.5 D J Clarken (Morphettville) Ms l Stojakovic (a) 11 162 Montsegur t (8) 54.5 Peter Snowden (Flemington) C Reith 12 — Casquets SCRATCHED 13 222 kona Breeze h (10) 54.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) B Prebble 14 1 Gregers n (11) 54.5 D A Hayes (Flemington) D Dunn 15 3 Godiva Rock (2) 54.5 M C Kent (Cranbourne) M Rodd 16 4s4 Quest For Peace h (7) 54.5 P G Moody (Caulfield) D Stackhouse

8 sPORtingbet OAkleigH PlAte 6.40$400,000, Group 1, 1100m

1 4110s ortensia tdwb (4) 58 Paul Messara (Scone) C Williams 2 8070s Woorim cdw (13) 58 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) D Browne 3 s111s Barakey d (8) 57 J P Taylor (Bullsbrook) J Brown 4 3273s spirit of Boom w (5) 56 T J Gollan (Eagle Farm) B Prebble 5 41721 sea Lord n (2) 55.5 S V Brown (Flemington) l Currie 6 s1511 adebisi cdw (6) 55 Desleigh Forster (Eagle Farm) D Dunn 7 3007s Facile tigre tw (3) 55 Jason McLachlan (Sunshine Coast) B Rawiller 8 s700s Lone Rock hn (7) 54.5 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) N hall 9 0361s Freereturn twn (11) 53.5 Jason Warren (Mornington) C Newitt 10 2310s Mrs onassis cdn (12) 52.5 G A Ryan (Rosehill) k Mc evoy 11 12212 Rescue Mission tcn (10) 52.5 Anthony Freedman (Flemington) D yendall 12 923s4 Unanimously dn (14) 52.5 Matthew Dale (Canberra) M a Cahill 13 8s216 Undeniably tn (9) 52.5 M A Kavanagh (Morphettville) S Baster 14 11s1 shamal Wind hn (1) 50.5 R W Smerdon (Caulfield) G Boss

9 tbV MAnneRisM stks 7.20$150,000, 4yo & up Mares Group 3 SW+P, 1400m

1 2230s spirit song tdwn (7) 59 Aaron Purcell (Warrnambool) B Rawiller 2 0054s hi Belle tc (10) 58 J T Gunning (Pakenham) v Duric 3 1118s star of Giselle tcb (1) 58 M Ellerton & S Zahra (Flemington) k Mc evoy 4 41431 Family Crest n (6) 57 R D Griffiths (Cranbourne) R Maloney 5 133s2 storm Burst tdwh (2) 56 P G Moody (Caulfield) l Nolen

Australian racesAscotJetbet 10 sAtuRdAy

Weather/track/RailFine/Good (3)/Out 3m.

Australian racesMorphettvilleJetbet 6 sAtuRdAy

Weather/track/RailFine/Good (3)/Out 11m from the 1200m to the winning post, then out 8m Remainder. Sectional 615m.

Australian raceseagle farmJetbet 9 sAtuRdAy

Weather/track/RailFine/Heavy (8)/Out 7m.

5 Pink’s tOtAl Hygiene PACkAge 8.30$47,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 74+, 1400m

1 05s40 Disco Bling tdh (4) 59 Ms J Erkelens (Ascot) C Parnham (a3) 2 1s6s1 Flashy Doll tdh (3) 58.5 Ms J Erkelens (Ascot) D Ganderton 3 53327 ten aces tcd (7) 58 J P Taylor (Bullsbrook) a Mitchell (a3) 4 4117s Verdello Blue dh (1) 57.5 R E Roney (Ascot) C Staples 5 170s1 Galiletto tdh (6) 55 D L Morton (Ascot) W Pike 6 507s1 Red hot sax tc (2) 55 D R Harrison (Lark Hill) P Carbery 7 20s04 Daintree Road dwn (10) 54.5 G B Delane (Albany) S Mc Gruddy 8 42143 Dash For home th (5) 54 C H Webster (Ascot) T Turner 9 1s440 elusive image t (11) 54 Grant Williams (Karnup) J Whiting 10 54637 General Confusion tch (9) 54 N D Parnham (Ascot) B Parnham 11 28022 saezuri tcd (8) 54 R & C Price (Bunbury) Ms k yuill

6 tHink Pink-CHAllenge stks 9.05$80,000, 3yo listed SW+P, 1500m

1 5s511 express service th (12) 58 D T McAuliffe (Ascot) P harvey 2 61421 Brocky’s Deal th (4) 57 L A Smith (Ascot) B Parnham 3 s3726 Profound effect h (2) 57 P H Humann (Ascot) P knuckey 4 71386 antique Belle t (8) 56 Grant Williams (Karnup) W Pike 5 21141 helder the Painter t (9) 56 Aaron Morton (Narrogin) C Mc Callum 6 2s011 Ronnie two th (14) 56 C H Webster (Ascot) T Turner 7 6s324 Zedspiel h (3) 56 P H Jordan (Ascot) C Staples 8 42s17 Dubai escapade (6) 56 J T Warwick (Myalup) S Meeres 9 s3318 Desert Glow t (11) 56 Grant Williams (Karnup) J Whiting 10 2305 apocalypse Now h (10) 56 T M Andrews (Ascot) S Mc Gruddy 11 7s755 Coughlin’s Law h (7) 56 D L Morton (Ascot) J Mallyon (a) 12 4 Crumpet o’Reilly (15) 56 A D Mathews (Muchea) P Carbery 13 0s578 holy Maximus (1) 56 C G Willis (Lark Hill) l Camilleri 14 10225 Bippo No Bungus tbh (13) 54 N D Parnham (Ascot) S Parnham 15 3352 super Friared bh (5) 54 J J Miller (Ascot) W White

7 Pink - CyRil flOWeR stks 9.42$80,000, 3yo & up Quality listed, 1200m

1 66161 Mabel Grace t (8) 59.5 A G Durrant (Lark Hill) P knuckey 2 23452 kerrific tcdw (9) 55.5 B Watkins & G Hitchcock (Bunbury) Ms k yuill 3 55757 Bites the Dust tcd (12) 55 P E Roberts (Bunbury) S Meeres 4 126s3 Bombora tdh (11) 54 Simon Miller (Ascot) P Carbery 5 131s2 heavy set h (5) 54 J J Miller (Ascot) W White 6 s6269 Metal talk tcd (2) 54 M L Lane (Bunbury) J Whiting 7 18854 Miss tahitian tcd (6) 54 Ms R L Mills (Bunbury) B Parnham 8 8444s our ol’ Fella cdwb (3) 54 S J Wolfe (Albany) S Mc Gruddy 9 13112 Peggie’s Dream tcb (1) 54 B Watkins & G Hitchcock (Bunbury) W Pike 10 95035 sir hallowell cd (13) 54 D R Harrison (Lark Hill) S Parnham 11 239s7 speccio tcd (4) 54 S W Barrass (Lark Hill) R hill (a) 12 49s75 tudor Lad cd (7) 54 R & C Price (Bunbury) l Camilleri 13 01211 Watermans Bay c (10) 54 P & M Giadresco (Bunbury) T Turner

8 Pink bug sPRint 10.20$40,000, 3yo & up Rating 74, 1200m

1 — inok SCRATCHED 2 0s130 Ron’s Gem dh (13) 59.5 H S McLaren (Ascot) B Paterson (a2) 3 9s340 Military secret dwhn (2) 59 T M Andrews (Ascot) J Mallyon (a2) 4 212s0 ysmael c (1) 59 B Watkins & G Hitchcock (Bunbury) Ms k yuill 5 — Catlantic SCRATCHED 6 0s040 even astar tch (9) 58 N D Parnham (Ascot) C Parnham (a3) 7 0s717 Let’s Lighten Up d (3) 58 V A Brockman (Lark Hill) R hill (a1.5) 8 20s73 Rose b (6) 57.5 B Watkins & G Hitchcock (Bunbury) W Pike 9 33125 Fighters second cdh (14) 57 Ms D Riordan (Ascot) P harvey 10 249s4 Venetian Prince dh (7) 57 T M Andrews (Ascot) D Ganderton 11 1211s helena Miss t (10) 56.5 Ms S Dye (Bunbury) a Mitchell (a3) 12 111s4 i see Luck d (11) 56.5 S J Wolfe (Albany) S Mc Gruddy 13 405s7 Pure heaven tdwh (8) 56.5 N D Parnham (Ascot) B Parnham 14 58662 the Blues dwh (5) 56.5 N D Parnham (Ascot) S Parnham 15 10s12 Mia China Doll dbh (12) 56 Simon Miller (Ascot) P Carbery 16 s8050 Redhage cdw (16) 55.5 Grant Williams (Karnup) J Whiting

7 RedelVA stAkes 6.50$80,000, 3yo listed SW+P, 1050m

1 2110s Daytona Grey hn (2) 59 L Macdonald & A Gluyas (Morphettville) Ms C lindop 2 28s04 Diamond earth (12) 58 A J Cummings (Caulfield) P Gatt 3 111s office Bearer n (4) 58 P G Moody (Caulfield) Ms l Meech 4 16112 spoilspot t (9) 57.5 F W Meuring (Strathalbyn) Ms k Bishop (a) 5 1502s Dashitude tcbh (5) 57 Chris Bieg (Morphettville) Ms a herrmann 6 50s11 Force of three ch (8) 57 Paul Beshara (Morphettville) C lever 7 11 Last Day t (11) 57 D R Jolly (Goolwa) J holder 8 322s5 alezan thunder tbh (6) 56 Sam Kavanagh (Morphettville) S Price 9 23117 Ustinov’s Fury (13) 56 T T Oxlade (Woodchester) J Potter 10 211s1 Latvian amber th (1) 55.5 D J Clarken (Morphettville) S Cahill 11 2852s stella Lante ch (3) 55 John Hyam (Morphettville) T Baker 12 11s holder sunset tdh (10) 55 M A Kavanagh (Morphettville) J Bowditch 13 s1622 agulhas (7) 54 Peter Snowden (Flemington) J Noonan (a)

6 COCA-COlA fAlVelOn HAndiCAP 6.30$100,000, Quality listed, 1200m

1 12381 Funtantes tcdwh (9) 58 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) R Wiggins 2 1327s River Lad tcdw (6) 57.5 Natalie McCall (Sunshine Coast) P hammersley 3 35s63 the sixties cdwh (5) 57.5 Ms T Green (Eagle Farm) M hellyer 4 120s0 tomboy tcdwh (12) 56 R L Heathcote (Eagle Farm) a allen (a) 5 311s2 Better than Ready tdwbh (3) 56 K M Schweida (Eagle Farm) R Mc Mahon 6 333s9 War ends d (11) 56 A J Edmonds (Gold Coast) T Bell 7 54s83 Craiglea Falcon tcdw (2) 56 P J Fleming (Gympie) k Wharton 8 1112s transporter tb (7) 56 John Thompson (Gold Coast) J Byrne 9 522s0 Joint Chiefs cdwh (13) 56 B K Wakefield (Eagle Farm) G Cooksley 10 07539 Jugahlation cdwh (10) 56 David Murphy (Eagle Farm) Ms M vance (a) 11 37s11 Whitlam w (1) 56 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) G Colless 12 1s143 i’m Cool tdwbh (4) 56 Desleigh Forster (Eagle Farm) M Cahill 13 — silver scholar SCRATCHED 14 74222 Fitness Fanatic dn (8) 56 Ms G Heinrich (Gold Coast) J lloyd

Australian racesWarwick farmJetbet 5 sAtuRdAyTAB doubles 4-5, 7-8.Trebles 3-4-5, 6-7-8.Quaddie 5-6-7-8. Place6 3-8.

