RACING Great Scot In Fine Trial At Riccarton

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28415, 23 October 1957, Page 4

RACING Great Scot In Fine Trial At Riccarton

Great Scot, a Takaninitrained New Zealand Cup candidate, was one of the best trialists at Riccarton yesterday. Ridden by G. W. Mein, he ran a mile on the outside or the trial grass in Imin 46 3-ssec. He quickened to run the last half-mile in 51 l-ssec, and appeared to do his work i well. It was a good solo trial by this six-year-old Balloch gelding. He will start a I South Island campaign in the [ North Canterbury Handicap I at Rangiora next Monday. I* Great Scot is a half-brother to I the Orari-trained Column, the i runner-up in the last New Zealand I Cup. He has already raced six times this season and he beat all I but Fettle in the Coronation Handicap at Avondale on August 31 and in the Mitchelson Cup al I Ellerslie on October 5. I Great Scot is trained by H. Riley, who has also brought Great Reign south.

Great Reign is a three-year-old filly by Summertune from Belle Fox and is a half-sister to Supreme Court, winner of the Great Northern Challenge Stakes, the Auckland Railway Handicap, and other races last season.

Great Reign (Mein) showed good speed to finish alongside Tess (W. Hanlin) and ahead of Vivien Leigh <C. McDonald) when tested over half a mile yesterday She recorded 49 3-ssec. Great Reign, which has raced only once before, may take beating in the Springbank Maiden Stakes at the North Canterbury meeting next week.

Tess is top weight in the Dr. T. A. Will Memorial Handicap, i second leg of the double at • Rangiora. Del Monte’s Sprint

| Del Monte's semi-final trial for i the Wellington Racing Club’s I Desert Gold Stakes on Saturday I was a sprint on the trial grass I with Goldwyn. Ridden by N. Hoy,' I she worked up to speed after i passing the six furlongs. Goldwyn I (B. S. Dodds) joined in for the i last four furlongs, and they ran (to the post on terms in 49 l-ssec. De! Monte could have bettered her time'.

C. C. McCarthy left for Trentham with the brilliant Lucky Bay filly last evening.

The stablemates, Copenhagen (R. Hanlin) and Wardroom (W. Hanlin) were not hurried in their work. They recorded 53 4-ssec I for the last half-mile. They are I both engaged at the North Canterbury meeting, where Copenihagen may take beating in the Dr T. A. Will Memorial Handicap. i Keep Time (B. S. Finlayson > was I going easily just in front of his, stablemate. Summer’s End (Miss; IF. Kerr) ending seven furlongs lin Imin 31 l-ssec, the last four i in 52 4-ssec. I Keep Time will run in the •Pearce Handicap at Trentham next I Monday.

i Massive <B. S. Finlayson* ' sprinted from the half-mile in 151 sec.

; Sun House (J. L. Coulter) followed in 53 2-ssec. and Robes <M. j D. Alexander) in 50 3-ssec. Good Time

I Bagman (W. Gibbs) was galloping keenly alongside Peraea (L. Brougham) ending his half-mile ; in 50 l-ssec. Peraea joined in | for the run down the straight. Super Tone (D. J..Thistoll) led Golden Ribbon CM. Alexander) ' by three-quarters of a length finishing half a mile in 50 4-ssec. • Super Tone has good speed and .may take beating in the Spring- ■ bank Maiden Stakes at the North . Canterbury meeting. ! Tahere (R. J. Blair) sprinted his half-mile in 51 l-ssec. Meteorologist (B. S. Dodds) beat Tar-

billon <W. Gibbs) from the seven furlongs by a length in Imin 32 3-ssec, the last four taking 52 l-ssec. Writer (D. J. Thistoll! led Water Boy <C. T. Wilson) by a neck ending seven furlongs in Imin 30 2-ssec. the last four in 51 4-ssec. They arc rival candidates for the North Canterbury Handicap at Rangiora. Writer is top weight with 9-1. He has benefited from his race against the sprinters at Orari. Summerhill <L. J. Ellis) beat the two-year-old Allemande IN. Hoy) from the half-mile by three-quar-ters of a length in 51 4-ssec. Panda <B S. Finlayson) followed in 53 3-ssec. Shoal <C. T. Wilson) ran seven furlongs strongly in Imin 30 3-ssec. McCool CL. Woodhouse) joined in for the last half-mile, run in 49 l-ssec. Princess Neptune (M. D. Alexander) beat her stablemate Lammas <W. Quill) over half a mile, run attractively in 48 4-ssec. Gallops on Plough On the plough, Anglesey <R. W. Gould) beat Jack Ashore <G. W Mein) from the six furlongs by three-quarters of a length in Imin 19 4-ssec, the last four in 52 4-ssec County Fermanagh <B. S. Finlayson) was never near ton over six furlongs. He took Imin 23 2-ssec.

