Easy win for Terex

Press, 18 June 1979, Page 23

Easy win for Terex

Special correspondent Palmerston North The campaign m the central districts of the Washdvke stablemates, Terex and Lord Hymac, really came good over the Manawatu meeting. Lord Hymac won the major flat race on the first day and on Saturday Terex added the Manawatu Steeplechase to his Newton Steeples victory at Trentham and his Wanganui Steeples third.

“No problems. A workmanlike job,” the jockey, Paul Dooney, summed up the victory of Terex. A modest resume, for they had been in the thick of things from the start of the 4000 m, taking the lead off Ken Browne and Melburn and giving it back until three fences from home. Melburn and Bean’s Beau I both made mistakes at that I Cnee and Terex got away to la lead of four or five , lengths. Glandovey came after him to close the gap a [little, I»’t from, the last I fence it was all Terex as he ! went on to win by eight j lengths. I Terex is raced in partneri ship by Brian Flaws and the Washdyke trainer, Graeme Jackson, who bred the winner from the Peak Halyard mare, Code Flag. Next for Terex is the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase [next Saturday and all being well his major target will be [the Grand National Steeplej chase at Riccarton in Aug;US’. At eight years, Terex is a | thoroughly seasoned steei piechaser with five victories Ito his credit before this He is no stranger i either to the bis Riccarton : fences, for in 1977 he took ipart in the Grand National, running a handv race and [fighting on for third behind Chumson and Purdo.

Glandovey went a grand race for second. He seemed to be heading for the top in the winter of 1977 when he won the Waverley, Gaisford, Capital and Newton Steeples and was runner-up in the Manawatu, Wellington and Homeby Steeples. But he was then sidelined with leg troubles and had a restricted campaign last winter. Eric Temperton has got the seven-year-oid back to his best now and he could be a force to reckon with in the coming weeks.

Six lengths behind Glandovey, Bean’s Beau came home for third, the mistake three fences out costing him his momentum. Five lengths behind him Melburn was fourth, but would not have filled that place if Gold Reign had stood up at the last fence. He met. the jump chest high and crashed heavily. His rider, Stephen Jenkins, suffered a broken collarbone.