Italian trip planned

Press, 10 July 1989, Page 29

Italian trip planned

Valrodian ran in new colours at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting at Trentham on Saturday, those of Pat Samuel who will send the horse to Italy for the Gran Premio Merano in two months. Formerly owned by lan Adams and his brother-in-law, Rodney Hurley, Valrodian had been the hurdles find of the winter. His victories included the Waikato Hurdles in which he beat Noble Heritage, subsequent winner of the Tanalith Hurdles when

Valrodian crashed. Valrodian has won more than $50,000 for his connections and his sale was inevitable according to Adams who has set up training on his own after several years in partnership with John Wheeler. “We have done a lot to our new property and the money will come in handy,” said Adams whose new enterprise also comprises a dairy farm complex operated by Mr Hurley. Mr Samuel has been promoting New Zealand jumpers internationally

for twenty years, usually in association with Noble Heritage’s trainer Graeme Rogers in recent times. The Italian event carries prizemoney of more than SNZ2OO,OOO. Valrodian is in Mr Adams’ care until after the Wellington meeting and is expected to run in the Wellington Hurdles on Saturday. His regular rider, Bryce Revell, was injured late in the week in a fall and Richard Burton substituted for him on Saturday.