Seaend’s Fine Run With Gay Tommy

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29931, 19 September 1962, Page 4

Seaend’s Fine Run With Gay Tommy

The veteran, Gay Tommy, showed dash in a sprint trial with the Dunedin Guineas favourite, Seaend, at Ricoarton yesterday Gay Tommy is nine, but carries his years lightly and should take beating in the Geraldine Cup next Monday His Cup rider is E G. Low, who will also ride Seaend in the Dunedin Guineas. Seaend (Miss F Kerr) led Gay Tommy (Low) by two lengths at the half-mile, but Gay Tommy won the gallop by a neck in 49 4-ssec Their time was not outstanding. but the stablemates could have done better. They sprinted on the No 1 grass, which was firm and bare and gave very fast footing Hot Favourite Seaend wiM be at cramped odds in the Dunedin Guineas after her easy win in the John Grigg Stakes. Canterbury three-year-olds have won the last six Dunedin Guineas contests, and neither Reeco nor Gobble seems likely to end that sequence. Zero (K Reggett) showed exceptional promise for a maiden in running half a

mrle in 47 4-5-ee. This Castle Donnington filly beait Winkler (McCann,) by five lengths. Zero will probably run in the Novice Stakes at Wingatui on Saturday if the track dries out. K. J. Thomson plans to take her south tomorrow with the open sprinter. Dera,ilmewt. The Australian rider, W Traecey, who recently settled at i Rxwarton, will ride both horses. Derailment yesterday beat Studio and made fast time in a seven-furlong gallop. Studio (Traecey) led early, but Derailment (Beck) drew up in the straight and finished with a short lead to record Imdn 28 2-ssec. Fast Mile The fastest mile was Ga belle's Imdn 42 l-s®ec. It was an outstanding solo run by this Gabador mare. The fastest time for six furlongs was Imin 14 3-ssec. recorded by Race Guide (M. Skelton.) and Tanzy (R. McDonald) Tanzy is an unraced Treasure Hunt mane in M J. Wadley's team. J. A Cox trains Race Guide, a brother of Racg Book and Race Card. Other gallops:— Mile—Matauwh.i (Leach) and Marlborough . (Beck). Imin 4(5 3-osec. last half, 55 l-ssec: Sailorman (Messent). Imin 45 2-seec, last half wi 4 h Paua (N Eastwood) in 50 l-ssec: Talkative (Swanson) and Golden Howe (Traecey). Imin 45 3-seec. Seven Furlongs. Arouse (N East wood) and Comol alaant (Williams), Imin 29 1-5 sec; Safe Harbour (Hadfield). Imin 35 l-s®ec Six Furlongs.—Fair Chase iSwindiehurst) and Ruffle Traecey) Imin 16 1-ssec. Half-mile Glsn't attain 'Traecey). 49 4-ssec; Timatan (Quayle) 58sec. last half of a mile: Mossburn (Traecey). 53 2-ssec: Sprtncsure 'Regzett), 51eec: Venture (Traecey). 48 4-s=ec: MMr (Hadfield). 51 3-v=ec: Tar Boy. 49 2-ssec: H:c*h Score (Finlayson) and Big Boy (Messcnf). 50 4-ssec: My Fair Lady 'Beck). 50 l-ssec; Gatnb>l (Sw'indlchurst) and Carat (Low). 48 2-ssec: Picca Leigh (Messent) and Treasure Mine 'Brougham). 48 2-ssec; Hopeful (Messent). 48 l-ssec: Sal’s Pride (Hadfield). 51 2-ssec Three Furtongs First Time (A. Eastwood). 33 l-ssec Good* Worth £176 Stolen —When the premises of John Lane. Ltd., 155 Colombo street, were entered during the week-end by forcing the front door, radios and other electrical goods to the value of £176 we-e stolen. The premises of S. M. Auton and Company Ltd., general engineers, of 20 Bath street, were also entered and £9 was stolen.