HAROLD BANK FIT

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31861, 13 December 1968, Page 21

HAROLD BANK FIT

Harold Bank and Shipmas* ter looked two of the brighter chances for the Hqrorata Cup in their final gallops at Riccarton yesterday. Harold Bank gave his stablemates. Sabell and General Gilbert. a good start and a beating

jin a mile trial on the plough.; .Shipmaster showed deceptive speed in a solo run 40ft out on the course proper. Harold Bank galloped keenly : in the hands of the light-weight. L. Carston, in picking up at least four lengths in the last seven furlongs of his mile galInp with General Gilbert (Sanderson) and Sabell (Donaldson). They ran the mile in Imin 42 4-ssec and Harold Bank bettered Imin 29sec for the last seven j furlongs in his big run to 'overhaul his stablemates, and i then to go clear by almost a length. Shipmaster (Miss Brady) ran; seven furlongs on the outside' of the course proper in Imin 31 4-ssec. His 50 4-ssec for the' last half mile was meritorious: : a stiff easterly did not easethe tasks of trialists in the , home straight. Pretentious <R. McCann) led His Lordship by half a length ■ending a mile in Imin 48 4-ssec, the last half mile in 53 2-ssec. iHis Lordship seldom does anything notable on the tracks. Master Sheeny (Bull) was a length clear of Time and Tide • Miss Brady) finishing seven furlongs in Imin 31 3-ssec. but both had speed in reserve. Their last half mile was run in 51 4-ssec. Later. Submerge (A. H. Eastwood) also recorded 51 4-ssec for the last half mile of ; seven furlongs. Red Chips and Pango. two of the stronger fancies for the Gordon's Handicap, second leg of the double, both came through their final trials satisfactorily. Red Chips, at times a listless track worker, beat Watchman from the half mile by two lengths in 52 3-ssec. Pango led her stablemate Cosmetic by six lengths after run-

. ining six furlongs in imin 18sec. 1 slThey streaked over the opening 1 i two in 24 l-ssec. and Cosmetic 1 'started to lose interest and drop 1 behind about a furlong and a ’ , half out. Carolina. another light- 1 : weight in the open sprint, ran ! half a mile with characteris- i tic dash in 51 l-ssec. She was ' . ridden by her race rider, D. N. i ! Hadfield. 1 I Count Down (Low) sprinted', i six furlongs on the plough in ( ' Imin 19 l-ssec, the last four ini: I 51 3-ssec, the final three in 11 39sec. Other gallops.— COURSE PROPER i • Mile.—Herndale Lad. Imin .47 [ ; 2-ssec, last half with Goud-i i hurst. 54sec. J Seven Furlongs.—Lady Vel--1 vet. length to Partner, Imin 35 ' 3-ssec. I Six Furlongs.—Allspice and. i Pseudonym,’ Imin 17sec, last half! , mile 51 4-ssec: Offender, shad- . ing Tulak. Aconite and Prado Reina, Imin 20sec, last half 53 l-ssec. i Five Furlongs.—Gipsy Gift ' : (two lengths behind at start) • running on with Irish Moss, : Imin 7 2-ssec; Double Star, 1 • Imin 3 4-ssec. Half Mile. —Fathom Five and 1 Mahal’s Treasure, 51 l-ssec: 1 . Screened, better than StrathL ganistan, 53 3-ssec; Inns of ' F Court and Strathboy. clear of Miss Sheeny, 51 3-ssec; CanF tella. 52 3-ssec: Gold Fountain, : half length to Damcille 52 2-ssec: ; Sailing Home and Seminole, 53 ‘ 3-ssec. PLOUGH > Seven Furlongs.—Quetta and t Wenew. Imin 32 l-ssec, Kiowa r and Listening Post, Imin 34 3-ssec. Half Mile.—Warrington and • Joe Doe, 51 4-ssec. |