SIXTY-ONE IN WINTER CUP

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 166, 16 July 1941, Page 12

SIXTY-ONE IN WINTER CUP

|A TOUGH PROBLEM j WINTER CUP MILE I REVIEW OF HANDICAP GOOD FOIi.M OF TOI'WEIGHT y i;ii .1 Uolllljl.itlf.in ui til hole* ior til.' -U \\ .m..| Lil],. Li,,, 1.-mdic,;.!,,.,, .Mr. ~ ' ' V'" 1 ' "I i* 111 i.v COIIU IILiC L',,111f." ' ' i M.-.r, ~1 ■, ik-a: Li) , yl material ; '■<" "< y-< .U.'d -10v.,1 to u.akv li Jo < "!■. lUII uv , r a II ii ',i J1 M-'i U._u a* tuu „ Ull ltunl uu t , iti - !" Ul>t luou ev i.n'"" 1:< " , Xl '- ( ' U "' l U> l""''<lve a bill ICi i t' " l "' 1 " " iuj -' lav' I' T '.'""'I lh -' a » Uuuule ami a "l<g oi the tuiilo. the o.n, . being ,| lc \;., llullal " i..; L- ,tev " oi ' ii " i Jiu.uios In looking tor a Mi . Kusseli

• "«t'l Uiliv llOlHtt? Lo fitiMidw T v Uincer Keiiluek* and Globe l'r w Ur. Tht ■-In I i" U " ; orm aid won r.00.1 ra.-ui dill in- t | lo reason, an I. at the liundK-aps show, his ehoiee tell upon Roval | Lancer. but he must, have wei-hed L'u Sf«St K - l "- ky »' j A trlaiice i-l 11.. i t( i-, i the form o; the i musoii shows Royal Lancer to |i; iVl . >U i actl\ e recoHl. \ live--ear-old next ll■ Onlll, he should he at his in',!'. He be- m nov'n i'' 1 ." 1 .I",'.1",'. l " V, ' iU ' by " 'lining a i i "'lit at Asiiliiirtou and then car- . Ned oil with the -ood work to score lour ; J ,ns i "" 1 " peei'ii'l out of his first half , do/en starts, hurther wins and jdaciuas ! in' bet'n' tl "lances sandwiched Jin iKtWKii tihon), frjau- him fisi.ii!v wiinl , up the season with 11 wins, three seconds •Hid two thirds. I Worth Remembering I 111 all he lined up on 26 o:ca«don< and ! although he won the Fiord ilandica]. at | Hivei ton with !).<), probably his best , liort I "as to Win t :||. Klloujjliton Handicap at . Ssiwith Canterbury, when he cai ried 0.0 and ' ;«»ered the mile and a quarter i,, J.J 4.5. ! lhat peitorniance alone staniju'd rhe son! jot Ir..h Laneer-Winsomo a.s'a first-cLs 1 it'll °U'' r '» n ' K <'■ teee ' t " at l ' ie •'"i'limuni in 1 | the \\ inter Cnp is {j.O he cannot be passed over, even though he be TtiU ; Kentucky s record is not as ntrraotivc ■ as that ot Royal Lancer. The near four- • >ear-old scm ot A ermeer has faced the I wfns rAM < f Ca l s,o,w , tllis season for six .!p °' l f rh lip su'bsequen tly won a ; -?i \ pa beiflt Nvi nniii;j effort 1 uae posßiibly ln 6 victory in the CJC ! i'-antvr Handicap, when he earrierl 8:2 and ' downed ,3 sfrong field which inchided Cir- 1 cular iNote, J>,i ia, J-.nrn-li, and , other smart gallopers at -seven furlongs? I nf iliJ T p l 111 Ii '- V ,. 11e won a division j 01 tne i e i.apa Handicap carrying 8.12,1 but it cannot be said that the opposition ' yas strong and this was emphasised a! fortnight later at Ellerslie, where Ken- j tiicky was beaten out of a place in the i\in« t.eoige Handicap, seven furlongs, and York Handicap, one mile. The mininitim m those races was 7.0, against the 0.0 in the V\ inter Cup. A Good Galloper Compared with Royal Lancer and Kentucky, The Safari gelding Globe Trotter had an easy season, starting in only nine races but he scored four wins and proved himself no mean galloper. His last victorv was at Lllershe at Easter, when he carried 9.6 and won the Islington Handicap, one mile. The time, 1.39, was not fast, •but this was due ro the heavy traek. Globe irotter will be quite at Jiome on the Ktccarton course, because, in Xovemiber last he won a double there. This was at the .-New Zealand Cup meeting, when he carried 8.7 to victory in the Riccarfon ilandicap on the opening day and ran the nine furlongs in 1.51 2-5, but an even tetter effort was his win in the Fendalton ilandicap on the second day, when, with on 1118 hack, he covered the mile and a Quarter in 5 4 9-5 I

