NOT FORLORN DOUBLE

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1933, Page 8

NOT FORLORN DOUBLE

REGAL SON AND CHATHAM

The victory of Regal; Son in the A.J.C. Metropolitan on Monday would undoubtedly have saved the double layers from heavy losses, for Topical, who beat all ex- ' cept him, was with Chatham the favourite double a week before the meeting. Nevertheless the Chatham-Regal Son double must have been costly to a few bookmakers at least, for three weeks ago Regal Son was backed for £15,000 with Chatham, and also supported fairly extensively straight-out for the Metropolitan. On the course on Monday Regal Son would undoubtedly have been among the favourites, following his lightning finish into second place in the Epsom. When the true facts are known it will probably be found that someone has profited handsomely over the win. / Regal Son is trained by S. R. Lamond, jun., for Mr. T. Hickey, on whose behalE he was bought as a yearling for 200 guineas. He is a four-year-old gelding by Australian Sun from Lager, a Maltster mare who produced Eusebius, winner of the Caulfield Guineas, the . Victoria Derby, and St. Leger in the 1918-19 season. Australian Sun, familiar to New Zealanders as the sire of In the Shade, Glare, and Red Sun, is by Sunstar. He is descended from Petrel, half-sister to Bill' of Portland ■ and' to No Trumps, grahdam of Gloaming. Regal Son won once at two years, but he failed to win last season, though he had some fair performances, among them thirds in the Chelmsford Stakes and A.J.O. i Members' Handicap. This season he followed up two unplaced performances with a third to the dead-heaters, Maltdale and Nord, in the Gleulee Handicap at Warwick Farm on August 26; and at his next start he won the Welter Handicap at Tattersall's Meeting on: September 9, running the mile in the fast time of lmin 37% see. His only other start prior to contesting, the Epsom was in the Rosehill Spring Handicap a fortnight earlier, but after going out favourite he was beaten out of a place.. The mount on him in the Metropolitan was a chance ride for J. O'Sullivan, who was released to take it through the scratching of Magnitas and was substituted for C. Laycqck, who was paid the amount of a winning ride. / ■ The following commentary on Regal hon, published'after his welter success at Tattersall's. now makes interesting reading: "Regal Son might now seem a good pick for the Epsom, but his stable has other plans. He has been backed for £15,000 with Chatham in the double, aud has also been supported straight-out for the Metropolitan. He has not run .yet beyond a middle distance, but the way he came' home in last year's Chelmsford Stakes to get third to* Gaine-Carringtori and'Kuvera was promising, and, now that he is back to best form,: his .'connections,, evidently believe that he has .improved as a stayer. and will run the mile and five furlongs ot the Metropolitan, ' Possibly he will. He has a brilliant, burst o£ speed,, ami per-, haps it is hoped his 7.6 will make him v. worthy contender against Topical with his 8.5.. '■■• '■■■'-.■:' ■ ■.- ■ ■ . ■■■'• . ■ '':- '■'~;; "