HURDLE FANCIES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 205, 27 May 1944, Page 9

HURDLE FANCIES

Age Record Against Gold Cape (By st. SimoxN.) Favourites in Auckland for the Great Northern Hurdles are Erndale and Mock Exchange, with Town Survey and <>oUI Cape next in demand. Hasten J Ol , ut favourite with Erndale and Stock Exchange. but has receded since injuring himself. X, Gol'il < c!ipe. A wli’o lias rapiill.v advanced ill favour fur the Great Northern Hurdles, is a four-year-old by Cape Horn from Uehutai by Liicullus, and in Ins last seven starts lias won once, been second three Northern U nu’"d r ies Is"n M-Vere test at which only well-seasoned horses succeed, and the race lias never beeu a good one tor tour-year-olds. Willi rare exceptions few horses commence hurdling racing betote they are four years old, and a few of Hits type of racing is seldom siiltii.i nc for a .jumper to become thoroughly seasoned Six-year-olds and aged horses have won Hie last nine contests for Hie Great Northern Hurdles. The last four-year-o.d to succeed was Poanni in 192and Te Onga Wiinmera and Mcrriwai are the only oilier horses of I lie age to win since the distance of Hie event was mcreased to two miles and a halt in l.Hli. Racing Eight Seasons. ~! to Erndale. joint top weight and f.uouute, Is 10 years ojd. and ho has been racing tor eight seasons during which ho has won 17 races as well as being placed on many occasions. Well Related. Stock Exchange, who is also well favoured for the Great Northern Hurdles, is a six-year-old gelding by Myosotis (son of Pbalaris) from Bourse, and his last five starts have produced three wins and two •thirds. He is very closely related to Royal Limond, who won the Great Northern Steeplechase in 1933 and the Grand Na tional Steeplechase in 1930. Royal Limond was bv Limond from Royal Exchange, and Stock Exchange’s dam, Bourse, was a half-<?lster by Limond to Royal Exchange. Auckland Defections. , Acceptances last evening cook tairl - v heaw toll of the three main races at tiie Auckland winter meeting. ,though it was quantity rather than quality that was stripped out. Withdrawals from the Great Northern Hurdles includfed The •Jo®’ l , .Moderate. Te Kawitl. Young Charles. Noble Fox Hessketoon. Surpeen. Mountain Fox and Abbey Lu. Gold Spot, the top-weight, dropped out of the Great Northern Steeplechase and others for whom the payment was not made were Erndale. Town Survey. Bisquit and Malacca. Evidently I, Knapp has hopes still of getting Kum’J te Pai to Auckland, as the acceptance htn, been made for him. The principal scratchings in the Cornwall Handicap were Air Port and Foxola

Sunola Back. rx » fn ki« The latest addition to H. Dulieu s stable is the seven-year-old gelding Sunola, who has not raced sipce the autumn of 1.F4-. As a three-year-old he showed winning form when he took three events, including the Hobson and Glasgow Handicaps at Ellerslie when trained by F. /s tle went through his four-year-old and fiye-vear-old seasons without winning when trained bv the late J. F. Tutchen, who schooled him, though he has never raced over hurdles. He will be put to jumping when he is fit enough to race. Sunola is a full-brother to Round Up, Bodyline and Silver Quex. <

Edward's Withdrawal. The novice steeplechaser Edward, who was brought north in company with Dividend, was not raced at Te Rapa last Saturday because he was still feeling the effects of the fall he hail when schooling a few davs before the meeting. He is credited with a brilliant display over six fences,, but he dipped -when ’.““.‘’"'K the final obstacle and fell, injuring bis rider. Barr hopes to race Edward in the minor steeplechases at Auckland.

Shipped South. Gulf Stream. Maggiore Guile, Slhei Sa . Roman Son and Sham Boy were shipped from Lyttelton this week and vvil col ' pete at the Dunedin meeting. Otlu rs tot whom shipping space was booked on tt later trip include Owaka. Kileato amt Foxhaven. Donadea, who has been sclioo.ing well, may have to miss Hie southern meetings as shipping space could not be obtained for him. Lending Trainers. w Broiefleld’s win nt Woodville made G. W New’s tally for Hie season 26 which is three ahead of F. Smith, last seasons champion trainer. IL Dulieu Is next on the. li“? with 18 wins. C. 3. Thomson fourth with 14. and D. I’. Wilson. M.(Hazlett, J. R. Cochrane. G. W. B. Greene and J. ;L ■Waller next with 12. F. S. Hill and C. G. Humphries each have 11. and A. Look and R. Brough 10. As New has a bUteam of winter performers in wmk lls prospects of heading the trainers list this season are good. Hi* was the leading trainer in the 1927-28 season. National and Cup Meetings. The Canterbury Jockey Club has OP; plied for August 5 and 12 tor its Grand National meeting, and November -o and December 2 for the New Zealand Cup and Derby meeting.

On Kns.v IJst. Silvio and Gay Corrie, the principal two-year-olds in T. R. George’s stable this season, have both been gelded uud are on the easy list. The three rising two-yon - olds in tiie stable are all doing well. Hie Defoe—Haughty Toti colt lias been named Gigli, and the Foxbridge—Llangollen co t will race as Provider. Ihe Robin Goodfellow—Dresden China colt has not set been named. Readers interested are nvitetl to try their hand at naming this ISSOgn. youngster. Suggestions should oe forwarded to “St. Simon.”

Rider for Chat. «««.. W. J. Stevens roue Chat in tiie le Rapa Steeplechase ,in which she finished fifth, and he will also be her’ pilot in tiie Great Northern Steeplechase.

High Piny Recovered. The three-year-old High Play, who almost succumbed to an attack of intestinal trouble about four months ago. has re turned to N. J. Dwyer’s stable at Oaiuaru to be prepared for spring racing. lie was the outstanding hack competing at t“ - .New Zealand Cup meeting last spring, au'i forced Tara King to n close, decision tn Lie Derby. At the time he looked like being exceptionally good. Answers to Inquiries. “Des,” Lower Hutt: (1) £o/0/C and £- 6/-, (2) £3/5/-. , xt m “Simple Simon. Palmerston North.- It) Yon are on Colonel Vaals only. (-) . \H- and £l/10/-.