RIDERS FOR HORORATA

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 14

RIDERS FOR HORORATA

Eiding engagements made for the Horornta Meeting at Riccarton on Saturday in- i dude the following:—A. E. Ellis, High Rank. Highbrow, Hurlinghiim, Davolo; L. J. Ellis. Silk Arrow, Rarao, Metal Bird, Rebel Star, Heather Glow; M. Kirwan, Delice, True Shaft, Haere Tonu; G. Humphries, Silver Jest, Some Shamble, j Grand Review, Silver Ring or Manetho; ' C. Eastwood, Sweet Agnes, Sky Rover, Arrow Rose, Arrowmaid, Martarma—Wimple g; A. Russell, Shatter, Imperial Spear, Sibella, Final Shot; H. Mackinnon, Tout! le Monde, Glandovey, Silver Brier, Mon-' astic, Testator; H. Turner, Sam Smith: G. Salt, Nightgnard. Moonbeam; A. S. Ellis, Bowlands; D. O'Connor, Doiran, Vintage; E. Ludlow, Norman Conquest, Nitrht Recital, Silver Sight; A. Messervey, Wise Choice. Water Polo, Variant; A. H. East-1 wood, Minerval. Lord Aintree, who severed a tendon while being exercised at Ellerslie". some time ago, is still running,, in the paddock, but although the' wound has completely healed he is unlikely1 to race again. During the short time he was racing Lord Aintree displayed excellent form, and had a record of three firsts and one second in his last four starts. .--

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PKO3IISE OF BAMBURY

GOOD RAILWAY PROSPECT

One of the ruling favourites for this year's Railway Handicap at Ellerslie is the English-bred sprinter Bambury, and there is certainly no more brilliant horse in the race than he is. In the past he has not always shown the desired fighting qualities, but according to report of- his recent winning effort at the Waikato Meeting he now finifihes a lot better, and it is not anticipated that the final piece of the Ellerslie six will unduly worry him. Bambury was sired in England to New Zealand time, but he was foaled in the Dominion after his dam (Legality) had been imported by the Auckland Stud Company in 1928. He early showed exceptional pace on the Te Awamutu tracks, and it was prophesied about him after he had won his first race at his first start that before, his career , closed he would climb up to .the first flight of the Dominion's sprinters. This galloping machine is now four years old, and he is an entire horse. His sire, Scherzo, is one of the Stockwell Stud (Yorkshire) sires, being by The Boss (a son of Orby) from the Galopin mare Musical Ride, and when he was got Scherzo • had only just completed his first season at the stud. Scherzo was markedly speedy himself as a racehorse, and, after winning five races as a two-year-old, lie finished up his career as a three-year-old by winning the Queensbury Handicap, 5 furlongs, at Newmarket very easily under top weight, 9.3, beating among others Taj Mahal, Stanhope, and Equator. Legality, the dam of Bambury, is a mare by Noblesse Oblige, and her breeding too points to speed. With such equipment, Bambury has ample hereditary credentials for Railway candidature, and his racing record must enhance his prospects. As a two-year-old he won the first of his only two races, last season he won five out of the eleven races he contested, and this season he has been a winner mice and third once in two starts. Fifteen starts in all have resulted in seven wins for £G3i in stakes, a highly creditable record and one that may shortly be considerably improved. It may be worth looking back at the two starts that Bambury has had so far this season. At Waikato he won the Cambridge Handicap, 6 furlongs, under 8.0, beating Jonathan and Gay Marigold, when not generally thought to be near ready, as he had been several mouths off the racing scene. He impressed critics by his appearance that day, for, although still a little pretty, he had most obviously grown into a very handsome horse. Much money was lost at his second start for the term, when he was beaten into third place in the 5%-furlong Spring i Handicap at T,akapuna, for he was a | scorching favourite, but he was not seriously disgraced. He failed for once to jump out on the circular track, and after using up a tremendous quantity of energy in getting to the front he finally narrowly succumbed to Quietly and Greek Gold, the three horses passing the judge separated only by. • necks. He carried 8.13 on this occasion and Greek Gold 9.0, and at 21b better terms in the Railway, where the pair have 8.0 and 8.3 respectively, one would be inclined to prefer him. Bambury is due to have another race in his preparation at Te Awamutu on Saturday, where he has top weight (9.0) in the Flying Handicap, and this should give the final line to his Railway prospects. He is likely to be a good favourite on Saturday, and if he wins, as expected, his stock i'or Boxing Day will drop to a short quote. Incidentally it may be Observed that Bambury is owned by Mr. M. H. Tims, so that he carries the same colours as Karapoti did. and he is also trained by A. Cook. Karapoti faired in his, Railway, actually through unfurling too much early brilliance, but Bambury may not find any Golden Wings to run him out in this year's field, and without such he should at least go very near succeeding where his former stablemate fell short.