Trial Winner

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31498, 12 October 1967, Page 4

Trial Winner

Te Weka (above)' impressively won '-a/ 7 barrier trial for. twO-year-olds at Riccartoh yesterday. Everything about Te Weka’a performance was encouraging.’ She was into stride quickly from the stalls, and made all the running for one of the easiest wins of the morning. One of Te Weka’s _ rivals yesterday was Reveiller, which will be taken north for

tie Wtrte&ley Stakes at Tren- . BeveiUer finished third eftse -behind Arabian Prin- «« but in a gap behind Te Weka. J. A: Mesient will ride Reveillc'r at Trentham. Trialists were running •bout four furlongs and threequarters from the starting gate on the trial grass. Te Weka, a smart filly by Jekyll from Hunting Melody, ran the distance in 59sec, the fastest of the morning.' Mr J. Y. Scales's youngster should make an impression in the Geraldine Racing Club’s Nightmarch Stakes on Saturday. In yesterday's trial she was ridden by the stable apprentice, L. Jackson, but W. H. Beck will be the race rider. Royal Knight, another of Beck’s mounts at Orari, won the second trial yesterday, but in much slower time (61 2-ssec) than Te Weka. Like Te Weka, Royal Knight has not raced, but he is a year older and his debut Will be in the Winchester Stakes on Saturday. Mahal’s Treasure was second in Royal Knight’s trial, finishing half a length back and three lengths clear of Hombre, an unraced son of Comte de Grasse, owned by Mr D. W. Wild.

Toheroa (D Tucker) won the third heat from Royal Villain (I. Carston), and Prince Pat (D. ’Atkinson) and Running Waters (J. Kerkvliet) had the finish of the

fourth heat to thertselves. Prince Pat won by threequirters of a length in 59 2-5

Dul DiS (Beck) took 62 ar A aeu.