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Grieving husband devastated by theft

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An Ashburton man has been left devastated after treasured items belonging to his late wife were stolen.

Gavin Borthwick and his 11-yearold daughter returned home from an Australian holiday on Tuesday expecting to enjoy the last week of the school holidays.

However, when they arrived home, they were shocked to discover their house had been burgled.

While a large quantity of items were stolen, Mr Borthwick was most upset to find jewellery belonging to

his late wife Anna had also been taken.

Among the possessions stolen were rings passed down to his daughter from her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and a pearl necklace worn by Anna on her wedding day.

The burglary was another blow for Mr Borthwick, who farewelled Anna after a battle with breast cancer just over a year ago.

It has been a tough few years for the family as Anna had suffered a serious brain injury before her cancer diagnosis.

The loss of his wife’s jewellery has

been devastating for Mr Borthwick, who described the rings as some of the most precious things his daughter owned.

“You have a child who’s already lost her mother and those are the keepsake things she would get to wear herself one day and feel a little connection with her,” he said.

Mr Borthwick said while other items had been taken during the break-in, he was only concerned with getting his late wife’s possessions back.

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Minaj went public with her romance with fellow rapper Meek Mill in February. It now seems Minaj and her man are planning a wedding. Minaj has posted on instagram a photo of her well manicured left hand. On her ring finger is a very expensive-looking yellow-diamond ring. The engagement hasn’t been confirmed but Minaj did also post a cryptic message on Wednesday, suggesting that Meek had popped the question. “I wish every night could feel like last night,” she wrote on social media. She later tweeted an engagement ring Emoji.

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Diana role was ‘big risk’ Naomi Watts says she took it personally when her movie Diana wasn’t a success as it was such a risky role to take on. The actress played the late Diana Princess of Wales in the 2013 biopic, which was universally panned. “It’s always a disappointment if things don’t go well and in this case it felt personal because I was playing that role and it was a big risk for me to take on,” Watts told News Ltd. However, the actress went into the role with her eyes open and said she knew it was going to be tricky as people had such strong feelings about the late princess. “I went into it with the hope, as an actor, to make a transformation and tell a story of this ironic situation: a woman who was struggling with happiness, but yet, a princess! And that level of fame is extreme; there really hasn’t been anyone like it since,” she said. Even though the film wasn’t a success, with critics or at the box office, Watts has no regrets.

“You know what? It doesn’t matter.

It’s not gonna make or break me at this point, so it was worth trying,” she said.

Kardashian cut from photo An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish news website has cut Kim Kardashian — one of the world’s most photographed women — from a photo taken of her in Jerusalem this week.

The original photo of Kardashian, her husband, Kanye West, and Jerusalem’s Mayor Nir Barkat was altered to put Kardashian behind a restaurant receipt. Kardashian was blurred in another. Nissim Ben Haim, an editor at the Kikar HaShabbat website, said yesterday they removed Kardashian because she’s a “pornographic symbol” who contradicts ultra-Orthodox values.

Kittens dumped in sanitary box Animal care workers have been left dumbfounded after a cat and its four kittens were found covered in faeces inside a sanitary box in a public toilet. Morrinsville vet nurse Megan Chalecki said the animals were brought in freezing cold, covered in human faeces and nearly dead after their ordeal last week. Mrs Chalecki said the kittens and their mother were heard by a courier driver meowing from the sanitary box in the town’s public toilets. “When I opened up the lid there was the mother sitting with four babies in a pool of human urine and faeces ... ” Mrs Chalecki said the kittens were in such a bad state, they were nearly dead – “really flat and lifeless for four-week-old kittens. I don’t know if they tried to drown them in the toilet first and then put them in there but I didn’t understand how the bits of faeces got in there, I have no idea. So basically just got them out of there and had to wash them and gave mum a bath first and then towelled her off and put her under a heat lamp and then washed the babies, which were kind of half dead, freezing cold. They were just really flat and lifeless for four-weekold kittens and just really cold. Once things that young get that cold they start going downhill pretty quickly.”

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Coping with chronic pain People who cope well with chronic pain have a strong drive for work and other activities, research has found. University of Canterbury researcher Dr Bronnie Thompson looked at the coping strategies of those who manage pain well themselves. Dr Thompson said while one in six New Zealanders live with chronic pain, only a quarter of them are likely to be able to get pain relief. But 30 per cent manage their pain well without seeking treatment. “I studied this group of people and found that when people first develop pain, life becomes incoherent and chaotic and nothing makes sense any more,” she said. “They seek to make sense of their pain, their diagnosis and what is important in life.

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■ ASHBURTON POLICE

Child crims ‘no big issue here’

By Daisy HuDson

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Ashburton is bucking the trend when it comes to young criminals, according to police.

It was reported yesterday that police in South Auckland were struggling to deal with a growing problem of young offenders.

Police were regularly picking up children as young as 11 for crimes such as car theft, an offence that appears to be on the rise in the area.

However police say there are less young people getting into trouble on Ashburton streets.

Ashburton Youth Aid Officer

Senior Constable Rob Hooper said while there had been an issue about 18 months ago, police were picking up less young people late at night.

“There were younger ones drifting around town maybe when they shouldn’t have been, but in all fairness that hasn’t

been an issue since then.”

“We’re definitely not having that issue they’re having in South Auckland.”

Mr Hooper said parents may be keeping a closer eye on what their children are getting up to at night.

“Families may be taking a bit

more responsibility and keeping an eye on what their young ones are up to,” he said.

“Long may that last.”

While there may still be isolated incidents of young people getting into trouble it was no longer a significant issue in the town, he said.

■ WRONGFUL CONVICTION

‘There’s no way my mate was a rapist’ – Ashburton man By sue newman

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His mate might finally have been acquitted of a crime he did not commit, but Ashburton man Peter Burgess said nothing will restore the years his mate lost after being convicted of rape.

Back in 2003 Mr Burgess and Aaron Farmer were good friends. They kicked around together in Ashburton and in Christchurch and while he described his mate as ‘an unusual person’, he said there’s no way he was a rapist.

And if anyone knows that Aaron Farmer did not rape a young woman in Christchurch in September 2003, it’s Mr Burgess. And finally, on television on Wednesday night he got to tell his side of the Aaron Farmer story on the Kiwi programme I am Innocent that looks at cases where people were incorrectly found guilty of a crime.

“He’s just not that kind of person. I told the police at the time that some people in the wrong state of mind could be capable of rape, but not Aaron, he’s not like that,” he said.

His mate was the kind of person who would carry a flask of coffee in his backpack and hand it out by the mug full to street girls on a cold night.

The young men both liked

motorbikes, although by the time of the alleged rape, Mr Burgess had proudly graduated to owning a car.

The night their lives changed Mr Burgess and his mates were in Christchurch when they spotted Mr Farmer trying to fix his bike. They sauntered over, chatted and spent almost an hour helping get him get his bike back in running order. Job done, they walked off and Mr Farmer headed for the nearest garage.

That was the last Mr Burgess thought about the incident – until a phone call from the police saying they had arrested his friend on suspicion of raping a young woman.

He went to the Christchurch Police Station, told them he spent around an hour with Mr Farmer in the inner city, signed the statement and left. He heard nothing more and he also heard nothing more from Mr Farmer.

He wasn’t too concerned; the nature of their friendship included long periods of time when they were out of contact.

Mr Burgess was stunned when he discovered his friend had been convicted of rape and even more shocked when he realised no one had asked him to give his version of events on the night.

“I knew I was his alibi, I’d just got on with life and assumed he did too.”

It wasn’t until he read about Mr Farmer’s retrial and his eventual acquittal in a newspaper that he realised what had happened.

“I just couldn’t believe he’d been sent to prison for something I knew he didn’t do.”

Last year Mr Burgess was contacted by a television reporter asking if he’d be part of a documentary telling the Aaron Farmer story. He was keen to share his story, the one the public never got to hear.

Now, while he’s glad people know the truth, he still wonders why the police chose to ignore information that would have resulted in a different outcome in 2005.

“The police don’t always do their job properly. This time they got it wrong – it was the wrong person, wearing the wrong clothing; it was the wrong motor bike.”

The years have passed since the original crime, but Mr Burgess knows a wrong has finally been put right.

The two men have been in contact, but that night, the wrongful arrest and Mr Farmer’s imprisonment are something they rarely talk about.

Telling a story the police never wanted to hear, Ashburton man Peter Burgess, who provided a cast iron alibi for friend Aaron Farmer who was jailed for rape in 2005, later retried and acquitted.

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■ DRINK DRIVING LIMITS

Law changes hit bar sales

By Sue NewmaN

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Reduced alcohol limits for driving are making inroads into bar and club profits, creating a challenging trading environment, bar owners and managers say.

People are definitely more cautious with the amount of alcohol they consume and that’s been particularly noticeable since the end of summer, MSA manager Simon McDonnell said.

“Where they used to buy a jug and perhaps a handle, now it’s just the jug. They’re being responsible and that’s good, but we are finding that some people are not coming in at all now,” he said.

Fridays still tended to be a good trading night with patrons making arrangements for transport home, but some other nights of the week were now quite slow. The flip-side was increased trade through the club’s bottle store which indicated people were still drinking but were preferring to do this at home, Mr McDonnell said.

Currently the MSA’s bottle store closes at 11pm but the new local liquor policy (LAP) that will be rolled out this year could see off-licences close at 9pm and that would make considerable inroads into sales, he said.

“On Saturday, in particular, we do a lot of trade later

at night so we’ll just have to hope people decide to buy their booze a bit earlier.”

Mr McDonnell said he was watching bar trading patterns closely, but at this stage was not concerned about the slight change in buying habits.

“It won’t be too bad here, but I believe some of the smaller bars in the cities will suffer with the reduced limits,” he said.

In response to the lower limits, he has added an extra low alcohol beer and wine to drinkers’ options.

The alcohol driving limits are also impacting on the Ashburton Trust with chief executive Giles Beal saying on premises sales were down 4 per

cent for the year to date.

In March, however, they held their own against the same time last year.

Total sales for the trust for March were $1.4 million, 1 per cent up on March 2014, but this growth was largely on the back of solid accommodation sales, up 7 per cent.

Hardest hit in terms of onpremises sales was the midweek and early evening trade.

That change was likely to be ongoing, Mr Beal said.

Like the MSA, the trust has watched off-licence sales climb since the introduction of lower alcohol limits for driving.

For the year to date, offpremises sales are up 2 per cent.

■ ASHBURTON MATERNITY

Fifty years of service to mothers and babies

By DaiSy HuDSoN

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When Margaret Clifford started work as a nurse at the Ashburton Maternity Ward in 1971, she was only planning to stick around for six months.

Now, 44 years later, Mrs Clifford is preparing to retire after a lifetime of helping local mums and bubs.

This Sunday will mark Mrs Clifford’s official retirement after half a century of nursing, the majority of which she spent as an enrolled nurse specialising in obstetrics in Ashburton.

Mrs Clifford knew from a young age that she wanted to look after mothers and babies, and it was a passion that turned into a lifelong career.

“It’s a real privilege to be part of the beginnings of a life, it’s great,” she said.

She had worked with multiple generations of some families, which came as a surprise to some patients.

“You know, here’s the mum, and you’re teaching her to breastfeed, and she can’t believe you were around to teach her mum,” she said.

Over the years she has seen a lot of changes in the sector, particularly around changes to the midwifery scheme.

However, while changes to

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Giant poppy Kiwis young and old are helping to create the world’s largest poppy in Auckland Domain to honour the Anzacs and commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli landings.

Alia Zahran, 6, and Alyssa Rutherford, 8, were the among the first to lay red metal discs with personal messages on the art installation yesterday. The poppy will be built over nine days, up to the eve of Anzac Day, using a total 59,000 discs – one for every New Zealander killed or wounded in World War One. Artist and creator Tony McNeight said: “I want all New Zealanders to make the poppy their own, to use it to express their personal gratitude to those who protected our democracy and freedom.” The RSA is inviting people to visit the Domain and make a donation in exchange for a disc. Donors can then write an individual messages on the disc before placing it on the poppy. Those outside Auckland or overseas can make an online donation. A disc will then be placed on their behalf. Donations can be made at http://www. giantpoppy.co.nz/ - NZME

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Staff at the Ashburton Maternity Ward held a special afternoon tea yesterday to farewell retiring nurse Margaret Clifford.

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techniques and policies have come and gone, she says the basics of looking after mothers and babies have remained the same.

“Though we’ve experienced many changes over the years, these little people still come with the same challenges.”

“They all have to be fed, and

mum needs to learn the basics of mother craft.”

A special afternoon tea was held yesterday to farewell Mrs Clifford, but her official last day will be this Sunday – exactly 44 years to the day since she started at the hospital.

While the keen embroiderer and photographer was looking

forward to her retirement, she would miss the comradeship between the tight-knit group of maternity ward staff.

She would also miss working alongside mothers and babies after so many years.

“I’ll miss that lots,” she said.

“But I’m sure I’ll still see them in the supermarket.”

Grieving husband devastated by theft From P1 “I don’t care about the stuff I can replace, it’s the sentimental items that you can’t replace,” he said.

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His daughter had been left frightened after the incident, he said. “She’s only 11, I don’t think the impact of what’s been stolen has sunk in yet.”

The burglary has been reported to the police and Mr Borthwick is hopeful the items would be returned.

He has also taken to social

media in an attempt to locate the jewellery.

“I hope they have a heart and can somehow return those items, he said.”

Missing American tramper David Tamowski has been found safe and well after he went missing on the Routeburn track near Queenstown.

The 55-year-old man was reported missing by his wife two days ago when he failed to return after entering the track at the Routeburn Shelter on Tuesday last week. She alerted authorities after Tamowski failed to make a planned flight to meet family in Auckland.

Police said he was safe and well and was currently in Te Anau.

Police will be speaking with him to understand exactly what happened.

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Man hit by car A man is in a critical condition after being struck by a car on Breen Road in Christchurch.

The pedestrian was taken to Christchurch Hospital after the crash shortly after 3pm yesterday, police said. The driver of the car was very shaken but not injured, police said. Breen Road remained closed for just over an hour between Harewood Road and Veronica Street while the Canterbury police serious crash unit completed a scene examination.

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■ NATIONAL ROAD TOLL

Deaths up 20 per cent on 2014

By Sophie Ryan The number of people killed on New Zealand roads so far this year is 20 per cent higher than at the same time last year.

The Ministry of Transport reported 95 people have been killed on the roads from January 1 to April 16 this year. In the same period last year, 79 people died on the roads.

Police Assistant Commissioner Dave Cliff said there were eight more crashes resulting

in deaths this year compared to last year, but the number of deaths was a lot higher because more passengers were being killed.

The rate of passengers being killed in vehicle accidents had “really spiked up” from 10 in 2014 to April 16, to 26 this year, Mr Cliff said.

“We’re finding an awful lot of people who are just merely travelling in a car being killed ... way above what’s happened in previous years,” he said.

Mr Cliff said while the rate of seat belt wearing in the country was generally very high, people were still dying because they hadn’t worn a safety belt.

“If people ... haven’t got their seat belts on, they’re dramatically more likely to be killed or injured.

It doesn’t matter where you’re seated in the car.”

Typically, 60 people who haven’t worn a seat belt die in road crashes every year, Mr Cliff said.

While there had been an increase this year compared to last year, Mr Cliff said the road toll was still trending downwards.

“It’s certainly nowhere near the rate that it was five or 10 years ago, but what we do say is any death is one too many,” he said.

Speed was still a factor in many crashes, and the lower speed threshold police put in place over summer and holiday weekends had resulted in fewer road deaths.

“If everyone slows down, that has a massive impact on safety,” Mr Cliff said.

Modern and safer vehicles also helped the road toll trend downwards.

“We know that road crashes happen for a whole raft of reasons, [but] we know you’re going to be much safer in a modern car that’s five-star rated,” Mr Cliff said.

His comments come after a recent spate of fatal crashes.

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Anticipating big demand for blankets

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They don’t make blankets like they used to.

Ashburton Salvation Army Family Store volunteer Peter Jones and manager Maria Macdonald are pleased with the quality of recent donations.

Mrs Macdonald said a cold snap this week had made people start thinking about winter.

She was not sure how much demand there would be over the next few months, but hoped people cleaning out cupboards would continue to donate their quality woollen blankets to the store.

“I think your good old wool blankets are much superior, the new polar-fleece ones, they don’t have the same warmth,” she said.

Mrs Macdonald was confident there would not be a repeat of last year, when the store’s supply of blankets sold out in the first month of winter.

“At the moment we are holding our own,” she said.

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Are you ready to take your singing from the shower to the stage?

If so, the Mid Canterbury Choir would like you to come along to an open rehearsal this coming Monday evening.

Manager Carol Gunn said the choir was particularly looking for men as it was short on tenor and bass voices, although was also interested in finding top talent in soprano and alto.

The 40-member professional choir performs concerts throughout the year, including the Messiah every two years, annual Christmas concerts and a variety of other shows. The choir is soon to have a new musical director, Anthony Ferner, a flautist for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, scheduled to begin in June.

Mrs Gunn said it was not essential potential members had choir experience.

“To be able sing the quality of what we do do, they have got to be able to sing and work out high and low notes,” Mrs Gunn said.

The open rehearsal is at 7.15pm in the Bradford Room at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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■ ASHBURTON WOMAN’S BATTLE

Tracking down her dad’s war story

By Sue NewmaN

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World War One may have started more than 100 years ago, but for the descendants of many of those soldiers, the war and the battles fought are still very much alive.

Isobel Smith is one of those descendants. She has traced the story of her father, William Graham McCormick, a man who went to war as a boy, giving a false age so he too could play his part in the conflict.

As a 20-year-old, William joined up and sailed for Egypt in 1915. His war was fought across Europe, he was injured three times, each time recovering and heading back to the trenches.

He returned home in April 1919, picked up his life as a farmer, settling at Hackthorne, married and raised his family of six children. In those post war years he rarely spoke about his time overseas. And that left his family always wondering about the untold stories, Isobel said.

For years she’d been interest-

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ed in family history and decided to use the skills and the contacts she’d made to begin researching her father’s war story.

And today that effort has been worth every hour and every dollar spent tracking down information, she said.

Isobel has amassed a large amount of information, detailing the time her father spent overseas, where he was injured and information about family members he stayed with in Scotland during his convalescence.

Isobel also has several letters

that were written by her dad to his younger brothers and sisters during that time. The collection adds to the scant memories she managed to glean from him during her youth.

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Rock cutter rolls; driver killed

By SaNdra CoNChie A 24-year-old man has died after becoming trapped underneath a 45-tonne rock cutter at a Tauranga quarry.

Emergency services were called out to Oropi Quarries Ltd in McPhail Road about 12.15pm yesterday.

The man died at the scene after the rock cutter rolled and trapped the driver, police said.

A police spokesperson said the fire service had worked through the process of righting the vehicle to retrieve the man’s body, using specialist rescue equipment.

Both the police serious crash unit and WorkSafe New Zealand were on site, investigating the cause of the accident.

Last night, Sergeant Tristan Murray said police would not be commenting on the death because they were only acting on behalf of the coroner by going to the scene.

Mr Murray said the man’s body had been removed from the quarry and the matter was in the hands of the coroner and WorkSafe New Zealand.

It was possible the man’s name would be released today, he said.

When contacted for comment, WorkSafe spokesman Mark Scott said health and safety inspectors were on the scene yesterday.

