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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 116, 12 November 1931, Page 10

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MOORBIRD COMFORTABLY

Moorbird was very unlucky at her only previous start at the meeting,1-, and.she took no risk of being made shuttlecofek again, in the. Ashley Handicap, for her rider, T. Green, took her to the front as qnickly as he could get there, and there he stayed to the finish without being called on to withstand a single serious challenge. ' , ' This six-year-old mare is by The Ace from the Autumnus mare Moorfowl, who in turn is from a full sister to Owlscombe s clam, so that she is actually very closely related to the highweight winner,' Owlsflight, being indeed a full sister-in-blood. She was bred at Stoneyhurst Stud, but is now owned by one of F. D. Jones's patrons, Mr. E. S. Luttrell. Filosol, having Ivis- second start for the day, was quickest away, but Moorbird sootni raced to the front from Filosol, Gay Court, Palada, Rossferry, Winsome Hind, Grecian Prince, and Pixie Gold. She had a commanding lead at the straight entrance over Filosol, Gay Court, Winsome Hind, Pixie Gold, and Grecian Prince (on outside), and continued on to beat Filosol by two lengths, Pixie Gold being half a length back on the rail third. Grecian Prince finished well into fourth place, and next were Gay Court (after a gap), Winsonie Hind, Ben Hur, Retract, All Smiles, Pakitere, and The Viscount.

. Jayson was the favourite, but missed the ijump out badly, and in such a big field- that wholly settled his prospects. The winner was nearly as well supported, bnft the betting was widely spread and she }paid a really great price. Winsome Hind, also well backed, did not come on in ,-tihe-.,straight after being made to go all the way. Filosol went another consistent race! for his second second during the day. Gay: Court weakened when, the pressure was .applied, .and appears to have lost all form, temporarily. Retract? suffered in the dispatch, being last except fpr, Jayion when the field settled down, and.he did well to finish as close as1 he did.