Final Curtain has blood lest

Press, 21 December 1976, Page 25

Final Curtain has blood lest

PA Aucklanf All appears to be well wiH 1 the ( Icvcdon pacer. Final < ur tain, and he will be a definite starter in the Pezaro Mcnioria’ at Alexandra Park next week There had been come coiueir for the hoik's condition follow ing his failure in the Rensor and Hedges Flying Mile lat-‘ Saturday when, after hangini badh for the last round, he ba< to be sharply angled off Stanick Rio turning for home and wen ( into a ’'.onch s- b'cak Even allowing for his havinj to te pat ked out for the lasi 1000 m Final Curtain should iio| have hung as badly as he did liis trainei. R. U- Purdon said yesterday. Purdon had the horse examiner hv a veterinary surgeon yester da' as a safety measure. A blood test was taken, the results ot which should be known tomoi row but everything seemed ir order and the five-year-old was hi- usual bright self. Purdon is not too worried and expects Final Curtain to br at his best again for the sei ond night at Auckland next Tuesday. Twelve months ago Final C urtain had t«» miss the Auckland ( un throu ji being troubled bv boil" so his connections are nr doubt keeping their fingerl crossed, hoping he will be a| peak fitness for this year's con | ME I'H\ EN ORGANISED METH VEN ORGANISED I METHVEN ORGANISED WORKOUT WORKOUT WOKKOUT , Till RSI)AY. DECEMBER 23, 9.00 A M. SHARP. i Events lor all class of horses. Entries close Wednesday, Dci’ombcr 22. PRone 28 503 Mothven or 879 Highbank. Advt