Midnight Kiss
Impressive
"The Pr«»” Special Service WILLINGTON. Midnight Klee and Blue Turtle ran their Anal trials yesterday for today’s' racing at Trentham, and both wore impressive. The morning’s fastest sprint was run by the Cambridge galloper. Bottle Top, which went SnSr^hr^Mi'a* 6 able time. .' ' „ Galloping was done on the No. 1 grass which was soft. Trentham had a good deal of rain on Monday night and the going is likely to be deeper than it wai on Saturday. If there was more tain during the night It could also be looser. Midnight Kias (Weatherleyl worked keenly over two rounds and sprinted his last three furlongs in M l-ssec. The time was excellent, considering that he was half a furlong past the three before he was given rein. Blue Turtle (Marsh) came from two lengths behind to beat Gipsies (J, Harris) by half a length over half a mile. Banagh (Taylor), which dropped back from the two furlongs after sharing the lead, was a length away. The halt-mUa took Mi sec and the three furlongs 4Msec. ■ Bottle Top (Beckham) showed hie customary speed to leave half a mile behind in n 2-ssec, covering the last three furlongs in M 4-Ssec. ' Head OS (Leggett) took Usee for three furlongs. There was nothing wrong with him after his Whyte failure. Kaimol Star (Marsh) went very keenly whin he ran the last four of six furlongs in M ■a likely Improver in the Corunna Hurdles. , , Abbey’s Son (Beckham) also
in Usee. He weatMMly early, but eased In the last furlong. Diamond Rod, after pulling double in pacowork, was sere. His trainer, A. MacDonald, was indefinite yesterday whether Diamond Bed or Golden Summit would contest the Members* .Handicap.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31727, 10 July 1968, Page 4
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284Midnight Kiss Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31727, 10 July 1968, Page 4
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