S.I. Horses Not To Run

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32037, 11 July 1969, Page 4

S.I. Horses Not To Run

“The Press’* Special Service WELLINGTON. >Two leading South Island gallopers have been scratched from the last day of the Wellington winter meeting—Giamls Lad from the Winter Oats Handicap, and Baghdad Note from the Kia Ora Hack Handicap. Glamis Lad was under a cloud after running last in the Whyte Handicap on the first day of the meeting. He was involved in Interference and was virtually pulled up when he began to falter.

He was distressed after the race and it was officially reported that a coronary haemorrhage had been diagnosed.

Glamis Lad did not, as expected, undergo an electrocardiograph test during the week, but yesterday he worked in the presence of a veterinary surgeon. He ran five furlongs, the last half mile in 57jsec and three furlongs in 48isec. The time was appreciably slower than the morning’s best and neither the gallop nor Giamis Lad’s condition afterward satisfied his owner-trainer, G. McLaughlin, his rider, E. J. Didham, or the veterinary surgeon.

Baghdad Note, in contrast, has come up well after his two brilliant wins at the meeting, though it was surprising to see him an acceptor for the 11furlong Kia Ora rather than the Crofton Hack Handicap, of seven furlongs. His two Trentham wins put him well out of hack class and his trainer, R. Heasley, now intends to take him back to Wingatui, where he will be prepared for the Brabazon Handi-cap-Winter Cup double at the Christchurch Hunt and Grand National meetings. The withdrawal of these two horses left Didham with only one mount at Trentham tomorrow and he decided to give

that up as well and return to the South Island, where he will ride at the Walmate Hunt meetIng. The track was puggy for the second day at Trentham, but after steady rain on Wednesbe looser and deeper tomorrow.

i There was little galloping I yesterday, but nothing looked better in pacework than Kumai, whose clash with the Wellington Steeplechase winner, Fleet- : ing Moment, will be one of the highlights of the Anal day. Foxonewa, the Winter : Hurdles favourite, was only trotted in the centre but several other candidates for the 55500 hurdles worked more energetically. Spray Doone (Lewis) went a mile and a half, the last mile In imln SSJsec, half mile In 57 2-ssec, and three furlongs in 41 2-ssec. Spray Doone Is not very big, but he Is genuine and seems to have abundant stamina. His i stablemate, Ironbark, upset i Foxonewa In the Waikato t Hurdles and the trainer, W. . Sanders, will be looking to Spray Doone to lower the big ’ gelding’s colours again. C. Lewis, who rode Foxonewa in his first two hurdle wins, will be on Spray Doone. Sunseeker (O’Sullivan), another Winter Hurdles llght- ■ weight, went 11 furlongs, sprinting the last three in 41sec. ’ King Minos, which has 9-1 In , the Winter Hurdles, beat the Riddiford hope, Sitta Sam (Lewis), by two lengths when ’ they sprinted the last half mile of their work in 57 1-Ssec, and three furlongs in 42 4-ssec. Rocky Lane, which has thrived since his Trentham Hurdles vic- ' tory, was kept to strong pacework but looked impressive. Marco Lass (Bell). a Riddiford contestant, beat Vic- ■ tory Prince (Carton) by two lengths at the end of 10 furlongs, the last four In 59 2-ssec • and three in 44 4-ssec. Victory Prince will probably start in ' the Haywards Steeplechase rather than the Riddiford. Macdonald and Damar finished together after running the last mile of their work in imln 43 l-ssec, the last half mile In SOsec. Surf Boy (Harris) and Gayallan (Eastwood) took 53 i 2-ssec for half a mile, the last 1 three furlongs In 40 4-ssec. Gayllan seemed to appreciate the wetter ground and was doing better than Surf Boy at the line. Emir (Eastwood) worked keenly into the start ot a mile with Golden Rebel (Whittington). They took Imln 50 2-ssec for the mile, easing near the end ot the last four in. 53 Brygan (Harris) ran 53sec for half a mile, the last three furlings in 40sec. He ran a bold second to Baghdad Note on the I first day, but had to be scratched because of a stone . bruise on Wednesday. This has i not come out yet and might prevent his starting tomorrow, , but it did not appear to bother him yesterday. .