NUCLEAR SUFFERS SET-RACK

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27626, 5 April 1955, Page 5

NUCLEAR SUFFERS SET-RACK

MAY MISS C.J.C. EASTER MEETING

“The Press" Special Service DUNEDIN, April 4. Mr G. J. Barton’s Ruthless colt, Nuclear, has had another set-back, and is unlikely to race in the main staying events at the Riccarton Easter meeting. After his work today he was showing signs of the trouble that prevented him from racing in the Great Northern Derby, and he will probably be given easy work for some

Nuclear had a most impressive win against the sprinters at Beaumont on Saturday, in his first start since early in November. A bad beginning In the Molyneux Handicap cost him several lengths, but he made up ground to be handy at the home turn, and then fought on well to wear down Corona Fox.

Josudi is another prominent galloper which will miss the Easter racing. The Super gelding injured himself in his box recently, and he has taken longer to recover than at first thought likely. His Easter engagements include the Riverton Cup and the Great Autumn Handicap. Noble Jim, another member of the Waimate team of W. Barr, jun., has broken down, and will not race in the hack steeplechases at Riverton. Abbot's Choice had his fifth win on the Beaumont course when he narrowly held Exodus in the Edward Pearson Mem-

orial, the feature event at the Beaumont meeting on Saturday. Exodus was giving the leaders about nine lengths’ start running to the half-mile, and might have won had he been better placed over the early stages. Gypsy Tap drew attention to his prospects tn the Southern Champion Hack Handicap on the second day of the Riverton meeting, when he won the Publicans’ Cup impressively. The Tiderace gelding improved his position after missing the jump-out to take the lead running to the five furlongs. Cerne gained an advantage by running through on the inside at the homo turn, and led. momentarily at the furlong, but he was unable to hold Gypsy Tap- ■