“We do not comment on the circumstances [of an incident], as they form part of our investigation,” he said.

Company director Catherine Renner could not be contacted for comment and a staff member at the quarry’s head office declined to comment.

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was sitting on his knee as a little girl and feeling the shrapnel that was still in his arm. It’s odd, but they took that out just a few days before he died,” she said.

While he may have rarely spoken about the war, its legacy was obvious in his far from robust health caused by exposure to mustard gas, Isobel said.

“I believe he was quite a sick man from when he came home and eventually he died from lung cancer. He was 72.”

During his overseas service, William carried a pocket book with him. More than 20 years later when his youngest brother Donald joined up in World War Two, his mother gave him the same pocket book her oldest son had carried, believing it was a good luck charm. The luck, however had run out and Donald was killed in action.

As part of his desire to put his war years behind him, William did not join in Anzac Day parades and commemorations, but today a grandson stands in his place, wearing his medals and marching in his memory.

In brief Waves close car park Huge waves have closed a car park at Wellington’s Lyall Bay surf beach after they destroyed part of a seawall. Council spokesman Richard MacLean said the surfers’ corner car park was closed yesterday “because, ironically, the waves are too big”. The damage to the footpath and car park was “extensive” and it may be some time before it could be fully assessed, he said. Contractors were installing a temporary mesh fence to keep people out of the car park. Lyall Bay is well-regarded by local surfers for its big waves.

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Baby’s death charge The mother of a Wanganui toddler who died after allegedly being accidentally left in a car on a hot summer’s day has been charged with manslaughter. The woman appeared in Wanganui District Court yesterday, where suppression orders were granted.

The woman’s name, and that of her husband, were suppressed by the judge, as were all details of the hearing. She was charged with manslaughter over the death of her son, Mace Caldwell, on January 16, by failing to provide the necessaries of life. The 16-month-old boy died in a car parked at Whanganui Hospital, on a day when temperatures topped 25°C. His mother was believed to have accidentally left him there when she went into work in the mistaken belief she had dropped him off at daycare. The woman faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for the alleged crime. She was remanded at large to her next court appearance in the High Court at Wanganui on May 6.

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■ SUPREME COURT

Appeal rejected Convicted killer Helen Milner has lost her bid to challenge her murder conviction in the Supreme Court.

But the court said another application for an appeal could be made if further investigation reveals her husband, Phil Nisbet, may not have died from a drug overdose.

Milner was sentenced to life in prison for killing Mr Nisbet with an overdose in 2009 and making the death appear to be suicide.

She appealed against her convictions for murder and attempted murder on the grounds the Crown had not proven the drug could have been administered without Mr Nisbet’s knowledge.

The drug promethazine hydrochloride, or Phernergan, tastes bitter in lethal quantities.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, saying it was not an element that needed to be proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Milner appealed to the Supreme Court on the ground that the verdicts were unsafe unless

the Crown could prove beyond reasonable doubt how the drug was administered.

The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s view that the method of administering the drug did not need to need to be proven. It was enough that the judge directed the jury to be sure that Milner had drugged Mr Nisbet without his knowledge.

However, during the appeal process a pathologist had contacted Milner with doubts that promethazine was the cause of death.

The Court was asked to grant leave to appeal on the basis that the new evidence would have raised a reasonable doubt if put before the jury.

But the Court said the expert opinion was tentative and did no more than raise lines of inquiry into other explanations for the death.

Mr Nisbet’s sister Lee-Anne Cartier was pleased Milner’s appeal was rejected. “We can finally close this chapter of our lives,” she said.

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Dairy prices affect more than just farmers Sue Newman

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f you hear bad news often enough, the shock factor disappears.

Think back to when dairy prices first started tumbling.

The global market auctions week after week produced grim results and then the really bad news hit, Fonterra’s forecast payout was not just low it was bedrock.

As a community we were shocked. How would this hurt our economy we wondered?

Prices have continued to fall.

Each dairy auction has been carefully watched by industry commentators and while there’s been the odd spot of relief, the traffic has generally been one way – down.

And the longer the fall goes on, the less shock value each one has. Falling prices become the norm. While those most affected, the people down on the farm, will be counting the cost of each price drop, the rest of the district has become immune.

It’s a bit like petrol prices.

The rise and fall at the pump was once greeted with screams of horror or joy depending which way the gauge swung.

Over time, we lost interest in fluctuating petrol prices, paying whatever we had to pay.

The impact of falling dairy prices can’t be so easily dismissed. With the experts saying the fall will continue for some time, we need to be thinking about the long-term impact across the Ashburton District.

Dairy farmers should be well prepared. They know their budgets and they know where the tipping point is in their own operations. The wise will be well onside with their bankers already.

The rest of us can’t afford to be complacent. While we’re not in the front line of falling incomes, whatever happens in the country has always affected the town in this district.

And if dairy prices keep dropping, then rural spending will contract, employment opportunities will shrink and the retail, manufacturing and service industries that grow fat on the rural purse will start hurting too.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should individual doctors’ patient safety records be released to the public?

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Phill Hooper

Yes 25%

OFF THE AIR

A

few weeks ago I suggested adding Memphis to your bucket list.

This week I have another destination to add to that list, this time it’s a whole lot closer.

It is Underworld Adventures in Charleston, which is about 15 minutes’ drive south of Westport.

Let me tell you about our Underworld Adventure.

We arrived at the booking office at 9am, were fitted into our full wetsuits, boots and helmets with lights on the front of them.

Then it was on to a bus for a quick drive to the start of the rainforest.

We then hopped on to a cute wee train that took us into the heart of the forest.

Fifteen minutes later we arrived at our platform and picked up a tyre tube.

We crossed a swing bridge and climbed 130 steps to the entrance of our cave.

At this point I started to get a little concerned about claustrophobia.

The thought of confined spaces freaks me out! I will admit to also wondering what would happen in an earthquake, but was relieved to hear our guide say that a cave is one of the safest places to be during a rumble.

The confined spaces worries were not an issue at all, apart from a few spots where you were bent right over and shuffling (no not my Michael Jackson dance moves).

The stalactites and stalagmites, columns created over 200,000 years, were breathtaking and this cave system was full of them.

In the second level of the cave our guide told us to all turn our lights off and experience complete darkness.

You could not see your hand waving in front of your face!

It was weird waiting for your eyes to adjust, but they never did.

The average person would start hallucinating and going a bit nuts in around 20 minutes in that kind of darkness, probably about 10 minutes for me as I’m well down that track already.

The final level of the cave was the best. This level had water in it.

One by one we hopped into our tubes and linked our feet under the armpits of the person in front of us, to form a floating tyre tube train. We

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flicked our lights off again and drifted quietly into the final section of the cave.

Wow! Above us were millions of glow worms (apparently a lot more than Waitomo). It is hard to put into words the feeling of complete calm, but also total amazement, that sweeps over you as you drift along. It is a truly magical place.

After our 15 minute magical drift, we came to the cave’s exit which linked into the Nile River. We then tubed down the river for a couple of kilometres, back to our train.

Four hours after we started this adventure we were sitting in the café with lunch and a coffee, watching our photos roll by on a big screen in front of us.

The photos were free for us to download as well.

“That was one of the coolest things we’ve ever done,” both of my kids said. That’s high praise coming from Josh, my 14-year-old son, who’s vocab normally consists of one-word answers like, “yeah”, “ok”, “dunno” and “huh”.

Don’t miss this Jewel on the Nile (see what I did there) if you’re heading over to the

Coast. Check out all the details on their website www.caverafting.com The West Coast is often described as a step back in time, and Charleston certainly is – 200,000 years’ worth – and a step not to be missed.

Till next week.

Hoo roo Phill Hooper Cave adventurer Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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■ UNITED NATIONS

Special envoy steps down The UN’s special envoy to Yemen has stepped down after four years of efforts at a peaceful political transition in the Arab world’s poorest country fell apart amid a Shiite rebel uprising and Saudi-led airstrikes.

A UN statement said Jamal Benomar “has expressed an interest in moving on to another assignment” and that his successor will be named “in due course.”

Benomar’s departure creates a diplomatic vacuum in Yemen, where he had been the key international figure working to bring the feuding parties together, even after diplomats fled embassies and the UN staff pulled out.

Benomar, who previously served as an envoy in Iraq and Afghanistan, had come under criticism from some in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, as his recent efforts to broker peace showed little success.

Yemen is now under weeks of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition in an attempt to push back Shiite Houthi rebels who swept south and caused the president to flee.

The UN said it will “spare no efforts to re-launch the peace process,” but the challenge has grown as the fighting in Yemen has become a kind of proxy war between Saudi Arabia and

Contempt charge A Lebanese television network is on trial at a special UN tribunal, accused of obstructing justice by releasing identities of confidential witnesses in the long-running probe into the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. AlJadeed television and its deputy news director, Karma Khayat, pleaded not guilty to charges of contempt of court. The network says the case raises concerns about media freedom. The proceedings began yesterday near The Hague in the Netherlands.

The network is accused of publishing a list of prosecution witnesses in the Hariri case in 2012, which the tribunal said could compromise the proceedings. - AP

Bundchen bows out

Jamal Benomar, the UN’s special envoy to Yemen has stepped down after a peaceful political transition in the Arab world’s poorest country fell apart.

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its Sunni allies and Iran, a Shiite power that has supported the Houthis. More than 700 people have been killed since the airstrikes began.

UN diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because talks were private, said that ministers from the Sunniled Gulf Co-operation Council met Secretary-General Ban

Ki-moon during a trip to Kuwait in late March and told him of their unhappiness with Benomar.

The pressure on Benomar, a Moroccan-born diplomat who holds British citizenship, had grown as the Houthis advanced in recent weeks. By late last week, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN was

strongly hinting that Benomar was on the way out.

“We continue to support the mission of the special adviser to the secretary-general. ...

Whoever the secretary-gener al designates as his special adviser, for the time being Jamal Benomar, yes,” the ambassador, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, told reporters last week.

- AP

■ SOUTH KOREA

■ FLIGHT MH370

Ferry tragedy survivors struggle with guilt

Searchers not giving up

“Field Trip” is still written in big letters on a calendar hanging on Yang Jeong-won’s old classroom wall.

The letters cover four days in April last year and mark one of the highlights of the year – a trip, by ferry, to a southern resort island. The sight still manages to shock Yang, one of the few students to survive a disaster that continues to horrify South Korea.

For many of the second-year high school students, the trip marked a last bit of freedom before nearly two years of gruelling preparation for college entrance exams. Teachers and other students waved at them from school windows as 17-year-old Yang and her classmates boarded buses at Danwon High School in the city of Ansan, about an hour’s drive south of Seoul.

Several hours later, on the morning of April 16, 2014, the ferry listed, flipped upside

In brief

down and sank. More than 300 people died, many of them students trapped in cabins because the crew ordered them to stay put, even as the captain and others jumped onto an early coast guard boat.

Yang, who had on a life jacket, managed to get to an exit and called out to rescuers, who saved her.

A year later, Yang still can’t believe what happened to her friends.

“I sometimes wonder if some of the other students are still in the classroom, but no, this is all we have now,” she said.

Yang, a freckled, short-haired girl, takes medicine for anxiety.

The feeling of the tilting ship still traumatizes her.

She feels guilty about surviving.

“I came out of this alive, but my friends didn’t,” she said. “I once dreamed that relatives of those who died came to kill the survivors.”

The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May, officials said yesterday, affirming their commitment to not give up until it is located.

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said that Malaysia, Australia and China, which are leading the hunt for the Boeing 777 that went missing on March 8 last year, are “committed to the search”.

He told reporters after meeting with his counterparts from the other two countries that so far 61 per cent of the 60,000 kilometre search area has been scoured off Australia’s west coast. The remaining 39 per cent would have been searched by the end of May, he said.

“If the aircraft is not found within the 60,000 square kilometres, we have collectively decided to extend the search to another 60,000 square kilometres within the highest probability area,” he said.

However, searchers are hope-

ful that they can find the plane in the current search area, he said.

The announcement removes some ambiguity about the future of the search as it was never made clear what would happen if the plane is not found.

It will also come as a solace to the relatives of the victims, who are holding out the hope of recovering the bodies.

Liow said the two areas together would cover 95 per cent of the flight path of the plane, which went missing while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. Most of the passengers were Chinese.

It dropped off the radar, and investigators using satellite data later figured out that it made a series of turns and headed in a completely opposite direction from where it was going before crashing into the Indian Ocean.

“We are confident we are searching in the right area,” Australian Deputy Prime Minister and transport minister Warren Truss said. - AP

Gisele Bundchen bid adieu to the catwalk yesterday, strutting her stuff at an emotionally charged show in Sao Paulo that she said will be her last stroll down a runway in a 20-year career that has made her a fashion legend.

The 34-year-old Brazilian mother of two has said she wants to spend more time with her family but has also vowed to continue working in the industry. As the world’s highest-paid model, according to a 2014 ranking by Forbes magazine, Bundchen is the face of Chanel, Carolina Herrera, Pantene and other top brands. She also designs her own line of flip flops and lingerie.

- AP

Guilty of murder Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in a late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him. Hernandez faces further legal trouble: He is still awaiting trial on murder charges in a drive-by shooting. He is accused of gunning down two men over a spilled drink at a nightclub. The first-degree murder conviction carried a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole and automatically triggered an appeal to Massachusetts’ highest court.

- AP

Unexpected visitor Police arrested a man who steered his tiny aircraft onto the lawn of the US Capitol, which houses Congress, after flying through restricted airspace around the National Mall yesterday. The pilot was Doug Hughes, 61, a Postal Service worker from Florida.

On his website, Hughes took responsibility for the stunt and said he was delivering letters to all 535 members of Congress to draw attention to campaign finance corruption. “As I have informed the authorities, I have no violent inclinations or intent,” Hughes wrote on his website, thedemocracyclub.org. “An ultralight aircraft poses no major physical threat — it may present a political threat to graft. I hope so. There’s no need to worry — I’m just delivering the mail.” A second source, a Senate aide, said police knew of the plan shortly before Hughes took off, and said he had previously been interviewed by the US Secret Service.

- AP

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Dairy product prices hit new low

BY MARGREET DIETZ

prices was not as large as it has been in previous auctions; however this was partially offset by a larger drop in the skim milk powder price,” Kilsby said. “The movements in the milk powder prices were largely as anticipat-

Strong start to the year for investors ON THE MARKETS

slow to the lowest level since 2008 and fixed asset investment drop to the lowest level on record. The Australian dollar fell sharp on the back of this news, sending the Kiwi back over 99c against the Aussie and sparking further talk of parity.

We saw global dairy prices decline for the third auction in a row, with the global dairy trade index declining 3.6 per cent. Whole milk powder prices, which are a key export for New Zealand were down 4.3 per cent.

After hitting a low point in December, whole milk powder prices had rebounded 45 per cent at one point earlier this year, but have now given back the majority of that bounce.

This suggests there is some small downside risk to Fonterra’s $4.70 payout, which is more likely to be around $4.50-4.60.

More importantly, it points to a more subdued forecast for next season. The dairy sector could be in for some more bad news, which will keep the NZ dollar on the backfoot against the US dollar.

One of the key drivers of global markets over the coming weeks will be the first quarter reporting season in the US. Aggregate S&P500 earnings are expected to see a 3.2 per cent decline from a year earlier, the first fall since 2009. Energy is set to weigh most heavily, but materials, utilities, telcos

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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and consumer staples are also expected to see declines. Financials, healthcare and consumer discretionary are forecast to be strongest this quarter. With the US market trading at full valuations, it will be interesting to see how investors react to a potentially weak earnings season, especially at a time when economic data has hit a soft patch as well.

The financials sector is expected to see a positive reporting season. Wells Fargo and J. P. Morgan kicked things off this week, beating expectations for both revenue and earnings. Wells Fargo saw its first quarterly earnings decline in four years as the United States’ fourth largest bank by assets continued to face pressure on its lending margins. The company chairman and chief executive said Wells Fargo had consistently been able to churn out earnings growth over the past few years by lending to US households and businesses.

Next week, be on the lookout for a positive result from Amazon which is disclosing for the first time financial data for its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services. This is likely to be positive for the company and will give insight into earnings growth. On the negative end of the spectrum look for IBM at the beginning of the week who is continuing to struggle to change the business and move it into the modern computing age.

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t has been a very strong start to the year for investors, with all major asset classes rising in both local currency and NZ dollar terms in the first quarter.

Shares have been the strongest performers, with European, Australian and Japanese shares all posting double-digit gains in local currency terms during the first three months of the year. Gains from New Zealand shares were more modest at 4.8 per cent for the March quarter.

However, the NZX50 has now managed to post positive returns for the last 11 quarters, an outstanding achievement.

April has also started solidly, with all major sharemarkets up by varying degrees. UK shares have rebounded strongly after a period of weakness, rising 4.8 per cent so far in April. Early next month the UK election will be held and it is shaping up as one of the closest contests in many years. European shares have also continued their strong run, rising 4.2 per cent so far this month as central bank stimulus provides support and with some emerging signs of a modest economic rebound in the region. US shares are up 1.9 per cent so far in April, while the gains from Australian and New Zealand shares have been more modest at 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively.

Chinese economic growth data for the first quarter of the year was released. While the 7.0 per cent GDP growth rate was in line with expectations, it was below the 7.3 per cent we saw the previous quarter and was the slowest since the first quarter of 2009, in the middle of the global financial crisis. We also saw March industrial production

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7.8 per cent to $US2253 a tonne, while butter fell 6.6 per cent to $US3026 a tonne, and whole milk powder weakened 4.3 per cent to $US2446 a tonne.

“It was pleasing to see that the drop in whole milk powder

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Kilsby said in a note. “Growth in global milk supply is beginning to slow as farmers respond to lower milk prices but it will still take some time before markets are back in equilibrium.”

Skim milk powder dropped

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Dairy product prices fell in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, hitting the lowest level in the 2015 auctions so far, as prices for milk powder and butter slid amid concern about the outlook for commodities.

The GDT average winning price declined 3.6 per cent to $US2620, down from $US2746 at the previous auction two weeks ago. It was the lowest level since the last auction of 2014. Some 25,596 tonnes of product was sold, up from 23,162 tonnes two weeks ago.

The AgriHQ Seasonal Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014-15 season decreased by 3 cents per kilogram milksolids to $4.51/ kgMS following the auction.

This is comparable with Fonterra’s $4.70/ kgMS forecast.

“Dairy commodity markets remain weak across the globe,” AgriHQ dairy analyst Susan

ed by the NZX Dairy Futures market.”

Rennet casein slipped 0.6 per cent to $US6949 a tonne.

Butter milk powder rose 2.1 per cent to $US2208 a tonne, while anhydrous milk fat gained 2.3 per cent to $US3744 a tonne, and cheddar increased 2.7 per cent to $US2888 a tonne.

Sweet whey powder was not offered at the latest event, while lactose was either not offered, not sold, or sold at the starting price.

The New Zealand dollar last traded 0.9 per cent higher at 75.89 US cents at about 2:36pm in New York, compared with 75.22 US cents at 5pm in Wellington the previous day.

There were 108 winning bidders out of 154 participating bidders at the 11-round auction.

The number of qualified bidders rose to 673, up from 667 at the last auction.

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■ Lamb: Pat the lamb rumps dry, rub with a little oil and season.

