RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25299, 9 August 1943, Page 4

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel Foxhaven paid over two-thirds of a century when he won at Riccarton on Saturday. Daljarrock Is in work again at Trentham, and is reported to be looking better than ever. He will probably come to hand early. The New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase was established in Soutn Canterbury and was first run at Studholme in 1875. Saturday’s race was tne sixty-ninth of the series. The Dunedin-owned gelding Town Hall has grown into a handsome three-year-old, and if looks won races nothing would be beyond him. Gay Falcon, who is now trained by H. J. Benge, has shown a noticeable improvement during the last week cr two. The Bulandshar—Maine mare has definite galloping ability and should have little difficulty in paying her way Track watchers at Riccarton considered that Kronos would have been very hard to beat If sent to the post for the Winter Cup. Kronos-is a much-discussed ; horse,, ana his lat? 'Withdrawal will not add to his popularity. . . ■ - The young three-year-olds—lnvulner-able, Burberry, and Royal Flight—failed to show up at the finish of the Paparua Handicap. Royal Flight and Burberry were prominent up to the straight, but then faded - - Invulnerable..did ■.’Pot appear to be able to act in the going. Big Top, the- winner-of- the-Cashmere Plate at Riccarton, is''a- geldihgr.by";Ringr master from Trivet, .a, hSlf-Sister to Fireguard and to: Kerbside,-'dam of Hearth. Big Top was bred by D. P. Wilson and is now trained at Riccarton by A.. McMullan for Mr J. Coyle. Erination, 14 years old, was the veteran of the Grand National field. The ages of the other runners are:—Noko 6yrs, Chat lOyrs, Dozie Boy 12yrs, Anini 9yrs, Gay Boa 12yrs, Abbey Lu 6yrs, AngloFrench 6yrs, Auctor 9yrs, Benevolent. 7yrs, Hyderabad Byrs, Valens llyrs. Nightcalm surprised a little by the manner in which he stayed out two miles in the Sydenham Hurdles after his failure over a mile and a-half at Timaru. His race at Timaru obviously worked a big improvement in the Night Raid gelding. Rex Beale rode a good race on AngloFrench in the Grand National Steeplechase. He covered as little ground as possible between the fences, and had his mount safely placed inside the wings at each jump. During the race AngloFrench was kept handv to the front, but did not dispute leadership when anything took charge and improved the pace. His rider exercised patience and good judgment. Mr W. E. Hazlett put ud something in the nature of a record when he saddled uo the first and second horses in the Grand National Steeplechase. It was a Donular win, and the bracketed horses and their riders came in for rounds of applause as they came into the bird cage. Mr J. S. Hazlett, the part owner of the horses, is away on active service, and so is a younger brother.