RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21983, 19 June 1933, Page 11

RACING NEWS

f By; Sentinel. Steeton stayed on well in the Prince Edward Handicap at Timaru on Saturday and fought out a game finish to gain third place; . .-','■' . . Ranelagh made a bold show with 9.3 m the Prince Edward Handicap and beat them all bar Ramo, who showed a return to his best form. . • *, ■ . , . Polydora fought out a strong finish under 0.11 in the Temuka Hack Handicap, in which she was giving 231 b to Heather Glow and beat him by a short head. • Silver Streak won in good style at Timaru and looked a winner, all the way up the straight. He kept the opposition busy over the final couple of furlongs. Zeebrugge was a popular pick for the Prince Edward Handicap, and after.running a good race just missed a place at the finish. -, -..-.. Ramo has been, a disappointment since he won the Great Autumn Handicap, but he fought, out a determined finish to win the Prince Edward Handicap. - Some Shambles, who ran second to Errantry at Timaru, is a three-year-old gelding, by Shambles from Some Abbey, by Quin Abbey—Semolina, by Gluten— Mignon, by Soult. ,-" '■' '' The Diacquenod filly Cherry Queen has a good turn of speed and should train on / to winning form. She is a half-sister to Chief Cook. ' . ' ' .■ ... Night Parade is worthy of note when saddled up for a steeplechase. He gave a very promising .display at Timaru and was going well when he carried Diamond Jack off. ■■-'" ...-....;/ '■■",„ They-ran.a mile and a-half over hurdles at Timaru on Saturday, in 2inin 42 3-ssec. This is faster than the time .put up m Boini of the Timaru Cups when it was run over .a mile arid a-half. .. Gold Knight put up ,a very creditable performance in the Pukaki. Hurdles, in which he was giving 171 b to Night Cap, who just-beat, him" at the end of a fastrun race. * '."'■'■ The chestnut; gelding Errantry is a five-year-old half-brother by Paladin to Punchestownand. Charlatan. Errantry showed a. good turn of speed and should win again, if he trains on' satisfactorily. At Timaru on Saturday rising two-year-olds in Pink Lapel (Pink Coat—Pollyform), Royal Ransom. (Weathervane— Blackmail), and Wonderful (Weathervane —Graceful) . were sprinted down the straight..-' , • Palantua found the weight and opposition 'a bit-too good for her in the, Seadown Handicap. She had every chance, ■ but both Hurlingham arid Merry Peel carried too many guns for her, although they could not reach Silver Streak.Deportment smashed a fetlock when racing, at. Timarn on Saturday and brought a promising career to an end. He was a good horse over' big country' and ranked as a possibility for Grand' National honours. • ■' ' ' i The Prince! Edward Handicap, run at Timaru on Saturday, was one of the best races ever - seen on the course. It was anybody's race coming past the distance and there, was very little between the: first four at the' finish. ~\ .. ~ Night Cap finished strongly at the end of a fast-run race when he won the Pukaki. Hurdles* and shaped ae if he will stay well over a longer journey. Night Cap is a rising six-year-old gelding by Night Raid from Dutch Courage, by Nassau—Mettle, by Calibre—Walda, by . Perkin Warbeck ll—Chiara, by;.Cuirrassier—Ouida.' This is a - stout pedigree, with a strong staying taproot in Ouida, to whom Fulmen and other good stayers trace back. .*>;-- '/" "*/

Parker .will .'not be raced again until the Wellington meeting,.next month, when ■he may be tried as a steeplechaser.■■;. He has been working well since the O.taki meeting, and he is reported to be in v the beet of health. I. ; _ Arctic Region, the runner-up in-..the Maiden Race at. Fbxton, is ah Australianbred gelding by Snowfire, a young imported sire, by Pommern from Bright, a sister to Sunstar. With a little more experience - Arctic Region a should., be a good winner;■ ■ ' ' '*•' ', ;\" ,)*'■ "'■_ ' . • Auckland reports state, .that"'- Bronze Eagle has made splendid progress'during recent, weeks, and recently "in--.-a.short sprint he "showed •■ great brilliance.., '■ .A. Rhodes has devoted a lot off attention to Bronze Eagle, and his opinion that the"-hbr#e' "would, stand is so far being borne ■ out. If he', does stand' he looks like being'better than ever, and will be taken to Australia to race. It is fairly evident that Billy Boy. was brought to bis best-too> earlyUn ! the season, and that, he ; bad gone off 'before the Great Northern meeting commenced (says the New Zealand Referee). He ' looked very light, but, largely .'owing to magnificent jumping, ran fair racas. in the'two steeplechases he contested, \\itn a little weight off his-back and a return to bis best condition' he would. not be long in winning, again, but it may not be. an easy matter to get him right before the season closes/ ' ; .... Hounslow has been off the scene for rcore than- a week as .a- -result,6f the injuries he received while racing. at tne Dunedin 'meeting.' The wound on his leg is mending,-but though, he has u started on-Alight' exercise; he will not be. ready to. gallop again for; a few weeks; , 1M mishap was very unfortunate, as he looked like paying his .way in hurdle races during the winter, and he will have to miss more than one.:meeting,;.: '. '__ . . . The- Trentham trainer,, J.. W. .Loy e > will return ' from Melbourne . about the end of this month with Red Sun and Saee- They have had an unprofitable trip, quite. the . reverse.- 0f.., what track watchers anticipated when they went away. Both horses, are likely-to-race at: the Wellington meeting next month, while Lowe will find Normandy in good Order when he returns. .-...." . ... v Merry Hunter, who is .engaged at the Napier Park meeting, is a brother to Merry.Peel,.'by Hunting bong from Merry Roe. He has not done mucli racing; He had two runs as a two-year-old, for a. second and a win. .At .this stage" he -created a big impression, but Boreness and accidents" have kept him on the scene since then except for one race at Marton, where lie was unplaced, in the autumn of last season. If he trains, on now, he should develop into a: goo.d horse. ■ i • . , . ■.: •.■ ,-.-. . Golden-Wings, who has been spelling since he raced at the Auckland autumn meeting at Easter, is to be taken up again shortly. ,It was intended to give him a longer Bpell oh his owners farm, but as he is so fresh and inclined to gallop about the paddock, it is thought, with a view to avoiding injury to.himself, it would be advisable to give him. some road work, preparatory to commencing more serious tasks to fit him for "is spring engagements. As Golden Wings is so high up in the weights m handicap events, most of his racing during next season will be confined to weight-fpr-.age raecs. ' If he shows that he still retains his pace it is quite on the cards that he will be raced in Australia. ■. • .... Golden Hair has been brought in again at Hawera byO, Cox, no doubt with another Sydney trip in view. Golden Hair was a good and consistent performer last season, and on the way she. finished in her races gave the impression that, she would run over a bit.of ground as a three-year-old: In nine starts she won.five races, was once second and three times thiro. She beat Golden Wings: in the Taranakr Stakes, .and won .'the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes from Princess Doreen and Fracas. , She was third. to Dole and Fracas in the Champion Two-year-old Plate at'' Trentham, and third in the AXC.-.Sires', Produce Stakes.