Weather/track/RailFine/Dead (4)/Out 5m from the 1000m to the winning post, then out 3m for the remainder

Warwick Farm SelectionsRace 1: PLaNetaRiUM, BiD SPoTTeR, ThuBiaaNRace 2: ZiN ZaN eDDie, kNoyDaRT, GolD ePoNaRace 3: MaRseiLLe RoULette, GooD JoB BRo, CalMiNG iNFlueNCeRace 4: aPPeaRaNCe, NoCTuRNelle, She'S CleaNRace 5: ZeDLioN, MeCiR, JaCQuiNoT BayRace 6: shoot oUt, alBeRT The FaT, DaNleiGhRace 7: Uate, STReaMa, SkyTRaiNRace 8: ZakyNthos iMPRiNtZ, havaNa Rey, JulieNaS

1 inglebuRn Rsl Club HAndiCAP 2.27$85,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 85, 2200m

1 28831 Bid spotter dw (3) 60.5 A J Edmonds (Gold Coast) S Guymer (a3) 2 211s7 thubiaan w (4) 58 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Bowman 3 22333 Marden b (1) 56 C J Waller (Rosehill) P Robl 4 13722 Planetarium n (5) 54.5 G A Ryan (Rosehill) G Schofield 5 31s51 sindarin hn (7) 54 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) J Collett 6 04371 agent Bauer w (6) 54 Ms G Markwell (Kembla Grange) C Brown 7 85712 Now i see w (2) 54 T J Bartley (Wyong) J Cassidy

2 eAsteRn CReek tAVeRn HAndiCAP 3.02$85,000, 3yo Benchmark 75, 1400m

1 445s4 Ninth Legion c (1) 60.5 M, W & J Hawkes (Rosehill) J Mc Donald 2 s2361 turnley dwhn (9) 59 C E Conners (Warwick Farm) P Robl 3 7s211 Zin Zan eddie th (7) 58.5 Matthew Smith (Warwick Farm) J Ford 4 s2154 knoydart th (8) 57 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) J Bowman 5 6s311 Gold epona w (6) 56.5 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) C Brown 6 161 Diamond Drille dw (2) 54.5 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) T Berry 7 14s17 Lansdowne Road h (3) 54.5 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm) J Collett 8 Ps11 song and Laughter wn (5) 54 Kevin Moses (Randwick) J Cassidy 9 312s3 excited Prince h (4) 54 J C Coyle (Warwick Farm) N Berry

3 dARby RACing HAndiCAP 3.40$85,000, 2yo, 1200m

1 17 Marseille Roulette d (11) 58 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) N Rawiller 2 23231 Rockford dn (2) 58 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) B Shinn 3 22 Good Job Bro h (15) 57 J G Sargent (Warwick Farm) J Bowman 4 1 Calming influence (5) 56 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Cassidy 5 8s Champollion h (1) 56 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) C Brown 6 3s Chilly Prediction h (6) 56 J C Coyle (Warwick Farm) J Collett 7 3 Mr Jackman b (3) 56 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) T Berry 8 2 Northern Jewel (8) 56 A J Cummings (Randwick) P Robl 9 Parfuri h (14) 56 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) J Parr 10 teo (7) 56 J A O’Shea (Randwick) J Mc Donald 11 5s senior Council (9) 55 Lionel Cohen (Rosehill) J Ford 12 1 snitzel’s Jewel (13) 54.5 G A Ryan (Rosehill) G Schofield 13 1 all that i am (12) 54 T R Martin (Rosehill) B avdulla 14 6 Just a Blur (4) 54 Ms B Joseph & P A Jones (Canberra) C Spry eMeRGeNCy 15 68s sovereign Bid h (10) 55 W T Prain (Warwick Farm) N Berry

4 inVeRMien tRisCAy stAkes 4.20$100,000, 3yo & up F&M Quality listed, 1200m

1 s371s appearance dwhn (2) 59.5 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) B Shinn 2 1511s Nocturnelle tdw (8) 56 C J Waller (Rosehill) G Schofield 3 s546s Colorado Claire d (3) 54.5 J A O’Shea (Randwick) J Mc Donald 4 s1414 she’s Clean tdw (5) 54 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Cassidy 5 12s61 California storm (6) 54 D P Smith (Broadmeadow) S Clipperton (a) 6 s5614 Mickelberg cdwh (4) 54 G Portelli (Warwick Farm) J Collett 7 5s184 in top Gear tdh (7) 54 G D Hickman (Warwick Farm) T Berry 8 1s123 Bella Rossie bh (1) 54 G Portelli (Warwick Farm) B avdulla

5 CAnley HeigHts HOtel HAndiCAP 5.00$85,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 80, 1300m

1 s2421 Zedlion wh (6) 60 J C Coyle (Warwick Farm) S Guymer (a3) 2 7260s Brayroan w (3) 59 Anne-Marie Ruttley (Cobbitty) S Clipperton (a2) 3 s763s eigelstein w (7) 58.5 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Cassidy 4 1121s Jacquinot Bay wh (11) 58.5 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) B Shinn 5 s6s25 territory h (9) 58.5 J M Austin (Warwick Farm) P Murphy 6 s9423 Mecir b (12) 57 M, W & J Hawkes (Rosehill) J Mc Donald 7 69165 Mossamine cdw (8) 57 G A Rogerson (Randwick) J Collett 8 33s11 No Bad Blood w (10) 57 Ms K Waugh (Wyong) S lisnyy (a3) 9 04010 Deceiver d (5) 56.5 D A Williams (Goulburn) J Bowman 10 s13s8 Definite Choice th (1) 56.5 G D Hickman (Warwick Farm) P Robl 11 16s11 exotic escape dhn (4) 54 Rick Worthington (Warwick Farm) T Berry 12 20634 youthful king w (2) 54 J A Sylvester (Cessnock) Ms R Murray (a3)

6 sCHWePPes APOllO stAkes 5.40$250,000, 3yo & up Group 2 WFa, 1400m

1 s175s shoot out tdw (7) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Bowman 2 316s5 Danleigh tdwn (3) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Cassidy 3 974s7 albert the Fat dw (8) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) B avdulla 4 1106s Glencadam Gold (6) 59 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) T Berry 5 1313s Laser hawk db (11) 59 Ms G Waterhouse (Randwick) N Rawiller 6 1214s kelinni td (2) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) C Brown 7 2716s Gatewood wb (5) 59 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Collett 8 96295 Monton tdw (4) 59 R J Quinton (Randwick) S Clipperton (a) 9 740s3 Centennial Park dw (10) 59 David Payne (Rosehill) G Schofield 10 42s40 Willy Jimmy tcdh (1) 59 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) N Berry 11 73621 alma’s Fury d (12) 59 Paul Murray (Kembla Grange) B Shinn 12 700s9 Doctor Doom dwh (9) 59 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) R Quinn 13 163s4 tougher than ever dw (13) 55.5 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Mc Donald

7 sOutHeRn CROss stAkes 6.20$125,000, 3yo & up Quality Group 3, 1200m

1 3618s streama tdwbh (9) 59 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) J Bowman 2 s6312 skytrain cdwhn (10) 57 Peter Snowden (Warwick Farm) J Parr 3 58s48 hypurr dh (7) 56.5 Joseph Pride (Warwick Farm) J Collett 4 12032 Uate cn (3) 54 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) B avdulla 5 23s6s onthelookout tcdw (4) 54 Ms B Joseph & P A Jones (Canberra) T Berry 6 0076s hood dwh (5) 54 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) Ms k o’hara 7 40s38 Jest Crewsin’ tw (8) 54 Ms J Bowen (Muswellbrook) P Robl 8 0s303 stratford dw (2) 54 M, W & J Hawkes (Rosehill) J Mc Donald 9 37s11 Whitlam w (1) 54 K A Lees (Broadmeadow) B avdulla 10 13s0s ideal Position dw (6) 54 J T Brasch (Mudgee) G Ryan

8 nAgs HeAd HOtel glebe HAndiCAP 7.00$85,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 95, 1600m

1 — Julienas SCRATCHED 2 82381 havana Rey tcwhn (8) 58.5 Bjorn Baker (Warwick Farm) G Schofield 3 000Ps stand to Gain wb (3) 58 C J Waller (Rosehill) J Bowman 4 1s8s0 Coliseo d (14) 56 N F Gardner (Canberra) B Shinn 5 s4027 Zakynthos imprintz tcwbh (2) 56 G R Nickson (Warwick Farm) P Robl 6 39s72 Palasport dwhn (13) 54.5 G D Hickman (Warwick Farm) S Clipperton (a2) 7 9434s Lunayir (4) 54 C J Waller (Rosehill) C Brown 8 s0571 Magic Weekend tw (9) 54 M, W & J Hawkes (Rosehill) S Guymer (a3) 9 75631 shamardani ch (7) 54 G D Hickman (Warwick Farm) T Berry 10 0s650 hardbreak hotel tch (5) 54 G H Walter (Warwick Farm) N Berry 11 214s0 sables d (10) 54 Peter Snowden (Agnes Banks/Hawkesbu) J Collett 12 18s44 Falklands (11) 54 M P Quinn (Port Macquarie) Ms J Duggan (a3) 13 39533 Mr edison w (6) 54 J B Cummings (Randwick) Ms k o’hara 14 422s9 Peck d (1) 54 Peter Snowden (Agnes Banks/Hawkesbu) B avdulla

20 ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, February 22, 2013

fields&fORM

Wyndham harnessYoung Quinn RacewayJetbet 7 satuRdaYTAB doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11.Trebles 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11. Place6 6-11. Quaddie 8-9-10-11.

timaru harnessPhar lap RacewayJetbet 8 sundaYTAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12.Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12.Quaddie 9-10-11-12. Place6 7-12.

Wyndham SelectionsRace 1: Jolly Jean, Dougie’s envy, KaRDinya, alisa PatRonRace 2: Galleons Triumph, DwinDle Mist, nicKelson, its oscaRRace 3: lively TinTara, westbuRn waRRioR, tiMely loch, its bellaRace 4: monnay, Jess JaccKa, the Real McguiRe, bet’s bestRace 5: supersub, elusive eDgaR, iDeal tactRace 6: reGulus, Messini, RetuRn to senDeR, RisK FactoRRace 7: blazin n Cullen, betteR than Money, FaiR DinKuM bRoMac, ali FoyleRace 8: eriC ClapTon, awesuM teDDy, elios, aRMa legenDRace 9: Jimmy JohnsTone, FReybeRg, PhantoM gRin, canaRDly loveRRace 10: mashika, tReasuRe hunteR, DaughtRy bRoMac, el DiabloRace 11: royal impression, FeaR Flying, night eMbeRz, saRa holley

Timaru SelectionsRace 1: uniCo Crown, sunoFlinDenny, glenFeRRie PRiDeRace 2: bianCa, MasteR lachlan, caesaR’s FlaMeRace 3: Dreamlover, Millicent, secRet sunDazeRace 4: sTar blaCk, linDennys butteRcuP, Falcon RuleRRace 5: moonliGhT spiriT, MeMoRable, whyaMibettoRRace 6: meaDs Quaff, MullingaR Mac, staR oF couRageRace 7: inDiana Jones, KeePing the DReaM, blacKJacKyRace 8: mCarDles smooTh, Jaycees belle, K c PeDRoRace 9: franCo revel, FouR neeDeD, Roo staRRace 10: eDDie boy, bite the Dust, lilac DesiReRace 11: hi Jinx, shantahlia’s staR, FRanco RyKeRRace 12: el fueGo, FielD oFFiceR, belMont FiRe

5 CavallO agistMent HandiCaP 3.10$25000, rating 75 benchmark f&m, 1600m

1 19815 london Dream db (2) 62 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) a Morgan (a3) 2 24322 heapzacash m (6) 58.5 Robert Patterson (New Plymouth) s Doyle 3 17325 Jilted t (1) 58.5 Mike Breslin (Awapuni) h tinsley 4 4x460 shezgorgeous mb (8) 57.5 Patrick Campbell (Hastings) R Myers 5 11267 prepared tdh (5) 57 Howie Mathews (Otaki) l allpress 6 54x20 whata Delight h (7) 57 Karen Zimmerman (Otaki) K Myers 7 35715 Cristal heights d (3) 56 Lance Noble (Matamata) 8 88106 miss Centrefold (4) 56 Gary Vile (Awapuni) b grylls (a3) 9 62441 miss ana d (10) 55 Stephen Crutchley (Wanganui) D walsh 10 46127 phoenix Tycoon (9) 54.5 Matthew Eales (Awapuni) D walker

6 tHe dOMiniOn POst st legeR tRial 3.46$20000, 3&4yo set weight, 2100m

1 25405 Tiberius (2) 59.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) R hannam 2 x0731 st moritz (7) 59.5 John Malcolm (Cambridge) b lammas 3 60944 Jabez (1) 59.5 James Phillips (Tauherenikau) c Johnson 4 21157 Deliciano d (5) 57.5 Ramsay/Ritchie (Maungatautari) D bradley 5 81501 Game for fame (9) 54 Danica Guy (Matamata) 6 51523 major lincoln t (8) 54 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) K Myers 7 5100 o’Ceirins secret (3) 54 Sandie Cookson (Foxton) R Myers 8 10908 Joe Cool (4) 54 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) l allpress 9 83534 undertheradar (6) 54 Anne Herbert (Cambridge) D walsh

7 Haunui faRM ClassiC 4.26$200000, wfa group 1, 1600m

1 1113x ocean park d (5) 59 Gary Hennessy (Matamata) l allpress 2 x3251 veyron (3) 59 Linda Laing (Cambridge) R norvall 3 87x24 better Than ever d (6) 59 Jason Bridgman (Matamata) h tinsley 4 x1109 nashville db (4) 59 Adrian Bull (Hunterville) K Myers 5 41311 final Touch dm (1) 57 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) c Johnson 6 12208 Josephine tm (2) 57 Peter McKenzie (Ohau) R Myers

8 Otaki Hunting & fisHing 5.06$12500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m

1 41250 bam a lam (5) 59 Martin O’Malley (Levin) J shackleton (a3) 2 48957 lucky spur d (7) 58.5 Wayne Marshment (Wanganui) s Doyle 3 29822 polly flinders (13) 58 Stephen Gillies (Awapuni) b lammas 4 01380 Dillinger d (10) 58 J & K Parsons (Balcairn) h tinsley 5 84082 The aftershock t (3) 57.5 Lisa Latta (Riccarton) R Myers 6 46127 phoenix Tycoon (8) 57 Matthew Eales (Awapuni) D walker 7 577x0 slack The Diver (9) 56.5 Howard Johnson (Foxton) K smith 8 60x60 General lincoln td (1) 56 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) b grylls (a3) 9 x6209 stopover (11) 56 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) R hannam 10 79633 The mailman tm (12) 56 Gary Vile (Awapuni) l allpress 11 861x5 sworntoperfection d (6) 55.5 Paul & Kris Shailer (Awapuni) K Myers 12 x3600 bella vi d (2) 55.5 Jeff Lynds (Awapuni) D bradley 13 19x95 hot lips d (4) 55 Gary Vile (Awapuni) c Johnson

1 kellY WOOl ltd PaCe 12.10$5000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 2400m.

