Narromine sporting news | Good turned up for the Gerries Saturday morning golf

Last Saturday some 19 players, six ladies and 13 men, turned up for the Gerries Saturday morning golf competition played in very pleasant conditions with the course in good order following the midweek rain. In the ladies competition the winner was Tracy McIntyre with a great score of 24 Stableford points.

A good round Tracy-enough to win bragging rights with husband Mal. Runner up was Marie Houghton with 22 points. The NTP went to Vicki Gainsford.

In the mens division the winner was Bruce Mitchell for the second week in a row, with 27 points. Mitchell was closely followed by Mal Richardson who returned  26 points. Malcolm Fraser won the NTP.The weekly NAGA prize was awarded over the field and the winner was Carole King.

Carole won from Norm Lewis who had a round he would rather forget as he put himself in some very difficult positions during the round including one on the fifth where he finished half way up a tree.

There was no pool comp last week due to the fact there was no organiser in attendance.

Next Saturday, the ladies will play the front nine and the men the back nine  with the hit off at the usual time of 9.00 am. See you all on the tee.

Last Saturday we had 19 starters in the Monthly Medal Play Off sponsored by Rusty McKenzie and Ross King. The A grade Medal winner was Rob Williams with a 64 nett from Steve Gillette who had a 65.

The B grade Medal winner was Peter Treseder with a fine 60 nett from Ryan Richardson with a 62. NTPs ninth Ross King tenth Rob Williams.

On Sunday we had 26 starters in the Darrol Handsaker Memorial Day which was won by Rob and Alex Williams with 50 points from Alan Mann and Ross Smith with 48 points.

On 47 points were the teams of Peter and Vicki Gainsford  and Ron Jackson and Bob Fletcher. NTPs ninth Terese Haley and Ron Jackson tenth Terese Haley and Brian Masling. Last week in the Tuesday Night Comp we had 92 starters with the team with the best score Barnsons.

The best individual scores Tim Gainsford 23, Joe McCutcheon 23, Tony Barlow 23, Sam Rush 23, Bruce Mitchell 22, Jacob Mill 22, Mitch Rixon 21, John Everett 21, Mal McIntyre 21, Peter Treseder 21 and Ben Rush 21. NTPs third Tony Barlow, ninth Peter Gainsord, tenth Bruce  Mitchell and 17th Shane Wallace.

Next weekend on Saturday we have a 4BBB sponsored by Peter Perry followed by Presentation Night with Royden also performing on the night. On Sunday we have a four Ball Aggregate sponsored by Robert Hunt and Russell Young. Also AGM is on November 29.

-Peter Treseder

Bred and raced by Rodger and Nerida Atkinson from Yoeval, the seven year old gelding Dapperized took out the $32,000 QUBE Logistics Cotton Cup ( 1600 metres ) before a very good crowd at Warren on Sunday.

Produced from the former brilliant sprinter Beautiful Dapper, Dapperized is trained at Mudgee by Gayna Williams and had top jockey Greg Ryan in the saddle.

Tracking Hammoon Bridge ( Mathew Cahill, $4.60 equal favourite ) from the outset, Dapperized ( $7 ) eventually wore down the leader to win by a short neck with Steamin ( Kath Bell-Pitomac, $10 ) finishing third.

Earlier, the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Fairy Fragments ( $4.40 ) owned by Rodger and Nerida Atkinson and ridden by Greg Ryan had come from well back to win the 1400 metres Complete Asset Management Benchmark 58 Handicap.

First leg of a treble for Greg Ryan was Dusky Damsel ( $4.60 fav.) trained by Clint Lundholm who also won with Beechal ( $2.60 fav.) ridden by Mathew Cahill.

Molasses, trained at Forbes by Dennis Bush for Danny Kotel from Grenfell, completed a feature race double when winning the ( 1200 metres ) Sky Racing Warren Jockey Club Sprint.At the previous start Molasses had won 1100 metres Cup Day Sprint at Coonabarabran.

Again well ridden by Eleanor Webster-Hawes, Molasses ( $4.80 ) travelled third to the home turn then took the lead and held off Know How ( Brandon Griffiths, $51 ) and Zoutenant ( Ken Dunbar, $5.50 ) and in the process took career prizemoney earnings past the $100,00 mark.

At the corresponding Warren meeting in 2017 jockey Daniel Northey won on A Martin Place Pick, his last winner before suffering a broken pelvis in a barrier stalls accident and being on the sidelines for almost twelve months.

Therefore, it was a popular win when the well liked Daniel Northey came with a late run on the Rodney Northam, Scone trained Lope De Mango ( $21 ) to snatch a three way photo finish win over Fourth Protocol ( Jake Pracey-Holmes,$41 ) and Late Return ( Mathew Cahill, $5 ) in the ( 1000 metres ) Landmark Operations Benchmark 58 Handicap.

Final event at Warren , the Kurri Kurri Boys Class 2 Handicap ( 1600 metres ) saw a surprise result when the Connie Greig, Dubbo trained Moralto ( Andrew Banks $41 ) from the back of the field arrived in time to beat El Rey Dorado ( Greg Ryan,$5.50 ) and Unresolved ( Tony Cavallo, $6.50 ).

Melbourne Cup Day 2018 will be long remembered by Bathurst trainer Paul Theobald and Gulgong jockey Alan Barton as the time when they combined to win four of the five races at Gosford Picnics with Born To Power ( $3.50 ), Rise Me Up ( $3 ),Red Marauder ( $3.20 favourite ) and Attilius ( $2.30 favourite ).

Al their winners led throughout including Attilius, winner of the Gosford Picnic Cup ( 1200 metres ) by over three lengths from Kate’s Pearl ( Ricky Blewitt, $4.20 ) and Dark Elixir, Mollie Partridge, $7 ).

Attilius at recent starts had won the Young Picnic Cup and a TAB race at Orange.

Paul Theobald trained three winners at the Marthaguy Picnics at Quambone while the best past result for Alan Barton was four winners at Noumea in New Caledonia when riding as a professional jockey. Bathurst to race on Saturday and Dubbo on Tuesday, November 20.

-Colin Hodges

Narromine Cup Week is on again this year in the last full week of November.

An ideal opportunity to go for badge flights, achieve personal bests, or just enjoy the great flying and cameraderie traditionally found in Cup Week.

To help our planning for tugs and catering please let us know that you will be coming - Open to all pilots and clubs .

From 9am - 5pm Sunday, November 18 at Narromine Aerodrome. For more information call Narromine Gliding Club 6889 5338.

This will start on Friday, November 23 Cost: $10 per child must be paid before, as cash will not be accepted on the day Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm. Held at George Weldon Oval, Trangie. Children under ten years must have a parent/guardian/carer present.

Held from 6.30am-7.30am at Narromine Shire Swimming Pool. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 6.30am. Attendees must have a season ticket. Have fun, increase flexibility, alleviate pressure on joints, relieve stress and anxiety.