TAKANINI HORSES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23818, 20 November 1940, Page 7

TAKANINI HORSES

• DINKY DI GOES WELL CORNISH FOR CUP EVENT NAMARA DEFEATS CILLAS The comfortable defeat of Cillas by Nainara over six furlongs, Lovaais attractively-run five furlongs and a half-mile by .Dinky .Di were noteworthy aspects of the training at Takanini yesterday, when tlie outside grass track, on which the poles were out 20 feet, was cutting out on the surface. Other good efforts were credited to Court Favourite, Cornisli and Payette. Dinky Di (Ferrall) recorded 50 3-5s for four furlongs. Although he had a very light weight, his effort- was pleasing. He is apparently on tin? up-grade. Payette (Waddell) surprised by extending Bronwen (Spinley) to record 51s. her effort being encouraging for one of her class. Court Favourite (Cleaver) began three lengths behind Minko (Beguely) in their gallop over half a mile, but ranged alongside in the straight and there was little between them in recording 51s. Miss Gay (Waddell) had a little the better of Silver Clarion (Petley) in 51. 8-ss, this gallop being from the five-furlong post to the one furlong. Glen Connell (Walters) was always under restraint while covering half a mile in 52 2-ss. While it was not a severe test, lie pulled np in much better order than when galloped last week. Lovaals (Brown) took the honours over five furlongs in 1.4 1-5, when she relished the conditions. Arvakur (McMinn) and Orelio (Jackson) traversed the distance in 1.1 3-5, with Arvakur finishing full of running. Cornish (Waddell) and Full Hand (Smith) were associated over six furiongs in 1.19 3-5. the former handling the conditions better, although they finished together. Cornish is to contest the Alison Cup, in which he will be ridden by S. Waddell. Xamnra (Beguely) decisively defeated Cillas (Gray) over six furlongs in 1.18 3-5, Cillas leaving the track a trifle sore, but H E. Gray stated subsequently that the trouble was a bruised fpot, which was expected quickly to respond to treatment. Details of other gallops are as follows: — Three Furlongs.—Grand Vaals (Quedley), Sporting Bronze (Bond), 41 8-ss, Manuroa (Coleman) and Nellie Head (McNeil), 39 3-ss. Four Furlongs.—Route March (McMinn) and Xeltarion (Jackson), 525, Kraal (Waddell), Snake Gully (Spinley), 55 2-ss, easily. Five Furlongs.—Princess Val (Coleman), King Louis (Mclnally), last five of six, 1.6 2-5, Surpai (Beguely) defeated Ascot Bloom (Gray), in the last five of six, 1.5, Mysito (Smith). Hine-iti (Mclnally), 1.5 4-5. Six Furlongs.—Round Up (Waddell), 1.23; Telisom (Cleaver), 1.20 2-5. Seven Furlongs.—lnver (Coleman), 1.36. One Mile.—High Sea (Waddell) and Vala-mit-o (Smith), 1.-18. last four ■">*. Small Boy is again in work after an easy period. 1 A hock has been blistered . to strengthen a weakness and it is hoped to nave him ready for the Whangarei meeting, where he may race on the flat. He is under the care of D. J. Burgess. Pioud Fox Js again among the workers, and When trotting yesterday seemed to have thrown off the lameness he developed two week.- ago. Proud Fox is to compete at the Waipa meeting next month as a forerunner to. his engagements in all the chief Ijandicaps at the Auckland Christmas meeting TO CORRESPONDENTS "Scolty," 'Mount Eden.—Prince Aly Khan never owned a horse when it won the Derby. Pullover did not win the Derby, but was successful in the Cambridgeshire Handicap in 1932