WANGANUI INQUEST

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 232, 17 September 1935, Page 2

WANGANUI INQUEST

Hawke’s Bay Performers

(By “The Barb.”)

Moquette, winner at Wanganui on ■Saturday of the first two-year-old race of the season, impresses as the making of a tip-topper. She won by only a length, but passing the winning post was casing up, so that it appeared as if she could have made the margin very much more substantial.

The To Awamutu trained but Wanganui owned colt Gallio stripped decidedly on the big side and tne race and tho trip away from home should improve him considerably. With no Moquetto in the Avondale Stakes, this General Latour—Prodice youngster should find ready favour with speculators next Saturday.

The Wanganui Guineas saw Mr T. H. Lowry’s colt Haut Monde again unlucky in the running. He missed the jump-out and when the field took up their running positions was last alongside Lowenberg. Later on Haut Monue was also unfortunate when going for an opening, so that, as the race was run. he appears to have been unfortunate in not winning.

Lowenberg, another Lord Quex colt, was also unlucky, getting into much the same trouble as Haut Monde. On the running of the Guineas it certainly appeared as if these two Lord Quex colts should, with fair fortune, nave been first and second.

Mr J. S. McLeod’s two-year-old colt Essex (Siegfried—Polly Peachum) attracted attention in the birdcage. He was very backward in condition, being nowhere near as forward as Ate majority of those opposed to him. He raced green, but, onto settled down in his stride, impressed as the making of a good colt when right.

The Hastings filly Mohua proved very barrier-shy ami, ou top oi this, was kicked at tho starting-place by the winner, which made her a mud to go up with the other lined-up horses, fvheu the barrier was released she jumped back. She was obliged to go outsiuo a few horses all the way, so that her fourth was a creditable performance under the circumstances.

Thane was unlucky on the trip. Tho ■irst day he did not get the best of the start and was early in trouble. His apprentice rider gradually extricated aim from this and at the finish got within a head of Alchemic, who accounted for the Guineas the second day. On Saturday Thane carried llibs. overweight, but again got badly away to finish fourth. His turn is not far distant. * * * Il Duce stripped on the big side. In the. open Elying, won by Galilee, he showed pace tor half the journey and then retired. On Saturday, in the Trial, he did a little better, finishing third. The travelling and racing should help him to more forward placing ere long. Mr J. S. McLeod’s horses all stripped on what looked the big side, the reason being that, for ten days, on account of wet conditions on the Greenmeadows track, they could not be given the w'ork necessary to bring them along.

Blqe Garter was started at Wanganui on Saturday only. Once again she was one of the last to get going, so on this track and in a big field her chance was hopeless. At the finish she was galloping all over the beaten division. Over middle distances she should soon get on the «inning list.

Passion Fruit was another local contestant that was produced only cnee, and that on opening day. He ran a most creditable second, but in Midiau met one too good ou the day Passion Fruit has not yet reached his best racing condition, so that, with the benefit of his Marton and Wanganui experiences, the Lord Quex gelding will next time out be one to bear in mind.

His stable companion Royal Banquet was not attended by any great good fortune on this trip. On Thursday it appeared as though he should have won. When in the straight, looking all over a winner, he got into a little false going which caused him to run ous. When straightened up again Ruri had got through in the inner, thus enabling him to win narrowly. On Saturday Royal Banquet was badly interfered with. The stewards held this to be accidental, but all the same it robbed the Mercian King horse of a good winning chance.

Lady Wessex was very disappointing, her jumping being nowhere in keeping with her track efforts. On Saturday she baulked, a very uncommon occurrence in hurdle races.

Slippery, as usual, ran honestly and consistently. The first day he beat all but the winner and, though out of the money on Saturday, he always possessed a fighting chance.

His stable companion Begorrah. in the maiden event on Thursday, went close to bringing off tho surprise of the meeting, indeed be seems to have been unfortunate in not gaining first place. Unlucky in the barrier draw, he was last in the shuffle over tho first bit and entering the short straight was last but one. From then on no came with a great run that took him into third place. Even for second ho would have paid close on the XX mark and a local sport who had invested a ‘‘tenner’’ on his chance would have just about collected the pool.

After his second at Marton Hunting Cat looked a likely improver for Wanganui, but he went only fair races, missing a place both days.

Trackman for three parts of the journey in the Putiki Hack Handicap the first day was handy to the leading division but over the business end of the race was never dangerous. He did no better in his second up and, as suggested before, the five races the Tractor horse had in the three days at Gisborne in heavy going seem to have knocked him back for the time being.