Marsh’s Team In Form

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31923, 26 February 1969, Page 5

Marsh’s Team In Form

••The Press” Special Service DUNEDIN. Members of R. N. Marsh’s team engaged at Cromwell were prominent in the track work at Wingatui yesterday morning. Since Marsh was admitted to hospital with severe head injuries on Saturday, his 16horse team has been supervised and worked by local trainers and jockeys. J. R. Dowling has taken responsibility as trainer in the meantime, and with him are R. Heasley and J. D. Pankhurst, together with several other willing helpers. Working on the plough, which was fast, Noricia (J. D. Pankhurst), Blue Boy (Dowling), and General Tracey (T. Gore) ran half a mile in 50 2-ssec, the last three furlongs in 38sec. Their stablemates, Mightyway (Pankhurst) and Sea Flight (Dowling) worked well in 50sec, the last three furlongs in 34 4*ssec.

One member of Marsh’s team will not make the trip to Cromwell. The registration of Blue Boy came too late, and he has been deleted from the field for the Kawarau Maiden Stakes. This will allow Iddy to re-enter the field.

Mon Amour (T. McKeown) and Winchman (E. J. Didham) were together over five furlongs in lmin ssec, the last three furlongs in 39 2-ssec, and these times were equalled by Bell Cerne (Didham).

On the sand. Belfie (M. T. Kennedy) and Royal Mount (C. B. Lott) worked well over five furlongs in lmin ssec, the last three furlongs in 39 3-ssec. Tranquil Flight (A. K. Robinson) and Festival Queen (B. J. Anderton) were together over half a mile in 52 4-ssec, and continued a strong gallop over the last three furlongs in 39 2-ssec.

Inquiry Date.—-The Hawke’s Bay District Racing Committee will meet in Hastings at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, to conduct an inquiry into the Sositive return by Odeon. after e had won the Pahiatua Cup at Woodville on January 8. Odeon, which is raced and trained by Mr T. J. Magee, of Tauranga, has since won the Marton Gold. Cup and the GisI borne Leopard Cup.