Rider’s judgment proved correct
By J. J. BOYLE Turf Ruler gave his young rider, Danny Frye, some a claim to be rated a good ‘judge as well as a promising horseman in winning the Hurley Flying Handicap at Ashburton yesterday. Frye settled for Turf Ruler in preference to Sea Princess as his mount, and these two sprinters were the central figures in a cliffhanging finish.' Turf Ruler, a so-so sixth in the corresponding race on the first day of the meeting, a race he went into on an interrupted preparation, came out on top this time by a nose from Sea Princess. One hundred metres out
Turf Ruler appeared likely to win by a wider margin, but Sea Princess, which had been pacemaking, rallied courageously down on the inside to sustain interest right to the end. The favourite, Bilberry, which was attempting to complete a double for the meeting, had to settle for third this time. Sea Princess, one of the best of the South Island three-year-old fillies last season, was making a fresh start yesterday. Her close second will place her high on the list of early fancies for the South Island Thoroughbred Stakes later this month.
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