RACING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25289, 24 August 1945, Page 3

RACING NEWS

ELLEKSLIE TRAINING

GAY STAR SPRINTS NICELY A feature of the work at Ellerslie yesterday was a pleasing sprint by Gay Star, who galloped four furlongs in GJJs. She went evenly throughout and ran on attractively at the finish. The No. 3 grass was used and the going was dead. Beau Mai heat Gaelic Salute over tour furlongs in ">;{ i-.">s. Beau Mai had the better of the weights and was fully extended at the finish. Great Pleasure had an advantage over Red L'aint at the end of four furlongs in 52 *1 -i>s. Commissar and Diavil did an easy four furlongs in .">1 I-/is. Both were winners in minor company last season. Duke Royal and Rajalal covered five furlongs in l.}) 2-5. Duke Royal worked on the inside and held a slight advantage in the early stages. Rajalal has plenty of size and is a good mover. British Talent ran six furlongs in 1.21 • i-.i, the first three in -11 1 -,">s. He finished fourth in the Jollicoe Handicap at the l'akuranga Hunt Meeting at Ellerslie last Saturday. Ihe Fake went easily over six furlongs "A Be has shown his best form when the going has been heavy. Broiedaine strode over six furlongs in 1.2(5. Our Gold finished his work attractively by sprinting three furlongs in 10 2-5 s. Pedro and a three-year-old Autopa.v gelding sprinted three furlongs in 12s. Bhopal covered three nir.ongs very easily in -lis. Golder's (ireen went easily over a round, running the last three furlongs in .|«">s. the. two-year-old filly by Bulandshar from iowyn beat Diamond Doll, a filly bv Theio Ironi Odavarb, over three furlongs in lis they were well past the post before tlicv commenced to sprint. Diamond Doll ran fourth in the two-year-old parade at Ellerslie on Saturday, A Theio filly recently named Bonny Grey sprinted three furlongs nicely in -!•_» I -.is.

British Mint (Ritchie) and Sir Rajah (Kerr) jumped four steeplechase fences on the tlat. British Mint chanced the first fence of me double and jumped very high at the stonewall, otherwise he performed creditaiilv for a first tr.v over the big fences. Sir Raiah .lumped satisfactorily. Kara Avis (Ritchie) was schooled over four Hurdles and shaped encouragingly. He fenced (I(ii ckl» r and cleanly, His form last season was ui*apj>oiiitinsf. Sir JJinjrle (Anderson) was selioohu over several hurdles. \ erdant has returned from a spell and is working again under the direction of 1) ,1 Arnoti. lie has not put on much flesh and should soon resume racing. Last season he wo'i three times and was placed twice for I'tjilD in slakes. Venlant is very speedy but lacks size and may never carry much weight lie is a four-year-old gelding by Te Hero from Ima m int. (lay Chat has returned from a let-up He moved short in his work on the sand yesterday. As a two-year-old in the season Gay Chat won the Great Northern Champagne Slakes, beating My Bonnie, Navroze. Artificer and Nawab, Kronos, who has been resting for two weeks as a result of a stone bruise, lias resumed work again under the care of ,1. C. Edmunds He was taken to the Wellington meeting in .luly and, although he was not placed ran two good races. As a !wo-year-old five seasons ago Kronos won the Great Northern ( hanipagrie Stakes. Since then he lias not been very successful. . TAKANINI TRACK JOVIAL SONG WORKS NICELY AVork at Takanini yesterday was mostly confined to short sprints some to impress being Jovial Song, Bycroft,, Royal Slipper and \\ bile Blaze. The middle grass was used, the going being fairly good. •Tovial Song, who appears to have derived benefit from her race at Ellerslie last Saturday was responsible for a smart four furlongs when she shaded Bycroft in 51 2-ss. Bycroft, who is furnishing nicely, shaped very creditably. Royal Slipper, winner of the two-year-old Pioneer Handicap at the Avnndale meeting last September, drew attention to her early three-year-old prospects by sprinting four furlongs in 51 f!-."s. "White Blaze also shaped nicely while running three furlongs in to 2-ss. Other gallops were:— Four furlongs.— Yours and Mine, "ills: Lord Chancellor. 1 -."is: Sweet Biscuit, and My Bonnie. 51 t-ss; Balmacara. 51 2-f>s: Landveyor. 55s Five furlongs.—Perdition and Sir Bian, 1.8 1-5; Gay Lall.v and Fiorin, 1.8 2-5. Six furlongs.—Coronaire. 1.22.