Sabre Shows Top Form

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30173, 3 July 1963, Page 4

Sabre Shows Top Form

•The Presrt Spacrat Servtee WELLINGTON, July 2. An kc<XMDpli*hed diflplay of jumping under difficulties by Sabre was the hixhli<ht of traimnr at Traitham today fir the opening day of the Wellington winter meeting on Saturday. Store waa aeeteMriad erar fly* fen ne, off the Wetegtec eteagfenheee count by PewerfoL The fir* okra tie wee tbe boaefie tetwaaa the aeve* fortorat and the mile Pewerfw kififte rite B aad toereafter rto toont. iatarianng with Powerful toe wad more apte an the flat, teus* ground between the o&tariee. but apart freae the hearth at the five tarlote flafata gave th* better etear He fitaad » emurt ate the bout and w® be unprraed by tL mts fi-7 be ooula »*« a good mowing an flauuatoathe age Salm wm th* are go* tevrame tor the WdMteen flea eglrrti ace after warn* a* the *v* of the Tramham aerat. In thrwe etaru ain.ee he baa eat trade a great to»praaflae. but te traaitton today ateaeaed that racing bar brariva} fate. Sara day rten J. B Potter rfibre) and A X Lawrenc* (Praaetuh arakec the hanea a* a warming-up pee* from the Vj* aff the a&* get to the mile Tte thra &rrarad yrad to take th* board* near the eeven futtewe Pow^rfui^ mto gut aerambled and made a good raaavery He made the lae*»y an Sober m th. next furlong but ran in badly at the next fieri mterfcrtr.g with liber wtte took « toultiearty , gwwvcfol waa mor* confident nt the beards al the ftv* htrtate tef aaprarod to jrara th*

better, foough stfal changiag ground Store put is a magmfiuent leap at foe braafa at toe keif aril and held te own over the flaaal tone* Powerful! that* waa te best off tee

Pettat was w*H mttaed wttb Sabre's gerformanee aad waa plaaaad with tbe ray to wtacto th* borae pulled up Powerful spread a shoe when be topped into toe firw tone* and <k«d aome blood through over-reaching The trout/i* did hot tank aenoua

Liwranrw was not perturbed by hb rafftorre performance Lwwrene* comaaenteC -Powerful is a Mug, and WJI be a totally ddSenent hone on Saturday."

Several northern vis-tors ar* an hand but they were *t off with light tatoa The only fact work waa recorded by local *GteraSg task place on te* trial graai. wtueb waa covered by a bard froet. Th* going was soft Smart figrtnt Carsnrar eungtotod half a mfi* in fit 1 toar. foe final foroe fwtaaai taking to 1-feec ft waa aa outatandto* effort te th* coedttiaoc Caranaer db*ra ability toove to* average te training for. he had rat Mwaye rapreduead it in h* races Another smart spruit was credited to hit staWemate Carobeg (Goei. wtoeb ran half a mflt ia Maae He eem* from the three furtoega in 87 4-*eec Carr.berg hat recovered from spread:ng hlmaeif at his la* start at Masterton but be has a big handicap to overeom* from the outside ar th* sever furtong barrier in the Woburn Mack Ytandtea*. Confer tWUkma) ran the last three furlong* of an eaiy hailmil* fa 4flme. Tam*a trotted from th* seven furlong* to tbe two and (printed from there to 27 !-fi*ac She was eased and trotted to *»* three furlong* where ■be waa Joined by Balratr (Wylie, and they (printed from there m 3>*ec Tair pa led by three length* at the end Dame Jolt* (WyUe) ran *tx furtong* fa IB* She inc rural the pace o*wr the final four to M 2-fiaee. She would need te da a good deal bettor ttea tn her recent dfforU to have *

ehanue fa the Te Aro Hack Handicap. Calm Fneoff (Wilkin*! jump** a bites feac* in th* ceatnt of fa* course three ttaras, take teg be in te stnfae «*ek tS*. Se Ba* made » m*

eovery from the kna* wound h* rraaemd «c th* «ng day of th* Maaewate meeting, hut ba* missed sees* work and should be in need of the race in th* Manri Hack and Hunters Steeplechase. Locals let off wito pacew ork were Top Lad and Dilemma Top Lad took* more solid than at any previous stage. His last-start second atManawatu entitle* him to regeet m the Te Aro Hack HanNorthern visitor* at toe track were Beauzarrri Chrtsan To Beige- Mali Peter, Obrana My Contact. Bargoed. and Emsie. None impressed mor* tear. Mali Peter which tooted at the peak off fitoese. He wo* tbe outstanding hack at the Crest Northern meeting, where be was unbeaten fa three Marts To refresh after fraveHfag tbe Wrngatu; Candida tw K usual Bateatoto Port Lanyard and McGregor rare at toe track arty te roO. AU travelled well Kuoaal auad* tee beet pragre*don He looks in harder cor,dittoo than when be arrived for to* last winter meeting when lie won the Parliamentarj' and Winter Oat* Handicaps.