Heat a frying pan or BBQ over a high heat and sear the lamb for a couple of minutes to brown all over. If you leave the fat on, leave it a little longer on that side to render and get crispy. Place the lamb on a plate and coat all over with the balsamic glaze. Transfer to an oven dish lined with tinfoil, spoon a little more balsamic glaze over top and finish cooking in the oven for 12-15 minutes depending on how you like it done.

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Balsamic glazed lamb salad Lamb 3 Quality Mark lamb rumps Glaze 1C balsamic vinegar 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2t brown sugar 1 stick fresh rosemary leaves, roughly chopped 1/2 t salt Salad 3C baby spinach leaves Seeds from 1 pomegranate 1 bunch asparagus, ends snapped off and chopped into thirds 1 red onion, thinly sliced 3 large orange kumara, peeled, chopped, steamed or roasted 200g haloumi cheese, sliced then cut into triangles 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved 3/4 C pine nuts and/or pistachios lightly toasted Vinaigrette 1/4 C oil 2T red or white wine vinegar 1 clove garlic, crushed 1C basil leaves, very finely chopped ■ Preheat the oven to 210°C.

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■ 3D PRINTERS

Music decline slows

Hungry? Print out a steak

The decline in worldwide recorded-music revenues slowed last year as more people subscribed to online services. The proportion of sales from digital destinations equalled those from physical formats for the first time. Global revenue for the industry, whose best-selling album was the movie soundtrack to the film Frozen, fell 0.4 per cent to $14.97 billion last year, with declining downloads and physical sales, according to a group representing music labels. - NZME

By Simon CollinS An heir of one of the world’s richest families is banking on 3D “printing” of meat as the next big industry of the future.

Justin Rockefeller, a greatgreat-grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, is “a relatively small investor” in New York-based Modern Meadow, which has created a “steak chip” by growing animal tissues in a laboratory and then using a 3D printer to build up layers of meat into the size of a potato chip.

“I have eaten a steak chip,” Mr Rockefeller said in Auckland, where he will speak at a Philanthropy NZ conference today.

“It tasted like a salty steak chip.

“It was delicious.”

The technology is still in its early stages.

Modern Meadow co-founder Andras Forgacs has said that it costs thousands of dollars to make one pound (0.45kg) of meat.

But he says the cost will come down dramatically when production ramps up in factories that he likens to microbreweries, multiplying meat cells taken from a cow or a sheep in much the same way that brewers ferment a biological source such as barley to make beer.

The time scale for artificial meat would be “in the order of decades”, Mr Rockefeller said.

Modern Meadow is starting with artificial leather on the theory that it will be easier to get people to buy car-seats or handbags made of artificial leather than to start eating artificial meat.

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A sophisticated hacking group targeted governments and corporations in Southeast Asia for a decade, marking one of the longest-running and most efficient campaigns unveiled, according to security company FireEye. Named APT30, the group increased hacking activity ahead of regional diplomatic meetings and also targeted at least 15 companies in communications, technology, finance and aviation, the US cybersecurity provider said. - NZME

Modern Meadow investor Justin Rockefeller: “I have eaten a steak chip”.

Patenting gone mad “Meat will probably come after that,” he said.

“Every major idea seems crazy at first.

“Even mobile telephones used to look like giant bricks and cost $5000 each in the early 90s, but visionary people imagined a world in which every single person on the planet has one of these mobile devices and they fit in your pocket.”

Mr Forgacs and his father, University of Missouri Professor Gabor Forgacs, have already founded another company, Organovo, which has multiplied human cells and then used 3D printing to create tissues of human kidneys and other organs, initially for testing new medicines.

It is valued on the New York Stock Exchange at US$379 million ($507 million).

Modern Meadow is still privately owned but was valued last year at US$60 million ($80 million).

“I would put this in the category of high-risk, high-return, high-impact,” Mr Rockefeller said.

He has co-founded a nonprofit body called The Impact for investors who pledge to use their money to generate both a financial return and a social impact.

He helped persuade the family-owned Rockefeller Brothers Fund to stop investing in fossil fuel industries last year - despite the fact that the vast family fortune comes from oil.

“We embrace the irony,” he said.

Instead, he sees the Modern Meadow investment as both a good financial bet and having a huge positive social impact if it can reduce global warming.

Livestock account for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.

However, Otago University scientist Dr Tim Woodfield,

who leads a team using 3D printing to develop human tissue implants, said it was not clear how Modern Meadow could multiply living cells without using animal products, because most tissues were grown in media such as blood serum.

“I have met Gabor Forgacs,” he said.

“The research community is somewhat sceptical, but it’s very difficult to know what sort of basis this comes from.”

Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Scott Champion said synthetic meat was still a long way from reality.

“Consumers are telling us naturalness of product is very important to them,” he said.

Geoff Simmons of Gareth Morgan’s Morgan Foundation said he would bet on NZ scientists finding ways to reduce methane emissions from livestock long before 3D printing of meat became vi- NZME able.

The same week that Alex Haro and Chris Hulls raised $50 million for their mobile app, Life360, the partners got a letter. It said they had three days to pay licensing fees to a company they had never heard of because their app violated its patented technology. To Haro, it was “a punch in the gut,” he said. On the other side of that letter was Malcolm “Cap” Beyer, a 76-year-old who had filed patents a decade ago on cellphone mapping. In the end, a jury sided with Life360 on all counts - but not before Haro and Hulls shelled out nearly $1.5m in legal fees. - NZME

Hackers in the air The same Internet access now available on most commercial flights makes it possible for hackers to bring down a plane, a US government watchdog has warned. The finding follows New Zealand Aviation Security general manager Mark Wheeler telling an airports conference last year that cyber threats to aircraft were just one of the new wave of risks that his organisation was monitoring here.

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■ TAYLOR MILE

Dalton Bromac the smokey

Brisbane beckons A satisfactory work-out from Silent Achiever tomorrow morning will see her depart for a possible final campaign in Australia. “I’ll make that call after I watch her gallop,” trainer Roger James said. “She’s very full of herself and if I’m happy she’ll be on Sunday’s plane and potentially she will run in the Hollindale Stakes two weeks prior to the Doomben Cup.” - NZME

The bookies may have abandoned Dalton Bromac heading into the $100,000 Taylor Mile but trainer Brendon Hill is unfazed.

He hopes what looks a terrible draw can prove the winning of the group one sprint at Alexandra Park tonight.

Rated one of New Zealand’s most exciting pacers, Dalton Bromac usually starts long odds-on in his races, but opened $5.50 for the star-studded 1700m thriller after drawing barrier eight.

That, coupled with the fact that he meets one of the hottest age-group fields assembled at Alexandra Park in recent years, has the TAB bookies willing to take on Dalton Bromac, even though last time he ventured north he was scarily good.

Dalton Bromac settled last in his only Alexandra Park start this season yet bolted in and shattered the national 2200m record.

He has done nothing wrong since but with sprint racing at Alexandra Park notoriously difficult for horses who get back in the field, he could even

Allpress has high hopes Lisa Allpress is hoping to sign off with a Group One victory at Ellerslie tomorrow. She will partner Iamishwara in the Manco Easter Handicap in what she expects to be her last day of riding in New Zealand before taking up a contract in Japan. Allpress, whose Asian venture has been delayed by visa issues, has enjoyed a good run of success at home since returning from Singapore and last weekend she combined with Sir Singo to win the Listed Easter Cup at Riccarton.

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Du Plessis confident Vespa’s regular rider Mark Du Plessis believes the colt can open his account over a mile in Saturday’s Gr.1 Manco Easter Handicap at Ellerslie. “I’m confident he can with 52kg,” he said. “He’s got all the ability in the world and it’s the right race for him. I just hope there’s no more rain.” Du Plessis has ridden Vespa to consecutive lead-up wins in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas and against the older horses in the Listed Flying Handicap.

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Ricky May takes the reins behind Dalton Bromac in tonight’s prestigious Taylor Mile.

last-start winner of the Chariots of Fire at Menangle, the $4 equal favourite but he became sick soon after that March 1 victory and has had only two trials starts in the past six weeks.

Border Control shares that $4 quote in a race that looks certain to come down to luck in the

running, with few horses good enough to work overly hard and win at this level.

The bookies didn’t have to think quite so hard for the other group races, with Stent opening $1.80 to win the Anzac Cup in a strong trot field, which has five Harness Jewels winners drawn on the front line alone.

Unbeaten filly Dream About Me opened $1.80 but was soon backed in the $120,000 Woodlands Caduceus Club Classic, even from the outside of the front line.

Still, her task in overcoming largely inexperienced rivals from that draw is a vastly different proposition than Dalton Bromac faces from the same draw in the Mile.

Meanwhile, Dexter Dunn will return to Australia after tomorrow night’s meeting to partner Kiwi-owned filly Delightful Lana in Saturday night’s A$150,000 Victoria Oaks.

Formerly trained by Cran Dalgety, Delightful Lana won her heat last week in the care of Peter Walsh and is likely to return to New Zealand after the classic.

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Rare cup test for southern star

McEvoy team captain Kerrin McEvoy will mark his return to Europe as captain of the Rest of the World team at Royal Ascot’s Shergar Cup. The freelance rider has been announced for the premier jockeys’ challenge on August 8, alongside big names Frankie Dettori, Jamie Spencer and Emma-Jayne Wilson. The Shergar Cup is a six-race competition between teams of jockeys representing Great Britain and Ireland, Europe, The Rest of the World and The Girls. The jockey with the most individual points is awarded the Silver Saddle. - AAP

An accomplished sprinter-miler will face an overdue test of his stamina at Riccarton tomorrow.

Chapel Star will step up to 2000 metres for only the second time in his career in the Gr.3 Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup. “He had that one run over ground last year and finished third,” trainer Terry Kennedy said.

“It’s just the way it’s worked

M10 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 17 Apr 2015 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.45pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C1 C1, 305m 1 135 Allegro Blast nwtd ............................L Ahern 2 86518 Otto Baxter 17.69 ......................J McInerney 3 15765 Come On Mickey 17.86 G & ........... J Clarke 4 51525 Working Midnight 17.99 .......... T McCracken 5 26423 Cawbourne Teash 17.77 ..............M Roberts 6 34114 Skinny Ankles 17.74 ...................A Turnwald 7 25167 Dazzling Di 18.13 G R & ................. S Voyce 8 63448 Tasha Rama 18.11 ...............J Woolston-Bell 9 26444 Cosmic Rascal 17.90 .............. T McCracken 10 45542 Flirt With Me 18.02 .................. T McCracken 2 5.03pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C2 C2, 305m 1 12721 Mega Jet 17.66 ...............................S Maher 2 21862 Homebush Limbo 17.64 ............J McInerney 3 51788 Just You Wait 17.81 .....................J McArthur 4 56335 Zulu Mercedes 17.80 ...................M Roberts 5 72443 Five Kay Leg 18.03 ............................ N Udy 6 16144 No Time Yet 17.57 ..................G Fredrickson 7 43863 Chocdee Alice 17.62 .................J McInerney 8 43656 Ever So Hopeful 17.75 G & ................Denby 9 16538 Fair Conquest 17.77............................L Udy 10 74388 Mariah 18.12 ....................................P Taylor 3 5.21pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2 C2, 305m 1 42786 Queen Cobra 17.76 ................ D T Poutama 2 25637 Azure Dreams 17.75 G & ................ J Clarke 3 55374 Speedy Feet 17.89 .................... K B Benson

start longer than his fixed odds quote.

Hill says what looks bad may actually be good.

“I think he might get out to $6 or $7 on the tote but that won’t mean a thing to him.

“He is ready to go and I couldn’t be happier with the horse so I can not go letting the draw worry me, that is Ricky’s [May] job.

“Sure, he will have to probably settle back at the start but with a field like this they could go really hard and being out of the early rush might be a good thing.

“I’d like him to drive positively after that and if that means he is parked at the bell, then so be it.

“He is here to win, not worry about the Messenger next week.

“He has been set for both these races, not just the one he draws well in.”

The depth of the Taylor Mile is amazing, with every horse in the race having won at group level and six of the 11 at the highest level.

The TAB opened Sky Major,

out that he hasn’t been over a trip since, but on pedigree he should stay.”

Out of the dual Group One Auckland Classic and New Zealand Oaks winner Staring, the six-year-old is also a halfbrother to the dam of the New Zealand Horse of the Year and champion distance performer Dundeel.

Chapel Star has won seven of

his 33 starts and Kennedy said the gelding would appreciate the weight-for-age conditions.

“He’s a genuine horse and he tries hard. He’s only won one open race, but he’s been forced to carry plenty of weight in handicaps.

“It’s not an overly strong race if you take out the top two (Scapolo and Eva Keeneva) and Include so it’s worth a go. He’s

working well and a softer track would help him.”

Meanwhile, the NZB Southern Filly of the Year winner will be decided after the running of the Warstep Stakes.

First day winner Consensus currently leads the series, but will face stern opposition from the Gr.1 NZ 1000 Guineas placegetter Belle Miraaj, No Tricks and Epineaux. - NZME

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

4 88882 Showem Baby 17.66 ................A Duganzich 5 16112 My First Litter nwtd.......................M Roberts 6 72412 Blitzing Flyer 17.68 ............................ N Udy 7 36687 Flying Blake 17.72 .............................. L Bell 8 3F184 Homebush Dawn 17.71.............J McInerney 9 48285 Fear Marina 17.71.....................J McInerney 10 27882 Botany Zenvo nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 5.41pm AON CPF C3 C3, 305m 1 77852 Cawbourne Arrow nwtd................M Roberts 2 18266 Embee Dee 17.53 .....................J McInerney 3 44326 Peacock Princess 17.69..............A Turnwald 4 57475 Kasim 18.08 ......................................D Edlin 5 15472 Scott My Money 17.66 ....................... N Udy 6 48812 Allegro Touch 17.55 .........................L Ahern 7 67656 Deathstar 17.60 ............................A Speight 8 44862 Crystal Wave 17.58 .....................B Hodgson 9 78873 Tongariro 17.69 G & ........................ J Clarke 10 78671 Semantics 18.10 ..............................L Ahern 5 6.11pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C2 C2, 520m 1 16175 Thou Romeo 30.21 ...........................D Edlin 2 13884 Botany Seaton 30.44 ................J McInerney 3 38264 Botany Richie nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 8x341 Rebel Away nwtd.........................A Turnwald 5 33857 Lagoon Kootchy nwtd...................M Roberts 6 34462 Opawa Cassidy 30.56 .....................S Maher 7 35256 Acapella 30.74 ..................................D Edlin 8 x1168 He’s A Jessie 30.57 ........................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 44652 Thrilling Dylan 30.24 ............... T McCracken 10 74388 Mariah 30.72 ....................................P Taylor 6 6.41pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C3, 305m

1 66114 Sheik ‘Em Up 17.56 ........................... N Udy 10 35378 Big Boy Deno 17.47 .....................M Roberts 2 71633 Miss Foxy Minx 17.41 G & .................Denby 9 8.09pm THE DOGZONE C4/5 C4/5, 520m 3 24668 Stiff Drink 17.53 ..........................A Turnwald 1 23387 Mammy Brown 29.98 .......................L Ahern 4 61283 Lagoon Mac nwtd.........................M Roberts 2 31212 Angvella 29.83 .................................L Ahern 5 56311 Plenty Of Time 17.76 .......................L Ahern 3 11411 Cawbourne Crouch 29.92 ............M Roberts 6 23314 Chinese Star 17.64 L & ...................... Morris 4 23533 Check The Mail 29.98 ......................L Ahern 7 87673 Popstar Rocket nwtd .........................M Flipp 5 32452 Ritza Danny 29.81 ...........................L Ahern 8 51255 Boston Lightning 17.44 ...............A Turnwald 6 13566 Grader Jack 30.04.......................A Turnwald 9 24887 Another Jewel 17.52 .................J McInerney 7 41684 Fabio nwtd.......................................... N Udy 10 87687 Grand Allegro 17.58 .........................L Ahern 8 22752 Coolabah Blue 30.54 ..................A Turnwald 7 7.11pm KEENAN CONCRETE C4 C4, 305m 9 11531 Applause 30.38 ....................... T McCracken 1 61352 Bigtime Dasher 17.77 ......................L Ahern 10 82185 Miss Selfies 30.43 .....................J McInerney 2 55148 Manu Rama 17.65 ..........................L Doody 10 8.39pm WANGANUI SECURITY C4/5 C4/5, 305m 3 11466 Call Me Ralph 17.38 G & ................ J Clarke 1 22322 Elle Packer 17.31 .............................L Ahern 4 62166 Legerdemain 17.76 ..........................L Ahern 2 71143 Allegro Chaser 17.40 .......................L Ahern 5 82147 Hanify Ace 17.54................................ N Udy 3 83262 Boston Blaze 17.49 .....................A Turnwald 6 35511 Homebush Olive 17.71..............J McInerney 4 73824 Winning Is Easy 17.44 .....................L Ahern 7 45613 Captain’s Choice 17.66 ................M Roberts 5 42185 Matilda’s Babe 17.53...................J McArthur 8 75346 Blue Senior 17.54 .............................. N Udy 6 21553 Weepu 17.54 ....................................L Ahern 9 62653 Spring Major 17.58......................A Turnwald 7 33127 Cawbourne Matty 17.35 ...............M Roberts 10 35378 Big Boy Deno 17.47 .....................M Roberts 8 32514 Super Zip Zip 17.65 ....................A Turnwald 8 7.41pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C4/5 C4/5, 305m 9 88572 Jinja Coll 17.59 G R &..................... S Voyce 10 18658 Almost Got It 17.46 ............................ N Udy 1 32133 Exponential Lily 17.29 ......................L Ahern 2 41147 Winfield Winter 17.47 ...................M Roberts 11 9.09pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ C4 C4, 305m 3 13441 Clamped 17.54.................................L Ahern 1 55763 Mighty Magic 17.64 ..........................L Ahern 4 46135 What’s Up Gee 17.38 .......................L Ahern 2 23868 Winfield Autumn 17.78 .................M Roberts 5 62713 Ngauruhoe 17.55 G & ..................... J Clarke 3 66361 Cawbourne Tomcat 17.65 .................. N Udy 6 22461 Senorita Tina 17.59 ...........................M Flipp 4 17462 Follow Fame 17.63 ............................M Flipp 7 11624 Super Rooster 17.49 ...................A Turnwald 5 46758 El Jetta 17.51 ...............................M Roberts 8 23136 Cawbourne Midget 17.49 .............M Roberts 6 45586 Blue And Curly 17.43 .......................L Ahern 9 14387 Wine Time 17.59 ...........................A Speight 7 43447 Opawa Sister 17.52............................ N Udy

8 27367 Homebush Churro 17.88 ...........J McInerney 9 62653 Spring Major 17.58......................A Turnwald 10 67728 Allegro Master 17.52 ........................L Ahern 12 9.37pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK 06 345 6794 - C4 C4, 305m 1 27111 Scott No Mates 17.62 ........................ N Udy 2 45414 Your Say nwtd ..............................M Roberts 3 18232 Sweet As Bro 17.67 .........................L Ahern 4 73235 Homebush Ramona 17.97 ........J McInerney 5 25544 Enazuma 17.39 G &...........................Denby 6 82811 Serena Rose 17.55 ..........................L Ahern 7 51576 Bolt Allegro 17.50.............................L Ahern 8 15587 Cawbourne Steve nwtd ................M Roberts Emergencies: 9 62653 Spring Major 17.58......................A Turnwald 10 67837 Opawa Shaiden 17.60..................M Roberts LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

