Cruisemaster shapes well at Riccarton

Press, 22 December 1978, Page 9

Cruisemaster shapes well at Riccarton

By

W. K. CAKSTON

Cruisemaster, an improver's third on his home course earlier this month, shaped as if he might take beating in the A. R. Waugh Handicap, second leg of the South Canterbury Jockey Club's T.A.B. double at Washdyke next Wednesday, when he worked at speed on the plough at Riccarton yesterday.

Both the plough and the small trial grass, where all I the fast work took place, 1 provided good footing. Cruisemaster was partner- I eb by Dolmar in yesterday’s ; gallop. They rounded off I their work by dashing over the last 600 m in 37.95. I The Hastings visitor, i Kanga’s Lad, continued his preparation for Wednesday’s : Timaru Cup with two - rounds of the plough at I, three-quarter pace. He quick-p ened slightly over the final | 600 m the second time round ; to record 42.55. I ’

Brutus, one of Kanga’s Lad’s cup rivals, was also let off with a relatively easy task. He took Imin 34.3 s for his solo 1400 m on the plou.h and came home from the 600 m in 395. Rustique, an acceptor for th? Stayer’s Plate at Washdyke, completed his work with 600 m in 38.7 s and his stablemate, Stoney Topaz, which resumes in Wednesday’s second leg, took 41.6 s for a similar task. Gretna Green, which flight run in the Show Gate] Stakes on the second day at, Washdyke, led Irish Myth

• b; three* lengths afler running the last 600 m of 1200 m in 40.35. Zeus and Philshar took ! 38.3." for the last 600 m of 1 their work and Phoenix Lad and Rifle Brigade were abreast ending a similar task ■ i.i 395. Star Order, a form runner in Wednesday’s St An- ’ crews High-weight, took ’ 39.8 s for his solo 600 m and 1 Garbo Gold ran home in 395. Halo and Always, which ■ will contest maiden events ■at Washdyke, took 39.2 s for the last 600 m of their work.