VOITRE'S RANDWICK RIDES

Evening Post, Issue 50, 27 August 1935, Page 6

VOITRE'S RANDWICK RIDES

(From "Vedette.")

SYDNEY, August 17.

The Moorefield Meeting on Saturday neither threw much light .on the spring campaign nor .was it particularly interesting lor those outside the rank and file of Sydney racegoers. Features of of the day were the winners from outside barrier positions at the six-furlong post, usually looked on as something not done. One of these was the Limond four-year-old "Mananui from F. Williams's stable.

v Mananui was ridden by R. Reed, and at the" finish scored impressively, even if it was in only a fair hack field. He looks above this class, and may yet go on, for F. Williams has persevered with him, and he does not usually bother with horses not worth while.; Manatiui, strangely enough, defeated another New , Zealand-bred gelding in Dual Ratio (Hunting Song—Speechless), who has developed form rather late.- This was due to his being rather a weakling and a cripple early in his career. Possibly, he was unlucky in the early part, for he just missed the jump, and Bartle had to ride him hard over the first furlong. At the same time Mananui had him measured all the way down" the straight, and came from well behind him to do it. J. T. Jamieson saddled up a; shortpriced winner in Yerrapie in a mile three-year-old handicap. Yerrapie was having his first race since last May, but the bookmakers took no chances, and a short price had to be apcepted. Yerrapie was not too keen on coming down the hill, but he was a class above the opposition. He is in the classic events, and might easily prove one of the real candidates. With Yerrapie and Lalharna, Jamieson has a good pair of three-year-olds.

Neil McKenna, who has had a great run of success with; Sixteen Annas in hurdle races, won the jumping event at Moorefield with Foxlike, a halfbrother to the Doncasler Handicap winner Jacko. This compensated for the mishap to Sixteen Annas at Flemington, where he fell on the flat.

The New Zealand-bred Synagogue was substantially supported this week for the Epsom Handicap, being coupled with all the horses who look like having a chance in the Metropolitan Synagogue was started in a six-furlong handicap at Flemington on Saturday but weakened at the end of five furlongs. It is certain that he will be much improved by <the run. K. Voitre is given full credit for riding an excellent race on Metro, the Chief Ruler gelding who won the Nemn Nerrin Handicap at Flemington on Saturday. Ho took his mount to the front, and slowing down the field, went on and won nicely at the finish. Voitre's services were sought after for Hall Mark in the Epsom Handicap, but he had already been engaged for Synagogue, and will ride Break Up in the Metropolitan.