TRENTHAM FORM

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25629, 19 October 1948, Page 7

TRENTHAM FORM

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CORAL ARC UNBEATEN jN OPEN COMPANY

flying sovereign an OAKS PROSPECT

m.tmwers of form had a most success- ?°. u aV at Trentham last Saturday as no than five of the winners during had won the previous Saturday, & ?'Arc. Flying Sovereign, and The gt washdyke. and Da Vinci and Snipe at Masterton. Strangely not ° ne ° f them vas sent out «j*Arc ‘s easy win in the Wellington ‘ZiP-an left no doubts that he is probmost improved four-year-old in He had won easily enough ee washdvke the previous week and he at fa much better field almost as easily & Saturday. It was a typical stayer’s J 251 7u a t gained him success after he h® heen rather awkwardly placed on the S’® “ with five furlongs to run. Capably bv the Washdyke apprentice D. ?rcombe. he improved his position LJiilv round to the straight, and once • get clear did not have to change v- line in the run home. On the day rr'/nilv fiedgcd jockey could have handled 5? ’ i Arc to better advantage than r«nmbe did. He showed admirable patiover the journey and took full adSntage of improving his position when y. nnnortunity offered and he came with “Uli timed run in the straight. coral Arc has been very patiently bv J. C. Tomkinson throughout CT wreer. As a two-year-old he had •hrw starts for a third and a fourth. S- three-vear-old racing was restricted kr trouble with his forefeet and minor Juries In seven starts last spring he Postered two firsts., two seconds and a and then did not race again until r-cf July, when he had three unplaced ±rts at Trentham. An injury to his hock, sustained at Trentham last spring, prevented his being prepared for the Arc was still in hack company when he commenced the present season, M won his way to the higher grade at SL Grand National meeting. He has at both his starts in open company snd will extend his record further this crtson- To date he has had 18 starts for five wins, three seconds, three thirds, and wo fourths, and won a total of £3973 in stakes. Coral Arc has been penalised 121 b in the Watkins Handicap on Saturday and with 7-12 looks like being hard to beat again.

Sinul Officer’s Grand Effort Signal Officer put up a grand performance to run second with 10-3. He carried the same weight into second place in the Great Autumn Handicap last Easter, but the field on that occasion was just over half the size of that last Saturday, which makes his performance all the more meritorious. Signal Officer showed a disinclination to line up on Saturday and whan the field was dispatched he added to his handicap by missing the jump out. He tailed the field early and was still well towards the rear at the half-mile, where he started to improve his position and in the straight he produced the finishing run that is characteristic of him. Signal Officer looked as well as he has ever done when he paraded, and it is remarkable how he has improved in appearance the last two years. Though at the top of the handicaps he looks certain to add to his splendid record this season. His next start win probably be in the Harcourt Stakes next Monday and that will be his final race before the New Zealand Cup. Signal Officer seems almost certain to get the maximum weight of 9-7 in that race, and with 101 b less to carry than he had last Saturday he is going to make matters very awkward for those lower in the handicap.

Not Quite Good Enough Ballinagh has been racing consistently fiiis season and ran another good race for third, but at the weights he was not quite good enough. He was in a v. inning position when in front at the furlong, but Coral Arc and Signal Officer were just too solid for him. He looks likely to win a good handicap, but it remains to be seen how he will fare when the tracks get hard. Welcome Guest might have beaten Ballinagh for third place had he not been sent back several places along the back and received a further check turning into the straight. He seems to have overcome his dislike of racing on the inside of a field now and another winning turn lor him may not be far off as he is in excellent order at present. Disappointing Displays

The disappointments of the race were the first three in favouritism, Royal Tan. Liebestraum, and Kartikeya. which finished fifteenth. sixteenth and fourteenth respectively. Royal T,an was never going really well. He was well back in the fie’d for most of ihe journey, and had. to be kept u? to his work most of the way. Any chance he had of taking part in the finish was lost when he was checked by Beaowned turning for home. Except when he moved up into about ninth place st the half-mile, Liebestraum was never in the hunt. He had a chequered passage and covered a good deal of extra ground ® the running. The finishing run that has marked his earlier efforts did not eventuate. Kartikeya pulled hard early and was up in second or third place for a miie, when he dropped out very quickly and went back through the field. Karti'k u never raced well when kept up with the leaders early, and it was not aurpnsmg to see him drop out when so ridden last Saturday. The form of the three horses was far from their best, and °* ern i s likely to show con-, saeraole improvement before the meeting is over.

