Gladaub Schools At Riccarton

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31740, 25 July 1968, Page 4

Gladaub Schools At Riccarton

Gladaub gave a competent display over eight fences on the trial steeplechase course Riccarton yesterday. He was ridden by the Riccarton horseman, R. K. Moir, who will alss be the race rider in the Lawford Steeples at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting.

Kalott, winner of tho Brabaion Handicap - Winter Cup HouMo last year, arrived from the North taland yesterday. The Otakl tpalner, K. J. Thomson, also brought the two-year,olds Cantoatan and Stevedore to Rieearton. Cantostan, a goo- third ot Trentham earlier In the month, to one of the oarly favourites Kalott and Cantosuh. FORM RUNNER Grand Coeur was another arrival from the North Island yesterday morning. He to a form runner for the major steepleHotaeby Steeplechase should throw valuable light on his Grand. National prospects. Grand Coeur's Homeby rider will be R. A. Jenkins, but this northern jockey will be en HI There in the Grand National. Teak, winner of the Eric Riddlford Steeplechase at Trentham, and Briar Vine wore northerners to travel through Ptcton. After an overnight etop at Blenheim they were brought on to Riccarton on Tuesday. Briar Vine was accompanied from the north by Just Ceo-ee, winner of two races from J. H. Hely’s stable earlier this season. This Woodfield gelding Is In the Camla Hack Handicap on Saturday and will be ridden by B. K. Long.

HIGH SOCIETY G. Jenkins will ride the frontrunning Running Bear in major steeplechases at Rieearton and has been engaged to ride the Cambridge hurdler High Society at the Grand National meeting. High Society, which to trained at Cambridge by A. D. Whiteman. was troubled by a stone bruise for a few days after racing at Trentham, but his trainer expects him to be fully recovered for the Grand National meeting. Whiteman and G. Jenkins teamed up successfully last

Sear when they wen the Great torthern Hurdles, the Trentham and Winter Hurdles with Beyond.