Maideners show paces at Hastings

Press, 23 April 1980, Page 29

Maideners show paces at Hastings

Special correspondent Hastings

The maiden gallopers Ricky and Sweet Self turned in extra fast times when i working on the Hastings i track yesterday morning. Galloping was carried out down next to the running rail on the course proper and on the plough. Both tracks were easy.

Ricky worked in at halfpace from the 1400 m peg on the course proper and then turned on the speed from the 800 m. He ran to the 600 m in 11.4 s and came home strongly over the last 600 m in 36.95.

Ricky, a full-brother to the good sprinter Stevo, has Tailed in two starts to date. However, his trainer, Bill Stephens, said yesterday that ithe horse's blood count has ibeen down but he has rej covered • Ricky has been entered for [the Wanstead Maiden at Saturday’s Waipukurau meeting. I Sweet Self had a sizeable : weight to carry yet still manpaged to cut out 800 m on the 'course proper in 50.35, the (last 600 m in 36,35. -

! On the plough, - King's Mate was shading Miltonia jat ’the end of 600 m in 37,85. [This was a good workout by l King's Mate and he could be

a major threat in the P.urimu Handicap at Waipukurau.

Chinkara started two lengths clear of On Trust when the two set off from the 1200 m peg on the course proper. On Trust soon made up the leeway and the two finished on terms in a time of Imin 18.75, tlie' last 800 m in 50.Ss, and the final 600 m in 38.55. • •

Both horses have trained on well since their races at Hastings on Saturday. Eix had Bubalou for a partner over 600 m on the course proper in 37.85. Fix was well held together at the finish and could have gone faster. She could test Coober’s Queen in the open sprint at Waipukurau.

i Stablemates Strolling and [Witching Time required 152.5 s for 800 m on the plough, the last 600 m in 39.65. Strolling is out of the former good [racemare Roaming and shows plenty of promise. Mako ran strongly over 800 m on the course proper in 50.65, the last 600 m in 37.55. He has been accented for both Awapuni and Wainukurau this week-end but has drawn very wide at bothplaces.

Kurdistan . Agent worked along riigelv on his own over 600 m in 37.55.