TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 137, 11 June 1940, Page 12

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

With another success on Saturday, I. Tinsley carried his lead on the winning trainers' list for the season to nine points over H. Dulieu. . ■R H Morris caught up two points on w. "J- Broughton on the winning iockevs' list at Hastings on Saturday and now he is only five points behind the leader. . Moneymore, who opened his winning account 7 as favourite at Dunedin on Saturday, is a three-year-old gelding by Cockpit out of the Balboa—Guizark mare Sestu, and he is apparently above aVpapSr" Note and Gold Don, who showed good form in heavy going at Wingatui, each winning a race are to be given a brief spell before coming'on to the Trentham Meeting next The Defoes are evidently going to make good jumpers, as Queen's Dream and Opoho have both been winners during the last fortnight. De Friend, who has also scored in the role, is already mentioned as a likely National Pr Cottingham did not race up to expectations at Wingatui, but he thrived on the journey and returned to Riccarton in the best of health. H. Nurse proposes to race him at Ashburton and Washdyke to fit him for his tasks during Grand National week. Valantua, who hitherto has carried the colours of Mrs. W. McKenzie, raced at Dunedin last Saturday in the interests of his trainer, F. Shaw. After running second in the Empire Handicap Valantua was produced again in the Tainui Handicap, to run third. According to a northern report, the jumper Makoi took no harm from his fall in the Winter Steeplechase, and he is having a short let-up prior to resuming work in preparation for the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting at Trentham next month. It was evident from his form at Ellerslie that he is much improved and he may be a possibility for the Wellington Steeplechase. Nuffield. who is to be given another chance on the racecourse, is already back at J. Holt's stables, says a Melbourne exchange. Last season Nuffield did light stud duty, but his owner Mr. C. B. Kellow, is hopeful that he will stand a preparation for the important races of next spring.