Lady Branksome shows fitness for Feilding sprint

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32459, 20 November 1970, Page 7 (Supplement)

Lady Branksome shows fitness for Feilding sprint

“The Press” Special Service * PALMERSTON NORTH. Lady Branksome excelled in her first gallop at Woodville yesterday morning and she seems close to her hest for the Colyton Handicap at Feilding.

Lady Branksome was accompanied by Count Kereru, which is also making pleasing progress. He seems likely to take beating in the open sprints at the Woodville meeting. Another to impress was the Levin candidate, Phar Lace. Working 30 feet out on the course proper, Lady Branksome and Count Kereru ran five furlongs in Imin 2 3-ssec, the last three in 37 3-ssec, with Count Kereru a neck in front at the finish and really i galloping in his best style. Lady Branksome has made good progress this week and :is not without a good light--weight’s chance in the second peg at. Feilding. - Phar Lace is well forward .to resume at Levin on Tuesday. His race-day rider, N.I - Harris, took him over five furi longs in Imin 2sec, the lasti half in 49Jsec and the final 1 three in 37sec. This was the best time of the morning. | My Token’ and Roses Red; were together and going! well at the end of six furlongs in Imin 18 2-ssec, the! last three in 39sec. My Token' has drawn wide in the mile! at Levin and might be re-! served for the Woodville - meeting. Temali and Aide went fast

from the three furlongs and i [recorded 36 3-ssec, finishing! ( [ together. Sherwood jumped a couple' of hurdles in good style then i ran half a mile in 51 4-ssec, i [the last three in 37 4-ssec. His first win looks likely at • the Woodville meeting. Kowhai King and Scientific .went fast early then leased to complete six fur- ' longs in Imin 18sec with ■ Kowhai King just ahead at the . finish after taking 54sec for the last half. They are doing 1 well for N. Mundy. > Catolica, a fast improving , maiden, looked to be working i strongly all the way over five , furlongs in Imin 3 2-ssec, the [last three in 37 2-ssec. J Royal Blaze ran five fur- ! I longs in Imin 2 Jsec, the last lihalf in 51sec with Bellarine - and the final three in 38sec. I Royal Blaze is capable of a good race in the Empire Hack Handicap at Feilding. 1 Jet Plane and Passenger, which are in at Levin, com.lpleted six furlongs together .in Imin 20 l-ssec. The last three in 37 3-ssec was the [fastest part of the gallop. Jet 1 Plane might benefit from a • race. : Golden Jester was working I a little better than Kote , Maori at the finish of six furflongs in Imin 18sec, the final [three in 38 l-ssec. FORWARD ,| Barometer looks forward [to resume on his home track next week. He ran the best .half-mile of the morning and [was just in front of Petite Bonne in 49 3-ssec, the last

,three in 36 3-ssec. Barometer is a good galloper which was ■successful in his race debut at Woodville earlier this year. Josie Glow and Pebbles ran a mile with Pebbles making the early running. Josie Glow caught up on the turn but was held back to her rival at the post. The mile took Imin 47 l-ssec and they ran the last three in 41 4-ssec. Josie Glow looks close to her best and she might surprise in the Levin Cup next week. Her stablemate, Sharif, is almost certain to miss the race.