Good Trentham gallop by Rustaveli

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33435, 17 January 1974, Page 8

Good Trentham gallop by Rustaveli

“The Press" Speciol Service WELLINGTON. Rustaveli pulled up well at Trentham yesterday after the final fast gallop of his Wellington Cup preparation — but as a horse which needs little fast work he is likely to be overshadowed by some of his Cup rivals today. Rustaveli, ridden by K. Reggett. was not asked ' for a spectacular trial. He worked ever slightly less than two miles very quietly, though he was keen enough to keep up to his work, and sprinted from the 800 metres in 50sec, running the last 600 in 36sec. After four races between

December 27 and last Saturday, Rustaveli did not, tn the view of his owner-trainer. T. Magee, need anything more in the way of fast work. The way the gelding pulled up tended to confirm this judgment. Among new arrivals at Trentham yesterday was the Wellington Stakes hope, Free Gold. A well-made filly by Gold Sovereign from Jan Eyre, a member of the Silver Knight family, Free Gold easily won the Royal Stakes (2000 m for three-year-old fillies on the last day of the Auckland Cup meeting. • Guest Star, top-weight in the i first Camp Handicap for . apprentices, has had a change of l rider. It was announced on Tuesday that the Matamata apprentice, P. Johnson, would have the mount, but he will not be at Trentham and the rider will be T. Williams. Williams has en-l joyed some success in the'

Central Districts recently with the team campaigned by his employer, B. L. Hillis, of Takanini. The Te Awamutu jockey, K. S. Cullen, who will ride the G. W. Sanders’ stable runners, Brogue (Wellington Cup) and Somerset Pride (Fitzherbert Handicap) on Saturday, has been engaged for Carlinka in the Wellington Stakes and the local filly, Chindi, in the Pencarrow Handicap. K. Reggett yesterday took the mounts on members of the team of the Trentham owner-trainer, P. Louis. If Pepapak, which needs four scratchings, reenters the Pencarrow Handicap field Reggett will ride her, but failing that he will be on her stablemate. Test Match. Reggett will also ride Trigger in the Wellington Stakes and John’s Pal in the Telegraph Handicap. The Hastings rider, R. B. ; Marsh, has been engaged for [Show Gate in the Telegraph Handicap.