1 448x highview linda Fr (1) Maurice Calder (Ascot Park) M williamson (J) 2 640x2 alisa patron Fr (2) Tony Barron (Makarewa) D Dunn 3 5x075 kerry abbey Fr (3) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) s walkinshaw 4 834 killin Fr (4) Russell Kerr (Gore) M Kerr 5 88082 kardinya Fr (5) Ryan Hayter (Ryal Bush) n williamson 6 0P006 bulgarian rock Fr (6) Brian Swain (Makarewa) e swain 7 7 real robyn Fr (7) Ross Wilson (Whiterig) c Ferguson (J) 8 65475 Jaccka opie Fr (8) Brett Gray (Ryal Bush) b barclay 9 Dougie’s envy Fr (9) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) R holmes 10 98 happy note Fr (21) Barry Gibson-Smith (Edendale) c barron 11 35890 hadrian Fr (22) Kirk Larsen (Branxholme) K larsen 12 46475 flushing meadows Fr (23) G & C Lee (Wyndham) g lee 13 iron Duke Fr (24) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) t williams 14 6723 Jolly Jean Fr (u1) Cox/McGrannachan (Winton) J w cox 15 096xP Just a Jak up Fr (u2) Doug McLachlan (Myross Bush) a beck

2 MCdOnald exCavating HCP tROt 12.41$7000, 3yo+ up to 1 win special hcp, 2400m.

1 80077 american holiday Fr (1) Doug McLachlan (Myross Bush) t williams 2 00x98 mississippi Dream Fr (2) Doug Gordon (Roxburgh East) D gordon 3 730 Continental boy Fr (3) Paul & Shayne Kelly (Gore) s Kelly 4 x2025 Galleons Triumph Fr (u1) Phil Williamson (Oamaru) M williamson (J) 5 005 Thanksfornothing Fr (u2) Eddie Murphy (Waikouaiti) n chalmers 6 83139 armori 20 (1) Graeme McLay (Brighton) g Mclay 7 85060 volume Control 20 (2) Barry Gooch (Balclutha) c barron 8 1 Dwindle mist 20 (3) Phil Williamson (Oamaru) P williamson 9 49283 annabelle lindenny 20 (4) Phil Williamson (Oamaru) b williamson (J) 10 91700 Tinted light 20 (5) Jimmy Bond (Mataura) b barclay 11 46605 sun shine whiz 20 (6) Mervyn Todd (Charlton) b Mclellan 12 59869 Johns anne 20 (7) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) D Dunn 13 0551 Countess pippa 20 (8) Neil Munro (West Melton) b Munro (J) 14 PPx19 bobby breen 20 (9) Kyle Austin (Weedons) J Dunn 15 09688 sudon speed 20 (u1) Gary Davis (Ryal Bush) s walkinshaw 16 x2410 nickelson 20 (u2) Nathan Williamson (Ryal Bush) n williamson 17 95761 its oscar 20 (u3) Darryn Simpson (Mosgiel) a beck 18 x0401 whendaboysliteup 20 (u4) Eddie Murphy (Waikouaiti) J w cox

3 gRinfROMeaRtOeaR @ alabaR PaCe 1.16$5000, 3yo+ 1 win mobile, 2400m.

1 07764 benihana Fr (1) Clark Barron (Rakauhauka) c barron 2 52538 all for D b Fr (2) Cox/McGrannachan (Winton) J w cox 3 79328 lively Tintara Fr (3) Darryn Simpson (Mosgiel) s walkinshaw 4 73253 extreme Times Fr (4) Alan Paisley (Longbush) M williamson (J) 5 69617 matai prince Fr (5) Alex Milne (Edendale) b barclay 6 55735 westburn warrior Fr (6) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) D Dunn 7 24171 its bella Fr (7) Tony Barron (Makarewa) n williamson 8 46408 sharpenuff Fr (8) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) a armour 9 00866 kai Clutha Connexion Fr (9) Barry Gooch (Balclutha) J Dunn 10 P8260 bricky mcGowan Fr (21) David Kelly (Otautau) K barclay 11 18x00 Camolgi Cam Fr (22) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) R holmes 12 7757x Timely loch Fr (23) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) P hunter 13 06007 waihemo Caesar Fr (24) John Gamble (Smaills Beach) b Mclellan

4 aRt blOxHaM HORse tRansPORt tROt 1.51$9000, 2 to 6 wins special hcp, 3200m.

1 57985 John henry Galleon Fr (1) Chris Gerken (Fleming) a armour 2 06563 moon Countess Fr (2) G & C Lee (Wyndham) g lee 3 90371 surreal moment Fr (3) G & C Lee (Wyndham) c lee 4 21002 bet’s best Fr (u1) Nathan Williamson (Ryal Bush) n williamson 5 01101 monnay 20 (1) Phil Williamson (Oamaru) M williamson (J) 6 83522 The real mcGuire 20 (2) Ken McRae (Waimumu) R swain 7 18251 Jess Jaccka 20 (u1) Jonny Cox (Westwood Beach) J w cox 8 53444 superstarourwishes 30 (1) Alan Shaw (Tapanui) K barclay

5 Mlt / tHRee RiveRs HOtel PaCe 2.25$7000, 4yo+ 1 win mobile junior drivers, 2400m.

1 32051 supersub Fr (1) Murray Swain (Roslyn Bush) M williamson (J) 2 27341 ideal Tact Fr (2) Trevor Proctor (Winton) R Mcilwrick (J) 3 9125 elusive edgar Fr (3) Malcolm Hunter (Glenham) c Ferguson (J) 4 26461 The witch Doctor Fr (4) Tony Barron (Makarewa) b Munro (J) 5 8x521 Gliding rose Fr (5) Mark Fuller (Weedons) t Quate (J) 6 32437 elusive flight Fr (6) Murray Swain (Roslyn Bush) J thomas (J) 7 43x22 maximan Fr (7) Craig Laurenson (Edendale) b williamson (J) 8 94047 v C Dell Fr (8) Tony Barron (Makarewa) J trainor (J) 9 697x8 Courageous boy Fr (9) Christopher Couzens (Mataura) t Robertson (J) 10 75633 Chief kapai Fr (21) Alan Paisley (Longbush) c hanna (J)

6 alabaR nZ kindeRgaRten stakes PaCe 3.00$25000, 2yo mobile group 3, 1609m.

1 1 onedin mach Fr (1) Nathan Williamson (Ryal Bush) n williamson 2 2 messini Fr (2) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) t williams 3 340 my Guy mac Fr (3) Ross Wilson (Whiterig) M williamson (J) 4 34 risk factor Fr (4) Kirk Larsen (Branxholme) K larsen 5 433 return To sender Fr (5) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 6 raesawinner Fr (6) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) b barclay 7 25 Class of Tara Fr (7) Robert Cameron (Yaldhurst) R cameron 8 regulus Fr (8) Cran Dalgety (West Melton) D Dunn 9 Tellthetruth Fr (21) Brad Morris (Myross Bush) b Morris

7 POWeR faRMing inveRCaRgill PaCe 3.35$9000, 3yo+ 2 to 3 wins mobile, 2400m.

1 80760 Cherokee Charlie Fr (1) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) D Dunn 2 32401 blazin n Cullen Fr (2) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 3 08249 Taieri wings Fr (3) Chris Gerken (Fleming) a armour 4 68122 better Than money Fr (4) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) t williams 5 x6450 life’s essential Fr (5) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) R holmes 6 68579 Jerry fitz Fr (6) Ross Wilson (Whiterig) c Ferguson (J) 7 21167 ali foyle Fr (7) Austin Stack (Makarewa) c barron 8 77153 shinko Fr (8) Brent Shirley (Invercargill) n williamson 9 20768 hugo seelster Fr (9) G & C Lee (Wyndham) g lee 10 80006 fair Dinkum bromac Fr (21) Ken McRae (Waimumu) R swain

8 kYleMORe PeRendales PaCe 4.15$9000, 3yo+ 1 win mobile, 2400m.

1 12x19 liam sienna Fr (1) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) s walkinshaw 2 76121 arma legend Fr (2) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) R holmes 3 01366 Julia Jones Fr (3) Mervyn Todd (Charlton) R swain 4 149P7 in The kitty Fr (4) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) P hunter 5 401 van eva Fr (5) Stuart Cook (Wyndham) K barclay 6 P1721 eric Clapton Fr (6) John Hay (Ashburton) J hay 7 3x121 awesum Teddy Fr (7) Murray G Brown (Invercargill) a armour 8 7x218 marshal Dale Fr (8) Bill Keeler (Roxburgh) b shirley 9 21 miss yaldhurst Fr (9) Robert Cameron (Yaldhurst) R cameron 10 689P4 brilliant Cruiser Fr (21) Wayne Adams (Invercargill) t williams 11 4114 elios Fr (22) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn

9 WYndHaM CuP PaCe 4.55$20000, 3 to 5 wins special hcp, 3200m.

1 66264 freyberg Fr (1) Brendon McLellan (Wyndham) b Mclellan 2 77535 robs ideal Fr (2) Ross Wilson (Whiterig) c Ferguson (J) 3 63333 Canardly lover Fr (3) Hamish Hunter (Ryal Bush) s walkinshaw 4 11390 phantom Grin Fr (4) Matt Brinsdon (Gore) D Dunn 5 23337 lively shard Fr (5) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) a armour 6 20559 hurricane bromac Fr (6) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 7 35533 princess Delight Fr (7) Alan Paisley (Longbush) c barron 8 11212 Jimmy Johnstone 10 (1) John Hay (Ashburton) J hay 9 32417 smiling star 10 (2) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) R holmes

10 bMaC sHeetMetal PaCe 5.35$9000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 2400m.

1 46804 el Diablo Fr (1) Ross Wilson (Whiterig) t williams 2 80x5 Thatshowie roll Fr (2) Michael Howard (Motukarara) D Dunn 3 93899 mashika Fr (3) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 4 4386 Tact Charlotte Fr (4) Trevor Proctor (Winton) D larkins 5 x70x0 kennington Chief Fr (5) Paul Andrews (Invercargill) g thomas 6 70987 acting up Fr (6) Mervyn Todd (Charlton) b barclay 7 64768 elisaveta Fr (7) Brian Swain (Makarewa) e swain 8 3520 blue eyed suzie Fr (8) Brent McIntyre (Riversdale) J w cox 9 3050x Juliana belle Fr (9) Bill Keeler (Roxburgh) a armour 10 4 extreme force Fr (21) Brendon McLellan (Wyndham) b Mclellan 11 54222 Treasure hunter Fr (22) Peter Hunter (Ryal Bush) P hunter 12 52504 ahorsewithnoname Fr (23) Brent Shirley (Invercargill) n williamson 13 Daughtry bromac Fr (24) John Hay (Ashburton) J hay 14 56626 its ollies excuse Fr (25) Clark Barron (Rakauhauka) c barron 15 07872 nottingham JJ Fr (u1) George Orr (Nottingham Park) c Ferguson (J) 16 096xP Just a Jak up Fr (u2) Doug McLachlan (Myross Bush) a beck

11 laMb dRive suPPORteRs PaCe 6.15$9000, 3yo+ f&m 2 wins mobile, 1609m.

1 92030 pocket salli Fr (1) Cox/McGrannachan (Winton) J w cox 2 60204 pennyana Fr (2) Jack Lynch (Nightcaps) R swain 3 07229 royal impression Fr (3) G & J Knight (Roxburgh) M williamson (J) 4 60925 fear flying Fr (4) Peter Robertson (Templeton) D Dunn 5 62948 roxy rocket Fr (5) Shane Walkinshaw (Makarewa) s walkinshaw 6 65150 sonia ellen Fr (6) G & J Knight (Roxburgh) n williamson 7 08438 night emberz Fr (7) G & C Lee (Wyndham) c lee 8 20277 Tango lady Fr (8) Murray Lawrence (Waikouaiti) K barclay 9 21939 sara holley Fr (9) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) R holmes 10 54776 repeat after me Fr (21) Des Baynes (Winton) a beck 11 19753 vienna eyre Fr (22) Clark Barron (Rakauhauka) b Mclellan

1 MORRisOn’s saddleRY tROt 12.10$7000, 3yo+ non winners, 2600m.

1 26x03 kayleighs Dream Fr (1) Noel Taylor (Kohika) D Dunn 2 sarah lindenny Fr (2) Colin Harrison (Ashburton) 3 i Got rhythm Fr (3) C & J DeFilippi (Lincoln) c DeFilippi 4 09864 my mums astar Fr (4) Terry McMillan (Ashburton) t McMillan 5 8727 yankee horizon Fr (5) Craig White (West Melton) J w cox 6 6434x Glenferrie pride Fr (6) Steven McRae (Halswell) c D thornley 7 42324 sunoflindenny Fr (7) Dennis Bennett (Rangiora) g smith 8 56640 Davey’s Gift Fr (8) Michael Ward (West Melton) c ward (J) 9 6 sundown in paris Fr (9) Kevin Fairbairn (Doyleston) J Dunn 10 46960 rebma Fr (10) Ken Ford (West Melton) a tomlinson 11 7x2 unico Crown Fr (11) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R May 12 00x60 no Go slow briton Fr (12) Warren Bartlett (Oamaru) 13 37424 wishes star Fr (13) Tony Soal (Ashburton) s ottley (J) 14 23369 fear The knight Fr (14) Keith Beveridge (Yaldhurst) t chmiel 15 59000 sunrise invasion Fr (15) Ian Cameron (Fernside) 16 00680 last love Fr (16) Andrew Stuart (Rangiora) 17 paradise spur Fr (17) Wendy Stevenson (Ashburton) M Jones 18 78 visualise Fr (u1) Philip Iggo (Flaxton) P iggo 19 096 kidder Fr (u2) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J curtin 20 70000 waihemo angus Fr (u3) Hannah/Chappell (Dunsandel)

2 sOutH CateRbuRY CateRing PaCe 12.35$5000, 4yo+ non winners, 2600m.