SELECTIONS Race 1: Allegro Blast, Cawbourne Teash, Come On Mickey Race 2: Mega Jet, Chocdee Alice, No Time Yet, Just You Wait Race 3: My First Litter, Blitzing Flyer, Azure Dreams, Speedy Feet Race 4: Allegro Touch, Cawbourne Arrow, Kasim, Crystal Wave Race 5: Rebel Away, Opawa Cassidy, Lagoon Kootchy Race 6: Stiff Drink, Lagoon Mac, Boston Lightning, Sheik ‘Em Up Race 7: Call Me Ralph, Bigtime Dasher, Legerdemain Race 8: Exponential Lily, What’s Up Gee, Super Rooster Race 9: Angvella, Ritza Danny, Mammy Brown, Check The Mail Race 10: Elle Packer, Winning Is Easy, Cawbourne Matty Race 11: Follow Fame, Blue And Curly, Homebush Churro Race 12: Sweet As Bro, Scott No Mates, Cawbourne Steve

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THE TURF BAR SPRINT $1,100, c0, 295m

386 Abbas Junior nwtd Baduzzi nwtd 83 Lachie Jewel nwtd 26221 Jamaican Archie nwtd 78528 Another Russ nwtd 33522 Lucas Scott nwtd Gump’s The Name nwtd 5 Tepirita Funkita nwtd 8 Magic Gina nwtd 77446 Our John nwtd

M & P Binnie J McInerney C Roberts McCook & Jopson J McInerney L Waretini A Lee McCook & Jopson B Dann S Hindson

g M3

12:22PM 311

OPT

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Goldstar Avery nwtd Goldstar Coco nwtd 23554 Susan Jewel nwtd 77684 Cawbourne Kitt nwtd 56824 Another Cruise nwtd 43532 Know Luck nwtd 83736 Mobilize nwtd 76 Private Action nwtd 775 Opawa Larry nwtd 58687 Oak Spur nwtd

1:23PM

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S & B Evans S & B Evans C Roberts D Stapleton J McInerney G Cleeve D Stapleton S & B Evans Lane & Wales P Scott

SKY HIGH SCAFFOLDING SPRINT $1,200, c1, 295m

77554 Mamalulu 17.65 81822 Spider Girl 17.44 54423 Smoking Marley 17.38 68657 Magic Arrow nwtd 22253 Cawbourne Pirate 17.38 23121 Kyla Rose nwtd 51116 Ilabb 17.41 11224 Wooly Whatsit 17.43 54371 Skillz Taylor 17.51 63552 Battleship nwtd

1:41PM

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

$1,800, c0, 520m

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Casey & Fagan B Dann A Bradshaw C Roberts C Weir J McInerney McCook & Jopson S & B Evans L Waretini J Dunn

DAVID EMERSON CONSULTANCY STAKES $1,900, c1, 520m

213 Know Hero 30.32 63413 Goldstar Junior 30.66 73343 Lagoon Victory 31.04 11435 Om Nom Nom nwtd 32184 Opawa Gavin 30.63 73263 Know Smiggle 30.78 68875 Girl Magic 30.65 21511 Ugo Flash 30.25 28767 Opawa Jed 30.06 18532 Zipping Jacob 30.68

G Cleeve S & B Evans C Roberts J McInerney Lane & Wales G Cleeve McCook & Jopson J & D Fahey Lane & Wales C Weir

Dargaville Races

WILLIAMSON SPREADERS MDN 1200

$7,000, mdn, 1200m Jockey

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

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Today at Dargaville

1 70X6X Yeah Bro (5) 58.5 K & L Rae 4 2 2 All Roads (6) 58 T Cole 3 Therapy (2) 58 K & L Rae 3 4 987X Up On The Roof (7) 58 D Logan 1 5 Procrastinate (1) 56.5 K O'Riley 6 90X50 Miss Pareto (4) 56.5 S Ralph 7 70788. Panamba (3) 56.5 L Saunders 12:57PM OPT 312

1:06PM

April 17, 2015

POWER FARMING CANTERBURY STAKES

C Grylls S Collett A Collett (a) M Cameron M Du Plessis K Myers P Holmes

KUMARA CAPITAL MDN 1000

1 X3465. Keentorule (2) 58.5 B Wallace 4 2 970X Jet Fighter (5) 58.5 C Cosgrove 3 760X Playboy Prince (3) 58.5 K Taylor 4 Flavouring 3 5 43635. Saki’s Ace (1) 58 R Yuill 2 6 Rock My Soul (9) 58 E Holmes 7 7X956 Atua (10) 58 J Bridgman 8 Ideal Me (8) 58 J Gillies 9 X99X3 All Dressed Up (4) 56 R Manning 1 10 4X247 Sian (7) 56 B Foote 11 409X Hapi Girl (6) 56 K & L Rae 12 All The Answers

$7,000, mdn, 1000m

G Cooksley A Collett (a) R Norvall SCRATCHED A Schwerin (a3) P Holmes M Du Plessis S Collett

April 17, 2015

8 X5732 Moccona Mist (14) 56.5 P Lock 2 9

Speedski 10 81 Snow Secret (11) 56 S Ritchie 4 11 1 Sopraffina (9) 56 Ramsay/Ritchie 12 16986 Sharpshooter (10) 56 K Fursdon 13 43810 Emmuska (4) 55.5 S Clotworthy 14 57038 Ican’tstoptherain (15) 55.5 B Wallace 0 15 40077 Nightshift (13) 55 C Cleghorn 0 16 317FX Bold Ransom (3) 54.5 M Lawlor 2:07PM 314

OPT

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M Cameron SCRATCHED L Innes S Collett A Jones (a2) R Smyth (a1) L Magorrian (a2) J Oliver (a2)

1:58PM

7

DOGZONE SPRINT

$1,400, c2, 295m

1 22233 Batiatus 17.34 2 3 2 34346 Goldstar Mario 17.42 3 47756 Will Excite 17.33 4 16118 Get Ready Freddy nwtd 5 64461 Look At Lucy 17.48 4 6 62664 Ringa Ding 17.26 1 7 44X11 Shadow Apache 17.28 8 21344 Cec Divine 17.40 9 63567 Neddy Seagoon 17.29 10 21845 Premier Prince 17.36 2:15PM

D Stapleton S & B Evans L Waretini A Bradshaw Mitchell & Smith J McInerney J & D Fahey G Cleeve J Dunn C Roberts

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S & B Evans G Cleeve G Cleeve Hart & Taylor J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney Lane & Wales C Roberts Lane & Wales

LIVAMOL SPRINT FINAL $1,600, c2f, 295m

1 67361 Homebush Flyte 17.50 4 2 2 84762 Blue Review 17.45 3 3 48532 Know Fault 17.24 4 87217 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 5 88832 Ohoka Hope 17.49 1 6 35541 Little Midnight 17.24 7 278X1 Conaloo 17.53 8 46252 Butterbean 17.29 9 26873 Homebush Bruno 17.34 10 22233 Batiatus 17.34

$7,000, mdn 3yo, 1000m

A Schwerin (a3) SCRATCHED S Collett SCRATCHED L Innes A Collett (a) G Cooksley

J McInerney R Adcock G Cleeve S & B Evans L Waretini D Stapleton M Robinson M & P Binnie J McInerney D Stapleton

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

7 51. Sucker Punch (5) 57.5 N Tiley 2 8 1X8 Stole My Thunder (4) 57.5 S Crawford 9 30187 The Rich Lister (13) 57.5 P Milich 3 10 825X2 Duey (9) 56 L Laing 11 739X7 Flicka Of Gold (2) 55.5 B Cottle 12 7844X Catch On (6) 54.5 D Wiles 13 Crystalight 14 317FX Bold Ransom (11) 54 M Lawlor LION RED 3YO MDN 1000 15 0890X Carnelian Lights (7) 54 J Gillies

1 2343X Flavouring (10) 57.5 S McKee 2 2

Saki’s Ace 3 Fortius (9) 57.5 T Cole 4 Atua 4 5 Steadfast (1) 57.5 T Pike 6 79X8X Three Elevens (4) 57.5 K & L Rae 3 7 X3454. Bountiful (7) 55.5 B Wallace 1 8 X99X3 All Dressed Up (3) 55.5 R Manning 9 Sian 10 X486X Bella Mossa (5) 55.5 McVean/Browne 11 A Tad Leica (8) 55.5 R Liefting 12 All The Answers (6) 55.5 D Wiles 0 13 Ideal Me (2) 57.5 J Gillies 14 Rock My Soul

3:17PM 316

OPT

6

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 2:53PM

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

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$2,200, c2, 520m

1 28861 Mr. Johnny 30.47 3 2 P2488 Voussoir 30.33 3 34236 Elwood Sensation nwtd 2 4 52461 Protonic Pedro 30.53 4 5 3X627 Flying Amelia 30.29 6 71177 Plutonium 30.37 1 7 73641 Opawa Stella 30.33 8 51145 Blushing Belle 30.63 9 64283 Homebush Howard 30.62 DIRECT SCAFFOLDING SUPPLIES STAKES $1,900, c1, 520m 10 75444 Lagoon Mytye nwtd

1 73324 Jewel Apache 31.30 1 2 35714 Know Laughing nwtd 2 3 145 Know Neglect 30.83 4 4 32224 Boston Billy nwtd 5 16618 Homebush Slinky nwtd 3 6 37234 Miss Valley Inn nwtd 7 31686 Uno Shelley nwtd 8 47475 Opawa Kendal 30.46 9 31348 Kirkham Jack nwtd 10 4725X Opawa Paul 30.64 2:34PM

Compiled by

M Du Plessis C Grylls P Holmes R Norvall A Collett (a) G Cooksley SCRATCHED J Oliver (a2) S Collett

3:08PM

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

GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND DASH $1,200, c1, 295m

78888 New Thang 17.62 13422 May May Last 17.22 64787 McJopson 17.29 32337 Homebush Fine 17.65 81223 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd 73281 Stenson 17.31 44134 Budgie Right 17.51 11235 Fresco Star nwtd 42815 Gossip Queen 17.36 34317 Butterfly Terra 17.56

3:28PM

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

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J Goode Hart & Taylor R Blackburn B Dann C Weir Hart & Taylor Lane & Wales Lane & Wales J McInerney C Roberts

A Bradshaw J Dunn McCook & Jopson J McInerney C Roberts M Grant Hart & Taylor J & D Fahey A Bradshaw Casey & Fagan

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CTV DASH

$1,400, c2, 295m

64515 Eye Adam 17.29 17462 Brooke Davis 17.25 33323 Expect Delay 17.61 32255 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 11173 Royal Apache 17.43 45143 Know Salute 17.49 41277 Sheza Gamble 17.33 81117 Arbre Chene 17.12 63567 Neddy Seagoon 17.29 75512 Eyrewell Hawke 17.40

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

J McInerney L Waretini M Grant C Roberts S & B Evans G Cleeve McCook & Jopson M & P Binnie J Dunn H Cairns

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

6 Henry Tudor 7 Penzance 2 8 2X152 Parisienne Jewel (1) 55.5 J Price 1 9 1 Rock Royalty (3) 55.5 Ramsay/Ritchie 10 5743X High Tail It (2) 55 P Lock 11 1466X Overnightsensation (8) 55 K & L Rae 12 400X7 Rose Tattoo (4) 55 K & L Rae 13 260X5 The Key’s Within (10) 55 M Mullane 14 Nectacolecta NORTHERN WAIROA GOLF CLUB DARGAVILLE MDN 2000 15 89469. Celtic Boy (6) 54 S Ralph $7,000, mdn, 2000m

1 407 Champagne Argonne (6) 58.5 P Riley 1 2 X7836 Markwood (5) 58 S Clotworthy 3 9605 Eddie Gilbert (11) 58 S McKee 4 78 City Express (8) 58 McVean/Browne 5 709 Montigo (12) 58 D Logan 6 90927 A Perte De Vue (3) 56.5 C Stevenson 7 65387 Bahrella (4) 56.5 K Fursdon 2 8 0X785 Sheez The Boss (2) 56.5 R Manning 3 9 35207 Likewise (13) 56 R Liefting 10 47275 Twilight Offer (10) 56 S Ritchie 4 11 7444 Frock (7) 56 J Bridgman 12 609 Plenteous (9) 56 L Saunders 13 49987 Suzerain (1) 56 G Thomas

D Nolan L Magorrian (a2) S Collett C Grylls L Innes Z Moki (a3) A Jones (a2) K Myers J Oliver (a2) M Du Plessis M Cameron P Holmes A Collett (a)

4:26PM 318

OPT

8

POLWARTH DESIGN MDN 1400 $7,000, mdn, 1400m

1 Raadical Jazz 2 7. Carter (11) 58.5 P Richards 3 Handsome Warrior (3) 58.5 D Wiles 1 4 Riverdeep (13) 58 B Smith 5 8X Super Ready (1) 58 D Logan SCRATCHED 6 6X0X Rock Da (9) 58 D Greene C Grylls 2 7 X5352 Panella (16) 56.5 K Fursdon J Oliver (a2) C Grylls 8 7030. Bootyful (6) 56.5 S Hapeta M Du Plessis M Cameron 9 0947X Royale Routine (2) 56.5 K & L Rae SCRATCHED 10 07 Milly May (5) 56.5 Allen/Muraguri SCRATCHED 1:32PM DARGAVILLE MUSEUM RATING 65 1800 4 11 2 Long Harbour (10) 56 N Tiley MCKAY ELECTRICAL DARGAVILLE RATING 65 1400 $7,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1800m 2:42PM OPT 313 3 12 02 Secluded (14) 56 S Ritchie TANE MAHUTA RATING 65 1200 13 X45X4 Dinah Lee (12) 56 P Lock $7,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m 3:51PM 1 90172 One O Eight (1) 59 T & M Carter S McKay (a3) OPT 315 $7,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 14 6X644 Quick Answer (7) 56 K & L Rae 1 2 10029. In A Minute (2) 58.5 R Manning K Myers 1 3110X Mr Doole (12) 59 S Clotworthy L Magorrian (a2) OPT 317 15 40X Just Mist (15) 56 R Manning 3 01688. Alphabet Street (5) 58 R Manning 2 27953 Pachenko (14) 59 K Fursdon A Jones (a2) 1 3110X Mr Doole (7) 59 S Clotworthy 4 2 15240 Just The Deal (5) 58 G Thomas 4 23261 Bachelor Brave (8) 58 R Collett 16 Annella A Jones (a2) A Collett (a) 3 X9849 Golden Downs (8) 58 S Cole S McKay (a3) 3 3 418 Twin Fighter (11) 57.5 L Laing 0 17 6787X Finns Halo (4) 58 D Logan 3 5 06230. Speedy Jax (7) 57.5 G Richardson 4 4 4645X Gotta Keeper (10) 58 P Lock R Norvall C Grylls M Cameron 6 9010. Desterro (6) 57 D Wiles 1 5 75X1 Mister Tom (3) 58 B Smith 18 Sky Music K Myers M Du Plessis L Innes 4 X498X Tornado Alley (9) 57 R Manning 7 82FX0 West End (12) 57 S Hapeta 0 19 3320X Ina Jam (8) 56.5 S Clotworthy 5 Cookie Monster SCRATCHED D Nolan 6 273X4 River Raider (1) 58 D Logan Z Moki (a3)

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Auckland Harness Today at Alexandra Park

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April 17, 2015

4 47553 Dead Cat Bounce (4) M Pemberton 4 M Purdon 2 5 40720 Eyre I Come (u1) M Jones B Orange $20,000, 3yo+ f&m c1–c2, 2200m A Neal PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 6 19480 Lucky Fortune (u2) Andrew & Lyn Neal 7 X12XP Waterloo Sunset (u3) P Nairn B Butt 4 1 21566 She’s Smooth (1) B Mangos B Mangos 8 X1518 Sir George Grey (u1) D Balle D Butcher 2 37123 Arms Of An Angel (2) J & M Teaz S Abernethy 1 9 X1111 Mum’s Pride (1) J Stormont J Stormont 3 23403 Walk Of Fame (3) T Herlihy T Herlihy 10 Foray SCRATCHED 4 08417 Joanednobettor (4) John & Joshua Dickie J I Dickie 3 11 2443P Realmein (1) M Pemberton T Herlihy 2 5 64792 Cyclone Kate (5) G Dixon T Mitchell 3 6 66824 Love Is A Drug (6) B Purdon Z Butcher 7:00PM FRANKLIN LONG ROOFING LTD HANDICAP PACE 7 43885 American Angel (7) J Young J Stormont OPT 514 $20,000, 3yo+ c3 to c5 spechcp pace, 2700m 1 Start Dreaming (8) B Purdon D Butcher 2 1 43712 Strike The Gold (1) R Green S Lawson 8 16321 Barrier

3 2 88313 Bettor Spirits (2) M Berger P Butcher 9 08248 Culinary Delight (21) R Dunn J Dunn 1 3 31501 Chachingchaching (3) R Green D Butcher 10 46373 Albuquerque (22) G Pearson M McKendry 4 18477 Lisdelight (4) R Richardson T Mitchell 5 41213 Aliante (5) B Purdon Z Butcher 6:00PM MAGNESS BENROW TROT 6 58133 Asuka (6) B Purdon J I Dickie OPT 512 $20,000, 3yo+ c1 trot, 2200m 4 7 44246 First Home (u1) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 1 96362 Hanoverdakash (1) Wallis/Hackett M McKendry 8 35004 Major Star (1) B Mangos B Mangos 2 94506 Saffron Castleton (2) W Taylor Z Butcher 9 62120 Sweet Art (2) Telfer/Garlick J Abernethy 3 86X36 Zimple (3) Andrew & Lyn Neal L Neal 1 4 X3101 Paramount Dream (4) John & Joshua Dickie T Herlihy 7:30PM LONE STAR RICCARTON SIRES STAKES CHAMPS TROT 5 05607 Gunsight Pass (5) P Fensom R Fensom OPT 515 $60,000, 3yo, 2200m 6 43412 Ruby’s Jewel (6) P Williamson P Williamson 1 31316 Yagunnakissmeornot (1) S McCaffrey M McKendry 7

Amy’s Invasion SCRATCHED 1 2 11211 Speeding Spur (2) John & Joshua Dickie J I Dickie 3 8 24241 Charming Lavra (7) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell 3 3 01122 Prince Fearless (3) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 0 9 9PX88 Dauntless (8) T Edwards D Butcher 4 22640 Everybody Knows (4) G & N Hope D Butcher 10 01 Alta Venetia (9) I Moody C DeFilippi 4 5 13313 Habibti Ivy (5) P Nairn B Orange 2 11 1272X Any Old Way (10) P Nairn D Butt 2 6 10414 Monbet (6) G & N Hope R May 12 35353 Sunnys Little Whiz (11) K Sefonte P Ferguson 7 11114 Arya (7) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 0 13 02389 Kawarau Spur (12) R Brosnan R Brosnan 8 31412 Rock Tonight (u1) Wallis/Hackett M Wallis

