Riders Questioned At Trentham

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30803, 15 July 1965, Page 4

Riders Questioned At Trentham

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. K. T. Mauriri, the rider c • Blue Holly in the Corunn I Hurdles at Trentham yesterdaj was questioned concerning hi mount's loss of ground betwee the winning post and the mil on the first circuit. Blue Holl; j had been joint leader with i round to go and was restrains to take a trail. Mauriri said he had been in i structed to ride the horse ii behind the leaders if possfb’e When he restrained Blue Holl.’ she dropped the bit and re fused to gallop as the fie’u came round her. A fi’.m of th< race was viewed and it was de cdded to take no further action B. J. Anderton, the rider o Kumai. which was a warn favourite for the Parliamentary Hand'.cap, was questioned con cerning the horse’s defeat. Anderton said that Kumai with his big weight, was noi suited by the fast early pace He improved his position ap preaching the five furlongs b\ riding hard. When Kumai had t clear run he used the whip bul Kumai did not run on. Ander ton said the way the race was nn contributed in some way t€ Kumar’s defeat. H's explanation confirmed the official observations. Royal Count (W. H. Short) received a deep gash to his inner fore fetlock during the Matai Steeplechase. The wound re--1

quired immediate veterinary attention. Vigour (G. Jenkins) fell at the f seconddast fence when he was i leading in the Corunna Hurdles. As a result King's Cove was ob- * structed and he became un- > balanced, losing ground from ’ then on. Before the incident ‘ King’s Cove had been travelling well. Stumbled I Big Dipper <A. Johnson) stumbled when the gates opened in the Juvenile Handicap and 1 nearly dropped his rider. Big Dipoer lost considerable ground. Gus, the winner of the Juvenile Handicap, attempted to ! hang in, particular y over the last furlong, and Skelton was unable to ride the horse out properly. Gus has shown this tendency before. C. A. Bowry, the rider of Harvest Fair, which was favourite for the Seatoun Handicap lost an iron at the start, but he said this had no bearing on the horse’s running, as it was unable to handle the track condi tions. Near the last furlong in the Members’ Handicap Colon’a! King (B. F. Andrews) had to be checked when racing between Caballero (A. T. Jones) and Tonreg <R. W. Taylor). The film showed that Caballero moved in slichtlv and that Master Defence (K. E. Reggett) moved out, forcing Toureg into ■he Pne of Colonial K ; ng. It was decided that no further action was warranted.