1 085 fifteen C Fr (1) Wendy Williams (Sefton) J anderson (J) 2 99458 one and only Fr (2) Warren Stapleton (Rakaia) c Markham 3 08x06 sublime lustre Fr (3) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) M Jones 4 99440 The vicar Fr (4) David Pearce (West Melton) K barron 5 57x95 Days of passion Fr (5) Muriwai Watene (Phar Lap Raceway) t healy 6 50306 Grins supreme Fr (6) Terry May (Methven) R May 7 80 ireby Doris Fr (7) Gavin Court (Rangiora) c hunter (J) 8 64274 master lachlan Fr (8) Gavin Cook (Ladbrooks) c D thornley 9 00800 scotty is flyin Fr (9) David Pearce (West Melton) c McDowell 10 96797 beinn Tharsuinn Fr (10) Steve Clarke (Rolleston) s clarke 11 56452 bianca Fr (11) Ben Waldron (Ashburton) D Dunn 12 08 vision n power Fr (12) Anderson/Hoffman (Westwood Beach) J w cox 13 09850 Caesar’s flame Fr (u1) D & C Butt (Woodend Beach) J Dunn

3 MOnaRCHY tROt 1.05$7000, 3yo mobile, 2000m.

1 080 another Delight Fr (1) Paul Fraser (Leeston) P Davis 2 0 sungait sally Fr (2) Dennis Bennett (Rangiora) g smith 3 0 sun of anarchy Fr (3) C & J DeFilippi (Lincoln) c DeFilippi 4 st pierre Fr (4) Kevin Townley (Russley) D Dunn 5 0 filigree sheree Fr (5) Ken Ford (West Melton) a tomlinson 6 — unico Crown SCRATCHED 7 x1548 Dreamlover Fr (6) Ken Barron (West Melton) K barron 8 x3178 millicent Fr (7) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J curtin 9 21653 secret sundaze Fr (8) Dave Anderson (Prebbleton) M Jones 10 291x4 Quite a moment Fr (21) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R May 11 2 The bog Fr (22) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) n Mcgrath

4 bROsnan Passing lane PaCe 1.30$7000, 3yo+ non winners, 2000m.

1 93703 Graduate under fire Fr (1) Ray Beale (Hilderthorpe) J Dunn 2 600x7 bashful Compton Fr (2) Andrew Stuart (Rangiora) v atherton (J) 3 90040 panic slowly Fr (3) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) J curtin 4 7870P hey knowitall Fr (4) Simon Adlam (Ashburton) g o’Reilly 5 falcon ruler Fr (5) Andrew Faulks (Waikouaiti) a Faulks 6 434 lindennys buttercup Fr (6) C & J DeFilippi (Lincoln) c DeFilippi 7 6 lunar Tide Fr (7) Michael Heenan (Methven) R May 8 star black Fr (8) John Hay (Ashburton) M hay 9 stairway To heaven Fr (9) Barry Ward (West Melton) b thomas (J) 10 0 anpao Fr (10) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) M Jones 11 05345 midnight mayhem Fr (11) John Howe (West Melton) t chmiel 12 — scotty’s image SCRATCHED 13 92 everton vC Fr (12) Ali Malcolmson (Tomahawk) D Dunn

5 PORt fM PaCe 2.00$7000, 3yo+ f&m non winners mobile, 2000m.

1 56850 raja bromac Fr (1) Peter Kay (Swannanoa) P Kay 2 alexis mary Fr (2) Gerard O’Reilly (Rakaia) g o’Reilly 3 00674 lucy holmes Fr (3) Ray Beale (Hilderthorpe) J Dunn 4 36052 Dana Dynasty Fr (4) Polly Cleave (Waimate) w low 5 eleanor G Fr (5) Gavin Cook (Ladbrooks) c D thornley 6 4243 memorable Fr (6) Cran Dalgety (West Melton) D Dunn 7 46 moonlight spirit Fr (7) Dave Anderson (Prebbleton) s Mcnally 8 38 washington Diva Fr (8) T & G Chmiel (Leeston) t chmiel 9 5x057 eyre hostess Fr (9) Brian Kerr (West Melton) c DeFilippi 10 65664 rainbow Classic Fr (21) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) K cameron 11 94x08 elegant lustre Fr (22) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) M Jones 12 Cracker anvil Fr (23) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) n Mcgrath 13 775x5 Gracy lady Fr (24) Simon Adlam (Ashburton) R May 14 73 whyamibettor Fr (25) David Pearce (West Melton) K barron

6 lis MaRa PaCe 2.25$5000, 3yo+ f&m non winners mobile, 2000m.

1 58257 Tinted field Fr (1) Steve Clarke (Rolleston) s clarke 2 20006 westburn Creed Fr (2) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) D Dunn 3 78990 Tommy Golightly Fr (3) Andrew Garters (Broadfield) c D thornley 4 x6400 oursue Fr (4) Grahame Scurr (Broadfield) K barron 5 x6894 forum Fr (5) Lawrence McCormick & Chauntel Kentish (Ashburton) b thomas (J) 6 49492 star of Courage Fr (6) Michael Heenan (Methven) s ottley (J) 7 52560 arden’s attack Fr (7) Raymond Reekie (Charing Cross) J Dunn 8 56103 meads Quaff Fr (8) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) s Mcnally 9 54963 rolias Fr (9) Warren Stapleton (Rakaia) c Markham 10 77667 Town icon Fr (21) Chris McDowell (Weedons) c McDowell 11 3567P mullingar mac Fr (u1) Murray Tapper (Levels) M tapper

7 eQuine vet. seRviCes HCP tROt 2.55$8000, 1 to 4 wins discretionary hcp, 2600m.

1 x9370 speedy Gonzalez Fr (1) Philip Iggo (Flaxton) P iggo 2 36929 heza boy star Fr (2) Terry McMillan (Ashburton) t McMillan 3 09301 keeping The Dream Fr (3) John Hay (Ashburton) M hay 4 105 french Desire Fr (4) Ali Malcolmson (Tomahawk) a Malcolmson 5 03344 Tyron lochie Fr (5) Patrick O’Reilly (Huntingdon) P o’Reilly 6 9246x anonymiss Fr (6) Gerard O’Reilly (Rakaia) g o’Reilly 7 70247 sun of mystery Fr (7) Steve Clarke (Rolleston) s clarke 8 0x19 indiana Jones Fr (u1) Steven McRae (Halswell) c D thornley 9 29750 evander D Go Fr (u2) Neil Burton (Ashburton) n burton 10 03012 always Treasure 10 (1) Carl Middleton (Highbank) c Middleton 11 11x23 whispering Champagne 10 (u1) Noel Taylor (Kohika) D Dunn 12 70840 Commander Jewel 30 (1) Mark Jones (Burnham) M Jones 13 646x7 blackjacky 30 (2) Peter Bagrie (Ohoka) t bagrie (J) 14 00480 Good hest 30 (u1) Marty Larter (West Melton) c DeFilippi

8 sPeigHts PaCe 3.27$5000, 4yo+ 1 win mobile, 2600m.

1 60330 k C pedro Fr (1) Alex Hastie (Winchmore) J anderson (J) 2 81659 Jaycees belle Fr (2) Kent Neilson (Spencerville) M cations 3 62965 Gliding Charm Fr (3) Doug Gillespie (Geraldine) K barron 4 60699 lockey Fr (4) Chris McDowell (Weedons) c McDowell 5 83631 mcardles smooth Fr (5) T & G Chmiel (Leeston) g chmiel 6 80070 royal river Fr (6) Brian Zampese (West Melton) b zampese 7 17 mcQ Fr (7) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) n Mcgrath 8 x9107 Garbo Fr (8) Peter Kay (Swannanoa) D Dunn 9 07015 share The Joy Fr (9) Graeme Telfer (Timaru) g telfer 10 27741 Tom Grainger Fr (21) T & G Chmiel (Leeston) t chmiel 11 03040 Crusader Courage Fr (22) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) M Jones

9 liOn beveRages PaCe 3.55$8000, 2 to 5 wins discretionary hcp, 2600m.

1 32373 Captain webber Fr (1) Ken Barron (West Melton) K barron 2 62348 suerte Fr (2) Mark Jones (Burnham) M Jones 3 96900 T rex Fr (3) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R May 4 36163 The falcon legend Fr (4) Leo O’Reilly (Rakaia) l o’Reilly 5 74461 simple saver Fr (5) P & L Jones (West Melton) P Davis 6 9262x four needed Fr (6) Dave Anderson (Prebbleton) s Mcnally 7 21743 roo star Fr (7) Terry McMillan (Ashburton) t McMillan 8 75016 fat prophet Fr (8) John Howe (West Melton) J Dunn 9 — fastroundtown SCRATCHED 10 31030 special bella Fr (9) Carl Markham (Methven) c Markham 11 49455 Giannis bromac Fr (10) Bob Latimer (Geraldine) D Dunn 12 0777x franco revel Fr (11) T & G Chmiel (Leeston) t chmiel 13 9x11 Delgado Fr (12) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) g smith 14 26488 paradise City 10 (1) Barry Ward (West Melton) b thomas (J) 15 31650 roxy bromac 10 (2) Paul Young (Maronan) J young (J) 16 22640 live lea 20 (1) Grant McStay (Redwood) g o’Reilly

10 tiMaRu at addingtOn in aPRil PaCe 4.30$7500, 3yo+ 1 win, 2600m.

1 280x0 lexington lad Fr (1) David Thompson (Kaiapoi) s thompson 2 58442 Greshees angel Fr (2) Graeme Telfer (Timaru) g smith 3 03040 infrequently Fr (3) T & G Chmiel (Leeston) t chmiel 4 51309 smokin Chick Fr (4) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) M Jones 5 0P068 The black Fr (5) Brian Kerr (West Melton) c DeFilippi 6 64521 peruvian atom Fr (6) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) K cox (J) 7 51697 lilac Desire Fr (7) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) s ottley (J) 8 975x0 majestic lustre Fr (8) Ivan Court (Ladbrooks) D Dunn 9 40954 loose Cannon Fr (9) John Patterson (Waimate) J Patterson 10 90210 riverboat princess Fr (10) Leslie Smart (Ashburton) R close (J) 11 54197 austin bromac Fr (11) Warren Bartlett (Oamaru) g o’Reilly 12 — spotafalcon SCRATCHED 13 1 bite The Dust Fr (12) Ben Waldron (Ashburton) R May 14 x219x eddie boy Fr (u1) Anderson/Hoffman (Westwood Beach) J w cox

11 nORfOlk MOtORs PaCe 5.05$7000, 3yo+ non winners mobile, 2000m.

1 49x Crafty knight Fr (1) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) P Davis 2 400x0 nemean Fr (2) Geoff Tate (Springston) b hutton 3 55620 shamrocks boy Fr (3) Gregory Prendergast (Ashburton) M Jones 4 500x6 revell yell Fr (4) Simon Adlam (Ashburton) g o’Reilly 5 07467 Double vision Fr (5) Keith Coutts (Leeston) K coutts 6 00P27 mighthaveafight Fr (6) Robbie Crawford (Waimate) R crawford 7 35032 shantahlia’s star Fr (7) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) K cameron 8 33406 hotdiggitydog Fr (8) Chris McDowell (Weedons) c McDowell 9 73652 Just a marvel Fr (9) Ian Munro (Otematata) b williamson (J) 10 502 franco ryker Fr (21) Steven McRae (Halswell) c D thornley 11 243x hi Jinx Fr (22) T & G Chmiel (Leeston) t chmiel 12 09 be me Fr (u1) Ben Waldron (Ashburton) R May

12 dOnna WilliaMsOn PaCe 5.40$7500, 3yo+ 1 win mobile, 2000m.

1 78223 field officer Fr (1) Peter Bagrie (Ohoka) t bagrie (J) 2 5x718 baileys Desire Fr (2) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) s ottley (J) 3 38940 mackenzie Jacob Fr (3) Ian Munro (Otematata) b williamson (J) 4 0419P reklaw supreme Fr (4) Wayne Higgs (Redwood) R holmes 5 116 el fuego Fr (5) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) n Mcgrath 6 23176 Davy lindenny Fr (6) David Thompson (Kaiapoi) s thompson 7 x2774 belmont fire Fr (7) Donna Williamson (Washdyke) t chmiel 8 767P0 Johnny mick Fr (8) John Rogers (Patterson Park) D Dunn 9 06980 mimi surarti Fr (9) Ian Cameron (Fernside) K cameron 10 1 match point Fr (21) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) M Jones 11 60967 marilyn Golightly Fr (22) Andrew Garters (Broadfield) c D thornley 12 4x606 lochranza franco Fr (23) Ben Waldron (Ashburton) R May

fields&fORM2 BaRsOn distRiButORs Hcp tROt 5.45

$9000, 3yo+ 1 to 3 wins special hcp, 2600m. 1 28252 Sarah Palin Fr (1) Margo Nyhan (Burnham) P Davis 2 8x0x2 The Blazing Conman Fr (2) Marty Larter (West Melton) C DeFilippi 3 46454 The Black Forest Fr (3) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J Curtin 4 0192 Doctor Bones Fr (4) Barry Ford (Kaikoura) B Ford 5 74681 Vacanza Fr (U1) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) B Hutton 6 31507 Speedy Earl 10 (1) Kyle Cameron (Fernside) K Cameron 7 82202 Amy’s Invasion 10 (2) Mattias Hjalmarsson (West Melton) D Dunn 8 45403 Not Likely 10 (3) Murray Tapper (Levels) M Williamson (J) 9 35594 Sunny Jewel 10 (4) Wakelin/Noble (Oxford) P Wakelin 10 14351 Astral Traveller 10 (5) Tim Butt (West Melton) A Butt 11 98591 Lucky Monarch 10 (6) Craig Edmonds (Motukarara) J Dunn 12 82395 Paint The Moon 10 (7) Murray Edmonds (Motukarara) S McNally 13 089x0 William Lance 10 (U1) Bevan Heron (Rangiora) R May 14 42333 Dixie Commando 20 (1) J & J Geddes (Greenpark) J Geddes 15 01794 Trip’s On Me 20 (U1) Carl Middleton (Highbank) C Middleton

3 seelite WindOWs & dOORs pace 6.13$8000, 3yo+ non winners, 2600m.

