THE RING AT LAST

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

THE RING AT LAST

SECOND TIME UP AGAIN '

' The feature.of the minor events at Trentham yesterday was the sucpess of two horses at their second start during the day. Lady Tinkle won each time, and The Ring followed up a third with victory. Another effort of note was that of the two-year-old Lambourn, who added to the growing list of juvenile winners this season and may not ■ be the least among them at the. close of the term. •■ . ~ BEATEN BY TACTICS. Lord Puck looked a good thing on paper for the Wallaceville Highweight j Handicap, and the public would probably have been correct in so judging him if he had not indulged in a battle j of cut-throat, all way with Acrobat, who had the rail, while he started from the outside marble; As it was he| lasted till inside the la^t furlong, but his courage, though never flinching, could not then stand up against horses reserved for the finish. Sky Limit was the best ridden horse in the race. He jumped out smartly and was third for the first three fur-1 longs, but, rather than fight to hold his' place, he was allowed' to drop back, though without losing touch with the leaders. In the straight he challenged along the. outer, and as Thrasos was passing Lord Puck, he himself forged into the van, scoring by half a neck. Sky Limit, a five-year-old half- • brother by Sky Blue to Houghal, had only a single, race prior to this season and he has started only seven times in all. He has developed into a fine-look-ing- horse and should be easy to place for further,success. His first win came at Tauherehikau at the New Year, and on the first day at Trentham he came home/fast into fourth place in the hack sprint. He carries the colours of Mr. J. A. Bett,\ owner, also of the jumper Primak, and he is now trained at Opaki by B. J. Kelleher, but until re-. cently he was in charge of- P. Burgess, who has ridden him in his two successes to date. Thrasos moved forward to fourth on the turn, but, though he then finished strongly^ he had given Sky Limit the drop on him and he had to be satisfied with another second. The Ring came from well back with a fast run over the last furlong and the judge's angle gave her third place at the expense of Lord Puck. Acrobat headed the remainder, who were all well beaten. LAMBOURN IMPRESSIVE. The Hopeful Stakes Handicap is a race that has set many good youngsters off on a successful career, including Beau Vite last January, and in winning this year's .contest yesterday Lambourn left the impression that he might develop into one of the best juveniles of the season. <He was at least half a dozen-places back on crossing to the course, but, moved out on the track, he finished like a train to spore going away by a length and a Half from Air Plight, who had made all the running with Absolve. : Lamboarn looks a quality colt, and he has the breeding to back up his looks. He is a brown son of Bulandshar and the Chief Ruler—Miss Cute mare April Fool, hence he is a fullbrother to Scandal and a half-brother to Beaupartir,. and he carries the same colours as Beaupartir, those of his breeder, Mr. T. H. Lowry.. This was his fourth start to date,< his best previous effort having been in finishing close up, though last, in the five-horse Wellington Stakes last Thursday. Air Flight showed a torrent of early speed from the outside marble, joinj ing Absolve very quickly in the van, and she hung on grimly for second. Though five furlongs is at present far I enough for her, she is a* filly who should win more -races during the.,current season and she is, likely to make a good three-year-old. Doria would have been unlucky not to earn a place. She was forced by the .shuffling about.. at .the barrier to start' wider out than she drew and then she was squeezed back after racing up •on the outer quarters of the two leaders in the first two furlongs. Responding gamely to. a last call she cut Absolve out of third in the final stride. Absolve had every chance and he is apparently not as1 good as he earlier looked like being, as he stops quickly. Grandora, running about again, : was best of the others. Kentucky was always one 0f,., the last horses, and finished at the f ear, > ' :. .: .;•-•. PEARL OF ASIA UNLUCKY. v The Ring, saddled up for the second time during the day, improved on her third. in the highweight to win . the Kelburh Hack, with which the> meeting was concluded, and she returned her fortunate recovery stakers with , a double-figure dividend. Thus two, out of the three horses who were produced twice won on the second occasion, Lady Tinkle scoring on the first occasion, as Well." ■■,-••;' ,';.;■ - ■:• '■".;.■• ' .":. '~. "/' ■■■ ■' '. ■■ : The Ring, who w^s wearing. blinkers, was well back in .the early running,. But H.N.; Wiggins moved her< up along the back till she was alongside Pearl of Asia. These ~two horses followed Lord Puck, Rebellion, Morning Flight, and Gay Fox into the straight arid then both challenged the leaders. The Ring had the better passage on the oute# and this was a material factor in enabling her to hold off Pearl of Asia by a neck. , ■

The Ring has been racing fairly consistently this season, but she has generally been just good enough to be beaten. She is a > four-year-old mare by Siegfried from the Lord Quex— Soot mare Gay Salute, who descends from, the Yatterina taproot, and she carries the colours 'of Mr. D. M. Douglas, of • Hawke's Bay, who also raced Gold Trail.

Pearl of Asia, the favourite, was the unlucky runner, as she was sandwiched between The Ring and the tiring leaders when challenged below the false rail, : and when she got through The Ring had opened too wide an advantage to be caught.

Trench Law, from the same stable as Pearl of Asia, improved, his position on the turn and finished strongly, wide out to secure the other dividend narrowly ,from Morning Flight, who had every chance. Lord Puck tired into fifth. The only other running on was Prime Quality.