Prince d’Amour Fit For Ellerslie

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31028, 6 April 1966, Page 4

Prince d’Amour Fit For Ellerslie

"The Press” special Service Foxton, gave an enlightening PALMERSTON NORTH, performance. She dashed

A rather burly Prince d'Amour made a big impression at Foxton yesterday when he scored a decisive matinee win ls a lead up to his week-end clash with Mr • Mink in the A.R.C. Great [Northern Champagne Stakes, but his train r (E. Temperton) cautioned that the colt would not produce his best form at Ellerslie unless the track was firm and fast.

Racing in the first of three juvenile heats over five furlongs, Prince d'Amour clocked the fastest time of Imin 2sec in winning by a length and a quarter from Myree. with Miss Mod a further length and a half away. Montini and Lynda Rosa, two unraced youngsters, won the remaining heats, both clocking Imin 3 l-ssec. They were impressive, especially Montini.

Last year’s Easter Handicap winner. My Call, recorded a brilliant gallop when he led throughout the open event over a mile and a quarter. Soon in front, he opened a gap of four lengths along the back, then steadied crossing the top before sprinting away to win by five lengths from Shut.

My Call, ridden by N. Eastwood, had a big advantage at catch weights and Shirt’s gallop was particularly good also. At the week-end My Call will contest the Feilding Cup and Shut the Queen Elizabeth Handicap at Tauherenikau. Baloo created a big impression by coming from a hopeless position to fill third place behind My Call and Shut He was full of running and has engagements at both Feilding, where he has set a national record, and Tauherenikau.

In the open Yace for sprinters, run over five furlongs, Lucy Gray, a former Auckknder now being prepared at

away for an easy success, clocking good time. She had Roman Consul working hard in second place as she completed what looked a fine race trial for the C.J.C. George Adams Handicap.