Dashing run by Take Your Leave

Press, 17 February 1978, Page 9

Dashing run by Take Your Leave

Special correspondent Dunedin. Take Your Leave might perform well in his first start from Stan McKay’s stable, judging by the dash he showed in training at Winagtui yesterday Colour, Struggler and Bold Mellay were others to return sound trials for the first day of the Otago Racing Club’s autumn meeting tomorrow. Work was done seven metres out on the course proper, which had had the fire taken out of it by overnight rain. Take Your Leave was travelling keenly with Loma Lass after sprinting from the 600 m in 36.4 sec. Take Your Leave has not won a race since his three-year-old I days three years ago and const--quently Is on the minimum in the Shorts Handicap second leg of the T.A.B. double. Struggler led his stablemate. Rangimarie. by a length after running BOOin in 51.1 sec. Struggler, a fast finishing fourth on the course at his last start on De cember 26. is m the Mellav Mem orial Handicap, third leg of the treble. Colour appeared to have the edge on Sweet Mellav and The at th « finish of ftOOm in 52sec. Colour has done well lately for Doug Hewitt. Sweet MeUay is a prospect In the Dunedin Maiden. She ra . third to First Ace and No Sec ret at Riccarton last November.' Bold Mellav and Maste r MvHa\ wicked up speed from the 1200 m and cam e from the 1000 m in U min I.6sec and BMm in 52sec. i Traditional and Whistle My Tune returned Imin Ssec fot tOWi metres and 52.45ec for the last' 800 m. Traditional is in line to’ win the Second Maiden Sixteen' Hundred after placings in his last three starts. Prodigal, looking bright, re I corded Imin ftsec for 1000 m and 40kp C for the last 600 m Aits Festival and Sweet Brew*

hit out well when returning 52 for 800 m. Big Skipper and Gate Man were easing right down at the finish of 1400 m in Imin 32.55ec. Gate Man was unable to be restrained early and the pair ran the first 600 m in 36.55ec. Syrrat Royal was travelling wel! outside Jocko after sprinting 600 m in 38sec. Syrrat Royal quit maiden ranks at Gore this month in her second start. Purple Image led Katiki Gold by a length and a half at the finish of (>oom in 38.6 sec. Purple Image is a prospect for the First Maiden Sixteen Hundred.