GOOD TRIAL BY KINGSHIP

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27629, 9 April 1955, Page 4

GOOD TRIAL BY KINGSHIP

RICCARTON TRACK WORK Kingship was highly impre 8l ; v# • his semi-final trial on Thursday foJ J® Great Easter Handicap at Riccas when he went fast over sev®s? ® longs. It was his third inside a week, and it showed thatT 5 weight of 9-3 should not stop hfo, making a bold bid in the big 3 Dri jf o,r i Monday. 1 °® Ridden by B. S. Finlayson, went from a standing start on thirr 11 ? side of the course proper and to have something in reserve wE?? got to the finish in Imin 28 4.5*27 went fast early and ran his last Cu mile in 51 l-ssec. Half-a-Crown showed his his test in the Dominion Handica? first leg of the double on when he went strongly over « Ridden by N. Eastwood, he gay. cipher (D. F. Coombe) and (N. F. Davison) six lengths’ start fol U the mile, made no impression on E for the first half, but was first W? by two lengths. WMnt Half-a-Crown recorded Imin 44 «, sec for the mile, after running the half in 51 2-ssec. tOrBt Decipher and Poilu got to the end the first half-mile in 50 4-ssec aiS took Imin 45 4-ssec for the whole tance. The two-year-olds Motueka (C Donald) and Persian Melody <n y Coombe) sprinted from the half mil,' on terms in 52 2-ssec, and did S work keenly. Tamrin (A. J. Stokes) had Ravai Charm (R. Blair) for a conMumJJ over seven furlongs. Tamrin itarSi with a short lead, but Royal Cham was soon alongside. She stayed the? but Tamrin could have re-esfafinQ his lead. He recorded Imin S 3 ij£S for the distance, and 52 l-ssec for th, last half-mile. Hay Time (A. J. Stokes) attracted attention to his chance in the BiwS Handicap when he beat three other two-year-olds over half a mile in smart time. After running the distance in 50 2-ssec he was a neck in front nt Ditched <B. W. McDonald), Pretend (L. Maguire) was three lengths back and there was a longer gap to Nehru (B. S. Finlayson). Demand (B. Parsons) and Mundui (D. F. Coombe) were companions over six furlongs, covered in Imin 1# 4.5 sec. They ran the last half mile j n 52 2-ssec. Bosky (R. E. Johnston) went faster over this distance, with more wetaht up soon after. The Dominion Handicap top-weight recorded Imin 19 24iec the last half-mile in 52sec, when he beat Fleur (W. Hamlin) by threequarters of a length.

Finished Strongly Lord Rowallan (A. J. Stokes) gave Phck Drill (D. F. Coombe) a start from the seven furlongs and beat Mm home by a length and a hplf In imin 32 2-ssec, the last half-mile taking 53 2-ssec. Any easing in the track will brighten Lord Rowallan’s chance in the Great Easter. Ray Ribbon (C. McDonald) had a narrow lead over Fulgent (A. J. Stokes) at the end of a smartly.run mile, but both were going attractively. The mile took Imin 43sec, the last half The consistent Fulgent is in firstclass order for the Dominion Handicap. Americus (J. Currie) went away from the seven furlongs and was joined inside a furlong by his stablemate Writer (D. J. Thistoll), which beat him by half a length. Americus recorded imin 32 4-ssec for the seven furlongs, and took 53sec for the last half-mile. Adversary (A. J. Stokes) was too good for Belle Nuit (R. Blair) over half a mile, finishing the trial tour lengths clear in 51 3-ssec. Major Neptune was to have galloped with them but he refused to move off. Later his trainer <A. J. Williams) sent him over six furlongs on the plough in Into 11 1- the last four taking 51 2«3eec. Iroquoi (A. J. Stokes) recorded 51 2- for her half-mile. She was fallowed over this ground by the two-year-olds Lammas (B. Parsons) and Count de Reszke (R. Blair), whieh finished in 50 2-ssec, Lammas wiralng by three-quarters of a length. Zingabo (N. F. Davison) led Wsteh and Wait (N. Eastwood) by a leyth and a half after running seven farlongs in Imin 33 l-ssec, the last four in 52 2-ssec. Zingabo had a wider lead until inside the furlong, the impetuous Watch and Wait being ridden in behind from the start. Macduff (D. F. Coombe) moved through on the inner to finish alongside Demijour (R. E. Johnstone) two lengths clear of Solstice (P. Hill), with Royal Warrant (K. Y. Cotton) to ® gap at the rear in a soundly-run mile. The distance was covered in Imin 45sec, the last half-mile in 52 l-fcec. Goldwyn (W. Quill) ended his work by sprinting half a mile in 51 He went strongly right to the finidi. On the Plough The stablemates Struggle (B. W. McDonald) and Scuppered (D. J; TWi’ toll) sprinted from seven furlongs. They recorded Imin 6sec for the lilt five furlongs and 39 4-ssec for the lilt three. Sir William (L. J. Ellis) beat Michael Brierly (G. W. Mein) home from the mile by three-quarters of a length to Imin 47 2-ssec. Sir William could have bettered that time, and his 39iec for the last three furlongs. He is in iplendid order. Passchenedaele (D. J. Thistoll) WH alongside his stablemate Spike Jonei (J. Currie) after running seven for* longs in Imin 33 4-ssec. They re* corded 53sec for the last half-mile and 38sec for the concluding Jhree furlongs. Spike Jones, with a WP[weight up, was keen to increase hli speed at the finish. Declare (A. J. Stokes) narrowly beat his stablemate, Copenhagen (W. Kaylin), home from the six furlona J® Imin 18sec. Thev sprinted the flirt two furlongs in 26 3-ssec and the fln* l three boldly in 37 4-ssec. Great Tom (A. J. Stokes) did well to stay with the Great Easter candidate Rio Negro (B. S. Finlayson) in * fast-run six furlongs. They ran th* distance in Imin 15sec, the last foj r furlongs in 49 4-ssec, and the concluding three in 37 3-ssec. It was a iman trial. Skylight (N. Bonney) beat Monttoie IJ. Currie) by three-quarten of ■ length over five furlongs. They sprinted the last three attractively m 37 4-ssec. Dixie Leigh (M. D. Alexander), Tew (F. H. Skelton), and Royal Glade jG. W. Mein) were abreast after running six furlongs in Imin 18 2-ssec, last four in 51sec. , . D. P. Wilson’s pair, Clinker and Hob, did pace work on the ptoj***’ and the Southland two-year-old, Seven Seas, was exercised on the sand.