Social Bowls was played last week with good conditions seeing 25 players participating, the winners were –

Chooks: Rob Coleman , Barry Butler and Rob Coleman.  

Vouchers:  Mark McSpadden and Barry Bradtke.   

Free games: Gary Pipe, Max Barr, and Clive Anderson.

Jackpot

This week you needed -5 on the 11th end on an odd numbered rink. The jackpot was not won.  Next week's jackpot has now jumped to $125.00.

Club Championships

Mixed pair’s championship results were: Rob Coleman, Kerry  Aston, John Grogan and Paul Kay were defeated by Nevin Hughes, Tim Fowler, Ross Hunter and Warren Paine.

Mixed pairs results were: Rod O’Neill and Julie Wood defeated Warren and Sharon Paine.

Two teams of triples represented Grenfell at Blayney last weekend with bowls being the winner.

Upcoming events.

On Wednesday November 14 (today) we have a group of bowlers from Goulburn coming to Grenfell and on Sunday November 18 a mixed group from Canberra. See the board for further details or phone the club on 02 6343 1656.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Melbourne Cup Day 2018 will be long remembered by Bathurst trainer Paul Theobald and Gulgong jockey Alan Barton as the time when they combined to win 4 of the 5 races at Gosford Picnics with Born To Power ( $3.50 ),Rise Me Up ( $3 ), Red Marauder ( $3.20 favourite ) and Attilius ( $2.30 favourite ).

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

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

Paul Theobald trained 3 winners at the Marthaguy Picnics at Quambone while the best past result for Alan Barton was 4 winners at Noumea in New Caledonia when riding as a professional jockey.

Bathurst to race on Saturday and Dubbo on Tuesday, November 20.

CARNIVAL NEWS

We have been successful in our application for our own carnival on Sunday, 9 December 2018.

This will be a great opportunity for our swimmers to compete at a carnival in their home pool. This also means that we will be looking for volunteers. More details to come.

ONLINE ENTRIES

We remind everyone that entries will close at 11.00 pm each Wednesday. Entries will not be accepted after the cut off time.

If a swimmer needs to withdraw their nomination for Friday night events, they need to contact the Aquatic Centre by 5 pm on Friday.

We also remind swimmers/parents that you cannot compete in two distances of the same stroke (i.e. swimmers must enter 25m or 50m, NOT both).

TIME KEEPING ROSTER 

If you are unable to help on your allocated night it is your responsibility to organise a replacement.

MARSHALLING AREA

We remind swimmers that they are responsible for being in the marshalling area when their race is called.

If you are not in the marshalling area when called, it is not up to the marshal to find you. If you miss your race points are deducted.

UPCOMING CARNIVAL DATES

Forbes – 24 and 25 November 2018

Parkes – 1 and 2 December 2018

Lithgow – 8 December 2018

Full details on each of the carnivals can be found at: https://mountainsandplainsnsw.swimming.org.au/page.php?id=13134

CONTACTS

Phone: (02) 6343 1756 Mobile: 0490 830 563 E mail – aquaticcentre@weddin.nsw.gov.au Website –  https://grenfell.swimming.org.au/

The Quandialla Swimming Pool is now open for the 2018/19 season with registrations now being taken for Swimming Club.

Membership fees are $72 per swimmer and $53.50 per non-swimmer (one required per family).

For inquires email quandiallaswimmingclub@yahoo.com.au or phone 0427 475 318.

Training will be Wednesdays and every second Friday. Time trials alternate Fridays.

Start time is 5.30pm- ‘Learn to swim’ groups are also offered.

Results for Thursday November 8 – 

Noice Garry 31  def  T’s & B’s  8

Wild Hogs 37  def  NWA 12

Last Minute 30 def  Sweatty Netty 17

Goal Diggers had the bye

Draw for Thursday November 15 – 

6.30pm: Wild Hogs  v  Noice Garry  Duty – Last Minute

6.30pm: NWA   v   T’s and B’s Duty – Last Minute

7.30pm: Last Minute  v  Goal Diggers Duty – NWA

Bye:  Sweaty Netty

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

The Grenfell Netball Association Annual General Meeting will be held Tuesday November 27 at 6.30pm at Grenfell Bowling Club.

All welcome.