RACING Royal Bid One Of Best In Limited Training

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30535, 2 September 1964, Page 4

RACING Royal Bid One Of Best In Limited Training

The former Southland house, Royal Bad, continue* to make . Steady progress in preparation for spring racing. He waa paired with Filspar in one of the best gallops of the limited amount of fart work done at Riccarton yesterday.

Galloping was dona on the No. 7 grass, in cold, wet weather. Royal Bid (F. H. Skelton) and Filspar (WUdennoth) record- ' ed Ijnin 21sec for six furlongs and 40 2-ssee / for the final three. Earlier, Shipmate (Stokes) recorded Imto 23aec for six furlongs, going to toe post under a good hold after running the opening tone in 40 3-fisec. Shipmate’s immediate programme wail probably be toe John Grigg Stakes and Dunedin Guineas. Cadiz and Rraganm have already won this double for Mr A. N. Smith and J. C. Tomkinsou’s stable. May Go North Manana (Stokes) and Prince Callan (C. McDonald) took Imin 26 l-ssec for six furlongs and 43sec for toe last three furlongs.

spring 1 meeting tatter this month. He has also been entered for toe OteJri wring meeting. Barwood (Coiitaa) was better'toon Corai Frtnee (Swenson) over three furlongs, Tun in 39 4-s*ec. Castle Air (Hadfield), one of tog m * t successful Canterbury performers at toe Grand NMfoqai .meeting, sprinted three furlongs in 39 3-ssec, and did his work keenly.

Vaiuate, whose spring form could be good, recorded 411-5 oec. Mhor (Hadfield) worked away easily from toe six furlongs and quickened to run toe final three in 43 2<ssec. Coral Lagoon (Blair) jumped two of toe standard hurdies cleanly. The ground was greasy at toe time, and

be rtpped in to th* firat flight, but be reeovamd cleverly. „ The Rtoearton trainer, J< 8Shaw; wiM probably have to ehenge plana for Apparai'a immediate, programme. Apparel was nominated for the Ashburton dub’s second spiring meeting, but a knee baa been giving some trouble, ahd this font Cassock geMtag might need a bit more time before he races again. He started the season promisingly with a third on toe sacond day of toe Grand National meeting. Apparel is raced by Ms breeder, Mir H, D. Greenwood, Whose four-year-old Magician made a promising first startfrom toe Shaw stable with a dose second against the open sprinters at Ashburton.

Manana may run in major races at toe Hawke’s Bay