Waronui works well

Press, 9 April 1977, Page 21

Waronui works well

(Special corres. Invercargill The Riverton course proper, ! provided unusually fast footing! for this stage of the season when (candidates for the Riverton meet-’ ing completed their preparations! lon Thursday morning. 1 The trestles were half way out, Jon the course proper, which was I firm with the sting out of it. Waronui. which stripped a pic-1 ture, bowled along over a solo! 800 m in 52sec, the last 400 in! >26sec. It was solid event work by the Meilay three-year-1 old. which always appeared to j I have plenty in reserve. Bill Hillis's pair. First Wood and Trial Run, did well over 1000 m in Imin 4sec, the final 600 in 38sec. They wore travelling sweetly at the finish. Influential had Leo Robinson’s] runner, Lauron, for company! lover a pleasing 1000 m in Imin 3sec. the closing 600 m in 38.2 sec. ’nfluential was under a nice hold t the finish. Lomax had another of Robin-; sons runners in Arbour for com-' nany over 1000 m in Imin 3.Bsec, i ;he final 800 in 51.2 sec. Robinson said he has been disappointed ately with Arbour, which will! dart on the latter clays of the •arnival. ' ; Cobbler’s Gold and King Ari-! stoi reeled off their 1000 m in Imin 3.Bsec, the final 800 in 51.5 i sec. Duguid and Tesoro Mio ran! a sharp 800 m in 50sec. Shift Time and Napiat walked around to the 400 m peg and

were allowed to sprint briskly! down th e straight. They re- • corded 24.45ec for their 400 and' 'went almost a furlong past the I post before being steadied. Derby Day and Red Star came in from the 600 m in good style in 37sec. They finished clear of Hasty Simm, a half-brother by (Hastings Road to General Simm. I Leo Robinson's Great Western 'candidates, Fumbler and Sharzan, were given light exercise work on the inside tracks. They ; were to have schooled over a limited number of fences yester- ' clay. “T don't want the public to; think I am bringing down a team of certainties,” Robinson | said. “The tracks have been too hard up home to race jumpers iand there are some important ■ races coming for them when 1 ithey return home.” Robinson added that his pair] might take in a brush hurdle race on the last day at Riccariton on their way home.