1 40677 Getinbehind Fr (1) Ray Jenkins (West Melton) A Lethaby 2 x3349 Tom Bola Fr (2) Don Ross (Broadfield) L O’Reilly 3 50876 Hotmamalinemypockets Fr (3) Terrence Webster (Weedons) R May 4 26962 Riverboat Diamond Fr (4) Mike Stratford (Prebbleton) I Cameron 5 0 Hunter Victoria Fr (5) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) B Orange 6 72509 Aces Fella Fr (6) Murray Edmonds (Motukarara) M Edmonds 7 823 Exceptional Mach Fr (7) Neil Hamilton (Weedons) D Butt 8 Betabeeasy Fr (8) Paul Ellis (Kaiapoi) B Hill 9 25 Billythehuntedone Fr (9) C & J DeFilippi (Lincoln) C DeFilippi 10 24697 Little Mo Fr (10) Ken Ford (West Melton) A Tomlinson 11 20883 Countess Vale Fr (11) Glenn Gillard (Rangiora) J Curtin 12 Classiegent Fr (12) Geoffrey Kelk (Winchmore) G O’Reilly 13 0 Castellano Fr (13) Murray Edmonds (Motukarara) J Anderson (J) 14 8x0 Bad Girlsrbest Fr (14) Philip Vermeulen (Rangiora) J Dunn 15 27x5 Flickering Ember Fr (U1) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) G Smith

4 nevele R fillies seRies Heat 5 pace 6.53$14999, 3yo fillies mobile, 1950m.

1 50 Lurah Fr (1) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) C DeFilippi 2 14853 Seven Point One Fr (2) Phil Burrows (Fernside) B Thomas (J) 3 13727 Justalittlebettor Fr (3) D & C Butt (Woodend Beach) D Butt 4 22421 Safedra Fr (4) Cran Dalgety (West Melton) D Dunn 5 x0892 Black Is Black Fr (5) Barry Ward (West Melton) T Chmiel 6 54110 Flying Anvil Fr (6) Cran Dalgety (West Melton) R May 7 19402 Kabet Fr (7) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) T Williams 8 2x137 Ruby Banner Fr (8) Ken Barron (West Melton) K Barron 9 9x3x Free Bird Fr (9) Barry Ward (West Melton) M Williamson (J) 10 3x68x Mach Kana Fr (21) Mark Jones (Burnham) M Jones 11 28415 Surfin Swift Fr (22) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn

5 pGG WRiGHtsOn pace 7.25$9000, 3yo+ 1 win mobile, 1950m.

1 0419P Reklaw Supreme Fr (1) Wayne Higgs (Redwood) W Higgs 2 600x6 Brutus Fr (2) Ken Barron (West Melton) S Golding (J) 3 21238 Kaiteri Bay Fr (3) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 4 11253 Hannah Jaye Fr (4) Ken Barron (West Melton) K Barron 5 6450P The Empire’s Sister Fr (5) Robbie Rowland (Yaldhurst) P Davis 6 3451P It’s Only Me Fr (6) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) B Orange 7 767P0 Johnny Mick Fr (7) John Rogers (Patterson Park) D Dunn 8 22878 Bushrod Fr (8) Jim Curtin (Templeton) J Curtin 9 61865 Majors Blue Jean Fr (9) Ray Jenkins (West Melton) A Lethaby 10 02017 Alta Mario Fr (21) Lew Driver (Balcairn) M Williamson (J)

6 ellesMeRe tRanspORt pace 7.55$11000, 3 to 4 wins mobile, 1950m.

1 40311 Monifieth Fr (1) Ken Barron (West Melton) K Barron 2 41556 Alex Fr (2) Mark Jones (Burnham) M Jones 3 72500 Jackaroo Bromac Fr (3) Wayne Higgs (Redwood) W Higgs 4 17297 Nicky’s Passion Fr (4) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R May 5 44220 Alberto Contador Fr (5) Graham Pearson (Waipara) D Dunn 6 11025 Chechnya Fr (6) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) N McGrath 7 D1021 Democracy Fr (7) Nigel McGrath (Weedons) M Williamson (J) 8 14552 Highview Teejay Fr (8) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) B Orange 9 25530 O Baby Fr (9) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) M Purdon

7 faRRieR & equine supplies ltd pace 8.23$9000, 3yo+ 1 win, 2600m.

1 57525 Black Ice Fr (1) John Tate (West Melton) D Dunn 2 08014 Bankcard Fr (2) Peter Yeatman (West Melton) C DeFilippi 3 22133 Double Line Fr (3) Geoffrey Kelk (Winchmore) G O’Reilly 4 86103 Ideal Arden Fr (4) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J Curtin 5 78223 Field Officer Fr (5) Peter Bagrie (Ohoka) T Bagrie (J) 6 0850x Supabet Fr (6) Paul Kerr (Ohoka) M Kerr (J) 7 x2321 Sailing On Fr (7) Andrew Stuart (Rangiora) M Jones 8 22737 Shantahlia Knight Fr (8) Graeme Lamb (Rangiora) K Cameron 9 4L279 Fortunately Fr (9) Ken Ford (West Melton) A Tomlinson 10 1752 Speedy Jack Fr (10) Gavin Smith (Leithfield Beach) G Smith

8 HORORata cup pace 8.53$17500, 5 to 8 wins special hcp, 2600m.

1 18316 Radar Fr (1) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) G Smith 2 01590 Sonnetsson Fr (2) Margo Nyhan (Burnham) P Davis 3 63323 Minnie Moose Fr (3) Mark Purdon (Pukekohe) M Purdon 4 x0750 Ten Diamonds Fr (4) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) J Dunn 5 14x62 Dream Out Loud Fr (5) Steve Dolan (Loburn) M Jones 6 00141 Samuel James 10 (1) Robert Dunn (Woodend Beach) D Butt 7 11254 Bettor’s Fire 10 (2) Cran Dalgety (West Melton) D Dunn 8 35531 Glencoe V C 10 (3) Gerard O’Reilly (Rakaia) G O’Reilly 9 34543 Southwind Arden 10 (4) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) B Orange

9 BayeR cROpscience nZ Hcp tROt 9.23$12000, 4 or more wins special hcp, 2600m.

1 05337 Taimate Boyz Fr (1) Patrick O’Reilly (Huntingdon) P O’Reilly 2 32159 Theycallmesam Fr (2) Wakelin/Noble (Oxford) P Wakelin 3 x1620 Dragons Den Fr (3) Robert Anderson (Rolleston) R Anderson 4 63358 Mo Hahn Fr (4) Kevin Townley (Russley) J Dunn 5 646x7 Blackjacky Fr (5) Peter Bagrie (Ohoka) T Bagrie (J) 6 64424 Fire In The Night Fr (U1) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J Curtin 7 91251 Sunny Kash Fr (U2) Derek & Adele Jones (Russley) T Chmiel 8 92100 Pammys Boy 10 (1) Murray Edmonds (Motukarara) M Edmonds 9 21221 Stent 10 (2) C & J DeFilippi (Lincoln) C DeFilippi 10 58x46 Jinja Gal 10 (3) Fred Fletcher (Weedons) S Smolenski 11 47444 Clover Don 30 (1) Murray Alfeld (Weedons) S McNally 12 77223 With Intent 30 (2) Denis Nyhan (Templeton) D Nyhan 13 17135 Quality Invasion 30 (U1) Bruce Graham (Charing Cross) G Archer

10 GallaGHeR GROup pace 9.53$10000, 3yo+ 2 wins mobile, 1950m.

1 74330 Call Me Danny Fr (1) Robin Thornley (Templeton) C DeFilippi 2 11211 Jerry Garcia Fr (2) Leo O’Reilly (Rakaia) L O’Reilly 3 9x276 Jay Bees Grin Fr (3) David Moore (Hororata) D Dunn 4 31351 Supreme Mach Fr (4) Ken Barron (West Melton) K Barron 5 04364 Melton Express Fr (5) Lew Driver (Balcairn) M Williamson (J) 6 25110 Alta Tallyho Fr (6) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R Close (J) 7 P4151 Greenburn Creek Fr (7) Tim Butt (West Melton) A Butt 8 11122 Mossdale Conner Fr (8) G & N Hope (Woodend Beach) R May

11 WilsOn’s spORts BaR & taB pace 10.23$9500, 3yo+ f&m 1 to 3 wins mobile1950m.

1 87x00 The Vestal Virgin Fr (1) Trevor Grant (Templeton) T Grant 2 13063 Incomparable Fr (2) Marty Larter (West Melton) J Anderson (J) 3 53124 All Delight Fr (3) Bruce Hutton (Greendale) J Curtin 4 44448 Betty Golightly Fr (4) Andrew Garters (Broadfield) M Jones 5 67102 Miss Kathryn Fr (5) Robbie Holmes (Leithfield Beach) P Davis 6 x6560 Pacific Rapture Fr (6) Phil Burrows (Fernside) G Smith 7 89520 Village Terror Fr (7) Dean Taylor (Ladbrooks) K Barron 8 2022x Kristina Fr (8) Cran Dalgety (West Melton) D Dunn 9 85188 Living The Dream Fr (9) Mark Purdon (Rolleston) B Orange 10 807x1 Lulli Midfrew Fr (21) Phil Burrows (Fernside) B Thomas (J) 11 22353 Magna Fr (22) J & J Geddes (Norwood) J Geddes

Matamata racesMatamataJetBet 2 satuRdayTAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10.Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10. Pick6 5-10 $50,000. Place6 5-10. Quaddie 7-8-9-10.

Weather/track/RailFine/Dead (5)/True.

Gear changesConcussion Plates (Front) off: Cassie May (R3) Concussion Plates (Front) on: Perfectly Roy (R5); Call Me Maybe (R10) Blinkers on: Due North (R1); Essential (R8) Blinkers off: Galaxy Star (R4); Puccini (R5); King’s Fortune (R6); Annie Higgins (R9); Cat Woman (R10) Side Winkers off: Due North (R1) Side Winkers on: Hot in Black (R1); Galaxy Star (R4); Puccini (R5) Tongue Tie off: Silverdale (R3); Antonio Lombardo (R4); King’s Fortune (R6)

Otaki-Maori SelectionsRace 1: KISSES, EvEREADy, SARAH JANERace 2: SHARMACK, vANILLA, RACEy REDRace 3: MENDOzA, LUCy LINCOLN, PICCADILLyRace 4: WE ARE ROyAL, ENzEDDA, MAJOR LINCOLNRace 5: LONDON DREAM, PREPARED, CRISTAL HEIGHTSRace 6: DELICIANO, MAJOR LINCOLN, TIBERIUSRace 7: OCEAN PARK, FINAL TOUCH, vEyRONRace 8: SWORNTOPERFECTION, POLLy FLINDERS, THE MAILMAN

1 Mills Reef WineRy 12.30$20000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2000m

1 34152 Juggernaut Rock h (10) 59 Jason Price (Matamata) M Cameron 2 25213 Didgeridoo (3) 58.5 Lesley Munro (Pukekohe) D Johnson 3 46801 Jokraar d (12) 58.5 Bryce Revell (New Plymouth) A Calder 4 681 Due North (8) 58 Busuttin/Young (Cambridge) 5 16843 Life’s In A Spin h (1) 58 Glenn Old (Matamata) P Turner (a1) 6 32724 Already Perfect (13) 57.5 G & M Sanders (Te Awamutu) D Turner (a3) 7 06482 Hassle Free (5) 57 Don Sellwood (Cambridge) M D Plessis 8 00406 Stingray d (7) 57 Jan Walker (Te Awamutu) M Walker 9 13074 Firekeeper (11) 56.5 Lowry/Cullen (Hastings) J Riddell 10 0x765 Hot in Black d (9) 55.5 Don Letcher (Te Aroha) T Thornton 11 41x38 Nolawood h (6) 55 Regan Donnison (Matamata) M Coleman 12 x6385 Shez Kapable h (4) 54 Phillip Stevens (Matamata) C Grylls 13 58643 Belinda’s Girl (2) 54 Terrence Semmens (Takanini) M Sweeney

2 tOneZOne 1.05$20000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m

1 x2326 Fastfoot bh (9) 59 John Sargent (Matamata) J Riddell 2 2137 Sam Mesi h (5) 59 P & J McKay (Matamata) M Coleman 3 01x85 Tactician h (10) 57.5 Jason Price (Matamata) P Turner (a1) 4 25664 The Prophecy (2) 57.5 Stephen Ralph (Pukekohe) M Sweeney 5 50328 Mrs Neat h (4) 57 Moroney/Ormsby (Matamata) M Walker 6 0x633 Boomchuckalucka (3) 56 Roger James (Cambridge) D Johnson 7 104x7 Quest h (1) 55.5 K & B Kelso (Matamata) v Colgan 8 16 Kendoka (6) 55 D & D Logan (Ruakaka) M Cameron 9 — Shez Kapable SCRATCHED 10 636x0 Ashalini (7) 54 Aidan Schumacher (Stratford) A Collett (a)

