Last Link May Have Future In Racing

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30093, 29 March 1963, Page 4

Last Link May Have Future In Racing

Istat Link, wtuch wee In a bad way with a scouring complaint a few months ago. could still have a future in racing. He did not make fast time to a gallop at Rdccarton yesterday, but he was hard held tor much of seven furlongs on the plough, and recorded Irrun 34sec Last Link was ridden in Ms trial by N. Eastwood. He is trained by N. Cowles, who also rode him in three of his five wins—one of them at Trentham --last season. Now a six-year-old. Last Link might manage to resume a successful career interrupted by a serious illness. One notable example of a horse making a come-back after such an illness was Tulloch.

One of the best gallops on ttw> ptough yesterday was GebeKe's Imin 30 3-6 sec tor seven torH. O Baker intended to give Gobelie an eeery run at about three-quarter pace, but the Gabador man started very keenly for the Ught-weMht X Reggett and reeled off the opening half-mHe in 49 2-6 sec Balance, which will do tax Easter racing at Riverton went keenly for N. Eastwood on ths plough and recorded Imin M 4-tesc for seven furtonga. His cross-country programme at Riverton wall be settled after the weights are declared Marlborough (Mean) and New. brook <N. Eastwood, led Stradbroke (McCann) over seven furtongs in Imin 29 3-fisoc TTtev galloped white there was a ground fog over the track, and no aeoUonal tames could be taken. The New Zealand St. Leger winner Ztnder (WUdermoth) coasted over seven furlongs in InUn 38 4-teec. Hushawav <Stokes) joined in near the five furtongs. J. C. Tomkinaon haa both homes in grand order for Easter racing Last Mate (Mean) led Keep (N. Eastwood) and Scuffle (Stokes) after running six furtonga in Imin 17 4-fsec. Francisco (Mrs Clutterburk > and Yosemite (OoMlna) sprinted five furtongs tn Imin 2 2-6ec . the last tour in SOwee. Argus (M. Skelton) and Methuselah (Reggett) took Imm 3 3-4 sec. but dashed over the final half-mile in 49 2-Seec. Cheyenne (C. T. Wilson) and Oanadlam (Mrs Clutterbuck > ran half a mite in 80 4-fieec. and finished on terms. The unraced Toppte (W Martin) and Last Count (C. T Wilson i did well to record 49 4-3 sec on the trisi grass. Last Count drifted for a atari, but drew up strongly la the straight.