KENTUCKY TO FORE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 88, 15 April 1941, Page 10

KENTUCKY TO FORE

GREAT EASTER WIN. ICELAND SPAR'S SPRIIM. >' i FIRST DAV AT CANTERBURY. i iiSpix-iali CHKISTCUL'KCH. this dav. ' I .' i Kentucky had his lit'ili succc/.s for lh« j ■ season when In' won the Gi/jat Eastqr i : Handicap in effortless style at the! opening «'i the C.d.C. nii-etini; nt Kiceai- I Lou jcsicrdnj, 'I'iic lin-c \va* a triumph j I'm- tin' Tioiithani stable of T. IX. George, | as in addition li> tin' winner'it turned j nut the thud horse, Circular,' Note, tlie \ pair btii:ji scpaiuted 1..v King 7 Toast. The last-named was the only Pi.'carton hoise in make a decent showing. / Kentucky is rated in partnership by his liaincr and Mr. T. 1- ishei / who purchased ! him a lev. weeks before t f<i last lYentbani j • meeting, where he was successful in the ; liailuay Handicap. In -/he Great Kaster, , Kentucky made up gn/.ind gradually, to lie i lose behind Hearth; and Density when the straight was reach fd. Flo was in front ■ sm>:i afterwards, ana was never challenged. King's Toast put in a strong riu- | ishiug run to beat/ the tiling Circular i Sole, who «iis alv. fys handy, by a neck ; lor second place. K.iiig's Toast should win a good handicap /;>oii. Hearth and Deusily faded early 71 the run home, while- ; Doria never lookt/i to be going well. Don't I Forgot was lien/t.Mi before the straight, [alter being pro/ineiit. but Not Out was I never in the pi /lure. Little-Jvobin headed 'a beaten lot v 1 fourth place", with Night , Kruption and /airich ... j An /mproving Juvenile. T. H. Gill/.t had his firsfcf'traiuing suc--1 cess in the Champagne Stakes when the I littlelanciei/ Palfrey reached the front- ■ with 50 yauls to go and held -off Monetary j by a head/' Palfrey had his initial success 111 the D/ nedin Champagne Stakes, but I this was /Lis best effort. lie should keep j lon iin proving. Monetary took a wide! course v/Tien the straight was reached, and I I though Ije made np ground he could not I ; finish i/ 3' the effort. Corn Prince was the] 1 early jiuccmaker, arid, with Salutation, was I jclear /',ter passing the false rail, but weak- \ I eued t,ver the.last bit, though he was only j !n m/k behind Monetary. Willow Wood] j did /est of the others. The favourite. Pay . I Poll/ lost ground at the start, but raced j 1 up /11 the outside of the leaders approach- j lingy'the straight, only to drop back again. l / A Close Call. I .-'Blue Border had not been seen in a I\f inning light for some time until the Autumn Plate, in which the Myosotis • fcolt fought on courageously to defeat FoxI'eWLe. another three-year-old, by half a 1 l/.-ad. Both horses were well placed during * The running. Wild Fox was soundly ■ f/eaten, in third place, after she had been ' 'imndy to the front throughout. She left--1 the rails a bit in the run home, enabling » Muffler to come through, but they could' • not hold off Blue Border and Foxettc. •' Blue Abbey was close up, and if be had '■ started smartly he would have been hard * to hold off. Khurja and Sweet Mystery » were close up, but they were not good enough, while Eulogist was in the lead to the straight and then collapsed.

Consistency Rewarded. Iceland Spar made up for consistent placc efforts since he started racing in open company by an attractive winning effort iu the Sockburu Handicap. Ho worked up into a handy position earlier than usual, and finished on too solidly for tbc others, though lie only had a neck to spare from Prudent Prince at the end. Prudent Princc was always near the front, aud he finished solidly. Winning Rival also ran a sound race, but The Wrecker, who weakened into fourth place, was well beaten after helping with the pace making. Gay Parade dropped out early in the run home and Happy Ending was disappointing. Royal Chief and Wardress were finishing on. after being well out of their ground, while Merry March also made a good showing. Late results were: —

COI'BTEN.W HANDICAP of £258. seven fur-longs—3-3 ROMAN SON, 8.5, car. 7.12 (D. Mackie), 1: l-l HURRY GIRL. 3.1 (V.'. J. Broughton). 2; 4-4 RUE. 9.0. car. 8.7 (V. Harrington). 3. Also started: 2-2 Arctic Dawn. 8.7: 7-8 Kurawhat. 8.5; 8-7 My Abbey, 8.3; 7-10 Lochheed. 8.3, car. 8.0; 6-5 Gentility. B.O: 5-6 The Jo'iter, 7.13, car. 8.0: 10-9 Avenal, 14-13 Blue Silk. 7.12: 11-12 Enticing. 7.12, car. 8.0; 13-14 Forcc. 7.12. car. 7.5; 12-11 Haughty Lad. 7.12, car. 7.7. Leni?th cach way. Arctic Dawn was fourth. Time. 1.32.

