Even Chance Keen In Riccarton Trial

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31154, 2 September 1966, Page 4

Even Chance Keen In Riccarton Trial

Even Chance is making promising progress for a spring campaign. He showed he had freshened since the Grand National meeting in a good gallop with Jester Jinks on the No. 7 grass at Riccarton yesterday.

Ridden by M. King, Even Chance gave Jester Jinks (E. G. Low) a start of about two lengths from the six furlongs, but soon ranged alongside and was shading his stablemate at the end. His time for the six furlongs was Imin 23 l-ssec, and he ran the final three strongly in 39sec.

The fastest six furlongs was Imin 19 3-ssec by Summer Lad in the hands of the apprentice, G. Gullery. He tore away in his usual style and cut out the opening three in 39 2-ssec.

Pharasal (A. J. Stokes) and Hushaway (B. Collins) recorded Imin 22 l-ssec for six furlongs and 41 sec for the final three. Matea (W. H. Beck) and Corsica (M. McCann) took Imin 23sec, but also 41 sec for the final three. The North Island-owned i Matea was left with Beck; I after the Grand National; ■ meeting. • Not Guilty (D. Tucker) impressed with her keeness when she ran six furlongs; with Pretentious (D. J. This-i toll) in Imin 23 4-ssec, the opening three in 40sec. Not Guilty could be a good winner for the Thistoll stable as a three-year-old this season. She shapes as if she will run over a bit of ground. Agrippa and Young Baron ran in from the six furlongs in Imin 25 2-ssec, the final three in 41 4-ssec.

Agrippa is one of the stronger Riccarton hopes for the staying three-year-old classics this season. He has done a useful amount of work in preparation for the John Grigg Stakes at Ashburton. Agrippa’s stablemate, General Gilbert (L. Carston), did well in his solo six-furlong trial. He recorde< Imin 21 3-ssec for the distance after

reeling off the first three in 39 2-ssec.

Pango (D. N. Hadfield), another keen trialist, sprinted from the six furlongs to the three in 40 l-ssec, and completed her task in Imin 23 3-ssec. Seminole (B. Edens) led Kalimera (A. Swanson) by a neck after runni 5 six furlongs in Imin 24 2-ssec, the final three in 40 4-ssec. Danny Kaye (B. Edens) was better than Pawnee (D. Tucker) and could have bettered 39 3-ssec for three furlongs. G. S. Barr should hot find it difficult to place Danny Kaye successfully in his spring programme. Lovely Clover (J. Kerkvliet) advanced her preparation for the Otago Hunt Cup Steeples tomorrow by galloping six furlongs with Brown Brocade (A. Telfer) in Imin 123 l-ssec. the final three in - 40 4-ssec. ■ Lovely Clover schooled safely over fences on the trial course on Wed;nesday. Long Lead Running keenly for A. Telfer, Natter finished a mile with a lead of six lengths over Gold Shower and nine lengths in advance of Mushtara. Natter ran the distance in Imin 51 4-ssec, the final three in 41 4-seec. Port Bank (D. Tucker) led May Wyne (F. H. Skelton) by a length finishing six furI longs in Imin 24 2-ssec, the • final three in 42 3-ssec. I Together (D. N. Hadfield) led Magic Way (G. Gullery) by a neck after running three furlongs in 39 4-ssec. Time and Tide (B. Collins) followed in 39 3-ssec—a smart solo run. Avobelle (L. Ca.ston) and I Millie Small (A. J. Stokes)

sprinted six furlongs, the last three in 42sec.

The unraced Pickawyn (F H. Skelton) showed promise in leading Somara (W Hastie) over three furlongs in 39 3-ssec.

Pickawyn is a three-year-old gelding by Pictavia from Marette and is owned and trained by Mrs L. Cox.