PLATO GOES WELL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 289, 5 December 1936, Page 20

PLATO GOES WELL.

"FRANCIS DRAKE IMPROVED. iy ' * (Special to "Star.") WOODVILLE, Friday. , With the Woodville meeting next Thursday and Saturday, and with some visiting horses already on the scene, the local tracks are affording more work of an, interesting " and enlightening nature this week. For galloping yesterday morning the course proper was available, 'with the trestles about 33ft out. sT% track was on the slow side, however, as a. result of recent rain. " Mandamus, having his first serious .task since returning from Riccarton, was not bustled to run four furlongs in 535. The Limond three-year-old- was given a short let-up after his trip'south and-lias freshened up well. He is to race at Ellerslie at Christmas and has an engagement in the Great Northern Derby. Red Manfred covered a mile in 1.51, travelling well throughout. He'is looking better now than he has done so far this season and is to be given a race in the principal event here on Thursday. Red Manfred is an intended candidate for the Auckland Cup on Boxing Day, in which lie will be ridden by W. Broughton, who will also have the mount at Woodville. Werohia, who came on from the Feilding meeting, was also given a mile, task, which he ran in 1.54%. The Greyspear gelding covered a lot Of extra ground and was finishing on well. He is looking well and should show up in his engagements at the meeting. Werohia is to "go on to Ellerslie after Woodville to fulfil his Auckland Cup Haiit' MbricTe were responsible' for a smart five furlongs, running, the distance' in 1,3%,'. finishing togethete?"'- Plato was going-easily alongside his companion, and is: undoubtedly ;.a. greatly -imm-pved; horse. Haut Monde, who will make his next appearance at Woodville, is looking 4n great order and with a race or two should be ready to. show his best, Blue Tiger, •'with a good weight up,,.ran the la : st five of liis.'six-fiirlong task in 1.9%. Blunt Tiger schooled well during the -week, and'this promising jumper should race well in the hurdle events here next week. The two-year-old Francis Drake was sent five furlongs by himself, but he did not over-exert himself to cover the. distance in 1,7%. This colt is a very, lazy worker and will "not do his best unless made to. Francis Drake ~has . made continued improvement since lie started racing and has developed into a wonderfully balanced colt-.;.. " The two-year-old Geira was goirig-, easily alongside Appendage at the conclusion of five furlongs in 1.5%. Geira, who is engaged in the juvenile races at Woodville, is most promising. ,-r, ' t - + Mr. G. M. Carrie s Relative (Posterity—Eulogy), whid,^'to make her debut next week, was gi'yen pace work the reverse way,'in view 'of-.'Jier racing at Ellerslie at Christmas.--' _, . _ I Two visitors in Mata Han and En Vidette worked freely at half pace. Both of these horses raced well at Feilding,. and Mata Hari, who was unhicky on the second day, should perform well at Woodville in the'-'sprinta.-v— ; .;• , ' 'Karl was also Jet off. with steadyvwork. He looks well after Feilding and is engaged in the sprints here. .. . . The two-year-old Brown Oak,was .given pace Work and is to race on the second day of the meeting. This youngster has not done mu'qh ! galloping, and is consequently riot as forward as the majority of the two-year-olds. ' . Others to be given useful tasks were Full Throttle, Lord Hereford, ' .Flammarion, Whistle, Pinkie, Thala and CourtC3?ftf t : ' ■ i [ The Riccarton trainer T. Lloyd is due to-day '■ with a .team, which includes. Tout le Monde, Invoice, In the Dark and Private Bunsby. ... Althbiigh'not finally decided-on," it is probable that F. Dav/js will have a team sev.en-horses for Ellerslie at Christmas