ELLERSLIE WORK

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31385, 2 June 1967, Page 4

ELLERSLIE WORK

Beyond Shows Fitness “The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. The Wanganui visitor, Beyond, showed fitness for the Great Northern Hurdles when he gal loped impressively over six furlongs at Ellerslie yesterday. His rival, Lordtuckey, was another which worked well. Galloping was done on the No. 1 grass. The trz*ck was dead. Ridden by his regular jockey, G. Jenkins, Beyond galloped six furlongs in Imdn 18 4-ssec, the last five in imln ssec. Homespun (G. Hughes), which has thrived, and Howe Fair (Sutherland) ran about 11 furlongs. the last mile In Imln 51s>ec, and three furlongs In 41sec. Lordtuckey (G. Richie) jumped two hurdles in the middle of the course. He did not have much pace on and jumped cautiously. Afterwards, ridden by the light-weight, R. Legg, he galloped a mile with Tontine (G. Hughes) in Imln 52sec. Floodlit (G. Hughes), which may be one of the hardest to beat in the Members’ Handicap, the second leg of the T.A.B. double tomorrow, was never at top over three furlongs In 42 l-ssec.

Victory Prince, which defeated Eiffel Tower at Rotorua last week, gave a sound display over 14 steeplechase fences. Starting at the live .fence at the bottom of the straight and finishing at the stone wall the second time round, Victory Prince (Roley) and Up and Under (Sutherland) gave a much better display than Repalr (Roud).