TRAINING AT RICCARTON

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26204, 30 August 1950, Page 4

TRAINING AT RICCARTON

SMART SPRINT BY RESOLUTE

Resolute gaxoiped attractively over half a mile on tne trial grass at Riccarton yesterday, tmishing two lengths ahead of Dark Courage and recording 43 4-ssec. Resolute raced once at tne Grand Nat -nal meeting, finishing fifth in the I-aparua Handicap. That has been his on.y appearance since he won the Tinwald Handicap at Ashburton in May. Dark Courage, a aseful winner as a; two-year-old last season, is making good progress in his preparation tor spring throe-year-old races He shows the benefit Oi his run in the Selwyn Handicap on the second day of the Grand National meeting. Dan Ke.iy was siiading Royal Hoax on completing haif a mile in 52sec. Taper Royal and Rising Glory followed in 51 l-ssec Rising Glory, a tnree-year-old filly by Sun King from Lady Burleigh, may race at Ashburton. She made her first appearance with the colours up at the Christchurch Hunt meeting. The two-year-olds, Sea Hawk and : Hepburn, moved attractively to re- i cord for half a nine They are I both tra ned by J. S. Shaw for Mr M. | J. Moot abe. Sea Hawk being a brother■ to Sea Wolf, a useful last season, and Hepburn, a brother to the brilliant Auckland sprinter Rizzio. Coral Arc’s Effort Coral Arc. which is making satisfactory progress in his preparation lor important handicap races season, sprinted home from tne half mile in 52 2-ssec. Barkis followed in sLsec The Sir Eeau mare pleases in her training, but most of her efforts on race days have been disappointing. Greetings was galloping easily alongside Detective and Stourstreet on completing naif a mile in 50 l-ssec. Greetings, a three-year-old by Hello Peter, recently joined T. Smith s team, and he will make his race debut at Ashburton. Detective is a three-year-old halfbrother by Defaulter to Beau Soir, and he will race in the same colours as Detention, those of Mr J. H. Watson. Flying Orders, Trinidad, and High Spirits dashed home from the half-mile in 49 2 -ssec. Flying Orders and Trinidad are engaged in the Antonios Handicap at Reefton on Saturday, and both may race prominently. Trinidad showed marked promise in his early racing last season, and he appears to oe well forward. High Spirits should race well in the Boatman's Hack Handicap at Reefton. Beaumaris, Peridot, and Royalcille ran half a mile in 52sec, finishing practically together. Peridot is not a certain starter in the County Handicap at Reefton. but there is notning wrong with him. Another representative of J. S. Shaw's stable in tlje field is Fyxen. which will be ridden by G W. Mein. Fyxen raced consistently in hack fields at the Grand National meeting. Marauder and a Wild Chase filly, a three-quarter sister to Rival Chase, sprinted half a mile in 51 2-ssec. Twenty horses- will leave Riccarton tonight for Reefton, they being members of J. S. Shaw's, E. J. Jennings’ and R. Wi’son s teams. C. T. Wilson will ride Grand Fox, Winslow Boy, and Plume d’Or on Saturday; R. W. Gould will be on Hurstmere, and D. M Kerr on Trinidad. M. J. Wadley will race Valley Gold. Reflect, and Moonsail at the Westport meeting on September 9 and 11. Detention is in steady work and he will race next at Ashburton. He worked keenly at three-quarter pace on the trial grass yesterday.