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Joel Henare a hot favourite for national woolhandling title

The Country
30 Mar, 2017 03:23 AM2 mins to read

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Joel Henare doing what he does best. Photo / Doug Laing

Joel Henare doing what he does best. Photo / Doug Laing

World and Golden Shears champion Joel Henare confirmed his favouritism for a fourth national open woolhandling title by heading the qualifiers on the opening day of the three-day New Zealand Shearing Championships in Te Kuiti today.

The TAB confirmed him as a hot-favourite at $1.18, after his World and Golden Shears open triumphs in the last seven weeks, but it's shaping as possibly the Dunedin-based Gisborne champion's toughest final in a season in which he won his second World individual title in Invercargill in February and his fifth Golden Shears Open title earlier this month.

On Saturday night he will be up against six-times winner Sheree Alabaster, of Taihape, who was second-to-top qualifier and is paying $3.50 to win, and home-town hope and 2013 winner Hanatia Tipene, who was third to top qualifier and is paying $11.

The other two finalists are Open finals rookie Eramiha, of Dannevirke, and Australia-based Jo Tarrant.

Among those eliminated in the semi-finals was Gisborne's Maryanne Baty, who won the World teams title with Henare last month.

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The opening day was confined to woolhandling events, with the Junior and Senior winners being announced tonight, at a Spredshearer in the Waitomo Club, a short distance from the venue of the championships, the Les Munro Centre.

The Novice and Junior shearing titles will be among those decided tomorrow, along with the North Island Shearer of the Year title to be decided in the evening.

Result of the semi-final of the New Zealand Open Woolhandling Championships at Te Kuiti today (top 5 to final on Saturday night): Joel Henare (Gisborne) 70.22pts, 1; Sheree Alabaster (Taihape) 74.06pts, 2; Hanatia Tipene (Te Kuiti) 74.19pts, 3; Eramiha Neho (Dannevirke) 68.35pts, 4; Jo Tarrant (Mortlake, Australia) 82.09pts, 5; Ratapu Moore (Seddon) 85pts, 6; Monica Potae (Milton) 85.53pts, 7; Keryn Herbert (Te Kuiti) 87.532pts, 8; Angela Walker (Piopio) 91.62pts, 9; Maryanne Baty (Gisborne) 102.06pts, 10

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