Barrier 14 88646 Tereskova (u1) L Chin L Chin 4 15 30263 Springbank Eden (u2) P Williamson M Williamson WOODLANDS STUD/CADUCEUS CLUB 2YO FILLIES 16 02200 All Royal Gal (u3) R Dunn J Dunn 7:55PM CLASSIC $119,375, 2yo fillies, 2200m OPT 516 6:30PM JOHN DEVLIN MEMORIAL TROT $20,000, 4yo+ c3 & 1 07 Are You Ready Girl (1) T Mitchell T Mitchell OPT 513 faster discrhcp, 2700m 4 2 9167 Sem’s Delight (2) R Dunn J Dunn 1 04244 Cyberspace (1) John & Joshua Dickie 2 3 6113 Northern Velocity (3) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen J I Dickie 2 14132 KD Hall (2) T Vince B Mangos 4 208 Sophisticated Lady (4) Purdon/Rasmussen T Herlihy 3 32121 Barry (3) K Barron 3 5 2 Luisanabelle Midfrew (5) N McGrath R May M Williamson 5:31PM OPT 511

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING HALL OF FAME MOBILE PACE

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Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m Weather: Mainly fine

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3 Bettor Love Me (6) B Mangos 22061 Arden’s Choice (7) Purdon/Rasmussen Barrier

B Mangos M Purdon

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

SCRATCHED SCRATCHED M Cameron L Magorrian (a2) J Oliver (a2) A Collett (a) R Smyth (a1) M Du Plessis SCRATCHED

SCRATCHED S Collett G Cooksley L Innes M Cameron S McKay (a3) A Jones (a2) D Nolan R Smyth (a1) L Magorrian (a2) M Du Plessis J Oliver (a2) C Grylls K Myers SCRATCHED R Norvall SCRATCHED

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

5 11111 Stent (5) C & J DeFilippi 1 C DeFilippi 4 6 39163 Sheemon (6) K Townley D Dunn M Purdon 8:25PM THE GREEN FAMILY FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE 7 91114 King Denny (7) Purdon/Rasmussen Prime Power (8) T Mitchell T Mitchell OPT 517 $20,000, 3yo+ f&m c3–c6, 1700m 8 21200 Barrier

1 67125 Cullies Delight (1) T Mitchell T Mitchell

9 21162 Alley Way (21) N Skinner M Williamson 2 2 12262 Democrat Party (2) B Purdon Z Butcher J Stormont 3 29191 Fizzi Lizzi (3) R MacKenzie J Stormont 10 63422 Our Dainty Lady (22) J Stormont

11 34373 Springbank Sam (23) P Williamson P Williamson 4 4 400X1 Rockn Ruby (4) B Mangos B Mangos

12 00501 Idle Bones (24) B Mangos

B Mangos 5 51935 Chillysjustastrutter (5) I Small R May J Dunn 3 6 12X16 Ideal Belle (6) B Purdon D Butcher 13 82109 Kincaslough (u1) Craig & Aimee Edmonds 1 7 32921 Willow (7) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen INNORDIC NZ MOBILE PACE Maloo (8) M Berger P Butcher 9:56PM 8 15564 Barrier

$20,000, 3yo+ c1 to c2 mob. pace, 2200m OPT 520 3 1 75231 Little Rascal (1) R Dunn J Dunn 9 21482 The Fascinator (21) T Herlihy J I Dickie D Dunn 10 51414 Snooki (22) T Herlihy T Herlihy 2 12506 Jay Dub (2) R Dunn 3 45233 Fiery Lustre (3) Telfer/Garlick J Abernethy 8:57PM WASTE MANAGEMENT TAYLOR MILE MOBILE PACE 4 4 20441 Prince Of Pops (4) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan OPT 518 $100,000, 4-5yo mob. pace, 1700m 5 3152 Hasten Bromac (5) T Herlihy T Herlihy 4 1 34262 Messini (1) B Lilley D Dunn 6 96048 Imajollywally (6) R Yoakley S Abernethy 2 31417 Lancewood Lizzie (2) B Purdon D Butcher 1 7 X2411 Shedontloveme (7) Reid/McMullan P Ferguson 3 45552 Mossdale Conner (3) G & N Hope M McKendry 2 The Faithful (8) B Purdon Z Butcher 8 12176 Barrier 1 4 34422 Border Control (4) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 5 12363 Isaiah (5) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 9 217P6 Highview Freddy (21) R Dunn M McKendry 2 6 X4511 Sky Major (6) B Purdon Z Butcher 7 61334 Tiger Tara (7) G Dunn G O'Reilly CADUCEUS CLUB SUPPORTS KUMEU KIDZ KARTZ 3 Dalton Bromac (8) B Hill R May 10:27PM TROT $20,000, 4yo+ c2, 2200m 8 11221 Barrier

1 70090 Ace Moment (1) Wallis/Hackett N Chilcott 9 21316 Ohoka Punter (21) T Herlihy T Herlihy 2 98534 Makarewa Jake (2) Wallis/Hackett D Dunn 10 35231 No Doctor Needed (22) R Dunn J Dunn 3 96602 Sapphire Castleton (3) W Taylor P Butcher 11 22643 Beyond The Silence (23) Andrew & Lyn Neal L Neal 4 26881 Cyclone Lucky Seven (4) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane R Brosnan 9:26PM 2015 ANZAC TROTTERS CUP MOBILE TROT 5 56566 Torbjorn (5) R Brosnan L Chin $100,000, ffa mob. trot, 2200m 6 95477 Jasinsky (6) L Chin OPT 519 1 83718 Dr Hook (1) B Purdon 1 7 23522 San Diego Love (7) E Downey Z Butcher T Herlihy 2 6X35P One Over Da Moon (2) P Nairn 4 8 31481 Monseigneur (8) B Schumacher D Butt P Ferguson 2 3 11853 Flying Isa (3) B McCarthy 2 9 46346 I Got Rhythm (u1) R Lauren T Herlihy M McKendry 3 4 D0X82 Master Lavros (4) M Jones 3 10 22073 Very Persuasive (u2) Wallis/Hackett M Jones J Dunn Dream About Me

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Canterbury Racing Tomorrow at Riccarton Park

April 18, 2015

7 6X2 Whatastar (5) 54 L Latta K Williams 3 Cantilena (10) 54 L Robinson D Walsh $10,000, mdn, 1600m 8

9 3X Dezzies Dream (1) 54 S Kirkland J Lowry (a3) PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 10 4 Iff You Can (11) 54 M Hamilton J C hong (a3) 1 56856 Fair Spoken (14) 58.5 M & M Pitman C Johnson 11 Contend (6) 54 C Orange R Tyler (a1) 2 44506 Cavatino (2) 58.5 D Crozier S C ollett 12 Lindis Pass (8) 54 Kevin & Pam Hughes S C ollett 3 5X464. Morgan Bet (10) 58.5 T Hawes R Tyler (a1) 4 76360 Country Lad (3) 58.5 S Cameron J Oliver (a2) 1:42pm SPEIGHT’S OPEN HANDICAP 5 87X08. Tana Geesh (6) 58.5 M Cuttance L C allaway opt 604 $25,000, opn hcp, 1200m 1 6 23 Tomm Jones (12) 58 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a3) 1 16254 King Montrose (3) 59 N Ridley R C uneen (a2) 7 093 Opihi Ranger (7) 58 M & W Coles T Moseley 4 2 X11X4 Hexie Hao (9) 56.5 Claire & Hec Anderton J Lowry (a3) 4 8 76 El Nahra (8) 58 N Ridley R C uneen (a2) 1 3 21823 Toma Valea (1) 56.5 T & M Stokes C Johnson 9 Jackup (4) 58 K James B Murray (a3) 4 37325 Homeland (10) 55 T & M Stokes B Murray (a3) 10 48705 Justified (9) 56.5 C Cleghorn S Wynne (a1) 3 5 11171 Overtheriver (2) 55 K Myers T Moseley 3 11 55 Montrachet (5) 56.5 L Latta D Walsh 2 6 13412 Red Dirt Girl (5) 54 M McCann S Muniandy 12 Pienza (1) 56.5 V Mackle S Muniandy 7 33125 Jazzman (7) 54 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a3) 2 13 624 Roc de Mac (13) 56 L Latta R Bishop 8 36944 Tacticall (8) 54 L Latta J Oliver (a2) 14 000X0 Edelweiss (11) 56 L Latta T Direen 9 1116X Wedgie (6) 54 J O'Flanagan S Wynne (a1)

10 70222 Coffee (4) 54 M & M Pitman S C ollett 12:32pm COMMEMORATING THE HORSES THAT WENT TO WAR R75 11:57am opt 601

RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE MAIDEN

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$18 ,500, rating 75 benchmark, 1600m

1 08215 Werio (1) 61.5 S Cameron 2 4367X Red Magic (10) 59.5 D Crozier 2 3 32561 Prince Ransom (4) 58 M & M Pitman 4 4 01133 A Beautiful Knight (9) 55 K Tyler 5 39181 Life’s In A Spin (11) 55 K Tyler 1 6 78X73 Silhouette Noire (3) 54 T Rae 7 86532 Coup Rotorua (2) 54 M & M Pitman 8 1600X Forfeiture (6) 54 C Spittles 9 0553X Miss Citron (12) 54 G & T Shaw 10 88904 Rikho (7) 54 G Robinson 11 60708. Truth (8) 54 B Gliddon 3 12 42161 Waitino Biscuit (5) 54 R Patterson

J Oliver (a2) D Prastiyou (a2) C Johnson R Tyler (a1) B Murray (a3) S C ollett P Shaikh (a3) K Williams G Jogoo (a3) S Wynne (a1) T Direen R Bishop

2:17pm 605

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D REYNOLDS ELECTRICAL RATING 65

$17,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 2000m

1 3X660 Messines (7) 59 L Latta K Williams 2 2 79X86 Jimmy The One (19) 58.5 E G Low T Moseley 3 26692 Storm Home (21) 57.5 S Cameron J Oliver (a2) 4 82574 Mr Wiz (17) 56.5 L Latta R Bishop 5 29914 Missteeflying (13) 56 L Latta S C ollett 6 0X621 Southern Raider (18) 56 Kevin & Pam Hughes S Muniandy 7 X2514 Tutor (2) 56 M Carter R C uneen (a2) 1 8 36302 Western Warrior (9) 56 D Frye L C allaway 9 36X76 Inis Rose (16) 55.5 L Robinson S Wynne (a1) 4 10 32906 La Musique (6) 55.5 K Prendergast J Lowry (a3) 11 220X7 Blu Mach (4) 55 L Didham C Barnes (a1) 1:07pm AVON CITY FORD 2YO 12 X0050 Chipmunk (1) 55 M & W Coles B Murray (a3) $17,500, 2yo sw+p, 1000m 13 80492 Greyray (8) 55 K Tyler opt 603 R Tyler (a1) 3 14 60104 Odabella (10) 54.5 Kevin & Pam Hughes 1 1 1211 Velocci (7) 59.5 S Robertson M Haruki (a3) D Prastiyou (a2)

3 2 52110. Ilikai (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman 15 09425 Falena (5) 54 G Robinson D Prastiyou (a2) J Oliver (a2) 3 354X7 Hapi Assassin (4) 56 K & L Rae 16 Ekstra Special SC RATC HED R Bishop 4 5 Boots ’N’ All (12) 56 L Robinson P Shaikh (a3) S Wynne (a1) 17 0X404 Beauty Glow (20) 54 M & M Pitman 5 T Direen Bonaparte (9) 56 Kevin & Pam Hughes M Haruki (a3) 18 95559 Crystal Fox (3) 54 E Wilson 0 19 7X007. Zenno Rolls Royce (11) 54.5 D Crozier 2 6 42X Peach Cove (2) 54 M & M Brown C Johnson T Moseley

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Sunday at Rangiora (All weather)

April 19, 2015

9 00608 Squire John (9) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 12:05pm K C ameron $7,058 , 3yo+ c0 trot, 2600m 10 5X007 Izinthezone (10) K Cameron 4 11 0346X Sunbloc (11) T & G Chmiel T C hmiel PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 12 9 I Asked Nicely (12) S Adlam G O'Reilly 1 1 94253 Arran Chief (1) A Faulks A Faulks 13 Missie Castleton (u1) L Marshall R May 3 2 4X4 Great Things Happen (2) G Smith G Smith 4 3 30674 Henley Park (3) B Borcoskie P Borcoskie TAVERN HAREWOOD NZ AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $6,500, 4

Duke C astleton SC RATC HED 1:20pm 4yo+ c0–c2, others with cond. inv.d, 2600m 2 5 P2238 One Yankee Hall (4) J Kennett S Golding (J) 1 00059 Lexington Lad (1) G Turner S Blake 6 0 Lynette The Vet (5) M Edmonds M Edmonds J McDermott 7

Landora’s Girl SC RATC HED 1 2 99032 Riga Doon (2) T May J Brownlee 8 Jana’s Wishes (6) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 3 35958 Stylish Babe (3) J McDermott 2 4 77425 Justoclassie (4) P Bagrie A Edge 9 83787 Poppa Don (7) B May J Dunn D Blakemore 10 7 Debaneyre (8) M Austin B Orange 5 07966 Special Delight (5) G Cook J Darby 11 P China Express (9) F Baigent R C urtin 6 00009 Nic Mac Willy (6) S Hale S Phillips 12 Tui Nova (10) J Wheeler J Wheeler 7 08751 Courage To Fly (7) A Faulks G C ook 13 54458 Natives Lasting Love (11) K Cameron K C ameron 8 43273 Take After Me (8) G Scott 3 Bandana (9) G & N Hope D Reardon 14 77X0X The God Botherer (u1) N Munro T C hmiel 9 72461 Barrier

INN TAB AMATEUR DRIVERS PACE $6,500, 4yo+ 10 190X0 All For D B (21) A Hutton R Sissons 12:30pm BISHOPDALE/BUSH c0–c2, others with cond. +claimers inv.d, 2000m 4 11 81552 Redmaro (22) G Cook G C ronin 1 24640 Billy Jack (1) D & C Butt J Darby 12 32184 Smokin Chick (23) D Taylor J Kriechbaumer 3 2 2537P Little Lion Man (2) R Dunn D Blakemore 3 X7760 McArdles Smooth (3) T & G Chmiel A Edge CSBA (JOAN BELCHER LEGACY) MOBILE PACE 4 P8409 Firebreak (4) J McDermott D Reardon 1:45pm $7,058 , 4yo+ mares c0 mob. pace, 1609m 1 5 57933 Selester (5) G Cook G C ook 1 1 54633 Zena Mac (1) M Jones W Higgs 4 6 85101 Highland Reign (6) B Negus S Phillips 2 X99X5 Giada (2) T & G Chmiel A Veint (J) 7 80995 Franco Harrison (7) B Mowbray J Kriechbaumer 3 7069X Shez Wicked (3) J Harrington J Harrington (J) 2 8 12701 Heretic Franco (8) T Barron R Sissons 4 X3005 Lilly Jones (4) S Hale J Dunn

9 80000 King Cyril (9) A Stuart

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2 5 23248 Itsa Leggy Lass (5) B Mills K C ameron Barrier Shar Nee Vale (6) G Gillard B Butt 10 30806 Batini (21) M Hallett J McDermott 6 09X6 Barrier

11 07089 Lurah (22) R Holmes J Brownlee J Anderson (J) 12 00130 Valhalla (u1) G Cook S Blake 7 070X9 Miss Judgeford (21) M Larter 3 8 62294 Choosy Tart (22) A Stuart S Ottley COUNTRY FEASTS TROT 9 04470 Fernleigh Hannah (23) N McGrath N Harris (J) 12:55pm $7,058 , 3yo+ c0 trot, 2600m 4 10 P Motu Make A Splash (24) G & N Hope S Golding (J) 1 Consider Me Now (1) R Todd C D Thornley RD1 PACE 2 Lady Tanya (2) B Heron J Dunn 2:11pm $7,058 , 3yo+ c0 pace, 2600m 3 3 70465 Contella (3) B Ford B Ford 1 4 32662 Need Success (4) M Austin B Orange 1 02 Chip Ganassi (1) N McGrath N McGrath 5 57707 Diana Harbour (5) K James K James 2 35290 Born To Delight (2) M Heenan G O'Reilly 6 08 October Rain (6) G Smith G Smith 3 69457 Gabby’s Star (3) R Holmes G Smith 2 7 86732 Katies Invasion (7) D Johnston D Johnston 4 00 Tutoko Kid (4) C Markham J Markham (J) 8 98500 Natives Brite Gem (8) A Thornton R C lose (J) 5 7 Riley Dylan (5) T Williamson J Dunn RANGIORA HRC WELCOMES NZ AMATEUR DRIVERS TROT

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Sunday at Central Southland Raceway

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G Lee LAMB & CALF DRIVE SUPPORTERS MOBILE TROT 6 9X580 Fuzzy Muzza (6) G & C Lee 12:18 pm A Beck $6,000, 3yo+ c0, c1 with cond., 2400m 7 3488F Shark Ali (7) M Swain 8 854 Blow A Cloud (8) J Tither A Armour PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 9 8XP95 Real South (9) N Edge M Neilson (J)

1 Rosie Express (1) N Edge N Buchan Barrier 2 09000 Cicada Jenerik (2) D O'Connell D O'C onnell 10 84434 Mahinerangi Road (21) S Walkinshaw S Walkinshaw 3 80053 The Badger (3) D Larkins C Barron 2 11 91111 Booster (22) N Williamson R McIlwrick (J) 4 70X00 Ari Gold (4) W McEwan D Dunn 12 98258 Pat’s Legacy (23) H Hunter H Hunter 5 53358 Denn Nee Nose Best (5) E Swain E Swain 6 7X009 Apollo Mission (6) S Lock C Ferguson (J) ADVANCE AGRICULTURE LTD/MCHUGH BUILDING PACE 7 7737X The Earth Moved (7) N Edge M Neilson (J) 1:33pm $7,000, 3yo c0, 2400m 8 358X9 City Courage (8) G Woodhouse R McIlwrick (J)

Evander D Go (9) N Burton N Burton 1 Tartan Troubles (1) G & J Knight M Williamson 9 29764 Barrier

4 2 46 Idunknow (2) B Gray B Barclay 3 Changesaw (3) A Hoffman C Barron 2 10 790X9 Danny Cool (21) P Williamson B Williamson (J) 3 3 4 66P27 Lightning Flight (4) G & C Lee G Lee 1 11 14605 Sin Bin (22) N Williamson N Williamson K Larsen 12 0490X Johns Anne (23) M Saunders B Barclay 5 86093 Melina Lowe (5) K Larsen

6 54739 Man I’m Good (6) A Kyle A Kyle 4 13 37747 One Cool Chick (u1) R Swain R Swain Novak (7) Katrina & John Price N Williamson 3 14 00052 Duchesse de l’Amour (u2) G & J Knight M Williamson 1 7 8 040 Pepperjack (8) G Gibson-Smith R Swain PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE 2 9 9 Jacky’s Choice (9) T Barron D Dunn 12:43pm $6,000, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, 2400m Barrier 1 60020 Mach Of The Man (1) T Stratford D Dunn 10 78034 Bold Ruler (21) P Hunter P Hunter 1 2 01832 Summertime Lizzie (2) W Adams C Ferguson (J) 11 59X Jetsdream (22) H Hunter S Walkinshaw 3 45907 Rocky Road (3) G & J Knight R McIlwrick (J) 12 Three Dreams (23) M G Brown A Armour 4 25960 Give Me The Night (4) S Walkinshaw S Walkinshaw 13 02686 Dissolution (24) Cox/McGrannachan J H C ox 5 90946 Liam Sienna (5) Reg & Earl Drake J Ovens (J) 14 Red Electric SC RATC HED 2 6 55535 Leave It To Me (6) D Baynes A Beck 15 20658 Annie Fitz (u1) R Wilson C Ferguson (J) 7 57642 Minstrel Boy (7) H Hunter H Hunter 8 410 Cool Changes (8) N Williamson N Williamson SSBA GOLDEN GIRLS SOUTHLAND SERIES MOBILE PACE $8 ,000,

