Oltedo De Rieux jittrijonfa fil-Premier

Oltedo De Rieux driven by Charles Camilleri winning the class Premier race on Friday (Photo Malta Racing Club)

Fil-korsa tal-Marsa l-Gimgha fil-ghaxija nghata l-bidu ghall-kampjonat tat-Tazza San Frangisk ghal zwiemel tal-klassi Copper. Dan permezz ta’ erba’ heats fuq distanza qasira ta’ 2140m u li ghamlu parti mis-sbatax –il laqgha tas-sena fuq seba’ tigrijiet tat-trott. Barra dawn, il-programm inkluda wkoll tigrija tal-klassi Premier fuq distanza twila ta’ 3140m u wahda fuq 2140m li fiha z-zwiemel mill-klassijiet Silver u Bronze kienu misjuqa minn sewwieqa dilettanti Maltin u ohrajn mill-korsa Zvediza ta’ Aby. It-tigrija Premier intrebhet mill-Franciz Oltedo De Rieux misjuq minn Charles Camilleri.

Sittax kienu z-zwiemel li ppartecipaw fit-tigrija Premier. Din giet deciza matul l-ahhar 700 metru. Kien f’dak il-hin li Oltedo De Rieux beda javvanza tajjeb fuq in-nahha ta’ barra. Dan mar quddiem u rnexxilu facilment jaqsam il-linja finali l-ewwel facilment b’tul u nofs minn Midnight Hall (Mario Fenech). Power Of Love (Jesmar’ Gafa’) u Quillian Joyeux (Amdrew Farrugia) dahlu fit-tielet u r-raba’ post rispettivament. L-ewwel rebha tas-sena ta’ Oltedo De Rieux waslet f’medja ta’ 1.15.9” fil-kilometru.

Fit-tigrija bejn sewwieqa Maltin u sewwieqa dilettanti mill-korsa ta’ Aby, Charles Farrugia talab lill-Franciz Safari Des Hayes biex ihaffef il-pass matul l-ahhar 500 metru. Dan iz-ziemel irnexxilu jaqsam il-linja finali l-ewwel wara li xejjen l-isfida ta’ Paolin De Bannes misjuq minn Conny Gustafsson u Royal In (Leif Stenson). Notice As (Clint Vassallo) temm warajhom f’dik l-ordni.

Mill-erba’ heats Copper tnax –il ziemel ghaddew ghall-finali. Fl-ewwel heat Mario Falzon pogga lil Silvio Baldwin quddiem f’nofs id-dritta finali biex ha l-ewwel rebha stagjonali. Olifant Du Pouy (Charles Camilleri), inqabez f’nofs id-dritta finali tat-tieni heat minn Jens (Alex Magro) li ha t-tieni rebha tas-sena minn Nolan Streamline (Andy Mifsud). Fit-tielet heat, il-Franciz u favorit Voila Dry (Ivan Bilocca) ma naqasx milli jirregistra t-tieni rebha nfila wara li ha l-kmand dawra mit-tmiem. Sprint mibdi 300m mill-linja finali wassal lil Quatrain De Retz (Julian Farrugia) biex jirbah l-ahhar heat minn din l-istess kompetizzjoni.

Ta’ min wiehed jinnota li dan kien ukoll l-ewwel programm li gie organizzat taht it-tmexxija tac-chairman il-gdid tal-club Edwin Borg, li nhatar mill-gvern il-Hamis li ghadda flok Dr Matthew Brincat li kien tefa’ r-rizenja tieghu f’Dicembru li ghadda.

Ir-rizultati kollha.

I Tigrija. Klassi Bronze. Dist – 2640m. 1. Sjohultets Tigra (D. Casha) Hin – 3.32” (1.20.3”) 2. Snubbelduns (M. Refalo) 3. TB’s Memories (R. Magro) 4. Adream Wish (M. Mifsud)

II Tigrija. Heat Tazza San Frangisk. Klassi Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Silvio Baldwin (M. Falzon) Hin – 2.45.5” (1.17.4”) 2. Tornado Hornline (C. Camilleri) 3. Buckens Stjarna (T. Tanti) 4. Axia Maltaise (M. Axisa)

III Tigrija. Heat Tazza San Frangisk. Klassi Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Jens (A. Magro) Hin – 2.47.6” (1.18.3”) 2. Nolan Streamline (A. Mifsud) 3. Olifant Du Puoy (C. Camilleri) 4. Loulou De La Rose (C. Caruana)

IV Tigrija. P and M Farrugia Amateur Race. Klassi Silver-Bronze. Dist – 2140m. 1. Safari Des Hayes (Ch. Farrugia) Hin – 2.43.8” (1.16.5”) Paolin De Bannes (C. Gustafsson – Zve) 3. Royal In (L. Stenson – Zve) 4. Notice As (C. Vassallo)

V Tigrija. Heat Tazza San Frangisk. Klassi Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Voila Dry (I. Bilocca) Hin – 2.44.6” (1.16.9”) 2. Libre Echange (P. Galea) 3. Uranus Du Cours (C. Camilleri) 4. Icare De Jemma (T. Demanuele)

VI Tigrija. Klassi Premier. Dist – 3140m. 1. Oltedo De Rieux (C. Camilleri) Hin – 3.58.3” (1.15.9”) 2. Midnight Hall (M. Fenech) 3. Power Of Love (J. Gafa’) 4. Quillian Joyeux (A. Farrugia)

VII Tigrija. Heat Tazza San Frangisk. Klassi Copper. Dist – 2140m. 1. Quatrain De Retz (J. Farrugia) Hin – 2.45.6” (1.17.4”) 2. Amiral Benault (R. Magro) 3. Darco As (M. Tanti) 4. Ocean Gede (M. Fenech)