1 Last Year's Winner Last year's winner. Lady Tinkle, and Gladyney have each 8.7. And of the pair Lady Imkle to be Uterred. The aaughter of Defoe hae iu i>een over-ratted tnis season, having had only eight ©tarte, but Bhe three times, her last win ■bean# in fhe Flying Handicap, six furloncs and a halt, at the Waipa raceting in On fhat occasion the going w«\j heavy, eo she should be euitod bv' winter condittone. Gladyi was a winner at his last start tlie Ma .jratu Winter Handicap, in which he carried 9.5, but he onlv defeated Du Maurier by a head, and the latter wm conceding him lib. A w^" n er <>£ five races this season, fhe inad nUv Doria has been awarded 9.'), and ehe w on the same mark as the useful >i able Fox. Of the pair Doria, up to the present time, has the better record. This season e?he won three times at eix furlongß and twice over a mile, her outstanding effort 'being to win the James rlazlett Gold Cup, in which she narrowly Royal Chief at Aoble Fox won six races in 24 starts, his best performance lirinp his dead-heat with pi-General in the Taipua Handicap at Otaki in May, when 'he carried 9.2. Promising Lightweights

It can be Caken as almost certain that all those horeics weighted at 9.0 or over have shown good form, and among them , y > a ,' Star Augment, Gajiwt Son, Uebel Mate and Autolite. One of the exceptions is the good galloper Ilanshty inner, who has gone throu.tH t'lte season without a win.

l'lurty-nine horses are handicapped j. under 9.0, and 17 of them are in at the minimum. The list contains many proved and promising gallopers, who can be recarded as Winter Cup possibilities. Arctic i)aun is bound to be regarded favourably. Not that the son of Defoe has better form than many others among the lightweights, but he is undoubtedly a good galloper and is built on solid lines, which should make him the master of a bit of weight. 11 la* - k Xfajestv is anot'her good galloper with a brilliant turn of speed, and he has shown himself well able to carry weight. VV ith 8.10 on his back he looks a verv likely proposition for the Riccarton race. •>eiiool Girl, Guy Parade, Wings of Song, Boloyna, Cymric. Battlegain, Trie Station, just to mention a few of the light-weights cannot be passed by lightly. It is too early yet to mike a selection trom which the winner is likely to come. Possibly, a field of 30 to 2S horses will line up, which means that the majo'ritv of those now in the race will d.op out. But it may be interesting to mention that since tlie 8.0 minimum has been applied to the Winter Cup-—this was when Fast Passage (9.2 l won in 1932 —the others winners have been Mount Boa (8.0), Princess Doreen CB.QK Epris (8.0). Wino (8.01. Catalogue • 8.1.3). Catalogue f9.10h Catai-xrue (10.3) and Lady Tinkle C 8.10).

Only onee in the long history of the race has the time bettered 1.40. the occasion being when Princess Doreen recorded 1.39 4-"> in 1934. definite evidence tli.it he track conditions have always been holding in the winter at Riccarfon.

j Royal Star 11. in Great Heart ' f h the exception of the liursc* |at Awa.pniii work i>erforincd on" t!:o I liawera tracks during the past week lias been ot mutine order. The tracks have j been heavy and the sand has been | funeral ly used tor the more solid paceu oik oi a ii umber ot horses intended for tlie : touibjiied limit Club's lixtmic- .it X'eiv ; Plymouth next iiionili. which viitu.ihv the season i„r Hawer.i-truincJ ho rscs. ' Ko.val_St.ir ]I. i„ holding liU condition !»;>lendidiy and .-.printed three furlongs on tile outside ui the cumse proper easily m 41s S. Mi-Gieal has him in areat order ; and he wii] have to In- i-oii*idered ulld • i soi t track condit ii.uu-. : Student Prince. alter a lon- spell. has improved with the two uicvs nisei i him aud .will strip in nice oidei for his eii-'a/e-I inents. Hi' srhiwli'd ivi || dm in_' the Wivki end and gadoped live tin lories 111 company .with \a! J'ete in I.lit. the pair tinisiiin • together. 1 I'lli' (-outrm.Tibit.sl i n ...

