Golden Slipper stakes to Radiant General

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34026, 15 December 1975, Page 8

Golden Slipper stakes to Radiant General

(“Ihe Press ' Special Service)

DUNEDIN.

Radiant General provided his Blenheim breeder, Mr Bob White with some compensation w hen he narrowly won a rough New Zealand Golden Slipper Stakes at Oamaru on Saturday.

Mr White lost Radiant Gen-, eral's dam. Raidette. three' weeks ago when she died of an unknown cause. Admittedly. Raidette was 23 years of age but she was a shy breeder and was carrying a foal by Radiant General’s sire. Jersey Hanover. Raidette's only other progeny to race is the big winner Radiant Globe. Radiant General is the first

I progeny of Jersey Hanover 1 •to race in New Zealand and ' Mr White has a third share, in the Adios stallion with the Ellesmere horseman. Free-1J man Holmes, and Mr Colin 11 McLachland. Jersey Hanover has sired 37 winners in Canada, among them < Roboro Rosie, winner of 885,000 j 'and the Canadian Three-year-old; pacing series. He originally stood in Ontario and was restricted mainly to mares of his owner. A I! 540.000 vearling purchase. Jersey I Hanover time trialed in 2mih |1 3.4 sec at two. but broke down after one race. He ranks as a < three-quarter brother to the •' record breaking Australian based i sire. Thor Hanover Jersey Hanover also sired a Heading two-year-old in Great! Britain during quarantine..! nameh Pam’s Son which won his’, first start after being sold to the}; United States last year. “I think he will ’make a good < horse. He is more of a stayer}; and we will just take him along.' gentlv.” said Gavin Hampton. ■

who trains Kadiant General and also prepared Radiant Globe. Radiant General was close to the lead, avoided the skirmish ing that marked the race, and came on generously to beat My One by half a neck, with half a length to Sprockett, which showed ability above average. Sprockett swung sideways at the start from six at the barrier checking most of the horses out side him. Gianna, Winning Hostess and Morano Lobell be ing the worst affected. The error put him some 1(1 lengths behind the early leader Kotare Imp Sprockett gradually made up the leeway and was within striking distance at the straight entrance when he tangled again after Fancy Dick broke and disorganised the lead ing group. Kotare Imp had his chance wrecked. Mv One. which had gone up to dispute the lead with Fancy Dick at the 900 m was left in front after the incident and she just failed to hold out Radiant Gen era]. Sprockett was angled wide and came home at a great rate, two lengths clear of Fancv Dick with five lengths to Master Ayr