RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21710, 30 July 1932, Page 20

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

The presence of seven Grand National candidates will give an unusual amount, of interest to the South Canterbury Steeplechase to-day. It should be one of the best cross-country fields attracted to Washdyke for many years. Oriflamb figures in both of the crosscountry events at Washdyke to-day, but \t is understood he will be a starter in the Teschemaker Hunt Cup Steeplchase, in which he will be ridden by R. Beale. Arikira has had his Winter Cup engagement continued. The Limond gelding has not raced since he failed at the Auckland winter meeting. His last time in the money was his win in the Easter Handicap at Wairarapa last March, At a drop of only 3lb from his last Auckland defeat, he has been kept on the safe side. At Trentham on Monday the Grand National Steeplechase candidate Town Beauty gave a good exhibition of jumping over the big schooling fences, and then oyer the three schooling hurdles. He has done a lot of work in the last 10 days, and will strip a fitter horse at Riccarton than he was at Trentham. In company with Gay Court, Town Beauty will leave [Wellington for Riccarton on Monday. In a preliminary review of prospects lor the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdle Race, the Auckland writer "Archer” leans towards Lucess. Billy Boy, Town Beauty, and Paris for the Steeplechase.. Of Lucess he writes: " Lucess, who was third last year, is not badly treated with 10.4. It is against him in long races that he is not a genuine stayer, but he has the advantage of being a polished fencer, and in the class of field ho will meet this year he should have reasonablyjjood prospects.” In the Grand National Hurdles a quartet that to the northern writer is Pahu, Paddon, Mcmbo, and Full Mark. Gay Ballerina, the Dominion’s champion two-Jrear-old ana best stake winner of the 1928-29 season, resumed racing at Rosehill lost Saturday week after an absence of over 13 months. According to the Sydney Referee, she looked very bright, and, apart from being thicker, had changed but little since she first raced at Sydney at three years. With ordinary luck she should soon pick up another race. Her last Win Waa atMoorefield in November,. 1930; J. King is training her. She first raced fori the late Mr W. G. Stead, who. sold her" After she had won the North Island Challenge Stakes for £2IOO to Mr fl. ©.-/Kilpatrick, of Sydney. She proved a bargain/.as her wins for Mr Kilpatrick included the Manawatu Sires’ Produce, the Great Northern Champagne, Avondale All Aged Stakes in the' Dominion, also the Carrington and Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick., Gay Ballerina will be six on Monday. Nylotis, who is engaged in the South Canterbury Steeplechase to-day, began his racing for this season on March 26. He fell in hit first two outings at Riverton, and'since then his 1 record has been 2,4, 3,' 2,3, 1,2, 2. The win was in the Wingatui Steeplechase,. two miles and a-quarter, at the Dunedin meeting on June 3. Arrangements have’ been completed to ship Nightmarch-to Sydney by the Maunganui, leavinff, ’Wellington on August 12* He will bri accompanied by True Shaft and the riring,'tdvb-year-old gelding Haerq Tonu, by Hunting Bong fronv Martianette. The in Sydney up to the conclusion. !of the spring, meeting at Randwick,:afad w^i;^ en su Melbourne. V Pahu (soitmues ;-.tb i do useful,, yprk on the Trentham itrai:ks. : y He is,, expected at Riccarton early: next week. His recent form gives hiiiria.good chance in the Grand National Hurdles, but no'rider has been engaged forWmyet. ••[ v The forjn displayed by Full Measure at the meeting. WW A bit below expected ot'him, but he-shou d do bettervon’She firm,tracks [in the iSouth Island. has not had a ing races, but His form so far has been distinctly encouraging, and he is likely tbU«go on improving. He is a natural jumper, and also possesses abundance of speed; therefore, if he fails to makegood oji'ithe southern trip his Auckland admirers will be keenly disappointed. ■ ■The outstanding feature of the list ©Enlarge stake winners of horses bred either in New Zealand or Australia is S the’ dominant position held by Phar Lap. record, made up of £56,440 in Ausand £IO,OIO in America, is likely md for many , years (says the New Zealand Herald). Amounis, who holds secflnd place, has not raced this season, but' is to be placed in work again. Although Nightmarch’s efforts this season were confined to the autumn, he captured sufficient prize money to improve his position among leading winners from eleventh to eighth, and, as be will be on the scene again during the n’e* season, he should advance his total considerably. Ammon Ra has already won a place among noteworthy winners, and, although he is to compete only in wright-for-age races, he will have abundant! opportunity in that section to improve bfeiposition. The following is a record of tttevleading 21 horses on the prize-winning list) —Phar Lap £66,450. Amounis £48,250, Gloaming £43,100. Limerick £38,729, Heroic £38,062, Eurythmic £36,891, Windbag £35)939, Nightmarch £32,137, David £31*410, Mollison'£3o,B29, Carbine £29,626, Manfred £28,830, Trivalve £28,375, Spearfelt? £28,173. Cetigne £27,206, Poitrel £26,920, Whittier £26,596, Rampion £26/484, The Hawk £26,440, Ammon Ra £25)534 and Desert Gold £23,139, or a total sum of £699,094. Of these 21 horses. 13)were sold at auction for the following afiiounts: —Phar Lap 160gns, Amounis SOOgns, Gloaming 230gns, Heroic ISOOgns, Eurythmic 310gns, Windbag 150gns, David 40gns, Carbine 620gns, Manfred 1400gns, Spcarfelt 120gns, Cetigne 200gns, The Hawk 180gns, Whittier 250gns. Moliisqrii was bought privately’’as a foal for COOgns. Limerick, Trivalve, Poitrel, Rampion, and Desert Gold were raced by their

breeders. When at the yearling stage, Poitrel and Rampion were submitted to auction at reserves of 300gns and 1500gns respectively, and, as in each case this price was not reached, the two colts were passed in. Nightmarch and Ammon lla were bought privately at two years old for £IOOO and £3500 respectively.