SAM TRYAX IN FORM

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32117, 13 October 1969, Page 6

SAM TRYAX IN FORM

Sam Tryax started his three-year-old career on a winning note in the University Handicap at Forbury Park on Saturday, but he gave his host of supporters plenty of cause for concern when Fantastic ran him to a short head. Luck, too, appeared to play an important part in his win. He reared and swung round several times before the start and he was on the move as the barriers were released. Sam Tryax was pacing quickly and he sped through a gap between breaking horses to be third at the end of a furlong, where Fortunate was clear of Petermite and setting a hot pace. D. C. Watts moved Sam Tryax out from the rails before the mile post when he was pulling extremely hard. He continued to pull hard and he was shading Fortunate starting the Anal quarter. Petermite and Fantastic were just behind them at the straight entrance with General Idea starting to improve at the head of the remainder. Sam Tryax looked in for an easy win a furlong out, but Watts bad to call on all of the youngster's reserves of

! stamina to hold off the i solidly-finishing Fantastic by a short head. General Idea added interest to the finish when he came fast for third half a length back, his effort being a feature of the race. Fortunate was beaten off fourth, ahead of Petermite, Jet Power and Bravine, which lost a few lengths at the start. The winner paced the 11 furlongs in 2min 56 l-ssec, the last mile in 2min 5 l-ssec, and the last half in Imln laeq. DERBY CANDIDATE Sam Tryax has the $6OOO New Zealad Derby Stakes at Addington Raceway next month as his main mission this spring, and it Is possible he will start at the Kaikoura meeting beforehand. One of his rivals in the Derby, Berleigh, recorded a great trial for that event when he won the Michael Coltins Handicap. He had a little difficulty working clear of the rails over the last three furlongs, but he was soon In the open and he gathered in Young Danny with ease, having the result in safe keeping at the straight entrance. He coasted home to win by almost six lengths from Young Danny. Then thtre w«» • gap of eight length* to Double Seot, with Whippy tiring to fourth. Knandalleh, which entered T. G. Cavin’* Tinwald team a week earlier, ganled an all-the-way win tn the Edwin Aldrin Pace, beating No Surrender and the fa*t finishing Lady Choice quite comfortably. The second favourite. Sheer Delight. lo*t ground at the *tart and met trouble a* *he attemped to improve. She finished (ixtn. Upper Clax fave the Otley Syndicate, of Balcluhta. It* first eucceat When he made most of the pace and gained a decisive win over Raphael and Loyal Adioe in the Neil Armstrong Pace. The others were beaten off, with the bracketed pair. Alpha Girl and Irish Whispers, at their head. Both look early Improvers. Dan Mack came out on top after a poor contest for the Apollo Handicap, In which the dominating favourite, Western Valley, was pulled up after pacing early. Arlta gained a popular win for I. S. Sutherland, who trains her at Duntroon, when ahe finished beet from a handy portion to beat Conclusion by a short length in the Freeman 1

Helms* Handicap. Arlta had b*en racnis mest consistently, but without luck and her win was well received. Conclusion trotted her beat * race for soma time when she finished second, a head In front of Tasman, which showed speed to lead over the last seven furlongs and a half after breaking *arly. Morven Lad made up ground for fourth, ahead of Grange Lad and Someday. Mott of the field made mistake*. Rhlnegolde. an unlucky runner at Ashburton a week tearller, gained a deserved win in the Roydon Lodge Pace. She broke at the start, but did not lose much ground and raced in third position on th* rail* until th* three furlongs. She gathered In Landlord and Ballytrue early In the run home and came on to win (asing up by two lengths and a halt from Jacquinot Bay, which dropped to the rear early after starting from the outside. Inky Boy was a fair third, clear of Sir Echo, which made up ground, ahead of th* tiring Ballytrue. Bill Adonis took no serious part in the raee.

Mayo Gold To Come Home (N.Z.PjI. Staff Correspondent) MELBOURNE. Th* champion New Zealand mare, Mayo Gold, and hl* stablemate. City Court, will be shipped home next week. The pair will leave on the trans-Tasman freighter Marama. on Tuesday their trainer, R. J. Wallace, said yesterday. "Neither of them has come right in Australia and they are far too Valuable to take any risks with." Wallace said. Both gallopers were scratched from their engagements at Caulfield on Saturday. Wallace said Mayo Gold had been off her food since arriving in Australia and she had still not picked up after being moved from Sydney to Melbourne last week. Mayo Gold raced only once. In the Epsom at Randwick last week-end. She weakened after being in second place at the turn and finished sixteenth. City Court did not start in Australia. In other developments, the Wlngatui .galloper. Jay Ribbon, has been scratched from the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup and will be returned to New Zealand. The wife of owner-trainer. J. A. Wilson, said in Melbourne today that Jay Ribbon had strained a ligament in his foreleg and would have to be spelled for three months. Hi* stablemate James Arthur will have his first run at Moe on Thursday, when he will be ridden by the New Zealand Joe‘key, W. D. Skelton.