Great Abbey (9) H Hunter R Rogers (J) 1:58 pm 4yo+ mares c0–c1, c2 with cond., 1609m 9 48221 Barrier S Walkinshaw 4 10 31349 Annajodi (21) M G Brown A Armour 1 21306 For The Goodtimes (1) B Gray G Lee 11 0102 Bettor’s Avenue (22) W Adams B Barclay 2 60789 Flushing Meadows (2) G & C Lee 3 3 29164 Sue Me (3) N Williamson R McIlwrick (J) 12 88870 Sweet Loress (23) B Gibson-Smith B McLellan 2

4 37632 Leigh Major (4) B McLellan B McLellan 3 13 06381 Mach Denario (u1) T Barron M Parker (J) 5 83302 Beaudiene Clemintyne (5) M G Brown C Ferguson (J) THE ROCKS RESTAURANT & BAR MOBILE PACE

6 77099 Bad Kate (6) M G Brown

A Armour 1:08 pm $8 ,000, 4yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2400m 1 7 7X110 Kiwi Focus (7) N Williamson N Williamson Bootie Bromac (8) K Larsen K Larsen 4 1 27595 One Bad Dream (1) W Adams C Ferguson (J) 8 788P4 Barrier

1 2 472X2 Franco Santiago (2) M Saunders D Dunn 3 7X Vanhalem (3) L Pearson B Barclay 9 63476 Donnamach (21) Katrina & John Price B Barclay 3 4 25374 River Patrol (4) C Laurenson R Swain 10 28907 Van Eva (22) S Cook D Dunn 5 76008 Rockefeller (5) C Gerken 4

M Williamson 11 50093 Sage (23) G & J Knight M Williamson

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Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Fine

20 600X0 Proximity (12) 54.5 J Phillips 0 0 21 95898 Go Go Gonzo (14) 54 S Cameron 0 22 00X00 Grey Tom (15) 54 Kevin & Pam Hughes 23 Sir Amron 24 Otto The Great 2:52pm 606

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S Wynne (a) S C ollett D Walsh R Bishop R C uneen (a) S Muniandy K Williams T Moseley C Johnson P Shaikh (a)

$17,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m

1 56520 Beacons (10) 59 M Hamilton 2 169X0. Putt For Cash (12) 59 C Trembath 4 3 45882 Assassin (2) 58.5 K Tyler 3 4 26328 Individual (5) 58.5 C Spittles 5 43383 Vanquished (6) 58.5 T & L Prendergast 6 Big Hoss 7 36581 Opera Knight (21) 57.5 S Cameron 8 59550. Barberry Roze (11) 57 M & M Pitman 2 9 0X963 Elusive Catch (18) 56.5 S Kirkland 1 10 123 Tiebreaker (14) 56 K Myers 11 X4441 Zippin (20) 55.5 L Robinson 12 6X953 Dance (19) 55.5 Claire & Hec Anderton 13 08319. Cleo Layne (13) 55 J Jones 14 7920X Slick Nickel (9) 55 S Laming 15 4X778. Hi Yo Ko (15) 54.5 V Mackle 16 85208 Libetto (3) 54.5 N & B Blatch 0 17 63056 Dhaulagiri (17) 56 T Beckett 0 18 10004. Tantella (7) 54 J & K Parsons

J C hong (a3) T Moseley D Bothamley G Jogoo (a3) J Lowry (a3) SC RATC HED J Oliver (a2) S C ollett D Walsh R C uneen (a2) S Wynne (a1) C Barnes (a1) D Prastiyou (a2) L C allaway B Murray (a3) R Tyler (a1) C Johnson

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1206m; Weather: Mainly Fine

6 4 7 8 9 0 10 1 11 2 12 13 14 3 15 16

39 Toot Toot (6) P Burrows 525 Dakota Fred (7) J Hay Shard Diego 04059 Agnes de Gerolstein (8) W Williams 67000 Yippe Ki Yay (9) K Neilson 83 Glitzy Gal (10) C Dalgety 3 Judys McArdle (11) M Edmonds 63558 Expressive Victor (12) G & P Court 4P08 Sifty Tuesday (13) A Stuart 07682 Young Mister Grace (14) J Tanner 64300 Burn Off (u1) B Kerr

2:46pm

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

19 01085 The Energizer (1) 55.5 K Tyler 0 0 20 07X90 Ruby Tuesday (16) 54 Kevin & Pam Hughes 0 21 99X58. Perfect Prospect (8) 54 S Laming 0 22 97955. Evidence (4) 54.5 B Gliddon 4:07pm 608

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COCA-COLA CANTERBURY GOLD CUP $100,000, wfa, 2000m

1 31262 Scapolo (6) 59 K Myers 2 3 2 32341 Eva Keeneva (8) 59 T Charles 3 69276 Chapel Star (10) 59 T Kennedy 4 4507X Dickens (2) 59 P Rudkin 5 00500 Alpine Heights (3) 59 J & K Parsons 6 03741 Sir Singo (7) 59 M & M Pitman 7 17585 King Prawn (1) 59 J Phillips 8 19661 Sir Amron (9) 59 K Tyler 9 Include 1 10 02351 Miss Three Stars (4) 57 T Beckett 4 11 41462 Sureasyouwereborn (11) 57 N & B Blatch PINHOOK BLOODSTOCK RATING 65 12 1X4X7 Spring Cheer (5) 57 K Myers

1 14153 Belle Miraaj (8) 56.5 G Robinson 1 3 2 75481 Consensus (5) 56.5 T Rae 2 3 24442 No Tricks (1) 56.5 J Bridgman 4 12864 Choice (10) 56.5 R Patterson 4 5 21511 Epineaux (4) 56.5 K Myers 6 18449 Gold Allure (7) 56.5 K Myers 7 97815 Platinum Command (3) 56.5 L Latta 8 33124 Savannah Somoya (2) 56.5 K & L Rae 9 84441 So Vital (9) 56.5 M & M Pitman 10 X0663 Miss Fortune (6) 56.5 M & M Pitman opt

SC RATC HED SC RATC HED

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

B Butt J Hay SC RATC HED J Anderson (J) M C ations D Dunn M Edmonds R May B Orange K C ox (J) C D Thornley

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$18 ,500, rating 75 benchmark, 2000m

1 07331 Kina Win (1) 59 S Kirkland 4 2 X8779 Regalo Reaal (8) 58.5 S Cameron 3 80307 Delacroix (12) 58 J & K Parsons 1 4 62703 Southern Sav (5) 58 M & M Pitman 5 05X00 Pheasant (4) 57 B Gliddon 2 6 67X25 Kings Pal (10) 55.5 B Smith 3 7 60431 Mister Spiderman (7) 55.5 L Latta 8 20231 Puddle Alley (9) 55 B Jenkins 9 12164 Stonemason (13) 55 L Latta 10 70205 Unrelenting Lady (11) 54.5 P Rudkin 11 12490 Shezastunna (15) 54 R Patterson 12 58285 Tallyho Tui (2) 54 S Haisma 13 Waitino Biscuit 14 16100 Rosheen (3) 54 J & K Parsons 15 52211 Take Fire (14) 54 J Dalton 16 56390. Otto The Great (6) 54 P Robson DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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R C uneen (a2) J Oliver (a2) T Moseley S C ollett D Prastiyou (a2) S Muniandy R Bishop B Murray (a3) K Williams R Tyler (a1) C Johnson E Power (a4) SC RATC HED G Jogoo (a3) S Wynne (a1) M Haruki (a3)

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

800P0 Midnight Rider (4) B Ward Barrier

C hange The Rulz Regal Suzy 16895 Maritime Arden (21) M Jones 07586 It’s All Over Now (22) B Ward 2 Givematasteofkiwi (23) R Holmes 01509 Break Dance (u1) S Adlam

4:31pm

T Moseley R Tyler (a) R Bishop L C allaway C Johnson S C ollett S Muniandy D Bothamley SC RATC HED S Wynne (a) K Williams D Walsh

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RD1 TROT $7,558 , 3yo+ c1 & faster discrhcp, 2600m

1 000X9 Peterhof (1) B Graham G Archer 2 77X00 Diggerboy (2) C Markham J Markham (J) 4 3 340X4 Fireman (3) P Toomey I C ameron 4 7XP05 Donsmedad (4) M Austin B Orange D Nyhan 5 00000 Saltwater Gold (5) I Schwamm I Schwamm B Orange 3 6 80401 Rocknpop (6) K Ford C Ford D Butt 2 7 1 Monkey’s Way (7) J Aarts R C lose (J) G Smith 1 8 230X0 Commander Paris (u1) K Fairbairn J Dunn T Williams 9 X00X0 Keeping The Dream (u2) D Taylor S Golding (J) 10 0X909 Berkshire Son (u3) G Laing G Laing 11 00351 Tehoro Holly (1) R Holmes C D Thornley RHRC CANTERBURY COUNTRY CUPS FINAL HCP PACE 12 74210 Blue Don (2) G & N Hope R May 3:21pm $25,000, 4yo+ c3–oc spechcp, 2600m 13 0D807 Willie Shine (u1) R Holmes G O'Reilly 1 43285 Jack Hammer (1) T May R May 14 30558 Aile Rouge (1) R Holmes G Smith 2 64127 Lilac Desire (2) D Taylor K C ox (J) RANGIORA CLASSIC DAY 26TH APRIL MOBILE PACE 3 00005 Zakspatrol (3) M Jones K Butt (J) 5:06pm $7,558 , 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, 2600m 4 05143 Reklaw Supreme (4) M Jones W Higgs S McNally 5 30270 Ideal Arden (5) B Hutton J Anderson (J) 1 L4804 Jericho (1) K Hadfield 2 2 1 Living Legend (2) R Dunn R Houghton 2 6 12116 Eastwood Chieftain (6) G & N Hope S Golding (J) 1

3 12X Usain Colt (3) G & N Hope

R May 3 7 60928 Destined For Glory (1) S Blair S McNally 3 4 769X1 Expresso Martini (4) M Jones B Orange 4 8 55334 Graduate Under Fire (2) R Dunn J Dunn K C ox (J) 9 62384 Quick As A Trick (u1) B Negus T C hmiel 5 36879 Flyin Louie (5) J Tanner D Dunn 1 10 11136 Johnny Fox (1) M Jones B Orange 6 93004 Fabuleux (6) G Payne 7 590X4 Hit The Spot (7) S Adlam G O'Reilly CSBA (JOAN BELCHER LEGACY) MOBILE PACE 8 47290 Apache Moon (8) D Flint D Flint 3:56pm $7,558 , 3yo+ f&m c1 mob. pace, 1609m 9 52506 Franco Salisbury (9) G & N Hope S Golding (J)

Barrier 1 X7004 Major Overdrive (1) A Stuart S Ottley 2 2 43128 Storm Maguire (2) C Dalgety D Dunn 10 60440 K C Pedro (21) A Hastie A Hastie 3 3 95057 Bird Of Paradise (3) B Ward 4 11 44233 Sandvik Star (22) R Todd R C lose (J) 1 Marcoola (1) K Ford 2 53007 Cocktail Waiter (2) A Clark 4 3 6 Sunny Afternoon (3) P Nairn 4 65665 The Fox (4) D Nyhan 2 5 1145D Arannalea (5) M Jones 1 6 3122 Wilma’s Mate (6) D & C Butt 7 508 He’s Like The Wind (7) G Smith 3 Missandei (8) Purdon/Rasmussen 8 4 Barrier

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GALLAGHER ANIMAL MANAGEMENT MOBILE PACE $5,000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2400m

1 75 Hezabluechipboy (1) G & J Knight 4 2 X9854 Bullys Princess (2) G & C Lee 3 50588 Red Electric (3) D McLachlan 4 Only In Rome 5 54406 My Rona Gold (4) K Barclay 1 6 25324 All That Glitters (5) K Barclay 7 Understudy (6) H Hunter 8 00 Sioux Nation (7) N Edge

C J’s Delight (8) R Wilson 9 60X98 Barrier

3 10 3800 Roxy Dale (21) M G Brown 11 00X Smokin Home (22) N Burton 2 12 0862 Charge Over (23) A Paisley 13 0 O’Gara (24) B McLellan 14 Greshees Princess (25) N Bishop

M Williamson G Lee A Beck SC RATC HED K Barclay D Dunn S Walkinshaw M Neilson (J) C Ferguson (J)

A Armour N Burton R McIlwrick (J) B McLellan B Williamson (J)

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

3 616X6 Ronnoco (3) K O'Connor 4 60113 Match Point (4) G Anderson 2 5 3469X Starsky’s Dream (5) G Anderson 6 55195 Joey Maguire (6) R Dunn 4 7 90858 Jango Fett (7) K Larsen 1 8 12161 Delightful Dash (8) T Barron

Devil May Care (9) H Hunter 9 63244 Barrier

10 09797 Ted West (21) B Heads 3 11 20416 Smart Caesar (22) N Edge 12 73231 Milligan (23) R Wilson 4:13pm

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JOHN KEENAN MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE

$8 ,000, 3yo+ c1 mob. pace, 2400m

1 40838 Robyn’s Bad Boy (1) R Wilson M Williamson 4 2 26244 Vera’s Delight (2) B McLellan B McLellan

3 445X1 Leonardo (3) D Heffernan

B Barclay 3:03pm $8 ,000, 3yo+ c1 to c6 spechcp trot, 2400m 4 10004 Another Windermere (4) Shirley/Larkins A Beck 1 65633 Continental Boy (1) Paul & Shayne Kelly H Hunter B McLellan 5 00343 In The Kitty (5) H Hunter 0 2 07060 Miri (2) D O'Connell S Walkinshaw D O'C onnell 6 0312 Geordie Sivad (6) R Faithful 2 7 01563 Tact Tate (7) T Proctor 3 73338 Starlight Starbright (3) R Allen R McIlwrick (J) A Beck 4 50288 Starlight Invasion (4) D McLachlan K Larsen K Barclay 8 82598 Sunnivue Bay Boy (8) S Ashton 3 5 21152 Sky Commander (5) B Gray Russian Express (9) N Edge M Neilson (J) R Swain 9 107 Barrier 6 41883 Ygritte (6) A Hoffman M Williamson 0 7 05757 Mum Beat Lyall (u1) A Malcolmson A Malcolmson 1 10 26312 Arden Castle (21) W Adams C Ferguson (J) 8 22815 Mass Invasion (1) C Barron C Barron 11 95705 Pegasus Kommander (22) S Lock D Dunn 9 55905 Davey’s Gift (2) P Williamson B Williamson (J) 3 12 51238 Degas (23) Katrina & John Price N Williamson 10 23209 Gee Up Neddy (3) L Pearson B Barclay 13 00000 Nothingforthemedia (u1) D McLachlan K Barclay 11 6081P Sixty Plus (4) H Hunter H Hunter SBS BANK MOBILE PACE 12 17046 Overcast (5) A Paisley S Walkinshaw 4:48 pm $8 ,000, 3yo+ c2 mob. pace, 2400m 13 70025 Golden Gate (u1) J Ryan J Ryan M Williamson 1 14 31160 Poppymalda (u2) N Williamson N Williamson 1 07020 Hudson Sully (1) N Bishop 1 2 1124X Titan Banner (2) G Anderson D Dunn 15 88008 Moment Of Sun (1) G & C Lee G Lee 3

3 94145 Acolyte (3) H Hunter

H Hunter 4 16 64701 Experiment (u1) T Barron D Dunn

4 98214 Sammy The Bull (4) B McLellan

B McLellan 2 17 18P05 Santorini Sunset (u2) K Townley A Armour 4 5 37323 Groomsman (5) H Hunter S Walkinshaw 18 55514 Jaccka Jack (1) C Smaill R McIlwrick (J) 6 7X400 Moondyne Joe (6) T & G Chmiel B Barclay WINTON BUSINESSES CUP MOBILE PACE $9,000, 4yo+ 2 7 7X211 Regal Ideal (7) T Barron N Williamson 3:38 pm c3–c4, c5 with cond., 2400m 8 62265 Ultra Shok (8) T Stratford R McIlwrick (J) 9 77107 Lucky Lands (9) R Wilson M Neilson (J) 1 109P1 Best Of The Bunch (1) G & J Knight M Williamson

Barrier 2 52106 Livy Franco (2) N Williamson N Williamson

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Ashburton Guardian 19

In brief Tough place to win Warriors prop Ben Matulino can’t remember last year’s win in Townsville but he’s hoping they can repeat the effort when they meet the Cowboys in North Queensland tomorrow night. The towering front-rower was knocked out during last year’s round three encounter and has no memory of the Warriors rare upset victory on the Cowboys’ home patch.

“I can’t remember that game. I got knocked out in the first 10 minutes and didn’t come back on,” Matulino said. “I know we’re the only team that beat them at home so hopefully we can do it again this weekend.” The Warriors head off on one of the NRL’s toughest road trips knowing they face a formidable task in halting the inform Cowboys who have won their last three games in a row. - NZME

Cherry-Evans may stay

Randy Browne and Preston Marsh at the Ashburton Barbarians practice last night ahead of their round two clash with the Papanui Tigers in Canterbury Rugby League Division One. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160415-TM-080

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Baabaas winning numbers game

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton Barbarians want to do the battling on the field - not filling out the team sheet.

The local rugby team are aiming to be competitive in Canterbury Rugby League Division One, but were caught short in their opening round match last weekend.

“We had to take the field with 11 players but ended up picking up a couple of extras to field 13,” Barbarians coach Steve Gamble said.

“With no reserves it was a tough day for the boys, but they stuck together.”

The undermanned Barbarians went down to the Woolston Rams 44-22 with a number of players unable to make the trip to Christchurch.

The Barbarians are heading back to Christchurch to take on the Papanui Tigers tomorrow, with Gamble confident of fielding a full team - including reserves.

“We have a squad of 24 and only need 17 each week so it is looking good for the season.

“The last few years we have been stuck looking for players - even on game day, so to have 24 is great.

“There are also a few guys floating around that will turn up from time to time but things just didn’t work out last weekend.”

With numbers now not so much of an issue, Gamble has had the team more focused on fitness.

“We know that they have the skills and they know what to do when they are out there, so we’re running them

on fitness at the moment.

“I like to remind the boys about the overtime loss in the final last year every time they are looking a bit tired.

“If we get in that position again we want to be ready.”

After finishing in the bottom half of the table the Barbarians went on to lose to the Marist Saints in the Division two final 30-36.

After this weekend’s away game they have their first home game – the grand final rematch with the Saints - at Collegiate South next Saturday.

■ NETBALL

Low key start to competition netball

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The exciting new Mid Canterbury netball season gets off to a low key start tomorrow.

The revamped competition will make a much anticipated move indoors to the EA Network Centre this year, but not until after the official opening in May. So for one last hurrah, the open grades get under way outdoors at the Middle Road courts.

Senior B, senior reserve A

and B, and second grade start off their season as the only open grades to feature on Saturdays under the rescheduling.

Premier and senior A start next Thursday under lights, with the expanded 12-team social grade on Wednesday nights.

The first round of senior B ought to be keenly contested with a move to the Thursday night-time slot when netball moves indoors for round two.

With promotion-relegation stretching across all the grades,

the top team after round one will move up to senior A for round two when all grades move inside the EA Network Centre.