3 RicH Hill stud 1.40$20000, 3yo sw+p, 1200m

1 13271 Manu d (8) 58.5 Roydon Bergerson (Awapuni) J Riddell 2 611x3 So Wotif td (4) 58.5 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) A Calder 3 31125 Cassie May db (5) 57.5 David Greene (Te Rapa) B Hutton (a4) 4 L521x Excellent Reward d (6) 57.5 Lauren Brennan (Cambridge) M D Plessis 5 30x22 Silverdale bh (3) 57.5 Stephen Autridge (Matamata) v Colgan 6 17448 Volcano h (1) 57.5 Lance Noble (Matamata) M Coleman 7 22124 Rio Rose dh (7) 55.5 Andrew Scott (Matamata) C Grylls 8 16229 Sea Major d (2) 55.5 Jim Pender (Tauranga) T Thornton

4 WaikatO stud Handicap 2.16$40000, open hcp, 1200m

1 521x0 Double Barrel tdm (4) 59 Murdoch/Olson (Waiuku) M Cameron 2 32950 Antonio Lombardo dmh (8) 58.5 P & J McKay (Matamata) M D Plessis 3 x056x Quintessential mh (7) 57 John Sargent (Matamata) D Johnson 4 63121 Captain Kirk d (6) 56 Rachael Frost (Otaki) J Parkes 5 2x960 Galaxy Star td (10) 56 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) N Harris 6 1819x Gurus Spirit tmh (1) 55 Richard Coxon (Matamata) P Turner (a1) 7 62211 Brave Centaur h (2) 54 Lance Noble (Matamata) M Hills 8 9x791 Gaston dm (3) 54 G & D Rogerson (Hamilton) v Colgan 9 7x445 Kaptain Kirkup dh (5) 54 Moroney/Ormsby (Matamata) T Thornton 10 x9217 Huffer ex Sequin tdh (9) 53 Graham Richardson (Matamata) C Grylls

5 Reid & HaRRisOn slippeR 2.51$50000, 2yo c&g sw listed, 1200m

1 14223 Touche (4) 56.5 Johno Benner (Otaki) J Riddell 2 15 Astute And Agile (5) 56.5 Rudy Liefting (Pukekohe) M Walker 3 10 Al Strada h (1) 56.5 Jason Price (Matamata) R Jones 4 5762 Perfectly Roy (3) 56.5 Linda Laing (Cambridge) L Satherley 5 4 Jimmy Hoffa h (2) 56.5 P & J McKay (Matamata) M Cameron 6 Kick Buttowski h (6) 56.5 P & J McKay (Matamata) M D Plessis 7 7 Puccini h (7) 56.5 P & J McKay (Matamata) M Coleman

6 RicHaRdsOn RacinG staBle 3.26$25000, rating 75 benchmark, 1400m

1 — Rose Of Falkirk SCRATCHED 2 01804 Tango Terrific d (11) 59.5 Lucock/Gillespie (Byerley Pk Karaka) M Coleman 3 7x89x yin yang Master dh (12) 58.5 John Sargent (Matamata) J Riddell 4 x2796 King’s Fortune t (4) 57.5 Don Sellwood (Cambridge) M D Plessis 5 53311 Stormy Lass (10) 57 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) 6 53110 Virginia Wade tdh (9) 57 John Sargent (Matamata) M Walker 7 000x1 Dreams Maker d (8) 57 Michael Murray (Rotorua) M Cameron 8 x095x Spinmyworld d (2) 57 Roger James (Cambridge) v Colgan 9 2320x Dancing Embers (3) 56.5 Thomas/Mirabelli (Cambridge) C Dell (a2) 10 20101 Ruready d (6) 56 Chris Wood (Cambridge) v Gatu (a4) 11 77x13 Revelator tdh (7) 55 Moroney/Ormsby (Matamata) D Johnson 12 99423 Billie Jean King d (5) 54 Lisa Anderson (Te Aroha) T Thornton 13 62710 Walsburgs Flight tdh (1) 54 Richard Coxon (Matamata) D Turner (a3)

7 MataMata BReedeRs stakes 4.06$100000, 2yof sw group 2, 1200m

1 11x Bounding h (5) 56.5 K & B Kelso (Matamata) v Colgan 2 11 Recite d (1) 56.5 John Bary (Hastings) M D Plessis 3 1 A’Larose d (6) 56.5 Robert Priscott (Te Awamutu) C Grylls 4 12 Her Choice b (4) 56.5 Nicholas Bishara (Byerley Pk Karaka) M Hills 5 1 Role Model dh (2) 56.5 John Sargent (Matamata) D Johnson 6 21 Iffley Road (3) 56.5 Thomas/Mirabelli (Cambridge) M Cameron

8 neW WORld MataMata 4.46$30000, rating 85 benchmark, 1600m

1 1x190 Essential dh (6) 61 John Sargent (Matamata) J Wong (a4) 2 61814 Denlee (3) 55.5 Roydon Bergerson (Awapuni) N Harris 3 93411 Savarhys dh (8) 55 John Sargent (Matamata) M Cameron 4 15581 Rose Of Falkirk h (7) 54.5 Mark Brosnan (Matamata) D Johnson 5 885x4 Dancing Attendance dh (2) 54 Eric Betty (Matamata) M D Plessis 6 5x4x7 Our Famous Eve dh (9) 54 Glenn Old (Matamata) M Coleman 7 51101 Wannabe dh (5) 54 Andrew Scott (Matamata) C Grylls 8 x1532 One Above t (1) 54 Lisa Anderson (Te Aroha) T Thornton 9 x231L The Tidy Express db (4) 54 Roger James (Cambridge) v Colgan

9 MaRks eWen & assOc. kaiMai stakes 5.26$50000, open hcp listed, 2000m

1 43322 Alegrio m (2) 59 Richard Collett (Pukekohe) A Collett (a) 2 15801 Capone tmh (9) 59 Danica Guy (Matamata) N Harris 3 51110 Ransomed d (3) 58 Gary Vile (Awapuni) J Parkes 4 14102 Annie Higgins h (4) 56 Lance Noble (Matamata) v Colgan 5 82070 Back In Black td (10) 55.5 John Steffert (Te Aroha) A Calder 6 22084 Better Together tdh (1) 54.5 John Sargent (Matamata) M Cameron 7 27340 Revolt d (6) 53 McVean/Browne (Cambridge) D Johnson 8 71277 El Soldado d (7) 53 Phillip Devcich (Cambridge) J Jago 9 11232 Guess What t (8) 53 John Mason (Tokoroa) C Grylls 10 20423 Grand Admiral (5) 53 P & D Williams (Byerley Pk Karaka) M D Plessis

10 inGHaMdRiven.cOM 6.06$25000, rating 75 benchmark, 2000m

1 40113 Skysoblue (7) 58 G & M Sanders (Te Awamutu) D Turner (a3) 2 01351 Beauty Perception (6) 58 Fred Cornege (Cambridge) J Riddell 3 00304 Cat Woman tdh (4) 57.5 John Sargent (Matamata) M D Plessis 4 x5130 Ira Bean td (5) 56 Jonathan McRae (Te Aroha) S Dye 5 18397 Supreme Lady d (10) 55.5 Robert Priscott (Te Awamutu) T Thornton 6 81501 Game For Fame th (12) 55.5 Danica Guy (Matamata) N Harris 7 12714 Call Me Maybe m (3) 55 Tracey Parnwell & Emily Holmes (Rotorua) C Grylls 8 2151 Saint Martins t (11) 55 Ramsay/Ritchie (Maungatautari) M Walker 9 93501 Auspicious h (8) 54.5 John Sargent (Matamata) D Johnson 10 35715 Cristal Heights h (2) 54.5 Lance Noble (Matamata) M Coleman 11 50123 Bellazeel (13) 54.5 Roger James (Cambridge) v Colgan 12 61710 Sky Hi Baby h (1) 54.5 Autridge/Goodwin (Matamata) C Dell (a2) 13 60206 Street Party t (9) 54.5 Murdoch/Olson (Waiuku) M Cameron

Otaki-Maori racesOtakiJetBet 4 satuRdayTAB doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8.Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8. Place6 3-8Quaddie 5-6-7-8.

Weather/track/RailFine/Good (3)/True.

Gear changesApproved Plates on: Star Emerald (R1); Golden Duo, Kool Return (R3) Concussion Plates (Front) on: Red Quest (R2); The Painter (R3) Hoof Pads (Front) off: Miss Clawdy (R3) Standard Bit on: Racey Red (R2) Standard Bit off: Whata Delight (R5) Lugging Bit on: Star Emerald (R1); Golden Duo, Kool Return (R3) Lugging Bit off: Red Quest, Racey Red (R2); The Painter (R3); Shezgorgeous (R5) Norton Bit on: Shezgorgeous (R5) Tongue Control Bit on: Red Quest (R2); The Painter (R3); Whata Delight (R5) Blinkers on: Legal Advice, Last To Dance (R1); The Painter, Da Shindig, Lucy Lincoln (R3); Nashville (R7); The Mailman, Bella Vi (R8) Blinkers off: Jack’s Boy (R4) Side Winkers on: Edge Of Glory (R1); Miss Clawdy (R3); Shezgorgeous (R5) Side Winkers off: The Painter (R3) Nasal Strip on: Sharmack (R2) Nose Band on: Last To Dance (R1) Nose Band off: Legal Advice (R1) Tongue Tie off: Shezgorgeous (R5) Tongue Tie on: O’Ceirins Secret (R6); Slack The Diver (R8)

1 94.3fM tHe sOund Of kapiti 12.53$12500, mdn, 1200m

1 50x34 No Enemy (6) 58.5 Carla Hearn (Awapuni) H Tinsley 2 — Legal Advice SCRATCHED 3 0x0 Masterstroke h (2) 58.5 Richard Joostens (Otaki) T Russell 4 Chopper (13) 58 Mike Breslin (Awapuni) R Myers 5 8x242 Sarah Jane (7) 56.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) B Grylls (a3) 6 72227 Eveready (8) 56.5 Jim Campin (Cambridge) C Johnson 7 2 Star Emerald (10) 56.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) K Myers 8 49x50 Last To Dance h (5) 56.5 Howie Mathews (Otaki) B Lammas 9 3220x Kisses (4) 56 Fraser-Campin/Campin (Cambridge) D Bradley 10 335x Amethyst (11) 56 Fraser Auret (Marton) L Allpress 11 6 Aunty Mutawai (9) 56 Bill Thurlow (Waverley) v Johnston 12 6 Edge Of Glory h (1) 56 Karen Zimmerman (Otaki) S Collett 13 Alleyoop (3) 56 James Bridge (Hastings) R Norvall

2 tui BReWeRy since 1889 1.28$12500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m

1 29322 Sharmack db (1) 59.5 Allan Sharrock (New Plymouth) H Tinsley 2 2280x Vanilla dm (4) 59.5 Fraser-Campin/Campin (Cambridge) D Bradley 3 100x0 Red Quest d (6) 57 Les Old (Levin) R Norvall 4 44931 Racey Red d (9) 56 Brian Lines (Trentham) v Johnston 5 26341 Wee Jean (2) 56 Alby MacGregor (Opaki) B Grylls (a3) 6 — Willing Spirit SCRATCHED 7 6x351 Mels Evie (7) 55.5 Stephen Crutchley (Wanganui) R Myers 8 615 Petite Brigitte db (8) 55.5 Grant Laursen (Foxton) B Lammas 9 54440 La Vie Onze d (5) 54 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) L Allpress

3 el cHeapO caRs 2.03$12500, mdn, 1600m

1 64355 Cold Hearted (3) 58.5 A & M Davies (Levin) L Allpress 2 6x074 Forever Dreaming (12) 58.5 Garry Burton (Foxton) T Russell 3 4x948 I’m Sam (5) 58.5 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) K Myers 4 6 Golden Duo (6) 58.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) R Hannam 5 — The Painter SCRATCHED 6 9629 Macnamara h (9) 58 Howie Mathews (Otaki) H Tinsley 7 2 Mendoza (8) 58 Haworth/Dixon (Foxton) B Lammas 8 40 Kool Return (2) 58 Mark Oulaghan (Awapuni) R Myers 9 — Da Shindig SCRATCHED 10 07 Exemption h (10) 58 Matthew Ivil (Otaki) S Doyle 11 25202 Skupina (7) 56.5 Peter McKenzie (Ohau) D Walsh 12 3473 Lucy Lincoln (1) 56.5 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) B Grylls (a3) 13 x0783 Miss Clawdy h (11) 56.5 Lionel Greig (Otaki) D Bradley 14 9x44 Piccadilly (4) 56 Gloria Kenny (Marton) D Walker

4 Mills Reef WineRy Handicap 2.36$15000, rating 75 benchmark, 2100m

1 — Malachite SCRATCHED 2 x2334 We Are Royal tdb (6) 56.5 Gary Vile (Awapuni) B Lammas 3 00183 Minnaleo t (9) 54.5 Mike Breslin (Awapuni) R Myers 4 74944 Crixus t (5) 54.5 Kevin Gray (Palm.North) D Bradley 5 40561 Enzedda tdh (7) 54.5 Karen Zimmerman (Otaki) S Collett 6 419x5 Hands Up tdh (4) 54.5 Karen Zimmerman (Otaki) K Myers 7 86635 Celebration th (1) 54 Karen Zimmerman (Otaki) L Allpress 8 79036 Wyban Angel td (10) 54 Stephen Gillies (Awapuni) C Johnson 9 51523 Major Lincoln t (2) 54 Lisa Latta (Awapuni) 10 7x766 Jack’s Boy (3) 54 Alby MacGregor (Opaki) R Hannam 11 65480 Little Storm t (8) 54 Aimee Thomas (Awapuni) B Grylls (a3)Hororata Selections

