BARRIER TRIALS

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32700, 1 September 1971, Page 8

BARRIER TRIALS

Rebel Lad fit The Riccarton three-year-old, Rebel Lad. whose three starts have, yielded a first-up third on his home track last month and an Impressive maiden win at Tauherenlkau last Saturday week, shaped well in his heat of a series of five-furlong barrier trials at Riccarton yesterday. Although shaded by Golden Chip*. • three-year-old Pakistan to G- D. Lee’s stable, at the end of his heat. Rebel Lad was galloping weU with much the woretoTthe weights. • immediate plans for Rebel Lad Include two starts at Ashburton. Next Tuesday, he will race in the event Tor hack miler* and Se e jX MM 1 „ In , S e fijyt . heat yesterday. Mysterize, Pavlova’s Pal ami Silver Charm finished in line w« whieh BrtUcßhre’ wUl'b* rtvMs In the First Lagmhor Stoke* at A*hburton on Tuesday. Pavlova** SJmff Stakes. S * c<md hack six furlongs at Ashburton, finished clear of Donnybrook Fair, which will make a fresh start in the same race. Purdie shows fitness "The Press" Special Service PALMERSTON NORTH. Purtie . showed he had improved since racing last week when he ran a dashing seven furlongs at Awapunl yesterday morning in preparation for the Newman Handicap at Wanganui on Saturday. Overnight heavy rain made the tracks very heavy, especially on the course’ proper, where horse* could do little better than threequarter pace. On the inside trial, Purdle ran seven furlongs in Imin 32sec, the last three in 39sec. Thun dashed over half a mile In 54sec, the final three furlongs in 39 2-ssec. He was galloping comfortably all the way, and taking into account his good race at the Carterton meeting he should race prominently in the Durie Handicap. Although Young Ida took Imin 13sec for her five-furlong task, she was not asked for a serious effort at any stage, and could have done better than 42sec for the last three furlongs. She ran a very bold race at on Saturday.