LADY QUEX'S STAKES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 70, 24 March 1931, Page 6

LADY QUEX'S STAKES

CLASSIC AT AWAPUNI

A" GOOD RUN ALONG RAIL

Lady Quex, as anticipated, carried full public confidence in the Manawalu Stakes, Rnd, although received a ■somewhat fortunate run through along the rail in ;ihe straight and-had to be ridden right out to hold off Supremacy, there was plenty of merit in her performance. Usually ridden by H. Gray, she had R. Reed in the saddle yesterday. Reed kept her on the rail throughout, and covered not an inch of unnecessary ground on her. He" gambled on the opening coming, and the gamble in this respect succeeded. Howjever,' even had Lady Quex been compelled to go to the outside in the straight she would po&sibly still have won, for Supremacy i\as behind her and would have had to strike still wider out than lie did. The time was slow considering how fast •the going was, but none of the two-year-okts appeared anxious to go and set a ]><u-e, iind it was loft to Pakitere and Consent to regulate the speed. A faster pace would probably have suited Lady .Qup\: better. When the field settled down Pakitere IWiis in charge from Consent, Teller, Lady Qncx, Cricket "Bat, Supremacy, La Poupee, and Aspian, Pakilere turned from home a length in front of Consent, with Lady Quex coming fast another length away, Teller being next, and Supremacy beginning a run down the outside. Pakitere 3el't an opening on the rail, and Lady Quex raced through to take charge just inside the distance, and over the remain--'der of the race she was always the winaner, although she was doing her_ best to (beat Supremacy by a length, ■with Consent another three parts of a length away .fhird. Pakitere was a fair fourth, follow&L by Cricket Bat, Teller, and La Poupee, • Iwith Aspiah tailed off. ' The race | was a triumph for the older tfivision,' but the class of the two-year-nlds was not good. Lady Qucx once again demonstrated that she is one of the Dominion's, foremost sprinters, and this eeaiion she has- been particularly successful fat wcight-for-age. In yesterday's race she carried the full 101b penalty, whereas •JSupr,emaey..was i withoiit'pe'nalty. , . _ ■An inquiry was held after'the race into interference.;to. .Aspian..and Cricket; _Bat, .fcufc after taking evidence1 from "the riders .frTohcernedthe Judicial Committee decided jfchat the/interference, was. accidental,' and jp©'action was taken. _ • ■■■■. ■]