Race 1: QUICK AS I CAN, UNCLE TREvOR, SPIRIT ECLIPSERace 2: ASTRAL TRAVELLER, DIxIE COMMANDO, AMy’S INvASIONRace 3: BILLyTHEHUNTEDONE, ExCEPTIONAL MACH, FLICKERING EMBERRace 4: SEVEN POINT ONE, KABET, JUSTALITTLEBETTORRace 5: HANNAH JAyE, KAITERI BAy, BRUTUSRace 6: MONIFIETH, DEMOCRACy, CHECHNyARace 7: FIELD OFFICER, IDEAL ARDEN, SPEEDy JACKRace 8: GLENCOE V C, SOUTHWIND ARDEN, BETTOR’S FIRERace 9: STENT, CLOvER DON, QUALITy INvASIONRace 10: MOSSDALE CONNER, GREENBURN CREEK, ALTA TALLyHORace 11: LULLI MIDFREW, MAGNA, LIvING THE DREAM

Matamata SelectionsRace 1: HASSLE FREE, DIDGERIDOO, JUGGERNAUT ROCKRace 2: SAM MESI, KENDOKA, FASTFOOTRace 3: SO WOTIF, MANU, SILvERDALERace 4: ANTONIO LOMBARDO, HUFFER Ex SEQUIN, CAPTAIN KIRKRace 5: TOUCHE, AL STRADA, ASTUTE AND AGILERace 6: REVELATOR, vIRGINIA WADE, SPINMyWORLDRace 7: BOUNDING, RECITE, A’LAROSERace 8: DENLEE, DANCING ATTENDANCE, THE TIDy ExPRESSRace 9: REVOLT, ANNIE HIGGINS, BETTER TOGETHERRace 10: SAINT MARTINS, CALL ME MAyBE, STREET PARTy

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• Brandon BonanzaThe annual Brandon Bonanza two-day

tournament is at the Ashburton Golf Club this weekend. Defending champion Mark Moore is not back to defend his title but runner-up Paul May is back looking to go one better. Numbers are slightly down on last year sitting at around 115 but entry remains open today.

• Chocolate fish raceThe Mid Canterbury Mountain Bike Club

is holding a second women-only chocolate fish race on February 26. The race begins by the Ashburton River bridge and fol-lows the track to Melrose Road, back to the bridge continuing to Chalmers Ave and back to the bridge again. There is the competitive race ride that will head out first followed by a social ride.

• Erakovic advancesNew Zealand No 1 Marina Erakovic has

advanced to the quarter-finals of the United States national indoor tennis champion-ships in Memphis. Erakovic exacted revenge over Sofia Arvidsson yesterday, knocking the second seed out of the US$235,000 WTA event with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory. Arvidsson, ranked 38th in the world, beat the Kiwi in the final at last year’s tourna-ment. Erakovic will play American Jamie Hampton in the next round for a spot in the semifinals. Revenge may well be on her mind again - Hampton knocked Erakovic out of the ASB Classic earlier in the year. The New Zealander will also look to advance in the doubles draw with British partner Heather Watson. The third seeds face American duo Jessica Pegula and Lindsay Lee-Waters. - AP

• Magnussen speaksAustralia’s biggest fish James Magnussen

will break his silence on claims he and members of the 4x100 swim team abused prescription drugs in the lead-up to the London Games. Swimming Australia con-firmed on yesterday that the six members of the men’s relay team had come forward to discuss their involvement in a team bonding session in Manchester prior to arriving in the Olympic Village. Magnussen hasn’t spoken since a damning review was released earlier this week uncovering drug abuse and a “toxic” culture in the sport. But the swimming star will front a media conference in Sydney today to address accusations he is a key figure in the report. Fellow 4x100 members Eamon Sullivan, James Roberts, Tommaso D’Orsogna, Cameron McEvoy and Matthew Targett will also open up on their involvement.

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• Golf leader disqualifiedThe first round leader in the men’s

section of the Victorian Open has been sensationally disqualified for failing to sign his scorecard. New Zealander Nick Gillespie made the rookie mistake after fir-ing a bogey-free round of 65 at Thirteenth Beach to set up a two-shot lead among the morning field of competitors. Gillespie was shell-shocked after being approached by tournament officials and informed of his breach of the rules. Queenslander Sarah Jane Smith shot a brilliant nine under par 64 in the women’s section of the tourna-ment to be one in front of Kristie Smith with veteran Englishwoman Laura Davies a further shot back. - AAP

• Lions tour hits lowThe England Lions’ winless tour of

Australia has reached a new low with two players sent home for repeated off-field indiscretions. Paceman Matt Coles and allrounder Ben Stokes have been booted off the tour after ignoring written warnings about their “match preparation and recov-ery”. The Lions have lost all five matches on tour, including the first two of their five-game series against Australia A, as players in both teams eye this year’s Ashes series. The visitors lost by a massive 122 runs at Bellerive Oval on Monday to go 2-0 down and play match three at the same venue today. A spokesperson for the side refused to elaborate on the incidents involving Coles and Stokes, while no representative was made available to the media on yesterday. A statement said the players had fronted disciplinary hearings for “unprofessional conduct” after previously being warned when they “contravened their conduct obligations”. - AAP

SquashCeltic Squash Club

Results from this week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition:

Lucas Hooper lost to John Surridge 2-3, Rebecca Abernethy beat Brendon Clarke 3-2, Mick Hooper beat Ian Dolden 2-1, James McCloy lost to Sandy Richardson 2-3.

Jane Lowe beat Rachel Prendergast 3-1, Maria O’Reilly lost to Marie Kennedy 1-2, Mick Hooper beat Petr Holub 2-1, Pat Summerfield lost to Paul Cousins 2-4.

Chris O’Reilly beat Billy Nolan 3-2, Mark O’Grady beat Mark Holmes 2-1, Chrissie Stratford drew with Robbie Kok 2-2, Steve Devereux beat Jock O’Connor 2-1.

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Dwight Howard collected 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers honoured the memory of their late owner, Jerry Buss, with an emotional 113-99 win over long-time NBA rivals the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

The Lakers played inspired basketball in their first game since Buss died on Monday from kidney failure at the age of 80.

Kobe Bryant scored 16, Steve Nash had 14 points and seven assists, while Earl Clark finished with 14 and a career-best 10 rebounds for the Lakers.

Paul Pierce scored 26 points but just three in the second half, Courtney Lee added 20 for the Celtics, who fell to 0-2 on their five-game road trip.

James Harden hit seven threes en route to a career-high 46 points as the Houston Rockets rallied from 14 down in the final quarter for a 122-119 victory over his former team Oklahoma City Thunder.

Jeremy Lin added 29 for the Rockets while Swiss-native Theo Sefolosha shot a career-high 28 points.

By Jonathan Leask

Mid Canterbury only has pride at stake when they head to Invercargill to take on Southland in their final Hawke Cup Cricket match this weekend.

Mid Canterbury has suffered three consecutive outright defeats over the last three weekends.

The under strength bowling attack has been able to take the wickets but the inexperienced batting line-up hasn’t come up with the runs.

The side has produced three poor first innings totals, 85, 139 and 133, to lose the first innings and fall into a tough position that they have been unable to get out of.

“It’s been a combination of good bowl-ing and not spending enough time out in the middle,” Mid Canterbury captain Matt Winter said.

“The ability is there but we are only making starts and we need someone to kick on.

“I’ve got myself in and got myself out

a couple of times and it’s just not good enough at this level.”

Mid Canterbury face arguably their toughest test this weekend in Invercargill.

Southland will be aggressively chas-ing an outright win to earn a second consecutive Hawke Cup challenge.

In what shapes as a tight finish to the zone, Southland are on 18 points with South Canterbury on 24 points heading to Molyneux Park in Alexandra to play Otago Country, also on 18 points.

With points so close Southland will be intent on chasing the maximum 12 points and be hunting 20 Mid Canterbury wickets.

“I haven’t thought about any of that. We are just focussed on our stuff.

“We’ll be putting the last three weeks behind us, looking to get a good score on the board and take wickets which we know we can do.”

Mid Canterbury put up a stern fight to claim a first innings win over Southland last year, falling 13-runs shy of an outright win.

However, that win was built on a

superb bowling effort from Jason Morrison (6/21), Bevan Ravenscroft and Richard Print to dismiss Southland for 87 before the batting line-up cobbled together 99.

Those three haven’t pulled on the green and gold in the Hawke Cup this season but Morrison has been called into the squad for this weekend.

“Unfortunately he won’t be bowling because he’s got a bad back. He will just be a specialist batsman but an old head in a young side.”

The added experience will be required in what will be a cauldron in Invercargill’s Queen’s Park.

Mid Canterbury’s last trip to the deep south was a forgettable one, beaten buy an innings and eight runs in the 2010-11 season.

In the team that weekend were current top order batsmen Robbie Polson, Winter and Des Kruger with all three having a forgettable trip as Mid Canterbury was 49-7 on the way to a first innings total of 106 and then dismissed for 146, after being 37/6, chasing Southland’s 261.

By Jonathan Leask

It’s sevens with a sizable difference in Rakaia.

The Rakaia Tight-Five Sevens was designed to end discrimination and give the tight forwards a chance to play some fast and furious sevens, without the backs hogging the ball.

For two years the props, hookers and locks have rambled around the field, getting to play some open rugby rather than being buried in the rucks.

“It’s quite interesting to watch that the old habits don’t go away,” tourna-ment spokesperson Craig Dunlea said.

“The first few games the guys do a bit of pick-and-go and one-off run-ners before they realise how much hard work it is with only seven guys on the field so start to open up and spread it around.

“By the end of the day they have the hang of it and play some pretty reasonable sevens.”

It has given the forwards, or fatties

as they are affectionately known, the chance to stretch their legs before the ground and pound of the 15-a-side season that awaits them.

However, this year the Rakaia Rugby Club has opted to end the discrimi-nation holding a “traditional” sevens tournament alongside the tight-five tournament, to keep the backline “glory boys” happy.

“It was a little bit of that. Some of the teams wanted to bring their whole squad down and use it as a pre-season thing - a bit of fun but also a test of the fitness in the seven-a-side format.”

Clubs have already hit the train-ing paddock for preseason, with the Combined Country Cup kicking off on April 2.

The tight-five competition has nine entries and the regular sevens six, with Rakaia providing the only local entries with a team in each.

Last year Timaru Celtic came out on top of inaugural winners Marist-Albion in the tight-five final.

Water, wheels and running were the three words on everyone’s mind at the Hinds Domain yesterday.

Tinwald School held its year 5 and 6 triathlon where the young competitors, including Ethan Titheridge (left), Chloe Small (above) and Ronan Kenny (right) were put through their paces swimming,

biking and then running the 3.2km long course. About 100 parents cheered on their children, many of whom had determined faces, striving to cross the finish line.

Principal Peter Livingstone said the triath-lon was held in the lead-up to the County Triathlon Race where children from across the district will compete on February 28.

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By Jonathan Leask

Four teams are in the running to make the final of the Mid Canterbury Twenty20 competition tomorrow.

The four-time defending champion Tech Sharks have the advantage, with only one loss from their six matches, heading into tomorrow’s final round with Methven, Lauriston and the Star Old Boys all tied in second.

The Sharks take on Coldstream who have battled hard but their only success has been a win by default.

The Sharks have only lost two games of Twenty20 cricket since the inaugural competition in 2009-10, and one of those was to Coldstream last year.

Methven and Lauriston go head-to-head with the winner a chance to make the final.

Methven has made it to the final twice before being beaten by the Sharks, includ-ing last year’s eight-wicket defeat.

Star Old Boys have been the dark horse of the competition being just the second team to claim a win over the Sharks in the fifth season of the competition.

If Star can claim the win over Allenton they will be reliant on the count-back

with whoever wins between Methven and Lauriston.

If Allenton can produce a team, after defaulting for the last two weeks, and upset Star it would pave the way for the Methven or Lauriston.

In case of a tie, the count back scenario Star beat Lauriston but lost Methven

It could even be a three way tie should the Sharks lose to Coldstream which would see the calculators come out to determine run-rates.

However it plays out, the top two sides will square off on the Domain Oval in the final.

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson admits it was a bittersweet moment being offered the opportunity to coach the NRL club after the axing of close friend and mentor Brian Smith.

Smith was shown the door at the end of last season after missing out on the finals for a second successive year.

Robinson, who at 35 is the youngest coach in the NRL, worked under Smith at

Parramatta and again at Newcastle then followed him to the Roosters in 2010 as assistant coach.

So when he got the call from Roosters supremo Nick Politis to replace his former boss, Robinson made sure he spoke to Smith before accepting. “He’s been in rugby league a long time and he knows how it works and wished me well.”

Despite admitting taking over of a

Roosters side packed with talented names such as Sonny Bill Williams, Michael Jennings and Mitchell Pearce is his dream job, Robinson says he was in no rush to leave France.

“I am very passionate about rugby league in France and its development. I’d played over there for Toulouse and I loved living out there. But coaching in the NRL is always what I aspired to.” - AAP

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By Daniel Richardson

Don’t bother trying to float the second-season syndrome theory to Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara.

The 21-year-old doesn’t buy into the belief that after a rookie excels in their first season they are on course for a lull in their next.

Perenara was one of the finds of the Super Rugby competition last year before an ankle injury in a mid-season friendly against the Reds in June ruled him out for the remainder of 2012.

