VERY STRONG HAND

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 13, 15 July 1936, Page 15

VERY STRONG HAND

CUDDLE AND HER MATES

(From "Vedette.") SYDNEY, July 9,

The advent of Cuddle on the Randwick tracks increased the strength of G. Price's already formidable team. He has five horses now of which only one singly would gladden the heart of a trainer, even Loud Applause, the least of all in importance to date. Cuddle travelled over well and looks in magnificent order. Gold Rod and Ilium are already doing long strong work. Egmont and Loud Applause complete the list, all five being Dominion-bred. These do. not exhaust Price's hopes, for he has Grand Boy, Omarere, and quite a number of— at the moment —lesser lights. Eacing last week in Sydney, both on Wednesday' and Saturday, was held at the old pony course at Kensington and did not reach a high standard. That of Saturday had the distinction lof being the most important meeting in the Eastern, States, for appalling weather caused the abandonment of racing in Queensland and Victoria. The weather in Sydney was hardly ideal, for a bitterly cold wind blew across the course, but it was at least a cloudless day. • -The postponement of the.Grand National Hurdle Race did not displease the connections of the Sydney gelding The Genius, who was hurried to Melbourne only on Tuesday last to contest that' race. The connections had been laid a big fourfigure sum to'start by a syndicate of Melbourne bookmakers.' The Genius is a leased horse, and while-his owner was averse to permitting him to run in the hurdle race the lessee prevailed in the end. The Genius,- after leading for over two miles, ran out so, far at the fences that he was well beaten. He returned home the next day. The Kensington Meeting introduced a new'two-year-old winner in the Mullabawri gelding Nomad, who won on both days. He bled after his first day's race, and, this, news getting about, a good price was available again on the- Saturday, when he won in even better style.. Possibly he. was lucky on Saturday, for the Gimcrack Stakes winner, Spirits, was hopelessly left at the start and then finished fourth. ■ • '■:; . .-. ■■.'•- ■ ...- Nomad was not the only double winner at Kensington, for Povertdale and Magic Flight also followed up their midweek victories. Also like Nomad they won more easily on the second day than on the first. . . Ex-New Zealander Jack, Hunter won another race with Brushwood at Kensington on Wednesday. He has had some real, success with this colt in two of his last three starts. Brushwood rushed to the lead three furlongs from home and when making his run caused some interference to Golden Gate, who was brought up all standing with her 10.12. As she came again and finished third the Limond mare might have beein'hard to beat without the interference. Prendeirgast (Lord Warden —Michaela) was running on well at the end of "his race at Kensington. This colt has had every chance, and' as he is a good looker, and is obviously no duffer there'is still reason to hope that he will live up to the; reputation of the family.. .. . .'. .-•.'"

■Mr. E.- J. -Watt has been causing some anxiety. Last week the ex-New Zealander was a very sick man, but better news is now available.- Sir Colin Stephen, who has been on the sick list since the cornmencement of the Easter Meeting, is now in much better health and it is expected that he will be out and about again in a week's time, '