BEAULIVRE AGAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 76, 26 September 1940, Page 15

BEAULIVRE AGAIN

HIGH CASTE ON IMPROVE

(From "Vedette.") j SYDNEY, September 20. Beaulivre continued his winning way'in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick last Saturday in which High Caste showed improvement and kept Beaulivre up to his work to beat- him. High Gaste was seen in a fresh role as pacemaker for the first mile, but then Beaulivre moved up to him and was superior for the rest of the way. Beaulivre may not improve a good deal, but High Caste is getting better with racing, and while he may not re- | cover the form he displayed last year he is going to be harder to beat from I now on. ,

The merit of the performances of Beaulivre and High -Caste was reduced by the. three-year-old Pandect and St. Constant finishing right on top of them. Pandect is a light-fleshed colt who should stay well. He ran in over the last three furlongs and if he had gone straight he would have been very troublesome to • both Beaulivre and High Caste. Unless Pandect is an extra good colt, therefore, the form was not so good. The pace was slow early, the first five furlongs being run in lmin 3Jsec. This did not suit Beau Vite, the best stayer of the field, who was going strongly at the finish in sixth place. He will be ready for the big events at Rand wick.

Beau Vite has had some solid galloping since racing at Canterbury, and it is obvious that F. McGrath will have him fit for the Metropolitan. He is brightening up in appearance and apparently is thriving on work. Some Epsom Handicap hopes were dashed by the failures of Early Bird and Geebung in Tattersall's Tramway Handicap at Randwick last Saturday. However, the race was extraordinary, for Early Bird and Geebung were forced into the lead early and stayed in front to the turn. Usually they come from behind.

Tel Asur was seen to advantage in this event. He raced with dash, battled on well, and may be a good lightweight Epsom Handicap hope.'. Tel Asur now is beginning to live up to his early promise and is likely to give further prominence to his trainer, former crack jockey J. Munro. Katonga and Radical, however, who finished in the minor places, were quite as impressive as the winner*and both are Epsom possibles. Preference is for Radical, who is a smart Windbag four-year-old. Katonga is likely to be one of the best money-earners of. the spring, even if he finds the mile of the Epsom a little too short for him.

- G. Price won again with the Lord Quex three-year-old Pinero, who was luxuriously weighted in the Threeand Four-year-old Handicap at 6.8, and again he proved too good for the Chatham colt Evergreen. Pinero gave George Young his first success, and the lad is likely to follow in his father's footsteps. • • ■ ' ,