SUCCESS OF POMADE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25272, 26 August 1947, Page 4

SUCCESS OF POMADE

RACING

REWARD FOR OWNER’S PERSEVERANCE When he completed a double by wanning both steeplechase events at the Taranaki and Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Clubs’ combined meeting at New Plymouth on Saturday, the eight-year-old gelding Pomade scored the first successes of his career. Before his dual success on Saturday Pomade had scored only three third placings in six seasons’ racing. Purchased as a yearling for 180gns by Mr W. S. Goosman, Pomade has done comparatively little racing, and his owner has had a long wait for any return. Pomade commenced racing as a two-year-old when he had two starts. He had only one start in each of the succeeding seasons, while he did not start at all as a five-year-old. As a six-year-old he had two starts over hurdles and two over country, and registered a <iird placing at each. Last season his only placing in 15 starts was a third to Roman Ned and Scale in the Greenlane Hack Steeplechase on the first day of the Great Northern meeting. In most of his races last season Pomade spoiled his chances by tailirtg off badly in the early stages. On Saturday Pomade outstayed the opposition in the Trial Hunters’ Steeplechase and registered a more convincing win in the Eg-mont-Wanganui Hunt Cup when he finished too strongly for the top-weight, Ellerton Hall, which had won at his two previous starts.

Pomade is by Broiefort from Merial by Chief Ruler from Melissa by Absurd from Amyrin, the granddam of Pensacola. Both his dam and his granddam were useful winners, but until last Saturday Pomade had not given much indication of adding to the family record, and few owners would have had the patience to perservere with him as Mr Goosman has. Form Questioned After a report by the chief stipendiary steward, Mr C. Gomer, that he was not satisfied that Fine Flavour had been run cn its merits in the Whenuakura Hack Handicap at the Combined Hunts’ m,eeting at New Plymouth on Saturday, the judicial committee passed a resolution endorsing the chief stipendiary steward’s action in making the inquiry of the connexions of the horse in the matter, but decided that no further action was necessary. Fine Flavour is a four-year-old by Broiefort from Royal Flavour, owned by Mr J. Stanners, Eltham, and trained by E. C. Kendall, at Hawera. He was ridden on Saturday by K. Chote. .This was his first start since he contested the St. Leger at Wellington in March. Consistent Performer

Tommy Gun was having his first start In open company when he beat the sprinters in the Waihau Handicap at the Combined Hunt Clubs’ meeting at New Plymouth last Saturday. He was prominent throughout and won narrowly from Drambuie, which challenged strongly in the straight but failed to catch him by a neck. When he won his way out of hack company at Trentham last month. Tommy Gun looked like carrying on in open company, and being a small but solidly built horse, he should be more in evidence when the lighter scale of weights comes into force next" month. Nevertheless, Tommy Gun showed his ability to master weight when he won the Woburn Hack Handicap on. the first day at Trentham with 9-0, and ran third to Special Flight and Morotai in the Seatoun Hack Handicap on the second day with 9-9. Consistency has marked his racing to date as in 13 starts he has registered three wins, two seconds, and six thirds, and has won £lO7O in stakes. Tommy Gun is a good advertisement for his sire, the former Riccarton-trained horse Trench Fight, which is now at the stud in the North Island.

Moving Along Freely C. C. McCarthy has Indian Dawn going along steadily in her preparation. She was galloped over three furlongs last Saturday morning and moved freely. So far Indian Dawn has shown no signs of the peculiar ailment that restricted her action at slow paces last season. She has thickened out since last autumn, and if she is not troubled by any restriction of her action this season she should go on to good handicap form.

Impressive Type ~P ne th 7 I P ost impressive looking two-year-olds at Riccarton is at present being broken in by M. J. Wadley. Named Bambelma, he will be raced by his Ai De idrichs, of Rdkatahi, and is by Kincardine from Cloud Dance by Spear Dance from Cloudburst, by Tractor from'Droski. His dam. Cloud Dance raced only a few times, but she comes from the same family as the successful performers, Alma, Boloyna, Travenna and Amy Johnson, which were from the’Solfenno mare, Ravenna, a half-sister to Cloudburst. Ravenna was also a good performer. Other good performers from A ami l y « T w ® 1 ’ e Danube (New Zealand and Great Northern Derby), Ponty (Wellington Cup), and more recently, FoxBambelina has size and excellent conformation, and shows excellent development for his age. Kill Fast Schooled

Fast was given some education over the pony hurdles at Riccarton yesterday morning. Although few of the stock of his sire, Mr Standfast, have been tried as jumpers Kill Fast is a splendid type •£° r ? be task and it will be surprising if .he does not make good. Another Preparation Advocate made his reappearance on the tracks at Riccarton yesterday. He has done some work on the roads but is carrying a lot of condition, and it may take his trainer, H. Nurse, some time to get him ready to race. Lord Advocate had only two races last season, winning the H. A. Knight Memorial Handicap at the Hororata meeting held at Riccarton last December, at his first start. On that ■. occasion he ran the seven-furlong journey in the smart time of Imin 25sec. At.his other start Lord Advocate finished clo=e up in the Seadown Handicap at the South Canterbury meeting at Washdyke last May. Lord Advocate is now eight years old and has stood up to a lot of racing particularly well. Addition to Team

J. A Cox has leased a four-year-old gelding by Phaleron Bay from Elegy from a North Island owner. Elegy, the dam of this gelding, was formerly trained at Riccarton by F. D. Jones for Mr A. K. Firth, who was then enjoying considerable success with Royal Chief, and ran second in the New Zealand Oaks to Brunhilde. She was by Posterity from Damaris, winner of the Great Northern Oaks, by Umond from Pennon, a daughter of Eulogy. To Be Tried as Hurdler - T A * ter , an absenc e of three years, St. Nattar has rejoined H-. Nurse's stable and is to be tried as a hurdler. St. Nattar has shown <opd sprint form under the care of G. A. McKay at Wingatui, and has invariably done best under winter conditions, which will be considerably in his favour if he shows any aptitude as a hurdler. Surprise Winner „ Gold Rock, a surprise winner of the Whenuakura Hack Handicap at New Plymouth last Saturday, is a seven-year-old gelding by Tijierace from Coronilla, which was a speedy filly as a two-year-old and the Taita Handicap, of four furlongs, at Trentham in the smart time of 462 sec. Coronilla was by Chief Ruler -from d’Oro a sister to Desert Gold. Gold Rock raced at two years and had two starts at three years, and then did not race again until last season when, as a six-year-old, he won the second division of the Hinuera Handicap at the Matamata meeting last February at his first start. He- had not been successful until last Saturday. He is trained by his owner, Mr E. Mead at Te Rapa.