Skyrider <G. W. Mein) recorded Imin 18 2-ssec for six furlongs and 52 l-ssec for the last four. He is top weight in the high-weight at the North Canterbury meeting. Crown Witness IR. W. Gould) led Fairchild <G. W. Mein) by a length ending five furlongs in Imin 3 2-ssec. The stablemates Ngahuia <N Hoy) and Beau Chat <L. Brougham) galloped away from Pack Drill <B. S. Finlayson) in the straight and finished six furlongs on terms in Imin 14 2-ssec. They ran the last half-mile in 49 3-ssec. The stablemates Hunt the Slipper <R. J. Blair) and Scotch Emblem <G. Glad well) went a round of the hurdles at a solid pace. Scotch Emblem landed over the fourth and last flight half a length in front. They have engagements at Trentham on Saturday and will be taken north this evening by their trainer, R. E Humphries. N. Eastwood will ride Scotch Emblem in the Heretaunga Hack Handicap. Hunt the Slipper will be ridden in the Rimu Hurdles by A. Cowan.

TULLOCH OUT OF CUP

Scratching Starts Controversy

(A’.Z. Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE. October 22. och was scratched from the Melbourne Cup today amid a spirited controversy on whether after his record-breaking Caulfield Cup win last Saturday, the colt should have been given a chance to win the big cups double. His trainer. T. J. Smith, flew to Sydney to try to persuade the horse s 32-year-old owner, Mr E. A. Haley, to start Tulloch in the cup. But Mr Haley stood by his view that he would never start a three-year-old in the Melbourne Cup. Tulloch was withdrawn from the cup this afternoon.

~-A ft? r seeing Mr Haley, Smith said: I pointed out that I considered the Melbourne Cup would be a much easier race lor Tulloch than the Caul--1 havc always regarded the Melbourne Cup as an easier race. Horses have more time to settle down. It’s not like the Caulfield Cup. where horses are ridden hard from start to finish. But Mr Halev was quite definite that he would not run a three-year-old in anv circums A l ances. so I acceded to his wishes. After all. he is the owner.” Melbourne and Sydney newspaper writers took issue on the scratching decision today.

The Sydney “Daily Telegraph.” in a special editorial, applauded Mr Haley’s attitude. “Hooray for Mr Haley . . .” the "Telegraph” said. ‘Here is a man who loves horses—a man who doesn’t want to see a champion ruined for the sake of £lO,OOO, a gold cup. and an entrv in the record book. Though many people will feel disappointed sportsmen will applaud Mr Malev’s motives.”

“Cardigan.” writing in the “Melbourne Herald,” said Mr Haley was wrong in saying the Melbourne Cup “knocks a three-year-old right out.” “Mr Haley, in deciding to scratch the champion three-year-old from the Melbourne Cud. is also overlooking the harm this could do to racing. If Tulloch ran in the Melbourne Cup, at least 20.000 more people would go to Flemington to see him race. If he won the cup he could be described as the greatest three-year-old we have ever seen. That alone would be a great incentive to run the horse.” Cardigan

"Mr Haley said the Melbourne Cup was rough compared with the Caulfield Cup. But very often the Melbourne Cup is run at a nice leisurely pace, whereas the Caulfield Cup is all bustle—the field goes from the start to, the finish without having a chance of a breather. The Melbourne Cup race would not hurt Tulloch half as much as the Caulfield Cup.” “Cardigan” said Skipton was not harmed by his Melbourne Cud win as a three-year-old. Two years later he had won the Caulfield Cup and carried 9-2.

Peter Pan had won the cud as a three-year-old, and had won it again two years later. Between the cups he had won numerous weight-for-age races. “One only hopes Tulloch returns to his best'form as a four-year-old. and thus does not make Mr Haley sorry he did not win the Melbourne Cup when he bad the opportunity,” he said. SYNTAX AGAIN FAVOURITE | (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, October 22. The New Zealand stayer. Syntax, returned to Melbourne Cup favouritism today after Tulloch was scratched. Syntax pulled up well after working at the Aspendale private track today, and his owner, Mr S. Walker, said there is now a 50-50 chance of the horse running in the McKinnon Stakes on Saturday week, and in the Melbourne Cup. Syntax in future will do his slow and fast work at the Aspendale track, about 18 miles from Melbourne. because the grass surface is more even than at Mentone. Aspendale will have a better “cushioning” effect for Syntax’s doubtful foreleg, which caused his scratching from the Caulfield Stakes and Caulfield Cup last week. Today, Syntax, ridden by his usual jockey, W. Williamson, worked fast over six furlongs with more pace on for the last two furlongs. Sailor’s Guide was scratched today from the Melbourne Cup. There was a surprise betting plunge today on the New Zealandowned Monte Carlo. which beat ißaron Boissier in the City Tattersall’s Cup at Randwick last Saturday. He .is now on the fourth line of favouritism with Book Link and Fightling Force.