Promotion-relegation is automatic in round one but at the completion of round two heading into the trophy round there are promotion relegation matches.

The junior Saturday grades take to the court for grading from May 2 while the year 1-2 netball starts on Monday and Netball returns tomorrow. year 3-4 next Friday.

Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans has reportedly had a change of heart and is keen to turn his back on Gold Coast to remain with the Sea Eagles. Cherry-Evans, who last month signed a multimillion-dollar four-year deal with the Titans starting next season, is considering staying with Manly.

Under NRL rules, the governing body only registers contracts for the following season after June 30, leaving a window open for CherryEvans to stay in Sydney.

- AAP

‘Stamp out diving’ Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has called on the NRL to stamp out diving, saying video referees should not be used to determine penalties on the field.

Earlier this week, South Sydney’s Glenn Stewart admitted to taking a dive to draw an obstruction ruling and deny North Queensland a try.

Robinson has been an outspoken critic about the rise of diving in the game and claims it’ll continue as long as players know they can get away with hoodwinking on-field officials via video referral.

- AAP

Reynolds starts for Dogs Embattled Canterbury pivot Josh Reynolds will be given the chance to push his case for NSW selection when he starts at five-eighth in the Bulldogs’ crucial NRL clash with Manly tonight. Coach Des Hasler confirmed yesterday Reynolds would start the round-seven clash for the first time since he broke his arm in the opening-round loss to Penrith. Reynolds and his Dogs halves partner and NSW halfback Trent Hodkinson have come under heavy criticism for their form just six weeks out from Origin I from Blues great Andrew Johns. - AAP

No drama, says McGregor Paul McGregor dismisses the notion he has a point to prove to rival coach Wayne Bennett in the high-powered NRL clash between his St George Illawarra and Brisbane tonight. Dragons great McGregor was axed from his role as strength and conditioning coach at St George Illawarra when Bennett took over as coach in 2009. McGregor returned as an assistant after Bennett left for Newcastle and he took the head coaching reins when Steve Price’s tenure ended midway through last season.

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BY DANIEL RICHARDSON Hurricanes lock Jeremy Thrush will make his 100th appearance for the franchise when they host the Waratahs at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow.

Thrush, who will turn 30 on Sunday and will head offshore at the end of the year to join English club Gloucester, will become the seventh Hurricane to reach the milestone. The 11test All Black made his debut for the Hurricanes in 2008 and has

scored nine tries for the side.

He will be part of a Hurricanes forward pack that has a handful of changes from their 25-20 win against the Stormers in Wellington two weeks ago.

Chris Boyd’s side had the bye last week.

Openside flanker Ardie Savea has returned from a finger injury and will partner Callum Gibbins and No 8 Brad Shields in a new-look loose trio.

The versatile Blade Thomson remains unavailable due to con-

cussion, while loose forward Victor Vito (calf) is also in the medical ward. Hooker Dane Coles (elbow) is out, leaving Motu Matu’u in the the No 2 jersey.

The Hurricanes lead the Super Rugby standings, while the 4-3 Waratahs are in 10th.

Gibbins said the Waratahs would present a physical challenge.

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In brief Celtic leads the way Top–of-the-table Celtic host Rakaia as the first round of the Mid Canterbury Senior B rugby competiton continues. After back-to-back wins Methven meets Collegiate and defending Michael Duff Memorial Trophy holders Southern come off the bye to host Hampstead in Hinds. Tinwald take on Allenton and Mt Somers have the weekend off.

Mid-field power combo The last time Sonny Bill Williams and Charlie Ngatai started together in midfield, the Chiefs produced their attacking performance of the season. It was a 40-16 win over the Crusaders, back in late February, and that same opposition will be the unlucky hosts of the pair’s long-awaited reunion tonight. The Chiefs have been able to call on their first-choice centre combination for just the third time this campaign, giving Dave Rennie’s men an injection of physicality for what’s shaping as a rough and rugged clash in Christchurch. Todd Blackadder has recalled a quartet of All Blacks in Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Luke Romano and Wyatt Crockett for the big match. - NZME

Concern over workload NSW Waratahs chief Greg Harris hopes Bernard Foley’s historic “flexible contract” with the ARU hasn’t set a dangerous precedent in Australian rugby. Foley yesterday recommitted to the Waratahs and Wallabies until the end of 2018 but only after being permitted two seasons in Japan as well, in what Harris described as lessthan-comfortable negotiations.

Foley dismissed burnout concerns, but Harris didn’t and admitted the Waratahs even had meetings with insurers to gauge an understanding of the 25-year-old’s own legal responsibilities.

- AAP

White on the bench The Brumbies have sprung a surprise by benching Wallabies halfback Nic White for their Super Rugby clash with the Melbourne Rebels tomorrow. White’s spot has gone to his backup Michael Dowsett who will make his starting debut. White had an unusually patchy game for the Australian conference leaders in their 16-14 loss to the Blues in Auckland last Friday night, but the Brumbies insisted that wasn’t the reason he’s been benched. “It’s always been on the agenda to give Whitey a freshen-up,” said assistant coach Dan McKellar.

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Gilbert Trophy on the line

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Round four of the Combined Country Cup rugby competition features the first of fourstraight weeks of local Mid Canterbury derbies.

Celtic and Rakaia come up against each other in section one, with the three teams in section two all set to meet over the following three weekends.

The two sides are nestled into the top four after three rounds.

Both sides have recorded back-to-back victories following an opening round loss, and as the competition reaches the mid-way point the contenders are separating from the pretenders.

That’s a fact not lost on Celtic coach Warren Mackenzie after his side’s convincing 68-5 win over West Melton.

“We’ll certainly know where we stand after this one,” Mackenzie said.

“Rakaia are a good side.

“They have set the standard locally for the last couple of years and that hasn’t happened by accident.

“We’ll know after Saturday where we are in terms of that standard.”

Rakaia’s depth has been tested already through injuries but they have still managed to field a strong side each week to sit in the top four, with centre Seta Koroitamana in blistering form.

Things were physical when Celtic and Rakaia met last year, and they are both anticipating another rugged encounter when they meet tomorrow in round four of the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup match at Celtic.

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Celtic have put up the Max Gilbert Challenge Trophy and the winner of the clash will also maintain a top four spot, while the loser will likely drop out as

fifth placed Oxford are favoured to beat Kaiapoi.

The unbeaten Glenmark have a crunch clash with second placed Southbridge.

Lincoln are at home to West Melton and Hornby host Prebbleton.

Over in section two Methven and Southern are two of the four unbeaten teams - but both are anticipating their toughest test yet.

Methven are at home to Darfield on club day, a side they were convincing winners over in pre-season.

This time it’s for real.

Methven coach Dale Palmer said that after wins over the three bottom teams his side can ill afford the frequent lapses that have occurred in the first three weeks.

The 2014 runners-up have been grinding out victories and will pose a big challenge to the revitalised Southern side chasing their first trip to the quarter-finals since 2008.

Hampstead may have lost their last two matches but are also still in the running to make the top eight - something they last achieved in 2007.

The side has already shaken off the horror show that was 2014 with three strong outings, losing the last two games by four and two points respectively, and they should be favourites to collect a second win against competition newcomers Rolleston.

Saracens play host to the other unbeaten side in BurnhamDunsandel and Ashley are at home to Ohoka.

Blues targeting good start One bad habit John Kirwan has managed to stamp out at the Blues this season is their propensity for slow starts.

The problem is that it has been replaced by a trend towards poor finishes.

One of the poorest starts of all under Kirwan’s watch came against the Highlanders last year when they went behind 24-0 following converted tries by Aaron Smith,

Malakai Fekitoa and Ben Smith only to reply with three tries of their own to lose only 29-21. It was typical of the Blues in recent times, and Kirwan knows only too well that his team need to put in an 80-minute performance tomorrow against a team high on confidence after their 25-20 victory over the Crusaders in Christchurch.

- NZME

Points table Section One Glenmark Southbridge Rakaia Celtic Oxford Prebbleton Lincoln Kaiapoi West Melton Hornby

W D L 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3

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Genia backs Horwill Queensland Reds halfback Will Genia is thankful James Horwill is back as the veteran pair aim to avoid ending their Super Rugby careers with an unwanted record.

The Reds head into this weekend’s clash with South Africa’s Cheetahs in Bloemfontein in last place and with just one win from eight games in 2015 and a woeful points differential of -116. Memories of the Reds’ worst Super Rugby campaign, when they picked up only two wins from 13 games in 2007 under former coach Eddie Jones, will still sting for Horwill and Genia, members of that squad. Genia said Horwill still had a lot to offer a desperate Reds team.

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Read misses out on Olympic sevens dream

By Patrick Mckendry Kieran Read has had to say goodbye to his dream of representing New Zealand at the Olympics next year due to an increased “leadership” role, one that will almost certainly mean captaining the All Blacks team.

Read revealed after Crusaders training yesterday he

wanted to play sevens at Rio de Janeiro but that other priorities had now presented themselves and he had accepted he wouldn’t go to the Olympics as an athlete.

Richie McCaw’s all but confirmed retirement following this year’s World Cup means Read is looming as an extremely important figure in New Zealand rugby.

“I was [keen to go Rio] but I won’t be,” Read said.

“It would be a hell of an opportunity but I will probably focus on making the All Blacks team.

“There is also the leadership within the All Blacks, as well, which is probably a bigger part of [the decision],” he said.

Read’s focus on the 15-man game will also be welcomed by

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder, who will be without top players McCaw, Dan Carter and Colin Slade next year.

Those representing New Zealand at Rio will almost certainly have to miss out on next year’s Super Rugby competition, plus five tests - the three against Wales in New Zealand and the two first Rugby Championship fixtures.

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No. 10 rivalry heats up

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Barrett and Cruden, locked into New Zealand Rugby through 2016 and 2017, respectively.

But Barrett may have other engagements next year, at least for the early part of the international calendar.

The Hurricanes pivot yesterday expressed his interest in playing sevens next season, with the lure of Olympic gold turning the 23-year-old’s head.

If Barrett is eventually included in Gordon Tietjens’ squad, he would miss the All Blacks’ June series with Wales, along with the opening stages of the Rugby Championship.

Which would leave Cruden, having already turned down an approach by Tietjens, the unequivocal first choice when Steve Hansen names his first post-World Cup team.

It’s questionable whether New Zealand Rugby would sanction Barrett’s dalliance with sevens, given the shortfall that it would

The latest battle in a four-way war is taking place tonight in Christchurch.

Aaron Cruden will come up against a pair of mates and rivals when the Chiefs visit the Crusaders, with Colin Slade lining up at first five and Dan Carter donning the No12 jersey.

Come the business end of the World Cup, that trio, along with Beauden Barrett, will likely be competing for two places in the All Blacks’ matchday 23.

But if that selection picture is currently crowded, it’s soon going to become a whole lot clearer.

Next year, Cruden could find himself the last man standing.

Carter was always eyeing the exit door following the World Cup and his deal with French club Racing Metro is set to make him the highest paid rugby player of all time.

And the Crusaders were earlier this week left resigned to losing another No10 when Colin Slade announced he had also opted to take his talents to France, signing a threeyear contract Aaron Cruden with Pau. at All Blacks Which leaves practice

create in a key position.

And it’s also questionable whether Barrett would be wise pursuing such an option, having waited so patiently for a shot in the All Blacks’ No10 jersey.

Because if Barrett does head to Rio, Cruden, still 26, will receive a consistent run in that jersey and, with it, the chance to secure the role as Carter’s successor ahead of the 2017 Lions tour.

For now, though, Cruden is focused on once again testing himself against the best, albeit with Carter sliding a space further along the Crusaders’ backline.

“Those are the sorts of challenges you look forward to as a player,” Cruden said of the clash with Carter.

“He’s been the marquee No10 in

world rugby for a number of years now and it’s good to test yourself as an individual to see where you’re at.”

The outcome of that examination will be one of several factors that determines the first-choice first five in England.

Goal-kicking will be another, and it’s aspect for which Cruden has copped some criticism this year.

His 73 per cent success rate on the season sits behind Carter (81 per cent), though Cruden has taken almost twice as many attempts.

And that rate is also ahead of Slade (69 per cent) and Barrett (68 per cent), leaving Cruden content with his form from the kicking tee.

“The media make a fuss about a lot of things,” he said.

“But, for me, it was always about just worrying about what I can control and my processes during the week.

“It’s starting to come along now.

“Rugby is a lot more than just about goal-kicking. As a 10, you want to focus on certain areas of your game.

“Being a driver and a leader of the team is a major focus for me as well.”

He could soon be leading the All Blacks on a long-term basis. - NZME

Thunder miss play-offs Steven Adams’ second year in the NBA has come to a close after the Oklahoma City Thunder were denied a play-off place on the last day of the regular season. The Thunder held up their end of the bargain as they attempted to claim the eighth and final play-off place in the western conference, but their 138-113 win over Minnesota wasn’t enough to earn a finals spot.

Oklahoma City also needed the San Antonio Spurs to defeat New Orleans, but the Pelicans emerged with a five-point victory to seal the eighth seed.

- NZME

Top quality badminton Auckland will this month host the highest calibre badminton tournament to be held in New Zealand.

Entries are locked in and players in the New Zealand Open, starting April 28 at the North Shore Events Centre, include current world junior champions, former Olympic medallists and many who have been ranked in the world top 10. The tournament, having been upgraded to Grand Prix Gold status, has helped attract top quality players, with ranking points and the US$120,000 ($157, 850) prize money the highest for a New Zealand event, providing significant incentives for players.

- NZME

Porto upset Bayern Porto punished defensive mistakes

by Bayern Munich for an upset 3-1 victory, while a brace from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 3-1 triumph at Paris Saint-German in first leg matches in the quarterfinals of the Champions League yesterday. Two early goals by Ricardo Quaresma and a third by Jackson Martinez midway through the second half stunned German champions Bayern at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao.

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United determined Phoenix in need of some goals to go one better

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Football gets into full swing with all the grades in action tomorrow.

The Mainland Football senior grades got going last weekend, but the other travelling age-group sides have their first round as well as the local Mid Canterbury junior competition getting under way.

In division four the Mid Canterbury United Eastern side are away to Burnham following an agonising 3-4 loss to PapanuiRedwood, when they conceded a late penalty.

Methven made a winning start to their season in division five with an away win over Western 3-1 and are at home to Papanui-Redwood.

The Mid Canterbury United Masters are at home to Hurunui Rangers after an opening day 1-1 draw with High School Old Boys.

The MC18s are at home to Papanui-Redwood in 18th grade division 3, while the Methven 18th grade side make their maiden appearance at home to Christchurch Boys’ High School 3rd XI in division four.

Mid Canterbury 16th are away to FC Twenty11 A in 16th grade division one.

The Methven A women started the division one season in style with a 7-0 win over host Halswell United Green on Sunday, with the Methven B side also at home to Selwyn United in division two.

The dam is about to burst for the Wellington Phoenix.

Ernie Merrick’s side have been held scoreless in their past three matches and the drought needs to break tonight when they meet the Central Coast Mariners at Westpac Stadium.

There’s only two games left in the A-League’s regular season and the Phoenix could earn a top-two finish, which brings greater benefits in the play-offs, with wins over the Mariners and Sydney FC in their remaining games.

The match is something of a banana-skin fixture for the Phoenix who should comfortably beat a Central Coast side who are out of the play-offs and have little to play for.

Winning ould set up a second-place shootout with Sydney in the capital next weekend but there’s an array of other calculations in play.

Here’s what is simple though: The Phoenix need to get back to scoring goals.

When they were tearing the league apart during the middle stages of the campaign they were scoring at will but the goals have dried up recently.

One of Merrick’s key areas at training this week was engaging his attacking-minded midfielders Roly Bonevacia and Michael McGlinchey.

“They’re the ones that set up the goal-scoring opportunities or get through and take them themselves,” Merrick said. “If we get that right, it will work well for us.”

- NZME

Jason Brewer says his decision to step down as Perth Glory chief executive is not an admission of guilt, claiming the A-League club is innocent of the salary cap charges levelled against it. Glory have already been booted out of this season’s finals and fined $269,000 after being found guilty of exceeding the salary cap by more than $400,000. But Football Federation Australia (FFA) hit the club with more bad news on Wednesday, revealing it had allegedly uncovered another $100,000 in player payments and benefits the Glory failed to declare.

- AAP

Pascoe in hot form Para-swimming star Sophie Pascoe set the pool alight with an outstanding world record on the penultimate evening of finals at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland last night. Pascoe became the first S10 category para-swimmer to go under the one-minute mark in the 100m freestyle, winning the event in 59.77s to break the world record, and gain her fourth qualifying swim for July’s IPC World Championship in Glasgow.

“That’s amazing. I’ve been chasing that minute mark for three years so to get it is fantastic,” Pascoe said. “The fans were great tonight, I could hear them as I came down that final 15 metres.”

- NZME

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‘Killer instinct’ back - Pacquiao Boxer Manny Pacquiao claims his “killer instinct” and will to win is as strong as ever, rejecting suggestions he is past his prime for the May 2 blockbuster bout with Floyd Mayweather.

The Filipino was speaking in Hollywood at the final news conference he will give before he heads to Las Vegas for the eagerly anticipated welterweight unification showdown with the unbeaten Mayweather, set to be the most lucrative in boxing history.

Boxing fans say the two men are getting it on five years too late, with Pacquiao now 36 and Mayweather two years older, and both showing tentative signs of slowing down in recent fights.

Pacquiao, who has also faced accusations that he has neglected his boxing and concentrated too much on his political career, hit back, saying: “I feel very motivated.

“The inspiration and determination is back and the killer instinct is there.

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“I love it. I like it.”

Pacquiao described the upcoming fight as one of the biggest ever and said that more people are interested in it now because it took years of on-off negotiations to put together.

“It is a good thing that it is happening now rather than five years ago because more people are informed,” he said, denying that the outcome of the Las Vegas fight would define his glittering career.

“My entire career defines my legacy.

“Everything I have done in boxing,” he said.

“I have had some great, great accomplishments and achievements in my career.

“I won titles in eight different weight divisions.”

Pacquiao spoke to a small group of reporters in the basement of the Wild Card gym in Hollywood.

He then went upstairs to the main gym for a workout in front of a standing-room only crowd of photographers and television cameras. - AFP

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Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, smiles during a workout yesterday in Los Angeles.

AP PHOTO

England hold upper hand

BY FAZEER MOHAMMED England’s top order tumbled cheaply again, but the tourists managed to work themselves into a commanding position at stumps on day three of the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua.

The tourists finished at 3-116 in their second innings, giving them a lead of 220 runs. Jermaine Blackwood’s maiden Test hundred lifted the home side to 295 in their first innings.

Left with the final session to build on an advantage of 104 runs, Jonathan Trott and captain Alastair Cook were prised out in double-quick time by Jerome Taylor.

Ian Bell was then run out for 11 to leave England at 3-52.

Joe Root (32 not out) joined Gary Ballance (44 not out) in resisting the early threat and then profited against bowlers who quickly ran out of discipline and inspiration.

- AFP

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G ARAGE S ALES Buy at Smithfield Road or DEADLINES - Ashburton FURNITURE, China cabinet, Farmers Market on West RUN-ON Street for the next two display cabinet, collectables, Guardian Saturdays. Ph 0274 425 847 mirrors, coloured glass, silver, classifieds close at 4.30pm, lampshades, etc. DISPLAY classifieds close for special orders. Available toys, Saturday, April 18: 9am - at 2pm. Every week day, in many colours.

