RECORDS OF GRAND NATIONAL WINNERS

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32679, 7 August 1971, Page 8

RECORDS OF GRAND NATIONAL WINNERS

ROBERT EARL, b g, 12yrs, by Earidom—Lady Doss 10-10. (Owner-trainer, J. W. Singers; jockey, G. A. Walters.) Has won 17 races, 16 as a jumper. Best wins—At 10 years: The Grand National Steeples with 9- by three lengths and a half from Korai (10-7); Hawke’s Bay Steeples (3m) with 9-12; Hastings Steeples (2jm) with 10-6. At 11 years: C.J.C. Beaufort Steeples (21m) with 10-7; C.J.C. Lincoln Steeples (3m) with 10-10; Hawke’s Bay Steeples with 10- (Teak, 9-3, second). KORAI gr g, llyrs, by Kurdistan—Bonnie Col, 10-4 (owner, W. E. Haxiett; trainer-jockey, W. J. Hillis). Has won 23 races, 22 as a jumper. Has won 10 races over country at Riccarton—the Homeby Steeples six times, three Lincolns, and the Grand National as a five-

' year-old with 9-5. Highest winning weight at Riccarton ; 10-13, in winning Lincoln and i Homeby Steeples at 9yrs. Carried 10-7, 151 b more than i the winner, when second to i Robert Earl in 1969 Grand i National. ; TEAK, br g, ISyrs, by Conclusion I —Red Timber, 104 (owner, I trainer. Miss E. F. White; jockey, P. Whiteman). Winner of 14 races, eight as i a jumper. Best wins—At eight years: Wellington Matal i Steeples with 9-0. At nine years: Wellington Riddlford Steepler (3m) with 9-7. At 10 . years: Grand National Steeples with 9-12 (promoted after Mosque was disi qualified). At 12 years: Weii lington Steeples with 9-8. STATUS, br h, 7yrs, by Agricola Renowned, 9-8 (owner, R. J. Murphy; trainer, E. Temperton; jockey, D. Finlay). Winner of eight races, seven as a jumper. Best wins—At six years: Manawatu Steeples (2Jm) with 9-9 (Teak fourth), Foxton 2jm Steeples with - 10-5. At Ave years: Won over country at Levin, Hastings, and Wanganui. FREE FRENCHMAN, b g, Syrs, by Freellght—Sweet Lorraine, 9-6 (owner, W. E. Hazlett; trainer, W. J. Hillis; jockey, B. L. Hillis). Winner of nine races, eight as a jumper. Unbeaten in four starts in minor steeplechases at Riccarton a year ago, carrying up to 10-4. Has since won Winton Steeples with 104, beating Berwen (9-2) by half a length, and South Canterbury Teschemaker Steeples with 10-11 by 16 lengths from Trovanta (10-13). BERWEN, ch g, 6yrs, by JekyllRoyal Order, 9-5 (ownertrainer, J. S. McKay; jockey, G. C. Mee). Winner of five races, four as a jumper. Best wins, all at syrs, South Canterbury Hack and Hunters’ Steeples (21m) with 104 by two lengths (Free Frenchman, 10-12, second); Ashburton 2)m steeples with 10-1 by two lengths and a half

(Muter Leigh second); Otago Steeples, 2)m with 94 by 12 lengths (Cassbridge second); CJ.C. Haast Steeples, 2Jm, with 9-3 by five lengths (Indian Chief second). TROVANTA, br g, 9yn, by Trovato Defendant, 9-5 (owners, Messrs C. A. and W. G. Grant; trainer, R. J. Cochrane; jockey, A. Robb). Winner of eight racea, six as a jumper. Wins at Byrs were In South .Canterbury Orbell Steeplea (hack and hunters) with 10-3 and Oamaru Aubrey Steeples with 104 ROYAL FLRRT, ch h, gyro, by Comte de Grasse Royal Beseech (owner, J. K. Gray; trainer, D. M. Perklnson; n, H. Green). Winner (ht races, five u a jumper, all over hurdles. Has won Wellington Winter Hurdles with 94 and Hawke’s Bay Hurdles with 9-4 this winter. Stout stayer on heavy tracks. Hu placed form u a ’chuer. FINAL LUCA, br g, 7yn, by Cappielluca—Culminate, 94 (owner, H. A. Houlbrook; trainer, B. Lumsden; jockey, R. Lamas). Only non-wlnner in the field. Fell when leading at lut fence in Wellington Steeples last month. REVERSIBLE, rn g, 9yrs, by Reversal—Triumphant, 94 (owner, W. W.. Sherratt; trainer, I. Bradbury; jockey, C. McGovern). Winner of four racu, all over country. Two wins lut seuon both at Wellington winter meeting, the second of them with 9-11. Promising third in Homeby Steeples lut Saturday in first test at Riccarton.