AGE HAS SERVED BROIEFIELD

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25136, 18 March 1947, Page 4

AGE HAS SERVED BROIEFIELD

£5120 WON THIS SEASON Broiefield moved well up on the list of the season’s leading winners when he won the President's Handicap at Trentham on Saturday. His winnings for the season now stand at £5120, and his total earned in four seasons’ racing is now £7lBO. Broiefield has shown remarkably consistent form in handicaps this season, and has developed good staying form. Last Saturday’s win was well earned, as earlier in the season he had been runner-up to his stablemate, Saludos, in the Manawatu Cup, and to Bruce in the Wellington Cup. Like most of Broiefort’s stock, Broiefield has benefited with age, and he stands as another• example of a staying handicapper that has not had his powers sapped by early racing. He did not commence racing until he was four years old, and in that season, under the guidance of G. W. New, he won three races and was five times placed in 11 starts. He opened his account by winning a six furlong maiden race at Marton on January 1, 1944,. and finished that season by winning over a mile and a quarter at Woodville in May. His earnings for the season totalled £715; but he was still eligible for hack company. He left hack company when, with 9-1, he beat Royal Victor over a mile and a quarter on the second day of the Manawatu summer meeting on December 26, 1944. Four days later he won the Marton Cup, beating Yogi, with the Wellington Cup winner. Don Quex, unplaced. However, in his remaining seven starts that season he registered only two minor placings. He finished the season winning £9BO. Last season, as a six-year-old, he had his leanest season since he commenced racing, securing only one win a.nd three third placings in 10 starts for £365 in stakes. His solitary success was in the Rangitikei Handicap, in which he deadheated with Voltaire. This season he entered C. J. Thomson’s stable, where he has as stablemates other good staying handicappers in Langue d’Or, Saludos, and Arco. In his 16 races this season, Broiefield has had four firsts, five seconds, two thirds, and five unplaced starts. In addition to his success in the President’s Handicap, he has won the Feilding Jockey Club’s St. Andrew’s Handicap and the Freyberg Handicap at Manawatu, both of one mile and a quarter, and the J. M. James Memorial Handicap at Masterton, of one mile and three furlongs. His second placings in the Manawatu and the Wellington Cups are his best placed efforts. Broiefield’s sustained finishing runs are a feature of his racing, and should bring him further success in spite of his having to carry increasing weights. A seven-year-old gelding, Broiefield is a half-brother to the Great Northern Derby winner Coronaire. Their dam is the Lackham mare Snowfield, which was from Snowshoe, by Kilbroney from Snowstill, a Stonyhurst-bred mare by Clanranald. The family has produced some Outstanding gallopers, including Broadsword, winner of the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap, and Inflation (a grandson of Snowstill). Other good winers from the family include The Raker, and the New Zealand Cup winner, Arctic King, whose dam. Snowland, was a sister to Snowshoe, the granddarn of Broiefield. Mr L. H. Collinson bred Broiefield, and races him m partnership with Mr H. C. Collinson. Came from Behind

In contrast to his pacemaking tactics in the Thompson Handicap, Voltaic was ridden in behind in the Suburban Handicap on Saturday, and with four furlongs to run seemed just a little too far back for comfort. However, Voltaic seemed to have no difficulty in drawing up to the leaders in the next three furlongs, and he was travelling much too strongly for the others at the finish. On his performances at Trentham, Voltaic looked as if he would be capable of seeing out a middle distance. He is to be nominated for the Great Easter Handicap at Riccarton, and provided he does not get too much weight, looks a good type for the race. He has made considerable improvement this season, and races very genuinely. Beaten Early

Royal Victor was sent out third favourite in the President’s Handicap on Saturday. but he was beaten a long way from home. He did not race as well as he did the previous week, but he should be approaching his best for the Easter racing. Last Easter, Royal Victor raced at Riccarton. finishing third in the Dominion Handicap to Signal Officer and Catterick Bridge, and second to Bruce in the Great Autumn Handicap. The same programme may be followed this year. Gave Ground Early

Trig Point, which came home well to beat Derene by a nose for third place in the Suburban Handicap, after being slow away, was having only his second start in open company, and on that run looks as if he should be able to pay his way. He is a four-year-old gelding by Thrasos from Wilful Lady, by Lord Quex from Spearin, by Greyspear from Intention. by Achilles from Good Intent, by Captain Webb. Thrasos, the sire erf Trig Point, is an Australian-bred horse by Thracian (brother to Heroic) from Pythia, a New Zealand-bred mare by Psychology from Flora McDonald, by Boniform. Thrasos raced in New Zealand with moderate success. Trig Point is trained at Dannevirke by his owner, Mr L. C. BreakwelL