HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING Dumb-bell runs fine sprint

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32708, 10 September 1971, Page 4 (Supplement)

HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINING Dumb-bell runs fine sprint

Oulu 801 l and Eastern Royal were paired tor Mm only paltap Mwt could be Maned at Rkcartan yesterday. Fop Hfted sHpbHy |ust before their gallop but came down thickly later and there was no Improvement uptll after the training had emshed. Dumb-Bell and Eastern Royal, both fresh runners at Ashburton tomorrow, sprinted three furlongs on the plough In M Maee. On her record in the last few weeks Dumb-Bell looks one ot tbe stronger chances in the Ashburton dub’s Westerfield Hack Handicap. She won her lasttwo races In the old season and was fourth in her first at two starts at the Grand National meeting. Miss J. Edgar-Jones. the owner-breeder of Dumb-Bell aad Eastern Clouds. will be reprebmt*l& placed ramT*have been

promising and he might develop into ,o» eg Rieearton’a top seedndaeasaa performers. Awecato, the favourite tor the John Grigg Slakes after a good second fresh np to Lord Natan tn the even sprint al Ashbarton mi TtasdaywiD be taken sooth tor the Dunedin Guineas at His trainer. D. J. Thistoil. also The Buneffin chib's decision to fsee -°. n * > *° d * Saturday Instead of having a week between the first and second days eg the meeting. Is likely to prove

popular with connections ot horses that have to be travelled some distance. Quetta aa impressive winner ot the Islington Handicap at Ricearton last month, win be prepered *2T main handicap events at the Wellington spring meeting after racing at Wingatui. TAKANINI Mr Michael, Falrece, and Gay Talker promised success tor Takaalnl tn Mie first twoI year-old race ot Mie season, I Mie Kindergarten Handicap at Avondale, with their smart sprinting yesterday. Galloping wide on a very soft I No. * grass Sir Michael (Wyatt) led Whistle Home (Peake) by a length at the finish of three furloacs in M Msec. Faireee (SketI ton) had the better of Fables (Andrews) al the finish of half a mile in Marr, and Gay Talker (G. Critoph) led Battle Field (Ros--23 r.XSSE Keeneland (Andrews) finished well a length in front of Give and Take (Skelton) over half a I mile in 55 1-Ssec. WANGANUI _ The To Awauurta trainer, W. Sanders, had high hawes for the Wanganui Guineas after Triple Shot and Ngapuke worked boldly yesterday. Working 35ft out on the dead Over a round. They were timed from the sir in Imla 11

4-Ssee. the last three on terms in Msec. Chakiro, a fresh horse at the meeting, ran the best half-mile when he cleared away from Velacette to register 54 3-ssee, the last' three taking 40 4-Ssee. N. Eastwood may ride Chakiro in the Sewell Handicap. Worthy Son beat Whakamoa, which is not a good track worker, by a length after six in Imln 23sec, the Mst three in 4* 2-ssee. They will run in the Higgle Handicap. HASTINGS hSSSSS. gW Leon captures the limoLeon (Wallis) covered half a mile on the plough smartly in 51 2-ssec, the last three in 1* SSsec. He is making excellent progress. Mix (P. Julius) and Tai (R. (Marsh) ran five furlongs on the plough in Imln Ssec, the last three in Msec. Mix should ■TarS^ 7 fOr " r * Ce ** WOODVILLE pleased al WoodvtWe when she ran her final ♦rial for the Spring Hack Handicap at Wanganui She looks well and should be hard to beat. Trials took place on the course S&Fwa?^ft" rt ’ whCTe ““ Automatic went evenly over six furlongs ia imln Si 2 ssec,

the last three in Usee. She was a bold third when resuming at Foxton, and given a firmer track should improve on that tomorrow. Dominate ran half a mile in 54 3-ssee, the last three furlongs in 4® 3-ssec. He is well and could show up at the finish of the Sewell Handicap. AWAPUNI

_The Wanganui Musas can- *»«*««, Bounty awl Thun, ware In the IlmeligM rasterdug at Awapuni when they each ran good trials. Both horses hare done well this werir aad each should test Triple Shot at the end of the I . Th !* u,s4de trial provided good > footing, but 90ft from the rails i 00 conrse proper the track ' •Si", heavy. However. Sttvq?. Knight appeared to be - revelling in his work as he I • aw ? T from Hash over I 3 flnal st ** es of seven furI Even though he was easing down in the straight he rerecorded Imin ZS S-Ssec for the last sis furlongs, taking M 3-ssec for the final three furlongs. On the inside trial Bounty strode over six furlongs in Imin 17sec without being poshed out over the final three hi 38 2-Ssec. He carried a light weight. His stablemate. Thun, took only Imin 3sec for five furlongs. > coming over the last three in >37 3-Seec. He won well on the tag day of the meeting and ■ will appreciate the extra dto- , tance tomorrow.