Final Orders May Run In Caulfield Cup

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31332, 31 March 1967, Page 4

Final Orders May Run In Caulfield Cup

Final Orders may do his spring racing in Australia with the Caulfield Cup as his main mission.

The Woodville trainer, S. A. Brown, feels that Final Orders, with his ability to muster early speed, would be well suited by the demands of a Caulfield Cup.

Twelve years ago he took Historic Era to Australia for the Caulfield Cup. One of the light-weights in the field, Historic Era finished third to two notable New Zealand-breds, Rising Fast and Ray Ribbon. Final Orders has finished racing for the season. His run of successes was halted in the Tasman Handicap at Riccarton on Wednesday, but he lost little stature through his failure to give the Warstep Stakes winner Millie Small 151 b over a mile.

Final Orders hung badly during the race, and was shin-sore later. Final Orders will return north on Saturday with his stablemates, Royal Chase, Summer Dale, and Dry Time, which have engagements on the final day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting. Min Flicka, another member of Brown’s team, was taken north on Wednesday

evening. She was twice second on her Riccarton camcampaign. Naw Rider W. D. Skelton will be riding at the Manawatu meeting on Saturday and B. J. Anderton will replace him as Royal Chase’s rider. Royal Chase is top weight In the Waltham Handicap, but a greater handicap could be the outside barrier position. G. W. Mein has been engaged for Summer Dale, which was badly checked in the Champagne Stakes on Monday. Summer Dale was not asked for one of her best gallops when she was tried with Wenew over half a mile on the trial grass at Riccarton yesterday Summer Dale (Mein) won the gallop by a length in 52 2-ssec The rest of the galloping was done on the plough. One of the fastest sprints was recorded by Monograph (B J. Anderton), which ran three furlongs in 36 4-ssec. He is a light-weight In the Waltham Handicap tomorrow.

The stablemates, Cosmetic (R. K. Moir) and Pretentious (G. W. Mein) ran six furlongs easily in Imtn 21sec. the last half-mile in 52 l-seec. Improvers* Run

Cosmetic shaped like an improver when she ran fourth on the first day of the meeting, and should take beating in the Gimcrack Handicap tomorrow. Pickawayn <F. H. Skelton) and May Wynne (G. Gullery) ran six furlongs strongly in Imin 17 2-ssec, the last four in 50 l-ssec. White Rajah (R. Murphy) recorded Imin 17 4-Seec for six furlongs, the last four with

Magic Way (G. Gullery) in 49 4-ssec.

Pease and Scuff dashed home from the half-mile in 49 3-ssec. Pease joined C. C. McCarthy’s stable recently and may race next at the Geraldine meeting. Soncerai (Moir) ran her halfmile in 50 2-ssec Str Llmond <L. Jackson) recorded 51 3-ssec; and the George Adams Handicap winner, Segundo (D. Tucker) was restricted to a half-mile in 54 2-ssec.

Fast Sprint By Yoshiko

"The Press’’ Special Service PALMERSTON NORTH. Yoshiko was outstanding at Woodville yesterday in her final sprint for the Epsom Handicap at Awapuni tomorrow Galloping on the course proper about 20ft from the rails Yoshiko reeled off five furlongs in Imin 2 2-Ssec, the last half in 48sec, and the final three furlongs in 36 l-ssec. W. D. Skelton has been engaged to ride Yoshiko. Rossmoyne clocked Imin 48 3-8 sec for a mile, the last six in Imin 19sec.

Beau Knight beat Baraboo home in Imin 18 4-deec.