RACING CAPET IMPRESSES IN SCHOOLING

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29273, 3 August 1960, Page 4

RACING CAPET IMPRESSES IN SCHOOLING

Good Jumping Also By West Derby

Capet jumped a round of the steeplechase course with competent ease at Riccarton yesterday. The Grand National top weight outjumped West Derby at two fences, but the Levin jumper went quite surely, and would lose no National supporters. Capet was ridden by C. G. Low and West Derby was ridden by B. J. Langford. Capet started alongside his stablemate Baby Toes (B. L. Hillis) about four lengths behind West Derby and Peter Keith (R. J. Turnwald).

Peter Keith jumped the brush near the nine furlongs safely, and then Turnwald took him back to Cutts’s and waited for the others to finish their round there. Capet was soon alongside West Derby in front. Baby Toes following two or three lengths back. Capet skimmed the five-furlong brush, and West Derby went higher. That gave the Invercargill jumper a short lead, one he regained at the 4ft loin brush ; at the top of the straight. Capet landed half a length ahead, but West Derby joined him again going to the carriage paddock brush. Capet In Front Running through the straight. Baby Toes ran up on the inside' and was close behind Capet going to Cutts’s. Capet landed in front of Baby Toes, which was just clear of West Derby. Peter Keithjumped the big brush behind' them. Capet did his round In 3min 43 3-ssec, and West Derby took 3min 46 l-ssec. Earlier, the hack steeplechaser. Sydtrev (R. O. Cairns), covered a round of the country in smin SO l-ssec. He finished just ahead of Al Capone (R .L. Browning). Horatius (R. J. Blair) started with them at the nine-furlong brush, but ran off at the fence near the five furlongs. Horatius was taken on well behind the others. He attempted to refuse at Cutts’s, but jumped it slowly. He finished by jumping the nine-furlong brush again. Eventful Round Royal General CV. H. Simpson) ran off twice at the brudi at the top of the straight on his solo round. He was taken back to jump It, then went on over the carriage paddock brush, Cutts’s, and the nine-furlong brush. A. T. Haitana will ride Royal General in the Grand National

Revolver <V. H. Simpson) and Lord Pilate (B. L. Hillis) kept up a strong pace in a run over four hurdles. These two northerners had the ground to their liking at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting, and ran souad races on the flat Revolver was sixth In the Brabazon Handicap and Lord Pilatg, was sixth in the Kennels Hack Handicap. Revolver raced once at a mile whea he was *. hack, and won. He win be tested again over that distance in the Winter Cup. in which be will be ridden by R. J. Skelton. Big Chief (K. R Skelton) and Balance <36 Cowies) were com-

panions over four hurdles. The pace was solid and the jumping clean. Balance went well with his better-performed companion. Cadbury (B. J. Langford) led Grand Bank (B. Waerea) finishing a round of the tour hurdles. Cadbury, a stablemate of West Derby, jumped well. He may be one - of the improving lightweights in the Trial Hurdles on Saturday.