AUTUMN PI.ATE of £425. one mile.—B-6 BLUE BORDER. 8.5 (W. J. Broughton). 1; 3-3 FOXETTE. 8.4 (L. J. .Ellis). 2; 1-1 WILD FOX, 8.10 (C. T. Wtlson). 3. Also started: 5-5 Muffler, 9.0; 2-2 Eulogist. 8.10; 8-8 Blue Abbey, 8.2. car. 8.3: 4-4 Khurja. 8.0: 10-9 Lord Midas. 7.13: 7-7 Sweet Mystery. 7.7; 9-10 Rytown. 7.1. car. 7.3; 11-11 Benevolent. 7.0. Half a head: length. Muffler was fourth. Time. 1.47.

GBEAT EASTER HANDICAP of £ltM. -wren furlong*.—2-2 KENTUCKY. 8.2 (S. Waddcln. 1; 12-9 KINO'S TOAST. 7.0. car. 7.3 (A. Stckcs). 2: 1-1 CIRCULAR NOTE, 7.10 (W. J.' Brougtlton). 3. Also started: 6-5 Doria. 8.7; 4-4 Enrich. 8.6. car. 8.8: 8-7 Not Out. 8.5; 5-6 Hearth. 8.3: car. 8.4; 9-9 Density. 8.3: 3-3 Don't Forget, 7.13: 7-8 Night Eruption. 7.11; 13-12 Little Robin. 7.8: 11-11 Pleading. 7.4; 10-13 Leighnor. 7.0. Three lengths; length. Little Robin was fourth. Time, 1.29.

RUSSI.F.Y HANDICAP of £3M. two-year-olds. Ave furlongs.—2-2 EGYPTIAN ROSE. 7.1. car. 7.6 (J. McFnrlane). 1; 10-11 HINEPO. 7.0 (A. Johnson). ?: 9-8 ARABIAN NIGHT. 7.3. ear.. 7.10 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Also started: 1-1 Espionage, 7.9. car. 7.12: 7-6 Full Pitch. 7.6, car. 7.12; 5-5 Princess Myosotis. 7.4. car. 7.8; 11-12 Hunting Charm. 15-14 Plumbago. 7.3; 14-16 Guardre3s. 7.1. car. 7,12: 13-17 Patrla. 7.1; 8-9 Lady Nottava. 7.0; 4-4 Bascule. 7.0. car. 7.#: 12-10 Lindus, 16-15 Sir Grey. 7.0, car. 7.1; 3-3 Good Scout; 6-7 Miss Saone. 7.0, car. 7.3; 12-13 Verlagla. 7.0. Two lengths; head. Espionage was fourth. Time. 1.3 2-5.

SOCK BURN HAXDICAP of £3M. nine furlong*. -2-2 ICELAND SPAR. 7.5 (A. Messervy). I: 10-10 PRUDENT PRINCE. 7.0, car. 7.1 (V. Barrington). 2; 5-5 WINNING RIVAL, 7.13 (C. T. Wilson). 3. Also started: 6-8 Royal Chief. 9.11; 9-9 Willie Win. 9.3; 14-14 Thermtdor. 4-3 Wardress, r. 4: 1-1 Happy Ending. 7.9, car. 7.10; 3-4 Knight Commander. 7.8. car. 7.10; 7-6 Gay Parade. 7.1. car. 7.3; 12-13 The Wrecker. 7.1; 11-11 Shikari, 8-7 Merry March. 13-18 Liane. 7.0. Neck; half a length. The Wrecker waa fourth. Time. 1.59.

PAFANUT HANDICAP of £3M. seven fortongs.— 3-3 STABILISE. 9.0 (A. E. Ellis). 1; 2-3 RAWHAMAI, 7.7. car. 7.9 (L. J. Ellis). 2; 1-1 PHYTO, s.fi CS. Waddell). 3. Also started; 5-S Greenbank, 7.12; <t-6 Halt. 7.10. car. 8.0: 4-4 Star Wink. 7.8. Half a head; three lengths. Halt was fourth. Time. 1.32.