Flymc Sovereign’s Good Record Few people at Trentham were prepared tor such a hollow' victory as Flying Sovereign gained in the Desert Gold Stakes She was ridden a well nigh perfect race hy C. T. Wilson. Cnee the field settled town she was never off the fence. A seen galloper, she pulled hard before she was eased in behind, and she was pulling •gam turning into the straight. Once she was pushed through on the fence 2nd reached the front she finished very resolutely, and was staying on better than anything else at the post. Her solid hnsning run suggested that she will see mu longer journeys and there were cerno other fillies at Trentham that bkel Y. to trouble her in the New Zealand Oaks next month. Flying Sovereign is to contest the Wellington Guineas next Saturday and will fully rest the colts. She will have 51b less 10 carry than she had last Saturday, and f.JUy of her size will welcome the reh/ “J wei gbt. Though small she is a •uongly-made filly that is very powerful De ?i* n . d and an exceptional good mover. ai ying Sovereign races in the interof her breeder, Mrs G. Murrayuy ’ and 15 trained by H. R. Davies, 7™. u been associated with the many •tojl horses that have carried the Murray™iey colours. She is a bay filly by from the former good handicap ft?ißj ereign Lady, which included Midsummer Handicap at Riccarton . successes. Sovereign Lady is p-,. Winning H *t from Liege Lady by ‘»i«in from the imported mare Strona £ Stowaway from Dark Blue by Dark rj°? aid from Edict by Diamond Jubilee. ‘Jying Sovereign is . 'of Airway’s first J°P of foals in New Zealand, and gained ureir most important success to date. 1,2 s a . f°al. Flying Sovereign was always zP® ln front and it looked doubtful *nether she would ever race. It was a th i? ime before she threw it off, and to has shown no signs of it since she Jas been trained. In the little racing ten* as done she has fashioned an excelth/ reco . rd> having started five times for ?^ ns and a second, her unplaced 'Sort being at the first of her two starts 4,, a two-year-old when she missed the jump-out. Her winnings total £lBOO. Good Placed Efforts Golden Amber followed up her narrow J? eat ’ n the Dunedin Guineas with an* food race, but she had no chance Flying Sovereign. She was well c" c r ear,y and was s tiH several lengths hZ™ at tbe straight entrance, but came ome well. Though she was only a neck of Curtana at the post, she never r S ln danger of losing second place, ami ana is about the lightest fleshed ina eanes t looking three-year-old rac- -• but she has the ability to gallop fn .,_ ls ery B en uine. She has registered thi? minor placings in as many starts is season. La Modelle put up a good to run fourth after being nnt > ... last away, but she still does avL2°° k bke bein P anything above the Balkis finished just behind La aeue, and ran a fair race after coverw'a- a ? ood dea l °f extra ground. She mi . gomg well until she struck a soft Unhai^ near tbe far turn "hen she became Wa2 a l? nced and dropped the bit. She der under pressure for the remainof liwi lhe i our ney. Balkis appears to be She , accoun t on al! except firm going in? re .V ,rn to Riccarton this mornZealand Oaks be prepared for * be New *A^l«* en4nsula Rac ing Club Acceptances drawliB taj ? ces . < racing events) and withPeninZ.i 'trotting events) for the Banks held mm Bac!n g Club’s meeting, to be dos? at- otukarara on Saturday next, will 056 a t a p.m. to-day. —Advt.