FURTHER FAILURE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 19, 23 January 1940, Page 11

FURTHER FAILURE

FAVOURITES IN SPRINT

With' tlie odds always, so heavily weighted against the 'favourites in open ;. sprints at;,.ITrehthairi it was mot surprising -that this division should be beaten) in the" City Handicap. Suleiman, Arvakur,< Sterrichase, and Footlopse were' all; very, heavily Supported, but the only .one of, them to, gain1 a place was Sterncliase, andVhe was not the victor, 'though he might, have been a bit unlucky ,not'4b , have been; '.■' The winner was that solid and con-sistent-little Nightmarch mare Night Eruption, who was still a maiden at the beginning of the season but has now won six races, for the term and has only twice been out of the money since she broke her maiden status. After following close on Suleiman's quarters to' the straight, she dashed away"to a lead of several lengths below the fals*e jrail,- and, though tiring at the end, she held on to beat the fast-finishing Sternchase by half a length. • Night Eruption was one of the leaders till well into the straight in thj more valuable sprint on Cup Day and she did not race on the middle _day. Now four years old, she.is_out of; the Paper Money—Lava mare Molten^ who descends from the same.family as Bon Reve, Havering, Awaken, Te Atawa, arid other useful performers and she undoubtedly owes much of her^ brilliance to her Paper Money blood. She is a bargain of the sales, as she was secured by Mrs, L. C.. Faith as a yearling for only 40 guineas, but ft :has been necessary to be patient with Isterrichase did not jump out too well from, the rail berth, and this without much doubt cost him the race, as ne i was finishing'over, everything. , Disdairi third or fourth throughout, hung orb better than she. has usually done this season for .third + money. Counterblast, with Disdain all the-wsy, was fourth, and the riearest of the remainder were Kakahanga, Footloose (always'fairly well up). Blonde Princess^ and Suleiman. Arvakur, star ting from, the outside position.. ;was never dangerous. , , T . . „ Suleiman was cut back when Night EruptiojiL ran in on -him while gom£ to :the front "' He' was a beaten horse then, but he raisfii still have nmshea in the money. KTThe incident settled any chance,<he had, of, a place. ; .. ■ ■■'v..<:-^~.~--.:)v:.^^-;;: .'....~..4 ■■.-,-.■:. ~-i.- -.--

Ids, touched a very high standard, he day being the crack three-year-mer Handicap, arid the double suckle. . ■ •'■ •-•'■" . ''■■ ■ ••«. ■'•■.'' ■ : . .-