ui.- nmuwiiiauM sau- ol tiio limkll.'l AN ar L i]» not. < i»mj»]ftoi| ;m«I ho li,t> ' returned to his ow Uei-u aiiiei 11. Scallv. ' i li. Urolith has I ecoiiunissioned Suivev oi(ieneral and the big ucldiitg. looking in gieat, lieai t. is doing light ta-ks. M irtc.ie J and Ring I liiei are aiso potteiing about doing u»i.:'ui exeleise. Brough is expecting Chief Loi d in am day now and tin- Lord (Ju.-x gesling. win. peilormed so wel; early in the season. :s reported t<> have made a stood lecoveiy •' ; from the iiijuiy that necessitated his let-un <■ : ami is in good shape. ' DOPING OF CHEERY JACK j ESTABLISHED i I : (Ktv. 0.30 a.m.i .MKLBOI'KNK. d.-.y. .V rhomicii! iiu;il\ >is ot the .*»w;il> tak« v n ilium CiiOfi\- • ta<*k on tin? R.i teoui &o iast. an alka-unl in ooin.-ontiaLloll. . v j Jho nuturo ot tho aika]>»ii! not j revealed in the j»ub!io inu-ic&i. . l ' i t j Cheery Jack, the lorcmot jumper in :t A u.>ti alia and favourite lor the V.K.I , t ! (.'land Xational Sto. iuu * lata t Satuuinv, was di?cov*;i oc] to be in a had . pliytdeal enudition shortly horoie the rai:«*. { Doping was susptvttd and. on instruction?j tioni the stewards, tiie horse \va«> with- ; drawn tr<»m the event. J C COLT BY DEFOE d ! . r ',7' JI-, has sent .inoilicr two- i! ■ year-old to (.». Rutgway to train. He is the ; , ciiQ&tiiut eolt KniK-kie Out*ier, b\' Deloe : ri ; trom Sanguin.ii ia, by Merrv Mt>niont In ;.J i the wme stable Mr. Urigg liu«« a grey i I yearling eolt by 'J'lieie from Lacquer ' ? i named King ilerod. ' ' a j ! A i T PROMISING 'CHASER ! I That promising young 'chaser Wineberry has gone on the right way since the. ' Great Xorfhern meeting. Her form at ! that fixture was vei-j consistenr., tor she : 1 ran second in the C.ieen Lane Steeples on the first day and won the Tamaki Steeple- 1 chase on the iinal day. Those perfoi manees were very encouraging for a beginner I and more ie sure to be heard of Wine■berry before the jumping reason is over. k

BACK IN WORK Phc maiden caiididat-e I'urple Vt-riucer lias been taken up again bv his owiTer and ie being allotted light Uusks. The son or V ermeer \yhh operated on while out ot commission, and will race as a nelding next (season. Purple Vermeer li.im plentv of speed, ljiit has had little experience. He should l>e an improved when he beyins racing again. BRONZE EMERALD SCHOOLED It is evidently intended to ci.e Bronze Emerald an optK>rtunity to make poo.l n« a hurdler. He was (riven a trial over the pony fences during the week and "ave a satisfactory display. The fact thai Bronze rvmerald is fairly well t>e;it>one>l an t'he result of racing on the tl.it will be an advantage when he starte his htirdlinc career. HAS FURNISHED NICELY Nothing of a ntrenuous nature has been required of I'haJeron, w'lio Ic; thriving on the tafiks allottcl him. Ho h«w jn*o\vn and furnished nicely during the ia*>t few months and his appearance sugircKts that he may develop improved form next season as a i'our-year-old. The fact that 1 haleron xva<s only liprhtly raec-.l during* the present tenia is likely to prove beneficial to him.