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GARAGE sale, clothing, LOST IPHONE. Lost Black indoor and outdoor furniture, DRY, Cracked Hands from Iphone. Battery is/was flat. In fish tank, filing cabinet etc the change in Seasons?

Ashburton town centre night etc. Saturday, April 18, 9am. Kitchen Kapers in The Arcade have a beautiful of March 21/22 either near Magnolia Drive. range of Crabtree and Evelyn Print Room or Z garage (West St). Has many photos GARAGE SALE - Tools, handbag size hand creams. that I want back! Please household, furniture and Available in an assortment of contact Caroline 022 092 items. Saturday, April 18, beautiful scents including Aitken Street. Sign out at 8.30 Pomegranate, Rosewater and 0611. am - 12 noon.

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LIVESTOCK, PETS SATURDAY 8.30am. Storage NEW POTATOES, karaka.

BUYER of unwanted Unit 2, Woollen Mills Drive Come and see Farmer Brown animals. Cattle, bobby calves, (off Alford Forest Road). at the Farmers Market, horse and all farm animals. Surplus household furniture, Saturday. Last market, last We also sell pet food. Call including sideboard, sofa, bed chance!

Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 and fridge.

WOODWICK candles. The 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

SATURDAY, April 18. Oxford soy candle with a wooden Street 8am.

Snow chains, EXOTIC kittens. Birman X. 8 wick that crackles as it burns! weeks old. Pure white with snowboard & boots, outdoor New stock and fragrances furniture, gardening items, blue eyes. Very friendly, have arrived at The China ready now. Phone 303 7993 gas heater, wood stand, Shop in The Arcade. clothing, toys, baby items and or 027 4864 013. much more.

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HOUSE for sale or for rent.

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Daily Events Friday

Tinwald.

10.00am 6.00am 50+ ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall. An interesting speaker, Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am 9.30am - 11.30am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN New Zealand Alpine and CHURCH. Drop in for a cuppa, clothing sale. Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven.

St Andrews Anglican Church, 1.00pm - 3.00pm Cnr Thomson and Jane Street,

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.00pm - 4.00pm ASHBURTON FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. New rooms open for research.

Ground floor, Heritage Centre, West Street.

Saturday

Ground floor Heritage Centre, all welcome, West Street.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

11.00am - 2.00pm STASH RE HASH. Fabric and craft market, Arthritis fundraiser. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6.00pm HOLY NAME PARISH. Mass, Holy Name Church, Havelock Street.

St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 157 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. 9.30am - 12.30pm Potts river area, medium level. All ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings www.toylibrary.

Meet Ashburton Court House, ashburtononline.co.nz/ Baring Square West.

Methodist Church Hall, Baring 9.00am - 12.30pm Square East.

ASHBURTON DISTRICT 10.00am FARMERS MARKET. Local produce by local producers METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and and hot food!!. North End West Agriculture Encounter, interactive Street car park. fun for all ages. Main Street, 9.00am - 12.30pm Methven.

ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET, 10.00am - 12.00pm West Street.

VINTAGE CAR CLUB. 9.30am Museum and parts shed open. 86 ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN Maronan Road, Tinwald.

CHURCH TINWALD. Community garden working bee 10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY and fellowship, each Saturday, HISTORY GROUP. weather permitting. Behind the New rooms open for research.

Puzzles Friday, April 17, 2015

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) As the Moon returns to your sign ahead of the weekend’s New Moon the point to get serious about this new solar year begins to hit home.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) As ready as you are to move on you can’t hurry the Sun, with the final days of your old solar year a chance to look back and lay any old ghosts to rest.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) A lot of water has passed under the bridge in 2 months, with the social gods manoeuvring final pieces into place over the next few days.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) The Moon’s intuitive edge is the perfect partner for the Sun’s reality checks, especially as things are rarely as black and white as they seem.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) No matter how busy you think you are or how many demands on your time it’s important to keep a sense of wanderlust, curiosity and adventure alive.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Neither home nor professional matters will stand aside, forcing you to confront balance issues that will serve you well in the long term.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) The message from the professional gods, especially on the work front is that it’s time to scale back to a pace you’re able to sustain long term.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) While the professional gods would completely take over if you let them the days of having to work till you drop for success are over.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) Home and work forces aren’t working in competition but they both need your attention at the same time, with working smarter essential.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) There is a chance to connect today, especially if a busy pace has meant you haven’t had a chance to communicate as you need to.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Now more than ever there is a need to make your home your retreat you can escape to no matter how busy or challenging your day.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Almost a month on from the end of your birthday month you’ve only now reached a point you’re ready to commit to the journey ahead.

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FZL: Lowering to about 2000m

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Rise 7:08 am Set 5:57 pm

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Rise 4:44 am Set 5:00 pm

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Rise 5:59 am Set 5:36 pm

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Bad fishing

Rise 7:13 am Set 6:14 pm

Full moon

4 May

3:43 pm

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Rangitata Klondyke at 3:05 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 13.1 13.8 Max to 4pm -0.2 Minimum -5.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 49.8 Avg Apr to date 27 2015 to date 165.0 195 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 15 At 4pm Strongest gust E 26 Time of gust 2:07pm

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Morning cloud then fine spells. NW developing.

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A southerly change.

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Wind at 2000m: SW 40 km/h dying out.

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Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h, rising to 55 km/h in the morning, changing S 30 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h late morning, changing S 30 km/h in the evening.

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A complex trough over the South Island moves northeast and lies near Bay of Plenty late tomorrow. Meanwhile, a narrow ridge should spread onto the South Island. This ridge is expected to move onto the North Island during Sunday. A front should then cross the South Island on Monday moving onto the North Island on Tuesday.

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Fine and frosty with light winds at first.

Cloud increasing with a few afternoon showers, then rain in the evening.

Southwesterlies developing later.

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SHEEHAN, Margaret Please note all late death Lyonne (nee Jackson) – Born Napier 02-10-1934, notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours passed away Ashburton must be emailed to: 16-04-2015 at Rosebank Resthome, surrounded by deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. family. Dearly loved wife of the late Joe Sheehan. Loved During office hours notices mother and mother in law of may also be sent to: Susan Pawsey and Karl classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Stuart (Auckland), the late Any queries Kathrine Sheehan please contact (Ashburton), Paul and Maree 0800 Sheehan (Ballina, NSW), Eric ASHBURTON and Brenda Sheehan (0800-274-287).

(Rakaia), Andrea and Matt Sheehan (Hervey Bay, Qld), and Nigel Sheehan (Ashburton). Dearly loved grandmother of Karina and Borey Chum (London), Rachel and Shane Glassey (Culverden), Alan and Adrian Waddell (Ashburton), Brady Canterbury owned, and Tara Sheehan locally operated (Brisbane), Gemma Sheehan (Ashburton), Julia Sheehan Patersons and Peter Sheehan (Perth), Funeral Services Jessica Sheehan (Timaru), Liam King (Ashburton), and and Ashburton her five great grandchildren.

Our thanks to Princes Court Crematorium Ltd Resthome for their care of Office and Chapel Margaret. Many thanks also to Rosebank hospital staff for Corner East & Cox their loving and caring Streets, Ashburton attendance to Margaret during her final days. To Dr Sparks for his expert knowledge and care. Also to FUNERAL Father Geoff Gray for his FURNISHERS guidance in her last hours. A MASTER Requiem Mass to celebrate the life of Margaret will be MONUMENTAL MASON held at the Church of the Holy E.B. CARTER LTD Name, Sealy Street, For all your memorial Ashburton on MONDAY, April requirements 20, commencing at 1.30pm, New headstones and designs followed by interment at the Renovations, Ashburton New Lawn Additional inscriptions, Cemetery. Recitation of the Cleaning and Concrete work Rosary will be at the Church Carried out by qualified on Sunday evening at tradesmen.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11am Brendan’s Magical Mystery Tour 3 Tour guide Brendan Sheerin takes eight strangers on a mystery trip where the guests must compete for luxury perks or risk being downgraded. 0 11:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Four Weddings USA 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp Stories of the day from around New Zealand. 0 7:30 Location, Location, Location Property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help people find their dream homes. 0 8:30 Coronation Street PGR Leanne sees Karl’s dark side; Eileen frets; Peter goes softlysoftly with Rob. 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0 11pm N Keeping Britain Alive – The NHS In A Day AO Documentary series that captures a day in the life of the medical frontline staff working in Britain’s NHS. 12:15 The Following AO 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 0 1:35 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Michela’s Classic Italian 7am Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 7:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 8:30 Return To River Cottage 9am Clodagh’s Irish Food Trails 9:30 Beat My Build 10:30 Great Escapes 11am Buying The Bayou 11:30 The Liquidator Noon Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes 1:15 Michela’s Classic Italian 1:50 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook 2:25 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey 3pm The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 4pm Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 4:30 The Roux Masterclass 5pm House Crashers 5:30 Selling London 6pm Great Escapes 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Brother v Brother Drew and Jonathan Scott lead two teams of real estate and remodelling experts in a renovation challenge.

8:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10pm Gardeners’ World Inspiration for gardeners.

10:30 American Restoration 11pm House Crashers 11:30 Selling London

SATURDAY

Midnight Buying The Bayou 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 2am Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook – London 2:30 The Roux Masterclass 3am Buying The Bayou 4:05 Brother v Brother 5:15 Gardeners’ World

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SKY SPORT 1 6am L Darts – Premier League The eleventh edition from Aberdeen.

9:30 Motorsport – Superbike World Championship (Highlights) From the Motorland Aragon Grand Prix Circuit.

10:30 Legends Of F1 – The Last Teammate 11:30 #SkySpeed Noon NRL Footy Show 2pm Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves. From DW Stadium, Wigan.

2:30 NRL 360 3:30 UFC – Road To The Octagon 4:30 Grassroots Rugby 5:30 World Rugby 6pm Rugby – The Breakdown

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Piggy Tales 0 6:55 Pokemon – Black And White 3 0 7:20 Monsters v Aliens 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:10 Jungle Junction 3 0 8:35 Jane And The Dragon 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 4pm Mighty Med 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Mom PGR 0 8pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 8:30 M Gridiron Gang AO 2006 Action. A detentioncamp probation officer creates a football team from a group of inmates, to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Xzibit. 0

6am Paul Henry Paul Henry hosts a news show.

9am Infomercials 10:30 The Bold And The Beautiful PGR Due to recent events, Bill believes he has been given a second chance to win Brooke’s heart.

11am Rachael Ray Healthy twists on holiday dishes; a Christmas decor tour inside the White House; a roast chicken dinner.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage PGR 1pm Dr Phil PGR 2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 2:55 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey PGR 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Jono And Ben PGR Presented

by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce.

8:30 Best Of The Graham Norton Show AO Highlights from the current series, with guests including Meryl Streep, Will Smith, David Beckham, Jennifer Aniston, One Direction and more. 0 9:30 7 Days AO 10:05 Fail Army AO 10:35 3 News

6am Sesame Street 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Turbo Fast 3 7:55 As Told By Ginger 3 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 Barney And Friends 3 9:50 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 3 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 3 5:30 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 6pm Futurama 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons 3 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 3 8pm Raising Hope PGR 3 8:30 M Underworld – Evolution AO 3 2006 Action.

The ancient feud between the Death Dealers and the Lycans continues as the vampire heroine and her hybrid Lycan lover must unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. 0 10:40 Californication AO 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 A celebrity chat show.

2pm The Jeff Probst Show Jeff Probst hosts a daytime talk show.

3pm Storage Wars 3 The Lords of Loot meet at the abandoned Sahara Casino in Las Vegas to relive the best bidding wars, work out personal conflicts, and reveal secrets of their success, or lack of it.

3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Scorpion PGR Team Scorpion must protect a key witness en route to testifying against a drug cartel.

8:30 NCIS – New Orleans AO 9:30 American Idol

7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Crusaders v Chiefs. From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Bulldogs v Sea Eagles.

11pm Supernatural AO 0 Midnight The Vampire Diaries AO 3 12:55 Total Blackout PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 The 100 AO 3 0 3:15 Golden Boy AO 3 4am Robotomy 3 4:20 ANT Farm 3 0 4:45 The 4:30 Show 3 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 I’m In The Band 3 0

11:10 Rake AO Keegan defends a woman charged with killing her husband, but finds himself a suspect in the murder of the mayor.

12:05 The Good Wife AO 3 1am Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 0 1:55 Infomercials

11:45 Entertainment Tonight 12:10 Infomercials

11:30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 1am Home Shopping 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3am Home Shopping

11:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (Replay) Crusaders v Chiefs. From AMI Stadium, Christchurch. 1:30 World Rugby 2am Football – A-League (Replay) Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners.

4am Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC.

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Dora Matatoa 3 2 7:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowhaa 3 2 8am Swagger 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 3 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowhaa 3 2 5pm Tribe

THE BOX

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 8pm Kina’s K9s 8:30 Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 9:30 Crack Up AO 3 10:30 Fresh 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am Covert Affairs MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Parking Wars PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 The Glades MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 Longmire 16V 12:15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:05 Pawn Stars PG 1:30 CSI MV 2:20 Covert Affairs MV 3:10 The Amazing Race PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Parking Wars PGL 5pm Pawn Stars PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 SVU MVS 9:30 Graceland MVLC 10:30 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 11:30 CSI – New York MV

6am Auction Kings PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Siberian Cut M 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 Naked And Afraid M 10:30 Alaskan Bush People M 11:30 Scorned – Love Kills M 12:30 Evil-In-Law M 1:30 Deadline – Crime With Tamron Hall M 2:30 How It’s Made PG 3pm How It’s Made PG 3:30 Gold Rush PG 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 6:30 MythBusters PG 7:30 Alaskan Bush People M 8:30 The Pool Master PG Wine Party Pool.

9:30 Alaska Monsters M 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Cry Wolfe M

12:30 The Amazing Race 1:20 Parking Wars PGL 1:45 Covert Affairs MV 2:35 Transporter – The Series 16VLSC 3:30 The Simpsons PG 3:55 SVU MVS 4:45 Graceland MVLC 5:35 Pawn Stars PG

Midnight Cry Wolfe M 12:30 I Married A Mobster M 1am I Married A Mobster M 1:30 Dead Of Night M 2:30 Game Of Pawns M 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Deadliest Catch PG 5am MythBusters PG

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

Gridiron Gang 8:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE

American Idol

9:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS

6:30 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

8:10 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama.

Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl.

10:10 Wild Card MC 2014 Drama.

Jason Statham, Michael Angarano.

11:45 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty PGVLS 2013 Adventure.

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig.

1:40 Predestination MVLS 2014 Sci-fi. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook.

3:20 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama.

Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl.

5:25 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

David Duchovny.

7pm The Butterfly Room MVL 2012 Horror. Barbara Steele, Ray Wise.

8:30 Out Of The Furnace AO 2013 Thriller. When his brother vanishes, and the police show little interest, a man takes matters into his own hands. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck.

10:30 World War Z ML 2013 Action. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos.

7:45 The Illusionist MVS 2006 Drama.

Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti.

9:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

11:25 Your Highness 16VLS 2011 Comedy. Danny McBride, Natalie Portman.

1:05 Bounce ML 2000 Drama.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck.

2:50 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black.

4:40 Panic Room 16V 2002 Thriller.

Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker.

6:30 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst.

8:30 My Best Friend’s Wedding ML 1997 Romantic Comedy. When a woman's long-time friend says he's engaged, she realises she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days to go before the wedding.

Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts.

10:20 Smokin’ Aces 18VL 2006 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta.

12:30 No Clue M 2013 Comedy.

2:05 The Butterfly Room MVL 2012 Horror. Barbara Steele, Ray Wise.

3:35 Goats 16VLSC 2012 Comedy.

5:10 Biography – Kevin James PG 2009 Documentary.

12:10 Exorcist – The Beginning 16VLC 2004 Horror.

2am Spider-Man MV 2002 Action.

4am Smokin’ Aces 18VL 2006 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta.

5:45 Shallow Hal ML 2001 Comedy.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

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6:30 L Rugby League – Super League Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves.

9:15 NRL 360 10:15 Big Weekend With Matty Johns 11:15 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves.

11:45 Swimming – New Zealand Open Championships (Highlights) Day Three.

12:15 Small Blacks TV 12:30 Sailing – Barcelona World Race (Highlights) 1:30 Triathlon – ITU World Series (Highlights) Gold Coast.

2:30 InCycle 3pm Cycling – De Brabantse Pijl (Highlights) Flanders Classic.

3:30 Cricket – Indian Premier League (Highlights) Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals.

4pm Swimming – New Zealand Open Championships (Highlights) Day Three.

4:30 Rugby League – Super League (Replay) Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves.

6:30 Golf Focus 7pm Golf World 7:30 NRL Footy Show 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Dragons v Broncos. From Jubilee Oval, Sydney.

11:45 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Bulldogs v Sea Eagles.

SATURDAY

1:30 Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Broncos.

3:30 Rugby League – Super League (Highlights) Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves.

4am Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners.

4:30 NRL Footy Show

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Hampstead-Collegians’ Jaimee Smith prepares to send in the pass for a penalty corner during last year’s Mid-South Canterbury hockey competition. The 2015 competition gets under way tomorrow with all four Mid Canterbury teams playing at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf.

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Teams gear up to defend titles

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Premier hockey hits the turf with an all-local round of the Mid-South Canterbury hockey competition in Ashburton tomorrow.

The opening round has the two Hampstead women’s sides on the turf first followed by the Wakanui men to start the new season.

Mid Canterbury hockey celebrated a double delight last season taking out both the men’s and women’s finals of the MidSouth Canterbury competition for the first time.

Hampstead made history be-

coming the first Mid Canterbury team to win the McLay Cup, first played for in 1993, after a 2-1 win over five-time defending women’s champions St Andrews.

Hampstead will want to start their defence on a winning note and although they accounted for the younger Hampstead-Collegians side in all three meetings last year, they won’t take their opponents lightly.

Hampstead-Collegians enjoyed a strong developmental season last year with most of their side making the step up to senior and aim to be even more competitive second time around.

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“We have a core of the squad back from last year with a few new players stepping up,” coach Donna Mealings said.

“We are still a young team but the girls are excited and looking to build from last year.”

Four-time defending men’s champions Wakanui Black have shed some experience as James Tavendale, Mark Bennett and Ryan Carr have all taken a back seat - set to feature sporadically during the season - while Ryan Hampton is at University in Dunedin.

“We still have a few old heads but just more of a mix of younger guys this year,” Wa-

kanui Black’s Adam Wilson said.

“I’m not expecting the fitness levels to be too high but it should be a good blowout.”

They still boast former Black Sticks Hugh Copland and Ryan Wilson as well as the experienced Daniel Lovett and Andrew Moore.

One of the youngsters is new goalie Connor Abel who is likely to get tested on debut by a Wakanui Blue side aiming to tip up their counterparts.

“We have good numbers which makes a bit of a change and we have also put in quite a bit of work in the pre-season which is something we haven’t

always done,” Wakanui Blue’s Sam Moore said.

“But it doesn’t count for anything if we don’t turn up to play.”

There is likely to be plenty of rust and some heavy breathing from the first hit-out - and for some of the players they have to do it all again on Sunday.

The Canterbury under 21 men’s and women’s’ team are in town, holding a coaching session for under 15 players from 11am-midday before the men then meet a Mid Canterbury men’s XI at 1pm and the women face a Canterbury selection at 2.30pm.

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