A GOOD MIXER

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 270, 10 August 1943, Page 7

A GOOD MIXER

Platform Can Sprint And Stay (By St. Simon.) At last year’s Grand National meeting Platform fXI by » tho performance. Platform was of tile last field wRh a powerful drive”wide 0 “t «n tb e owner, Mrs. N. J.*Dwyer. °J t ord ,l^ca^‘ Trainer stated on Saturdaydthat .the damaged Aieel vented the horse from £ l ulfl ‘ ll ', l . g ,J' i6 11i '' 1 raje run engagement is likely to keep him iuie Mr some time, and he may not be seen n public again ’till the Wellington spring meeting in October. finishing runs at the close Of the Winter Cup was Kevin s. lie was a fair way back in the early ninning, but ciune home the last half-mile wen. t was anticipated that the mile would be too short for him. hut in his present <-On ditlon ho may not be long in winning race. Se^Tiil D “b”’ present Donnybrook Fair has ruined his chance in most of tbe . ™ c l < - s he lias contested by hanging out badly. He showed no inclination to do tills in the Winter Cup, and if he had b “ eb d ™wn closer (he started trom 1«) and not na i to be freely used in the early- part t.o> keep a position, be would ha\e given Bashtuf Lady a lot more trouble.

Wont Good Races. . winter Some of the beaten horses in the K inter Cun ran very good races, among the 1 cof P them being Dark Olga and F d<Ue s Green. Dark Olga was last to Katc the barrier in a field of 20 and finished a close sixth. Fiddler’s Green was ImmYiprnri for room siari and soon drifted back to the rear Once slie secured a passage in tho straight she came home well along the rails and was beside Dark Olga at the ■ post.

Needed It Longer. . Great March, who is trained at Trent ham, was unlucky to clash wit’> j good hack as Foxleap lu V . tbe ,? v ,° " .“ Handicap. Starling from No. is, he .wa“ always prominent, and was worn down only in the last few strides. Great March looks very muscular at PW sen( ; ? d hl cb appreciated the extra ground over whiui he was tried on this occasion. Being by Nightmarch from an Oaks w l ' l " l ®’’ th „ middle distance should not be beyond the powers of thia four-year-old.

Foxleap, winner of the Avonhead Handicap, is a four-year-old mare by Foxbridge from Stout Heart, a Stonvhurst mare by Winning Hit from Equipment, dam of Rivalry, Centrepiece, Full ieathei Ball Dress, Semper Paraius and Cricket Bat, and she carries the colours of the Clifford Estate. Foxleap was a long way back at the end of three furlongs, but made up her ground m good style ana won going away. Lost Chance «t Stnrt. „ Sovereign Lad drew 2o in it Held of 2 In the Avonhead Handicap and was one ot the last to leave the mark. To finish a close fifth was an excellent performance and draws attention to his prospects In the nine furlongs hack race on the second day.

H n e ßV p°Slle“mad e the graduated hack Lenardo favourite for the Winter cup. and though be drew 16, Broughton got him out brilliantly and gave him every chance, dropping in behind the two pacemakers and then coming through in thC Straight, buf ho was not quite equal to the It was, however, a promising debut hi th'Open class, and Lenardo should win ms share of races. Unfortunately his sphere of usefulness is restricted as he can oui y hit out freely when the going its soft.

Symbol Unlucky. The Paparua Handicap produced the closest finish of the day at Rlecarton, Foxhaven, Platform, Poutatau and Symbol going over the line with heads between them. Symbol was the unlucky runner, for she had to be checked when making a run at Poutatau at the last furlong, ami come up on his inner, this costing her at least a length at a crucial stage of the race.

Answers to Inquiries. “R..T.D..” Oliakca: Your inquiry will DO the subject of u note Inter in the week. “.Ajax.” Lower Hutt: 522/17/6. Wellington: (.1) £2/17/6 ami £- 11/6. (2) £3. GJ) £l/16/6. (I) £l/15/b. (5) £l/17/-. , Wellington: J) £S/o/b. (-) £l/14/-. GJ) £l/14/-. (Il £6/12/6. (o) £2/19/6. (6) £2/10/-. Pa rematfl: <1) U4/l</-. (-) 12/6. (3) £4. (I) £4/17/-. (5) £4/16/-.-(6) £5/13/6. t “.Too,” Wellington: (1) £l/12/-. (2) £u 19/6.