But he is now raring to go and will begin the season in the No 9 jumper for the Hurricanes when they host the Blues at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night.

He said he had heard a few whispers about the dreaded second-season syn-drome.

“I think it’s all down to the individual,” he said. “If the individual thinks about it and lets it curse them then I guess it will. But I don’t think it is a curse, some people just play badly in their second season. I don’t think anyone tries to play badly, but it’s definitely not on my mind and I will just hopefully get out there and do the job for the boys.”

Perenara and first-five Beauden Barrett were arguably the most exciting inside back combination in the competition last year but they were an unknown quantity

before the season got under way.That won’t apply this year, though, with

Barrett having made his All Black debut last year there will be plenty of footage for teams to analyse. Perenara played in all three of the Hurricanes’ pre-season games and said there was a different air about Barrett’s play this year.

“He’s a lot more of a leader. He’s always sort of been a leader but now he’s got so much more knowledge than he had last year. He’s brought everything he’s learned last year with the All Blacks into our team and he’s not shy to use that and teach people stuff. The best thing about Beauds is he’s not cocky. He doesn’t think he’s better than anyone else. He’s learned something and he’s prepared to teach other people that so it’s only good for us.”

The Hurricanes have experienced little player turnover from last year’s squad and have been able to name a near first-choice backline for Saturday’s game with only Cory Jane unavailable due to a season-ending knee injury suffered three weeks ago.

“It’s always good having regular play-ers in,” Perenara said. “You get a good relationship between players where you can find continuity and get to know each other and get to know each other’s run-ning lines, how each other plays when they’re under pressure and how they react. So the more time we can spend

with the same group of guys the better.”Flying fullback Andre Taylor looks

primed to set the Cake Tin alight again this year, while the Hurricanes have an ultra-reliable midfield in the form of Tim Bateman and Conrad Smith, with Julian Savea and Alapati Leiua keen to patrol the flanks.

While the Hurricanes have built up their combinations during the past year, the Blues backline features positional shifts, new recruits and a debutant.

Halfback Piri Weepu will play his 100th Super Rugby game, wing Frank Halai will make his maiden appearance while Mid Canterbury prop Tim Perry will have to wait for his first Super 15 action missing out on Sir John Kirwan’s 22 man squad.

First-five Chris Noakes has been picked to run the cutter for the Blues, while Rene Ranger will play at centre.

Hurricanes: Andre Taylor, Alapati Leiua, Conrad Smith (captain), Tim Bateman, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara; Brad Shields, Karl Lowe, Victor Vito, Jason Eaton, Jeremy Thrush, Ben May, Dane Coles, Ben Franks. Reserves: Ash Dixon, Reggie Goodes, Mark Reddish, Faifili Levave, Chris Smylie, James Marshall, Reynold Lee-LoBlues: Charles Piutau, Frank Halai, Rene Ranger,

Francis Saili, George Moala, Chris Noakes, Piri Weepu; Peter Saili, Luke Braid, Steven Luatua, Ali Williams (c), Culum Retallick, Charlie Faumuina, James Parsons, Tom McCartney. Reserves: Jackson Willison, Baden Kerr, Bryn Hall, Brendon O’Connor, Liaki Moli, Angus Ta’avao, Quentin MacDonald. - APNZ

Second season curse no worry for Perenara

TJ Perenara doesn’t believe in second season curses. He will turn out for the Hurricanes on Saturday night.

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By Patrick McKendry

One of the biggest changes in rugby as it continues to get to grips with professional-ism is the way players move from one club or franchise to another.

There is nothing disloyal about it. Teams at the top level are ruthless about cutting players and it’s only right that the men who go into battle each week retain the right to move if their contract allows it. It’s the same in modern-day work life, where the days of sticking to one employer are long gone.

One of the most well-travelled at the Chiefs is former All Blacks lock Ross Filipo, formerly of the Hurricanes and Crusaders, who has arrived in Hamilton via stints at Bayonne in France and Wasps in London.

His experiences of his new team last year were limited to what he saw on television at his flat at Kingston-Upon-Thames.

Now he has arrived at the defending champions he is keen to share what he has learned from his time playing in vastly different competitions.

And while he hasn’t been named in the Chiefs team to play the Highlanders tonight, Filipo will get his opportunities over the next few weeks, and regardless, what the 33-year-old offers off the field could be just as important for coaches Dave Rennie,

Wayne Smith and Tom Coventry.“Dave and Smithy and Tom have all

stressed to me they want me to play a mentoring role as well in helping the young guys make that leap from ITM Cup level to Super Rugby as quickly as possible.

“I bring something probably a little dif-ferent to the table. With having played overseas a bit I have seen a lot of differ-ent things. Some of the things they do in France and England can work quite well back here, which other teams probably wouldn’t expect.”

If Filipo is following a modern convention in seeing the world as he plays his rugby, he is also breaking one. A tight forward before his move to Europe, he now sees himself as a No8 which means he will be competing with Fritz Lee for game time.

“Most guys wear smaller numbers as they get older but I seem to be defying age and going the other way.”

Leaving the high-pressure world of New Zealand rugby, which is largely player-driven, to Europe, which was more “teacher-student” in its dealings between coaches and players, was refreshing, but he began to miss the analysis and mental challenge.

As for the travelling lifestyle, that presents challenges of its own for him, wife Louise, four-year-old son Cash and two-year-old daughter Kiana. A third child is due in May.

“It is hard because me and my wife have talked about where we are going to put our roots down because we’re getting to that stage - once my son starts school we don’t want to keep moving him. We want to keep some normality there because he’s moved around quite a lot in recent years.

“A lot of guys get to this stage in their career [on short-term contracts] and now I’m in the middle of it. You find in the lat-ter stages you tend to choose an option that’s best for you as opposed to what’s best for your rugby. It’s not just about me and my rugby any more it’s about me and my family.”

Filipo, on a one-year contract, said he hadn’t ruled out going back overseas but could also see himself staying in Hamilton for a few more years.

The Chiefs team for tonight’s game is: Gareth Anscombe, Patrick Osborne, Tim Nanai-Williams, Bundee Aki, Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Aaron Cruden, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Fritz Lee, Sam Cane, Liam Messam, Brodie Retallick, Craig Clarke (c), Ben Afeaki, Hika Elliot, Pauliasi Manu. Reserves: Rhys Marshall, Ben Tameifuna, Michael Fitzgerald, Tanerau Latimer, Augustine Pulu, Charlie Ngatai, Lelia Masaga.The Highlanders team is: Ben Smith, Kade Poki, Phil

Burleigh, Ma’a Nonu, Hosea Gear (c), Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Nasi Manu, John Hardie, Joe Wheeler, Josh Bekuis, Jarrad Hoeata, Ma’afu Fia, Brayden Mitchell, Tony Woodock. Reserves: Liam Coltman, Bronson Murray, Elliot Dixon, Tim Boys, Fumiaki Tanaka, Hayden Parker, Buxton Popoali’i. - APNZ

Well-travelled Filipo a truly modern player

Ross Filipo is playing for the Chiefs this season after a stint overseas.

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The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata rivermouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

TODAY: Morning cloud, then fine. Southerly easing.

TOMORROW: Fine apart from evening cloud. Light winds.

SUNDAY: Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds.

MONDAY: Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds.

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday 120.1Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday 4.92Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday 6.56Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday 51.1

S 41

24.8 6.9 4.7 0.0 S 52

20.7 9.6 – 0.0 SE 43

23.4

20.8

23.422.1 11.6 9.5 28

20.9 10.1

Friday, 22 February 2013

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22.7 10.9 349.2

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95.292

58.071

79.076

2013 to date

TODAY

Areas of morning cloud and patchy drizzle about the foothills, then fine. Southerlies dying away in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

Fine with areas of evening cloud. Light winds and sea breezes.

SUNDAY

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds and sea breezes.

MONDAY

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds and sea breezes.

TUESDAY

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud. Light winds and sea breezes.

TODAY FZL: Above 3000m

Morning cloud with drizzle patches near the foothills, then fine. Wind at 1000m: SE dying away. Wind at 2000m: S 25 km/h.

TOMORROW FZL: Above 3500m

Fine. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: S breezes.

SUNDAY

Fine apart from evening cloud about the foothills. Light winds.

MONDAY

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud about the foothills. Light winds.

TUESDAY

Fine apart from morning and evening cloud about the foothills. Light winds.

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won gold in the keirin at the 2012 Olympics, and has won nine world titles

including a record six in the sprint.Quote: Vince Lombardi

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Former All Black and Highlanders flanker Adam Thomson has signed a two-year contract with the Canon Eagles in Japan.

Thomson will join former Highlanders’ team-mates Callum Bruce and Kane Thompson as well as former All Black Isaia Toeava at the club.

“I’m excited to be embarking on the next stage of my career with the Canon Eagles in 2013 but jointly saddened to be closing a significant chapter of my life. I’m humbled and proud to have had the opportunity to

represent Otago, the Highlanders and the All Blacks throughout my career,” Thomson said in a statement.

“The experiences and friendships I have made will last a lifetime and my heart will always remain with New Zealand rugby. I will be forever grateful to the coaches, fellow players, and fans that have made this journey possible.”

Thomson played 29 tests and scored six tries for the All Blacks since making his test debut against Ireland in 2008 and was part of

the Rugby World Cup-winning side in 2011.He has represented New Zealand almost

continuously, in various teams, for more than a decade, having also played for New Zealand Schools, New Zealand under-19s, New Zealand under-21s and the New Zealand sevens team.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said: “On behalf of the All Blacks, we want to wish Adam well on the next step of his rugby career. He is an outstanding, world-class loose forward who always gave his very best.” - APNZ

By David Leggat

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is out of the England test series.

A ligament injury to his left thumb which needs surgery has sidelined him, and left New Zealand with a major headache ahead of the first test in Dunedin, starting on March 6.

With captain Brendon McCullum set to drop into the middle order, New Zealand will be naming two new openers when they reveal their 13 for Dunedin on Sunday morning.

Guptill, 26, strained a hamstring during New Zealand’s three-wicket ODI win in Hamilton last Sunday, but that wasn’t the major problem. He had damaged the thumb at training earlier in the English tour, but medical staff kept ‘mum’ on the situation while a full assessment was done.

“Martin is going to have surgery next week,” team physiotherapist Paul Close said. “We’re targeting him returning for the England-away series [starting in May].”

Close said Guptill could continue playing with the injured thumb in the short term, but “we felt it was best to get Martin right for the tour to England in May and June, so the next couple of months were seen as the best window to have the surgery”.

The NZC management’s reluctance to discuss Guptill’s fitness all week led to speculation his situation was more serious than initially thought.

Canterbury veteran Peter Fulton, who has had an Indian summer in this season’s Plunket Shield, with 883 runs at 55 so far, is expected to get one spot.

Guptill’s form against the white

ball has been strong - as evidenced by his equal-third world ranking in the T20 game - but his test numbers have been ordinary of late.

Still, given the reworking of New Zealand’s top six he was sure to be retained for Dunedin.

Options to replace Guptill include promoting wicketkeeper BJ Watling (unlikely), persuading McCullum to stay at the top as a short term fix (highly unlikely) or introducing a second new face.

Candidates must include sev-en-test veteran Aaron Redmond, who hit a timely 152 for Otago against Wellington at the test venue, University Oval, this week.

Unwanted for five years since hitting 83 against Australia at Adelaide, then playing a daft shot in the second innings when New Zealand were battling to save the test on the final day, Redmond is the only player ahead of Fulton on the shield run list this season.

The 33-year-old - one year young-er than the tall Cantabrian Fulton - has made 936 runs at 58.

Coach Mike Hesson, who is also one of the two selectors with Kim Littlejohn, was emphatic in South Africa - where Watling was New Zealand’s most technically adept batsman in a two-test mauling - that the Northern Districts’ man would stay in the middle order and deserved a chance to nail down that spot.

However, the selectors will need to have a hard think about whether they should put him back where he began his test career, and introduce uncapped Australian Luke Ronchi.

The former limited-overs interna-tional in the green and gold is widely regarded as the slickest gloveman in the country, and is an attacking, highly capable batsman. - APNZ

Matt Parker takes a breath during a race in the Ashburton College swimming sports yesterday.

Records fall at college sportsBy Jonathan Leask

Joseph Brown was in a record-setting mood as six records tumbled at the Ashburton College swimming sports yesterday.

Brown laid claim to three records, resetting two of his marks from last year while Jake O’Grady broke a family record and the other two records went to the Green House senior girls’ relay team, breaking two 2003 records.

Brown bettered his 2012 efforts in the three length breaststroke by 0.35 seconds with a

time of 1 minute 10.25s and was almost a second quicker in winning the four lengths medley in a time of 1min 28.44s.

Brown then claimed a third record win-ning the one length breaststroke record by just 0.01s.

O’Grady broke the 27-year-old record owned by relative Stuart Doig, his mother’s cousin. Doig had set 58.16s in the three-length freestyle in 1987 but O’Grady came up with a 57.85s yesterday.

With his three records in tow, Brown was the senior boys’ champion ahead of O’Grady

and Phoebe Gander was the senior girls champion with Danyelle Lusty and Brittney Butler tied for second.

Caitlin Johnstone was the top year 11 girl and Kody Stuthridge the year 11 boy.

Top year 10 girls was Lucy Clough and Flynn Beeman in the boys’ with George Howden the best year 9 boy and Sophie Beckley the year 9 girl.

In the overall scheme of things, Green house came out on top with 256 points, 10 more than Red with Blue third on 226 and Orange fourth on 220.

PHOTO ERIN WAlkER 210213-EW-027

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