Lord Module puts dash into his workout

Press, 25 March 1980, Page 22

Lord Module puts dash into his workout

G .K. YULE

From

Sydney The chances of Lord Module winning the $130,000 Inter-Dominion Championship Grand Final on, Friday] night were increased when! he worked at Harold Park! yesterday morning. In what, amounted to ( almost a solo run over! 2400 m in about 3mm 20s, he put tremendous dash into his final 400 m in 27.55, and he looked keen to continue at the same pace. His final 1600 m took about 2min 7.55, with the last 800 m in 595. Lord Module looked much

more contented both before] and after working than he had last week. He appears! • to have built up slightly ini I condition. “He’s not nearly . as worried about the heat as (he was earlier and I couldn’t i[be more pleased with him ;| really,” said Cdcil Devine. “I [think he’s going to peak at! lithe right time on Friday.” 1 •1 While Devine accepts that, :[Pure Steel is a remarkable! 1 horse he does not regard I him as the main threat in ! Friday’s big test. “He’s a I great stayer, but might not , be able to match quite a few in the field in the final 1 sprint,” he said.

■I Devine intends to work; :|Lord Module over 3200 m in] ;I about 4min 35s tomorrow] J morning and he will prob-] • ably be hoppled again on] ; Thursday and Friday morn-i : ings. ‘ . , 1 1 Locarno was restricted to; 1 strong work at Bankstownl :] yesterday morning. He will; Ibe hoppled tomorrow morn-] :jing and given a fairly easy! I work-out finishing with ..a| librisk sprint home. "He’s; done so well and put on 1 quite a bit of condition in : spite of three fairly hard ' races that he’ll need a pretty I stiff work-out,” said his ‘-ainer-driver, Robin Butt.

p Cauls Minor has had sn i ; easy time since his strengths ■;sapping run on Friday night. .[He is being freshened for his iiconsolation race this week. .; Victoria Trotting Control Board officials have ap- >■ proached, the connections of iiStormy Morn and Waipounlamu about contesting a .$lO,OOO Free-For-All at jMoonee Valley about a week [after the championships end. t * It is possible both horses (i will travel to Melbourne and have other racing there depending on the availability of transport back to Zealand.