TEAL FAVOURITE FOR GRAND NATIONAL
Teal, lafet year’s winner, is. favourite for the Grand National Steeplechase, to be run at Aintree on March 28. He holds that position in spite of finishing last in the Cheltenham Gold Cup last week, when he tired badly after jumping five fences. "I could not understand Teal’s last because at this stage he usually puts in his best work,” said his jockey, Arthur Thompson. “I still think he will win the National again this year.” Teal had two cuts on his legs when he returned to the saddling enclosure last week. Experts think these injuries caused his failure. Answer to Correspondent "Subscriber,” Hokitika.—lmmediate won the Theo Marks Camellia Stakes, seven furlongs, at Rosehill, New South Wales, on September 15, 1945. The first attempt to run the race was declared void. Immediate being first to finish. The event was re-run at the end of the programme, all •bets standing. Immediate, ridden by L. W Hare, won by half a head from Modulation (W. Cook), with Tahmoor (D. Munro) half a length back third. Canterbury Jockey Club Nominations Nominations for all events at the autumn meeting will close at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Anvt
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19530312.2.17.3
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26987, 12 March 1953, Page 4
Word Count
197TEAL FAVOURITE FOR GRAND NATIONAL Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26987, 12 March 1953, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in