KNIGHT AS JUMPER

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29797, 13 April 1962, Page 6

KNIGHT AS JUMPER

Safe Round At Riccarton

Knight qualified tor hurdle races by schooling competently over four hurdles at Riccarton yesterday He was ridden by K. Quayle. Knight, one of the most successful hacks at the Greymouth meeting last week-end. may race over hurdles at the Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting

Sports Date, a winner over : hurdles when owned and [trained in Southland, is also ■being prepared for another [jumping campaign Yesterday. with E. B Skelton up, he did a safe, clean round of hurdles.

Sports Date has not raced since November, but he looks as if he will come to hand quickly

The surprise of the little [fast work done was some free • galloping by Balallan. Ridden by T- Wilson. Balallan 1 finished five furlongs alongside his stablemate Glentarjkin (A. J. Stokes). There was no dawdling, for they ran jthe distance in linin 2 l-sscc and the last nalf-mile in • 49sec.

Balallan has been sluggish in much of his racing and ■ training, but some schooling appears to.have given him a ;fresh interest in galloping

• The Great Easte- topweight. IRoman Maid (G. R Baldwin), I was never near full stretch .while running half a mile in 53 4-ssec. Methuselah iR L. Brownling) and Abou Ben Abhem I <T. Wilson) followed in 51 14-ssec.

Balance <D. N. Hadfield) ran seven furlongs in Imin 37sec and finished a length and a half behind his stablemate Share (L- Williams).

which joined in half-way through the gallop. Share ran the final three furlongs in 41sec. Other gallops on the grass were:—

Six Furlongs Slud Stokes), Imin 21 4-ssec. la

half-mile. 53 3-ssec. Half-Mile.—On the Way (Donovan) and Donna Maria (Baldwin), 52 l-ssec; Hopeful iB McDonald), 5! 4-ssec Three Furlongs Town Talk (Anning), 40 2-sser. Forsythe <T. Wilson), 39 2-ssec.

On the plough. Payout <B McDonald' led Last Mate >A Palmer) by a length after running the last three of four furlongs in 37 2-ssec.