TROTTING Ted Lowe building up a strong team

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33938, 3 September 1975, Page 8

TROTTING Ted Lowe building up a strong team

The often long and frustrating task of rebuilding a strong racing team has obviously been achieved by the Hinds ownertrainer. Ted Lowe. Xt Timaru on Saturday he produced Tinwald and Stat elet to win, while Wheatson was runner-up to In Or Out in the main race on the programme.

Tinwald and Wheatson in particular, look tc have bright futures at open handicap jierformers, while Stavelej will continue to pay his way, judging by tlu ease with which he wot the Second Grantles Handicap. Wheatson was not dis graced when beaten by t pacer of the calibre of In oi Out on Saturday and hf should not be long retuminj to winning fonn. Ea-y win But it was Tinwald thai recorded one of the mort attractive efforts at Wash dyke. He was having hii first start since February when he contested the Firs' Grantlea Handicap and thii no doubt accounted for hii win dividend of 812.05. He sped out of the barne and was quickly in front setting a sound pace all thf way. He was never asked fc a serious effort and wor more easily than the officia margin of half a length ovei Worthy Gentrv would sug gest. His 2:39.6 for the 2000tt was a smart run for a Cl pacer

Patience Lowe has been verv patient with Tinwald and Wheatson They were both produced at trials late in their two-year-' old season when they shaped attractively. Both ' showed their first glimpses of form at the national meeting last! year, Tinwald finishing third to N'oodlum and Pana -■ J

I, , sonic on the first night, while 0 ; Wheatson was third to Nood- ! lum and In or Out on the 8 1 second night. J Tinwald gained his first y i win at Methven the following s J month, but Wheatson was p i slower maturing and it was e not until the Nelson meeting 11 in February that he was suca cessful. Tinwald suffered a minor injury and had t.o be put s-1 aside until late in the season, a his 12 starts resulting in a >r win and two placings iei Wheatson more than paid g his way with three wins and i eight placings from 25 starts. Both Tinwald and WheatI son impress as stayers of great potential and they ; 'should not be long extending ■their records. ?' Tinwald is by the Light ls Brigade horse. Local Light, ■ .fretn Annfield, by Thurber I Frost. tracing back to Jessie 8.. ancestress of so s nany fine winners for the , : Lowe family. Annfield is also ': the dam of the promising Hampstead. Wheatson is by Scottish ’ Hanover from the Light mare. Grouse, her- , i self an outstanding winner J . when raced by Lowe. She is the dam of Grouse One,! ’J Ferryhill and Grouse Garri-i 1 |son. but none of that trio: showed form of note. But in I

Wheatson she has left a strong gelding certain to be a top winner. Determined run Staveley, from the same family as Tinwald and Wheatson, was a fair way back for most of his race and he came with a most : determined run and won going away by a short length from There and Back. Staveley was runner-up to Young Lass at the Kurow 'meeting at his only other start this season and his win was not unexpected. He should be capable of further promotion. Staveley is a half-brother to Sidestep, which contested the Highfield Handicap at Washdyke. As was the case in his other two starts this season he made a poor beginning and was a long way back early. He showed much ability to finish seventh without appearing likely to return a dividend. Sidestep has plenty of ability and the first time he begins cleanly, he should go close to winning.

Wheatson. Tinwald, Staveley and Sidestep will all race at the New Brighton meeting on Saturday when Lowe will also be represented bv the trotter, Frihet.